Making a "Mule" Slingshot - Tutorial

Hey guys, sorry for the long absence, but I'm back with another slingshot build. This slingshot is made from african padauk wood, zebrawood, and black canvas micarta. It also has some 1/4" brass pins and steel nails for reinforcement. I hope you enjoy!
Let me know what other kinds of projects you'd like to see!
"Mule" by Toddy:
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[@analfabenet]

You're a true artist. I'm a middleaged man who's learning a lot from your videos. Keep on going!

[@rubenibanez8967]

This kid has a future

[@Music-sj3ne]

ruben ibanez we all have a future

[@randomorbit3376]

Another fine video, glad I found you. Youre truly inspiring. Good work fella !!!!

[@stolenSZ]

absolutely gorgeous piece

[@tamm1796]

Thats a very nice looking slingshot.

[@benjaminwalker139]

best channel by far on slingshots! Nice work King!

[@dsanchez31951]

That slingshot is very beautiful, nice work.

[@dominicb6964]

No one could ever match your style great job

[@TheSlingshotKing]

Thanks!

[@dominicb6964]

The Slingshot King do you ever plan to do projects like sling bows or pens?

[@TheSlingshotKing]

I just got a lathe so I've been making some pens and bowls lately. I plan on doing videos on those eventually. If you're interested in that, you should follow my instagram. It's The Slingshot King

[@kingfisher0653]

Such amazing and beautiful wood work!

[@diytutorialsandmore9804]

Looks great the micarta looks really good

[@TheSlingshotKing]

thanks

[@FrigginBoomToys]

I think it's good that you left your mistake in the edit. So many DIY channels cut that kind of stuff and it make viewers think that they never make errors. Also great channel. Should have more subs.

[@TheSlingshotKing]

Thank you! And yes, I think its better to have people learn from my mistakes rather than editing them out.

[@crunch101]

dang that turned out AWESOME!

[@TheSlingshotKing]

Thanks man!

[@perrycomo7984]

That looks amazing

[@philco8082]

Superbe réalisation et super tuto Merci

[@El_hombre1965]

Great craftsmanship

[@angelop.weapons2482]

Amazing slingshot! I like the zebra wood a lot, keep it up :)

[@TheSlingshotKing]

Thanks!

[@julian909j]

Nice job dude! Im proud of you

[@leeroyphillips]

You make a cracking job of these, well done . Keep the videos coming.

[@TheSlingshotKing]

Thank you!

[@wpchang9780]

wow！ one more amazing slingshot!

[@TheSlingshotKing]

Thanks!

[@adam_g.]

This was a very neat build man! Great job!!

[@TheSlingshotKing]

Thanks!

[@MLCustomKnives]

I felt soo bad at 4:09, luckily you managed to save the slingshot! Cool slingshot and nice vid!

[@TheSlingshotKing]

haha yeah. Thanks!

[@TristanDare]

Great vid! *a little tip* I wouldn't use Olive oil, or vegetable oil on wood due to because the oil goes rancid..... So, Tung oil, Rejuvinating oil, Walnut oil *Beeswax*, are great oils/ finishes to use. But try not to use Olive oil or Vegetable oil, because it WILL go rancid, and leave a unwanted smell.... Cheers!

[@tate3687]

This is beautiful!! I really like your videos and you're very talented

[@TheSlingshotKing]

Thank you!

[@cowboycole.4554]

I'm subscribing this dude's talented

[@humorlessgaming698]

Beautiful slingshot.

[@TheSlingshotKing]

Thank you!

[@humorlessgaming698]

The Slingshot King Anytime. Just preaching the truth.

[@bigronxxxx]

From someone with 30 years of shooting slingshots do not shoot that fork those little nail will not hold during a pull and the fork will come back ay your eye ,we were talking about you on the forum you a good builder but there is no way the shooter is safe it may not broke first pull but it will break one day and without safety glasses it coming back into your eye,all the best you're a great builder buddy

[@TheSlingshotKing]

Thank you, but I'm very confident that the forks will not break. It may be difficult to tell in the video, but the steel nails go all the way down each fork, stopping at about the center of the slingshot. On top of that there are two more nails that go through the center, which strengthens the wood at the crack and prevents it from splitting along the grain. This should make the slingshot easily strong enough for any bands, and I strength tested the forks with a 25lb weight to make sure.

