I finally put together the Primitive Slingshot which I started working on almost half a year ago. I was hoping to find a perfect Y-shaped tree branch before putting it together. However, our encounter with some Squirrels lately have triggered the need to have some sort of device available to handle the issue.
Materials/Tools Needed:
- A Y-shaped tree branch, Drumsticks
- Saw (to cut down the branch)
- Knife (to carve notches on a branch)
- Awl (to punch holes toward the ends of the Nylon Webbing or the Leather Strip)
- Paperclip (thread the rubber band through the holes)
- Piece of Leather strip, Nylon Webbing
- Rubber band, Latex Surgical Tubing
- Dental floss or Zip Ties(to fasten the Tubing)
Step by step:
- For this project I decided to use the surgical tubing, leather strip, Y-shaped tree branch and two zip ties. First I used the leather strip and cut a hole on each side to loop the surgical tubing thru it. Once that was done, I proceeded to prepare the y shaped branch by removing any bumps from the handle.
- Now I used the zip ties to fasten each surgical end to each post of the Y-shaped branch; making sure it’s nice and tight so that it does not come loose and cause any injuries.
- Test out the sling shot for functionality and make sure that no adjustments are needed.
Now that this Slingshot is operational, I am hoping to scare a couple of Squirrels away.
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By EPEngineer
