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Message started by CanDo on Feb 20th, 2007 at 7:23pm

Title: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by CanDo on Feb 20th, 2007 at 7:23pm
Hi,
This is a place to post all photos of your slings or you slinging. If this thread begins to get a lot of photos, and there isn't much chat, I'll make it sticky. I know there was some excitement over this idea, and I personally think it's a good one, so here's your chance to make it happen. Feel free to post pictures in here  that you've already posted on this site before.
Have Fun,
CanDo

An UPDATE:

PLEASE resize your images so that they'll fit (about 8" wide). If you'd like to show the image in full, just include a link. This keeps everything neat, and visible. If you have any questions PM me. Thanks.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lobohunter on Feb 22nd, 2007 at 5:49pm








I cleaned the post a bit, hope the pictures show better now.
Willeke

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Post by Jaz on Feb 23rd, 2007 at 8:38pm
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Post by Osika on Feb 24th, 2007 at 7:47am

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Post by Amras on Feb 24th, 2007 at 11:49am
Here are my slings, From left to right: netted sling, golfball sling, apache style sling, asymetrical duct tape sling, two nylon braided slings, jute plit pouch sling, jute dimond pouch sling, three
Peruvian slings.
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/6829/picture243tm2.jpg
Up close of the Peruvians
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/6494/picture228io2.jpg

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/7171/picture229ar8.jpg

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/4155/picture231tx5.jpg

Links to descussions:
My Peruvian sling- http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1153341136/0
Peruvian sling toutorial- http://www.slinging.org/wiki/index.php?title=Methods_of_making_Slings_%28Modern_and_Historical%29
My Amo bag- http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1087825010/30#30

EDIT 3/3/07
Here is my latest sling. It is made out of thin hemp jewlers twine.
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/1777/picture257jf2.jpg
   

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by CanDo on Feb 24th, 2007 at 11:50am
Oh and feel free to make some notes about your photos or give a link to other places on the site where you've posted them before for anyone who might want more information or a place to discuss. Great pictures thus far! :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaz on Feb 24th, 2007 at 4:59pm
My only decent plastic bag sling. This one's good for tennis balls.  :)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by don1 on Feb 24th, 2007 at 5:59pm


Willeke, suggested that I post this shot of my avatar here.  I can't zoom in tight enough on the sling due to grainyness, (scanned photo), but, its made of nylon chalk-line, hand-plaited 8 strand with woven split pouch, 1.626m total length. Braided finger loop and double Mathew Walker at the bitter end.

Just finishing a fig. 8 at a stray dog, dumping on a neighbor's lawn.  (Dog is safe and contented; no windows broken).

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JustKnot on Feb 25th, 2007 at 12:58pm
My first sling:
Tutorial for making it

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by riverwindflutes on Feb 25th, 2007 at 1:05pm
Very nice job on your first sling, Can you explain to us how you did it?, the pouch area looks really cool.
I would like to make one just like it.
Don

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Willeke on Feb 25th, 2007 at 2:36pm
riverwindflutes,
Click on the line just above the photo:
Tutorial....

Willeke

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by FreeSlinger on Feb 26th, 2007 at 4:48am
My First Sling.




The center stitch there attaches a reinforcing strip, which seems to help. All three strands braided at each end, finger loop made simply. Pouch made of old leather CD case cut up, cord is Hemp, with a bit of black duct tape reinforcing the stress points where cord leaves pouch on each side, all found around the house. Slings sizes from Golf Ball ~ish up to half a brick or so if I'm ambitious.  I like that it's rather primitive, and has a worn look to it for good reason. :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingwizzy on Feb 27th, 2007 at 9:12am


this is my small-pouch-sling its really handy for small stones (of about 4cm in diameter) and works good

here you go Cando ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by harryman on Feb 28th, 2007 at 9:08pm
here is my most recent sling. i finaly saved up and bought some premium leather, and i really like it. it's simple yes, but it works and i like it. :D

CanDo was here, to make the image visible
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by don1 on Mar 1st, 2007 at 12:43pm
Here's an alternate method of tieing a sheepshank sling.  Normally, you would form an "S" in the bight of a line, throw on a half-hitch at each small bight of the "S", then tuck the working ends through the bights, transforming into 2 bowlines, making it a "locked" sheepshank.

My way uses an extra bight, or 2 "S's" stacked, allowing for quick weave through the 5 cradle lines...I can report that it's great for throwing apples & oranges...or, tie a couple of constrictor knots inboard of the bowlines to adjust for size of projectile.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by SEB on Mar 1st, 2007 at 1:53pm
a lot of good looking slings here.
the one of JustKnot is very beautifull. I'm going to make one like that.
here's some of mine
Never mind the atlatls and darts in the back ;)



the brown-pouched one is currently one of my favorites as is the black pouched one right under it.
the black one makes a nice whipping sound when I handle it propperly.
in the corner left under is an adjutable sling, lenght up to 130cm folded. well suited for big stones.
this one and the blue one, as well as a sling without any knots or stiches at all, are better vieuwed here :
http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1136663600/0#0

hope you like them
Sander


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaz on Mar 2nd, 2007 at 12:24am
:o Nice work, both slings and atlatls!
That's a very good photo; it belongs in the members' gallery I reckon.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by southpaw on Mar 2nd, 2007 at 3:09pm
Second that!!  :D

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Post by slingwizzy on Mar 2nd, 2007 at 6:06pm
wooooow, that are some nice slings and atlatls!!!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by CanDo on Mar 2nd, 2007 at 10:35pm
Because there are a lot of great (and a few EXCELLENT) posts here, I made this sticky (for now, anyway).

I'll have to ask again though, that as long as this is sticky,  can we keep comments on the pictures on different threads,  Please?

Thanks,
CanDo

If anyone disagrees with the sticky decision, just send me a PM - I don't have a good feel of public opinion at this point.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by SEB on Mar 4th, 2007 at 1:22pm
Hi

thanks for your nice reactions!

Sander

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaz on Mar 6th, 2007 at 12:28am
Six strand retention cord, pouch woven with Matthias' instructions (http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1168848146/0 - great stuff, Matthias  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]), three strand release cord. Made from 2mm nylon cord. I haven't tested it yet.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Nasse on Mar 8th, 2007 at 7:35pm
Here's my to slings (can't figure out how to post them properly so I make two posts..):

This first one is the one I was talking about making in the thread "Apache slinging". Came out pretty well i think, throws good. The pouch is made from black leather, and the strings are braided from persienna strings.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Nasse on Mar 8th, 2007 at 7:37pm
The second one I made several years ago, can't really remember when. The strings are made from leather boot laces. Leather in the pouch is the same as above.

Thanks.
Jonas.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Willeke on Mar 10th, 2007 at 3:59pm
I have posted some of my holiday photos from Australia in my Yahoo albums, in there are the photos of Wrenn slinging.
I have not seen him on the forum for a long time so I could not ask permission to post the photos.
So Wrenn, if you see this and you want them removed, please contact me and I will.
Till then you can find them at: http://new.photos.yahoo.com/willeke_igkt/album/576460762392989642/photo/294928804270641029/10 and following 4.

Willeke

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by scavenger on Mar 20th, 2007 at 8:40am
2 apache slings made from 1mm cotton twist
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matthias on Mar 20th, 2007 at 2:19pm
Wow, some great looking slings have been added since the last time I checked this thread. Great work everyone!

Nice to see some looped-warp split pouched out there too. Pretty slick! We need to get those instructions into the articles section I guess.

Matthias

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by asemery on Mar 22nd, 2007 at 6:44am
I thought I was new to slinging but I recently looked at an old book in my library which describes a sling I made 30 years ago.  After 5 loops (6" long") are made you begin a sheepshank but tie an overhand knot and place the end of the cord through all five loops and pull tight.  Repeat at other end.  I did not use it much 30 years ago.  The sling pictured here works well in the few times I have used it and a golf ball did not slip through the lines of the pouch.  I was not using full force. The name of the book is "Whittlin', Whistles and Thingamagigs" ISBN 0-8117-1882-2.  Tony


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jml11220 on Apr 14th, 2007 at 3:20am
This is the first sling I've made, just a day after my first visit to this site.  



and me holding said sling.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jml11220 on Apr 16th, 2007 at 1:51pm
I had an old and worn out gun belt (The kind with two rows of adjustment holes)that I was going to get rid of.  

Before I trashed it though I had a thought that I could make it into a sort of sling pouch.  It assembled well.  I haven't been able to shoot it yet because of the massive storm in the US North East, but it looks good.

I believe in giving credit where due.  This sling is simply a modification of the Dan Bollinger design found here http://www.slinging.org/20.html.  For all braiding instructions please refer to his article.  I could really write it better.

I started by cutting the leather from the belt in two polygon shapes as pictures.  I made them eight spaces in length, with the first and last sections having one of the holes removed by an angular cut.  Make sure to leave enough leather around the singular holes to leave them sturdy for the stress of throwing, about an 1/8th of an inch or more.  It's important to make them an even number of rows in length so the weaving will leave the strings entering and exiting from the leather in the right way.



After braiding the retention cord as per Mr Bollinger's instructions I came to the point where you'd normally split the lines, and braid the pocket.  Instead of braiding I put the strands through the first hole of the belt leather from the side where the ammo would be loaded.



I then weaved the lines in and out of the spaces along the outer edge of the leather, exiting at the other singular hole on the other end.



I then repeated on the other side with the other piece of leather placing it to mirror the first.



To finist the sling simple continue braiding the lines as per Mr. Bollinger's instructions.  The finished pocket looks like this.



And holds well as illustrated by my tennis ball sized metal sphere.



Give it a try.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by riverwindflutes on Apr 17th, 2007 at 5:53am
Very cool  jml11220
Great adaptation of the Bollinger design, Keep up the good work.
Don A.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jml11220 on Apr 22nd, 2007 at 10:15am
My two new slings.  I've taken pretty well to the braiding process.

This first one is made from six 48# hemp cords and a large shaped leather pouch for tennis ball sized projectiles.



The retention loop.




This next one is Cotton cord with a shaped leather pouch for golf ball size projectiles.




They throw pretty well.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Willeke on Apr 22nd, 2007 at 12:18pm
Look good!

Willeke

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by riverwindflutes on Apr 22nd, 2007 at 6:24pm
I like the large pouches, especially for throwing those tennis balls around
Nice Job !!!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Steven on May 7th, 2007 at 7:53pm
Found this interesting sling while surfing the net


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on May 12th, 2007 at 1:24pm
Here's one of two that I have on my Balearic Style Slings

Marc Adkins
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on May 12th, 2007 at 1:24pm
Here's the Second One :)
Marc
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Lathron on May 16th, 2007 at 6:19am
my sling, I'm very proud with the fraying knot solution ;D


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Cliff on May 23rd, 2007 at 3:32pm
This is probably my 5th or 6th sling.  It frays easily with most rocks, but it is very nice for tennis balls.
It's para-cord, and 60 cm (2 ft) long from mid-pouch to the release knot.  The pouch is 15 cm (6 in.) long, and the split in it is 9 cm (3.5 in.)

Edit: I will try to get a build-along or instructions posted in a few days.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by aussieslinger on May 25th, 2007 at 6:08am
Hi Cliff,

I really like the design. It looks so simple and uncluttered. I assume there are no actual joins, ie. it is made from just one continuous piece of paracord that continues on into the release and retention cords. If so what is the overall length of cord required to make the complete pouch?

Aussieslinger

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by funda_iucunda on Jun 1st, 2007 at 5:07pm
Here is the most uncommon sling of my collection. My father in law bought on Madagaskar. The man who sold it to him showed him how to sling. He used the Apache style and shot a pebble abpout 70 to 80 m far. I plan to cut a new sling (this one is a little bit torn) from leather in the same shape and I'm curious how it works.

funda iucunda


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by funda_iucunda on Jun 1st, 2007 at 5:13pm
Something went wrong, but now it should be alright:

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by CanDo on Jun 1st, 2007 at 5:52pm
funda_iucunda,
I'm extremely busy right now, but I'll resize those images for you shortly...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kelthen on Jun 1st, 2007 at 9:06pm
these look great! i will try to get some pictures of my slings or me throwing burning objects around. hehe. ;D i especially like yours cliff. i am patiently awaiting a tutorial. and cash for paracord.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by CanDo on Jun 2nd, 2007 at 10:29am
Photos Fixed :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by funda_iucunda on Jun 2nd, 2007 at 2:58pm
Can Do,

many thanks for your quick help! :)
In my program the fotos had a good size but it didn't work as an attachment :(

funda iucunda

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Deimos on Jun 3rd, 2007 at 2:09pm
Here is one of my first slings  :)


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kelthen on Jun 3rd, 2007 at 5:00pm
i would trade for one. those look great!! you should start a post in the trading post.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Deimos on Jun 3rd, 2007 at 11:58pm
i'll think about it.
but .. there is one small problem :(
i live in Russia.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mordechaj on Jun 4th, 2007 at 7:24am
that shouldn't bee a problem.

aussie has sent his free pouches to all continents by now, and he does it for free, so if you trade something, shipping should not be an obstacle :)


(i don't trabe a lot, but even I have sent things to america, asia and australia, from europe.)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by curious_aardvark on Jun 4th, 2007 at 10:29am
cool a russian member :-)

Love the pouch style. trading works by each member not really caring what the postage costs. You decide whether something is worth trading your thing for and then you both send the items.
I've traded a heavy club to hong kong for a light sling in return. Lost out on postage that way round, but it all evens out in the end and the wood for the club didn't cost me anything :-)

Good fun. So far I've sent and received stuff from various bits of america, germany, lithuania, czech republic, holland, australia, hong kong, canada and probably somewhere else as well. :-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by OwThatsMyEye on Jun 5th, 2007 at 12:42am



Here is mine.  ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by aussieslinger on Jun 5th, 2007 at 9:44am

Deimos wrote on Jun 3rd, 2007 at 11:58pm:
i'll think about it.
but .. there is one small problem :(
i live in Russia.  :)


Great! I have yet to send one of my pouches to Russia. Only too happy to send you one if you like.

Aussieslinger

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by PeanutChewSlurpy on Jun 8th, 2007 at 1:09am
Just started this stuff the other day.

These are based on a sling I purchased. Probably won't work. My first attempts. This one I made from an article here. This one was totally freehand.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sora on Jun 10th, 2007 at 10:03am
This is my first braided sling, it's only 38 cm (folded) and each strand of the pouch is 10 cm :)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by linkomies on Jun 27th, 2007 at 9:25am
deimos how did you made that kind of an pouch? :P and btw i live in finland 8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lightfoot71 on Jul 4th, 2007 at 12:27am
Hi Guys,
Neat forum.  I don't have a photo but when I was in the Navy several of us made slings from the remains of a drag chute.  We cut lengths of the nylon webbing 3" wide X around 4 feet long.  We took a wrap around our hand and held the other end with our thumb.  We put a rock at the bottom of the loop and threw it overhand.  You could throw a rock a little smaller than a hard ball a fair distance.  

I haven't thought about it until I blundered onto this site.  You have some neat slings here.  I may try using a sling again.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kelthen on Jul 5th, 2007 at 5:43pm
Thats great. hopefully i can get some pics up.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by CanDo on Jul 6th, 2007 at 3:19pm
A lovely photo of myself slinging:

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lightfoot71 on Jul 12th, 2007 at 3:47pm
Hi Guys,
I am relunctant to post this photo since all of you have put a lot of time, thought, and effort into your slings, but just in case someone wants to get started right away I'll post it anyway.  Took me about an hour to make and cost about $2.50 U.S.

I can't figure out how to send the images so I guess you will have to take my word for it.

CanDo Gave me some help with the images.  I'll try again:

The leather, an old eyeglass case, $0.99 U.S.


Layout:


Completed Sling with nylon lines, $1.27


As the pouch doesn't have a pocket, it works best with heavier stones. I tried the Apache throwing technique and got fair results, except for the time I accidently hit the car.  I think I will try to make an Apache sling next.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by CanDo on Jul 13th, 2007 at 12:44am

lightfoot71 wrote on Jul 12th, 2007 at 3:47pm:
Hi Guys,
I am relunctant to post this photo since all of you have put a lot of time, thought, and effort into your slings, but just in case someone wants to get started right away I'll post it anyway.  Took me about an hour to make and cost about $2.50 U.S.

I can't figure out how to send the images so I guess you will have to take my word for it.

Check your PM :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kava fiend on Jul 31st, 2007 at 1:37am


G'day fellow slingers. Never having posted pics on the web before (yes I know, hard to believe isn't it?)
I thought I might give it a go here and see if I can get it to work.

My Macrame sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kava fiend on Jul 31st, 2007 at 1:40am
Now all I have to work out is how to post multiple images :-?

Kava_Fiend

sling close up:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Aug 4th, 2007 at 1:15am
Nice lookig sling

Marc Adkins


wrote on Jul 31st, 2007 at 1:37am:
G'day fellow slingers. Never having posted pics on the web before (yes I know, hard to believe isn't it?)
I thought I might give it a go here and see if I can get it to work.

My Macrame sling


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Aug 4th, 2007 at 1:19am
I did give one of my early pattern Balearic slings to a Russian Co-worker for christmas. Along with some slinging stuff in russian.
but I don't think it's quite the same thing.

Marc Adkins


Deimos wrote on Jun 3rd, 2007 at 11:58pm:
i'll think about it.
but .. there is one small problem :(
i live in Russia.  :)


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kava fiend on Aug 7th, 2007 at 12:36am

Quote:
Nice lookig sling


cheers dude,

I was just messin' 'round with some designs and this one actually worked; the knots form a natural pouch shape. This one was just a prototype, I made longer one out of jute, which works great; better than a split pouch, eh?

Kava_Fiend


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by bcereus on Aug 9th, 2007 at 3:06pm
i get great spin with this sling.......paper balls and regulation baseballs.
during the few moments when my techniqe is good, it nails the target hard.

these are a couple of pics of my first sling. its a modified version of Zorro's medical tape design. made of 2.25 inch medical tape of course some tread and two pieces of nylon rope(# 15 i think????) with a total of about 72 inches (183cm). it has a tripple split design. i'm not sure how much longer it will last. as soon as i get my other slings made i will retire it :(




i'm in the process of the last steps of my second sling and in the planning of my third. i've been thinking about the hand woven split-pouch design ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by siguy on Aug 15th, 2007 at 11:55am
i made one up about a week or two ago out of some of the leather that C_A so generously sent me.  it is a prototype design that i think will work well (haven't had a chance to use it yet)  i intentionally used double cords.






Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Hurrigane on Aug 26th, 2007 at 11:23am
Here are links to photos of my sling. Its  simple and not so pretty but it works well :)


http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/3171/26082007na7.jpg

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/2663/26082007001ag2.jpg

-Greetings from Finland

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Aug 26th, 2007 at 11:48am
Greetings

Hurrigate, IMHO it's all about the slings performance and not about how it actually looks. My favorite sling before I retired it was made from old leather bootlaces and a piece out of another old boot..

but your sling is a nice basic model that should do everything you ask of it

Marc Adkins


Hurrigane wrote on Aug 26th, 2007 at 11:23am:
Heres links for pictures of my sling. Its  simple and not so pretty but it works well :)

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/3171/26082007na7.jpg

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/2663/26082007001ag2.jpg

-Greetings from Finland


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by bcereus on Aug 29th, 2007 at 9:29pm
Its scrap suede/leather pouch with suede cords.

Total length is 34cm the pouch is 9.5cm.

I’m slinging broken marble.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Aug 30th, 2007 at 11:00pm
Hey bcerus,
Once I got my ammuntion issue straightened out, I started using Landscape Marble Chunks, Eventually went to Landscape River rock, they seem to fly better.

Marc Adkins


B.cereus wrote on Aug 29th, 2007 at 9:29pm:
Its scrap suede/leather pouch with suede cords.

Total length is 34cm the pouch is 9.5cm.

I’m slinging broken marble.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by bcereus on Sep 12th, 2007 at 10:29pm
[quote author=winkleried link=1172017416/60#71 date=1188529243]Hey bcerus,
Once I got my ammuntion issue straightened out, I started using Landscape Marble Chunks, Eventually went to Landscape River rock, they seem to fly better.

Marc Adkins

Thanks for the tip :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Sep 13th, 2007 at 11:22pm
No Problem.
This way you don't have to reinvent the wheel. Until I figured out it was the weight of the ammunition Slinging was a very frustrating experience for me
Marc Adkins


B.cereus wrote on Sep 12th, 2007 at 10:29pm:
[quote author=winkleried link=1172017416/60#71 date=1188529243]Hey bcerus,
Once I got my ammuntion issue straightened out, I started using Landscape Marble Chunks, Eventually went to Landscape River rock, they seem to fly better.

Marc Adkins

Thanks for the tip :)


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kellymcdman on Sep 24th, 2007 at 5:15pm
her's some o my slings..
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Ranger on Sep 30th, 2007 at 5:46pm
Here is my favorite sling.  I have made at least four others like it for gifts, and can do it pretty quickly now.  I stitched the leather on with a sewing awl, which I got cheap at the craft store.  I dabbed the thread knot with super glue.  The cord is jute.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Ranger on Sep 30th, 2007 at 6:25pm
The rest of my slings.  I also have a half-done Peruvian.  

The one in the middle is interesting, since you can use either side for the loop.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by new_guy on Oct 8th, 2007 at 7:15pm
ranger, do you need to uses a wide grip for that middle sling so the cords dont tangle?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Ranger on Oct 15th, 2007 at 1:42pm
I don't remember having that trouble.  I recently gave that one to my nephew. so I can't go play with it to answer the question more thoroughly.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by B.cereus on Oct 18th, 2007 at 7:48pm
This was my first time braiding and I didn’t get the hang of it until I started the release cord.

I used cotton for material and added a few strips of leather for aesthetics, no real function.

I like the shorter length. It seems to be more accurate.

You can see the errors more in this one.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Africa_Slinger on Oct 19th, 2007 at 6:23am
I don't think this sling of mine features on the site so here goes.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Africa_Slinger on Oct 19th, 2007 at 6:25am
Close up of the pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by B.cereus on Oct 19th, 2007 at 12:31pm

Africa_Slinger wrote on Oct 19th, 2007 at 6:23am:
I don't think this sling of mine features on the site so here goes.


can i see the inside of the pouch and what type of ammo do you use?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Oct 19th, 2007 at 4:51pm
Hey if it works who cares what it looks like. My first braiding attempt doesn't look too pretty either but it still sends rocks down range.

Nice try, keep it up

Marc Adkins


B.cereus wrote on Oct 18th, 2007 at 7:48pm:
This was my first time braiding and I didn’t get the hang of it until I started the release cord.

I used cotton for material and added a few strips of leather for aesthetics, no real function.

I like the shorter length. It seems to be more accurate.

You can see the errors more in this one.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mikkel on Oct 19th, 2007 at 5:01pm
I made this reconstruction of a medieval sling (ca. 1250). The original was found in an excavation in the town of Randers in Denmark.

The pouch measures 7,5 cm x 10 cm. The strings are 60 cm each.





I also made this one (though it's not based on anything but my imagination :-) )


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Oct 21st, 2007 at 10:29pm
If you have any information on the first sling, I would love to hear it. I am sure that other members who are into historical slinging would love to hear it as well.

Marc Adkins

Mikkel wrote on Oct 19th, 2007 at 5:01pm:
I made this reconstruction of a medieval sling (ca. 1250). The original was found in an excavation in the town of Randers in Denmark.

The pouch measures 7,5 cm x 10 cm. The strings are 60 cm each.





I also made this one (though it's not based on anything but my imagination :-) )



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Loki on Oct 21st, 2007 at 10:55pm
Even though some of you have some of my work or have seen it posted by other ppl I have not actually ever posted anything myself. So here is a pic.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Loki on Oct 22nd, 2007 at 1:24am
Oops I forgot to post the other pic I have. Here y'all go.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by B.cereus on Oct 23rd, 2007 at 1:31am
is that real animal skin, Loki?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Loki on Oct 23rd, 2007 at 2:24am
Yup, its alligator skin. It is really fun to work with.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Nallekarkki on Oct 23rd, 2007 at 2:00pm
Nice Slings.  ;). tommorow i buy nylon and make one.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kellymcdman on Oct 30th, 2007 at 4:04pm
my latest slings!! :) :)  and the grenade is defused. ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kellymcdman on Oct 30th, 2007 at 4:05pm
:)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Nov 3rd, 2007 at 12:24pm
Hey I happen to know where I can get multiple Glandes of that type here in town, Whats your best range with them?

Marc Adkins


kellymcdman wrote on Oct 30th, 2007 at 4:04pm:
my latest slings!! :) :)  and the grenade is defused. ;)


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Artmaster7 on Nov 3rd, 2007 at 6:32pm
8-)These are all very nice.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kellymcdman on Nov 4th, 2007 at 1:05am

winkleried wrote on Nov 3rd, 2007 at 12:24pm:
Hey I happen to know where I can get multiple Glandes of that type here in town, Whats your best range with them?

Marc Adkins


kellymcdman wrote on Oct 30th, 2007 at 4:04pm:
my latest slings!! :) :)  and the grenade is defused. ;)

i've never slung my deactivated handgrenade before, its the only one i've got, and i dont want to wreck it.. ;) but, i know people used to use slings with them before, so try it out and please post your distance results.. :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by B.cereus on Nov 12th, 2007 at 6:27am

kellymcdman wrote on Oct 30th, 2007 at 4:05pm:
:)


the one at the bottom is cool :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by B.cereus on Nov 12th, 2007 at 7:10am
Second braided sling, #4 overall, 86.36cm total length.

As you can see things are tighter. This sling is much more accurate than the first one.


This is my work horse for my short slinging. I made the pouch shorter, the finger loop tighter and rapped suede around the end of the release cord for aesthetics.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Africa_Slinger on Dec 6th, 2007 at 1:04am
New sling in the Yurek, nwmanitou style with some modifications to connection of cords to pouch.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Africa_Slinger on Dec 6th, 2007 at 1:04am
The detail of how the pouch is connected to the cords

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Nallekarkki on Dec 15th, 2007 at 8:46am
Hi everyone!  Here is mine slings.

This is Woven paracord sling.


And this is mine Jeans sling.


Sorry my bad english.  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Dec 17th, 2007 at 10:07am
Nice looking sling.
No need to apoligise foryour english. We on this forum have a way of advoiding language barriers
Your english is better than my Finnish :)
Marc Adkins


Nallekarkki wrote on Dec 15th, 2007 at 8:46am:
Hi everyone!  Here is mine slings.

Sorry my bad english.   ;)


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Ethan on Jan 8th, 2008 at 4:36pm
Out slinging on a snowy day... It was tough, because the ice is covered with slushy snow, which makes moving your feet hard. I nearly tripped on this, and the snowball didn't go very far... Kind of a combination underhand throw and attmept at regaining balance...
That is an aussiepouch, by the way.  :)




Here's another one. I made this sling myself.



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by isshogai on Jan 20th, 2008 at 3:12pm
After joining yesterday I decided to make a new sling, borrowing a few ideas from a few of the members here...





Vey wet and windy today, but as soon as I get a chance I'll give it a go.

The knife is a spyderco UKPK (UK Pen Knife) designed specifically for the UK's carry laws ::)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by elephas17 on Feb 21st, 2008 at 12:23am
Here is my first staff sling which I call 'Gorgon'.  It isn't too pretty but it does the trick. The pouch for both my shepherd's sling and my staff sling is some kind of canvas-backed synthetic that I used for mock-ups, but they work so well I've just kept them as is. I plan to make my first leather pouch soon.

The Greek inscription is 'pathos mathos', the ancient origin of 'no pain, no gain'.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jaxslinger on Feb 21st, 2008 at 8:07pm
Thomas' non-traditional
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jaxslinger on Feb 21st, 2008 at 8:12pm
Thomas' non-traditional
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by elephas17 on Feb 24th, 2008 at 3:59pm
This is my new braided sling that I made from jute twine bought from the local hardware store, and following instructions from Dan Bollinger's article (thanks, Dan). It is hairy and smells a bit funky, so I've named it 'Sasquatch'. I seriously think I might be in love with it, it works so nicely for me.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Feb 24th, 2008 at 10:17pm
Nice looking sling sir.
Got a couple that look similar,
Although Sisal and Hemp are my favorites vegitable fibers to braid.

Marc Adkins


elephas17 wrote on Feb 24th, 2008 at 3:59pm:
This is my new braided sling that I made from jute twine bought from the local hardware store, and following instructions from Dan Bollinger's article (thanks, Dan). It is hairy and smells a bit funky, so I've named it 'Sasquatch'. I seriously think I might be in love with it, it works so nicely for me.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by joshskijam on Feb 26th, 2008 at 10:50pm
Here is a braid sling, but it has a woven pouch. Its all one piece w/ exception of the hemp that is used in the weave. So its strong and not going to break.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by aussieslinger on Feb 27th, 2008 at 4:13am
Very nice. Did you start with a split pouch like the one in the previous photo and just weave the solid pouch over it?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by elephas17 on Feb 27th, 2008 at 2:58pm
I agree, that is a very handsome woven pouch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by joshskijam on Feb 27th, 2008 at 6:15pm
If I ever get a digital camera I could make a tutorial but in the mean time, lets see if i can explain...

I take 8 strands that are long enough to make both cords and the length of the pouch.  Fold them in half.  Take 4 strands that are long enough for the pouch and long enough to braid the excess a couple of inches into the cords. Fold these 4 in half. Put them with the eight strands.  I like to move like an inch and a half from the centers of the cords and tie a string around them to hold them in place. Get all the shorter stings in the center, it will make weaving the pouch easier later. Do a 12 string square braid for like 3 inches. Separate out the short strings and take all the long ones and do a 8 string square braid until you get your desired length.

To weave the pouch I tie all 12 string to a dowel. The pouch comes out better the wider you spread out all the strings. Now here is where this sling differentiates from the other woven pouches. I use a strand approximately 9 feet and put the middle in between 6 of the strands of the sling. Pull both ends together and cross them on the one side. You have to get one going up and one going down. I really don't know how to explain it. In a normal weave the string goes under one, then over the next. In this one end is going under a string and the other one goes over. Its pretty simple, just hard to explain. I group 6 together for 2 rows, then 4, then 3, then 2, then 1....keep weaving to get you half the pouch. Then move the 12 strands together on the dowel. And do the same as before, only reversed. Tie the two ends of the string your using to weave when your done. You can manipulate the pouch to get the shape you want. Pulling the outer ones will give you a rounder pouch.

To finish it up, go back to a  12 string square braid till the 4 strands are all most used up to. I try and get both sides even. Then separate the 4 shorter strings. With the remaining 8, do a square braid again until you get your length you want.

You now have 4 strings hanging out of the cord in 2 places. I like to put them on a needle and thread them through in the opposite direction to hold them in place.  

Tie your release knot and make a retention loop and your done.

I hope that makes sense!!!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by wanderer on Feb 28th, 2008 at 12:25am
Those are pretty clear instructions I would say.

So it looks like you are twining the weft, which is what I have usually done also.

Nice work :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Bjärn on Mar 6th, 2008 at 11:39am
My dear that sling is gorgeous, in fact, when I go home I am going to test out your tutorial!  ;D

Ethan, I really like the photos of you slinging...as photos themselves and not just the sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Ethan on Mar 6th, 2008 at 9:21pm
Why thank you!  :)

The top one nearly proved painful, because I was tripping. The photo looks funny, though. I have a few of myself slinging, same day and location, but with a nice sunset in the background. They're pretty nice.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Ethan on Mar 10th, 2008 at 9:34pm
I finally uploaded the sunset one... I like it. These are all taken by my brother, Jake.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Asturian on Mar 15th, 2008 at 9:04am
this is my first braided woven pouch sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Asturian on Mar 15th, 2008 at 9:06am
and this is a close up of the pouch
sorry the images are crappy, i took them with my cellphone ;D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ara on Mar 18th, 2008 at 10:58pm
A first post for me. I really like the handiwork I see throughout this section and I'm beginning to learn how personal a sling is. My first stop, unless someone has other suggestions, is going to be to Google "Braiding for the Compleat Idiot" and see where that gets me.

Learning (1) braiding and (2) braiding techniques (going from one braided leg to a broadening pouch and back to another braided leg, for example) are on the list.

Great input here.


ara

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ara on Mar 18th, 2008 at 11:02pm
Well, that didn't work.

Any suggestions for learning resources?


ara

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by neogeo on Mar 19th, 2008 at 1:21pm
http://slinging.org/index.php?page=other-websites
Check out braiding resources.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Willeke on Mar 19th, 2008 at 2:08pm
Ara,
One of the sites in the resources is mine, here is a link:
http://knopen.ismijnhobby.nl/tables/braid-text_table.html
If this in itself is not enough, tell me what you need to know and I'll try to help you.
(But in a new topic rather than here between the pictures.)

You can also search for braiding in this forum, there is a lot already.

