This is the result from a dogwood fork I cut last year and totally forgot about. It has been drying in the garage for about 14 months. I had no idea what the eventual shape was going to be and the result, pardon the pun, just felt natural. I don't know if it mimicks a design that is already out there and subconciously I copied it or if it is the result of too many cold beers today. In any event here it is. It fits in the palm very comfortably. I will band it up in a few days to see how it shoots.
Actually it wasn't too bad. I used a belt sander with 80 grit to shave most of the excess away and a dremmel for shaping and then down to a rasp and finally hand sanding with 150 and 220 grit. Most of the work was done with the belt sander.
I think the most difficult part was not dropping my beer
thats a nice slingshot, dogwood is the wood that rufus hussey used on a lot of his slingshots. i actually have a very similar looking slingshot in my own collection the only difference is that the forks are shorter. i can not remember what wood it is for sure but it might be beech but i know that it is not dog wood.
Thanks all. I banded it up today and it is solid as a rock. Going to have to form the handle a bit more to make it more comfortable to hold but it is an accurate shooter.
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