How To Build a Wooden Speargun | DIY Spearfishing Gun | Open Track Speargun
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Speargun building comes in all different flavors and styles, such as this diy homemade speargun with a flair of fancy, an open track spear gun. This video details how to build a wooden speargun for shallow water spearfishing and this is how I made this first diy spearfishing gun utilizing a variety of woodworking techniques, a true homemade spear gun. This homemade speargun is by no means an expert project and through this video I document how to make a spear gun step by step. In this spear gun build, I utilized the Neptonics reef trigger mechanism in this video that incorporates diy speargun parts and ultimately shows a spearfishing gun with reel. This diy speargun is entirely crafted from local Indian rosewood. However, the principles are very basic in this simple homemade speargun. I show you how to make a speargun handle through power carving a basic, ergonomic, diy speargun handle.
The finishing products were supplied and sponsored by Mas Epoxies. Those included a three stage process of penetrating epoxy, 2:1 epoxy, and Bristol Finish Urethane top coat. Those three finishes allow any diy maker to safely finish a home made spear gun in their shop. The diy spear gun may appear to be intimidating, but this simple spear gun make is far from daunting with only a few specialized tools necessary. Most of principles on how to make a spear gun from wood, are basic wood working joinery techniques, such as draw bore mortise and tenon, that are elementary. At the end of the day I hope this video on how to make a wooden speargun inspires you build and move outside of your comfort zone and try a new project such as this easy speargun diy.
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good job,i was curious to try to use it
Did you sell spearguns?
Thank you very much 😊👌💫💫
Ok
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Nice to watch someone with the proper tools who knows how to use them.
Thank you!
Great book for a beginner . th-cam.com/users/postUgkxD-QRFQz730FJEh4f9BYSf-nkIMIC9hL_ this book really starts from the beginning, as in it explains what basic tools are and how to use them. But when it gets to the art of creating joints and how and when to use them this book really starts to teach you something. At least that was my experience.
It’s been a few years but I want to say I did between eight and ten.
Awesome man. I've been a woodworker for the past 11 years and lived in key west for the past 14 years. I've been living in Fort Lauderdale for the past year, just decided to make a speargun as a gift and saw your video. Good work
Nice. I’m in Fort Lauderdale too. Welcome.
Thanks for sharing - good tips & processes.
Thank you!
Simple, beautiful speargun ❤
I can cook, I can work on cars , trucks , boats,
I can paint , fish and love a woman with my hands ..... but damn a man that can use his hands to build something like that is honestly admirable
Haha appreciate ya.
I made a speargun out of wood with simple tools, but you have very complete tools for make a spear gun. ,, from indonesia
It’s just a different approach. Most of the speargun videos require a router table and specific end mill bits. I did this primarily with a table saw and a drill press. A majority of the other tools are optional.
Fantastic thanks
Thank you!
The speargun turned out so beautiful!
Thanks Bruce! You can text me notes on the edit too. 😉
hello from iraq with you well done
Thank you!
Way better description of how to build a speargun than the one I did a few years ago. Haha I’ll be redirecting to this video.
Thanks!
Good dpeargun...i like its..
Thank you
good content here! Thanks!!
Thank you sir
Very nice,
Thanks!
The process of making spearguns like this requires high skill & patience, you are indeed creative, greetings from Indonesia.
Thank you!
Nice
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Chris this is so helpful as I'm about to start my first ever speargun build. Lots of handy tips and advice here. Will keep referring back to this as I go. Great job, thank you and wish me luck! 🤞
Best of luck!
Cool!!
Ha thanks Steve. That’s definitely an oldie but a goodie.
bro just saw this sg build cant wait to show my gpa this video hes a carpenter and wood works been talking about doing this build for a while i missed where hard wear came from trigger line release mechanical gonna play your video to for several people hope the views help to show my thanks for a perfect wood shop project for me and gpa
It’s the reef mechanism from Neptonics! Glad you like it.
6 band gun for shallow water spearing...? You made slots for 6 bands and then cut the trigger because it wasn't a "Bluewater gun"....lol..... At least it looks cool.
I’ll tell you what I’ve told a ton of spearos on here. I’m not a spearfisherman or a professional speargun maker. I’m a woodworker that made a speargun. With that being said: glad you think it looks cool. I’m sure you loved where I mounted the reel on backwards too.
