Plywood Herringbone Rambone Slingshot

It's been a while since I made this slingshot, but it occured to me that I never made an Instructable of it. So this is my favorite slingshot aesthetically. It has an oak core and scales made of plywood. I was tired of the usually boring look of plywood, so by cutting it in a special way I was able to make a herringbone pattern. It was a fun to make and equally fun to shoot. Enjoy the video tutorial!

The core is made by oak. Because of wood grain the fork would be strong in one direction but not the other. To make things a bit stronger I split the core in half and took advantage of the grain. A bit of glue on the ends made it solid.

Using a miter saw I cut plywood strips and made a herringbone pattern. This step is easy to understand by watching the video.

Once the core and scales are done you glue them toghether as shown in the picture above. There is a lot of shaping to be done before it'll look nice.

I didn't think of taking many pictures while building the thing, so you'll have to bear with the picture above. After gluing everything toghether, I used wood rasps, metal files and sandpaper to bring it to it's final shape. Lindseed oil was used as finish. Watch the video for a better explanation.