Cracking video that really enjoyed it. Still can't quote figure how you leave that loop to finish off the knots but would be handy if you could do a video of that. Just going to check out your other videos.
Hi there, thanks for watching and commenting. Glad you enjoyed and found it useful - and I'm pleased that you found the video that explained the knots/whipping better! Thanks again, Mick
Great this I've watched it numerous times, theres nothing I like better than a walk out over the fields with my lurchers cut a fork an sit an whittle it ,sometimes I get my spare band set out of my little carry bag and use it while out ,other times stick it in rucksack with my flask and bit of snap,for putting the final sanding an oiling when I get home. Usually with a few pigeons or rabbit what ever I shoot or dogs see first. It feeds me an me ferrets. 👍 Brilliant. Got a fork steaming now ,was abit wide ,,,I'll be able to squeeze them closer and wrap some cord round the forks till its drys in the airing cupboard.
I must confess, I had little interest in making a catapult, even when I was younger. But when I saw Mick Grewcock's name on the video, I was immediately fascinated. In the U.S., our most commonly used elastic was cut from a bicycle innertube; or perhaps one from a car tire. I think I may have some materials in my garage. And there's an ash tree I've been meaning to cut for a bow stave. Perhaps I'll examine it for suitable forks.
+Clan Gunn Bushcraft Hi Andy! Wow, you must be young ;-) I'm sixty in a few months and square elastic is all I ever knew when I was young. Not sure about this modern theraband malarkey!! Yes, a great hunting tool - I've raised young owls to adulthood fed entirely on a daily catapult harvest and kept hutches of ferrets happy too. What a great bit if kit and much fun making one again. Hope you are well up there. Cheers for now, Mick
+Mick Grewcock Haha, I'm good thanks Mick. Yeah, that's oldskool mate, but oldskools normally best. I'm not too keen on the Theraband either. Flat bands are hard to bind, and if it's not cut perfectly straight, it just rips. I'm 34, so I must of just missed the square band era lol. My buddy's Dad was a doctor and he use to supply us with sergical tubing. Always did the job and knocked them Squirrels outa the trees. Cheers mate A
+Clan Gunn Bushcraft Thirty-four, I remember that! Never tried binding surgical tubing or theraband for that matter, guess I ought to have a go to keep up with the young uns! Freezing like crazy here. Cheers, Mick
+illmade2 Hi there, thank you so much for watching and commenting. Appreciated! That catapult/slingshot cost just a few £/$ and works great. All the best, Mick
+graphiccontent98 Get your knife out and have a go ;-) Yes, easier than a bow, quick to make and awesome to shoot with. Good luck whichever you try and thanks so much for watching and commenting, much appreciated. Cheers, Mick
Good demonstration on the whipping Mick . Suggestion ? - A video on the sling and the history of slingers . England is full of those lovely black flint nodules which look like a potato on the outside and will absolutely smash an English oak 2" x 12" @ 30 yards . The coast at Sandwich and Dover is absolutely FULL of ammo . Dover castle and Churchill's secret command post are made from English black flint and mortar . Perfect for arrowhead knapping and gun flint and steel fire starting . Your winter is on the way my friend = Have you gathered thistle for cordage ? Stinging nettles are another story and don't miss them . Thanks for your video . Gathering Yucca fiber - counting rattle snakes and hammering out elk sinew .
Yucca fiber, rattle snakes, elk sinew - ohh, how I'd like to have a look at your world. Great idea on the slingers - but oh, so much to do and all on my own with my cameras and Ben! I need a film crew!! Enjoy. Mick
+John Long Hi there, yes I can explain. The technique I use is called whipping. Imagine you want to whip a cord along the length of a pencil (i.e. to bind a piece of cord or string along the shaft of a pencil, or the fork of a catapult). Create a long loop that lies along the pencil. You have a 'free' end and the rest of the cord/string. At the opposite end to the loop, start to wrap (whip) the cord along the pencil toward the open loop. As you do so, the 'free' end is left at one end the pencil as you wrap the cord/string along the pencil toward the loop. When you get toward the end of the pencil, but before you've covered all the loop, you will have a loop sticking out the end of the whipping and the end of the cord that you've been wrapping around the pencil. This end you pass through the loop. At the other end of the pencil, you have the original 'free' end sticking out; pull on this, and you will gradually pull the loop under the whipping. This will trap the end of the cord underneath the whipping. When you've pulled the loop about half way under the whipping, stop pulling. Cut the free end, and you have a 'whipped' pencil - or catapult fork. When I get a moment, I'll do a quick video and post on this channel. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers for now, Mick
+John Long Hi John, no problem - weather/time permitting I will make a short video today showing you how to whip with cord. It's easy but practise improves the outcome. I'll send you a heads-up when I post - maybe later today or tomorrow. Cheers, Mick
Hi there, it called lacing cord and was used extensively in the production of electrical harnesses for aircraft and other control equipment before cable ties; search for this on eBay: LACING CORD 1.90MM X 0.26MM X 200M Accessories Cable Management - CCCB6786
Hi there, here's an example. I bought from eBay. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-5-X-5-5MM-SLINGSHOT-CATAPULT-SQUARE-RUBBER-ELASTIC-1-3-5-10-20-METRES-/380943192706?var=&hash=item58b1fbd282:m:m-21SsCS3EnvXkppTjSfcKQ Thanks for watching. Mick
Cracking video that really enjoyed it. Still can't quote figure how you leave that loop to finish off the knots but would be handy if you could do a video of that. Just going to check out your other videos.
