I built this PFS because I was driven to madness by @Stankard757 who keeps posting photos of a split-frame OPFS he shoots frequently. Madness? Well, I already have too many slingshots, and especially PFS versions. And besides, there are several PFS designs that fit my hand better than the OPFS. How crazy is that? But, every time Stankard757 posted a photo of his OPFS, I told myself I need to build that. It looks like a perfect combination of design and material. The split frame technique results in the oak grain shooting up in perfect alignment with the fork angles of the slingshot. And I like building split frames. And this build would only butt in front of about 10 other builds I want to start. So...here it is. I used a reclaimed landscaping stake for the material. Cut out the shape with a pull saw and coping saw. Electric drill for the pinky hole. Rasp and sandpaper, then one wipe-on coat of BLO and two wipe on coats of Tru-Oil. Banded her up with #64 office bands for .177 steel and 6mm airsoft pellets. Shoots fine! Thanks for looking!
Outstanding, KawKan! Good job Need to break mine back out got set to the side with all my new news Sent from my LG-TP260 using Tapatalk
It's just glued with Titebond original. @wombat of Kookaburra Katties really does a great job with this technique. His slingshots are awesome, and often have scales/swells. That would certainly be a good reinforcement. But I haven't had any problems with the six or seven I've made this way.
You know when you're infected when you no longer look at tree branches for the perfect fork and start looking at tree limbs and trunk straight sections and think to yourself, I could make a Conus from that!
Yo, @johnnyvol! I think the target angle is 22-1/2 degrees. When you put two of them together you get 45 degree forks. I have used a speed square, and gotten pretty close. I have also eye-balled it - yeah, that looks like 90, half of that is 45, half of that is 22-1/2 - and been just as happy with the result. Heaven knows, natural forks aren't all 45 degrees and perfectly symmetrical! Sounds like you have a project cooking. Good luck! Oh, here's another thought - maybe next project. If you are working with thick stock, you can make the 22-1/2 degree cut, then split that piece and join them for a book-matched fork! This fork was was assembled from a chunk of osage cut at about 22-1/2 degrees and then split down the middle. Of course the other side doesn't match.
I've wondered why a split frame is always straight why couldn't it be curved as long as the grain at the forks are at 22.5 degrees. Hmmmmm Sent from my LG-TP260 using Tapatalk
