A FULL TUTORIAL ON HOW TO MAKE A NATURAL TREE FORK CATAPULT / SLINGSHOT WITH BASIC HAND TOOLS. A STEP BY STEP VIDEO FROM HAVERSTING THE FORKS TO COMPLETION AND READY TO SHOOT. www.gamekeeper-catapults.co.uk
its great to see a uk lad make crackin vids on basic stuff like this, love the presentation n honest approach, very well done m8 thanks, liked n subbed!
Thanks for this. Haven’t had one for nearly forty years. This saves me money to see if I’m still capable of drawing one. Smashed my left forearm and wrist since then. So yeah cheers mate.
Greetings from U.S.A. i make my own slingshots too. your rap and tug method with the sting is very nice. i will use that next time! thank you. Desert Rat.
Apple! One of the hardest woods you can get in the UK. When I'm pruning my orchard, larger limbs take some work. Hawthorn and blackthorn are good seconds.
Thank you for your work and your channel🙏 Wish I had you known in my childhood 😉😎 Like always a great job and very informative 👍👍👍 With the best wishes from lower saxony🙋
It seems that after cutting my ss out I cut my forks to length and alls good that is until I turn the my SS around and now one of the forks looks to be longer, what’s with that?
Hi there i just wanted to ask you if you have the same problem with me and how can I fix it. For some reason my bands are breaking in the place that the bands are meeting the wooden frame.
I like to get my forks from fallen pieces that aren’t totally dead yet, preferably after it has set for 2-3 weeks. but I instead take it to the oven after stripping the bark and put em in the oven for 3 hours at 225 degrees Fahrenheit. For me I find this makes the wood a little stronger
John! Love the videos and catapults! After watching your video a few months ago I went and harvested a nice "scrub oak" fork on a live tree. It seemed a bit "moist" so I set the fork in a closet to dry. A month later, I had the itch to work on it, and I noticed that there were small cracks forming at each of the 3 ends. My question is: Once those cracks form... is the fork now firewood and useless as a catapult? Question 2: How could I have avoided the cracks? Cheers!
I've had the same experience with cracks. Been trying different ways but this is what I'll do next: 1) cut them longer than I need 2) strip the bark and ideally rough out while the wood's green, dip all three ends in latex paint or melted wax (wax seems better) then leave for a couple months 3) shave off the hardened exterior wood, finish carving if you want, leave for another month or two 4) remove wax, sand, oil The idea of dipping is to slow otherwise very quick evaporation from the ends. I saw people suggest it elsewhere and it's working for me. I don't have a microwave, but I tried the oven and got splits. Using holly, birch and some unknown forks. Looking to learn and help others, not telling people how to do anything.
@@p8iy7ushn Those who create walking/hiking sticks also seal the ends to slow down moisture evaporation. Long stick, Y shaped stick, they're all the same ; )
Gamekeeper John, myself and a friend do pest control in the Northeast of England with Air Rifle's and have started using Catapult's. we have started making are own as well in witch your videos have been very helpful. we are just having a hard time getting leather. can you recamened somewhere to get leather from? pleace thanks. John and Ian
an old sofa,,, i saved the thinnest leather from my old sofa i have probably a couple square feet. its strong and thin enough perfect for pouches. also i reckon any old leather jackets will do.
can't beat a natty 👍loves tat soalted one I'd do a proper job on tat one John majins of really a really unique sling tat👌hope you've got to it in time which it looks like u have. if it's shootin as is. happydays
The_magic_phone_booth Q it’s never happened to me, I get them when they are green and chuck them in the microwave... if they are a smaller stick I’d recommend 20 secs or 10 secs at a time.....