[@waltermorgenroth7872]

yay! more TSK

[@ethanlaw8612]

Nice slingshot bro

[@harrisonsgroetsch7797]

Sweet video I'm going to try to make a sling shot of my own

[@SRMGamingYT]

hey dude i just saw one of your vids and there are damn great u are good of making slingshots and I also sub so keep up the great work man

[@TheDIYMaster]

lool your voice changed from the last video, snap ur slingshot got shot, your slingshots are always da bomb tho👌👌👌👌

[@TheSlingshotKing]

haha maybe, idk. It could also just depend where I was recording. And thanks!

[@hadiazman915]

Slingshot KINGG!

[@godzillamc1782]

cool slingshot

[@OceanyangTW]

Great , your techniq can apply landing net building~

[@Blogie]

You should think about stamping your beautiful slingshots with your very own maker's mark.

[@jonasfoellner5279]

Having a background in knife making, i would suggest putting the pins in during the first glue up when every part is still level and parallel. First put in the three sections of rod in the two layers of wood, then the one in micarta. If you lign everything up and clamp it in the middle of the handle area, then drill the holes out you will also have guide pins for the glue up. When you drilled the holes just build it from top to bottom (M-W-W-M).

[@jaighude4627]

It looks great I especially like the GTA wasted part it really bring ur video together

[@TheSlingshotKing]

lol at least someone gets it, thanks

[@solar1048]

cool slingshot btw :)

[@TheSlingshotKing]

thanks!

[@ItAintMeBabe99]

Awesome job! Save yourself some time. . . . . glue the pieces together first, then cut once !

[@mmmtea1263]

Love your vids bro. Keep up the good work XD

[@TheSlingshotKing]

Thanks!

[@scarxss208]

Nice job

[@zerogangsta2448]

well done man!!!, the same thing happened to me

[@TheSlingshotKing]

Thanks! And yeah it's terrible when your project snaps like that

[@swayamkadam4424]

Nice skill

[@FloridaTrailrider]

Nice work. Very inspirational. Do you wear a dust mask or have ventilation?

[@mattiasbenetti]

The black wood (I forget the name) looks like carbon fibre up close. Awesome job.

[@TheSlingshotKing]

yeah it does a little. Its called micarta, and is not wood. Its made of resin infused canvas

[@TomT-93]

great video, il be buying what I need to make my own soon, any more videos coming from you Slingshot King??

[@unsugaredlemonjuice4239]

Pro tip, for a better finish, try applying oil, sanding slightly, and repeating until you find it finished.

[@brandonquezada3880]

omg your chanel has grown so much in over months that no powertool slingshot making video has over a mill views good job dude keep it up i commented on this video bc u turned off the comments on the video im talking about

[@patricknelson1471]

your videos are cool

[@briandodd9804]

You need your flags repointed buddy lol awesome work

[@Sean--]

awesome like ALWAYS LOL

[@TheSlingshotKing]

haha thanks!

[@Sean--]

The Slingshot King you replyed! whas up I've a question where did you get you bearings for your spinners big fan

[@iansadventures2550]

nice vid great tutorial

[@TheSlingshotKing]

Thanks Ian!

[@iansadventures2550]

The Slingshot King no problem

[@fabricationa.v4689]

The Slingshot King please make more Videos . I love you're videos👍👍

[@mrd.i.y9128]

I subbed you are awesome.

[@WV591]

you should open a eBay store

[@kostageorgiou3741]

so true this kid will make money the sound of handcrafted slingshots sounds so cool I think so many people will buy it not just on eBay but on amazon aswell

[@4PACYT]

#RESPECT

[@kingpenguin5574]

U should make a video on making a slingshot from wooden pallets with limted tools

[@Shredder212Films]

I know the feeling man I was trying to make a slingshot from mahogany and the for snapped right off while I was filing it

[@thais234]

Good 🥰

[@brns008]

Wow such nice. What kind of air did u use to make this video?

[@ericbowers7087]

What do you use for bands and HOW do you attach them?

[@nikolaiarbov9257]

Show us how to attach the bands. U are awesome :)

[@danielsundmark6467]

cool build and also how old are you?

[@waltermorgenroth7872]

Daniel Sundmark 14

[@danielsundmark6467]

one year older than me and thanks for letting me know and i think that you are realy good in wood working

[@aaronallred5499]

cool! do you make the micarta yourself?

[@TheSlingshotKing]

Thanks! And no, I bought the canvas micarta. I did make some homemade paper micarta though

[@aaronallred5499]

The Slingshot King you should make a tutorial on making paper micarta. I would really like to make some!

[@fabricationa.v4689]

The Slingshot King please make other videos.I think you're the best youtuber. You're videos are awesome 👏;)

[@alejandrocorreoso3017]

bro u should keep going and maybe make more vids on how to make other weapons cuz if u keep going u might even get to 1 million subs! and u might even be the next ZDN

[@workingbear9835]

good job. What camera do you use. And was that zebra wood?

