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[Quercusuber]

Hello Slingshotforum friends!!
Before I leave on vacations, I just took the opportunity to make another natural slingshot. This one was made out of a very old oak cork branch that was lying on the ground in a forest near Sintra (Portugal) and that I was fortunate to find. Quercus suber branches good for slingshots are not easy to spot, since the bark (cork) has too much volume and the appearances might be deceitful. But I think this one turned out to be a good, accurate slingshot. The unusual darker color was the result of a linseed oil soak. Finished with some shellac and equipped with nasty 2cm wide TB Gold.
Thanks for watching and enjoy

Q

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[reecemurg]

WOW !!
the grain and colours are amazing !
awesome job mate !

[Quercusuber]

WOW !!
the grain and colours are amazing !
awesome job mate !

Thanks Reecemurg!!!

[Charles]

Beautiful job ... love the finish!

Cheers ...... Charles

[treefork]

Nice finish to it.

[Quercusuber]

Beautiful job ... love the finish!

Cheers ...... Charles

Nice finish to it.

Thanks Charles and Treefork!!! Shellac is my favorite finish, although sometimes I use beeswax (for lighter woods is more natural)

[Mr.Teh]

oh yeah, very shiny !!
I like it very much,
Greetings to you !

[Quercusuber]

oh yeah, very shiny !!
I like it very much,
Greetings to you !

Thank you my friend Mr. Teh!!!

[Natty Fork]

Beautiful job on the slingshot! I like how dark the wood turned from the BLO!

[Dayhiker]

Looks good enough to eat!

[Btoon84]

very nice Q! saw that when you posted it the other day asking about the linseed oil, it really did darken quite considerably! i think i'll be finishing my Quercus suber off with a bit of tung oil and some beeswax : )

[Quercusuber]

very nice Q! saw that when you posted it the other day asking about the linseed oil, it really did darken quite considerably! i think i'll be finishing my Quercus suber off with a bit of tung oil and some beeswax : )

Thanks Btoon84!! Can't wait to see the final result on your fork

[Quercusuber]

Beautiful job on the slingshot! I like how dark the wood turned from the BLO!

Thanks Natty Fork!!

[e~shot]

Wow, I like the finishing!