b'FAMOUS FABRICATORSOur regular look at the best makers eff orts in catapults and related creations. This issue, the incredibly multi-talented and fabulously well equipped Mr. Martin Hird, A.K. A. HirdhawksMAKERS MARK:HIRDHAWKSMaker: .Martin HirdItems: Lots of slingshots, as well as scales and whole gunstocks and pistol grips and fore ends to embellish Crosman and Weirauch air guns. Martin also makes beautiful guitar stands.Price: .A metal cored custom catapult with this much skill and quality is always over 100 when seen on the Facebook groups by a well known and skilled maker. These HH or Hirdhawks metal core models have been kept to 74.95, which as absurdly keen.An unassuming man withT here are more slingshots onCorian and Kirinite. The best of slingshot-lifer status andsale in Martins showroomwhich is a composite called Richlite, huge talent than currently on themade of phenolic and massively website as I write but therecompressed paper.are also a good few of hisThere was way too much for us to do best on sale in Brightons Lanes at thejustice to this man on a single page, so illustrious Westons gun shop in Eastdo go see the website.Street in sight of the pier. One things for sure, Martin Hird He makes a chunky Milbro andis the best equipped maker in the models called HH2M and HHMA, asUK with the most impressive set of well as others. These are characterisedmaterials, skills and machines at his by the sheer skill, beauty and perfectdisposal. The personal collection of finish as well as his exotic scaleslingshot stu\x1fspeaks of his lifer materials. From iron wood out ofstatus, back to his roots as a seven Africa, to the most bonkers bit ofyear old kid, when he made his first.worktop from the high end customYou are going to hear more of kitchen market that gives us boththis bloke.Just LOOK at the polished shine on these!Chunky Milbro shape, totallyLINK:beautifully fi nished, thick metal core. https://www.hirdhawks.com037SSW003.37.makers-mark.indd 37 05/09/2019 16:37'