shooting sticks ... carbon fiber ... DIY ... recycled golf club shafts

[JohnnyPDX]

Made some shooting sticks out of REALLY EXPENSIVE carbon fiber golf club shafts.

My customer, and skateboarding cohort from high school, is a golf pro at a club near me and gave me some of the broken shafts because he knew I wanted to make a stock for my PP700. I didn't do that.

I love shooting sticks but personally prefer lightweight natural wood. Made these for a GTA & AGN member and buddy.

The steel pin at pivot joint is welded at one end to prevent slipping out and the other end is welded to the tubing itself. Epoxy is AWESOME. The ends of the CF tubing are capped with spikes at the bottom and at the top internally supported from collapse with an epoxied metal insert.

Carbon Fiber Stix
Total Weight = 5.4oz (152grams)
Length = 30"

Filbert / Hazelnut Wood Stix
Total Weight = 5.6oz (158grams)
Length = 28"

 

[Big_Swede]

Nicely done. Gives me an idea of making some out of old carbon fiber arrows. 

 

[JohnnyPDX]

Nicely done. Gives me an idea of making some out of old carbon fiber arrows.

Hell yes! Even more skinny, light, super strong as well as same diameter for entire shaft length.

 

[Twinkees_n_Pb]

Very nice work there @johnnypdx ...And yes old carbon fiber arrows are a great idea. Simple and light is best in the field esp with rest the other crap we may need to carry.

Any pics of those hazelnut wood sticks?

 

[JohnnyPDX]

 

The feet were done QUICKLY and it's just for me and GS hunting so didn't spend much time there but the pivot joint I did correctly to the best of my HillBilly Get Er Done NOW garaging.

 

[JohnnyPDX]

3/4" round steel tubing for the pivot joint

1/2" round aluminum tubing for the feet

All from Homers and fits well WITH epoxy. The welded pin at swivel just a has a dab of weld at one end to prevent slipping through, then inserted, then just a quick stab of the TIG welder to anchor the other side of the pin to the 3/4" tubing, then quick immersion in water for rapid cool to not upset the epoxy.

This cannot be done with aluminum tubing, too much welding heat input. it could have threaded but I am a welder so... I weld things.

 

[Twinkees_n_Pb]

Good stuff! Hey whatever works It free (almost); simple and light. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Mike_Lenardon]

Nice job, they look great.

 

[JohnnyPDX]

Thank You Sirs! It's maybe a GS hunting day after the parking lot Easter church service.

Happy Easter!

 

[MrP]

Man those look great, would sure like to get a set of those some day.



love the "feet" 



nice work mr pdx 

 

[Corvid_hunter]

Carbon fiber is very nice. Wear a respirator when cutting or grinding as the dust is very bad for you.

 

[JohnnyPDX]

grand ronde tribe

Carbon fiber is very nice. Wear a respirator when cutting or grinding as the dust is very bad for you.

Thanks and it's quite itchy!

 

[Blackpaw]

@johnnypdx nice and blingy 

 

[Ranchibi]

Johnny, ingenuity at it's finest! You are the McGyver of the Airgun community!

 

[JohnnyPDX]

Thanks Guys. Looks more like a yardwork day and sipping Chardonay in a friend's backyard but we may ride bikes there.

Happy Easter my digital friends.

 

[JohnnyPDX]

Johnny, ingenuity at it's finest! You are the McGyver of the Airgun community!

Junior Only. 

 

[Ranchibi]

Johnny, ingenuity at it's finest! You are the McGyver of the Airgun community!

Junior Only.

Original to me !

 

[targyros42]

that's awesome!

 

[JohnnyPDX]

that's awesome!

Thank You Sir