Traditional Knives & Slingshots

Vladimir_B_V said:
Oh I was mistaken. That is one of the churches in Nesebar... :) Very old one like most of them there.
Bulgarian is quite difficult. Cyrillic alphabet not so much.
You probably came across a bad bunch of people :). It happens. I moved to England almost 24 years ago. In general English people are very nice.
Anyway I will stop flooding the thread. Great talking to you Jack and I hope you have a great time in Crete!!! :)
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Yes, I enjoyed visiting the old town :) I'm glad you're happy here my friend :) Yes, virtually everyone on my plane was at the same hotel! :eek: There were some nice people too, to be fair, but when I travel, I like to embrace the local language and culture as much as possible, I can get drunk with Yorkshiremen any time! 🤣 Thank you very much Vladimir :) :thumbsup:


screened porch said:
This reminds me of something in Dan Beard's American Boy's Handy Book. It was a small tube for a shot-pouch, attached to a whippy stick, slung from the left hip with a right sidearm motion.
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That sounds interesting Jer :cool: :thumbsup:

Anyone tried out one of these?

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Yes, I enjoyed visiting the old town :) I'm glad you're happy here my friend :) Yes, virtually everyone on my plane was at the same hotel! :eek: There were some nice people too, to be fair, but when I travel, I like to embrace the local language and culture as much as possible, I can get drunk with Yorkshiremen any time! 🤣 Thank you very much Vladimir :) :thumbsup:



That sounds interesting Jer :cool: :thumbsup:

Anyone tried out one of these?

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I didn't realise you were English, Jack. Yes I love England, it is my second home basically. I lived in London for 16 years but I had enough of it as much as I love it and moved to the countryside. :) Now I am in West Sussex.
I know what you mean about local culture and I agree but sometimes that's too difficult when you are with another 20 countrymen 🤣 🤣
Btw the video you posted is very intriguing Jack. Great idea!!



screened porch said:
This reminds me of something in Dan Beard's American Boy's Handy Book. It was a small tube for a shot-pouch, attached to a whippy stick, slung from the left hip with a right sidearm motion.
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Hi. I didn't know about this book so I had to download it:) . I love it!!! Such a wonderful book with great illustrations.
Shooting this type of slingshot has some similarities to the example you gave but in general it is quite different. I did a short video just to demonstrate how it works. You basically you use it like normal slingshot.
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Vladimir_B_V said:
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I didn't realise you were English, Jack. Yes I love England, it is my second home basically. I lived in London for 16 years but I had enough of it as much as I love it and moved to the countryside. :) Now I am in West Sussex.
I know what you mean about local culture and I agree but sometimes that's too difficult when you are with another 20 countrymen 🤣 🤣
Btw the video you posted is very intriguing Jack. Great idea!!
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Almost Vladimir, I'm from Yorkshire :D ;) I've lived in London too, but I prefer life elsewhere :D I was just talking to a friend, on the phone, who lives near the Imperial War Museum, and it doesn't sound like things are getting better :rolleyes: I'm glad you're enjoying life in the countryside :) :thumbsup:

I bought the Pocket Shot a few years back, and I think I used it for about 5 minutes! :D I usually have it in the bottom of my catapult bag, and mean to give it another try, but never get round to it :rolleyes: It seemed easy to hit a tree with it! :D ;) :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
Almost Vladimir, I'm from Yorkshire :D ;) I've lived in London too, but I prefer life elsewhere :D I was just talking to a friend, on the phone, who lives near the Imperial War Museum, and it doesn't sound like things are getting better :rolleyes: I'm glad you're enjoying life in the countryside :) :thumbsup:

I bought the Pocket Shot a few years back, and I think I used it for about 5 minutes! :D I usually have it in the bottom of my catapult bag, and mean to give it another try, but never get round to it :rolleyes: It seemed easy to hit a tree with it! :D ;) :thumbsup:
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So you are almost bilingual, Jack😃
I will have to buy the Pocket shot. It is a multitool.

Jack Black said:

That is impressive! :cool: Thank you for making the video :) It did kind of remind me of when I managed to fire a 14mm steel ball into the back of my knuckle though! :eek: ;) :thumbsup:
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You are welcome!
Haha. I know the feeling.
 
Vladimir_B_V said:
Here a slingshot and a pruner from the part of the world where I am originally from, which is Bulgaria. I thought it may be interesting for you guys.