Willeke

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slappy on Mar 20th, 2008 at 1:51am
Hadn't had a sling in a while, got bored and threw this together.
It's a section of my ex-wife's belt + shoestring.
I like the extra holes, maybe cuts wind resistance?
Here it is in action (video)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Monster on Mar 20th, 2008 at 3:06pm
Here are 3 of the slings I use.  Two I made and the other one can be reconnized as the world famous aussiesling.  one is about 32+ inches and the other one around 20"


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Maximillion on Mar 22nd, 2008 at 10:04pm
This is my first sling on the left and my new Aussiesling, the first sling is made out of tough cotton cargo shorts, and is 3 layers thick in the middle and 5 laters thick where you can see the reinforcements around the loop hole.  The stitching is for ornamental value and just to hold it together.
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Title: My new sling!
Post by Lasse C on Mar 24th, 2008 at 1:29pm
My favourite sling broke a few years ago. Since then I have not done much slinging, mostly because I have moved, a lot of work had to be done around the house, etc, but also very much due to the fact that I hate doing a sloppy job when I make something!

Recently I found some leather that would be excellent for slings; about 2 mm thick, soft and pliable but with very little stretch. So I finally made myself a new sling! (And two more like it for my sons)
I´d like you to see a picture of it.

The pouch is 6.5 cms wide, and  +30 cms long end to end. The ends of the pouch have an extra layer of stiffer 1.5 mm leather between the others, for added stability & strength. The strings are 4 mm 8-strand braided polyester, with virtually no stretch at all. I made the finger loop from a leather strap, to distribute the load on the finger better and reduce chafing and discomfort on the finger. All string loops are spliced, sewn and whipped, all leather seams hand stitched. (Yes, I did want this sling to be realiable) The length from my fingers to bottom of pouch is 75 cms, which means that when I am standing up with arm hanging down, the pouch clears the ground with about 3 cms.

Since we had a surprise fall of about 40 cms of snow overnight I have not been able to test it properly – it´s hard to look for stones. I used one stone (200 grams) and two 120-gram chunks of lead that were lying around my workshop to make 3 test throws just to feel what the sling was like. The three throws were approximately 25, 40 and 70 metres – with all three impacts in a more or less perfectly straight line! The unbroken snow surface made it easy to see the impacts. (I am so looking forward to spring! ::) )

Lasse

http://archive.pixbox.se/arkivet/synligt_24/19310000-19319999/640x480/19313003.jpg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sora on Mar 24th, 2008 at 3:16pm
good looking sling,Lasse C

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by stevo762002 on Mar 27th, 2008 at 10:57am


My First go at slinging, managed about 75 metres underarm

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on Mar 27th, 2008 at 11:34am
Yes, but can you actually sling the rock of Gibraltar that's in the background?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by stevo762002 on Mar 27th, 2008 at 12:12pm
I'll have a go if i can find enough leather for the pouch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by curious_aardvark on Apr 2nd, 2008 at 7:29am
Nice pic - I can't help drooling over the pebble beach.
Okay so there are some disadvantages to living in the centre of an island - as far from the coast as it's possible to get :-(

Good wide grip you've got there too stevo.

Very nice vid Slappy - really good shot. So, umm, how many takes ? ;-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Apr 3rd, 2008 at 3:55pm
Forgive me I fail to sympathise with ya C_A
Ya outta try living in a landlocked state that several hundreds of miles from the ocean :( :)

Marc Adkins




Curious Aardvark wrote on Apr 2nd, 2008 at 7:29am:
Nice pic - I can't help drooling over the pebble beach.
Okay so there are some disadvantages to living in the centre of an island - as far from the coast as it's possible to get :-(

Good wide grip you've got there too stevo.

Very nice vid Slappy - really good shot. So, umm, how many takes ? ;-)


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Yurek on Apr 4th, 2008 at 5:03pm
Lasse,

Really a nice looking sling, just perfect. But I'm wondering why the pouch is so big.


Stevo,

The place of your slinging is a paradise indeed.

Yurek

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Lasse C on Apr 6th, 2008 at 4:54am

Yurek wrote on Apr 4th, 2008 at 5:03pm:
Lasse,

Really a nice looking sling, just perfect. But I'm wondering why the pouch is so big.

Yurek


Actually I think the pouch may look somewhat bigger than it is due to the slim (4 mm) strings. The width (about 6.5 cm) is simply a width I know I have been very comfortable with before - and which is recommended in a few places here on slinging.org, I might add! The length of it (+30 cm) may seem unnecessary long, but I wanted the pouch to be a little cupped but not very much. As I wanted the leather strips to fully overlap at the string hole this is more or less the length I ended up with! The size of the pouch does not seem to give me any problems with air resistance - at least not in the first test throws and the "empty" test swings I have made.

Have not been able to test it more, but it sure felt and worked nice on those first three throws!  :)

Lasse C

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Apr 27th, 2008 at 2:33am
My aussie sling with a paint job  8-)
Sry for bad images.. Bought one of the first digital cameras. 4mp ONLY!!


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Apr 27th, 2008 at 2:35am
Other pic of my sling (close-up)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Nakki on Apr 28th, 2008 at 1:03pm
So heres my sling. Aussiepouch with paracord. Those balls are mini-pétanque balls. Flew quite well. I'll add the slinging pictures later.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 29th, 2008 at 1:40pm
Here is a picture of some of my braided slings.  In the middle is my first braided sling, an apache type, then follows my first made from 6 strings . A split pouch, I have used it a lot, it is wery good, slightly worn, hate golf balls, and I just found that longish stone and gave it a good workout.

The two slings on the outside is a long and a short one, made after inspiration by balearic-slinger.  They both works nicely, the short one is wery ``agile``, the long one I must use underhand, but it has given me my longest throws so far, perhaps almost 60 meters :-/

Nakki, I saw a mini-petanque set like that.  It didn`t cost much, but the shop had just one left, and 3 of the balls was stolen out of it :(
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Nakki on Apr 30th, 2008 at 8:56am
So heres a picture of my friend slinging. I'm behind the camera. I have more pictures but I'm not so sure how you can add more than one picture on your message.
We slinged in a field that was more than 400 meters long. The longsest throw flyed over 120 meters. We didn't lose any of those mini-pétanque balls when we slinged. It was so dry that you could see a little dusk "mushroom cloud" every time when the ball hit ground.
I also have a braided sling with a split leather pouch but I haven't got any picture of it and I'm now too lazy to take one.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging.Hi
Post by HUNgarian. on May 19th, 2008 at 7:34am
Beautiful throw :) I prepare pictures soon and I share it with you then.I have 15 slings from this i think so11 braided.the rest of the string slings.I write about Hungary. I live here
on a farm.brilliant place,I like the country and the nature very much always there am.his Nice day!:) Slinging my life!!!! :) :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging.Hi.
Post by HUNgarian. on May 19th, 2008 at 9:32am
My pictures.About  one and a half years made by was an autumn akkor..Ha somebody has a question I am at his service. :)Nice day! ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Hi.
Post by HUNgarian. on May 19th, 2008 at 9:35am
In the forrest.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging.Hi.
Post by HUNgarian. on May 19th, 2008 at 9:37am
I and my kind slings:)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Hurrigane on May 23rd, 2008 at 3:32pm
This is my sling, aussie sling #106.  I made new cords.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jerry on May 24th, 2008 at 3:09am
ONCE AGAIN ONE MORE GOOD POST FROM YOU.THANKX
====================================
jerry

I love http://buydiscountgolfballs.com

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrianGrubbs on May 30th, 2008 at 10:27pm
I posted this in the introduction section, but I figured I'd put it in here as well.  This is a sling that I made for my brother David as a wedding gift.  Also shown are some clay glans that I made for him with a "G" rune (taken from J.R.R. Tolkein) in them for our last name.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on May 31st, 2008 at 10:48am

BrianGrubbs wrote on May 30th, 2008 at 10:27pm:
I posted this in the introduction section, but I figured I'd put it in here as well.  This is a sling that I made for my brother David as a wedding gift.  Also shown are some clay glans that I made for him with a "G" rune (taken from J.R.R. Tolkein) in them for our last name.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on May 31st, 2008 at 10:49am
Nice looking sling and I just love the glands

Marc Adkins



BrianGrubbs wrote on May 30th, 2008 at 10:27pm:
I posted this in the introduction section, but I figured I'd put it in here as well.  This is a sling that I made for my brother David as a wedding gift.  Also shown are some clay glans that I made for him with a "G" rune (taken from J.R.R. Tolkein) in them for our last name.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by stevo762002 on Jun 1st, 2008 at 4:45pm
Here is a pic of my braided sling, it is made from hemp with a leather pouch, it also has a leather finger loop.

i am currently selling these on ebay with good results.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Jun 5th, 2008 at 10:21pm
My collection, made by me.
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/dorkslingin/Sling%20Collection-Made%20By%20Me/th_100_0846.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/dorkslingin/Sling%20Collection-Made%20By%20Me/th_100_0848.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/dorkslingin/Sling%20Collection-Made%20By%20Me/th_100_0849.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/dorkslingin/Sling%20Collection-Made%20By%20Me/th_100_0851.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/dorkslingin/Sling%20Collection-Made%20By%20Me/th_100_0853.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/dorkslingin/Sling%20Collection-Made%20By%20Me/th_100_0857.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/dorkslingin/Sling%20Collection-Made%20By%20Me/th_sling.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/dorkslingin/Sling%20Collection-Made%20By%20Me/th_sling2.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/dorkslingin/Sling%20Collection-Made%20By%20Me/th_sling3.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/dorkslingin/Sling%20Collection-Made%20By%20Me/th_sling4.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/dorkslingin/Sling%20Collection-Made%20By%20Me/th_sling5.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/dorkslingin/Sling%20Collection-Made%20By%20Me/th_sling6.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/dorkslingin/Sling%20Collection-Made%20By%20Me/th_sling7.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/dorkslingin/Sling%20Collection-Made%20By%20Me/th_sling8.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/dorkslingin/Sling%20Collection-Made%20By%20Me/th_sling9.jpg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kellymcdman on Jun 6th, 2008 at 10:23am
awsome collection Dork!! great photography too. :) :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by curious_aardvark on Jun 6th, 2008 at 6:38pm
wow - some serious variety there and some really unusual looking pouches.
Nice going :-)
So which one's your favourite ?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dale on Jun 6th, 2008 at 7:43pm
Dork,
Nice slings!  VERY nice image posting!  I like that I can click on a thumbnail image and see a larger version.  I never thought to try that, but I like it!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Jun 7th, 2008 at 1:07am
My favorites are the four slings on the last pink page. The multicolored one my 11 year old daughter made with me. The cloth one is the first real sling I ever made its the one that works like a draw string effect. ( It is the one I have stretched over my thumb in the next pic.) The leather one is the best leather design I ever came up with. It can cup any shape. The sling laying on top of the dollar is my first acceptable braid and woven sling I ever made. I used it exclusivly for over one year throwing anything I could get my hands on. It is completely made of jute. I guess between 300 to 500 throws before the not broke off the relese cord. The pouch is still very good. It is retired now.

The picture of the two slings with the dollar between them are the ones I had made for me and sent from mexico. The pouches are huge. I have not been able to figure out how they are woven. They are made from a cactus fiber.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by wanderer on Jun 9th, 2008 at 8:51am
Very nice pictures of some very nice slings.

I was going to ask how you wove those two by the banknote - but now I see those are the ones from Mexico.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrydonBoy1 on Jun 9th, 2008 at 10:29am

dork wrote on Jun 7th, 2008 at 1:07am:
My favorites are the four slings on the last pink page. The multicolored one my 11 year old daughter made with me.


awwwwwwwwwww you got some family time ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Jun 9th, 2008 at 1:20pm
So is there a link or other way of contacting your braider in Mexico. I really like the look of those slings and think a similar one would look nice next to my outher ethnic slings.

Marc Adkins



dork wrote on Jun 7th, 2008 at 1:07am:
The picture of the two slings with the dollar between them are the ones I had made for me and sent from mexico. The pouches are huge. I have not been able to figure out how they are woven. They are made from a cactus fiber.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Jun 9th, 2008 at 9:01pm
I actually never had any direct contact with the weaver of the slings from mexico. They came from a relative of a guy I worked with. Unfortunately the american economy forced him out of the work place and I have not seen him in almost a year. I bekeive he moved back to mexico.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Jun 9th, 2008 at 11:18pm
Oh well,
Thanks for the info

Marc Adkins


dork wrote on Jun 9th, 2008 at 9:01pm:
I actually never had any direct contact with the weaver of the slings from mexico. They came from a relative of a guy I worked with. Unfortunately the american economy forced him out of the work place and I have not seen him in almost a year. I bekeive he moved back to mexico.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paulmiller on Jun 11th, 2008 at 12:53am
This is my second sling, I posted it under introductions also. I made it out of 550 cord with a leather pouch. I sewed it with wax coated string.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Jun 11th, 2008 at 5:57pm
Pretty sweet job. Very clean and well constructed

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paulmiller on Jun 11th, 2008 at 8:49pm
thanks man!! You've made any slings?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kava fiend on Jun 11th, 2008 at 9:46pm
@ Marc Adkins,

this pic was posted by I believe Africa-slinger (could be wrong)

anyways they are the same I believe as the mexican slings. perhaps the colour can give ahint as to their construction.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Jun 12th, 2008 at 6:13am
paulmiller look at top of page 11.

Kava the first sling is very similar. The weave runs the same way

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kava fiend on Jun 12th, 2008 at 6:17am
my latest finished project:
16 strand square braid, 2 strands added for pouch. took a few days to make, great for larger projectiles, say, tennis balls and up. pouch made using macrame technique called 'cavandoli work' - which is kinda like making friendship bracelets.

_KF_

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Jun 12th, 2008 at 5:04pm
Very good looking sling. What material is that? looks like yarn

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrianGrubbs on Jun 12th, 2008 at 5:16pm
Very nice indeed.  I love the patterning on the pouch.  I'll have to look up that technique...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kava fiend on Jun 13th, 2008 at 2:11am
cheers for the appraisals guys. glad you like it!  :D

yeah the material is knitting yarn, I mostly use acrylic yarn when I braid because it cheap and plentifull and the colours are endless.

@ BrianGubbs, yo dude, I'll get up a diagram in the next few days that explains the cavandoli technique, it's pretty simple, but I don't how to put it into words...

Cheers,

_KF_

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Willeke on Jun 13th, 2008 at 1:48pm
KF,
do you do the cavandoli work with the knitting yarn?
If so, how many yarn to each strand?

I do the same kind of knotting, and find knitting yarn getting real thin in the knots.
But your sling looks terific.

This Alphabet pattern guide is really cavandoli work:
http://www.geocities.com/hbernb3/alphatips2.html
The knot used is this:
http://knopen.ismijnhobby.nl/tables/half_hitch_knot_table.html

There are more guides on cavandoli on internet, but I seem to have lost the links.

Willeke

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kava fiend on Jun 14th, 2008 at 11:46am
Willeke,

yep sure do, I use different sizes as they take my fancy, however for this sling both lots of yarns were 3 ply, I think that is what you were asking... but yeah the knots did get a bit thin, so both sides of the pouch took a bit longer than I thought they would.

I'm glad you like it.   :)
there was a pic of a sling of yours that really caught my eye - perhaps  there is a possibility of a trade maybe?
I'll pm you some details in the next day or two, as they say 'nothing ventured, nothing gained!'

cheers,

_Kava_





Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kava fiend on Jun 15th, 2008 at 1:20am
a diagram of the cavandoli technique:

if its a bit difficult to get your head around, check out the links willeke posted. its basically a combination of tying horizontal half hitches in one colour to create a background and then using the added strand of another colour to created a pattern by tying vertical half hitches.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrianGrubbs on Jun 17th, 2008 at 7:16pm
Here's my latest project, and my current favorite.  I'm sure C_A will be happy to see that it is not a split pouch :)  Along with it is a concrete egg that I cast using a jello mold.  I talk about that more in the string mortar rounds.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrianGrubbs on Jun 17th, 2008 at 7:45pm
I just got my good camera back so I am about to post a lot of pictures here.  I can't do the multi-pics-in-one-post yet, so I will just have to keep posting!  Here's the first one, which is the first two slings I made.  For future reference, the length of each sling (measured from the pouch out) is on each image.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrianGrubbs on Jun 17th, 2008 at 7:49pm
This next one I made as an experiment... it worked pretty well, and I use it sometimes for longer range work.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrianGrubbs on Jun 17th, 2008 at 7:51pm
This one I made for long range... but I screwed it up initially and had to redo it twice.   I don't really like it, and don't use it often... I'm thinking about making the pouch narrower.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrianGrubbs on Jun 17th, 2008 at 7:52pm
THis was my first braided sling.  I still use it a good deal, mostly for tennis balls.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrianGrubbs on Jun 17th, 2008 at 7:53pm
My second braided sling, with a woven split pouch.  Thought it was neat, but don't use it much.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrianGrubbs on Jun 17th, 2008 at 7:55pm
My second Apache style sling... my first one I made for my brother and don't have on hand for a photo, though there is a picture of it in the introductions page.  I nicknamed this one "mighty mouse" because for such a small sling it can put out some serious distance.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrianGrubbs on Jun 17th, 2008 at 7:57pm
And lastly here is the first one I made from yarn... I realized about halfway through sewing on the leather that one side of the pouch braid was longer than the other.... oops.  It still works well, though it looks a little odd.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paulmiller on Jun 18th, 2008 at 1:22am
Here is some pics of my first sling I made. It is made from two long leather strips with the pouch sewn in. The total length is 35". I formed the pouch with a golf ball(worked pretty well). Nicknamed "Monster" it has a wicked crack when slinging also does fine with large or small stones. The best sling style I have found with it is using the figure eight.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Jun 18th, 2008 at 6:32am
OOOOH like that pouch

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paulmiller on Jun 19th, 2008 at 1:53am
Thanks!

Here is my new sling I made today from cotton string. Its over all length is 54 inches. Retention side and release side are 24 inches. The pouch is 6 inches long and a bit over two inches wide. I finally measured first and got my length like I wanted it(Y x 2.8 = X) and it worked well. Once I finished the pouch braids I think I did a decent job of tapering the release side. I went from 12 strands down to 6 strands. Once I was finished I used an al to sew on the leather pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paulmiller on Jun 19th, 2008 at 1:54am
Here is a view of the back(like it really matters).
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrianGrubbs on Jun 20th, 2008 at 5:19pm
Nice, looks a good bit longer than you last braided sling  ;)  You need to find a ten year old to give your old one to.  How's it work?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paulmiller on Jun 20th, 2008 at 7:58pm
Well this bad boy is a bit longer, a good bit longer than the tiny one. She slings beautifully! I have been casting further and further. I went out yesterday and today to sling. I had to retie one of my knots but other than that, exellent sling. Will be my favorite one until my next one!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrianGrubbs on Jun 21st, 2008 at 9:05pm
My wife took a couple of shots of me slinging today, while I was testing out my portable sling target.  I thought they were pretty good (she takes good pictures... these unfortunately have me in them) so here they are.

First the windup on my figure eight...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrianGrubbs on Jun 21st, 2008 at 9:05pm
And the pitch...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jaxslinger on Jun 22nd, 2008 at 9:56pm
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jaxslinger on Jun 22nd, 2008 at 9:59pm
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Title: hi:)
Post by Bison on Jul 1st, 2008 at 10:22am
Nice day! My name is MUNgarian .Bison this is my new name:)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jaxslinger on Jul 5th, 2008 at 3:07pm
Hello Bison!!

 Here's another one of my Dad's cool slings.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jaxslinger on Jul 5th, 2008 at 3:09pm
...and a closeup of the release mechanism.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by oldavid on Jul 6th, 2008 at 7:06am
How does that work?
Just like a normal sling or what? Looks high-tech ;D
I'll be posting my first braided sling after today or tmrw. :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by oldavid on Jul 8th, 2008 at 7:42am
Does anyone know how to make this sling and can anyone make a more detailed version of this tutorial? I'm kinda new to braiding, and this sling looks quite sturdy... :)
http://www.woodcraftwanderings.org/public/images/image8_24_tmb.jpg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by wanderer on Jul 8th, 2008 at 8:17am

oldavid wrote on Jul 8th, 2008 at 7:42am:
Does anyone know how to make this sling and can anyone make a more detailed version of this tutorial? I'm kinda new to braiding, and this sling looks quite sturdy... :)
http://www.woodcraftwanderings.org/public/images/image8_24_tmb.jpg


Well - going to the site, which is rather nice I think :), This is one of several different pouch designs to be found there.

The pocket is said to be based on the Lovelock sling. I have made pouches like this, but they are tricky to get right. Unfortunately I didn't take pictures. The way the pouch grows out of the braided cords is unlike the original.

Seems to me that the author of the site may be a member of this forum, he's certainly aware of it. There's not that many from that part of the world so it wouldn't be hard to make a guess ;D
Perhaps he'll volunteer to produce a more detailed tutorial, but his descriptions are pretty clear I think, particularly if you experiment with some cordage in front of you.

A nice site though, which I wasn't aware of :).

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by oldavid on Jul 8th, 2008 at 8:35am
Yea when I saw it I thought it was quite simple, but after the first row of instructions, it got a bit messy and cluttered, and I couldnt' tell one string from another any more.... :-? I'll ask him...do you think the netted sling or this sling (BTW what's it called?) is simpler to make? Thx

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dale on Jul 8th, 2008 at 11:39am
A number of people here (including me) have tried to learn how to do this kind of work.  My first attempt was pathetic.  My second worked better, but still not very good.  Since then I haven't braided much, I learned how to use leather because I get a working sling a lot faster  :)

The key is to know what he is doing.  The cords need to be fairly thin, but you need more strands when you get to the pouch.  So you start adding strands into the braid, a few inches before you start the pouch.  In his montage, he is adding  two strands to the braid in the top row, second from left.  You can see the ends of several added strands, in the top row second from right.

The pouch itself is not braided, it is woven.  The strands you were braiding, you now separate, and you pass a new strand back and forth, under and over those strands.  In weavers' terms, the strands that run along the length of the pouch are called the warp, and the strand that gets woven side to side is called the weft.  It looks like he divided the warp strands into pairs from the start, so I cannot quite see how he makes it wider and narrows it down again.  (The way I learned was to divide the warp into two groups, weave a few rows, divide the warp into four groups, weave a few more rows, divide it into eight, weave a few more.  Each time you divide the warp into more groups of fewer strands, the pouch gets a bit wider.  Then reverse the procedure at the other end of the pouch.)

Anyway, the woodcraft.org person is doing something a bit different, he is actually looping the weft strand around each pair of warp strands, before passing on to the next pair. More complicated than simple weaving, but perhaps more secure.

Sounds like I know what I'm talking about, right?  Wrong.  My head knows what I want, but I still need to train my eyes and my fingers to do it right.  That takes time.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Bison on Jul 9th, 2008 at 6:05am
It would be my question we the difference Apache I am Hungarian between a sling and the others and I do not know it that when in this manner enter sporting event the slings what kind of type think.how much féle there is type?Thank you.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Bison on Jul 9th, 2008 at 6:29am
I rescue those pictures anyway that they are here.I recruit them.very much there are brainwaves here the in the topics.Many beautiful slings my photo is already at home:)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Bison on Jul 9th, 2008 at 6:32am
I would like to ask it,that here how I know an own photo to a side to recharge? :-?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Bison on Jul 9th, 2008 at 10:09am
I say thank you for it I try to use a text translator. :-/

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dale on Jul 9th, 2008 at 7:42pm
Bison,

Jó napot kivánok.

Welcome to our community.  I hope you will find many people to talk with here.

I hope that my attempt at your language is acceptable.  Your language (Magyar?) seems very different from English.  I have looked briefly at a web site where I can try to learn Magyar (http://www.hungarotips.com/hungarian/).

How long have you used a sling?  Are you only starting?

You should start a new topic in the Introductions section of the forum, and we can talk there.

Szia!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Jul 9th, 2008 at 9:56pm
Jax slinger
is your dad a member or was he at some point. I have seen that sling on here before for throwing baseballs.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by curious_aardvark on Jul 10th, 2008 at 6:51am
Thomas is Jax's dad :-)
so yep long time member :-)

Why's this thread lost it's stickiness Dale ?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dale on Jul 10th, 2008 at 12:02pm
I don't know.  But I stickied it again.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jaxslinger on Jul 10th, 2008 at 2:58pm
Pictures...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dale on Jul 10th, 2008 at 6:01pm
Where?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jaxslinger on Jul 10th, 2008 at 10:13pm
alstablieft

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dale on Jul 10th, 2008 at 10:19pm
Was sagen Sie?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Willeke on Jul 12th, 2008 at 9:12am
Jaxslinger,
I see that you ask for instructions for some kind of braiding, even adding pretty please in Dutch, (if the spelling is slightly off) but as I do not understand which kind of braiding or which part of which set of instructions, I can not help you at this time.
I think Dale has the same problems.

Can you please tell which set of instructions you use, with a link, and where you loose track (something like picture number... or when I have done this......)

Thanks in advance,

Willeke

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 12th, 2008 at 11:18am
It appear to be a lot of text here in this thread, lately, and not many pictures, and I have just tried out some AUSSIE- and six-hole- pouches lately, so here goes...
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dale on Jul 12th, 2008 at 5:09pm
Nederlandse?  I thought "alstablieft" was Deutsch!  Hmmm... I googled the word, and all the sites that came up with in the Netherlands or in Belgium.  So I guess it is not German after all.

So, JaxSlinger, when you said, "Pictures..." I thought you intended to post some pictures but it didn't work.  That's why I asked "Where?".  Maybe I should have said, "JaxSlinger, I am not sure what your last post means; could you please elucidate?"

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dale on Jul 12th, 2008 at 5:57pm
Timann,

Good looking slings.  The top and bottom slings are the AussiePOUCH design (two crossed straps), but the one in the middle looks like a variation on Yurek's pouch design; the ends are cut, but the cut does not go all the way along the pouch.

What knots are you using to attach cords to pouches?  One sling (the bottom one) looks like it is using a bowline.  Is the one in the middle using a perfection loop?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jaxslinger on Jul 12th, 2008 at 6:09pm
Sorry for the confusion.What I meant was more pictures in this thread,if you please"alstablieft", in Flemmish.I like this thread all pictures,because for quick reference,you can simply scroll down for different ideas.


                        Brett
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dale on Jul 12th, 2008 at 8:40pm
Hmmm, good point: more pictures, less text.  Well, since you ask ... here's a photo of my latest sling.  Composed using ideas from several different people.  The pouch is a six-hole trebuchet pouch, made using Curious_Aardvark's template.  The fingerloop is based on Captain Paul's idea, though I punched holes in the leather and passed the cord through, rather than sewing the cord to the leather.  The leather release tab is copied from one of TechStuf's slings, as is the idea of using fishing snap-hooks to reduce cord tangle.  Also lets me use several different pouches with the one set of cords.

Nice beach.  It would be fun to go slinging there.

EDITED LATER: replaced original photo with retouched photo: brightness increased.  Should make the pocket easier to see.

EDITED AGAIN, WEEKS LATER:  A warning for anybody that might copy my variation on the Captain Paul finger loop:
My variation on the Captain Paul finger loop DOES NOT WORK!!
I was slinging today, and I checked my sling for damage, and I found the cord had pulled through one of the holes in the leather.  Even the large nylon blob was not sufficient to keep the cord in place.  Had I not noticed this, it might have pulled through the other hole and who knows where my shot would go?
That sling is now retired until I have sewed the cord in place, like Captain Paul originally showed us.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 13th, 2008 at 4:00am
Hi, Dale.  Yes, the middle pouch is of that six-hole construction.  All the knots is  ¨double bowline¨ knots, which I prefer for syntetic string.
But the sling in the middle spent its first hours with perfection loops, I too like a bit of experiment :D, but I still got a way to go before I reach the fishing snap hooks.  Does they change the feel, or balance, of the sling in any (subtle) way?
I have also tested such a leather tab and finger loop once, on an short, indoor, ping pong ball sling :)
timann

Here are more slings...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dale on Jul 13th, 2008 at 11:08pm
Timann,

I re-touched the photo of my sling, when I looked at it again it was hard to make out details of the pouch.  Even lightened, it is still hard to clearly see that it is the trebuchet design; it still looks like the simpler Yurek-style, with two straps at each end instead of three (one slit cut from each end of the pouch, not two).  The third part of the pouch is hidden behind the rest.

I also mis-remembered the name of those anti-twist gadgets.  They are called snap swivels.  Anyway, I got the idea from TechStuf, who used them in one of his slings.  There are two kinds available: one kind uses ball bearings for easier movement.  I did not like that kind.  I made a sling using them, and put a tennis ball in the pouch, and let it hang, and it twisted, and and twisted, and twisted ... it just never settled down, the ball bearings let it twist too easily!  So I took those off the cords and put on the simpler kind, no bearings.  No more twisted cords, and no excessive twisting back and forth.

If you decide to try using snap swivels, get heavy-duty ones.  I did some calculations that showed a four-ounce (113 gram) rock could exert a force of more than 130 pounds (59 kilograms) on the cords, as you sling it; a light-duty swivel would break.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrianGrubbs on Jul 13th, 2008 at 11:46pm
My wife and I just spent the weekend in Vicksburg Mississippi, and one of the places that we visited was the battlefield park.  While there I had a chance to sling some stones over the same fields that were crisscrossed with cannon and gun fire over 100 years ago.  My wife took some (as usual) very good pictures of it, and here they are.
This first one I'm slinging from a connon position on the Union side of the battlefield.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrianGrubbs on Jul 13th, 2008 at 11:47pm
And in this one, I am in front of the Illinois state memorial.  I didn't realize untill my wife started taking pictures how much twist I put in my body when I sling.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by oldavid on Jul 14th, 2008 at 3:31am
OOOh...boy do I wish there's beautiful wide areas like in your country Brian... :-/ In the 2nd picture there were cars close by...weren't you afraid of hitting them if you misfire? :o

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by aussieslinger on Jul 14th, 2008 at 7:09am
Does your wife also take videos?  HINT HINT!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrianGrubbs on Jul 14th, 2008 at 7:51am
LOL yes hint taken Aussie, I'll got one up soon, though it will be taken with my digital camera, so it won't be the best quality... but it's not too bad.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Jul 14th, 2008 at 2:38pm
Here are my two new slings. Thanks again go to Aussieslinger for the pouches!  8-)

The big one is a 41" elbow-height-to-ground length monster. The cords are of nylon rope tied on with a loop through and a double overhand knot back around the standing end. A perfection loop finishes the retention end.

The smaller one is 30" extended-arm-to-ground length. Paracord is looped three times through the pouch hole this time, I am theorizing that this will reduce the strain on the knot while throwing.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Jul 14th, 2008 at 2:45pm

Here they are again, showing off a new kick-ass cord wrapping technique suggested by a climber friend. I will work on the technique some more then describe how its done, with pictures this time!


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by oldavid on Jul 15th, 2008 at 1:15am
What does the kick-ass cord wrapping technique do? Something like a Monkeychain knot?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dale on Jul 15th, 2008 at 12:40pm
I think I figured it out from the picture.  The picture shows that you can wrap your cords up in a small bundle.  Then you fold the cords into the pouch and stuff it into your pocket.  Nothing new here, there's numerous ways to make a small bundle of your sling.

The neat thing about this technique shows itself when you want to use your sling.  Just grab the pouch in one hand, the ends of the cords in your other hand, and pull your hands apart.  The whole bundle will instantly come apart, and your sling is ready to use.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Jul 15th, 2008 at 1:21pm

Dale wrote on Jul 15th, 2008 at 12:40pm:
The neat thing about this technique shows itself when you want to use your sling.  Just grab the pouch in one hand, the ends of the cords in your other hand, and pull your hands apart.  The whole bundle will instantly come apart, and your sling is ready to use.


Yep  8-)

At the pouch end of your cords, fold a bight.
Wrap the free ends around the length of the bight, leaving the end loop exposed.
When you are nearly finished, fold a second bight into the remaining free cord.
Push the loop of this second bight through the loop of the first bight, stopping before you get to the retention loop and release knot. Pull the first bight tight with a pull on the pouch end of your cords.

One pull on the free ends pops the whole thing undone.

You can stuff the cord bundle into the pouch and carry it that way, you could even use the loop of the second bight to hang the sling on a carabiner for that weapon-festooned SWAT look  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thomas on Jul 15th, 2008 at 6:57pm

Dale wrote on Jul 12th, 2008 at 8:40pm:
 The leather release tab is copied from one of TechStuf's slings, as is the idea of using fishing snap-hooks to reduce cord tangle.  Also lets me use several different pouches with the one set of cords.

