Posts by Brendon

Build thread started.

Yeah it's quite a pain to drive out to PV all the time but it's quite a beautiful location.

How does one decide on a) band hole/slot location and b) weather to use two holes or an elongated slot? I'm thinking I will be using two bands and the two holes just looks cool.

The glue ups took every 12" f style clamp I owned .

For some reason, it's only letting me attach one pic at a time.

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As stated in my introduction thread, I've been diving for a while but always with a pole spear, I decided recently that I wanted to start spear slinging and being a hobby woodworker, building it comes natural to me.

So far, I have 3, 6 part laminated Honduran/Santos mahogany blanks glued up with WS epoxy, trued 4 sides square on the jointer, planer and table saw, and they have all been hanging for about a month. The moisture content on the wood was sub 8 % as it was kiln dried then has been sitting in my lumber rack for at least a year so I don't expect it to need to hang much longer and don't expect much warp or twist.

Two blanks will actually become guns, the third exists soley as a setup blank. I will use it setup the machines before making cuts on the actual blanks.

I'm currently planning on a neptonics reef mech ( honestly because I don't know about many other options), mid handle mounted, and an enclosed track ( gunna have to buy the ball mill since that's not a tool most woodworkers own.) as I have a bunch of purple heart on hand! I'm planning on inlaying about 18" of ppl heart into the end of the gun for support rather than derlin or uhmw plastic. The hardness and oil content should give me more strength than either of the plastics with the same low coefficient of friction. (I'd like to hear thoughts if I'm off base)

Currently, both blanks are 45". I will be hunting halibut, WSB, calico, sheepshead.. Pretty much everything that likes in the kelp beds between San Diego and the Channel Islands.

Some things I would like to get feedback on.
I have no idea how to choose a spear size.
I have no clue what power and number of bands I should plan for

Here are some pics so far including a handle of padeuk, Purple Heart that I tried shaping.

Thanks for the welcome. I think I'll start a build thread specifically with pics that I can update as well as ask my dumb questions in.
I'm in simi valley ca also in case anybody is close and doesn't have access to the tools they need. My shop is pretty decently equipped with a long bed 8" jointer, 13" planer, table saw, router table, drum sander. . All things I think will come in handy with this build.

Hey guys, I joined to ask some questions of the community about a spear gun build I'm working on. I have a full functioning garage woodshop as wood working is my primary hobby so building a speargun seemed better than buying. I actually have never fished with anything but a pole spear do the gun is a huge learning curve.
I've got a 55" 6 part laminated blank hanging for the past month and I don't have movement yet so hopefully it stays that way.