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[Henry in Panama]

My current big project is designing (or stealing a design) for a nice, simple board-cut that will be attractive enough to please my sons,. brothers, and friends who are going to get one for Christmas. Even so, I can't resist making naturals and thought I'd share the ones I have in shootable condition so far. For size comparison, the small one that is wrapped with string measures 5 inches from the bottom to a line between the fork tops. The two on the left are cut from the trees in my back yard and the rest are Tamarind. I gave the red one away yesterday.

[Dayhiker]

ooo la la! Wait'll Harpersgrace see those.

. . . Very nice crop.

[Chepo69]

Uraleª

Se ven bonitas tus horquetas, quiere decir que la amarilla junto a la negra es tamarindo. se ve muy bien, es la que mas me agrada.



our forks look nice, it means that the yellow with the black is tamarind. looks great, is what pleases me most


Chepo

[Henry in Panama]

Chepo69, on 26 August 2010 - 09:46 PM, said:

Uraleª

Se ven bonitas tus horquetas, quiere decir que la amarilla junto a la negra es tamarindo. se ve muy bien, es la que mas me agrada.



our forks look nice, it means that the yellow with the black is tamarind. looks great, is what pleases me most

Chepo

Gracias. Todos, menos las dos a la izquerda son Tamarindo. Eso dos son de "saus" o ficas. Mi jardinero me regalo 17 horquetas Tamarindo.

[Chepo69]

Que suerte!

Podrías poner esa horqueta en acercamiento para ver si se alcanza a distinguir el veteado del tamarindo? en particular la que se encuentra junto al la negra.

You could put that fork on approach to see if you can make out the grain of the tamarind? in particular that is adjacent to the black.

Chepo

[harpersgrace]

Great looking forks...
I believe Tex posted a plan for his classic boardcut a while back...I think he said people were free to use it, if I'm right it's a great looking traditional fork you might want to give it a try...

here it is http://slingshotforu...h__1#entry19318

[Henry in Panama]

Chepo69, on 26 August 2010 - 10:08 PM, said:

Que suerte!

Podrías poner esa horqueta en acercamiento para ver si se alcanza a distinguir el veteado del tamarindo? en particular la que se encuentra junto al la negra.

You could put that fork on approach to see if you can make out the grain of the tamarind? in particular that is adjacent to the black.

Chepo

Manana tomara mejor fotographos.

Tomorrow I will take a better photo.

[Henry in Panama]

harpersgrace, on 26 August 2010 - 10:23 PM, said:

Great looking forks...
I believe Tex posted a plan for his classic boardcut a while back...I think he said people were free to use it, if I'm right it's a great looking traditional fork you might want to give it a try...

here it is http://slingshotforu...h__1#entry19318

As a matter of fact, I have a copy of Tex's Classic just sitting on my workbench waiting for the bandsets I ordered from him. The design I'm working on is similar, with lower forks and a different overall shape. I'm hoping my design will be good enough that it will serve my purpose, but if I do go with Tex's fork, my friends and family will certainly get a quality product, assuming I do my part.

[jmplsnt]

I like your naturals a lot Henry. I especially liked the black-wrapped one in the front and the resortera-style one in the back with the natural ergo curve. I love the naturals!

[NoSugarRob]

The black wrapped one's my favorite.... Like the symmetry.

[whipcrackdeadbunny]

Aren't the forks a little long?Lovely anyway of course.

[Henry in Panama]

whipcrackdeadbunny, on 04 September 2010 - 11:33 AM, said:

Aren't the forks a little long?Lovely anyway of course.

That depends on the shooter, I guess. I like at least a couple of inches inside the forks, and when I grip this one my thumb just touches the right side band where it goes through the hole, so making the forks shorter would cause me to alter my grip. This SS was designed for me and will remain part of my collection. I like short forks, myself, and my Christmas project board cuts will all have low, wide forks, but with naturals, I just cut them so they fit my hand and have pleasing proportions. None of my naturals are heavily banded, and the ones I give away will have Theraband red or yellow or equivilant, so the higher forks shouldn't cause any problems. I have another one with the varnish drying right now.

[harpersgrace]

great forks you have, I personally like longer forks, they just feel better to me, but then I'm not using heavy bands...anyway great work.

[jmplsnt]

I have moved into having slightly longer forks and a shorter handle than when I began making my naturals. I was taught the finger-supported fork method the English use with the diminuitve Milbro and after some severe teething problems and learning curve (in reality explosive outburts of hate-filled rage) I won't shoot any other way. It allows a fork to be small but with a large enough fork to pass a projectile safely without bouncing it off your fingers.

I realise Henry is making these for himself but they are absolutely ideal as far as I am concerned. I realise my method of holding isn't for everyone, also.....but in the end Henry you do great naturals. The black thread one in the front and the resortera-style in the back of the pile are awesome and the rest are very solid as well. Please post more pics if you make any more naturals.

[Henry in Panama]

jmplsnt, on 04 September 2010 - 05:20 PM, said:

I have moved into having slightly longer forks and a shorter handle than when I began making my naturals. I was taught the finger-supported fork method the English use with the diminuitve Milbro and after some severe teething problems and learning curve (in reality explosive outburts of hate-filled rage) I won't shoot any other way. It allows a fork to be small but with a large enough fork to pass a projectile safely without bouncing it off your fingers.

I realise Henry is making these for himself but they are absolutely ideal as far as I am concerned. I realise my method of holding isn't for everyone, also.....but in the end Henry you do great naturals. The black thread one in the front and the resortera-style in the back of the pile are awesome and the rest are very solid as well. Please post more pics if you make any more naturals.

As luck would have it, I just finished test-shooting a new Tamarind fork. This one is a bit over 6 inches tall, and the Theraband reds are 8 inches from fork to pouch. I like a light pull, too, and some of mine have a habit of ending up in the hands of geezers like me who can't handle a 35 pound pull. The first picture is closer to the actual color of the fork.

BTW, if you guys keep this up, I'm going to have to get a bigger Panama hat.

[Sam]

Quite an armoury you've got there buddy!

[Henry in Panama]

Sam, on 05 September 2010 - 09:36 AM, said:

Quite an armoury you've got there buddy!

That's not even the half of it. I've given away 5, have 5 completed board cuts, a bent rod, and 2 commercial models. I still have about 12 untreated Tamarind forks, and enough plywood for about 8 more board cuts. I'm the Slingshot Overlord of my neighborhood. LOL!

[Sam]

Henry in Panama, on 05 September 2010 - 09:50 AM, said:

Sam, on 05 September 2010 - 09:36 AM, said:

Quite an armoury you've got there buddy!

That's not even the half of it. I've given away 5, have 5 completed board cuts, a bent rod, and 2 commercial models. I still have about 12 untreated Tamarind forks, and enough plywood for about 8 more board cuts. I'm the Slingshot Overlord of my neighborhood. LOL!

Lol might want to keep some of that quiet!