HOW TO MAKE A NATURAL CATAPULT / SLINGSHOT THE EASY WAY *FULL TUTOIAL*
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- čas přidán 5. 10. 2016
- 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 - Sport
I watched this video when it first came on and I’m still watching it 6years later and still love it 😂💯Gamekeeper John 👌
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!
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.
I had a number of slingshots years ago, and this has rekindled my interest!
Rekindled - as in kindling wood? Perish the thought. Gives me hot flashes.
Thanks to your jacket all I saw was a head and hands it freaked me out, your were blending 🤣 love your videos!
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.
Mate this is a really helpful no nonsense video, thanks.
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.
Lovely naturals, nice work
John ... Beautiful job; better video. Fun is now to be had!!! Enjoyed the video; thanks!!! Chuck Knight from Buffalo, Texas. 🤠
Ótimo incentivo!!! Eu acompanho seu canal, sempre!! Good lesson!!!! 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
I love the brown wood amazing.
Those are just beautiful. I feel compelled to make some natty's after watching this.
cracking video John
I finally got my Phoenix . Thanks. It is AMAZING
Bob Jefferson how long did it take?
Good knowledge 👌 for slingshots 😊 thanks
Just the vid I was looking for! Fork found today and now ready for bands. Cheers Mate.
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🙋
fantastic video!
This guys the best
I like....... Is it art of course it is it's creativity
thanks once again john for the time and effort much appreciated, do you ever use tube elastic and what are your thoughts on it cheers..
moonbear tube is not my favourite elastic however I know several top shooters who use it both for hunting and target shooting and get great results
cheers bud..
Tanks for this video!!!
nice slingshot
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?
Nice one John just found this vid...will be watching more !!
What steel ball size is most popular / best all rounder?
What kind of oil do you use?
How long does it take to dry a fork out on a radiator and how long if it was just left in a shed?
Hello, if my folks got a bugs/ termite or something... How to get rid of ??
Bcs mine just get hole in the folks
How March theraband gold have you got
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.
Thanks man
Thought I was gonna see that squirrel drop lol
I was expecting the same
Init 😂
do you put anything under the band's like another piece of theraband to protect against getting cut on the fork or is straight contact fine
Michael Tucker
Tucker Outdoors i guess so
How long does it take to dry
How long does it take for it to dry out
what rubber you use where you can buy
100% better video presentation, than you did 5 years ago
Must be paying, this catapult game !!😎😎
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.
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@@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 ; )
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
Very excellent catapults 👍 very classic designs for NTFs.
As children we used to go up the trees get a small tree leg break it make a catapult with it using tire copper and go hunting mangoes
How long would these last?
Great stuff as usual John mate.
Really good simple advice 👌
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Only ever use ones i make myself!! ..Thats the whole point behind it all ..your vids are great though
hi mate can you do a hunting vid with natural cattys plz mate and great video
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This video is so good I love it
For forks sake it’s mint.
Do you see people use this kind of slingshots in competition
Hello John. I just purchased the yellowy colour barnett bands. What's your honest opinion of them?
they looking really great
SHOW 🖒🖒🖒🖒🇧🇷like
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.
John Emmerson. get leather from old boot
I use rubber for my pouches. the left overs from flat roofs.
Hi John whats the name of that folding saw please ?
Looked like an older version of this: www2.fiskars.com/Products/Gardening-and-Yard-Care/Saws/POWER-TOOTH-Sliding-Carabiner-Saw-6
hello can I get on the rubber you should use and where can I get it because he is strong
What bands do use
OJB Burge TV thera band gold?
would pine trees work
dylan dewalt no to brittle and the bark is to thick and so it always turns out to small. they also have very uneven branch's
@@milesisdaddy5506 Pine cones would work if they joined the union. No union? No work!
Can u put it in the tumble dryer?
Could you make me a Ash fork with theraband gold on it put it on eBay
where do you find ott slingshots in the city
You don't find them, you make them. Be creative.
What's the width on them band sets John?
Bob Roberts 27-22mm single tberaband gold mate 👍👍👍
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Can I have a catpolt I lost my one
John how much do you sell band sets for
he doesn’t no more but i have started since i couldn’t find no where myself
were do I get the elastic
www.gamekeeper-catapults.co.uk Thanks
We're do you buy those bands
Cloudy online
Put 4 bands and you`ll see the real damage of theraband :)
Good tip
What about the tiny handles on the stretcher?
Left ot right diagonal it all overs the V angle
What is this V angle and what is this smudge cavity?
what type of oil did ya use?
Wild Outdoors I think he said teak oil. I searched it and it’s a thing pretty common at hardware stores. At first I thought he said tea oil, ha ha.
how do you stop the wood cracking whilst it's drying?
Eric put it in the micro wave 30 secs at a time until I steams the water out of it
Sebastian Stone I just put mine in for 30 seconds and a crack opened up. Should I be worried
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.....
@@themagicphoneboothq4529 Duh.
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
That is called tirador in the Philllipines ....its a boy toy when computer and cellphone not intoduced here...
Tenedor que eso no se le llama horqueta y o v para resortera hermano
I would love to try and make one from yew wood.
beattiful work
That knife is sharp, fuck
minimal tols
yes
u saied oak 2 times 0:32
Anime4 LaijFuh yeah he did
Anime4 LaijFuh 🤣😂
"Bark on, bark off" - Karate Kid
I am not gay but he looks fine
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show this video in Hindi please
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I would fix the title
Which oil do you use for this please?
He used teak oil in this video, but several different oils would work.
Even olive oil from the kitchen