Catapults!

[jiffi]

Is there anyone else out there that would be interested in buying a custom made catapult either for hunting or just plinking in the garden/campsite? I am doing a cheeky bit of market research for a friend who is starting up making knives and catapults his work is superb but he is relatively unknown just now so ii thought I would chuck it up on here. When I say custom made I mean he can mould the pult/knife handle to your hand if you wish! All feedback really great fully received but please no orders or price enquieies as yet as I said he is just getting properly set up and I don't know what he will charge!

 

[Binxie]

I brought a couple over the past few years thinking I could try and use them for hunting but I soon found out that I'm a hopeless shot with them. Don't let that deter you though. I think there will still be fair demand, I think your best off just making small batches and just see how it goes. There are a few people who already sell custom catapults and advertise on youtube etc, so you do have a small amount of competition.

 

[The Big Lebowski]

If the price is fair, and the design different. Sure!

 

[jiffi]

Cool thanks as I said its just a bit of research as he dosnt do computers! We have a small number of testers to play with and they are pretty bloody accurate!

 

[Squidders]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ieWrWLjii0

Shooting a US quarter in mid-air accurate?

 

[jiffi]

Bump!!!!!!

 

[gabrielsdad]

I would possibly be interested. Only if they're flatband compatible though.

 

[Corso]

Slingshots are always popular and there's a bit of a gap on the market since fishfish and smallholder1 seem to have stopped selling them
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[mountainm]

I've always thought there's a niche for catapults with handles that match your knife scales of choice... So you can have a matching set. Knife, fire steel and catty.

 

[HillBill]

I make them too

 

[gabrielsdad]

I've always thought there's a niche for catapults with handles that match your knife scales of choice... So you can have a matching set. Knife, fire steel and catty.

I saw a sword peasant with matching catapult once. It might have been on here, i was very tempted with that, but it was the matching catapult and knife idea that appealed to me.

 

[Corso]

I've always thought there's a niche for catapults with handles that match your knife scales of choice... So you can have a matching set. Knife, fire steel and catty.

that was smallholders specialty - he'd make a slignshot, fixed blade and/or friction folder set up - crazy prices too - I think the set I got including leather was less than a ton - the FF had brass liners etc too. A bit of a google will show some of the stuff he made but he always took down his pics way too quickly after the items sold...

I make them too

now you can't say that without pics...

would b

 

[jiffi]

Well his theory is matched sets in presentation box and I think all catty will be flat band unless otherwise asked for!

 

[HillBill]

now you can't say that without pics...

My apologies.

Not made one for a year or so... this was the last

 

[jiffi]

Not sure if he is going to do them in wood will ask him later and let everyone know! But they aren't going to be cheap plastic tat.

 

[presterjohn]

I made a catty the old fashioned schoolboy way out of a cut down Y branch but used medical grade rubber hose ( I found 12 foot of it in a bin). Is tubular rubber out of date now? What are the main advantages of flat band over tubular style?

 

[Corso]

My apologies.

Not made one for a year or so... this was the last

That looks great i bet i could shoot that all day long...

 

[HillBill]

Cheers mate

This one actually broke where the sapwood and heartwood meet. Bad call on grain alignment.

 

[Corso]

it happens - means it got used

 

[jiffi]

Bump for more market research!