Ha! I didn’t even catch that. I hope my first build ends up looking this nice.
It’s a cool medium. It seems as though if you nail the important functional points there’s a lot of room to make it look sexy. Good luck when you give it a whirl.
Well done, thanks for the tips.
Most welcome!
More vids like this pls!!! Ty!
I’m considering doing a small one for myself. Maybe with a more enclosed track and using more basic tools.
Thank you guy C D C W ; for English speaking, I has been watched Indonesain guy for 2 years I don't understand what they said, but I watched what they doing by my eye is the translator not the language at all , so you speak English explain very well because we are speak English thank s again 👍👍.
You’re welcome!
Excellent craftsmanship 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you sir!
beauty speargun . from indonesia
Thank you.
I like that one nice job
Picasso!!!
Hello Im from indonesia 🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩
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You’re the goat. Thank you.
Nice speargun 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🤩🤩🤩
Thank you!
Some great points regarding cleaning the timber before gluing. Nice work
Thank you sir!
I love that he replies to so many comments
I reply to all of them. I have no life.
@@CowDogCraftWorks I'd love to get more into woodworking but I have only limited Tools and limited money because I still go to school and I am saving all my money for a usable PC for my game developement. Have you any idea what I could make that requires minimal Tools and can be made from cheap supplies?
Honestly you could make a pretty basic bench for a dining table... or for an entry way or something like that with a circular saw, drill, and sander. And then you’ll get hooked and want to make all the things and buy all the tools.
@@CowDogCraftWorks thank you
Btw, the speargun looks amazing!
Wow..
Ty.
Keren 👍🇮🇩
Thank you
Welcam thuo
good work,i was curious to try to use it
Great job my brother
Thank you sir.
wow.....very nice ...
Much appreciated!
So beautifull speargun i have seen before , big fan from #INDONESIA_EASTJAVA_BANYUWANGI .
#JUSTMYBIGESSDREAM to have speargun like you 🥲
Thank you!
Waooooooooooooo quiero uno 😍😘😘😍😘😘😘🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Thanks bro.
I like🤙🤙🤙🤙
Thank you!
Whoa! That’s absolutely beautiful! It kind of makes me want to start spear fishing 😎
Thank you Terri!
im a fan of your works , wish i could have that speargun 😇 to help my family..
Thank you!
Is that cool or what! 👍👍 Very nice work. Bomb-proof finish, too. Thanks!
Thanks jerry! It’s trippy that a lot of teak guns aren’t finished with anything but maybe that’s just one less thing to worry about.
Gostei do arpão super profissional
Thank you
Nice build for your first but all those band holes aren't needed even for band band placement. There's a bunch of different band sizes out there and and u can cut to length instead of band placement. Epoxy for track or metal maybe? Straight wood track would wear out over time. Would love to see another build one day👍🏼
Good to know!
This is a cool project! I don't think I'll ever be in the position to make a spear gun, but it is soo cool! And you gotta love arguing with yourself. :)
One of my finer moments for sure.
Mt bom. Parabens! Só faltou o teste na agua, flutuabilidade e tiro.
damn thats beautiful
Thank you!
Wow excellent video 😍👌💫💫👍👍👍
Keep up the good work, stay safe, stay healthy and stay connected 💫💫💫
Thank you sir!
You’re most welcome sir😊👌💫💫
I LOVE IT! but the reel is mounted reverse😂😅
Oh yeah the guy I made it for was very happy to point that out. 😂 luckily you can just unscrew it and flip it around.
Awesome work dude! Turned out great.
Thanks Derek! Really feeling making one with an enclosed track... But I gotta get the cool little router bit for it.
Awesome work! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
Thanks Fred!
Nice work, looking really great. Have you tried it since then?
With 6 sandows, it sure is a very powerful speargun 😂
Unfortunately I didn’t make it for myself so I don’t really know how it goes.
@@CowDogCraftWorks Ah too bad, I personally would have asked for feedback to the person I gave this gun.
So freakin nice man! That thing is a work of art! I didn't know about wet finishing...totally makes sense and definitely saves time on sanding, huh?!