Dale

The swivels have helped a lot with my slings which have a kind of continuous loop construction. I do use the stainless ball bearing type of 150# test. These are very compact and come in a 3 pack for about 4 dollars. I have used swivels of 1/3 that rating for the 5 ounce baseballs, without any breakage, knock on wood.
The swivels are installed at the grip end where the two cords connect to the hand holds with adjusting knots. I often swap the hand hold assemblies between different slings. Sorry no pic yet.

Tom

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jaxslinger on Jul 15th, 2008 at 9:43pm
Is it the same as this one?
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thomas on Jul 15th, 2008 at 10:50pm
Remarkably similar, a 30” tennis baller with those 1/3 things no doubt!  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jaxslinger on Jul 15th, 2008 at 11:06pm
I haven't used this sling but three throws.Tomorrow I'll give it a whirl.

   Brett

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jaxslinger on Jul 16th, 2008 at 9:46pm
Hello Thomas,

  That sling is great!!Thanks to you and D.P.T.,for his delivery.
         I'll be at arriving flights at 3:45 P.M. Friday.

           Let's SLING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jaxslinger on Jul 16th, 2008 at 10:20pm
http://slinging.org/forum/yabbfiles/Attachments/small-water-balloons-kit.jpg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 17th, 2008 at 9:00am
Here is me, slinging into a nearby lake.  Me and my family spent the night there.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 17th, 2008 at 9:02am
And :)
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 17th, 2008 at 9:04am
And :).  It is kind of apache throw ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 17th, 2008 at 9:05am
And my son
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 18th, 2008 at 7:45am
I feel this picture belongs here :)
Two slings, braided with 6 strings, one 1,5 mm and one 3 mm.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by oldavid on Jul 19th, 2008 at 6:42am
Wo looking nice! :D My sling is exactly like your 3mm sling, only...i can't get the slits in the pouch area facing the same direction..one's twisted the other way. :'( I like your stitchwork in the smaller sling. ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 19th, 2008 at 10:12am
Thanks, oldavid.  
Twisting the other way, you say.  Hmm, how to solve that.  If you hold the same side of the sling  up when you braid the two halves, and braid even and firm, but not wery hard, it SHOULD  go well.  Practice is the secret.

To come up with my favorite, sew- on leather pouch, I just tested, thought, experimented, AND studied all the pictures in this forum to get ideas. Easy as that.
Back on page 10 in this tread is a picture of my first sewn-on pouch. Wery differeny, but works still ;)
In the beginning, I used waxed linen sewing twine, but later it is the same hemp as the sling itself.  I thinks it loocs cool ;)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TimdaSling on Jul 19th, 2008 at 11:18am
Hey here´s my picture of my sling it´s my second one. i didn´t use a leather poutch couse i havn´t got any leather bus it slings great whit stones so i'm happy and i'm already busy with my next sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dale on Jul 19th, 2008 at 12:03pm
Nice sling.  You make good use of the materials you have.  Looks like leather cords, and a cloth pouch?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by oldavid on Jul 20th, 2008 at 7:36am
Nice timann :D The idea of using the same material to sew on the pouch is smart, 'cuz it'll look like the pouch is actually "part" of the sling (not that a normal pouch isn't a part of the sling mark you) :)

Title: my sling
Post by mymothersmeatloaf on Jul 20th, 2008 at 10:52pm
hello everyone since everyones posting theyre slings i thought id post mine...
mine are 100 percent braided thanks to the slinging community for theyre amzing tutorials on braiding slings!!
now for the main thing....

the one in the middle i just made today.....its made out of nylon with really really tight braid.....braided by me....
the one on the right is the one i use to use all the time....still my favorite.....ive used it so much that its actually frayinng all the strings......i still love it tho...and its going to be alive for a long time ^^....
now the one on the left is the big boy....i use him to hurl large rocks and achieve long distances.....i dont use him much...and he is in good good condition ^^ with some mud stains

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mymothersmeatloaf on Jul 20th, 2008 at 10:53pm
ooops forgot the pic ^^
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by oldavid on Jul 21st, 2008 at 11:42am
Looks neat ;D But close-ups would definitely give us all a better chance to appreciate the detail that you put into those wonderful slings. :)

David

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mymothersmeatloaf on Jul 21st, 2008 at 4:32pm
most certinly  :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jaxslinger on Jul 22nd, 2008 at 11:09pm
  Here's a few pics from a recent trip to the slinging field with my Dad.

                          Brett


  No,I don't have a lumpy butt,those are 5oz. baseballs in my pockets.64" non-traditional sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jaxslinger on Jul 22nd, 2008 at 11:10pm
And another
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jaxslinger on Jul 22nd, 2008 at 11:15pm
There were a lot of bees in the field while we were slinging.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by oldavid on Jul 23rd, 2008 at 6:16am
Wow what a beautiful field! :o All mown and stuff...was it a pretty hot day?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jaxslinger on Jul 23rd, 2008 at 8:01pm
85 F.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TimdaSling on Jul 24th, 2008 at 4:12am
yeah I built a new one! it maby doesn´t look pretty but it slings very well.

it´s a woven pouch but I couldn´t make the same as on the site becouse you needed too much cord  :-/ so here it is
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TimdaSling on Jul 24th, 2008 at 5:10am
and here are the stones i sometimes sling with. there all stones from a river (in norway I was there on holyday) so they are very smooth and don't damage the sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by oldavid on Jul 24th, 2008 at 11:41am
Hmm nice sling! Very nice colors you've got there. ;D Blue and red are the best colors in the world...sort of... ::) How many slings have you got TimdaSling? Those are gorgeous stones man...just waiting to be chucked at some innocent poor creatures and humans ;D
How're they slinging? I meant...is the sling good and all?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TimdaSling on Jul 24th, 2008 at 1:00pm
yes that one is quit good. not perfect I´ll hope the aussie pouch arrives soon.

i hadn´t got enough rope to wove it tight enough so it is a bit loos.  but the stones sling very well and are the right size so they´ll fly pretty far but now I´ve got to find an new field as I sling much better than before 8-)

Ow and I´ve got 2 slings now both on page 17  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrianGrubbs on Jul 28th, 2008 at 11:08pm
I posted this below in another thread, but here it is again.  It's a video taken by my lovely wife of me slinging in North Carolina.  So for you people that looked at the pictures of me slinging and wondered why my body was in the position it was in the stills... now you know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-yvC5f1SWw

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TimdaSling on Jul 29th, 2008 at 9:15am
nice slinging action!:)

wheren't you afraid of children playing in the woods ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by aussieslinger on Jul 29th, 2008 at 5:57pm

TimdaSling wrote on Jul 29th, 2008 at 9:15am:
nice slinging action!:)

wheren't you afraid of children playing in the woods ;D


Nah! They didn't have slings and anyway they wouldn't have had the range to return the fire. ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by oldavid on Jul 30th, 2008 at 12:14pm
LOL aussieslinger I always knew you are that kind of person! MWahahahah ;D Reminds me of someone...(is it me??) :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Aug 1st, 2008 at 1:28am
My sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Aug 1st, 2008 at 1:34am
1:1 scale human skull (no jaw) made form modeling clay, the final product will be ceramic plaster, a good substitute for bone.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by aussieslinger on Aug 1st, 2008 at 4:03am
The sling looks to be absolutely beautifully made. Please tell us more about it. What material is it made with? What size/weight stones do you use and what distances can you throw?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by oldavid on Aug 2nd, 2008 at 7:39am
May I ask what's the skull for? Looks...freaky... :-?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Aug 2nd, 2008 at 7:22pm
Once I make the negative mould, I´ll have a perfect replica of a human skull, and thus, a good target for skill shots.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Aug 3rd, 2008 at 12:36pm
This a sling a bit longer than my usual, ca 105 cm/42``, folded.
It has a ``Double crossover leather strap`` pouch and an easily removable leather finger loop. Developed the idea after reading about Captain Pauls slings.
I tested it today, had to adapt my underhand for it, for great distanses, and used fig 8 for trying to hit things.  Worked better than I had dared to hope for ;)
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Aug 3rd, 2008 at 4:34pm
I had a great sling session by the river Severn in deepest Shropshire while visiting my folks. Dad took some photos:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Aug 3rd, 2008 at 4:35pm
This one is just after release - you can see how the stone has pushed the release cord aside on the way out:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Aug 3rd, 2008 at 4:36pm
A closeup of the release cord:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Aug 3rd, 2008 at 5:08pm
This is a photo emailed to me from Manchester Museum:

From the Egypt and Sudan Collection - a sling and sling shots dating to the Middle Kingdom (c. 1900 BC), from Kahun, on display in the Daily Life gallery.

Description:  A sling and three sling stones, for use either as a toy or for hunting and fighting. Made of woven plant fibre
with long cords at either end, one of which has a loop to fit around a finger.
Period/Dynasty:  Middle Kingdom (Dyn. 12)
Site:  Africa, Egypt, Faiyum, Kahun (el-Lahun)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Maudie on Aug 9th, 2008 at 1:07am
how does a sling work?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dale on Aug 9th, 2008 at 12:10pm
First of all, Maudie, Welcome!

Did you just find this place?  Slings are fascinating for some of us; a very simple device, and it takes years to learn to use it well.  But the learning process is a lot of fun!

I suggest you go over to the Guides and Articles section, and read a couple of articles under "Advice and How-To's".  If you completely new to the sling, start with David Taylor's article which has several videos showing him using a sling in various ways.  Taylor provided his videos in several formats, for convenience.

Other good articles to read are Lynn Ballard's Making and Using the Venerable Hand Sling (which has some pictures, but no videos), Larry Forsyth's How to Build and Use a Traditional Apache Sling which describes a technique for hunting with a sling, and Mark Weaver's Tennis-overhand (Weaver) Style Overhand Release, which has a description and videos of yet another slinging technique.

Please do not be intimidated by the large number of styles.  Everybody I know (including myself) just use a couple of techniques most of the time, and we each develop a style that suits how our bodies work.  One of the simplest techniques for you to learn may be an underhand throw, which you can see demonstrated by Mike Greenfield (AVI format or QuickTime format).


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by curious_aardvark on Aug 9th, 2008 at 2:29pm

Quote:
how does a sling work?

It doesn't - it claims benefit !
lol - sorry couldn't resist it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Aug 9th, 2008 at 10:26pm
How does a sling work?

The short answer is that it extends the reach of the human arm, therefore you can shoot proyectiles with greater strenght. Sling.wiki has all the formulas and physics principles involved.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paulmiller on Aug 13th, 2008 at 2:24pm

BrianGrubbs wrote on Jul 28th, 2008 at 11:08pm:
I posted this below in another thread, but here it is again.  It's a video taken by my lovely wife of me slinging in North Carolina.  So for you people that looked at the pictures of me slinging and wondered why my body was in the position it was in the stills... now you know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-yvC5f1SWw


I have not gotten on Slinging.org in a few weeks, so I have been catching u on some old threads. I just saw this posted video!!! I really like the whip cracking!!! Here is my recent sling I have made.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by oldavid on Aug 14th, 2008 at 6:41am
oooh quite an original design! Never seen anything like it..does it work well?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TimdaSling on Aug 14th, 2008 at 10:03am
It looks realy nice!
It looks like it´s a simple design does it work well?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paulmiller on Aug 14th, 2008 at 7:02pm
I wish I could take credit for the design, it is copied. It was so simple to make and it is my favorite one so far. I am getting at least 100meters with golf ball sized stones, using a figure eight method. I might try and post a video some time if I can wrangle up a video camera.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dale on Aug 14th, 2008 at 8:33pm
Just for reference, this pouch design originally came from Ripcord's trebuchet site (www.ripcord.ws), which sadly appears to be dead.  The original pouch could easily hold a bowling ball (tenpin), if I remember.  The design was scaled down for use with a sling by Joseph Curwen.  Several of us copied the design using Joseph's proportions or changing them to fit the leather we had on hand.  Curious_Aardvark posted a template for this pouch design, whose proportions are excellent.

Hey!  I just found that Ripcord is (was?) a member of Slinging.org!  But he hasn't posted anything for five years... his interests are mostly siege engines, not slings.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paulmiller on Aug 14th, 2008 at 9:46pm
Oooh yeah thats right now I remember that's where I got the template, good to give credit where is it due. Or it might have been Curious_Aardvark's post, one or the other. But without a doubt I have found it to be best style of pouch I have used yet, I prefer it over my braided ones.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kava fiend on Aug 15th, 2008 at 11:40pm
thanks to the web archive, ripcords site lives on, albeit with only 50 -70% of the original graphics

[url= http://web.archive.org/web/20061006202320/http://www.ripcord.ws/] http://web.archive.org/web/20061006202320/http://www.ripcord.ws/[/url]

_KF_

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Aug 16th, 2008 at 8:17am
Here is an interesting picture of a woven sling from a page about Israel.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kava fiend on Aug 16th, 2008 at 9:02am
that sling from Israel is probably based on a common design that is used in the area,

compare it with these palistinian slings:


http://perso.wanadoo.es/hondero/sling14.htm


pretty similar...

_KF_

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Aug 16th, 2008 at 1:03pm
Yep,if that's the webpage I think it is. I am waiting to hear a response from them before i order.

Marc Adkins


David Morningstar wrote on Aug 16th, 2008 at 8:17am:
Here is an interesting picture of a woven sling from a page about Israel.



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Aug 16th, 2008 at 1:09pm
Good effective designs tend to last especially in a region not only famous fo it's slinging but for still using the sling up till modern times.

Marc Adkins


wrote on Aug 16th, 2008 at 9:02am:
that sling from Israel is probably based on a common design that is used in the area,

compare it with these palistinian slings:


http://perso.wanadoo.es/hondero/sling14.htm


pretty similar...

_KF_


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mordechaj on Aug 26th, 2008 at 7:15pm







Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TimdaSling on Aug 27th, 2008 at 8:41am
nice slinging!

and beatifull country

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by oldavid on Aug 27th, 2008 at 9:33am
Has anyone ever actually .... slipped...and fallen over those dangerous looking cliffs....? :-X

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mordechaj on Aug 27th, 2008 at 11:34am
not that i know of.
this is on the island of Lokrum, in front of city Dubrovnik in Croatia.

the local suicide spot is on the cliffs in the town ;

water is deep, but i don't know how important is it if you are not a pro jumper (30+m height).


that's one of the reasons why my release is a bit held back. (the other one is that i'm rusty)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by funda_iucunda on Aug 27th, 2008 at 5:44pm
David Morningstar,

a nearly 4000 year old sling! That is incredible! Do you have more information on and pictures of that? Is that the original sling or a replica? Is the kind of fiber known or the material of the sling shots? How long is the sling in total and in detail? It wozuld be fascinating to try to make a replica.
Until now I only knew the sling of Tut Anch Amun (1300 B.C.) and of Lahun (900 B.C.). Another sling was found in Switzerland of the Latène period (about 900 B.C.).

funda iucunda

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Aug 27th, 2008 at 6:17pm

funda_iucunda wrote on Aug 27th, 2008 at 5:44pm:
David Morningstar,

a nearly 4000 year old sling! That is incredible! Do you have more information on and pictures of that? Is that the original sling or a replica? Is the kind of fiber known or the material of the sling shots? How long is the sling in total and in detail? It wozuld be fascinating to try to make a replica.
Until now I only knew the sling of Tut Anch Amun (1300 B.C.) and of Lahun (900 B.C.). Another sling was found in Switzerland of the Latène period (about 900 B.C.).

funda iucunda


I queried with the curator of the collection whether it was original or a replica, and she confirmed it is original. It is on display in Manchester Museum near me but I havent been able to get even half a day when they are open to go and see it! Photography is allowed without flash so when I do go I will have lots of hi-res pictures to share. Everything I know so far I have posted with the picture.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Aug 27th, 2008 at 8:22pm
Ah Guys I think that is the Lahun Sling.

Marc Adkins


funda_iucunda wrote on Aug 27th, 2008 at 5:44pm:
David Morningstar,

a nearly 4000 year old sling! That is incredible! Do you have more information on and pictures of that? Is that the original sling or a replica? Is the kind of fiber known or the material of the sling shots? How long is the sling in total and in detail? It wozuld be fascinating to try to make a replica.
Until now I only knew the sling of Tut Anch Amun (1300 B.C.) and of Lahun (900 B.C.). Another sling was found in Switzerland of the Latène period (about 900 B.C.).

funda iucunda


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Aug 28th, 2008 at 1:49am

winkleried wrote on Aug 27th, 2008 at 8:22pm:
Ah Guys I think that is the Lahun Sling.

Marc Adkins


Nope.....

http://slinging.org/index.php?page=the-ballistics-of-the-sling---thom-richardson

"It is preserved in the Petrie Museum in University College London, no. UC.6921, and was excavated from El Lahun in the Fayum in Egypt in 1914.... Only the loop end of the cord and the cradle survive"


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Aug 28th, 2008 at 1:53am
Note that the Manchester sling has simple twisted cords whereas the Petrie Lahun sling and its replica use elaborate braided cords.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Aug 28th, 2008 at 9:06am
As mentioned on the other thread where we are talking about this sling the pics I have of the Lahun sling are copies of copies so it's real hard to see the detail of the cords.

Now both you and Funda are claiming this isn't the same sling as the one in the Petra Lahun sling.

Now I know that the Manchester Sling is attributed to being found at a site in El-Lahun. So we have two slings that look similar from the same site?  Stranger things have happened. Although I would recomend that we move further discussion to this thread

http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1140984986/45

Marc Adkins


David Morningstar wrote on Aug 28th, 2008 at 1:53am:
Note that the Manchester sling has simple twisted cords whereas the Petrie Lahun sling and its replica use elaborate braided cords.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Aug 30th, 2008 at 1:09pm
I managed a couple of quick chucks by the River Worfe today with my Dad on camera duty.  Apache before.... (my feet are probably too far apart to be ideal)

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Aug 30th, 2008 at 1:20pm
....and after! The sling I am using is a dinky little 19 incher with bootlace cords and a skinny leather slit pouch I made up from offcuts from another project. I have been spurning shorties since my first efforts at slinging were with one about this size and I was rather disappointed. I'm doing much better with this one so my technique must have improved. That my theory and I'm sticking to it!




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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TimdaSling on Aug 30th, 2008 at 1:43pm
nice pics of slinging david

I wanna make some pics myself maby I can persuade my little brother to take pics  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Aug 30th, 2008 at 1:58pm
Use a fast shutter setting. 1/250th of a second works well.  Those pics were taken using the cameras 'Sport mode' which is good for capturing fast action.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrianGrubbs on Aug 30th, 2008 at 8:25pm
Something I've wanted to try is the fast sequence mode on my camera.  Basically it keeps taking them until you let go of the button.  Could make for some interesting shots.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Sep 4th, 2008 at 6:56am

don1 wrote on Mar 1st, 2007 at 12:43pm:
Here's an alternate method of tieing a sheepshank sling.  Normally, you would form an "S" in the bight of a line, throw on a half-hitch at each small bight of the "S", then tuck the working ends through the bights, transforming into 2 bowlines, making it a "locked" sheepshank.

My way uses an extra bight, or 2 "S's" stacked, allowing for quick weave through the 5 cradle lines...I can report that it's great for throwing apples & oranges...or, tie a couple of constrictor knots inboard of the bowlines to adjust for size of projectile.




OMG!  Just a short time ago, tonight, I posted my introduction, and I also linked to a tutorial I made that employs the 5-cradle-line design that you just described!  :o

I learned the woven sheepshank one from a member of EDCForums called "Stormdrane" (He's amazing with paracord projects, I mean really really good!) but I found the pouch didn't satisfy me with its width, so I started to tinker.  Very quickly (it surprised me!) I came up, on my own, with the 5-cradle-line version.  Wow!  I had spent a little time wondering if anyone else had ever devised the same thing.  (I should've known better.  :D )

Blue skies,
-PJ

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 4th, 2008 at 6:12pm
I've been idly tinkering with a 2 loop sheepshank and a woven pouch, starting with a 2-1-2 warp then 1-1-1-1-1 for the main pouch bit and finishing with 2-1-2 again, it seems to make quite a deep pouch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kava fiend on Sep 5th, 2008 at 5:47am
the collection grows:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kava fiend on Sep 5th, 2008 at 5:47am
the braids:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by tim hodgkin on Sep 5th, 2008 at 2:28pm
cool stuff.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Sep 5th, 2008 at 2:33pm
Kava fiend, you have some very good looking slings. Do you make them yourself?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Sep 5th, 2008 at 7:05pm
beautiful man

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Sep 5th, 2008 at 9:08pm
Beautiful work,Kava!Did you check out Rockman's slings in the toilet video?Those things look as if there was some work involved.Also,Willeke has a lot of skill with intricate braids and knots.It must be time consuming,but the effort is worth it,no?I suppose I will take the time this winter to braid one,if my large hands and small brain can tackle a project like these slings you build.
 

Thanks,

               Brett

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kava fiend on Sep 6th, 2008 at 6:27am
cheers guys, thanks for the comments.  :D

in answer to the questions: yep Rockman, I make them all myself.The techniques are a combination of hand braiding and/or kumihimo for the cords and plain weaving/soumak wrapping for the pouches. My prefered style of pouch would be the split pouch because of aesthetic and practical reasons. Jax - yeah bro they look like a bit of work, but the sling design can be as complex or simple as you wish, it just depends on the braiders skill and imagination, the main thing about making a textile sling is that i can really stress is it just takes a lot of time to complete one. but give it a go dude, I think you would be pleasantly surprised at what you can come up with!

_kava_

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by StaffSlinger on Sep 6th, 2008 at 9:18am
Nice braid work Kava!

Rockman, you might want to start with a Chain Hitch type braided split pouch sling as described in the Articles section.  Very simple "braid" that looks good and goes quickly...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Sep 10th, 2008 at 7:55am
Here's a sling I made a few days ago.

It's made with UAC paracord, with a 5-strand cradle based on the "sheet bend" design.

The finger loop uses a "Longbow Knot," and the release knot is an Ashley's Stopper Knot.


















Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by StaffSlinger on Sep 10th, 2008 at 9:02am
Good looking sling there Jeffery!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TimdaSling on Sep 10th, 2008 at 10:59am
rally like the sling very nice pouch design.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 10th, 2008 at 1:32pm
Very nice  8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dale on Sep 11th, 2008 at 11:09am
peacefuljeffrey,

PhotoBucket has deleted your photos.  Could you attach them to posts here, please?  It is easy to attach a photo to a post; just look below the window where you type your text, there is a box labeled "Attach".

Only problem is, you can only attach one photo to a post.  However, it is very easy to stitch several photos together using a free image viewer called IrfanView (available for Windows, I don't know how to do this on a Macintosh but I'm sure there are even better tools for the Mac).

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by tim hodgkin on Sep 11th, 2008 at 12:03pm

David Morningstar wrote on Sep 10th, 2008 at 1:32pm:
Very nice  8-)


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by tim hodgkin on Sep 11th, 2008 at 12:31pm
nice work.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TimdaSling on Sep 11th, 2008 at 1:51pm
why is this topic removed from important?

I thought this was allmost the most important post on the site :)
allways lots of pics and interesting stories

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Sep 11th, 2008 at 7:54pm

Dale wrote on Sep 11th, 2008 at 11:09am:
peacefuljeffrey,

PhotoBucket has deleted your photos.  Could you attach them to posts here, please?  It is easy to attach a photo to a post; just look below the window where you type your text, there is a box labeled "Attach".

Only problem is, you can only attach one photo to a post.  However, it is very easy to stitch several photos together using a free image viewer called IrfanView (available for Windows, I don't know how to do this on a Macintosh but I'm sure there are even better tools for the Mac).


Dale,
I'm not sure what you are talking about.  Is the problem the way I linked the photos to my post with the links to Photobucket?  I can see the pictures of the sling in my posts as normal.
Did I use a method that Slinging.org does not want used?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Sep 12th, 2008 at 12:51am
I see the photos fine in Firefox but I guess they're just cached.  I opened Explorer and I don't see them anymore.  They are also gone from a corresponding post on EDCforums, so I'll have to relink or something.  I'll do it as soon as feasible.   Sorry about the inconvenience.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dale on Sep 12th, 2008 at 2:07am
peacefuljeffrey,

I figured out what happened.  Your pictures were moved, somehow.  When you posted the pictures, they were in dd269/ornithoid.  Now they are in dd269/ornithoid/Knotwork.  I grabbed copies of the pictures, stitched them together using IrfanView, and attached them to my post, below.  These are the PhotoBucket thumbnails, not your full-size photos.

You have some nice work shown in your album!  


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dale on Sep 12th, 2008 at 2:19am
OK, Jax, this topic is up at the top again.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Sep 12th, 2008 at 2:32am
Dale, thanks for the heads-up.

I've re-done the linking.  I guess I may have mistakenly relocated the photos from one album to another but I certainly didn't think I did that.  (I don't recall getting the message that they would break links.)

Anyway, they should be back now.  Enjoy.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kellymcdman on Sep 12th, 2008 at 2:50am
peacefuljeffrey is this how you made that sling? and wow i just learned how to use irfanview to stitch photos :) its under image: create panorama image ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Sep 12th, 2008 at 1:15pm

kellymcdman wrote on Sep 12th, 2008 at 2:50am:
peacefuljeffrey is this how you made that sling? and wow i just learned how to use irfanview to stitch photos :) its under image: create panorama image ;)



Yes, that's the one.  I think I posted the link somewhere on this site, but here it is again.

Instructions for 5-strand-cradle paracord sling, photographed and written by yours truly, over at EDCForums.com.  (Based on a design for a 3-strand-cradle paracord sling posted on EDCForums by "Stormdrane.")

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Sep 12th, 2008 at 3:09pm
Thank you Dale.


 In between throws to nowhere,we enjoyed a few cold pops.

          Brett
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by tim hodgkin on Sep 12th, 2008 at 6:09pm
very
JustKnot wrote on Feb 25th, 2007 at 12:58pm:
My first sling:
Tutorial for making it

very nicely done, how does it work for you?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Sep 12th, 2008 at 6:12pm
Maybe this will work..something about proper codecs.



https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?action=downloadfile;file=Wrist_loop_on_6-hole_trebuchet_pouch.AVI (2228 KB | )

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dale on Sep 12th, 2008 at 9:56pm
Jax, that last video crashed Firefox.  Twice.  What format are you recording in?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Sep 12th, 2008 at 10:39pm
Video Clip (.AVI)

 Again,I had to use the disc that came with the Samsung,and all the gadgets that came with it.directx and some kind of codec.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 13th, 2008 at 2:29am
Try this. I use WinFF to convert from the bizarre Samsung codec.



Wrist_loop_on_6-hole_trebuchet_pouch.avi (Attachment deleted)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Sep 13th, 2008 at 7:38am
The quality doesn't seem as good with your conversion,David.We've been recording onto the card of the samsung.I wonder if that has somethimg to do with the problem.You see,to view the discs on the H.P. I'm using you have to finalize them in the vr first,so at $3 a pop you must practice delayed gratification.


                       Brett

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Bodaway on Sep 16th, 2008 at 3:42am
I'd tried quite a few different sling builds, but always had issues with drag (as in air friction), wear (as in release cord flies away with rock after a week), and rock release (as in snag...oh no, where'd it go).  This design has worked pretty well the last year so, gradually tuning different parts until they'll last a good few thousand rocks.  The sling is my fifth build of this style, and has been in use since early summer, so 4-5 months... 50-100 rocks a day, few times a week ... 3k rocks or so. (rocks! and rarely the smooth river stone kind)

Pouch is tan leather from a couch.  Not mine of course, but some wasteful loon willing to part with a leather couch for free on craigslist.

Cord is braided polypropylene rope from the lumber store.  I've used some of the yucca cordage i've made, but missed the neat colors the rope comes in.  Someday i'll learn to dye the yucca purple and I'll be set.

Attachment thread is dacron bowstring thread (serving thread).  I tinker with bowyering sometimes, and it seemed like what'd fit the bill.

Release knot and release abrasion wrap are kangaroo lace.  I've used other types of thin lace, but kangaroo stretches and gets nicely tight during build, stays tight, and wears well.

I also wax the cord every week or so with bowstring wax.  Keeps the cord and lace in good shape.  The last picture is how I loop the primary cord onto my hand, and where my release cord sits - on top of forefinger, first knuckle, held down by thumb.

Release abrasion wrap
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3199/2862302314_740f7d0036.jpg?v=0

Primary cord attach
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/2861472181_b7172e2072.jpg?v=0

Release cord closeup
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/2861472279_9bdf046815.jpg?v=0

Full picture
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3083/2861472249_f5775d438f.jpg?v=0

Travel Mode
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3294/2861472209_9ce58d89aa.jpg?v=0

Hand grip
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3160/2862302508_3b9a975aa3.jpg?v=0

(all of these pictures are linked from flickr, if they stop showing up at some point, i'll repost)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by curious_aardvark on Sep 16th, 2008 at 6:15am
tough looking sling. A number of members use this style leather pouch.
So you got  a whole free couch eh ? Nice way to get leather.

Dale get yourself gom player - video works fine for me. It's not firefox that has the problem just whatever video player you use.
Wrist loop works well - how do you attach and remove it  (to and from your wrist) ?

And boy I'm glad you wore them long shorts - with that camera angle short shorts could have been quite unpleasant for the viewer ;-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 16th, 2008 at 2:33pm
Nice looking work. You must be a seriously proficient slinger by now!

I am noticing that if I dont put any protection on the release cord then it gets muck and wear for at least four inches, but a much shorter length of wrapping will protect it completely. Is this the general experience? Any idea why this could be?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Bodaway on Sep 16th, 2008 at 3:13pm

David Morningstar wrote on Sep 16th, 2008 at 2:33pm:
Nice looking work. You must be a seriously proficient slinger by now!

I am noticing that if I dont put any protection on the release cord then it gets muck and wear for at least four inches, but a much shorter length of wrapping will protect it completely. Is this the general experience? Any idea why this could be?


Re: proficiency, that's relative to concentration i suppose, but that's the beauty of slinging for me though. Simple tool and complex skill.  Rather the opposite of most of our culture.  I threw for a couple years overhand/side - but kept causing problems with my elbow because of twisting right at release.  I now throw overhead - left hand tosses pouch/rock up and behind my head, right arm pulls and creates spin, then release on the second rotation.  Aiming is far more difficult because one dimension isn't handled by the rotation plane of the sling anymore (like overhand/side).  But i can throw for hours on end without my joints rebelling - and it feels more natural.

On the release guard, that same question bugged me for quite a few sling experiments.  My theory is this.  The pouch is generally flexible and grips the rock - thereby limiting abrasion.  As the release cord becomes slack though, and the rock starts rolling along the pouch toward the cord, the cord is the first "stiff" thing that the rock encounters as it releases.  Makes sense that most of the abrasion would occur there.  I've tried unprotected release cords though, and you're right - the entire first few inches take a good shredding.  I think once the stiffer wrap is placed at the beginning, that the rock hits it and the stiffness of that wrapping levers the remaining cord away from the rock ever so slightly - limiting abrasion.  You can't see it very well in the picture, but I also wrap that lace such that the backbone of it is off-center.  Theory being, when the rock contacts it, and the rope moves, it twists off to one side - allowing less chance of the rock contacting any of the release cord.



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Sep 22nd, 2008 at 11:42pm
[quote author=curious aardvark

Dale get yourself gom player - video works fine for me. It's not firefox that has the problem just whatever video player you use.
Wrist loop works well - how do you attach and remove it  (to and from your wrist) ?

And boy I'm glad you wore them long shorts - with that camera angle short shorts could have been quite unpleasant for the viewer


Hey CA,

Sorry so long on the reply.The wrist loop was actually sewn by my dad to fit my rather large hands.I just slide my hand into it and it fits snug around the back of my hand.Sliding loop attaches to the strap.

When you wear shorts are they Daisy Dukes,or what?Your second comment about my shorts has me wondering what you're wearing.Here in America those shorts are short.The hip-hop nation has them going half way down the calf.I'm late thirties,and in my youth we called them floods.It meant you were growing too quickly to keep up with your pants. ;D

  Brett

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Sep 28th, 2008 at 10:45pm
While this isn't a "picture," I made a new video yesterday that shows me explaining and using my new staff sling.

The video is here on YouTube (clickie)

Comments are invited, if you are so inclined.

Cheers!  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by StaffSlinger on Sep 29th, 2008 at 9:04am
Nice job PJ; although I didn't get any audio...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Sep 29th, 2008 at 2:36pm
I'm not aware of any problem with the audio.  It comes across when I view the video myself.
If anyone else watches and has this problem, please let me know pronto!  I hope that's not why there have been over 200 views but no comments!  :-/

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 29th, 2008 at 6:13pm
There wasnt any audio the first time I viewed it yesterday but now I get your voiceover and it makes a lot more sense.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Sep 29th, 2008 at 11:41pm
I wonder what the cause of that was.  Is it possible that your attempts to view the video coincided with the "processing" that takes place for a few minutes after the video is uploaded?  I dunno.  Anyone, please let me know if you go to the video and don't get audio.  Make sure to turn your sound volume up a bit, because after the first segment, where I am talking with the camera near to me, the sound becomes lower because I am in the distance.

