inspired by the 'warrener,ways of the old poachers 2' dvd i set to making a catty ,i have stacks of antler in my shed and luckilly one of them that my mate paul sent me was a perfect shape! it fits in the hand well and all i had to do was some cutting and sanding including a pad hollowed out for my thumb.as you can see i opted not to drll the tops for the elastic but instead make leather straps that are wetted and streached ,then sewn into place,theyll not budge! i dealy the rubers push through and are tied off with a caple tye,here theyre just pushed through for the pic.i intended to sell this one on ebay ,this kind of hand crafted catapult fetches good money.
thanks for looking.
lloyd
Nice work, Fishy!
Kathy
Have you got a machine for stitching the leather or do you stitch by hand?
fish
all my stitching is by hand,i love it i find it very theraputic!
Bovey Belle
I used to do my own saddlery repairs, years back. Your catty looks brilliant fish - just what my sone would aspire to make. WIll have to show him this thread.