Sure does. I actually don’t even sand the last coat either.
oohhh my!!! wat and art!!! can i have 1 of ur master piece? :)
Sorry! Looks like this might just be a one off.
Eyy nice work man, gun looks clean!
Thanks! Definitely could use some design tweaks for the next one but it was a fun build nonetheless.
Great Talent... Amazing Speargun. i wish i have too. will be used in vlogging...
Thank you!
Looks beautiful man. Waiting second build. Start selling them.
Awesome. I’ve got a couple ideas in the works.
Omg dude, you are so good at this! Amazing video keep up your good work brother!
Thank you!
Looks nice, although it looks like you didn't make a line guide or a slot to wrap the line around at the muzzle. Even if you don't use the line to keep the spear in place, you still need those.
Yeah the line wrap was done by the user.
I live in Japan
Shweeeet bro!
Thanks brother!
Nice skills bro! Those laminates weren’t super tight and you mounted the reel backwards but other than that, amazing work!!!
Ha thanks. Yeah the end user had to flip the reel around. What do I know. I’m a woodworker making a speargun not a spearo that happens to woodwork.
Oh hey! I bought that whisky for my dad for fathers day, It's fantastic, if you want something that, as far as spirits go has a very mild burn and it's super sweet and warm. I don't drink expensive whiskys tbf, I'm comparing it to like, jack daniels and captain morgans, the only other whiskys I've had are Famous grouse and Laphroig, didn't care for FG and Laphroig is a different ball game.
70cl bottle was like, £25 ish on amazon around last fathers day, not sure what it's at now.
Laphraoig is a great one!
Is this spear gun for sale ?man you have some good skills
It was bought and sold and likely more of a one off item. Sorry. But thanks for the compliment and thanks for watching.
Have you used the gun much since? How’s it perform? Would you make any changes?
It was a custom commission so I don’t have much in the way of feedback but I do remember him saying that it would be a little more comfortable if the trigger mechanism was a bit closer to the grip. Like maybe 1/4-1/2 inch.
Looks good! Can ask why you cut the solid piece into strips and then laminated them together?
So the grain in that wood is pretty straight but even still I was scared that it could curve or warp over time which would ultimately affect the track and therefore performance. So by cutting into strips and doing a lamination I can arrange the strips in such a way that the opposing forces are constantly keeping it flat and therefore straight.
Hi, I was using the same trigger mech and was needing help to put the safety switch as it wouldn’t stop me pulling the trigger. If you could show me a guide I would be very grateful.
Unfortunately I can’t remember what I did. I made this a number of years ago.
Awesome workmanship...very nice...I like this video...are you selling these wood work
I am not. This was a bit of a one off build. Might do another one but haven’t decided yet.
You may have already figured this out, but you're not gonna want to run more than 2 or 3 bands max
It’s not for me... but the reason for all the holes is versatility in band placement not to run that many bands.
Ok
Done subscribe sir watching from.philippines
Thank you!
Seeing the sparks from cutting the trigger, tells that it is not stainless material the salt water will eat the metal. Such a nice gun and short sided the hardware.
I used the following hardware: neptonics.com/product/reef-mech/ according to the website it is 100% stainless steel. If you have further questions about it feel free to take it up with the manufacturer Neptonics.
Question! Why do you cut the wood up into slices just to stick it back together, rather than using it as- is?
It’s to mitigate twist and warping over time
My man, I love your video BUT your table saw habits are incredibly sketchy. You really should make more use of push sticks. Your fingers are getting dangerously close to the blade again and again. Be careful.
Just watch all the videos after that and see if my habits changed. Maybe I’m better now… but also… maybe not…
When is spearfishing whit that gun ?
Built one myself out of teak a couple of years ago using the same trigger mech. About the shortcomings, I would also say you've got far too many holes for the bands, unless you plan on spearing a whale? hahah all in all fun to watch. Thanks for sharing.
Only a shallow water whale 😂
Meni alus
Great job! If you were to sell that gun how much would you charge?
Easily $2000 based on wood species alone.
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Piece of cake.....and butter on my bread....!!!!.....Tomorrow I will fixe some of them....!!!!...Hahaha....!!!
That rose wood is beautiful, I would die to know where you got it from down here in south Florida
I have a video on how we milled it. It’s a limited supply but there’s some rosewood trees down here. I want to say that particular tree was felled during hurricane Irma.