[@TheSlingshotKing]

thanks, I use my phone (iphone 5s)

[@workingbear9835]

wow it's nice quality. :D

[@DarrenDIY]

damn you re so fortunate to have padauk wood btw can i use the same mule design in my videos and ill give you a shout out

[@humorlessgaming698]

Darren DIY there is a link to the slingshot in the description. It's a PDF I think IDK.

[@TheSlingshotKing]

The design isn't mine, so if you give a shoutout, it should be to Toddy (the creator of the design)

[@benbrown5073]

Do you sell your slingshots as well ?

[@aureliosalgado2966]

continue postando vídeos

[@mudassiraligarh789]

Vry nyce ma'am

[@Pacho53]

hello mr. slingshot king, what kind of wood is the black one?

[@rollothewalker5535]

That's Micarta, not wood.....

[@MNBDH34]

Where can I find brass for the pins?

[@m7airbi344]

MORE! and do a face reveal when you hit 10,000 subs

[@TheDIYMaster]

nah

[@karimlel4201]

I know this is the wrong video to ask on but since it's your latest i probably have a better chance of getting an answer. What diameter did your template have on the fidget spinner you made last time? I've got the template but don't know what scale to print it on. Love your vids man!

[@TheSlingshotKing]

It was just over 2 1/4 inches. Thanks!

[@karimlel4201]

The Slingshot King Thanks, i'll get going then! ;)

[@shnek5143]

can you cut the brass on a bandsaw? I have a almost stock 6tpi 1/4 blade and I dont have an angle grinder

[@TheSlingshotKing]

I've done it before but it really dulls the blade. Also, I buy my wood from rockler.com in either boards or scrap boxes

[@shnek5143]

Thanks for answering. I have a couple blades for my bandsaw so I should be good. For the wood so you know any websites in Canada that sell exotic wood because Rockwell doesn't ship their wood to Canada 😟

[@jacobmorgan4219]

Is there still a way to buy slingshots from you?

[@joaoporcino1360]

Como faço pra comprar 2 dessas?

[@jackgaming93]

Where do you get the templates?

[@onyxcobra4617]

Funnies when he made the slingshot snap

[@johnthreesixteen5643]

King

[@juanaparedes9840]

You only have 7 👎 good job

[@charlesncarneiro9297]

faz mais um slingshot natural ou com chapas

[@jacobmorgan4219]

Please make a video on how to shoot a slingshot

[@deleted2581]

u haven't been uploading lately can u please upload

[@arimon181]

You should make a slingshot our of koa wood just make sure it's not illegal koa wood

[@TheSlingshotKing]

Possibly, but I'm not sure. Last time I checked it was super expensive for the smallest piece

[@arimon181]

The Slingshot King truuuuuuuuu (wow I'm so lazy I respond to you like a year later but about dem koa woods dawg GET IT PLEZ (it's worth it)

[@solar1048]

first

[@temerariox8127]

Make one sort like

[@RangerLifts]

Where did you go?

[@danbaker6557]

Slingshot King, I have emailed you about buying some of your slingshots, tell me the name of the ones on sale and the price your charging, I live in the USA.

[@dawsongross7319]

How much would one of your sling shots cost

[@TheSlingshotKing]

the price ranges from about 15-100, but I'm too busy with school work to take any orders now. Maybe in the future though.

[@timenkenh7935]

Would you like to own your slingshot? because you love your slingshot. I would like to thank you for the slingshot from you. how to contact you?

[@lilt4896]

Can u do a slingshot collection

[@alexc8845]

Hey m8 when will u be posting agani

[@TheDIYMaster]

schools over man and we both haven't made a video in 5 months lmao

[@dawsongross7319]

I saw u had none on your Etsy page

[@tate3687]

Dawson Gross probably sold out

[@ryanj116]

Dawson Gross they are custom bruh made to order

[@angelachristie528]

what are you doing!!! you have such a great channel and you don't upload.!!!!!

[@user-mg8jj2so3n]

how muck is it??

[@user-mg8jj2so3n]

if you sell to me,how muck is it?

[@Tronman63]

I'm just sad he hasn't posted anything in 3 years.

[@mcr0741]

The mistake you made wasn't the hammering. It was at 3:32. Drilling the holes into the limbs made it structurally weak. This should've sufficed with two holes only, one in the base body and one at the neck, and *none ever* near the limbs.

[@Goatluqx]

What's your favourite slingshot?

[@nathancollin9354]

Hi my friend i will like buy one if you can make one for me like this one .. Let me know i am from new jersey