When I get a chance, perhaps sometime this week, I'll make another video of me doing regular hand-slinging, in pretty much the same format.  I'm looking forward to that, especially so that you folks will have an opportunity to either marvel at my skill, or thoroughly rip it apart.   ;)
(I do feel that I've come a long way in the tiny amount of practice that I've been able to get.  Happy to be launching my golf balls as reliably and as far as I've been!)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 5th, 2008 at 10:14am
After having read posts about staff slings, I improvised this one by tying one of my leather/paracord slings to a 4-foot ash staff.
It worked good, I was surpriced by the flat trajectory, I had expected more of an arc.
Not to practical to carry the staff along, but it was incredibly easy to use.

It was raining hard during the night, and it was almost freezing cold this morning when I did some testing with it, so my hands turned WERY cold when I picked up my warious wet test-ammo balls :).
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Oct 5th, 2008 at 10:40am
Staff-slings are taking over the world  ;D

If it is shooting flat then the sling is long. If you shorten it a little you will get an earlier release and a higher trajectory. You can then shoot high by starting with the staff horizontal and shoot flat by starting with the sling end raised up a bit.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 5th, 2008 at 11:07am
Thanks, David.  I must try to memorise your short instruction.  This morning, after some throws, I  slided the tyed end of the sling up and down a little, just to see what happened. This led to me hitting the ground a little closer to myself.
But soon, my hands, and the rest of me, too, turned so cold that all the fun went away, and I went home :(

I guess my sling could have been a bit shorter, compared to the staff, but this was just a first test and I just grabbed a sling, retyed the finger loop, and tyed it onto the staff.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Oct 5th, 2008 at 11:34am
The weather was terrible this weekend so I have stayed home and made this instead:



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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TimdaSling on Oct 5th, 2008 at 11:40am
nice sling love the pouch design :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Oct 5th, 2008 at 11:42am
It started out as a bored test run of a peacefuljeffery style six cord sheepshank pouch using a metre or so of offcut paracord.

Once I had done the tying I could see that although I didnt have enough at each end left to use as sling cords there was probably enough left to do the pouch weaving with. I tied a loop at each end of the pouch and led the free ends back in to weave the center. This worked perfectly so I cut some more cord and strung the pouch with the end loops.

I did the first two rows of weaving on a 2-1-2 pattern, pairing up the outer cords, to make the ends of the pouch narrower. This makes the whole shape more elliptical which I prefer. I worked from each end in to the centre. You can see the break in the pattern where they meet, and on the underside you can see where the remaining ends are tucked away.





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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Oct 5th, 2008 at 12:42pm
Hey, I was bored last night so I made a new sling with a diferent method. Instead of a finger loop, I left really long cords at one end.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Oct 5th, 2008 at 12:44pm
This is how you are supposed to hold it.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Oct 5th, 2008 at 12:46pm
It looks like a three strand, but actually it´s nine. I took really thin cords and braided them.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Oct 5th, 2008 at 12:53pm
Wow, thats some serious work!

On my very first sling when I was a kid, I didnt have a loop I just wove the retention end between my fingers and squeezed tight.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 5th, 2008 at 1:18pm
Since the winter is approaching around here, I must make slinging preparations.  This is a test model of Weather Resistant Snow Ball Adaptable Double Crossover Strap Sling.  
I simply melted and flattened the inner ends of the poly strings and hand stitched them between the two pouch straps, which had their ends doubled over.  Took just a few minutes and worked great with a few rocks and golf balls.  
This is a really easily made and uncomplicated sling,(especially compared to Rockman`s braided sling :D).  
I think my next try must have the pouch shaped a bit wider, for the snowballs.  Hopefully, I still have some time before the (sling ammo class) snow start to fall here.  
timann  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TimdaSling on Oct 5th, 2008 at 1:38pm
I hope we have snow this winter it is getting worse first we had every winter 10 days snow and now we´re lucky whit 2 :o
now we have a lot of rain, rain, rain and more rain  :'(

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 5th, 2008 at 2:07pm
Hello, TimdaSling.  I am a bit further north than you, but I agree with you, and join the choir; rain, rain and more rain.
Winters now is just snow a couple of  times, wich rains away in a couple of days, and leaves everyting wet and muddy and dirty and nasty(not good at all for us dog-owners and  snowball slingers) :(
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 11th, 2008 at 7:56am
I have had this sling made of ugly, white, stiff, hard poly-something laying about, waiting for a pouch.  It really do not deserve leather, since it is rather ugly, so I made my first tape-pouch on it.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TimdaSling on Oct 11th, 2008 at 8:33am
It looks allright not very ugly
does it sling well?

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Post by timann on Oct 11th, 2008 at 11:33am
Hello, TimdaSling.  With its tape pouch, the sling looks rather good, but the plain, white poly braid was not wery estetiqually pleasing ;)
The pouch is a bit flat, so especially a golfball have a tendency to roll off the side, but with some care it would still work.  I have just used it once, this morning, and I mostly used some rocks, wich was less than pefectly round, and the sling slinged well, I got some rather (for me) axeptable distances :)

This is much sling with little work, and field repair shold be easy with a small roll of duct tape or similar.
timann

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Post by timann on Oct 14th, 2008 at 1:22pm
Here I have added my second tape sling, made yesterday.  Braided from 6 x 1,5 mm poly-something.
It slings well.  On the picture it is possible to see the thinned-off ends, I prefer to use the sling a little before I cut them to short, so that it can stretch and self-adjust a little, if needed.  
I decided to use silver-gray tape on this one.
timann
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Post by timann on Oct 14th, 2008 at 1:23pm
And...
timann
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Post by David Morningstar on Oct 14th, 2008 at 2:02pm
Looking at those I would guess you are taping those flat on a table and then bending them into shape? I made my duct tape pouch across my knee so the curve was built-in. I laid the strips of tape on my knee sticky side up and laid the sling across them with the ends hanging down.

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Post by timann on Oct 14th, 2008 at 2:42pm
Thanks, David Morningstar, you are of course right.  I never thought about that possibility.  Now I know what to try NEXT time ;D
The nice thing with tape sling pouches is they are easy to make and UN-make ;)
timann

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Post by timann on Oct 16th, 2008 at 2:17pm
I re-taped the thinnest of my two tape-slings.  It was a bit more complicated to have the tape on my knee, instead of on a flat cutting board,where I could make slits in the tape with a sharp knife.  I had to use a scissor instead.   But the curve in the pouch was nice, it has worked very good with tennisballs during the first tests, it should be able to handle snow balls well.
timann


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Post by timann on Oct 18th, 2008 at 2:09pm
A couple of days later, I must say that for practical use, a tape sling can be as good as it needs to be.
I have used my re-taped sling exclusively the last days, and if it is not as good-looking as my hemp-leather slings, it has performed perfectly.
 
Yesterday I walked a short forrest path, slinging awailable pebbles along the way, several styles, overhand, apache, fig 8 and commanche, and it worked great.  And, when I was at the end of the path, I desided the last throw should be helicopter, just for fun.
I aimed for head height on a thin, tall tre, guesstimately ;) 30 meters away, 3 whirls around my head, and hit exactly spot on :o.
I consider this sling well and truly baptised by that throw :)

The "but" with this sling is that the pouch is a little bit long and wide for golf ball slinging.

And this is actually a bonus, since it gives me a excuse for making YET another sling ;D

timann

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Post by kellymcdman on Oct 18th, 2008 at 4:15pm
my latest sling! sorry the pic quality might be bad. using a web cam..
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Post by Rockman on Oct 18th, 2008 at 4:51pm
This is my latest creation. My first natural fiber sling.
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Post by Rockman on Oct 18th, 2008 at 4:52pm
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Post by Rockman on Oct 18th, 2008 at 4:55pm
It's made from pita, which is what we call generic natural fibers. It's from some kind of plant.
Making the pouch tested the limits of my patience, but the effort was worth it.
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Post by ginshun on Oct 29th, 2008 at 9:42am
My first two slings

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/ginshun/knife023.jpg?t=1225287640
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/ginshun/knife024.jpg?t=1225287687
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/ginshun/knife025.jpg?t=1225287708

This site is awesome!  Thank you guys for all the info!

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Post by StaffSlinger on Oct 29th, 2008 at 12:16pm
Nice work Ginshin.  Welcome!

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Post by peacefuljeffrey on Oct 29th, 2008 at 11:09pm
Awesome, Ginshun!   :D
I love the first one, especially -- looks just like the ones I've been making!  That design Cliff gave us is SWEET!
What is yours sized to be able to throw?  I do mine for golf balls, but my very first one was sized for tennis balls.  Then I got a hold of about 600 golf balls so that's what I make my slings to throw.  ;)

Hey, try doing a two-tone version of that sling.  I did a black/blue one and a black/tan one: they look great that way.

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Post by peacefuljeffrey on Oct 29th, 2008 at 11:14pm
To make Cliff's design to fit golf balls, I generally make the arch of the split sides 11 turns long.
That is, look at the top row of turns in your picture, where the single arch of the pouch curves up like a rainbow from left to right.  If you make 11 turns on the outer edge of that length before it rejoins the other split side, you will have a sling that is ideal for golf-ball slinging.    10 turns is just a bit too little, and 12 might be ok but could be a bit too much.  (After all, you don't want the ball to slip backward through the hole!)

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Post by peacefuljeffrey on Oct 29th, 2008 at 11:23pm
One more thing...

I see that it appears you have a Bowline for a finger loop on your paracord sling.  Nothin' wrong with a good old fashioned Bowline...
but check out >>>this thread<<< (clickie) for an idea about a different knot that seems to have earned a welcome reception.  I use it on all of my slings and it performs well in addition to having a cool name.  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ginshun on Oct 30th, 2008 at 10:40am
erased for double posting.

See next post.

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Post by ginshun on Oct 30th, 2008 at 10:45am
You are right, that is a bowline.

and the all paracord sling is sized probably just a little bit big for a golf ball, doesn't really work very good with a tennis ball though.

The leather pouch one is formed to a golf ball.  The loop knot is an knot from a book that I have at home called an Adjustable Loop if I remember right.  Its a nice knot, you can adjust it, but it grabs the string, so it doesn't tighten up when you whip the sling and release.  The release knot is the chinese 4 leaf clover thing.  I actually saw the thread about it right after I made it.  The attachment to the pouch is just a bunch of alternating half hitches.  I thought it looked cool.

I am making another sling right now and trying some new knots. The cord is 3/16 nylon rope, so its just a little tougher than the paracord. Stayed with the clover leaf for the release not, but went to a Hangman's Noose for the attachment to the pouch.  The pouch itself is the aussie style pouch that I have seen in some other threads where it is basically just two stips of leather with holes in the and and put together to form a nice cupped pouch.  It should fit a baseball or maybe even a softball.  Havent decided on the finger loop yet.  I am thinking of using a double bowline or double figure 8 so I have two strings in the loop, should spread out the force a little.  I'll post pics when I am finished.

Honestly, I am not very good at slinging yet, but just throwing the ammo (whatever it is) out into a field is so damn fun it crazy!  I am also having almost as much fun making them as I am using them anyway.  They are so simple and easy to make.  I gotta try a woven one here in the near future.  I really like the woven net one that there is a tutorial on the main sight for.

And thanks for the kind words!!




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Post by peacefuljeffrey on Oct 30th, 2008 at 11:34pm
You're welcome.

If you did the attachment with a series of same-way half hitches, you'd get a spiral and it wouldn't look "one way" like there was a left version and a right version to be had.  There are also multiple-overhand-knot constructions you could do that would make it like a noose is grabbing the pouch.  Those might look good, too.

That's pretty cool that you had the idea for the chinese knot before seeing the thread that was specifically about it!  What a crazy coincidence!   :o

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Post by David Morningstar on Nov 4th, 2008 at 4:35am
My latest effort. Leather and paracord. Knots used: double overhand noose for pouch attachment, Ashley stopper knot for the release cord and perfection loop for the retention cord.
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Post by David Morningstar on Nov 4th, 2008 at 4:38am
I have started using the noose attachment method. I like the way it positions the knot behind the end of the pouch and puts two cords through the hole instead of just one.



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Post by David Morningstar on Nov 4th, 2008 at 4:42am
The purpose of the three holes in the center of the pouch is to make the pouch curl up under tension. The tension cannot go across the centerline because there is no leather there to transmit it. It has to divide and pass around each side. When you pull, the sides come together and the pouch bellies out nicely.
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Post by Rockman on Nov 5th, 2008 at 1:35pm
I made this nylon sling for a friend. The black cord protects the sling from wear and gives a nice finish to an otherwise pure white.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Nov 6th, 2008 at 6:17am
Rockman and David Morningstar -- those are nice-lookin' slings, guys!


David, I wonder if you are familiar with what happens when you make a multiple overhand knot in cord and then tighten it.  You can make a barrel that looks like that of a hangman's noose, but the standing end and working end of the knot come out at opposite sides.  What you get is essentially a lump of coil in the middle of a cord.  If you were to tie this kind of knot with a strip of leather inside the coil as you tighten it, and then clipped the end that is toward the pouch, you would have the actual barrel of the "noose" gripping the pouch, instead of a loop of a noose.  The whole system might be a bit simpler, although I don't know for certain how it would behave in actual use.  I attached a cord to the arms of a pair of sunglasses in just this manner a long time ago.  It has held for a number of years, because of the flanged ends of the arms of the glasses.  If you flanged the leather in a similar way, you'd have a secure grip.

If you're interested in trying this out but don't know what I mean, I could take some how-to pictures if you'd like.  Let me know.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Nasse on Nov 7th, 2008 at 6:10am
Here goes two freshly made slings made like the honda manchega (but with finger loop). They are made from very cheap nylon string:
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Post by Nasse on Nov 7th, 2008 at 6:12am
And baby brother..
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Post by Nasse on Nov 7th, 2008 at 6:14am
Couldn't resist to post some others I use for the moment as well ;)
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Post by peacefuljeffrey on Nov 8th, 2008 at 5:07am
Nasse, forgive me:  how well do those split pouches retain ammo?  I am having a hard time visualizing them holding onto a rock or other sphere without it falling through.  Are they practical?

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Post by Nasse on Nov 8th, 2008 at 5:36am

peacefuljeffrey wrote on Nov 8th, 2008 at 5:07am:
Nasse, forgive me:  how well do those split pouches retain ammo?  I am having a hard time visualizing them holding onto a rock or other sphere without it falling through.  Are they practical?


No sweat :) Well, I suppose they are a bit harder to load than solid pouches. If one would find a perfectly round stone you thus would have a problem - if it's too small :P Yet it isn't much of a problem since i rarely find naturally spherical stones ;) for golf balls - i don't know, but I think it would work out just fine if you just make it the right size. The smaller one of the braided one's I intended to make for my girlfriend, but after trying it out I think I'll maybe hold on to it ;P turns out the first one had a bit too long pouch, thus it retains bigger ammo nicely but not my regular size as the smaller one does.

Hey, split braids have been used for hundreds of years, how dare you doubt their awesomeness!? Haha... In truth's name, they are a tad harder to load (you get used to that very quickly) but I think they have a cleaner release, so it all adds up to a perfectly good sling.

Hope that helps :)

P.S It takes less than an hour to make one of these, it's well worth the effort and cash.

Jonas

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Post by jax on Nov 8th, 2008 at 6:49pm
My dad sent me a few of his new sling designs,and I must say they work excellently.They feature the captive release cord that set his slings apart,but are much more simple in design than the earlier prototypes.The leather pouch opens upon release of the comfy craft ball,but hold it snug until that point.Thanks Dad!!

             Brett
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Nov 8th, 2008 at 6:51pm
Thomas' Non-Traditional
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Post by jax on Nov 8th, 2008 at 6:53pm
Thomas' Non-Traditional
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Post by jax on Nov 8th, 2008 at 11:23pm
...and the pouches close up.
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Post by peacefuljeffrey on Nov 9th, 2008 at 1:24am
So by releasing that ball, you allow the cord holding the front of the pouch to lengthen, which lets the ammo roll out of it?
Hmmm... seems ingenious.  Does the line get in the way of the projectile's release, though?


Wow, this is like "the next big thing in slinging" or something.  Will it end up like that Tucker car, though?  :-?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Nov 9th, 2008 at 8:34am
No,there is no fouling upon release.The fishing swivels allow me to get it dialed in for my grip,but once you've adjusted it,the projectile just rolls right out.

Here is the small tan sling in action.

http://slinging.org/forum/yabbfiles/Attachments/Non_traditional_2.MPG                                                                                                                                                                      

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrianGrubbs on Nov 9th, 2008 at 11:03am
That thing is pure awesome!  I see what you were talking about now... hmmm... might have to experiment with that one too ;)

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Post by TimdaSling on Nov 9th, 2008 at 1:52pm
very nice sling, hope they sling as good as they look

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Nov 11th, 2008 at 2:03am
Would this be the semi-automatic version of the venerable ancient sling?

If so, I really think it's too dangerous for civilians and should be banned.  ::)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thomas on Nov 11th, 2008 at 10:54am
According to the manufacturer this slinglike item is a sporting implement and should be managed in a manner consistent with healthy sporting ideals and never as a weapon.            

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thomas on Nov 11th, 2008 at 3:04pm
Jax’s slings have what I termed as “upset” pouches. They are similar in principal to Techstuf and Mike Greenfield designs called “3 cord slings”. There is also another pouch from a Russian source. Jax pouches have two major differences. These more recent slings have the (2) release attachment points exiting perpendicular to the pouch on either side of the horizontal axis where they form a loop, also the release cord is captive, meaning it can advance only far enough to allow the spherical ammo to pass through the release cord loop.

Tom(dad)  

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Post by jax on Nov 11th, 2008 at 11:39pm
I have some 3-way swivels that may contribute to the evolution of this revolutionary design.I'll mail them on Friday(Wednesday post).

                Brett

P.S.           @home on Monday ;) ;)

                   maybe carry-on??

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by aussieslinger on Nov 13th, 2008 at 7:55am
Greetings Brett,

The new design looks great! It looks as if the release will be really fast and unimpeded. Have you tried it with irregular shaped stones? Do you think there is any danger of it snagging? Can you control the orientation of the pouch on release and does it matter?

I suppose the really burning question is does it give substantially better performance than a conventional sling of similar length?

Regards,

Aussie

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Post by curious_aardvark on Nov 13th, 2008 at 8:26am
do you still get spin with the golf balls - your's seemed to be curving to the left.
Nice bit of kit - you know it's my birthday in a couple of weeks ;-)
(hint hint)  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Nov 13th, 2008 at 10:59pm

Aussie wrote on Nov 13th, 2008 at 7:55am:
I suppose the really burning question is does it give substantially better performance than a conventional sling of similar length?


I tend to gravitate away from things that have a greater number of parts than a comparable counterpart has.  This thing seems interesting, but I doubt I'd go out and build one because I eschew such complicatedness.

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Post by aussieslinger on Nov 14th, 2008 at 12:06am

peacefuljeffrey wrote on Nov 13th, 2008 at 10:59pm:

Aussie wrote on Nov 13th, 2008 at 7:55am:
I suppose the really burning question is does it give substantially better performance than a conventional sling of similar length?


I tend to gravitate away from things that have a greater number of parts than a comparable counterpart has.  This thing seems interesting, but I doubt I'd go out and build one because I eschew such complicatedness.


Your choice of course, but I don't really think it's all that complicated. In fact it's simpler than Brett's previous sling with the toggle release mechanism. This pouch merely gets tipped sideways rather than releasing at one end as in a conventional sling. Therefore the projectile leaves the pouch more quickly and easily so less energy is wasted, translating into higher velocity for the same input.  The captive release cord is a bonus and the design would probably work without it.

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and I have already made a couple of Aussiepouches modified for three point attachment and will be fitting the cords ASAP. Try it out tomorrow with a bit of luck.

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Post by peacefuljeffrey on Nov 17th, 2008 at 5:12am
I fancy myself a reductionist.   "If it can be simplified, it ought to be simplified."  :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 30th, 2008 at 5:29am
I have made a sort of experimental sling, from paracord and thin, reflective Dyneema string.  Have used it for ten throws, not certain yet what I think about it.  
Not yet decided the finished lenghts, the knots have been tyed and retyed a lot of times already :)

For comparative purposes, and for resting the eyes, a hemp split pouch sling is added on the picture.
timann
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Post by Jaz on Dec 11th, 2008 at 9:02pm
This one's made of paracord and medical tape and sized to fit tennis balls. It works a lot better than the skinny braided-string-with-split-pouch sling that I used previously. With this sling the balls actually go where I feel they should, so I'm very pleased with it.
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Post by Inuben on Dec 20th, 2008 at 9:59pm
apache sling

click right mouse button then hit view image
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Post by fiddler49 on Dec 21st, 2008 at 9:22pm
Here's three different types of slings I like.
The duck tape slings are great for quick give aways. I outfitted
everyone in our group of 16 on a Grand Canyon raft trip with duck tape slings. Also note the knots for attaching lines to pouches.
It is a simple whipping, probably the best sling knot there is!!!


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Post by fiddler49 on Dec 21st, 2008 at 9:32pm
another view of duck tape sling with potato ammo
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Post by fiddler49 on Dec 21st, 2008 at 9:39pm
Here's a jug sling I came up with a few years ago for improving my odds at hitting spruce hens. I also call it a shot gun sling. It has a nice
shot pattern at 10 to 15 yards.


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Post by fiddler49 on Dec 21st, 2008 at 9:41pm
another view of the jug sling


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Post by fiddler49 on Dec 21st, 2008 at 9:44pm
and a third pic looking down at the jug sling lines


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Post by David Morningstar on Dec 22nd, 2008 at 5:29am
I like the one that looks like the pouch is from a short section of rope, how is that one made?

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Post by Szymon on Jan 3rd, 2009 at 5:08am
Mine sling for tennis ball. :)


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Post by aussieslinger on Jan 3rd, 2009 at 5:38am
Witaj Szymonie! Ladna proca.

My own Aussieslings are made in a very similar manner but from a different material and without the eyelets. How long are the cords?

Ludek
(Aussieslinger)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Szymon on Jan 3rd, 2009 at 10:25am
My cord they are adjusted.(nie wiem czy dobrze napisałem, ale chodziło mi o to, że linki są regulowane) :)

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Post by Szymon on Jan 6th, 2009 at 4:19pm
my medical tape sling and ice balls  :)

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Post by Hawkie on Jan 11th, 2009 at 12:44pm
This is my sling, made from para cords (thanks to Jeffrey for the tutorial). It's not exactly a masterpiece, I wouldn't even call it a success, but hope it works. I made a big mistake by making the brown cord too short, so I had to split the lines, and didn't get the desired "woven" pattern. (sorry for the quality, I took it with my cellphone)
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Post by David Morningstar on Jan 11th, 2009 at 1:11pm
Thats very nice work. Dont be surprised if all your weaving ends up sliding to one end of the pouch after a few throws. The only cure for that is to use lots more cord to give tight weaving that cant move.

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Post by Hawkie on Jan 11th, 2009 at 6:19pm
Indeed it's sliding like hell already. Guess I will have to be much more generous next time.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by carlson on Jan 12th, 2009 at 4:42pm
Hey all, here are two slings I made last week and this weekend.  Been reading a lot on this forum.  Had a desire to make a sling for a couple months now and finally made the plunge.  Working on a woven pouch one but haven't had satisfactory results in creating the pouch.

3 strands of paracord braided for the length of the sling, pig skin leather pouch, and hemp thread to stitch it all together

Unfortunately I haven't been able to get out to try slinging with them.
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Post by carlson on Jan 12th, 2009 at 4:43pm
close up of front of pouch
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Post by carlson on Jan 12th, 2009 at 4:43pm
close up of back of pouch
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Post by carlson on Jan 12th, 2009 at 4:44pm
hemp thread braided sling with pig skin pouch
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Post by carlson on Jan 12th, 2009 at 4:44pm
close up of front of pouch
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Post by carlson on Jan 12th, 2009 at 4:44pm
back of pouch
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Jan 12th, 2009 at 5:16pm
I like those! Keep an eye on the release cord just next to the pouch. It gets worn by stones on the way out of the pouch. A couple of inches of binding might be needed as protection, especially on the hemp sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kellymcdman on Jan 13th, 2009 at 3:09am
great slings carlson! wish i had a camera, but dont have one anymore. :'( my computer's been freezing lately too. most of my slings are single string paracord, with leather pouches. i have several older pics. feel free to look them up. :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by garylayton on Jan 13th, 2009 at 11:53pm
Here are some pictures from slings I made in December as Christmas for my nephews...5, 8, 9, 11.  I packaged them with tennis balls and left the length long...once they opened them I customized the length and then we went out and slang 'em.

I have looked through all the 29 pages here and didn't see anyone using football chinstraps...they work great for me...I can use many different size ammos, up to a baseball.

See my last post for a picture...it would not post here for some reason.

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Post by garylayton on Jan 13th, 2009 at 11:55pm
I'll try a smaller file size...
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Post by garylayton on Jan 13th, 2009 at 11:56pm
Another...
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Post by garylayton on Jan 13th, 2009 at 11:59pm
Almost through...
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Post by garylayton on Jan 14th, 2009 at 12:00am
OK, that size was better...
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Post by garylayton on Jan 14th, 2009 at 12:01am
Last one....whew!!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by garylayton on Jan 14th, 2009 at 12:08am
This picture should have been with first post....it would not post for some reason...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jan 14th, 2009 at 1:13am
cool slings.
Great ideas with the chin straps! If I had an american football helmet id try that.

Heres my sling i made quickly whilst looking for materials in my junk. I made it out of a bracelet which has some good leather and some old shoelaces. I cut the cords a little to small at 28 inches. Overall, its a nice back-up sling. Hold tennis balls and golf balls.

Also, pictured is a yellow ball which is a little smaller than a tennis ball but its weighted and soft. 164 feet cast was the best i reached with it on day one. Good for $2 bucks from the discount shop
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jan 14th, 2009 at 2:00am
I forgot to include this picture of my artillery. Minus 1 sling. Pictured are my golf balls ive collected, Swiss knife (just for show =p) my 3 slings and some darts Ive used which were pretty average. They are unpredictable or im probably not good at casting them.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Jan 14th, 2009 at 10:23pm
Intresting design, (Yeah this is one of those moments when ya go "why didn't I think of that")

How did they ( Slings and Nephews) do?

Marc Adkins



garylayton wrote on Jan 13th, 2009 at 11:53pm:
Here are some pictures from slings I made in December as Christmas for my nephews...5, 8, 9, 11.  I packaged them with tennis balls and left the length long...once they opened them I customized the length and then we went out and slang 'em.

I have looked through all the 29 pages here and didn't see anyone using football chinstraps...they work great for me...I can use many different size ammos, up to a baseball.

See my last post for a picture...it would not post here for some reason.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by garylayton on Jan 15th, 2009 at 1:21am

winkleried wrote on Jan 14th, 2009 at 10:23pm:
How did they ( Slings and Nephews) do?


It worked out very well...they had never slang (slung?) before but took to it in a hurry.  I also made slings for the fathers of the boys..each father has 2 of the boys.  Both dads (my brothers-in-law) are very much outdoor oriented and will sling with the boys.  Billy and Storm, one of his adopted Ukranian sons, stayed together about 60 yards down the street and Jabe (the other adopted Ukranian son) stayed with me...we threw tennis balls back and forth at each other on Christmas day for about an hour...great fun.

The other father had his 5 year old out there with us learning to sling, too.  I'm looking forward to family outings now where I can count on the younguns to pester me to go outside and play instead of sitting around and talking like a grown-up.   ;)

I got some video...I'll edit it soon and post it up.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jan 18th, 2009 at 1:43pm
Here is a picture of my trusty old staff-sling.  It is loaded and ready, and ammo is falling from the sky today :)
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jan 20th, 2009 at 5:16am
ammo falling out of the sky. not so good if you sling rocks  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jan 21st, 2009 at 1:23pm
Fortunately it was only snowball-material coming down this time.  However, this is not to harmles, either.  It leads to car crashes, and people hurting their backs, and heart attacs, when they (we, I have really done my part ;)) must clear the snow away.

But I have had fun with my staff sling, and standard slings, slinging snowball.  I was able to sling so many snowballs today, after work, that I really felt my fig8 improve a bit :)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jan 23rd, 2009 at 1:57am
cool, ive never slung a snowball or know how to make one for that matter!
Its good that you have improved  your fig.8, i should follow suit.

camo

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Xenon on Jan 23rd, 2009 at 7:15pm
Here is the design I currently like to use, and some Large Calibre ammunition. This is just a fraction of the collection. The ends of the cords are simply folded two times and sewn to the pouch, which is a piece of safety belt or thicker polypropylene belt. Be sure to sew through the cord many times. It looks crude but it's effective, and less easy to do correctly than it seems, since the cords need to remain centered in the side of the pouch over usage. Additionally, the thick PP is hard to sew, and I've broken even large needles in it. I am less satisfied with safety belt, it's more sensitive to ammo, rocks slip out more easily and that's dangerous.

It is a fairly primitive solution, but I have not seen one exactly like it on this site.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ElliotB on Jan 23rd, 2009 at 7:31pm
Do you have a link for the design of the braided cupped sling? Looks difficult but I'd like to try my hand at it :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Charlie on Jan 24th, 2009 at 8:09pm
Here's my first attempt at a simple sling.



The pouch is leather from a old pair of work boots I had laying around. And the cords are the laces from the same boot.






Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Jan 25th, 2009 at 10:41am
The pouch looks fine but the cords look alittle worn from the eyelets of the boots. You want to make sure they good and strong. One stone a little aon the heavy side gains a lot of weight when swung around in the pouch. I would really hate to see one of the cords break and someone get hurt.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Charlie on Jan 25th, 2009 at 11:19am

dork wrote on Jan 25th, 2009 at 10:41am:
The pouch looks fine but the cords look alittle worn from the eyelets of the boots. You want to make sure they good and strong. One stone a little aon the heavy side gains a lot of weight when swung around in the pouch. I would really hate to see one of the cords break and someone get hurt.

Thanks for the heads up! I didn't really take that into account.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Charlie on Jan 25th, 2009 at 1:45pm
Well, I just ended up replacing the worn bootstrings with new.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jan 26th, 2009 at 4:10pm
This is my most recent sling, using the method described here: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1229714126

This sling was made with S/. 1.50 (local currency) worth of yute twine.
This comes to about 0.47 US cents.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockslinger on Jan 27th, 2009 at 10:27pm
Well here goes.  The first sling I've ever made some 22 years ago.  Not pretty, but very functional.  I love it.  
Having viewed some of the more elaborate sling designs on here, I'm inspired to build my second sling very soon.  More pictures to follow.





The leather I got from an old work glove(2 ply) and the rope is just 2 nylon boot laces.  Simple, but it works.  

Ok, I'm editing this post the day after the original post because I got buisy last night building my newest sling.  Here it is.  I took a few ideas from slinging.org.  I still need to take it out for a test run.  I built it to the same specs as my old sling ie/length etc.. which I am happy with.   Comments are more than welcome.





Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thud on Jan 28th, 2009 at 9:07pm
hears a link the man in pic is holding a sling during some kind of protest i though to post it only because i had not seen this particular photo before

http://www.instructables.com/id/How_To_Not_Get_Arrested_At_A_RiotProtest/

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Lycurgus on Jan 29th, 2009 at 4:07am

Thud wrote on Jan 28th, 2009 at 9:07pm:
hears a link the man in pic is holding a sling during some kind of protest i though to post it only because i had not seen this particular photo before

http://www.instructables.com/id/How_To_Not_Get_Arrested_At_A_RiotProtest/



Its a catapault, not a sling. :(

And Rockslinger, I am liking your new sling very much and might have to just copy that. ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by curious_aardvark on Jan 29th, 2009 at 7:29am
have to admit The new sling looks like a thousand others - but the old one...
Now that I like.
Interesting use of a square pouch, loop attached, chopped down riggers glove.
That is a singular sling :-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockslinger on Jan 29th, 2009 at 9:54am

Lycurgus wrote on Jan 29th, 2009 at 4:07am:

Thud wrote on Jan 28th, 2009 at 9:07pm:
hears a link the man in pic is holding a sling during some kind of protest i though to post it only because i had not seen this particular photo before

http://www.instructables.com/id/How_To_Not_Get_Arrested_At_A_RiotProtest/



Its a catapault, not a sling. :(

And Rockslinger, I am liking your new sling very much and might have to just copy that. ;D


It was fun to make.  I used the braided method combined with the http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1225969604/0 woven paracord method.  But I had 6 strands to work with when weaving.  Thanks.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockslinger on Jan 29th, 2009 at 9:58am
curiou_aardvark,


Thanks for your comment on the old.  It is a real gem of mine.  One of a kind.