@@CowDogCraftWorks cool I'll check that out, I would love to get some actual native hardwood from the area, going to home depot for wood sucks haha
Hello, great video...thx One question: what is the reasoning behind using the penetrating epoxy first and then a standard 2:1 epoxy? Is the first not enough? is the penetrating epoxy also a mix with hardener? Did you sand between penetrating epoxy...standard epoxy and then the finish? Thx in advance and sorry for the 20 questions. Jason
Yeah so the penetrating epoxy is a ton thinner. It’ll travel the pores and grain direction to preserve it from the inside out and the 2:1 operates as a more substantial top coat. It is a two part mix with hardener. I did a very light scuff sand. Just some 220 to knock down any little bumpies.
Great job man! What would you use to seal a mahogany home built speargun, oil or epoxy?
Which oil would you use?
I’ve heard mahogany is better served with epoxy. Probably follow similar steps to what I did in the video. If you use an oil penofin is good
Why are you worried about twist over time? Are sg's usually laminated, or solid? I was just surprised to see you laminating it.
They’re mostly laminated from what I’ve seen.
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Hey Chris @cowdogcraftwood did the 2 part epoxy or urethane finish effect the fit in the trigger mortise? Did you compensate at all when sizing the mortise?
Also, can you share any details about how you sized the shaft track for the size spear shaft the gun will use?
Thanks!
Didn’t affect the mortise whatsoever. As far as the track itself I used a spear shaft and went somewhere between 1/16 to 1/8 larger… it was a while ago so my memory is a little fuzzy.
Howdy!! What are the parts you used for the trigger and stuff? And also what was the total cost (excluding labor)? It is an amazing speargun and as a spearo myself I’d definitely use that gun!
Honestly? Fairly inexpensive. The trigger mechanism is from neptonics. It was under a hundred bucks… granted I made this like four years ago. I got the reel from them too and that was fairly inexpensive. Of course… the tools to build it aren’t necessarily cheap. It really depends on your hardware kit… definitely check out neptonics for that.
@@CowDogCraftWorksill definitely check them out! I’ve been thinking of building my own speargun after watching your videos, since my buddy is a carpenter i guess me and him can work on one! Would be great to send u the final results!
How much for one like that??
I don’t sell them but that’s every bit a five hundred dollar gun based on labor and the wood.
How to install line relief , how much gap in the trigger pocket?
The line wrap was installed by the end user. The trigger guard area was just eye balled.
A question, is Meranti wood good for making spearfishing gun? Like durable what is cons and pros?
Thanks
I have absolutely no idea. Never heard of it.
E possibile acquistare il fucile e quanto costa grazie
you did not show how the trigger is working and how it is functioning and where to buy this kind of trigger
Trigger can be purchased from Neptonics on their website
Hi bro what grand of the Mechanism ?
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can you tell me where you got the trigger mechanism from?🙃
Neptonics. They sell it on their website.
I want to know how much in total did it go for the whole carpentry setup that you have
Honestly I have no idea. The table saw was used at $700, drill press was $30 on craigslist, ryobi grinder to shape the handle about the same, wagner sprayer about $60... if I'm rounding up and also being conservative I think we're looking at about $2k for all the tools and materials used... absent the wood. That's some expensive wood.
@@CowDogCraftWorks Deep down i love Carpentry. I want to do it. But never have trained or into it. I’m in another line of work. Carpentry is one of my ‘hobby’ bucket list. Any tips on how to start at carpentry?
@@Wonderw72 you can buy a fairly cheap beginner tool set from your big box store for about 300-400 bucks and most of those will last you into your intermediate years. Ie. Circular saw, drill and driver. Them get a pocket hole jig and a couple of quality squares. You’ll be surprised at how much DIY furniture you can slap together. Consume as much beginner content as you can and as you get more excited about it you’ll want to crossover into more advanced stuff.
Hi do you have plans available for this product so I could make it my self?
I unfortunately do not
@@CowDogCraftWorks thanks for the responce bud
Hows the gun holding up ?
Haven’t the slightest idea. I made it for a client. But I haven’t gotten an angry email or anything in the years since so presumably well.
Great Video. Where did you buy the hardware?
Directly from Neptonics website