Hi there, thanks for watching and commenting. Glad you enjoyed and found it useful - and I'm pleased that you found the video that explained the knots/whipping better! Thanks again, Mick
Great this I've watched it numerous times, theres nothing I like better than a walk out over the fields with my lurchers cut a fork an sit an whittle it ,sometimes I get my spare band set out of my little carry bag and use it while out ,other times stick it in rucksack with my flask and bit of snap,for putting the final sanding an oiling when I get home.
Usually with a few pigeons or rabbit what ever I shoot or dogs see first.
It feeds me an me ferrets. 👍
Brilliant.
Got a fork steaming now ,was abit wide ,,,I'll be able to squeeze them closer and wrap some cord round the forks till its drys in the airing cupboard.
I must confess, I had little interest in making a catapult, even when I was younger. But when I saw Mick Grewcock's name on the video, I was immediately fascinated. In the U.S., our most commonly used elastic was cut from a bicycle innertube; or perhaps one from a car tire. I think I may have some materials in my garage. And there's an ash tree I've been meaning to cut for a bow stave. Perhaps I'll examine it for suitable forks.
Very underrated hunting tool.
Iv never seen them square bands before. Great stuff Mick.
atb
Andy
+Clan Gunn Bushcraft Hi Andy! Wow, you must be young ;-) I'm sixty in a few months and square elastic is all I ever knew when I was young. Not sure about this modern theraband malarkey!! Yes, a great hunting tool - I've raised young owls to adulthood fed entirely on a daily catapult harvest and kept hutches of ferrets happy too. What a great bit if kit and much fun making one again. Hope you are well up there. Cheers for now, Mick
+Mick Grewcock
Haha, I'm good thanks Mick.
Yeah, that's oldskool mate,
but oldskools normally best.
I'm not too keen on the Theraband either. Flat bands are hard to bind, and if it's not cut perfectly straight, it just rips.
I'm 34, so I must of just missed the square band era lol.
My buddy's Dad was a doctor and he use to supply us with sergical tubing. Always did the job and knocked them Squirrels outa the trees.
Cheers mate
A
+Clan Gunn Bushcraft Thirty-four, I remember that! Never tried binding surgical tubing or theraband for that matter, guess I ought to have a go to keep up with the young uns! Freezing like crazy here. Cheers, Mick
i realy enyojed the video that was amazingg! Also your catapult
Good vid, great looking slingshot, just goes to show it doesn't have to cost a lot to work.
+illmade2 Hi there, thank you so much for watching and commenting. Appreciated! That catapult/slingshot cost just a few £/$ and works great. All the best, Mick
Absolutely excellent !
Cool video buddy 👍
very cool, good video as well. as with the bow video I may have to try this one out, seems a little easier :)
+graphiccontent98 Get your knife out and have a go ;-) Yes, easier than a bow, quick to make and awesome to shoot with. Good luck whichever you try and thanks so much for watching and commenting, much appreciated. Cheers, Mick
Great video Mick, looks like I will have to catch up on a lot of your videos, thanks for the sub, by the way. Atb Mike.