I know the new sling looks like a thousand others.  I thought maybe my approach might have been different.  Maybe not.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thud on Jan 29th, 2009 at 8:47pm

Lycurgus wrote on Jan 29th, 2009 at 4:07am:

Thud wrote on Jan 28th, 2009 at 9:07pm:
hears a link the man in pic is holding a sling during some kind of protest i though to post it only because i had not seen this particular photo before

http://www.instructables.com/id/How_To_Not_Get_Arrested_At_A_RiotProtest/



Its a catapault, not a sling. :(

And Rockslinger, I am liking your new sling very much and might have to just copy that. ;D




it is? noooooo sorry about that

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Feb 8th, 2009 at 1:07pm
The local football/soccer field is sprayed with water and frozen into a Bandy field each winter.  Bandy is a sport almost like ice hockey, but with differently shaped sticks, and garishly coloured balls instead of the flat pucks.
They used to be orange, but this winter they are pink.  Perfect for slinging :D
They are slightly smaller and slightly heavier than tennis balls, and behave like golf balls when slung.
timann

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Feb 8th, 2009 at 1:11pm
When all the skaters had left this late afternoon, and the lights was still on, I leapt at the chance of some real quality slinging time on the "slinging field".
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Feb 15th, 2009 at 4:16am
Me, slinging helicopter style

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GXkmT7eJFo

...and Balearic style

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35KJo9BNpb0

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jae on Feb 15th, 2009 at 8:31am
That is some good video.  Easy to see what you are doing.

Jae

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Feb 15th, 2009 at 8:33am
David,

 Thanks again!!Sweet video.Check out this kid...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPmYXHN0P7c

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mimi on Feb 15th, 2009 at 10:17am
Hi everyone, here are some pix of my sling. 8-)
made from bicycle steel cable and old tire for the pouch.






Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Feb 15th, 2009 at 10:26am
Be cautious of the cable after release!!I like the tube pouch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Feb 15th, 2009 at 10:32am
Ya have to remember that us old timers on this list have seen quite a few slings, I hope ya get lots of use and service out of both of your slings. And while the new one looks like a bunch of others it does look like a well developed and servicable pice O'gear.

Marc Adkins


Rockslinger wrote on Jan 29th, 2009 at 9:58am:
curiou_aardvark,


Thanks for your comment on the old.  It is a real gem of mine.  One of a kind.

I know the new sling looks like a thousand others.  I thought maybe my approach might have been different.  Maybe not.  


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Feb 15th, 2009 at 10:34am
Hmm, I didn't see the Baleric style video when I was on your outube site last night........thanks for the video David

Marc Adkins


David Morningstar wrote on Feb 15th, 2009 at 4:16am:
Me, slinging helicopter style

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GXkmT7eJFo

...and Balearic style

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35KJo9BNpb0


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Feb 15th, 2009 at 10:36am
I Concur with Jax, But it ought to be an almost indestructable sling, lt us know how it works.

Marc Adkins



wrote on Feb 15th, 2009 at 10:26am:
Be cautious of the cable after release!!I like the tube pouch.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mimi on Feb 16th, 2009 at 12:05am

wrote on Feb 15th, 2009 at 10:26am:
Be cautious of the cable after release!!I like the tube pouch.

No worries, i thought the cable might whip me after i sling but it did'nt. As for the pouch, it is made from an old road racer tire, i did'nt use inner tube coz it is stretchable.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Aussie on Feb 16th, 2009 at 12:14am
Hi Mimi,

Welcome to the forum. Your sling is certainly unusual but I also agree with Jax; steel cable gives a high potential for injury. Sooner or later that release cord is going to whack you. If it hits you in the eye it could be more than just painful. Thin nylon cord will give just as high a sling speed and be a lot safer as well as easier to tie.

Regards,

Aussie.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mimi on Feb 16th, 2009 at 12:24am

winkleried wrote on Feb 15th, 2009 at 10:36am:
I Concur with Jax, But it ought to be an almost indestructable sling, lt us know how it works.

Marc Adkins


indestructable definitely! that was my intention, but it's a bit on the heavy side. i notice that the speed of the swing is faster compared to my nylon rope sling. both my nylon rope and steel cable slings are 1metre long. diameter for nylon rope is 8mm, steel cable is 1mm.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Aussie on Feb 16th, 2009 at 1:55am
For strength 3 or 4 mm cord would be quite sufficiently strong which will cut down air drag greatly from the 8mm you used previously. Unless you are using extremely light ammo it should make no difference compared with the steel cable.

If you insist on the cable at least tape the ends securely and make sure there are no broken strands projecting.

Tell us a little about yourself, where you're from and how you started slinging etc.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by curious_aardvark on Feb 16th, 2009 at 7:38am
stick with the steel - I like it ;-)
Given the number of release cords I wear out - I can see a real practical use for a metal corded sling - nice job :-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mimi on Feb 16th, 2009 at 7:47am
Hi Aussie, I'm from Singapore. Slinging for three weeks now. Came upon this site by chance, and learn a lot from it. I must say you guys have really done a great job in sharing the knowledge of slinging!

I do agree that cable is dangerous for slinging. But I'm interested in making the most efficient, lowest frontal area, lowest drag and maybe symmetrical airfoil pouch.
With the foil pouch, it will always stay in one axis when swinging, lets say the foil pouch will always be parallel to the ground when swinging helicopter style, the advantage is we can achieve the release spin of the projectile similar to the bullet spinning in the barrel effect. :-?

Any idea?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mimi on Feb 16th, 2009 at 7:54am

Curious Aardvark wrote on Feb 16th, 2009 at 7:38am:
stick with the steel - I like it ;-)
Given the number of release cords I wear out - I can see a real practical use for a metal corded sling - nice job :-)

lol my 8mm nylon sling snap halfway while slinging. it lasted only a week. can't find any smooth rocks near my area.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Feb 18th, 2009 at 12:59am


Here are my slings. I'll describe them from bottom to top:

Bottom-most sling: My first sling.
Used this guide: http://slinging.org/index.php?page=making-a-braided-sling-an-illustrated-guide

Next one up: A three-string split pouch design with duct tape forming a membrane connecting them together. I used Cotton "Venetian blind" cord.
Used this guide for most of it: http://slinging.org/index.php?page=making-a-simple-string-sling-an-illustrated-guide---malik-lund

The next one up is basically the same design, except I used thicker rope, used no duct tape, and made a wrist loop rather than a finger loop.

The next one up is what I like to call the "Waraji sling", since the pouch greatly resembles the sole of a waraji (Traditional Japanese footwear) I used Cotton "Venetian blind" cord again.
Guide used to make it: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1225969604/0

The second one down from the top is my braided split pouch sling which I dyed with RIT Dye and a paintbrush. I used Cotton "Venetian blind" cord yet again. (That stuff is versitile)
Guide used: http://slinging.org/index.php?page=woven-pouch-sling---colin-philips

The one on the very top is basically the same as the one I described previously, Except I used thicker rope and made it generally bigger.


For those of you wondering, here is a comparison of my "Waraji sling" with a waraji I made (Incedentally, also made with cotton "Venetian" blind cord :D)


With a pretty lil rock in it:

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Lycurgus on Feb 18th, 2009 at 7:33am
Clone trooper in a sombrero, like it  ;D

Slings aint bad neither.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jae on Feb 18th, 2009 at 8:48am
Those are some nice slings.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mrboss on Feb 18th, 2009 at 6:05pm
This is the sling i use, it used to be 10 feet, 3 inches long (over-all length).Now its 13 feet over-all length. Its good for long distance/power. If i want to use an accuracy tecnique, then I can simply grab the middle of the sling (not the pouch) to make it shorter.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Feb 18th, 2009 at 8:14pm
man i could never use something like that. more power to ya

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kellymcdman on Feb 18th, 2009 at 9:06pm
how well does it spin up? i would think it would have a lot of air resistance. what is it made of?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mrboss on Feb 18th, 2009 at 10:12pm

kellymcdman wrote on Feb 18th, 2009 at 9:06pm:
how well does it spin up? i would think it would have a lot of air resistance. what is it made of?


I dont use it for an accuracy tecnique when its full length, with accuracy tecniques, i wrap the sling around my wrist till its half-lenth... But with distance/power tecniques, i keep it full lenth.It does have some air resistance when its being used at full lenth, but a distance/power tecnique eliminates all air resistance because im putting all my weight into the spin , plus the ammo has to be pretty heavy. (golf-ball sized rocks,and lead ammo is the best for full length use..)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kellymcdman on Feb 19th, 2009 at 12:38am
cool, but what is it made of????????

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mrboss on Feb 19th, 2009 at 2:24pm
sorry about that, its made of either cotton or polyester, i got the string from hooded sweatshirts and hooded jakets. and its durable.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Feb 20th, 2009 at 12:50am
This is my new sling thats actually half decent. Ive made it from yureks medical tape sling, but i have sewn thick fabric to the split.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on Feb 20th, 2009 at 5:48am
Plaid flannel? It's a redneck sling!  Just kidding. Any sling that works is a good sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Feb 21st, 2009 at 12:17am
haha! the flannel is thickest fabric i could find! (leather in sheets are rare in aus). The flannel jacket has made its way into australia  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kava fiend on Feb 24th, 2009 at 12:35am
One of my more recent slings. slings well.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrianGrubbs on Feb 24th, 2009 at 8:31pm
Wow, nice weaving there Kava!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Feb 25th, 2009 at 6:36pm
Kava,

 How's the release?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Feb 25th, 2009 at 8:09pm
Kava,
How about a little tutorial? They don't look that hard to make but a little help is always nice.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kava fiend on Feb 26th, 2009 at 8:17am

@ BrianGubbs : thanks for the compliment  :)

@ Jax : the release is smooth, but the sling feels better when used with heavier ammo like a golf ball. the pouch looks a bit large but it cups ammo nicely.

@ Dork :  check out http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1235222159  - read the posts and follow the links, not step by step instructions but the process should be easy enough to figure out. hope this helps.

_Kava_

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Feb 26th, 2009 at 4:57pm
Kava

silly me I already checked it before didn't realize that was the technique you used.

One question though. Does the netting seperate at all? like open after awhile. I only ask because because it looks a little on the loose side. Makes me think of a hammoc where the weave is tide tightly. Just wondering.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kava fiend on Feb 26th, 2009 at 6:01pm


Quote:
Does the netting seperate at all? like open after awhile. I only ask because because it looks a little on the loose side.


not at all, the weave is quite tight, the reason why there are 'spaces' between the weave is due in part to size of rope I used and the amount of space between the pegs on the peg board I used.

_Kava_

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kava fiend on Feb 26th, 2009 at 7:01pm
16 strand sling with 1 strand added for pouch.
basic 4 strand square sennit for most of the cords with Andean/Tibetan braiding in zigzag pattern near pouch.
pouch is basic weave.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Feb 27th, 2009 at 8:23am
I must say you do a nice job

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jae on Feb 27th, 2009 at 8:30am
I will second that

Jae

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kuras Pawel on Feb 27th, 2009 at 4:46pm
My sling

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Mar 2nd, 2009 at 8:47pm
I made a few glandes
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrianGrubbs on Mar 2nd, 2009 at 9:47pm
Nice job!  What's imprinted in them?  Nevermind, should've read the Primitive weapons section first.  They're even cooler now!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Szymon on Mar 3rd, 2009 at 1:12pm
My two new slings.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Mar 3rd, 2009 at 10:14pm
The frayed ends probably crack the whip.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Mar 5th, 2009 at 3:01pm
I used the glandes against a stone wall.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Mar 5th, 2009 at 5:06pm
sysmon i like your slings. probably because i use the exact same design

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mrboss on Mar 5th, 2009 at 7:37pm
I wish that I had the materials for making lead glandes. Can someone tell me where I can get lead from, and how to make lead glandes? That would be nice, because I need ammo like that for maximum penetration.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Mar 5th, 2009 at 7:54pm
If you have a local hardware store, ask for a lead pipe. You have a better chance at this on a neighborhood hardware store rather than the big companies, aparently lead pipes are obsolete or banned depending on your country. I asked at a local store and they gave me three pieces 1.5 kilograms of pure lead for about 1 us dollar. It was covered in dust and aparentley, were glad to dispose of it

Balancing weights are the next best choice.  

http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1233741437

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mrboss on Mar 5th, 2009 at 8:06pm
Thanks!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hawk_chucker on Mar 5th, 2009 at 8:32pm
You can also get lead really cheap from any Hardware store by getting roof flashing. Comesin 20 pound rolls and is in a sheet form roll. Melts very easy and can be cut into small pieces for melting with sizzors.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by B.cereus on Mar 9th, 2009 at 12:08am
Rockman, cool glandes

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by 4accord on Mar 9th, 2009 at 10:20am
Attached are my latest, with thanks to Steven for the tip on how to make the three-strap type.  With a 3mm braided leather bolo cord, I'd call it my best performer so far.  The braided white one has a split pouch and was made from cotton string, with stitched suede to reinforce the finger loop and pocket - looks great but doesn't work all that well.  Tennis balls fall out, and it may be too long for me for rocks.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Mar 9th, 2009 at 5:31pm

Szymon wrote on Mar 3rd, 2009 at 1:12pm:
My two new slings.


hey these are nice slings, how do you make the second one?

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Post by timann on Mar 15th, 2009 at 8:11am
Two of my sling, one is made from too short lenghts of colourful poly-film string used to bundle stuff delivered to my working place.  I found it too bad to waste them.  And I wanted to practice adding "fibers" in a braid.  For my future "stinging nettle sling project".
The other one is a simple "too stiff poly-whatewer" and some black duct-tape sling.  It is wery functional, it is my end of the winter favorite.  It has hurled a lot of snowballs and bandy balls, and yesterday and today I used it for playing fetch with Buster. It has been too much snow the last months, but they are clearing the football fields now.

A tennis ball with the combined effects of dogs mouth and wet snow is slightly nasty, by the way ;)
timann    
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Mar 17th, 2009 at 3:42pm
I have seen that colorfull stuuf in stores and thought it might work for slings. Now I know. Looks good

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Mar 19th, 2009 at 11:22pm
This configuration provides a backspin.
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Post by jax on Mar 19th, 2009 at 11:23pm
Again...
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Post by jax on Mar 19th, 2009 at 11:24pm
And this will produce the spiral.
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Post by jax on Mar 19th, 2009 at 11:24pm
Spiral...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Mar 20th, 2009 at 9:11am
so is that like a fin on the bottom of the pouch or am I looking at it wrong? How does it work?

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Post by Rockman on Mar 20th, 2009 at 5:01pm
Second batch of glandes. These are similar to surf boards: flat on both sides and pointy
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Mar 20th, 2009 at 11:34pm

Rockman wrote on Mar 20th, 2009 at 5:01pm:
Second batch of glandes. These are similar to surf boards: flat on both sides and pointy


WOW! they look GREAT!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Mar 21st, 2009 at 12:32am
Hey Andrew,

 The air passes through the fin in an attempt to orient the pouch in the desired position for a release specific to the type of ammo(baseball),length of sling(this sling is about 4' long,and the windup for baseballs can be tricky-the angle you are after is about40 degrees)and the type of release you want(my dad set up this sling to try a backspin or a spiral[like a football]).The grip can be narrow or wide.The results show the fin is doing it's job.The other sling I posted in the "non-conventional sling designs"thread throws golf balls,and the fin is replaced by a molded monolithic leather pouch.It is one piece construction and the air channel sticks out behind the golf ball.The pouch is connected to the strings with knots,but up top near the grip dad installed swivels,and as you wind up things stay tidy.They are fun to use and very simple to load.

 Thanks for showing interest in these truly revolutionary slings.I know if you used one you would love it.

                   Brett

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Mar 21st, 2009 at 12:30pm

Camo-sling wrote on Mar 20th, 2009 at 11:34pm:
WOW! they look GREAT!


These are much better than my original glandes. When I use them, I'll bring my camera

Jax and Tinman, Nice slings

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Mar 23rd, 2009 at 11:44am
Jax

It does sound pretty cool. Its like a low tech design with a high tech result.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Mar 27th, 2009 at 2:43pm
Here's a video demonstrating the detachable wing baseball sling.I've named it the slider.Sorry,the clip is with tennis balls in the yard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoKyMCY2t5k

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Mar 27th, 2009 at 3:54pm
That thing is pretty killer. One more question, it looked like you didn't have to realease any of the cords, is it automatic or did I miss something

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by castanon93 on Mar 29th, 2009 at 12:25am
lol here are m most recent slings
first : leather pouch
second: woven split pouch
third: my slightly modified "rockman" sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Mar 29th, 2009 at 4:09pm
Castanon, nice slings. Your "Rockman" looks awesome for round ammo.
Your other split looks a lot like peruvian slings.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Mar 30th, 2009 at 2:49pm
Dork,

 The release cord is captive up by your hand,so the amount of travel is less than 4".It only goes far enough to tip the pouch.Otherwise,the projectile would hit the release cord like every other sling.

              Brett

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Mar 30th, 2009 at 3:21pm
OOOHH now I get it. That is way cool.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by castanon93 on Mar 30th, 2009 at 7:50pm

Rockman wrote on Mar 29th, 2009 at 4:09pm:
Castanon, nice slings. Your "Rockman" looks awesome for round ammo.
Your other split looks a lot like peruvian slings.

jaja, thanks.
my slings are really horrible, i am a crappy weaver.
the "peruvian" is also assymetrical LOL
jaja, i see you are getting used to the idea of calling them rockman slings 8-)
that´s why i prefer glass/obsidian knapping

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Mar 31st, 2009 at 3:28pm
Hi, castanon93, It may be admitted that your slings have some visible shortcomings ;)
Practice will owercome this, do not give up yet.  Make more slings.  And use them.  They do not need to be saved for future generations ;)

Seriously, I seem to recognice the string you made them from.  3-part, soft, loose and extremely slippery, isn`t it.
Had something like that, years ago.  Intended to use it for thin-stuff braiding.  Wich was impossible, it was so slippery it kept sliding apart, no matter what I did.
Bet I would not be making good-looking slings from that material, either.

When you get better sling-making material in the future, you`ll have had lot of practice on the more difficult stuff.

I`ll wait with my critisism untill I see THOSE pictures :)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by castanon93 on Mar 31st, 2009 at 3:45pm
jaja thanks timann :) im gonna try to get some natural fibers for weaving, or at least better nylon cords.
you guessed right, thats the cord i was using,
however the "rockman" came up pretty good nevertheless :)
ill try to post pictures as soon as i can.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fx 2000 on Apr 1st, 2009 at 5:38am
Hallo,
here the piktures of my first baleare-sling, like the are made on Mallorca.

Michel from germany
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fx 2000 on Apr 1st, 2009 at 5:54am
I´m sorry, but I can´t open two pictures in one post, so here is the second.

Michel from germany
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 3:56pm
Those look very good. Whats your slinging like?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 4:02pm
These are a couple of versions of a design I saw somewhere. The two triangular cutouts make a stiff pouch much more cuppy and stable. You could think of it as a split pouch design with a centre strap that stop the ammo from falling through.

The top one is made of two lengths of cord tied in a split pouch with bowline knots and covered with duct tape. The bottom one is made of quite stiff boot leather. Both of these were too stiff to be good pouches until they had the triangles cut into them.



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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 4:19pm
those look cool David, mind making a how to? i love split pouches but not even the rockman sling can hold all the ammo type i like...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fx 2000 on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 7:34pm
Hallo David!
The slings are made of flachs, a natural fiber like jute.
I build them like shown in this link: http://www.mallorcaweb.net/foners/ferfona/00_Aferfona.htm
Here now my new one, I made it in one peace. Tomorrow I´ll test it.

Michel from germany
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by castanon93 on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 9:01pm
here is my first "rockman" sling using some natural fiber whose's name i dont know,
i know its natural because it becomes ashes when i burn it :D
i like it very much, the colors make it look like an elven sling or something. ;D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by castanon93 on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 9:05pm
guess im not that a CRAPPy weaver i thought i was

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Post by xxkid123 on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 9:42pm
pretty nice castanon

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Post by Rockman on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 10:12pm
I like the color, reminds me of Peter Pan's outfit.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fx 2000 on Apr 4th, 2009 at 4:18am
@castanom93
A realy fine sling. Why you use this white fiber? Do you need it for stability?

Michel from germany

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 4th, 2009 at 12:54pm
Well, castanon93, I told you so, didn`t I :).  
Better cord made a difference.  You made a nice sling.  No need for you to use the term "crappy" any longer, now.  For critisism, well, look into the wipping and end knot of your next sling.  
Works as it is, I know, just look into it :).
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by castanon93 on Apr 4th, 2009 at 11:18pm

Fx 2000 wrote on Apr 4th, 2009 at 4:18am:
@castanom93
A realy fine sling. Why you use this white fiber? Do you need it for stability?

Michel from germany


its there to somewhat reduce the wear on the releasing cord, it is something rockman recommends to do, that is his design :)

i dont like peter pan  >:(
jaja :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 5th, 2009 at 8:04am
Here is my "Apache" slings.
From upper left is #1, wich is a pensioner, and a "good medicine" piece.

(#2 is not here, it was given away to a friend wich was as much an Apache as I was, when we ran (and stalked) around in the forest just a few decades ago.  We knew Apaches was the best.)

#3 is the one I use now, when I want to carry a small and practical sling, they take up wery little pocket space.

#4 was made this week, not used yet, it is supposed to replace #3 in a distant future.   On this one I felt the leather and stitching craft went easy, and the result was as I wanted it.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fx 2000 on Apr 5th, 2009 at 2:19pm
@timan
Nice slings. Whats your experinces with the golfball against stones?
A vew days ago, I made also an apche-sling, but I think, I do it in an other way
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fx 2000 on Apr 5th, 2009 at 2:22pm
and this morning, between shooting my bow and slinging I build an other one

Michel from germany
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by castanon93 on Apr 5th, 2009 at 4:07pm
WOW! those slings are HUGE! ;D
nice fx2000 :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Apr 5th, 2009 at 10:26pm
FX 2000, really good looking work. Looking forward to your next creations.

Right click on your picture and open it with Paint, from there select Image, then Resize/Skew (Ctrl+W)
Put both horizontal and vertical values at 20% and it gives a perfect size for your pictures.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 6th, 2009 at 4:53am
For the age-long argument of golfballs versus stones, I got a lot to say.  Well...
The stones tend to be heavyer if the sice is the same, wich would be fine in the unlikely scenario that I must us a sling as a weapon.  More damage. ( But then I could use lead, too... )
Stones may fly longer distances, and feels better, but golfballs is made to fly as far as possible, so...

To me is it mostly a question of availability.  I can find many good stones, but not SO many I can just throw them away all the time.  So when some golfballs is available, and they are easyer to find and reuse, I use them.
The same goes with tennis- and other balls, like the pink, very visible bandy balls in some of my pictures.  Cannot compare to stones, but sometimes a good choice.
timann
 

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Apr 6th, 2009 at 5:00am

timann wrote on Apr 6th, 2009 at 4:53am:
To me is it mostly a question of availability.  I can find many good stones..

 


Good point, but what exactly are you refering to when you say stones vs golf balls? im guessing range? for that question, the golf balls are great, as well as good fun. But you do get alot of slice on the golfballs sometimes :D (or maybe thats just bad accuracy :D)

i tested how far i could get an egg sized rock, twice the size of a golfball against a golfball, they practically went the same distance.
The egg sized rock actually bounced off the ground 5 meters high or so

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 6th, 2009 at 6:31am
My brief summary of the golfball/stone thing was a response to a guestion by fx 2000 :).

The golfballs sometimes react to the "Marius effect" and weer of to one side during long throws.

But that is nothing against the bandy-balls. They are great for moderate stuff, like target practice, with the color and all, but during a distance throw, I had one curving back so bad, it finally landed some 20 meters to my left, but less than 5 meters forward from me.   Almost like a boomerang.
That had a certain WOW-factor even on me, who is not too easily impressed ;)

timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thomas on Apr 6th, 2009 at 11:57am
The undesirable excess spinning can be minimized by better pouch design. Just don’t make them into miniature hammocks (those cozy little beds strung between two trees). At the least, the exit side of the pouch should be smooth as possible and maybe fitted with some sort of lengthwise semi ridged strips, plastic or metal. If tradition is paramount, then put cotton is your ears, wing away and enjoy the acrobatic ammo.

tom    

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Apr 6th, 2009 at 12:49pm

timann wrote on Apr 6th, 2009 at 6:31am:
The golfballs sometimes react to the "Marius effect" and weer of to one side during long throws.


Just to correct that that slightly: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_effect

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 6th, 2009 at 2:30pm
David Morningstar, I am sorry, Marius or Magnus,I should have shecked.  
I just vaguely recalled the mythical scientific force that makes us slinging masters fail in our slinging sometimes, (but yes, lets us enjoy acrobatic ammo) ;) :D
timann  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fx 2000 on Apr 6th, 2009 at 4:29pm
Hallo!
Thank´s for your answers, and I hope, I learn to bring the pictures on the right size.

Michel from germany

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 7th, 2009 at 2:55am
I must say , about my earlyer mentioned bandyballs, that mostly they are great for distance, too.  And the boomerang-like happening I mentioned was propably not just a result of the "Magnus effect", it was obviously also strongly influenced by the unpredictable "Timann-effect".
I have tested them, yesterday and this morning, with a for me rather longish sling, around 35"/90 cm, and the results may be described as "Straight as an arrow", with good, for me, distances.
timann


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Apr 7th, 2009 at 4:12am
hey guys!
just made my first braided sling, it was long overdue!!
its made of jute twine, very low ply, 33' incher. I like it, only slang a tennis ball, but i found out it cant hold lead glands and such.
should i make it a netted sling anytime soon? (i prefer to use the same sling all the time).

Please tell me the areas i could improve on!

camo!

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Apr 7th, 2009 at 10:48am
This is a pair of braided slings I have made in the last few days. They are of cotton string and boot leather.

I used a bodkin and a large needle to sew the pouches on with a spiral stitch through the centre of the braids. By sewing each side from the retention end towards the release end I have made the stitches align with the braiding and they almost disappear.

The release cords are not tapered and are finished with a Matthew Walker knot. http://www.animatedknots.com/matthewwalker This is not easy to tie but I highly recommend it for this job. It is perfectly symmetrical so it always grips and releases the same way. They are protected by a couple of inches of west country whipping: http://www.animatedknots.com/westcountry

The big sling is 40" and the smaller sling is about 35"
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 7th, 2009 at 3:48pm
Camo-sling, the first area where you should seek to improve is; try to braid your sling harder/firmer.  Your braid seem a bit loose, especially toward the end.  Let me admit that I sometimes have found the ends of some of my own older slings a bit loosely braided, so I untied and rebraided a bit.
If you intend to use a braided sling for small ammo like lead glandes, learning to make netted,wowen or sewn-on pouches is a good idea.  Pich your choic(es).

David Morningstar, nice slings.  Interesting stitching.   My to newest Apache slings, some posts ago, also has Mathew Walker knots for release knots.  But I continued braiding a bit longer, past my hand, I also removed 2 of the 6 cords, and finnished, as usually, with a Wall knot, wich could be seen as a half Mathew Walker knot.  Holds the end of a sling toghether nicely,and is small and elegant, I think.
I agree the Mathew Walker knot is a bit tricky, but worth learning, for the sling braiding "anorak" :)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fx 2000 on Apr 7th, 2009 at 4:18pm
Hallo Camo-sling!
Nice sling, but I think you shoud braided the fibers closer like the sling of timan, ore this one: http://slinging.org/forum/yabbfiles/Attachments/Bale_gef_1_001.jpg
so you have a lower stretching in the strings and a better feeling for the ball ore stone.
Is this sling made like a balearic sling??? Here the link: http://www.mallorcaweb.net/foners/ferfona/00_Aferfona.htm


Michel from germany

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Apr 7th, 2009 at 4:27pm
hey camo sling, perhaps you could weave it

just take a strand of you jute whatever material and thread it in through the strands of the braid


basicly, you should just sepperate the strands you used for the braided split and yea...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Apr 7th, 2009 at 8:19pm
thanks guys!

i really had trouble keeping the braids tight!
how can i keep them tight all through the braiding?
thanks xxkid123, i may try to weave it! maybe?

Rockmans sling looks great, i may try that next week.

camo.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Apr 8th, 2009 at 3:18am
this is the second braided sling ive made, i tried to keep the braides tight, it didnt work all too well!
its made of nylon, and 31'. I seem to have stuffed up the pouch, its pouch fits tennis balls, but when i swing it, it falls out of the bottom :( This is another reason i am trying to make a net or something on it. I may try to do what i did with my older sling (known as the red neck sling by sling badger. http://slinging.org/forum/yabbfiles/Attachments/resized4.bmp)
meh!

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Apr 8th, 2009 at 3:48am

I pinch the last braid to keep it tight while I bring the next cord over with my other hand. I then swap to pinching with the other hand, pull the cord I last moved to tighten it and move the next one across.

Say I am moving the right hand cord across to the middle:

Pinch the last braid with left hand

Use right hand to bring right cord across to the centre. Lift the pinch slightly so the cord is also trapped here.

Swap pinched braid from left hand to right hand

Pull on centre cord to make it tight

Move left hand cord to centre and pinch it

Swap pinching hands, pull centre cord

Repeat

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Apr 8th, 2009 at 5:36am
actually, thats what i have been doing? I make the string taunt whilst braiding. oh well, im very happy with the last sling, i sewed some canvas (of course with a camo pattern  ::)), now it slings well!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Apr 8th, 2009 at 12:33pm
how are you braiding it? do you nail it down, or do you grip it in your hands?. if you grip it in your hands, you often have tighter braid, though you want your finger right up to where your braiding.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 8th, 2009 at 2:08pm
To improve braiding, here is my secret; practice ;)
If I am placed in front of a TV, for instance, I spontaniously start braiding or knotting, and un-braiding and
-knotting, and re-braidaing and.... :) :D
My braiding tend to be firm and even, now 8-).
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Liberty dog on Apr 9th, 2009 at 9:55pm
this is the sling im made and am using right now, and im getting good results with it. and by that i mean the shots are heading down range in the direction i mean them to at about 40, to 50 yards. give or take a yard or three...lol :D..... i really like the two leather strip design, cause it makes a useable shallow pocket, and it is adjustable to different size ammo. anyway i made short , about 26 inches overall. and im using rocks i bought from wally world.... river pebbles , not heavy but some nice smooth round edges. and though i dig the wirring sound i get from the ones that have sharp edges. ;D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Apr 10th, 2009 at 4:19pm
Libetry dog, that design is very versatile. My splits are made in very similar manner, I love them.
There's also the famed Aussie pouch, which are identical to yours except for the material.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fx 2000 on Apr 11th, 2009 at 7:44pm
Hallo!

Now it´s 1:30am in germany and I`m tired but happy. Last day was hard and bussy, so I need somthing to get my head free. I made a sling. It`s allready alittle bit wet, to get it in a good form.

A glad Easter party wishes you Michel from germany

Sorry, for the moment I`m not able to upload a picture

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by melliphile on Apr 12th, 2009 at 11:37am
Here's some of my slings.  On the right is one of my Amdocraft Tibetins that measures about 34".  Then, my first braiding attempt and my current favorite, the venerable (jute) "Rockman", measuring in at 29".  And on the left is my first love, my cotton cord Apache that measures 23".  The projectiles are made from Crayola No Bake Clay and then spraypainted orange.  I don't have a scale suitable for small things, so I don't know how much they weigh, but they're meatball size, maybe 3 oz.?  Nice thing about that clay is they do't shatter, they bend.  Pretty tuff stuff. A little expensive, tho. About $6 U.S. for about 12-15.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fx 2000 on Apr 12th, 2009 at 12:39pm
Hallo,

I try it agan, to upload a picture of my new sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fx 2000 on Apr 12th, 2009 at 12:41pm
here a second one,

Michel from germany
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Apr 12th, 2009 at 2:06pm
did you really join just 19 days ago? either way, these are AWESOME

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fx 2000 on Apr 12th, 2009 at 3:32pm
Sorry my english is not good, so I hope I tranlated correct.

Why is it awsome? I am good to be self thaught. I think 19 days is a lot of time to learn. The questions ever are: How is it made? How can I do? When you recognize the concept behind, you have 70%, the rest is to train the fingers. For me it´s like meditation, it helps me to get my head free. I do so for more the 25 years, and so it`s not so hard for me. I see my target, and I look for a good way.

