Rubber Band Gun

A simple rubber band gun made from wood that looks similar to a revolver or duelling pistol.

Materials needed:

• Coping Saw for the curves
• Hacksaw for straight cuts
• Wood
• Clothespin
• 2- small #2 Phillips head screws
• 1- 2 inch long #2 Phillips head screw
• Staple gun and 5/16 staples

I didn't lunge in and start cutting this thing immediately. Nope, I sat here and sketched it.

I wanted mine to look similar to a duelling pistol or a Revolver. It would be single shot, though.

Decide what you want yours to look like and start sketching.

Your best bet would be to cut the main straight lines with the Hacksaw. When you reach the curves, use the coping saw.

Sorry for not really well documenting this step. I was in a rush to assemble it.

Drill 2 holes in the clothes pin and top of the gun, and put 2 screws in.

Drill one hole in the back of the 2 parts of the gun (if you used multiple parts) and put the longer phillips in there.

Cut a notch in the front of the gun for rubberbands to slip into.

To load, pull a rubber band from the notch back to the clothespin.

To shoot, aim at your target and pull down on the back of the clothespin and it should shoot.

I'm currently working on a false cylinder for mine to make it more 'revolver' styled.

Also, something to think about: when lining up multiple pieces, be careful not to cut too much off of one. Otherwise, you might have to improvise on it.

At this time, the only thing I feel I've yet left to do is to color it black with sharpie for the battle.

I would also recommend not using oak if cutting by hand, or using power tools to cut oak.