youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 (edited) Ive taken part in the slingshot forums secret santa 2013 which involved building a catty then trading it with another member I was paired up with e~shot of the forum and today i received this beauty all the way from sri lanka along with some of his highly rated pouches and a postcard Edited November 19, 2013 by youcanthide...BANG 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 No bands ??? Tight ba5tard !! Joking aside, that's a smart catty - why are his pouches so special, though? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the big chief 3,099 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Ive taken part in the slingshot forums secret santa 2013 which involved building a catty then trading it with another member I was paired up with e~shot of the forum and today i received this beauty all the way from sri lanka along with some of his highly rated pouches and a postcard e shots catty's are awesome everyone he has shown on there are very well made and wouldn't mind one of his my self Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ginga john 268 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Quality work that :-) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted November 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Thanks lads i love it, something different to everything else i have No bands ??? Tight ba5tard !! Joking aside, that's a smart catty - why are his pouches so special, though? We both agreed no bands because of customs reason, theres been problems before sending catties to different continents so we thought it better to leave it out, He sells them on the forum and everybody raves about them, not quite sure what makes them so special though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pip1968 2,490 Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 (edited) thats some catty looks like hes put a lot of work into it Edited November 20, 2013 by pip1968 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted November 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Heres the one ive just finished that will be in the post tommorow, i know its not great by any means but thats not what the trade was about, i tried my best and im pretty happy with it, barring the file marks all over but i just could not get them out with the tools i had, so im saying that they add character lol, and at the end of the day aslong as it shoots good then thats what counts Its made from a solid block of 20mm black HDPE and smoothed out the best i could with a heated spoon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 It does have a certain, er.............'rustic' quality ! Don't think I'd send any of mine to someone else - functional but not pretty, like the bloke that made them, I suppose ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted November 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 It does have a certain, er.............'rustic' quality ! Don't think I'd send any of mine to someone else - functional but not pretty, like the bloke that made them, I suppose ! I was pressured into it by BPR lol, i tried my best and thats what matters,it might not be pretty but it will do its job Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kranky 507 Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Heres the one ive just finished that will be in the post tommorow, i know its not great by any means but thats not what the trade was about, i tried my best and im pretty happy with it, barring the file marks all over but i just could not get them out with the tools i had, so im saying that they add character lol, and at the end of the day aslong as it shoots good then thats what counts Its made from a solid block of 20mm black HDPE and smoothed out the best i could with a heated spoon I like that shape! Good work. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.P.R 2,798 Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Newt wrong with that mate... The 'roughness' aids with grip IMO... i had a silky smooth hdpe catapult... i liked it a lot... but it was just too slippy....a bit of water and it was like holding a stalagtite My trade was posted last week to germany... should be arriving soon enough.... Same old..same old from me... Ill be trying a few things out over christmas holidays... aluminium cores and going to do a few more naturals... natures freebies .... Soon see what santa brings me... hopefully a workbench and a bandsaw ... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted November 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Newt wrong with that mate... The 'roughness' aids with grip IMO... i had a silky smooth hdpe catapult... i liked it a lot... but it was just too slippy....a bit of water and it was like holding a stalagtite My trade was posted last week to germany... should be arriving soon enough.... Same old..same old from me... Ill be trying a few things out over christmas holidays... aluminium cores and going to do a few more naturals... natures freebies .... Soon see what santa brings me... hopefully a workbench and a bandsaw ... Thanks mate, he told me he wouldnt be bothered if i sent him a natural with bark on, i think mines better that that though lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 It does have a certain, er.............'rustic' quality ! Don't think I'd send any of mine to someone else - functional but not pretty, like the bloke that made them, I suppose ! I was pressured into it by BPR lol, i tried my best and thats what matters,it might not be pretty but it will do its job I was only ribbing you, mate ! Like I said, I wouldn't be confident enough to enter any of mine in Secret Santa - I can only boast a couple of mates who use them to fire boilies to the carp ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted November 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 It does have a certain, er.............'rustic' quality ! Don't think I'd send any of mine to someone else - functional but not pretty, like the bloke that made them, I suppose ! I was pressured into it by BPR lol, i tried my best and thats what matters,it might not be pretty but it will do its job I was only ribbing you, mate ! Like I said, I wouldn't be confident enough to enter any of mine in Secret Santa - I can only boast a couple of mates who use them to fire boilies to the carp ! Didnt take offence bud, you should give it a go next time round, if you drop lucky you might get a catty like the one i did lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 It does have a certain, er.............'rustic' quality ! Don't think I'd send any of mine to someone else - functional but not pretty, like the bloke that made them, I suppose ! I was pressured into it by BPR lol, i tried my best and thats what matters,it might not be pretty but it will do its job I was only ribbing you, mate ! Like I said, I wouldn't be confident enough to enter any of mine in Secret Santa - I can only boast a couple of mates who use them to fire boilies to the carp ! Didnt take offence bud, you should give it a go next time round, if you drop lucky you might get a catty like the one i did lol i think it's fair to say that you got the better end of the deal.......? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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