Michel

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Snarfblat on Apr 12th, 2009 at 4:21pm
I have some other pictures of different designs, but this one is currently my "go to" sling for tennis balls.  It is inspired by many different designs on the forum.  It is made from Gorilla tape (strong duct-tape), 3/16" grommets, and paracord.  I print a template to scale, and then lay the tape on top when constructing the pocket.  Each side of the H is simply a piece of tape folded in half.  The middle bar is half a strip underneath, and half on top of the 2 side pieces.  The Gorilla tape is very strong.  Initially I reinforced the ends, but then found it wasn't needed for ammo like tennis ball or snowballs.  The tape is also slippery, but the depth of the pouch holds ammo very well.  The retention cord has a wrist loop tied with a bowline +half-hitch, and a figure-8 index knot.  The release cord has a turks-head.  Both are attached to the pouch with perfection-loops.  I punch holes in the ends with a 3/16" punch and hammer, and then close the grommet with the grommet pliers.  

The last picture is the basic design.  The long side of the "H" is 1/2 the circumference of the ball, plus twice the folded width of the tape, plus 5 or 10mm depending on how it fits.  The short middle of the "H" is roughly the diameter of the ball, minus 5 or 10mm depending on how it fits.  The tape is about 24mm folded.  I've made the pouches a few different sizes, and these dimensions get me in the ballpark quickly.




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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Snarfblat on Apr 12th, 2009 at 4:22pm
back side:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Snarfblat on Apr 12th, 2009 at 4:22pm
with ball
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Post by Snarfblat on Apr 12th, 2009 at 4:23pm
supplies
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Snarfblat on Apr 12th, 2009 at 4:24pm
ball retrieval system

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Snarfblat on Apr 12th, 2009 at 4:24pm
basic design

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Snarfblat on Apr 12th, 2009 at 4:39pm
Here is one slightly shorter, with reinforced ends, and without a long strip in the middle.  It also works well!


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by castanon93 on Apr 13th, 2009 at 12:10am
i like the slings, thats a very nice retrieval ystem ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 13th, 2009 at 5:36am
Cleverly made slings, Snarfblat. I used a simpler duct tape pouch sling as late as this morning, due to some nasty weather.  I like your retrieval system too.  Mine is a bit unreliable yet, he sometimes stops and think; "Why is it always me.....?"
I like to braid, and have braided close to a zillion 3-strand braided slings, it seems.  It really isn`too challenging any longer.
So I have wisited "Willekes knotted ideas" and studied other braids, and yesterday I made this, 4-strand braided, flat braids for finger loop and pouch halves, and round for the rest.  It is made from 8 thin strings, wich is paired for the 4-strand braiding.  
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 13th, 2009 at 5:40am
Here is my 4-strand braid sling cirkled by a well worn-in 3-strand braided sling made from 6 paired similar strings.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Snarfblat on Apr 13th, 2009 at 12:44pm
Hi Timann that is a very nice sling, and I like the idea of flat braid for the pockets.  Here are a couple of prototype dog leash slings that I made.  The cord is 1/4" nylon, 8 strand braid over a core.  This is from the limited selection at the hardware store.  I removed the core to leave a hollow 8 strand braid, then I spliced the wrist loop, release toggle, and pouch, and added a little whipping to make sure it's secure.  Since I carry 2 leashes anyway, I thought why not have them be slings as well?  I find that the hollow-braid nylon may be a little stretchy, and compared to yours, the round braid at the pouch is not ideal.  I think I will try this idea again, with 16-strand polyester if I can find it, preferably in a dark colour.  One disadvantage to this design is loading up a slobbery tennis-ball with my hands.  When using my duct-tape pocket I lay the pocket on the ground and roll the ball into it with my foot.

In this first sling, I left the core in the wrist loop.  I think it might help to leave the core in the pocket as well to increase the diameter and stiffen it up a little.  I will have to try it.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Snarfblat on Apr 13th, 2009 at 12:47pm
This is the same basic design, with no core in the wrist loop, and with a locked-sheepshank 3-strand pocket.  The sling/leash is made from a single piece of 1/4" nylon 8 strand diamond braided rope, with the core removed, spliced, and whipped.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 13th, 2009 at 1:45pm
Snarfblat, after a bit of doubtful thinking, I realised the dog leash/sling combo is a great idea.  My favorite dog leash is actually self made of 4 or 5 mm rope with a wrist loop tied in one end and a carabinier tied in the other.  When Buster and I is out slinging, I remove the leash, roll it up and stuff it in a pocket, take out a sling and tennis ball, and think;" It would have been nice to simply use the leash as a sling!"
So I will look into your sheepshank model a bit, could be a nice tennis ball slinger :)

My first thought before pressing "Post" is that the sheepshank does not need to be present until just before the slinging is about to be done.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Apr 13th, 2009 at 4:33pm

Fx 2000 wrote on Apr 12th, 2009 at 3:32pm:
Sorry my english is not good, so I hope I tranlated correct.

Why is it awsome? I am good to be self thaught. I think 19 days is a lot of time to learn. The questions ever are: How is it made? How can I do? When you recognize the concept behind, you have 70%, the rest is to train the fingers. For me it´s like meditation, it helps me to get my head free. I do so for more the 25 years, and so it`s not so hard for me. I see my target, and I look for a good way.

Michel


when you wrote, the brain is a fantastic thing- when you know how to use it, you meant it

great job

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fx 2000 on Apr 14th, 2009 at 10:15am
@xxkid123
Thank you!!!!

Michel

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingnstones on Apr 14th, 2009 at 5:14pm
feoops

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Apr 15th, 2009 at 7:13pm
They look good. sounds like you are on the right path. welcome aboard.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Apr 16th, 2009 at 4:04pm
wow, those are beautiful, the brown and black ones that are partially hidden are my favorites

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Apr 19th, 2009 at 8:53am
slingnstones ,very nice slings, nice braiding :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Grudger on Apr 22nd, 2009 at 1:04pm
Hi

It is very nice to realize that there are so many people slinging. I was slinging when I was child. I always carried sling in my pocket and now I almost forgot about it. Some time ago I found this website by chance. It was great surprise for me. I never fought that slinging is so popular. When I saw pictures of slings decided to make my own:




It is time to start slinging again :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Apr 22nd, 2009 at 1:39pm
welcome. your sling looks pretty nice. now go get some dirt on it

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Apr 23rd, 2009 at 1:31pm
This is my latest sling. People here call this material "soguilla" (little rope), I always ask for the actual name of the fiber and they never know. I think it´s sisal.

This is a heavy sling meant for acurracy shots, not distance. Also, I´d like to thank Rat man for his tip about dipping the fingerloop in candle wax. It makes all the diference in softness. And Timann for his crossed strap configuration.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Liberty dog on Apr 23rd, 2009 at 11:09pm
rockman.... thats a nice sling, i have been thinking about making a braided sling since finding this site.
in your last post you mentioned that a heavy sling is good for accuracy. How heavy and at what range?
For your style, as i know we all sling to our own personal style. I'm just looking for rough estimates, as i'm really interested in accuracy.... say between 10 and 30 yards give or take.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Apr 24th, 2009 at 2:13pm
Ok, these are some weight of sling of similar size. My jute slings are 55 grams, nylon slings are 80 grams and this latest one is 100 grams. If you want the heaviest sling, don't aim at anything past the 25-30 meters.

Jute sling sends rocks very fast and far away. By using a heavier sling and sacrificing speed, you get more accurate shots.  

The other day I went slinging with some friends and my camera at the 30 meters and 20 meters mark. Once I finish editing, I'll post it.

I got my best hitting spree with the heavier slings.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Liberty dog on Apr 24th, 2009 at 10:24pm
thats good info, thank you. at the moment im using all leather slings.... that is leather pouch , and lines. I started with nylon lines, but it seems that nylon had to much give and i felt that my shots where going in random directions. so i switched to leather boot laces. and like the diference.
Also today i tried using the rough side of my pouch to see if it would offer more traction and therefore more control when released. and i have to say that i like the results. im getting less wild shots with the rougher side. but to be honest my ammo is not of a consistent weight so i can always expect some wild, but hey! thats the fun right?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sundberg on Apr 26th, 2009 at 1:48pm
I'm new to this thing with slinging, so please don't be harsh.

I made this sling this friday, it does actually work pretty well in spite of it's looks!



My first braided one, at first it was a split pouch, but I decided to attach a leather scrap.



And my second braided sling, but first Rockman-sling! It ain't that good, but it works quite well, at least the few times I've tested it.




I hope you understand my english, I'm from Sweden, so I don't speak/write english very good.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by castanon93 on Apr 26th, 2009 at 8:05pm
very nice sunberg, i liked your braided slings very much.

your english is very good, i didnt notice you were sweden until you said it, but im Mexican so i may be less unaware about faults in english.
again, very nice work

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Apr 27th, 2009 at 4:29am
Your Rockman looks excellent! I have to make myself one of those, I am feeling left out.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Apr 27th, 2009 at 5:47am

David Morningstar wrote on Apr 27th, 2009 at 4:29am:
Your Rockman looks excellent! I have to make myself one of those, I am feeling left out.


I agree with both your statements!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 27th, 2009 at 2:31pm
Here is my new 4-strand round braided Rockman sling, 42" long, 5" pouch.  It feels like a long, thick rope, but slings well.  
I was bothered with low-quality hemp when I made it.  I had braided it to the end, but rejected the pouch, unbraided back to it, and re-wowe(?) the pouch part with a thinner and softer hemp cord.  
I will not alow myself to braid too ugly slings any longer :D
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Apr 27th, 2009 at 2:38pm
Here's a new sling I made yesterday with very cheap wool. Time of construction was probably a bit over one hour.

This is a distance sling, it weights a mere 30 grams. I don't like the multi colored look, but it puts rocks into orbit.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 27th, 2009 at 2:39pm
Here is the important parts of my sling ;)
I realy like to make and use the Rockman type slings, this is my third.  
I only got one little "but"; they tend to be a little bit big for dayly pocket carry ;).
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 27th, 2009 at 2:53pm
That was a really colorful sling, Rockman ;)  I would also like to make a wool sling, but think I would prefer black and white, if given a choice.
( I think my mother has a lot of old knitting yarn laying about, in all kinds of happy colors :))
I made some colourful slings some time ago, from some poly-film, and know that multi-hued is not always prefered, though I still call them my "Happy-slings".
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Apr 27th, 2009 at 4:43pm
I quite like all the colours :) Is it single ply wool for knitting or the stronger 4 ply stuff?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Apr 27th, 2009 at 9:18pm
The wool is 3 very thin strings twisted together. It was two thin for a 3 strand sling, so I made it a 6 strand.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sundberg on Apr 28th, 2009 at 3:37pm
castanon93, David Morningstar and Camo-sling; thanks alot for the comments!  :)
The only "problem" I have now is that I have to find the best slinging style for me, it is not going to well. Does the length of the sling effect the slingability? My Rockman is maybe 92.5 cm (3 foot) long.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Apr 28th, 2009 at 4:03pm
You just have to experiment a lot. I suck with any sling over 25 inches. Most of mine are about 20 to 22 inches. Just find the style that feels the most comfortable, and hone your skills on that one the rest of the styles wlii come to you over time. Took me forever to figure out the fig.8

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Apr 28th, 2009 at 5:54pm

Sundberg wrote on Apr 28th, 2009 at 3:37pm:
. Does the length of the sling effect the slingability? My Rockman is maybe 92.5 cm (3 foot) long.


Yes, lenght is a mayor variable on the performance of your slinging. 92 cm would be too long for me, but it depends on your height. I make my slings so the loaded pouch is slighly above the ground and that lenght would be proporcional to your height.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by castanon93 on Apr 28th, 2009 at 5:55pm
my new balearic style sling made of cotton :)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Apr 28th, 2009 at 6:08pm

Sundberg wrote on Apr 28th, 2009 at 3:37pm:
castanon93, David Morningstar and Camo-sling; thanks alot for the comments!  :)
The only "problem" I have now is that I have to find the best slinging style for me, it is not going to well. Does the length of the sling effect the slingability? My Rockman is maybe 92.5 cm (3 foot) long.


You will find that quick snappy techniques dont work as well as styles with one or two complete rotations before a long reaching throw.

At that length you will see that it isnt just about how quick or how hard you can throw, but how far as well. You must cover some serious distance with your throwing hand.

Try these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ivhh9ZBYeo Note how he really gets his hand back and uses a sidearm throw to get lots of movement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8orcxkmtRnc The figure-8 done well with a longish sling.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PyN2MnBOzI The figure-8 in detail but with a shorter sling. I start with my slinging hand higher and keep it further back away from my head when using a longer sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 29th, 2009 at 3:10pm
Lately I have had fun with making and using longer slings, but like many others my everyday slinging needs is well met by shorter slings, for me this is around 75 cm/28-29".  Then they will not hit the ground with my hand held stright down.  
My prefered way of using the long slings is some odd style called something like piruett overhand, suggested by jax.  It is described in the Wikipedia, and works surprisingly well for something wich starts with the back toward the target area!!!
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sundberg on May 1st, 2009 at 8:08am
Rockman: I am 1.94 meters tall (little more than 76 inches). How do you hold your sling when it's slightly above the ground?

David Morningstar: I will start with the basic technique, the figure 8 looks too complicated for me.  :)

Timann: Can you post a link to the wikipedia article with that style? It would be fun to see how it looks. :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on May 1st, 2009 at 9:06am
Sorry, Sundberg, but links is still beyond my computer comprehension level :(.  Hopefully somebody can step in.
There is also some nice Youtube clips out there demonstrating this style.

I used the style today, with my 42" 4 strand braided sling, and my ca.55" long-sling.
I found out that while the long-sling gave me a good distance  icrease with golf balls and similar ammo, the thick 42" just gave me the ability to sling heavyer ammo the same distance, compared to a sling lenght of 28-29"
timann  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on May 1st, 2009 at 9:16am
After this mornings slinging, I made the nice and likeable sling in the front of this picture.  I combined my traditional 6 cord, 3 strand braid split pouch sling type with the Rockman pouch, crossover style, and is happy with the result.  I have found some time for trying it out,too.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on May 1st, 2009 at 9:18am
...and a bit closer...
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on May 1st, 2009 at 11:13am
this is my best sling and the simplest its just a string sling with a woven pouch

im trying to get chris to let me write an article on it  i think its a great sling for noobies
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on May 1st, 2009 at 11:17am
close up of pouch
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on May 1st, 2009 at 12:48pm
[quote author=Sundberg link=1172017416/615#617 date=1241179691]Rockman: I am 1.94 meters tall (little more than 76 inches). How do you hold your sling when it's slightly above the ground?

I hold my loaded pouch this way. Like I said, it adjusts to your own height.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sundberg on May 1st, 2009 at 2:51pm
Thanks alot, it's a good guideline when I'm making a new sling!  :)

By the way, your signature about rookie slingers is quite true; I was trying the helicopter-style, and luckily the stone fell out before the sling gave me a nice slap in the face! But damn, it hurt really much!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on May 2nd, 2009 at 9:30am
These are my new slings made of wool, the pouch is made from 4accords tutorial (its great!) , 6 braid, 29 inches'. Im now ashamed of my other slings compared to these  ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on May 2nd, 2009 at 11:13pm
after going out to sling, i found out the slings i just made are a little bit light. So i made another, this time a 12 stringer. Works perfectly for golf balls etc. this is 31 inches. The 4accord pouch wasnt done perfectly. I guess the previous woolen slings are just for show.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by bobthebeast21 on May 3rd, 2009 at 7:17am
heres mine  :)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sundberg on May 4th, 2009 at 5:00pm
This is my newest sling made of some kind of synthetic yarn. It works pretty well in spite of it's shortyness.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Liberty dog on May 5th, 2009 at 10:13pm
Nothing wrong with short slings, my current favorite sling is a leather bootlace with leather two strap split pouch at about 20 in. cup to cord tip.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on May 7th, 2009 at 8:12pm
Everyone, nice slings. It's always nice to look at the various types and materials.

My latest sling. Sisal body with jute pouch and whipping.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Liberty dog on May 7th, 2009 at 9:18pm
Ladies and gentlemen, I stand before you with my hat in my hand and humbly apologize for my originally low opinion of the braided sling. At the time I formed this opinion I was useing leather split pouch slings with leather cordes. The reason I liked them so much was the ease of loading. To my mind the braided sling just couldn't be stable enough to hold the rock securly.It really looked unsafe. But today I made my first braided sling out of what I think is jute ( but to be honest i don't really know, as i found it at the bottom of my utility closet) and after three attempts using three 9 ft strands I now have a 20in braided apache sling. when I got done making it I took it outside for a test drive.WOW...... it held each load in a secure manner and shot like deamon, not to mention seems to help in having a better aim. in 10 shots I hit the of plywood 8 times from 15 to 20 yards away using the figure 8 style. Today I learned a very important lession about making assumptions about something I haven't tried.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Liberty dog on May 7th, 2009 at 9:20pm
sorry about the size of the pic.....maybe someone can tell me how to make them smaller

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kellymcdman on May 8th, 2009 at 4:27am
or we can right click on the pic, and select view image, and see the whole thing fitting our screens... ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on May 8th, 2009 at 11:32am
Here is a picture of what I think is my braided sling #29, 4-strand braided sling #3.
It is an Apache-model, with leather jacket pouch.  The stitching is waxed knife sheat makers thread, flax/linen, I think, used doubled.
After having braided so many slings, I still learn new things every time ;).
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on May 8th, 2009 at 12:30pm
Rockman, I really like the pictures of your slings made by natural materials.  Especially how the stubs resulting from thinning shows.  
(And the fact that they are obviously wery well made :))

Myself I prefer to leave everything long, too.  I shorten what needs to be shortened after the sling has been used for some time, to make certain everything stays in place.  And it must have been wet and dryed up again, too.  
I have done too much hand splicing of rope and steel wire rope to trust ends just cut of immediately.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pio on May 8th, 2009 at 3:33pm
These are three of my leather-pouch slings (retention cord: 80-90 cm long):

This is quite common. The chained finger loop makes it more comfortable.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pio on May 8th, 2009 at 3:34pm
My favourite. It´s quite damaged, but still alive. The shooting is very soft, thanks to the leather ring and release point.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pio on May 8th, 2009 at 3:34pm
My newest one. The cords are braided, 3 string, 6 to make the ring, 4 for the pouch.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on May 8th, 2009 at 5:06pm
Nice slings! Where did you get the grommets from?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on May 9th, 2009 at 1:25am
I really like your last one! That would work really well with a four strand braid. I can feel a project coming on....

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pio on May 9th, 2009 at 5:06am

Et Cetera wrote on May 8th, 2009 at 5:06pm:
Nice slings! Where did you get the grommets from?


Well... "grommets" is a quite dificult word for my poor english. I don´t know if this answer will be enough:
I use something like this http://www.manutan.es/sacabocados_MDL259-720.html and, for the iron ones, go to a hardware store where they do it for me.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on May 9th, 2009 at 5:22am
my new sling

right click and select view or   open image in new tab

to see properly
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on May 9th, 2009 at 5:26am
and also my sling evolution

it doesent include the one above

again right click to view
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on May 12th, 2009 at 2:19pm
This is a 8 strand round braid. Wool body and jute pouch and whipping.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on May 12th, 2009 at 2:20pm
4 strand round braid. Jute body, cotton pouch and whipping.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on May 12th, 2009 at 3:33pm
No Manchegan slings????

Nice to have ya back Pio.

Marc Adkins



Pio wrote on May 8th, 2009 at 3:34pm:
My newest one. The cords are braided, 3 string, 6 to make the ring, 4 for the pouch.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on May 12th, 2009 at 8:43pm
Rockman, I like the sling, and the cool egg shaped rock!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Liberty dog on May 12th, 2009 at 9:26pm
this is my attempt at a wool rockman sling. its not 100 percent wool, it has acyrilc and rayon in it as well. holds ammo fairly well , you just have to make sure its in there right or it falls out at the wrong time.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pio on May 13th, 2009 at 7:53am

winkleried wrote on May 12th, 2009 at 3:33pm:
No Manchegan slings????

Nice to have ya back Pio.

Marc Adkins



Pio wrote on May 8th, 2009 at 3:34pm:
My newest one. The cords are braided, 3 string, 6 to make the ring, 4 for the pouch.

Thank you very much, Marc, and everybody.
Well... I've been quite busy, and a little lazy to come to the forum, sorry. OK, I'll go on D. Quijote's footprints.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on May 13th, 2009 at 9:54am
I understand sir,
I've tried out a few manchegan slings and finaly have one I like. I just recently made one out of Hemp for a Historical project. I have been referencing your article heavily. I'll try and get Pics up here in the next few days
If you want you can PM me on any other activities and or references you used.

NIce to see you are not doing just that one design.

Marc Adkins


Pio wrote on May 13th, 2009 at 7:53am:

winkleried wrote on May 12th, 2009 at 3:33pm:
No Manchegan slings????

Nice to have ya back Pio.

Marc Adkins



Pio wrote on May 8th, 2009 at 3:34pm:
My newest one. The cords are braided, 3 string, 6 to make the ring, 4 for the pouch.

Thank you very much, Marc, and everybody.
Well... I've been quite busy, and a little lazy to come to the forum, sorry. OK, I'll go on D. Quijote's footprints.


Title: Photo or Illustration of Sling and Stone
Post by iconcomm on May 14th, 2009 at 8:20pm
Hello group,

Am a graphic designer working on a pro bono project, a logo for a Christian Web site (helpforshepherds.org). I need a photograph or illustration of a period (David and Goliath) sling and stone. Have been searching about six weeks. Don't think I have the expertise to try and make my own so I was wondering if anyone out there has a sling and stone we could photograph or have an illustrator try to duplicate. The attached file (found on this site) is not the style of sling we are looking for, but is laid out on a table similar to what we need. We would take very good care of the sling, get it back to you quickly, and could credit you on the Web site.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

Dan Prow / ICON Communications, Visual Design for Strategic Branding
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on May 14th, 2009 at 8:28pm
Would the specific time period matter that much? I don't think too many people would be able to tell, even if it's a black and white picture of a woven paracord sling. I'd just get one made out of natural fibers, and hope no one notices  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by iconcomm on May 14th, 2009 at 9:28pm
These folks (this audience) study this kind of thing. Though I don't know anyone knows exactly what a (that) period sling looks like (am hoping someone at this site knows), it has to be believable. Will see what others have to say. Thanks for your response and input.

Dan Prow / ICON Communications, Visual Design for Strategic Branding


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Timothy Potter on May 14th, 2009 at 10:45pm
I've made some wool shepherd's slings that might be something like what you are looking for. There are pictures of my slings on my website: http://www.seekyee.com/Slings/gallery.htm

As far as I know, no ancient Israelite slings have survived, so the best we can do is guess at what they might have been like. There's a thread in the Project Goliath section of the forum discussing David's sling (http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1242157986); you can read the current speculations on the subject there.

-Timothy Potter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on May 14th, 2009 at 10:55pm
Check out the Project Goliath Sub Forum and look for this thread

http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1242157986;start=all

Now there have been a couple of Slings excavated in Egypt.

http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1140984986;start=all

There are a couple of books on the Shepards sling in Google books some of them have illustrations.

And no we have no idea what a Biblical sling looks like other than some sheer speculation and the three excavated Egyptian Slings.

What we do know is what slings were used in the 19th century , I would go from there.

Here is a site that claims to sell traditional holy land Slings

http://www.holylandtreasuresonline.com/Store/Products/Catalog/-57/1.html

Might also check out the American Museam of Natural History

http://anthro.amnh.org/anthro_coll.shtml

Could also check out the peabody Museaum of Archelog and Anthropology

http://140.247.102.177/col/default.cfm

And based on thier website I think you could just do a simple scrap leather and bootlace sling and hey would buy off on it, but you have some good links above

Marc Adkins


iconcomm wrote on May 14th, 2009 at 9:28pm:
These folks (this audience) study this kind of thing. Though I don't know anyone knows exactly what a (that) period sling looks like (am hoping someone at this site knows), it has to be believable. Will see what others have to say. Thanks for your response and input.

Dan Prow / ICON Communications, Visual Design for Strategic Branding


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on May 15th, 2009 at 7:48pm
i have a shepherds sling being made right now, maybe i'll post it if i can

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Liberty dog on May 16th, 2009 at 10:28am
Just made a new apache style sling out of mason line. what i like about using mason line is that its not stiff when its brand new, its nice and supple. but like all slings in this style its picky about its ammo. ::)
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Post by Pio on May 16th, 2009 at 4:28pm
[quote author=Liberty dog link=1172017416/645#657 date=1242484090]Jbut like all slings in this style its picky about its ammo. ::)[/quote]
Have you tried to use a double number of strings for the pouch? I always do so, and think it improves much the stability

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slangdeg on May 16th, 2009 at 7:32pm
what makes a sling an apache sling?  

i found some 4 ply worsted cotton, grown in usa, braids easy and has a really nice feel to it. cotton definietely my new favorite material.  the stark white looks alot more classy than other materials, reminds me of more like roman solidier than caveman.  other sling is 2 ply dollar store jute w/hemp pouch




i just noticed my slings have gotten progressively thinner


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Liberty dog on May 16th, 2009 at 9:55pm
slangdeg, thats what i thought this style of sling was called. there is a tutorial here that showes how to make one and thats what the author called it........ by the way, how do you get your pouches like that? they look more stable. I really like this style of sling, I fing that i shoot straighter with it that with more robust pouches. tho with a larger pouch one can put a wider veriaty of ammo in them.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Liberty dog on May 16th, 2009 at 10:01pm
my mistake,,,,,, :o. what i have been calling an apache sling is refered to in the tutorial i formentioned was really called the sierra nevada sling. please forgive my mistake.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on May 16th, 2009 at 10:03pm
I finally borrowed my sister's camera, but I have a lot of pictures. Should I post them all anyways?

UPDATE: too hard to figure out how to do it, I got it once but it was way too big. Help?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slangdeg on May 16th, 2009 at 11:17pm
thats funny you can tell theyre sturdy from a picture. yea they are really stiff.  i think its mostly just how tight you weave it.  bunching each split into just 2 strands probly helps some cause it gets fatter.  but i make sure to keep the weaves tightly compacted by pushing them together every 4 or 5 weaves.

its neat how you can make a thick stiffer than leather pouch from a thin soft string like cotton.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on May 17th, 2009 at 11:19am
I think I got it now.

a jute one
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on May 17th, 2009 at 11:20am
one made of hemp
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Post by Et Cetera on May 17th, 2009 at 11:20am
my favorite leather one
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Post by Et Cetera on May 17th, 2009 at 11:21am
ones that didn't work for me, the jute one was too thick and heavy
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Post by Et Cetera on May 17th, 2009 at 11:22am
a mason's line braided sling, one of my favorites
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Post by Camo-sling on May 18th, 2009 at 2:11am
Et Cetera,

I like your favorite leather sling.

Looks like an accurate sling, if that makes sense.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on May 18th, 2009 at 12:56pm
Here is my braided sling #130 in the middle.  I needed a simple braided sling like this as an extra spare( :D) for some similar slings.  But this one has on oversice finger loop whipped to sice.

On top is braided sling "131.  Propably my best Rockman type, it will be hard for me to improve much on this without getting better materials of more even thickness.

The bottom sling has a shaped leather pouch, made from a small leather scrap.  It is perfectly siced for golf balls.
The cords is thin fakish paracord.  The sling works wery fine, I brought this sling to a golf course sunday morning, where I found plenty of golf balls wich I used happily.
timann
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Post by timann on May 18th, 2009 at 1:00pm
A close-up of the Rockman.  This has a 4-strand braid, and as Rockman did , the split halves is wowen as if they are 3-strand.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on May 18th, 2009 at 2:00pm
Nice work Timann, round braids are great for slings.
I made a couple myself.
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Post by Rockman on May 18th, 2009 at 2:01pm
This one has the spiral pattern
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on May 19th, 2009 at 10:34am
Well, Rockman, you got a couple of nice slings there, too :).  They are great with those patterns.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on May 19th, 2009 at 11:39am
How do you get the random stripes in the pouch?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on May 19th, 2009 at 3:34pm

David Morningstar wrote on May 19th, 2009 at 11:39am:
How do you get the random stripes in the pouch?


Use 4 strings for the pouch, for example:

Blue  Blue  White White  

When you use multiple strings on your pouch, it's very hard to keep everything symetric and thus, you get those stripes which I like.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on May 19th, 2009 at 3:57pm
Here's a half done sling. On the right, those are the pouch strings. 2 red, 2 yellow.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on May 19th, 2009 at 4:27pm
I dont get it  :-/

Are you doing weaving with four different cords at the same time? Or do you do a series of loose weaves filling in the gaps with each subsequent pass?



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on May 19th, 2009 at 9:53pm
Here's one a friend of mine just sent me. This is 3 historic slings I made and entered into a SCA Arts and Science Competition in November I belive. From L to R Hededby Sling, Randers Sling, and the Dublin Sling. The theme was Viking Equipment .

Marc Adkins
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Liberty dog on May 19th, 2009 at 9:55pm
good looking slings.... how do they shoot?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on May 19th, 2009 at 11:13pm
Like Slings..........

The Hedeby Floats, The Randers will Sink and the Dublin has the least air resitance of the three. Course the R&R ends are all hypothetical with the possible exception of the Randers. no Ends were identified as such in the excavation.

My favorite of the three is the Randers, Slingbadger like the Dublin....

Marc Adkins


Liberty dog wrote on May 19th, 2009 at 9:55pm:
god looking slings.... how do they shoot?


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on May 20th, 2009 at 12:10am

David Morningstar wrote on May 19th, 2009 at 4:27pm:
I dont get it  :-/

Are you doing weaving with four different cords at the same time?



Yes, It's the basic weave pattern, but instead of using one string for the pouch, I use four. You can see on the picture those four strings, to the right of the yellow bundle.    

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slangdeg on May 20th, 2009 at 5:45pm
you bunch them all together and weave as one string? if theyre kept flat could that make weaving go 4 times faster?

this feller i call a bowstring sling.  its 4 strands of extra fine hemp, doubled over for 8 strands being braided as 4 pieces, round braid.

when i worked in a hefty coating of beeswax over a flame, it shrunk almost half in size, making a very thin, yet very strong, tight string with the spiraled pattern reminestint of a traditional bowstring.  


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on May 20th, 2009 at 7:14pm

slangdeg wrote on May 20th, 2009 at 5:45pm:
you bunch them all together and weave as one string? if theyre kept flat could that make weaving go 4 times faster?


Yes, that's what I do. Four strings would make you go faster I guess, it's somewhat difficut to make the strings fit perfect every time and that's how you get those random stripes.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on May 20th, 2009 at 7:19pm
And here's the finished sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on May 20th, 2009 at 7:40pm
Very nice! Again, I love the rock by it!!!!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on May 21st, 2009 at 12:37am

Et Cetera wrote on May 20th, 2009 at 7:40pm:
Very nice! Again, I love the rock by it!!!!



"Joel?  What happened to my egg?!"

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slangdeg on May 21st, 2009 at 11:12am
is it my imagination or does adding more weight, i.e. whipping instead of fringe on the release end create a delay in the release? as in youll have to start releasing muich sooner or youll shots will shoot way off to the left?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on May 21st, 2009 at 7:17pm

peacefuljeffrey wrote on May 21st, 2009 at 12:37am:
"Joel?


Is this some reference to something? I'm confused... :question

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Liberty dog on May 21st, 2009 at 7:46pm
with the figure 8 i have a tendancy to shoot left....but im working on it.....but i have the fringe on my release cord

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slangdeg on May 21st, 2009 at 9:23pm
i removed the whipping and sure enough the impact changed from 20 feet off left, back to straight on target, using the same release timing im use to with my other fringed sling.
thats one you can add to the sling physics book.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slangdeg on May 22nd, 2009 at 4:53pm
check it out my first solid material pouch. i never used sewing on a sling before, didnt realize how easy it could be to attach pretty much any material to a split pouch making a nice solid cup.  ill have to try and find some leather now.



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on May 22nd, 2009 at 4:57pm
I like it! An old bandanna?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on May 22nd, 2009 at 5:01pm
it once covered your head, now it takes off your head

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slangdeg on May 22nd, 2009 at 5:05pm
half old, half new. started with a special 30 year old one that was kind of sentimental, it thought itd be cool to make into a sling, but it ran out about halfway thru.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on May 22nd, 2009 at 5:09pm
Here's a sling I made out of an old backpack strap and paracord.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on May 22nd, 2009 at 5:11pm
And a closer shot of the pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on May 22nd, 2009 at 5:12pm
And here's a smaller version- made of hemp and tow strap.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on May 22nd, 2009 at 5:12pm
ans a closer look
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slangdeg on May 22nd, 2009 at 5:27pm
that looks like a perfect material for a split pouch, great idea. they look like they work really good.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Timothy Potter on May 22nd, 2009 at 11:20pm
slangdeg - Nice bandana sling, I really like that idea for material. How did you make the cords? are put together from several pieces of material, or does the cloth run the full length of the cords?

Et Cetera - it's a great looking sling. I'd be interested to know how the pouch wears with use.