I did a lot of research just to find where else this type of slingshot is used and the only place I managed to find is south of Romania.

So basically the way to use this slingshot is the same as when you are using one band slingshot with a wooden handle but instead of the handle you use you index finger. :)

One of the advantages of this type of slingshot is that it is really light and mobile – you can just roll it and put it in your pocket. It basically takes almost no space.

The disadvantage is that it needs a lot of practice to be mastered it and be really precise with it. It can also be dangerous if you handle it incorrectly – it can hurt your index finger/hand or backfire and hit you in the right buttcheeck usually :) (if you are right handed)

Also if you need more power you use thicker band but then you will also need very strong index finger. :))

I made this one the way I used to make it when I was a child which was 35-40 years ago(except I used to used just a rubber band instead of resistance tube) I grew up with this king of slingshot, never used double band slingshot.:)View attachment 2546928


This the way to hold it not the actual pose you are in when you are shooting with it
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That's really interesting slingshot. Makes my hand hurt just looking at it. I think I'll leave it to those with younger hands. I don't heal as quickly as I once did. 🤠
Jack Black said:
Anyone tried out one of these?

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No not yet. I was going to get one sometime back but never did. Don't think I'm interested in it now.
 
echoscout said:
That's really interesting slingshot. Makes my hand hurt just looking at it. I think I'll leave it to those with younger hands. I don't heal as quickly as I once did. 🤠
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I know what you mean David! :eek: :D :thumbsup:
echoscout said:
No not yet. I was going to get one sometime back but never did. Don't think I'm interested in it now.
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Me neither. Maybe useful for marking trees or something :rolleyes: :D :thumbsup:
 
This is one I'd like to spend more time shooting. I've banded it up for steel, so not one I want to shoot indoors! :D I tried it with light bands and plastic ammo, when I first got it, and was pretty good. Think I'll only fired it with steel ammo once :thumbsup:



I've been plinking indoors with this John Webb design tonight :thumbsup:

 
Jack Black said:
This is one I'd like to spend more time shooting. I've banded it up for steel, so not one I want to shoot indoors! :D I tried it with light bands and plastic ammo, when I first got it, and was pretty good. Think I'll only fired it with steel ammo once :thumbsup:



I've been plinking indoors with this John Webb design tonight :thumbsup:

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Glad your getting to do a little plinking. I havent done much plinking while I been recuperating. Hopefully soon.
 
echoscout said:
Thank you kindly!

Was able to plink a short bit this afternoon. I could sure tell it has been a while. Having trouble keeping a consistent grip. 🤠

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I really like that model David, use mine a fair bit. Mine has lighter bands on though. Those colours make for a great contrast with your Ebony Lamb :) The sun is out currently, so I might have half an hour in the back garden :thumbsup:



Gratuitous coconut macaroon addition! :D :thumbsup:
 
If you don't have one of these yet, I really recommend giving Zachary Fowler's 'Sparrow', by SimpleShot, a go. It looks such a simple design, but it shoots great, and is a lot of fun. It's also very inexpensive :thumbsup:

 
The 1,000 5mm steel balls I ordered arrived a couple weeks ago. (along with a second leather medieval style pouch to hold them.) 😁👍
I wonder when ittle be warm enough to go out and lose some ... 🤔🤨
Been about as warm as inside a functional refrigerator (or un-warmer) for FAR too long, in my humble (potentially biased) opinion. 🤨 ☹️

I want to find out if 5mm or 9mm is "best" in my catapults. (excluding the "big" one with .25" ID tubes, and wrist/arm brace, and the Sheaperd's Sling. I R sure both are much too small for them.)

I "think" I should get some .445 to .550 lead balls for the "big" slingshot/ catapult, and some "Brown Bess" or larger lead balls for the Sheaperd's Sling ... 🤔😁 At $20 (+/-) for 100 .440 to .550, and same $$ for 50 musket balls ... it won't be anytime soon, however.
10 or 20 pounds smooth 1 ~1.5" land scaping pebbles is also an option for the sling. 😇
 
Two of my little friends are taking a break.IMG_8276(1)-1.jpg Found this little Kline rope knife in tool box waiting to be cleaned up and put back in service. The Seljan Slant Roller is a fun shooter. No six inch paper plate is safe for long. I enjoy both of these hobbies as they provide smiles and more.
Tom
 
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