+Mike Smith Good to have you along Mike, thanks for watching and commenting. Atb, Mick
Good demonstration on the whipping Mick . Suggestion ? - A video on the sling and the history of slingers . England is full of those lovely black flint nodules which look like a potato on the outside and will absolutely smash an English oak 2" x 12" @ 30 yards . The coast at Sandwich and Dover is absolutely FULL of ammo . Dover castle and Churchill's secret command post are made from English black flint and mortar . Perfect for arrowhead knapping and gun flint and steel fire starting . Your winter is on the way my friend = Have you gathered thistle for cordage ? Stinging nettles are another story and don't miss them . Thanks for your video . Gathering Yucca fiber - counting rattle snakes and hammering out elk sinew .
Yucca fiber, rattle snakes, elk sinew - ohh, how I'd like to have a look at your world. Great idea on the slingers - but oh, so much to do and all on my own with my cameras and Ben! I need a film crew!! Enjoy. Mick
Great video but I'm struggling to grasp the loop of string and passing the end through it. Could we see exactly how you do that in a close up please?
+John Long Hi there, yes I can explain. The technique I use is called whipping. Imagine you want to whip a cord along the length of a pencil (i.e. to bind a piece of cord or string along the shaft of a pencil, or the fork of a catapult). Create a long loop that lies along the pencil. You have a 'free' end and the rest of the cord/string. At the opposite end to the loop, start to wrap (whip) the cord along the pencil toward the open loop. As you do so, the 'free' end is left at one end the pencil as you wrap the cord/string along the pencil toward the loop. When you get toward the end of the pencil, but before you've covered all the loop, you will have a loop sticking out the end of the whipping and the end of the cord that you've been wrapping around the pencil. This end you pass through the loop. At the other end of the pencil, you have the original 'free' end sticking out; pull on this, and you will gradually pull the loop under the whipping. This will trap the end of the cord underneath the whipping. When you've pulled the loop about half way under the whipping, stop pulling. Cut the free end, and you have a 'whipped' pencil - or catapult fork. When I get a moment, I'll do a quick video and post on this channel. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers for now, Mick
+Mick Grewcock Thank you for your speedy reply, I'll be practicing this later today, keep those videos coming, I'm slowly catching up.
+John Long Hi John, no problem - weather/time permitting I will make a short video today showing you how to whip with cord. It's easy but practise improves the outcome. I'll send you a heads-up when I post - maybe later today or tomorrow. Cheers, Mick
+John Long Hi John, live now on my channel - how to cord-whip. Atb, Mick
Mick Grewcock Very good, thank you for taking the time to do that, much appreciated.
best vidoe in the world thanks very much
Excellent!
I made a catapult like this but instead of carving grooves into the forks I stuck on some leather tabs to tie the elastic on.
Yes, that works too!
Fantastic
Hi Mick. I noticed that you shoot a bow off your right eye, but a catty off your left...
Done it since about age eight - gun/bow right eye, catty left!
catapults are great!
+The Young Bushcrafter Sure are! How you getting on with your bow? Mick
+Mick Grewcock it's going well, had a bit of homework to catch up on but hoping to finish it off at the weekend
+The Young Bushcrafter Home work first, good luck at weekend with it. Have a great day, Mick
The DOG!!!!!!!
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What is your folding saw please my friend.
Hi Lee. Travelling just now but if you search my channel you’ll find a review of the saw. Mick
I just used rubber bands that I chained together, it last for quite a while but not really strong.
Thanks for your useful information and nice video.Here in my country we use lemon tree wood or eucalyptus tree wood as a fork,still do good job.
Hi,what is the waxed string actually called,does it have a specific name/where can i buy it ? please ,cheers.
Hi there, it called lacing cord and was used extensively in the production of electrical harnesses for aircraft and other control equipment before cable ties; search for this on eBay: LACING CORD 1.90MM X 0.26MM X 200M Accessories Cable Management - CCCB6786
Ok, will do. Thank you for the information. Much appreciated.
Gd video
Batz PFS Addict Thanks, appreciate your comment! Atb, Mick
Hi Mick where did get that square elastic from?
Hi there, here's an example. I bought from eBay. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-5-X-5-5MM-SLINGSHOT-CATAPULT-SQUARE-RUBBER-ELASTIC-1-3-5-10-20-METRES-/380943192706?var=&hash=item58b1fbd282:m:m-21SsCS3EnvXkppTjSfcKQ
Thanks for watching. Mick
Mick Grewcock thank you
👍
Go to woodprix if you'd like to build it yourself.
👍 Thanks for watching! Mick
@@MickGrewcock Those plans are still the best :)
i realy enyojed the video that was amazingg! Also your catapult
+Hunter CampZ Wow, that's a great comment thanks so much. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Mick