Q&A for How to Make a Sling Shot

It depends on how powerful your slingshot is. If your slingshot only fires a tiny distance and it fires "slowly," then yes. If it fires a long way and fast (which is most likely), you could break a window or really hurt someone - even if it's plastic.

Look closer. There's bound to be some suitable materials on the ground somewhere. Keep an eye out for downed branches and larger pieces of wood that your can break or cut to size.

You can look elsewhere online for a different kind, as there are many types that you can make.

It is not so much the length of the band as it is how strong you are and how far you are able to pull it back. It also depends on the thickness of the rubber band. A thick band will send a projectile farther than a weak one stretched to its limit.

Cut a strip of rubber from a tire inner tube. Ask at an Auto tire shop or a bicycle shop. Farm machinery shops often throw away inner tubes too. Most will give them free. Cut the strip about an inch wide. If you want the pouch to be wider, cut that center area wider. Attach to fork with small tacks or staples.

Not exactly like them, but most slingshots you can buy online should work even better.

Yes. If you are adept with one and it is strong enough, a sling shot can be a viable self defense weapon.

It is simply a quicker way to dry the wood. You could place it in a regular oven set at about 200 degrees, but it might take a day to dry that way.

An elastic band of some kind, perhaps from an old pair of pants, might work. You could also maybe use a headband.

You could try, but it would not be the best option, as an arrow would be a bit large to fire from a sling shot.

Both the accuracy and range of your slingshot will depend on several factors, from the type and shape of the wood you use to the tension of the bands. In general, though, slingshots are a mid-range projectile weapon. With a heavy enough sling, you could probably fire a stone or BB up to 50 or 60 feet.

You need to dry the wood because it makes the wood sturdier and more difficult to break.

Just use weaker rubber bands or fire a smaller/softer projectile. You still shouldn't fire it at a person, though.

Sadly, you can't, but hopefully that will be included in the next edition of the game!

Yes, you can. You can use any sharp object.

You could cut down exercise bands or use surgical tubing.

Try making a small crevice in the center. It might end up not working, so always have enough materials for multiple slingshots.