ylekot
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WOW!!!!! That is gorgeous!
I've decided to get back into Slingshots
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Some folks get all the talent..... Good looking piece for sure!
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OK, I gotta get out of here.....Make me want to go shoot one but my gimp wrists would not be happy if I did.
Slingshots remain a good choice for many things... Eye-hand coordination. Distance estimation. Cheap ammo with dollar store marbles and eBay ball bearings. They are almost silent, and a good thing while hiking. I'd think a carefully placed marble would stop a bear from looting a knocked over trash can. (Not endorsing this of course. But you can't kill one for this offense, and changing their behavior can save the bear's life. Why, I once dissuaded a very large alligator from eating a bobber with a Daisy BB gun).
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Undoubtedly yes. The attention of the bear would be entirely focused on you. The next meal.
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Ka-Bar slingshot arrives. As with their other well made molded products, it's pretty good! Compares well with big name slingshot....
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Broke out the big bag of marbles. The new sling's thin tubing will be replaced shortly. It shot very well, though. Good BOB option for the price.
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ylekot
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Might have to pick one of those up
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You must have me confused with someone else. All wood is firewood once I get a hold of it.If I had your skill at woodworking, I wouldn't have had to!
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You're right! It was @brucered ! Sorry.
I need to keep an eye out and a small saw with me on hikes ...
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If I'm out harvesting forks, I carry a Bahco or Silky.You're right! It was @brucered ! Sorry.
I need to keep an eye out and a small saw with me on hikes ...
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The Silky is on my list. I've made do with a Fiskars folder saw.
A small saw is safer than a hatchet or khukuri when woodswalking, and handles any wood-removal for hammock-hanging very well.
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The Bahco Laplander is more durable and was like $20 Canadian. I think they jumped in price the past few years though. It holds its own against my Silky Gomboy. I actually lost the tip of the Silky on one of my first uses. It just snapped and went flying. Likely user error as I wasn't familiar with Pull stroke only Japanese saws
I do have a Silky BigBoy for camping and canoeing, now that I know how to use it properly. It cuts through logs with ease.
I found that the saw on a Swiss Army knife gets through green wood pretty fast. That’s what I carried when I was out harvesting forks.You're right! It was @brucered ! Sorry.
I need to keep an eye out and a small saw with me on hikes ...
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The best method I found was to cut the fork green off the tree, then take it home and microwave it to dry it out. That way you avoid a lot of the warping and cracks.
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I usually dry them naturally, but have microwaved a few.
If you leave them to dry naturally, cut all ends (not to finally length) and seal the ends with glue or epoxy. It is supposed to help limit cracking.
Another low-energy choice for ammo is clay. Even lower: chickpeas. I get clay balls from Pocket Predator. They have some good slingshots as well.
Finally ordered some clay ammo. Pondered sizes but went 3/8. 1,600/$11. Hope they are round enough and pack some WHACK. I should make a trap/target for saving the marbles or steel shot, as they currently don't get reused.
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When I was about 6 or so at our house in Sacramento, CA the neighbor kid "Mikey" got me in the back of the head with a slingshot. I had to go to the hospital and get stitches. Lots of blood. I remember my father paying the neighbors a visit over that incident. 
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Here in NY wrist brace style slingshots are illegal and specifically noted by name in the law. It is a class A misdemeanor!
S 265.01 Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.
A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth
degree when:
(1) He or she possesses any firearm, electronic dart gun, electronic
stun gun, gravity knife, switchblade knife, pilum ballistic knife, metal
knuckle knife, cane sword, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, plastic knuckles,
metal knuckles, chuka stick, sand bag, sandclub, wrist-brace type
slingshot or slungshot, shirken or "Kung Fu star"
S 265.01 Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.
A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth
degree when:
(1) He or she possesses any firearm, electronic dart gun, electronic
stun gun, gravity knife, switchblade knife, pilum ballistic knife, metal
knuckle knife, cane sword, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, plastic knuckles,
metal knuckles, chuka stick, sand bag, sandclub, wrist-brace type
slingshot or slungshot, shirken or "Kung Fu star"
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