leeren666 10 Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Hello chaps, thinking of making a catty, not really sure where to start though, can get some 1inch thick plywood and was gunna try that, will it be strong enough ? Not looking at making anything fancy, just functional, also where can I get bands and pouch etc ? How long should they be ? Sorry for all the questions, just trying to avoid a lot of trial and error ya know Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cattykid123 122 Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 if you go out in your local wood and look for a good natural there are as good as anything and you can buy the bands off of ebay you wand double thera band gold cut from 20 mm to 15 mm for hunting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leeren666 10 Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Any particular kind of wood ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Any fruit or not tree is good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leeren666 10 Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 So do you think the ply will be no good then ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 As long as the grain runs opposite ways each layer then ye Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leeren666 10 Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 So I'm off up the woods tomoro, going to try and find a nice shaped fork, also will be marking and possibly cutting my ply to keep my options open, found some ready made bands on eBay for a fiver, do I need to treat the natural fork with anything once I have cut and shaped it ? Oil or varnish etc ? Or do people just leave them natural ? I will probably varnish the ply one if I go with that but do I need to dry the natural one first before I treat that ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cattykid123 122 Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 you can leev it natural if you wan but oil brings out thegrain better so it looks nice that's all and as for varnish it is optional Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iamdrglass 15 Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 My suggestion is to just buy one. Once you start building your whole house will be covered with forks and you will not be able to drive buy a tree or pass a thrift shop without seeing a future catty..... All kidding aside if you use plywood use the multi plex Baltic Birch with multiple layers ( not the cheap stuff) It will save you money in the long run. I built my first ones out of multiplex and love them, But I am now addicted to natural forks/natural board cuts. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cattykid123 122 Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 same mate but it is a good hobby 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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