NL Rock Chuckers - Handcrafted Slingshots

02/27/2025

- FOR SALE -

- $50 -

Model: Merula

Material: Northern mountain ash, Danish oil finish

Specifications:

Width- 95mm
Fork gap- 45mm
Length- 160mm

This slingshot is a norther mountain ash wood fork, hand carved and roasted dark, engraved with the butterfly logo, and finished with Circa 1850 Tung 'n' Teak oil. The handle is ergonomic and designed for larger hands. This frame features decorative Māori inspired engraving along the circumference of the fork ends, and includes a simple paracord lanyard for convenience. Named after Percnodaimon Merula, a species of butterfly known as the Black Mountain Ringlet, that is native to New Zealand.

Purchase of this slingshot includes a packet of biodegradable hard clay shots, with rubber tuned to the ammunition provided, as well as a spare band set and tying tape, ready for target practice.

02/14/2025

Dogberry wood harvest

02/11/2025

Collected some apple wood forks today. These will make fine additions to the inventory.

02/08/2025

- FOR SALE -

- $40 CAD -

Model: Camilla

Material: cherry wood, polyurethane finish

Specifications:

Width- 80mm
Fork gap- 40mm
Length- 150mm

This slingshot is a classically designed frame made from cherry wood with a striking appearance that comes from the darker vascular cambium (inner bark layer) contrasting against the lighter sapwood grain. The frame is carved down, engraved with the butterfly logo, and finished with coats of glossy polyurethane. Portable, durable, weather resistant, and begging to be used rather than be a decorative wall hanger. Named after Limenitis Camilla, the Eurasian White Admiral butterfly, whose coloration shares a similar striking appearance.

Purchase of this slingshot includes a packet of biodegradable hard clay shots, with rubber tuned to the ammunition provided, as well as a spare band set and tying tape, ready for target practice.

02/08/2025

- FOR SALE -

- $40 -

Model: Vulpina

Material: Northern mountain ash wood ("dogberry"), Danish oil finish

Specifications:

Width- 90mm
Fork gap- 40mm
Length- 130mm

This slingshot is a classical design made of Northern Mountain Ash wood, engraved with the butterfly logo, and finished with coats of danish oil. Designed for portability and comfort, this frame is very pocketable. The slingshot is named after Lichnanthe Vulpina species, also known as Bumblebee Scarab Beetles, found throughout the world, including Newfoundland.

Purchase of this slingshot includes a packet of biodegradable hard clay shots, with rubber tuned to the ammunition provided, as well as a spare band set and tying tape, ready for target practice.

02/08/2025

A modest harvest today

01/30/2025

- Personal project -

My step father had given me a piece of Hornbeam wood from Nova Scotia a few months ago. Well, I finally got around to making a finished frame out of it.

Specifications are to my own personal preferences - a narrow 35mm for gap, fork tips measuring 22mm, width of 75mm and length of 140mm. The tips touched with red acrylic paint. Finished with a coat of polyurethane.

The design is a homage to the "Fairy Slingshot" found in the Legend of Zelda games.

07/07/2024

- FOR SALE -

- $50 -

Model: Sundragon

Material: Northern mountain ash wood ("dogberry"), Danish oil finish

Specifications:

Width- 100mm
Fork gap- 50mm
Length- 165mm

This slingshot comes from a Northern Mountain Ash tree fork that has been hand carved, roasted dark, and finished with coats of Circa 1850 Tung 'n' Teak oil and polyurethane for increased durability. The frame features a modest yet elegant celtic style vinework engraving. Its ergonomic grip makes it very comfortable to hold, even in large hands. The slingshot is named after the Sundragon, a genus of dragonflies which contains only two species - Selys's sundragon and Ulher's sundragon - both of which are native and confined to the eastern regions of USA and Canada.

Purchase of this slingshot includes a packet of biodegradable hard clay shots, with rubber tuned to the ammunition provided, as well as a spare band set and tying tape, ready for target practice.

06/15/2024

- Order up! -

- Lunar Thorn -

This slingshot "Lunar Thorn" is a custom order for a local Newfoundland neighbor. It is a mountain maple tree fork hand carved and lightly roasted, engraved with Nordic knot work and the butterfly logo, and finished with layers of Circa 1850 Tung 'n' Teak oil. Named after the Lunar Thorn Moth, a species found throughout Europe in Scandinavian regions.

The frame measures 105mm wide with a 55mm fork gap and 170mm long and features a black paracord lanyard in western country whipping knot pattern.

Happy shooting!

05/29/2024

- FOR SALE -

- 40$ -

Model: Virbia

Material: Mountain Maple wood, Danish oil finish

Specifications:

Width- 110mm
Fork gap- 60mm
Length- 160mm

This slingshot is a Mountain Maple tree fork that has been hand carved into an ergonomic shape, engraved with the butterfly logo, and finished with coats of Circa 1850 Tung 'n' Teak oil. The wider frame and ergonomic grip makes it very beginner friendly. An orange paracord handle wrap and lanyard is added for greater security and convenience. It is named after Virbia aurantiaca, the orange holomelina moth, a moth species with a striking orange color, found throughout North America.

Purchase of this slingshot includes a packet of biodegradable hard clay shots, with rubber tuned to the ammunition provided, as well as a spare band set and tying tape, ready for target practice.

05/28/2024

05/24/2024

- Order up! -

- Fairy Flicker -

This is a custom slingshot frame made for a local Newfoundlander. This slingshot "Fairy Flicker" is a willow tree fork that has been hand carved, engraved with the butterfly logo, stained in a darker mahogany color, and finished with a coats of Circa 1850 Tung 'n' Teak oil and polyurethane finish.

The frame measures 115mm wide with a 55mm fork gap and 160mm long. A red paracord lanyard in a west country whipping knot work has been added for convenience.

The name comes from the term "fairy flicked", that according to local Newfoundland folklore, someone would go berry picking or rummaging through the woods, and come out having a mysterious welt on their body, with variations of fairy trickery involved, such as seeds or sticks growing out from the injury.

Happy Shooting!