Hello Slingshot enthusiasts! I haven't posted too much on the forums and I've been meaning to work on a few slingshots of my own. I've made around 2 or so more than I'm showing, but they broke due to poor handling from friends :/<br><br><img src="http://i.imgur.com/r7ZrP.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>This is my current collection! We have a Maple Hammerhead, a plywood Phoenix, Tsunami, Pocket Rocket .. 2?, a Dragon, and a Blood wood/Plywood side style shooter. I don't intend on selling any of the designs made by other people. These were simply for me with designs found on the internet.<br><br><img src="http://i.imgur.com/1hSVY.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>This is my first slingshot. I made it out of this cool plywood my neighbor had. I'm really proud of it because it was made with just a rasp and bandsaw. Now that I have a router to use I don't have to worry about rounding by hand anymore.<br><br><img src="http://i.imgur.com/ryYkI.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>Ahh the Hammerhead. The reason I got into slingshots was because of this fantastic design. Although there are some nicks here and there I am ridiculously proud of this one. I made it for my dad for his birthday! I'm currently making a Acacia/Maple Hammerhead, but I'm really lazy and don't want to rasp the fork.<br><br><img src="http://i.imgur.com/OeNd5.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>I'm unsure of whose design this is, but it is named the Tsunami and it's ok. After making and shooting it, I'd probably tweak it a bit. It doesn't feel 100% comfortable in my hand.<br><br><img src="http://i.imgur.com/fu0aN.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>This is the Pocket Rocket by Gamekeeper John. He posted the design online, and I was really interested in making one for myself. Like I said, I won't sell any of the designs shown. It's his design, not mine.<br><br><img src="http://i.imgur.com/tUDNB.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>Of course I had to make a Dragon! I love this design. It fits my hand well and just looks classy.<br><br><img src="http://i.imgur.com/r0qYZ.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br><img src="http://i.imgur.com/kicyZ.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br>This one was experimental. I haven't made a laminate of any kind so I gave it my best shot. It's made of Blood wood and just a sheet of plywood. The design was on a youtube video from Flippinout slingshots that I thought looked cool, so I made a variant.<br><br>All of these slingshots were so much fun to make and shoot, I can't stop myself from making them. My weakness in making them is the finish. I sand them down to 400 grit, then I use a tung oil to finish it. I put about 5 or so coats on which is around half the amount I should put on them XD But I get so excited I cut the finish process in half so I can shoot my new toy :]<br><br>After trying out different designs I can say I like the finger support style way better. Also after buying a bit of Blood wood and Purple Heart, I picked up some nice Zebra wood, Wenge, and Padouk :]<br><br>They come in 3/4" boards and I need to resaw them. How do you guys go about making laminates? Do you just resaw them with a bandsaw? Is there someone I can get to do it for me for a more precise cut?
Looking good. <br>Since I got into this, less than 2 months ago, I 've probably made over 20 slingshots. Many quick ones just to see how I like the different shapes. I' ve come to the conclusion that the Hammers are what I like the most. And the naturals. It seems like I'm the most accurate with naturals?<br> Keep ' em coming!<br><br>A
nice. the sanding is my problem too, but if you sand one to 1200/1500 grit you will love the feel, especially with naturals
<table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"> <tr><td><span class="genmed"><b>onnod wrote:</b></span></td></tr> <tr><td class="quote">nice. the sanding is my problem too, but if you sand one to 1200/1500 grit you will love the feel, especially with naturals</td></tr> </table> <span class="postbody"><br><br>I only had up to 400 at the time, but I should look into getting higher grits. Also, what's the deal with naturals. Can you just.. go out and pluck one off a tree? Cause there are laws saying I can't :/</span>
yes, just do it at a place nobody ever comes and nobody will ever notice it. you can also ask a gardner if you can have some forks, they usually give them for free <img src="http://illiweb.com/fa/i/smiles/icon_biggrin.png" alt="Very Happy" longdesc="1">
<div>nice collection<br><br>i like ther last one the most</div><div class="clear"></div><div class="signature_div"> <br><strong>at school, I am a slingshot expert</strong> <img src="http://illiweb.com/fa/i/smiles/icon_biggrin.png" alt="Very Happy" longdesc="1"><br><br>on this forum a noob <img src="http://illiweb.com/fa/i/smiles/icon_neutral.gif" alt="Neutral" longdesc="20"> </div>
Great collection. Which is your favorite shooter?<br><br>I bought me a saw to cut some natural forks. I dont know wheter it is allowed or not, but who see me in the forest . I think if you use dead wood it is allowed, but be careful if it is dead a long time the wood is weak. Just go in the forest after a storm and cut some forks from fallen trees down.
I'm scared to just cut them, but I'll keep my eye out. There aren't many nice trees other than maple here in Washington. I guess my favorite shooter is the newest one I made. The Blood wood one.