-Timothy Potter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on May 24th, 2009 at 4:37am
i like the black pouch et cetera  :)
thats the pouch aussie suggested, correct?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on May 24th, 2009 at 6:24am
I had really told myself to not braid slings from man-made cord again.  But I bought a roll of some white, 2,8 mm stuff, and a new Rockman sling spontaniously began to develope inside my brain.  "If I start thinning out the release cord from the start, like Rocman and many others, then........"
I had to experiment with my previous (3-strand)poly-sling, and the result was so nice I rebraided the release cord on my latest Hemp-Rockman, too.
The new sling is to the right.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on May 24th, 2009 at 6:31am
When I take a close-up the white material seem to "glitter" a little.
But still, here it is; 4-strand round braid and a "radically" thinned release cord.  The wall knot in the end is just for keeping it together, gripping take place along the thinned braid.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on May 24th, 2009 at 11:28am
wow, that sling's awesome


don't look at it, you'll burn from the awesomeness

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on May 24th, 2009 at 12:53pm
Well, I think I somehow begin to get a grip on this sling braiding thing now:D.
I got this picture of my latest Apache sling.  4-strand round braid, flat-braid where appropriate.
Look at the pouch, it is stitched by my prefered method.  I use two pieces of the same material as the sling, attach one piece at each end of the split.  Then I can stitch the piece of leather jacket on from both sides at the same time, I feel this ensures it comes on stright and even.
The stitching wery clearly shows the horrendous uneven thickness of the hemp cord I got available >:( :(.
(But the price is right ;))
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on May 24th, 2009 at 1:08pm
heres my newest sling its braided from six strings with a woven pouch it is my first multicolour sling .i copied rockmans irregular stripes for the pouch
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on May 24th, 2009 at 7:09pm
hey nice sling adsi, looks pretty nice, and is that a regular 3 strand braid?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on May 24th, 2009 at 7:26pm
I made a new sling with the traditinal andean split pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Zombie on May 24th, 2009 at 10:09pm

Et Cetera wrote on May 21st, 2009 at 7:17pm:

peacefuljeffrey wrote on May 21st, 2009 at 12:37am:
"Joel?


Is this some reference to something? I'm confused... :question



Reference to the movie Risky Business.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on May 25th, 2009 at 9:34am
yeah xxkid123 its just regular three strand braiding

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on May 25th, 2009 at 9:52am
then how do you make it so round?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on May 25th, 2009 at 9:58am
very tight braiding

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on May 25th, 2009 at 7:13pm
oh... i can barely even tighten the jute that i use, it's to gripy to pull

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on May 25th, 2009 at 11:35pm
timann, I've got a roll of white cotton that I wasn't going to use until I dyed it, but your sling looks so nice I decided to build one with white cords and a hemp pouch.

Walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on May 26th, 2009 at 6:26am
yeah i had to change material to braid as tight as i do lol now i use yarn

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on May 26th, 2009 at 9:20am
and this is my newest newest sling. its my first attempt and i don't really know if this counts as a split pouch' but you should be able to see the split.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on May 26th, 2009 at 9:21am
if not heres a close up of the pouch
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thomas on May 26th, 2009 at 12:29pm
This is the captive release and my preferred finger loop. I’ve been using this style finger loop for almost 20 years, and the captive release for about the last four years. The grip assembly can be easily transferred between slings, long and short. Release cord advances only about 4 inches, just enough to tip ammo out.    



Thumb moved to show pinky and ring fingers in loop.

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Post by Thomas on May 26th, 2009 at 12:33pm
Grip

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Post by Thomas on May 26th, 2009 at 12:34pm
Release

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Liberty dog on May 26th, 2009 at 10:55pm
:-?.... and it really works?........how fast to reload?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thomas on May 27th, 2009 at 10:38am
Liberty dog

This particular sling is 58 inches from pouch center to the red release bead which is necessary for comfortable and consistent casts. Each cord is stressed to less than 20 pounds, well within the limits of the swivels which do a good job controlling the long skinny cords. Reloading can take less than 10 seconds but this is not a problem because I am not about to confront any real or imaginary enemies. My ammo is primarily baseballs which provide my 72 year young body much exercise. This last week the weather was cooperative and the athletic fields dry so I was able to manage several casts well over 400ft. and recovered them all plus some waterlogged balls from previous times.

The ammo exits the pouch through a forked loop on the front so the process is very quiet and sanitary.            

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pio on May 27th, 2009 at 12:38pm
Thomas:

Thanks you for this new idea (at least, new for me). It’s very interesting, I will try to do something similar, but, first, a question: what style do you use? Is it good for all or better for a particular one?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thomas on May 27th, 2009 at 3:27pm
Pio

The concept of the captive release is not mine alone. At least 2 other members have posted similar ideas. As far as I know my way of doing it is unique. My son Jax, also a SDO member has also used some of these slings and posted pictures in this thread.

A special pouch is required in order to completely avoid contact with the release cord.
The following method is for long slings and distance slinging, as such it may not have much appeal.
I have never used a spinning windup, I first face something like 180 degrees from the intended casting direction(right hand). Next, pendulum the thing “to and fro” about 2 times in a big arc.
When the sling is at it’s rearmost position (behind the back) start anticlockwise turn and cast either sidearm or overhand keeping the arm straight. It helps to lean the upper body to the left when doing the overhand, then you are virtually doing it sidearm.

Thank you for you interest!

tom    

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on May 28th, 2009 at 8:28am
More info here on Thomas' slings.

http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1227069230

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Liberty dog on May 28th, 2009 at 10:26pm
picked up some paracord today and as soon as I got home I just had to make a new sling with it.
so I made this braided sling which I call the " rock serpent"
its about 21" from pouch to release, and shoots in a lovely straight line with the figure 8.
I had made a sling in this style before with mason line and tho i liked how it shot, i really didn't like the fact that the ammo would slip out of the mason line pouch.....but it seems that with paracord it holds the rocks just fine. must have something to do with the way the cord is manufactured, and i'm sure the size of the cord helps as well.
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Post by Camo-sling on May 28th, 2009 at 10:36pm
that looks nice liberty dog.

i also noticed that paracord makes for a better and stable pouch than masons line.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Liberty dog on May 28th, 2009 at 10:39pm
that seems to be the case. it feels really solid while whinding up to shoot

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on May 29th, 2009 at 4:05pm
Nice sling, Liberty dog, no doubt braided paracord makes a SOLID sling.  I like the tapering on yours, guess it makes a difference.
I made this yesterday, from thin hemp.  Strongly tapered, I have thought about it since early April, when 4accord showed us a sling made by Luis/balearic-sling.  But I did not make it then, because my sling just had a short taper tovard the end.  Period!!!
But after making long taperings on some thick Rockman slings, I could finally make this sling, too.
It turned out very nice, looks and feels good.  
It will propably be my EDC sling for some time.
timann



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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on May 29th, 2009 at 4:08pm
Another picture of my new sling, with an good old workhorse to the left.  Same sling, that, but with a short tapering.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on May 29th, 2009 at 4:23pm
Nice slings! What are they made of?

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Post by timann on May 29th, 2009 at 4:36pm
Hemp :)  1,5 millimeter thick.  They are made from 6 strands, the oldest has become so soft and flexible I can easyly roll it into a ball the size of a golf ball, yet it is a sling as good as any(personal opinion).
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on May 29th, 2009 at 4:45pm
Do you like them stiffer or softer? I put mine through the washer and drier and it came out soft as a cotton ball. (not quite :))

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on May 29th, 2009 at 5:49pm
Stiffer or softer, I do not think it matter too much to me. The hemp I got is a bit stiff when new, and work fine then, and after some use it become soft, and still work fine.  I am not afraid of letting them get wet, I think it may improve their general "feel", but a careful hand wash is enough for me.
They wear very slowly, and with time they become VERY soft, and that is just nice too.

Sometime in the future I will propably make a sisal sling, then I will get an opinion of super-stiff slings :)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Liberty dog on May 29th, 2009 at 11:19pm
timann, those are nice looking slings. I really like the long taper. think i'll try my hand at it in the near future

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on May 31st, 2009 at 3:07pm
this so far is my best sling the only one that holds every kind of ammo i can think of except water its kind of macrame and its my variation of the netted sling its easier as it doesent use the sheet bend that you normally have to do
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on May 31st, 2009 at 3:12pm
more pics
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Post by adsi on May 31st, 2009 at 3:13pm
and another
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Post by adsi on May 31st, 2009 at 3:15pm
and the loom I use to weave slings sometimes

oh and timothy p hows that book on sling making coming along
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on May 31st, 2009 at 7:03pm
Wow! That's a nice sling you made, adsi! How did you make it? Is there a tutorial for it somewhere?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on Jun 1st, 2009 at 11:06am
no there isnt a tutorial well theres is a tutorial for a netted sling in guides and articles but i found it hard to get to grip with the nots used it still has twelve strands but it uses my own little twists ill make a tutorial if you like though?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slangdeg on Jun 1st, 2009 at 2:48pm
beets are more of a stain, rather than a dye, but i had some handy so i tried it anyway..


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 1st, 2009 at 11:10pm
slangdeg, is the color set/fixed or does it stain your hands?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Timothy Potter on Jun 2nd, 2009 at 1:30am
Here's my latest sling. It's essentially a Tut sling, but made of wool. The pouch has half of the warps that my Tut sling had. The cords are a 4-strand round braid and the finger loop is a 4-strand flat braid (not the 4-strand flat braid discussed in this thread: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1243262042). This sling is a commission, so I didn't have the leisure to photograph the process, and I won't have details on how it functions.




adsi wrote on May 31st, 2009 at 3:15pm:
oh and timothy p hows that book on sling making coming along


Adsi,

Progress is slow right now. I've had a lot of extra work to do lately with beekeeping: hive removals, swam removals, re-queening, hive splits...etc.  This has taken a large portion of my free time, so the sling making book has had to take 2nd (or 3rd) place on my time priorities list. Hopefully I'll have more time soon.

-Timothy Potter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slangdeg on Jun 2nd, 2009 at 10:13am
walter, it sets really good if kept dry, can rub it all day on a white tshirt and nothing comes off. but if it gets wet it will bleed. but it doesnt keep the bright color like a dye should, im told it will quickly fade to a light brown.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on Jun 2nd, 2009 at 2:47pm
et cetera or i could post a diagram on how i do the netting you should be able to figure it out from there after that its the same as the netted sling in the guides and articles  except you dont loop it through your braids to start the netting yes or no?  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slangdeg on Jun 2nd, 2009 at 3:43pm
thats a good looking design, i wouldnt mind seeing a tutorial written on it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Jun 2nd, 2009 at 4:03pm
Sure, I think it would be a good idea. I think I want to try make one.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Jun 2nd, 2009 at 4:21pm
I'd like to make a netted sling like that, a tutorial would be great.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jun 3rd, 2009 at 3:26am
thought about making a netted sling a few times actually. Kudos for the pictures though! im sure they sling well!

This is my attempted rockman sling. The pouch isnt too good, I tried to make the pouch really wide so I could sling tennis balls with it. But testing proved differently! With rocks its a really nice sling, the pouch is also weighted and gives you a certain feel you just dont get with other slings! The retention cord has an extra long strand because I wanted a louder crack :)


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on Jun 3rd, 2009 at 10:20am
ok it might take a while cos im going on holiday but itll be done within the next month or so

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Jun 3rd, 2009 at 11:20pm
my latest creation:

split pouch,
jute core covered with regular knitting wool,
colours inspired by Maori cultural aesthetics (no, i'm not Maori)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Timothy Potter on Jun 3rd, 2009 at 11:58pm
Beautiful sling, Kava.

What sort of technique did you use for the colors on the cords? Is it a type of wrapping or a braid around a core?

-Timothy Potter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Jun 4th, 2009 at 6:57am

Timothy Potter wrote on Jun 2nd, 2009 at 1:30am:
Here's my latest sling. It's essentially a Tut sling, but made of wool. The pouch has half of the warps that my Tut sling had. The cords are a 4-strand round braid and the finger loop is a 4-strand flat braid (not the 4-strand flat braid discussed in this thread: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1243262042). This sling is a commission, so I didn't have the leisure to photograph the process, and I won't have details on how it functions.




adsi wrote on May 31st, 2009 at 3:15pm:
oh and timothy p hows that book on sling making coming along


Adsi,

Progress is slow right now. I've had a lot of extra work to do lately with beekeeping: hive removals, swam removals, re-queening, hive splits...etc.  This has taken a large portion of my free time, so the sling making book has had to take 2nd (or 3rd) place on my time priorities list. Hopefully I'll have more time soon.

-Timothy Potter


That sling is juuuuust GORGEOUS!  WOW!

I am curious about how much drag the pouch creates, but the look of it--magnificent!  :o

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on Jun 4th, 2009 at 7:20am
Kava, great! I'm interested in how you decorated it also.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Jun 4th, 2009 at 7:24am
Great sling, kava! What sort of ammunition is in the pouch?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Jun 4th, 2009 at 10:17pm
cheers guys!

:)

umm I'm not sure how to describe the technique.

The knots used are half hitches and as such it takes a LOT of time.
In the main section the outer jute strands are wrapped by going around one strand and then to the next strand in a circular fashion.
the pouch was made with the basic figure 8 weaving for both sides.

the ammo in the pouch is a rubber band ball.

_KF_

hope this is clear....

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by B.cereus on Jun 5th, 2009 at 5:26pm
It’s great to see people active in slinging. I just saw a bunch of awesome designs. Congratulations to everyone and keep up the good work. :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jun 5th, 2009 at 7:05pm
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by fortifysailor on Jun 6th, 2009 at 1:18pm
This is my first sling.
The knot at the end of each loop is a footrope knot (Ashley book of knots #792).


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jun 6th, 2009 at 8:01pm
@ Fortifysalior

Is your pouch made of Suede? Or blue leather?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by fortifysailor on Jun 6th, 2009 at 10:06pm
No its made of some scrap black leather I had laying around. Sorry for the crappy photo, was using the camera on the phone.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Black Ninja on Jun 8th, 2009 at 8:39pm
My slings. The orange and green pouch is duct tape and is interchangeable with the black one
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on Jun 10th, 2009 at 3:40pm
its a variation of my netted sling the mesh is much smaller
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sir Tobi on Jun 12th, 2009 at 7:08am
Hello

I'm quite new here in the Forum. I'm one of the few members from Germany. Although Aussie promised to send some pouches I couldn't wait to do my first ownn braided sling. Thanks to all the good instruction here I think it looks quite good for the first attempt. In the picture you see the 80cm /31.5 inch sling and the ammu I used for the first slinging attempts in the 8 style (thanks to the great instruction video from Brian on Youtube.



KR
Sir Tobi
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Aussie on Jun 12th, 2009 at 9:35am
The Aussie pouch is on the way but yours is superb already.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Jun 12th, 2009 at 3:29pm
Looks nice :) What did you make it with?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Liberty dog on Jun 12th, 2009 at 9:37pm
Has anyone here made the "simple string sling"  and used it to good effect?
I have resently made one and find it workd rather well, with the usual trouble of useing the correct ammo for it. ie..... elongated rocks , and rocks that are misshapened like granit chips. chuncks of concrete isn't to bad either.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 13th, 2009 at 6:23am
Liberty dog, yes, I have made and used the "simple string sling", also called "Appu" by some, to good effect.  In fact, I always carry some string in my pocket, so I can alvays make one.
Last time I did, I used some "mis-shaped" stones and figure-8, worked as good as anything :).

Here is my latest slings, a simple (poly-)string sling with an incredible amount of thinner cord woven in as a pouch, and a simple braided poly-thing, made when I just had to braid something.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sir Tobi on Jun 13th, 2009 at 4:08pm

Et Cetera wrote on Jun 12th, 2009 at 3:29pm:
Looks nice :) What did you make it with?


To be honest, I don't know. Just some 2mm nylon string I think. I had 15m from my windsurf stuff and I urgently wanted to make a sling.  8-)

KR Sir Tobi

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sir Tobi on Jun 13th, 2009 at 4:13pm

Aussie wrote on Jun 12th, 2009 at 9:35am:
The Aussie pouch is on the way but yours is superb already.


Hello Aussie,

pouches are just arrived. Thank you very much again!! :)
What do you suggest as strings (Material, Length) ? Is there some advice in the forum or the homepage you can guide me to? I think I will make a longer (80cm) and a shorter (40-50cm) sling. What do you mean? Is the shorter one better for practise accuracy? :-?
KR
Sir Tobi

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slinger87 on Jun 13th, 2009 at 6:29pm
for accuracy, most people think a short sling is more accurate then a long one, but for distance,most people thing long ones are more powerfull

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Aussie on Jun 13th, 2009 at 6:50pm

Sir Tobi wrote on Jun 13th, 2009 at 4:13pm:

Aussie wrote on Jun 12th, 2009 at 9:35am:
The Aussie pouch is on the way but yours is superb already.


Hello Aussie,

pouches are just arrived. Thank you very much again!! :)
What do you suggest as strings (Material, Length) ? Is there some advice in the forum or the homepage you can guide me to? I think I will make a longer (80cm) and a shorter (40-50cm) sling. What do you mean? Is the shorter one better for practise accuracy? :-?
KR
Sir Tobi


Paracord is very good but any 3.5 mm braided nylon cord will be fine. For attaching the cords have a look at articles in the "Guides and Articles" Section on the home page. A very simple technique is shown in the article by Chris Harrison, just tying the cords on and the article by Lyn Ballard shows avery nice whipping technique using thin thread. It looks nicer but doesn't really work any better

As far as length, it's very personal, but I like around 75 - 80cm for the Fig.8 style which I consider to be the most versatile with a good combination of speed and accuracy.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sir Tobi on Jun 14th, 2009 at 4:32am
Hello Aussie

thank you for the advice. In the Forum I always read about "Fig8 Style" only for width not for accuracy.  :o . Now your advice tell me that accuracy is not the disadvantage of this style - by the way, it's my favorite style because it is both, elegant and powerful and does not last as long as e.g. the helicopter style. Only the greek style seems to me faster (direct from hand with one turn - fire).
Could you or other members comment on that?

KR
Sir Tobi

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Aussie on Jun 14th, 2009 at 4:49am
Apache is probaly the fastest, meaning the time from when you start to move to the time when the stone is released. Other styles give a faster stone speed though. Have  a look at Rueben on YouTube.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jun 14th, 2009 at 5:09am
Sir Tobi,

If you could not find Ruebens Channel on youtube, here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ruebenschulz

________________________________________________________________

Im not sure what you want us to comment about, but ill give it a crack.

1. Figure eight is good for range and accuracy In my experience.

2. Apache, Im not experienced in this style, however, I can tell its probably the way to go for accuracy/hunting. It lacks in power compared to the stronger styles such as Figure eight and the helicopter.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sir Tobi on Jun 14th, 2009 at 9:55am
Hello Camo-sling,

that is exactly what I'm looking for: judgment/comments of the styles according accuracy (ballearean style) and width. Maybe there are other judgment items like how fast the sling is , how little a prey is disturbed by movement in case of hunting (apache style). ;)

I have seen one style where the free hand holds the ammo in the sling on a long arm and the sling hand is near the head. with one circle over the head the throw is made. Don't know how it is called.  :-/

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Jun 14th, 2009 at 10:41am

Sir Tobi wrote on Jun 14th, 2009 at 9:55am:
I have seen one style where the free hand holds the ammo in the sling on a long arm and the sling hand is near the head. with one circle over the head the throw is made. Don't know how it is called.  :-/


That will be the Greek style: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc_rAly4oLY

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Jun 14th, 2009 at 10:51am
This is one of Chris's slings that he sends out to slinging.org donors. I trimmed the sides to a tapered profile and restrung it with paracord that was reverse-twisted and tied Chumash style: http://slinging.org/index.php?page=the-chumash-sling---paul-campbell


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Jun 14th, 2009 at 12:27pm
For those of us expierenced with the Apache we will completely disagree with #2.
Range doesn't always equal power. Now at the far range of this style it is losing energy very quickly. My take on this style is that it doesn't have to kill the game outright. just stun it to the point where the hunter can get to it and finish the job.
Using a larger rock that this sling is designed for............

Right now there are more detailed threads about his issue and if you are intrested I recomend you look at them. I am not personally going to rehash all the same arguements over on the Pic thread.

Marc Adkins


Camo-sling wrote on Jun 14th, 2009 at 5:09am:
Sir Tobi,

If you could not find Ruebens Channel on youtube, here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ruebenschulz

________________________________________________________________

Im not sure what you want us to comment about, but ill give it a crack.

1. Figure eight is good for range and accuracy In my experience.

2. Apache, Im not experienced in this style, however, I can tell its probably the way to go for accuracy/hunting. It lacks in power compared to the stronger styles such as Figure eight and the helicopter.  


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jun 15th, 2009 at 3:49am

winkleried wrote on Jun 14th, 2009 at 12:27pm:
For those of us expierenced with the Apache we will completely disagree with #2.
Range doesn't always equal power. Now at the far range of this style it is losing energy very quickly. My take on this style is that it doesn't have to kill the game outright. just stun it to the point where the hunter can get to it and finish the job.
Using a larger rock that this sling is designed for............

Right now there are more detailed threads about his issue and if you are intrested I recomend you look at them. I am not personally going to rehash all the same arguements over on the Pic thread.

Marc Adkins


Point taken  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Jun 15th, 2009 at 11:53pm

winkleried wrote on Jun 14th, 2009 at 12:27pm:
For those of us expierenced with the Apache we will completely disagree with #2.
Range doesn't always equal power. Now at the far range of this style it is losing energy very quickly. My take on this style is that it doesn't have to kill the game outright. just stun it to the point where the hunter can get to it and finish the job.
Using a larger rock that this sling is designed for............

Right now there are more detailed threads about his issue and if you are intrested I recomend you look at them. I am not personally going to rehash all the same arguements over on the Pic thread.

Marc Adkins


I don't see how a slinging method can possibly have anything to do with how quickly a projectile loses energy at the end of its travel.  That's a function of mass and drag, and the projectile does not remember what method was used to propel it.

Simply put, if a projectile is launched with enough power to cover X distance, then for its given mass, it has to have had X amount of power (which it used as its "momentum").  Force = mass x velocity.  It's really that simple.  So range does equal power, in that you cannot get a stone out to a certain range without a commensurate amount of power.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kellymcdman on Jun 16th, 2009 at 3:32am
The only possible exeception might be comparing a tumbling stone to a rifled spinning stone. ??

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 16th, 2009 at 1:33pm
After having read in another tread about Balearic slings made of loose fibers with a 5-strand braid, I decided I had to try the 5-strand braid in a sling.  I made it from ten thin hemp cords.
It was fun to do, and a little infuriating ;).  
While braiding, I had 20 loose ends wich insisted on tangling and switching place with each other :).

Those Balearic sling braiders propably do not choose a 5-strand braid instead of a 3-strand braid to make the job easyer for them selves.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 16th, 2009 at 1:38pm
I took a picture of my new sling just before it was finnished, to show of all those strands everywere.  My sling braiding equipment, a door handle, a stool and a knife is visible in the picture.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jun 17th, 2009 at 6:59am
hello timann!

The sling looks great! If it was made from sisal, im sure the sling would look very much like the ones in honderos pictures!

The loose ends which tangle is a universal problem! I hate those magic knots!

keep it up!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 17th, 2009 at 11:28am
Yes, sisal. I intend to make a sling like this from sisal later, I have already bought some, but I wanted to do the (for me) new braiding style with a known material first.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slinger87 on Jun 17th, 2009 at 8:48pm
heres one of my brand new slings
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 18th, 2009 at 12:32am
timann, you twisted up the cords before you started to braid? I only ask because I have more than half a dozen yucca leaves pounded out and ready to go. I was going to start braiding with the fibers in loose bundles, but I like the way your sling looks.

Walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jun 18th, 2009 at 3:37am
Slinger87, that sling has come together very nicely! I wish I could make slings as good as our other members sometimes..

Timann, thats understandable. Making the small sling and then the bigger model in another material ensures a higher degree of success as you know!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 18th, 2009 at 11:34am
I spend a bit of time braiding small tings as practice for the big ones.  I think it is clever ;)

Walter, my hemp sling is made from cords, my next, sisal one, will also be made from cords, I got some 3-strand wich will have to be parted.  But when I reach my future goal, the nettle fiber sling, it will be made from bundles.
But those nettles is annoying beasts, I don`t know when it will happen :(

You have braided a couple of nice ones, yourself, so if you got the yucca bundles almost ready I would say: Go for it!
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Jun 20th, 2009 at 11:26am
Nice slings!  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jun 22nd, 2009 at 4:13am
nylon, 6 stringer.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slinger87 on Jun 22nd, 2009 at 11:31am
nice sling, camo-sling

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Jun 22nd, 2009 at 8:24pm

Camo-sling wrote on Jun 22nd, 2009 at 4:13am:
nylon, 6 stringer.




That pouch looks like one that took a lonnnnnnnng time to make.   :o  Am I right?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jun 23rd, 2009 at 1:59am

peacefuljeffrey wrote on Jun 22nd, 2009 at 8:24pm:

Camo-sling wrote on Jun 22nd, 2009 at 4:13am:
nylon, 6 stringer.




That pouch looks like one that took a lonnnnnnnng time to make.   :o  Am I right?


@ peacefuljeffrey.

The sling took 5 hours, 4 hours on the pouch!

thanks slinger87!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by the_warrior_yeti on Jun 25th, 2009 at 1:43pm
There are some really nice slings here. Just to add a few; the first is of buckskin that I tanned, inspired by some Alaskan slings on anthro.amnh.org. The rest are my recent slings of hemp; an Apache, two Rockman slings, and the newest two have full woven pouches.









This is a really great site. I've learned a lot in just a short period. Just wanted to say thanks to the creators and everyone else here.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Jun 25th, 2009 at 8:09pm
I have access to plenty of good quality hemp cord (you can buy it all over the place, here) but I just can't bring myself to make natural-fiber slings...  I can't face the idea of putting all that work into the sling only to have it wear out so quickly like natural fiber does...  :-[

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slinger87 on Jun 25th, 2009 at 8:48pm
ive never noticed natural fibers wearing out quickly

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Jun 25th, 2009 at 9:05pm
I can't say I have firsthand experience of knowledge of them doing so.  It's just that I know that natural fibers mildew more easily, and break down more easily, than stuff like nylon.  And I do have experience with hemp necklaces and bracelets and such (I have spent years making them, even selling them now and then).  They don't last forever, but stuff I have made out of nylon is still as good as it was when new.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jun 25th, 2009 at 9:08pm
You got some nice looking slings Warrior_Yeti, I've never found a large enough piece of leather.
Any sling will eventually wear out, but if one uses a whip, you'll need to replace that string every now and then, meanwhile your sling is unscratched.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by the_warrior_yeti on Jun 25th, 2009 at 11:40pm
Thanks Rockman.

PJ, I understand what you mean. I am usually worried about the fibers wearing out when I first finish a sling and am proud of it, but pretty soon that feeling passes and I start slinging with it. Then it gets broken in and that's when I get really proud of my sling. I like a sling that shows its use, and I actually enjoy watching them wear, and I really enjoy making them, so its not something that bothers me to watch them wear down. Then I get to make another one. In any case, them hemp seems to be very lasting. It seems to get to a certain point where the wearing process slows WAY down.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Jun 26th, 2009 at 1:32am
Cool.  I suppose I should try to make myself "get over it" with regard to things showing wear.  Sometimes I mind it, other times I don't really.  I'm sad to say that none of my slings has been used enough to start really showing wear...  :-/

And now that it's ridiculously hot and humid in Florida, I'll pretty much want to do very little outside until like September/October or so... although I'll try to force myself to.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slinger87 on Jun 26th, 2009 at 10:26am
Ive onlyhad one sling wear to the point of breaking, it was a jute sling, and Id had and been useing it for a little over a year

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kari on Jun 27th, 2009 at 6:20am

the_warrior_yeti wrote on Jun 25th, 2009 at 1:43pm:
There are some really nice slings here. Just to add a few; the first is of buckskin that I tanned, inspired by some Alaskan slings on anthro.amnh.org. The rest are my recent slings of hemp; an Apache, two Rockman slings, and the newest two have full woven pouches.






This is a really great site. I've learned a lot in just a short period. Just wanted to say thanks to the creators and everyone else here.

I like these two. They look like the kind of slings that I make :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on Jun 27th, 2009 at 7:42am
my new sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on Jun 27th, 2009 at 7:57am
this is my attempt at this only its a split pouch version   ://slinging.org/forum/yabbfiles/Attachments/65_88.jpg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jun 27th, 2009 at 10:55am
A split pouch/netted hybrid.
I like it, well done adsi  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slinger87 on Jun 27th, 2009 at 10:59am
heres one of my new sling, its a netted pouch from adsi's tutorial.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slinger87 on Jun 27th, 2009 at 10:59am
and heres a closeup of the pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slinger87 on Jun 27th, 2009 at 11:02am
that is cool, I might have to try that when I get more string

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jun 27th, 2009 at 11:04am
I'm reworking my split pouch tutorial so it can be posted on guides and articles.
This is all you need for a beautifull sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jun 27th, 2009 at 11:06am
A new Rockman sling is born.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slinger87 on Jun 27th, 2009 at 11:09am
i dont even use a tape measure, I just guss with the length of the room, an I use a knife not scisors, but I do have to use twist ties with the nilon string I have, but with natural fibers, i don't

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 28th, 2009 at 10:24am
I made my first sisal sling today.  I used two lenghts of 3-ply sisal wich I separated, to make a standard 3-strand braid with 6 cords.  The result is a nice timeless sling, it looks like it could have been mady anywhere and anytime within the last 10 000 years.

There is no doubt hemp is a MUCH more funny and easy and comfortable material for sling braiding than sisal ;).
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 28th, 2009 at 10:37am
A picture with a bit less sun in it.  The 3-ply sisal, when separated, became wery loose and uneven, wich made the braiding a little more complicated, but it makes the sling look wery "rustic".
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 28th, 2009 at 10:37am
Last picture...
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by the_warrior_yeti on Jun 28th, 2009 at 10:43am
Kuhl! I need to try sisal. Nice slings also Adsi, Rockman and Slinger87. Kari, I looked at your tutorial last night and realized I had made Kari slings. I'm going to try a 9-cord sling soon.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by GERDO on Jun 28th, 2009 at 6:35pm
timan, if your sisalsling feels stiff and rough(uncomfortable) put into water for 2-3 hours. Afterwards you take it out off the water you shoot a few stones or what ever and whirl it as fast and as strong as you can. Than you let the sling dry. It makes the sling much more flexible and you can shape the pouch during the drying. Or you can put the sisalcords into the water before you start the braiding.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jabames on Jun 30th, 2009 at 12:02am
My favorite design; besides a simple sling, with parachute cord for the strings.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on Jul 1st, 2009 at 11:14am
my new baby
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on Jul 1st, 2009 at 11:17am
incredibly htis slng took a massive 224 feet of yarn. but it was worth it  for the pattern and the almost perfectly circular cords

i had to wash this sling because it was so stiff
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 1st, 2009 at 12:48pm
is that a commerce bank ruler? lol, that sling is awesome. is it  a netted sling pouch? and how do you make te colors go like that, and what type of braid?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on Jul 1st, 2009 at 2:03pm
the ruler isnt commerce bank   .it was intended to be a netted pouch but there was to many strands for it to work properly so i just whipped it into a split pouch. its round braid. you have to braid one colour and use it as a core for the other then keep switching between colours http://www.saroftreve.com/wwl/braiding/4roundcore.shtml

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 3rd, 2009 at 12:36am
Two days early, but here is my Independence Day Sling. Wonder what would have happened if the colonials had slings instead of single shot black powder rifles?

http://img6.glowfoto.com/images/2009/07/02-2051342299M.jpg Independence Day Sling 09

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Jul 3rd, 2009 at 10:46am
We would still be a colony of England and the principles of the uprising would have been shot or hung as tratiors to the crown.

Marc Adkins


walter wrote on Jul 3rd, 2009 at 12:36am:
Two days early, but here is my Independence Day Sling. Wonder what would have happened if the colonials had slings instead of single shot black powder rifles?

http://img6.glowfoto.com/images/2009/07/02-2051342299M.jpg Independence Day Sling 09


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 3rd, 2009 at 1:28pm
Lately I have slowly drifted from a narrow grip with the finger loop around the ring finger toward a wide grip with the loop around the middle finger.  
This led me to this "great invention", an Apache sling suited and measured to a wide grip :D ;).  
Made from hemp(with uneven thicknes), 4-strand round braid(flat braid finger loop and split pouch), and Mathew Walker for release knot.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 3rd, 2009 at 1:29pm
The side where the ammo goes...
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 3rd, 2009 at 1:38pm
Something different...I had a leather resource, an well-worn leather belt, of wich a part became a double crossower strap pouch.  I used some old Mink Oil to soften the straps, wich is cut apprx 1" x 7".  Cords is paracord.  
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 3rd, 2009 at 1:38pm
...and...
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slinger87 on Jul 3rd, 2009 at 1:53pm

walter wrote on Jul 3rd, 2009 at 12:36am:
Two days early, but here is my Independence Day Sling. Wonder what would have happened if the colonials had slings instead of single shot black powder rifles?

http://img6.glowfoto.com/images/2009/07/02-2051342299M.jpg Independence Day Sling 09

I wondered the same thing, I think slings are more effitiont, faster to load, and with alot of practace sometimes more accurate, but who knows?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 3rd, 2009 at 10:43pm

timann wrote on Jul 3rd, 2009 at 1:38pm:
Something different...I had a leather resource, an well-worn leather belt, of wich a part became a double crossower strap pouch.  I used some old Mink Oil to sften the straps, wich is cut apprx 1" x 7".  Cords is paracord.  
timann


Good idea and real nice looking sling timann. How does it compare with your Apache?

Walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jul 4th, 2009 at 3:09am
rockman 4.5 inch sling. Still doesnt hold tennis balls as well as the 6 incher.

ps. the different coloured pouch WAS a mistake.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on Jul 4th, 2009 at 7:38am
my new sling

this one is more for function than decoration

  • chain hitched loop and
    whipping added for extra sling life
    • fendigedig


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 4th, 2009 at 7:41am
Camo-sling, nice sling, a little colour difference is to be expected sometimes, and I simply ignores it.  It has happened to me when I must start using a new roll of cord for the second half of the pouch.

Walther, my belt strap sling and Apache sling is rather equal - as slings.  Basically same size and lenght.  I slightly prefer the Apache sling, it is a bit more comfortable, looks a little better(, and lets me use another of my hobbies, braiding).
 But the "belt strap" is a  great sling, too.
Basically it is just different ways of reaching a goal, wich is getting a good and effective sling ;)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 4th, 2009 at 7:53am
adsi, I think you does right to add whipping to your netted pouches, that is what I did on the one I made :D
I think it makes it tidyer, firmer and longer lasting.

Your netted/split pouches looks nice.

I have played with chain hitched finger loops, to, and do not consider it a good idea :(
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on Jul 4th, 2009 at 9:36am
timmann thanks for your comments on my sling.the chain hitched loop in my opinion is incredibly comfortable due to its width but i do admit it uses quite alot of yarn and i could have had a longer sling with a regular braided loop

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 4th, 2009 at 7:01pm
hey adsi, how many strand did you use for your finger loop, and does your chain hitched sling stretch? i find my cotton slings don't stretch a lot, but does chain hitching itself do that?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Jul 5th, 2009 at 1:12am
Adsi, that blue is my favorite color of all.  Nice sling!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on Jul 5th, 2009 at 6:25am
the hole sling is not chain hitched just the loop xxkid. and i started with six strands

peaceful j thanks i just got the blue because i ran out of  the other wool glad you like it!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Woonilsra on Jul 5th, 2009 at 10:43pm

winkleried wrote on Jul 3rd, 2009 at 10:46am:
We would still be a colony of England and the principles of the uprising would have been shot or hung as tratiors to the crown.

Marc Adkins


walter wrote on Jul 3rd, 2009 at 12:36am:
Two days early, but here is my Independence Day Sling. Wonder what would have happened if the colonials had slings instead of single shot black powder rifles?

http://img6.glowfoto.com/images/2009/07/02-2051342299M.jpg Independence Day Sling 09


thats actually a curious thought, personally, i think guns were WAY exagerated in how good they were. longbow should have been used up to 1800. if we had slings i still think we would have had an ok chance at winning. strike fast, hard, silently. then get the hell out of there. and im sure they would of thought up how to throw flaming stuff, or make it blow up on em, so yeah, i think we would have won still

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slinger87 on Jul 6th, 2009 at 9:38am
the guns they had then where all single shot muzzle loaders, and took liike 5 minutes to load, and propoply shoot farther accurately, so you could get at least 5 accurate chot in the time of one shot

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Jul 6th, 2009 at 9:59am
hi everyone. new to the forum and excited to share ideas with you all. here's one of my latest.
http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/5022680434e882a2768db6df86917ad84b27d6cc.JPG

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on Jul 6th, 2009 at 10:46am
thats a seriously nice sling! whats that on the realease cord?, whats it made from? and how did you make it? well done!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Jul 6th, 2009 at 11:29am
thanks, adsi. it's bone. about the size and shape of a dog tag. just cut a piece, drilled it, and sanded it down a little. i like the grip and release i get from it and the wieght makes it easier to retrieve after a throw and quicker to reload. the pouch is elk hide and the cord is braided flax wrapped with single strand waxed flax.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Jul 6th, 2009 at 11:32am
i'll post more pics of the construction process as soon as i figure out how to get them up here. so far, i'm only able to pull pics from my (paleoplanet) yuku folder. what's the trick?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on Jul 6th, 2009 at 12:09pm
click choose file when you post

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Jul 6th, 2009 at 12:59pm

Paleoarts wrote on Jul 6th, 2009 at 11:32am:
i'll post more pics of the construction process as soon as i figure out how to get them up here. so far, i'm only able to pull pics from my (paleoplanet) yuku folder. what's the trick?


The third button in the Post Reply screen gives you a pair of img tags, just post the url of the picture in between the tags like this:



And you get this:



Or you can attach it with the Choose File button below the message text box.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Jul 6th, 2009 at 1:13pm
thanks, guys! it's a lot of pics. should i post it here, or is there a more appropriate string?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Jul 6th, 2009 at 2:22pm
okay . i figured it out. it's up! love to hear what you all think. :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 6th, 2009 at 5:20pm
hey welcome paleoarts, and nice sling (I'm jealous)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Jul 6th, 2009 at 6:48pm
thanks, kid!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fëanor on Jul 9th, 2009 at 4:12am
Me in the woods slinging away balearic styleee.
Pics of my and my friend's slings to come.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 9th, 2009 at 11:21am
This is my second sling made with leather from a worn-out belt.  I wanted something a little bit fancy and was inspired from paleoarts sling.
The cords is hemp, 4-strand round braid, flat braided finger loop.  
And for trying something new, instead of a trigger knot or bone shard( ;)), I simply flat-braided the general retention grip area.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 9th, 2009 at 11:23am
Slightly different wiew...
timann

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slinger87 on Jul 9th, 2009 at 11:29am
nice sling paleoarts,dose the piece you added at the end help with the releise? why do you add it?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Jul 9th, 2009 at 6:07pm
nice one, timann! slinger, thanks. yeah, it think it does. it's a smooth slip out of my fingers. also, it aids in the retrieval of the release cord after the shot enabling a quick reload. the only draw back is that it whips around the body after the shot and can sting a little.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 9th, 2009 at 8:04pm
timann, nice sling! Guess i'm going to the thrift store to buy a few used belts. How wide and how long did you make the belt pieces?

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 9th, 2009 at 10:31pm
my new rock man sling, it's made from dark blue yarn. i call this one innovations, because

a) it's my first sling with a wrist loop

b) it's my first sling with tapering ( i got a good one because i used 12 strands, and was able to release 7)

c) it's my first sling that has a name  ;D

d) and lastly this is my first sling that switches braids in the middle of the cord

( paleoarts, this is also the one i was thinking about trading)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 9th, 2009 at 10:32pm
close up of the pouch
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Post by xxkid123 on Jul 9th, 2009 at 10:33pm
the wrist loop and a show of the tapering
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Post by xxkid123 on Jul 9th, 2009 at 10:34pm
and, i wanted to show you guys the switch in braids ( from 4 stand to 3 strand)

( sorry about the blurriness, it's my first time doing pictures close up so i didn't realize it would be ultra blurry)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on Jul 10th, 2009 at 4:53am
a very nice sling well done!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 10th, 2009 at 6:18am
Walther, I cut the leather belt pieces 2,5 cm X 17 cm.  That should be 1 " X somewhat less than 7 ".  The lenght makes the pieces cross over smootly, and allows tennisballs to fit nicely.
Golfballs and small stones work too, but they do look a bit small and forlorn in the pouch :D

xxxkid123, that was a nice sling, it is a good thing to be a bit innovative when making a sling :)

Paleoarts, I must admit I think your bone piece is a little sceary.  The way I sling, I would be afraid it would hit an eye or a tooth, according to Murphys law ;).  
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 10th, 2009 at 11:52am
with the bone there you could use the sling as melee weapon and not just for slinging rocks

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slinger87 on Jul 10th, 2009 at 2:12pm
nice sling, xxkid, by the way, how loose it that loop on your rist?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 10th, 2009 at 3:40pm
oh, i took off a duct tape loop for the picture, but in use i have a loop slid around, like a wii-mote. but with it off, the tension while swinging it makes it tight on the back. in the front it is pretty loose, but works just fine

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 10th, 2009 at 7:46pm
Thanks timann.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Jul 11th, 2009 at 11:48am
Walter,

 Also,for tennis balls make the intersection of the straps 2" down from the end:for rocks make the intersection 2 1/2" down.

    Brett

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 12th, 2009 at 2:54pm
Thanks Brett. Finding a decent belt was harder than I thought and I'm not going to cut mine up! Decided to try some leather scrap I have laying around, but it's too thin (good for slingshot pouches - not sling pouches). Gave it a go anyway and messed up right away.  Cut the leather too short. Still like the belt idea and when I find one in good condition, not too thick and nice and supple I'll give it a try. Also thought the not so secret (but very mysterious) braid might add a little something. Not sure what.

http://img5.glowfoto.com/images/2009/07/12-1121402353M.jpg

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by bogdi on Jul 12th, 2009 at 5:20pm
this would be my sling.it's a 110 cm long sling,1 hour of hard work,works pretty well
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Jul 12th, 2009 at 10:15pm
cool ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jul 13th, 2009 at 2:30am
walter, have you tried to find leather belts at the op shops? They usually have a heck of a lot.

Welcome Bogdi, nice sling... but it looks a little bit to clean, so go out and get some dirt on it!
Did you make those glandes?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by bogdi on Jul 14th, 2009 at 8:58am
no,that's jlasud's gland,my only slinger friend,he is the projectile manufacturer...that shiny white looking was only when it was brand new...now it's a lil' bit modified and dirty:D...now it's an adult sling.I got a name for my sling too: killer :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 14th, 2009 at 6:35pm
my new netted sling, i didn't do it right so the netting came out rectangular, but previous knots made so that the sling would not unravel from the pouch later on also made it so that the sling appears right, if not with a thin pouch.


THIS THING IS STRONG, i didn't expect it to be to good, because it was so light and flimsy feeling, but when i flung a rock at my fence with figure eight with only a regular amount of force, it split the fence piece! (my parents are ok with it because the fence wasn't so important when people visit or when it should be sold)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 14th, 2009 at 6:36pm
and the cords, i didn't trim the cords too much because i liked it that way
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 14th, 2009 at 6:38pm
and here's my rockman sling made of jute and a 4 strand round. i made it intentionally loose just so that the sling would be thick, and because the retention cord was braided a while ago, actually my first sling with the braid, so that it was rickety. i didn't finish it, so later on i went back and re did it. luckily it has no stretch
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 14th, 2009 at 6:39pm
and the pouch with the whipping
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 14th, 2009 at 6:43pm
also here are my lead sinkers. for those who can't see too well, the 3 on the left are 1.5 ounces, the perfect weight, the 2 in the middle are 2 ounces, a bit heavy, and the last one is 3/4 of an ounce heavy. i used to have another one but it disappeared after a single throw off to a place no less then 20 feet away >:( :( >:( :( :( >:( :(


the good thing was that these 6 glands along with the missing one only cost a dollar
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by aztec on Jul 16th, 2009 at 6:20pm
i made this one last night. its not to pretty lol but it releases very well. no problems so far  :)

braided jute cords with a spilt leather pouch


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Jul 16th, 2009 at 7:15pm
i love it! simple and cool looking.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by aztec on Jul 16th, 2009 at 7:21pm
thanks .ive got another one the exact same style but it has paracord instead of jute. i had been using it for a couple of weeks and it never let me down so finaly i i made one a little more traditional

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jul 17th, 2009 at 2:51am
aztec, it seems like everything you create makes my jaw drop!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by aztec on Jul 17th, 2009 at 4:05am
thanks lol.. ive been making weapons and stuff since i was really little.. i never was the type to hang out at malls   ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on Jul 17th, 2009 at 5:48am
Doesn't have to be pretty as long as it works.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Jul 17th, 2009 at 7:14am
This is my version of the Paleoarts design. I used a four cord braid of jute twine. The binding at the pouch tabs and the finger loop is very secure. I have used a leather release tab instead of the bone tab of the original. I like it :)

[EDIT] I have changed the image after adding the leather release tab and improving the pouch side stitching.



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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jul 17th, 2009 at 7:26am
nice sling david!


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Jul 17th, 2009 at 11:48am
david, it looks great. i'm honored.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Jul 17th, 2009 at 12:01pm

Paleoarts wrote on Jul 17th, 2009 at 11:48am:
david, it looks great. i'm honored.  :)


Thanks! As soon as I saw your slings over at Paleoplanet I knew I was going to be making one :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jul 17th, 2009 at 8:15pm
This one is an experiment of mine. I used 2 sissal cords and made a small weave for the fingerloop, folded it, and used a 4 strand round braid.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jul 17th, 2009 at 8:17pm
This is my latest sling. 8 strand wool.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Jul 17th, 2009 at 8:24pm
beautiful! :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by aztec on Jul 17th, 2009 at 8:24pm
wow lol thats a wild groovy looking sling lol.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 17th, 2009 at 10:48pm

Rockman wrote on Jul 17th, 2009 at 8:17pm:
This is my latest sling. 8 strand wool.


Rockman, nice looking slings! Which do you like better (actual use - the wool sling, jute or sisal?  

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jul 17th, 2009 at 11:19pm
great diamond braid rockman :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jul 18th, 2009 at 5:04am
Rockman, Your sling reminds me of the colorful, woven stuff that come out of Mexico and other nations in the central/South Americas. :3

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 18th, 2009 at 10:52am
Rockman, your two-tone slings is as beautiful as a sling needs to be.  And the two-cord experimental one was a clever way to make a lighter sling if one only has  too thick cord awailable.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jul 18th, 2009 at 2:02pm
Thanks guys.

Walter, right now, my favorite is a 4 strand round jute.
Wool is very light and comfortable, but it stretches a bit. I'd rather have a non stretch material.
Sissal is by far the strongest material, great for lots of abuse.

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Post by aztec on Jul 19th, 2009 at 4:30am
hey rockman , im curious . is there a reason you only wrap one cord near the pouch?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Jul 19th, 2009 at 6:21am

aztec wrote on Jul 19th, 2009 at 4:30am:
hey rockman , im curious . is there a reason you only wrap one cord near the pouch?


You need one bit of wrapping to protect the release cord from wear and tear from the stones. You could wrap the other cord as well, but then you cant tell which cord is which without following it to the end.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 19th, 2009 at 6:41am
I have had a small piece left, of my good pouch leather, for some time, now.  Barely enough for one last pouch.  Finally, I have made that pouch.  I think the result is good.
timann
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Post by timann on Jul 19th, 2009 at 6:42am
The finnished sling...
timann
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Post by timann on Jul 19th, 2009 at 6:42am
The other side...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 19th, 2009 at 12:34pm
I made one more sling today.  It is almost similar to Rockmans experiment, this one is made from two hemp cords, braided as a 4-strand round braid, woven where appropiate.
It seems it has stopped raining.  Maybe I can go out and sling a little :)
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 19th, 2009 at 7:24pm
Real nice slings timann! I like 'em both, though I like making braided slings better than paracord/leather. I think woven finger loops are the best. They are real comfortable. What kind of release knot are you using?

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by aztec on Jul 20th, 2009 at 2:35am

David Morningstar wrote on Jul 19th, 2009 at 6:21am:

aztec wrote on Jul 19th, 2009 at 4:30am:
hey rockman , im curious . is there a reason you only wrap one cord near the pouch?


You need one bit of wrapping to protect the release cord from wear and tear from the stones. You could wrap the other cord as well, but then you cant tell which cord is which without following it to the end.



oh that makes sense lol. thanks  ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 20th, 2009 at 3:29am
Walther, on a thick braided sling like the one above, I use no release knot at all, I grip it along the braid.  The knot in the end of my sling, used to keep it all together, tend to be the simple Wall knot.  On thinner braided slings, like my Apache slings, I add a Mathew Walker as a realease knot.  I have also used a Mathew Walker knot, for added security, on the end of slings braided from very slippery poly-stuff.

Aztec, an added benefit from the whipping on the release cord is the fact that it hides and secures the ends of the cords used for the weaving, and generally keeps things in place.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by aztec on Jul 20th, 2009 at 3:58am
i wraped the ends on mine..it hides it good :)

it was just the only wraping one side that threw me off lol

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slangdeg on Jul 20th, 2009 at 8:54am
tinnman, thats a great looking sling, i like the finger loop how its flat, never seen that before.
where did you get that idea?  iit looks just like a rockman pouch but woven with 2 verticle strands insteadof 3?  looks just like i do on my pouch, never thought of weaving the finger loop in the same way.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 20th, 2009 at 9:00am
Slangdeg, my sling is an almost copy of an sling shown by Rockman in this thread some 20 posts ago, so the idea is his.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jul 20th, 2009 at 3:11pm
Using a weave instead of a braid for the fingerloop has one great advantage. It allows for a 2 strand sling, great for thick cords and economics, as well as a light weight.

On the other hand, the fingerloop may be too stiff for some and it has the potential to hurt your finger. If anyone tries this design, I reccomend a tight finger loop, so it won't move arround and peel your finger. Or you can try cotton, wool or some other soft cloth for the weave.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jul 20th, 2009 at 3:14pm

aztec wrote on Jul 19th, 2009 at 4:30am:
hey rockman , im curious . is there a reason you only wrap one cord near the pouch?


Like David says, it's for protection. I used to whip both ends on my earlier models, but soon afterward, realized that only the release cord was absorbing all of the abuse. The one place that needs to be protected lies right next to the pouch, on the release cord.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 20th, 2009 at 4:18pm
After fooling around with some small pieces of paracord, I think the two-strand Rockman sling would be great for those who want to braid and weave their own Rockman sling, but who has only paracord available.
For those who try it, I would suggest gutting the pieces of paracord used for weaving the finger loop and the whippings.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 20th, 2009 at 7:18pm

Rockman wrote on Jul 20th, 2009 at 3:11pm:
Using a weave instead of a braid for the fingerloop has one great advantage. It allows for a 2 strand sling, great for thick cords and economics, as well as a light weight.

On the other hand, the fingerloop may be too stiff for some and it has the potential to hurt your finger. If anyone tries this design, I reccomend a tight finger loop, so it won't move arround and peel your finger. Or you can try cotton, wool or some other soft cloth for the weave.


Hemp works real well for weaving the fingerloops. I can make the finger loop quite a bit too large and still use the sling without worrying about it coming off my finger cause it really grips, but it's real comfortable too. Thought about trying some some wool yarn (gotta get some first). Color and comfort!

Walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 21st, 2009 at 6:19am
Today I just went out into the grass and made myself a sling.  3-strand braid, normal Norwegian grass, it was around 10" long, so I added new bundles all the time.  As I have read around here, I added them in by the middle.  
Incredible enough is it a rather nice sling, I slung stones and my pinkish bandy balls with it, mostly using figure8, and it did not fall apart or broke.
It`ll propably dry out and malfunction when the grass gets wizened, but it was fast and easy to make, so when I get stranded on that deserted island, or experience a time machine accident, I know how to make a sling fast.
This sling ends up in my collection, anyway.
timann

 
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 21st, 2009 at 6:20am
Another picture...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 21st, 2009 at 6:23am
This is the "back side" of the braid.  Here it is possible to see where the new grass fibers is added.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on Jul 21st, 2009 at 7:05am
that is a very good idea timman ill have to try it now

but doesn't it rub your finger that grass looks rather coarse

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 21st, 2009 at 8:33am
No, the grass I used is really soft and rub-free when braided.  I simply used grass growing inside arms reach where I sat down and started braiding.  I think it must be considered an emergency sling. If I started to really use it a lot, it propably would not last wery long.  Different kind of grass propably deliver other results.

I think I will use this sling now and then, to see what happens when the grass dryes.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 21st, 2009 at 11:53am
hey timman, if it does get dried

a) you have a Balearic sling, still usable for a while

b) soak it in water. i did it with a grass bracelet before

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Jul 21st, 2009 at 1:19pm
Nice Looking Sling.
ADSI, i wouldn't think it would be any worse that a braided sisal sling

Marc Adkins


adsi wrote on Jul 21st, 2009 at 7:05am:
that is a very good idea timman ill have to try it now

but doesn't it rub your finger that grass looks rather coarse


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 21st, 2009 at 1:29pm
Thanks, xxkid123.  

Realising that making one grass sling do not make me a master, I went out and made another one.  While this one too is a fully funktional sling, it still lacks that little extra to be considered beautifull.This one is slightly longer and has a slightly shorter split pouch, to make it basically similar to my other slings.
The newest is the outer sling in the picture.

I so much regret I did not know about this as a kid.  Those endless summers at my grandmothers little farm, and all we had to play with was stones and grass.
(Well, we had sticks and knives, of course, but still... :))
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jul 21st, 2009 at 3:34pm
You got a nice, green and hairy piece there Timann. It shows the versatility of the sling, even grass can become a deadly weapon.
Awesome.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jul 21st, 2009 at 4:05pm
A new sling. Yellow and black at the request of a friend
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fëanor on Jul 21st, 2009 at 4:27pm
Nice one Rockman, even though black and yellow are the colours of an opposing fotball team.
The kind of fotball you play with your feet, so no, never ever soccer. :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jul 21st, 2009 at 5:01pm

Fëanor wrote on Jul 21st, 2009 at 4:27pm:
Nice one Rockman, even though black and yellow are the colours of an opposing fotball team.
The kind of fotball you play with your feet, so no, never ever soccer. :)


Of course it is! What does Soccer mean anyway? Football makes perfect sense.

I still wonder why Americans insist in calling their sport football, when a more appropiate name would be American Rugby or Tackle ball or something. But I don't loose any sleep thinking about the issue either.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fëanor on Jul 21st, 2009 at 5:44pm
American rugby or padded rugby, same sport but with 20 pounds more gear. :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 21st, 2009 at 8:54pm
too bad about the football and soccer mix up, besides, it's fun seeing tourists go like hey a football game (buys 100 dollar ticket, goes in side)

and, rockman, how many strands did you use for your sling (the cords as in, not the finger loop)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 21st, 2009 at 10:22pm
timann, that is way beyond cool! What do you mean by: "As I have read around here, I added them in by the middle." I must of been absent that day or something.

walter  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Jul 22nd, 2009 at 12:39am
hey walter. i hope timann doesn't mind me answering for him. he means when you are splicing in fresh blades of grass, you don't butt the ends together, but rather match them up middle point to middle point so there is overlap. this keeps the braid strong and consistant all the way through without weak spots. it's the same principle when making cordage using relatively small sections of material like sinew or bark.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jul 22nd, 2009 at 4:18am
cool stuff tinmann!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 22nd, 2009 at 4:36am
No, I dont mind, paleoarts :).
But, a little more detail of what I did.  Remember, it was learnin while doing.  When I braided, the 3 parts was always rather short, due to the lenght of the grass.  So when more grass was needed, I took a bundle of grass, and placed halfway or a little longer along the shortest part, the rest I eased along one of the other parts, when I did it, it was rather obvious where it should be placed.  This made the braid rather firm and solid.  In fact, when I realiced I had braided the first retention cord too long, and not tapered enough to make a nice knot in the end, it resisted unraveling so much I simply cut it instead.
Another thing is that when one of the 3 parts became to thick, I simlpy eased fibers from it into the thinner parts.  This propably just made it firmer.

timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jul 22nd, 2009 at 2:22pm

xxkid123 wrote on Jul 21st, 2009 at 8:54pm:
too bad about the football and soccer mix up, besides, it's fun seeing tourists go like hey a football game (buys 100 dollar ticket, goes in side)

and, rockman, how many strands did you use for your sling (the cords as in, not the finger loop)


Hey kid, it's a 16 strand. 8 yellow, 8 black.
The green and yellow sling is also 16 strands, I made a mistake when I said 8 strand wool.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 22nd, 2009 at 7:58pm

Rockman wrote on Jul 22nd, 2009 at 2:22pm:

xxkid123 wrote on Jul 21st, 2009 at 8:54pm:
too bad about the football and soccer mix up, besides, it's fun seeing tourists go like hey a football game (buys 100 dollar ticket, goes in side)

and, rockman, how many strands did you use for your sling (the cords as in, not the finger loop)


Hey kid, it's a 16 strand. 8 yellow, 8 black.
The green and yellow sling is also 16 strands, I made a mistake when I said 8 strand wool.


thanks rockman

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Jul 22nd, 2009 at 9:44pm

Rockman wrote on Jul 21st, 2009 at 5:01pm:

Fëanor wrote on Jul 21st, 2009 at 4:27pm:
Nice one Rockman, even though black and yellow are the colours of an opposing fotball team.
The kind of fotball you play with your feet, so no, never ever soccer. :)


Of course it is! What does Soccer mean anyway? Football makes perfect sense.

I still wonder why Americans insist in calling their sport football, when a more appropiate name would be American Rugby or Tackle ball or something. But I don't loose any sleep thinking about the issue either.



Haha!  I agree, and I'm American!  Calling it "football" is just absurd.  But you are not the only one not losing sleep "thinking" about the issue.  I don't suspect that either the players or the fans of American "football" think much, either!  ;D

I have no interest in sports such as football in which a large percentage of the players will hardly ever even touch the ball on any regular basis.  I prefer a game like "Ultimate," which is played with a Frisbee disc, because everyone does everything that every other player on the team does!

Oh, remind me to make this post topical by posting pics of my finished seatbelt slings when I get home...  ;)
I would like for people who are interested in making them to see the relative sizes that work properly for various kinds of missiles (like golf balls versus baseballs), so I intend to take photos with a ruler next to the slings.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jul 22nd, 2009 at 11:48pm
This is an 8 strand. Pink and purple as requested by one of my lady friends.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by aztec on Jul 23rd, 2009 at 12:17am
looks greath rockman. it seems you make a new sling everyday . how long does it take you to finish one?

hmm and im imagining an orange and black tiger striped sling  :o

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jul 23rd, 2009 at 11:29am

aztec wrote on Jul 23rd, 2009 at 12:17am:
looks greath rockman. it seems you make a new sling everyday . how long does it take you to finish one?

hmm and im imagining an orange and black tiger striped sling  :o


I'd say it takes about 80 minutes to make one of these. I have orange and black, so I'll make one of the tigers you mentioned.
I'm going away for a week with my friends and asked me for a bunch of slings.

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Post by the_warrior_yeti on Jul 23rd, 2009 at 12:19pm
Man, those are very pretty Rockman. How are you getting the "camo" like pattern at the pouch?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jul 23rd, 2009 at 3:05pm

the_warrior_yeti wrote on Jul 23rd, 2009 at 12:19pm:
Man, those are very pretty Rockman. How are you getting the "camo" like pattern at the pouch?


When you are ready to make your pouch, use 4 strings of matching colors for the stripes pattern. So, in the purple and pink sling, I used 2 purple, 2 pink for the pouch weave.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jul 23rd, 2009 at 3:50pm
Another sling for another girl. This is an 8 strand, purple and red.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 23rd, 2009 at 5:49pm
Was going to post something about sisal twine, saw Rockman's "lady friend" slings and lost my train of thought. Doesn't matter. There is nothing about a sisal twine sling that could be considered even remotely interesting compared to this new concept in slings. Truly Inspiring!

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jul 24th, 2009 at 4:37pm
16 strand, orange and black.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by aztec on Jul 24th, 2009 at 4:51pm
haah thats awesome man. great job  ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Timothy Potter on Jul 25th, 2009 at 12:52am
Beautiful slings, Rockman

I like the bright colors.

I came across a braid pattern in Sling Braiding of the Andes that might be of interest.

It's a 4-strand round braid made with 8 pieces of yarn, 4 of one color and 4 of a contrasting color.

Each strand on the 4-strand braid has one piece of each color of yarn.

One of the colors in a pair (it doesn't matter which) is always kept above the other while braiding.

It produces a sort of feather pattern.

-Timothy Potter
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on Jul 25th, 2009 at 10:16am
nice i will have to try this on my next sling :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 25th, 2009 at 11:54am

Timothy Potter wrote on Jul 25th, 2009 at 12:52am:
Beautiful slings, Rockman

I like the bright colors.

I came across a braid pattern in Sling Braiding of the Andes[/u] that might be of interest.

It's a 4-strand round braid made with 8 pieces of yarn, 4 of one color and 4 of a contrasting color.

Each strand on the 4-strand braid has one piece of each color of yarn.

One of the colors in a pair (it doesn't matter which) is always kept above the other while braiding.

It produces a sort of feather pattern.

-Timothy Potter


so you do the regular 4 strand round braid, but with that pattern? awesome

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 25th, 2009 at 3:17pm
I hope I remember that TimotyPotter-way of making a pattern when I finally get enough colored yarn :)

Today I finally decided to make my first  5-strand woven peacefuljeffrey-sling.  I made the simpler 3-strand type some time ago, but...
The paracord I still got I will propably rot in storage, I stupidly cannot afford to use it becasuse the shops apearently keep paracord on the shelf next to the plutonium, wich makes replenishing my stock a bit difficult.  So I used 4 mm poly... for the sling, and 2,8 mm poly... for the weaving of the pouch.  
This uses a lot of the thin stuff,  the little piece laying around is what was left of 6 meters used for the weaving of the 5-strand.

The 3-strand pouch sling seems to be best used with small and not to smooth stones.

I know I can get more paracord by ordering it over internet from the US(, but I suffer from being an ancient fossil, and hate to buy a thing I have not held in my hand :D).
timann



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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slangdeg on Jul 26th, 2009 at 9:12pm
nice sling tinmann the 5 strand pouch is very nice!

i finally finished a sling to match my favorite cotton one, which is starting to show some nice wear.

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/5849/pics126.jpg/


you can tell the weave is tight by how stiff it gets
oh if your wondering, the color is from dying in beet juice but then i left it out in the rain overnight by mistake.  heres how it was before

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jul 27th, 2009 at 3:09am
nice slings slandeg. how do they preform?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slangdeg on Jul 27th, 2009 at 11:36am
works great for being new, its still so stiff that when i put a rock in the pouch it stays almost flat.  
takes quite awhile to break in but when it does soften up its such a pleasure to use worn in coton, very unlike all other slings ive used.

visually its also pretty cool to see how it wears.
im thinking itd be neat to make more cotton slings and natural dye/stain them with stuff like tomoatoes, onions etc.
then theyd show every nick and fade spot from the rock hitting the release cord, etc., kind of how clothes fade and wear reflecting how theyre used from person to person.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by the_warrior_yeti on Jul 27th, 2009 at 3:39pm
The beat sling is really beautiful! How many strands in what kind of braid? Also, how did you taper the release cord so evenly?

If you'd like deep brown to black try gathering the green walnut husks and boiling them in water. It makes a very nice dye. Add some alcohol if you store it to prevent mold, and make sure and store it in a plastic container sitting on a towel because it will expand and you'll have a mighty mess!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 28th, 2009 at 3:26pm
my new elk hide sling, traded for it from paleoarts

i'm having a little trouble with it though, when i release my release cord's tab raps my knuckles, and then it starts opening, but only to a 45 degree angle, or something (i could only guess for the blurs) it then makes an 'S' shape by slacking, before snapping out and releasing the rock. the problem is that even in the split second it does this, my release then gets the timing wrong, with the rock now launched to the side. normally i don't care about accuracy, but it kept on going to much over. when i tryed to reajust i did it too early :-[ it is a great sling though, but i'm going to need to try again


sadly, this sling trued to kill me 4 times. twice the release cord swung around my neck, but i fought it off and emerged victorious. the rest of the time it just smacked me. as punishment i over worked it yesterday to teach it proper manners
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 28th, 2009 at 3:34pm
the braid that paleoarts uses is really cool, he makes it so that it is just tight enough to make it gap less, and just loose enough to make it look cool there is no stretch though


the picture is the braid being squeezed, showing how it's loose, but the parts that aren't squeezed look normal, cool eh?
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Jul 28th, 2009 at 3:45pm
let me see the grip you are using, kid. also, your style. i might be able to solve some of your problems. normally, with this sling, i use a wider loop that goes over my bottom three fingers, with the retension cord on the outside of my index finger. the tab is held by the index finger and thumb. this gives me a fairly wide area between release and retension cords and allows the pouch to remain more open. as a result, i can sling larger rocks. it's also designed for my side arm throw, but i do use it for underhand as well. it is not designed for helicopter, unfortunately.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Jul 28th, 2009 at 6:49pm
Timann, your Peacefuljeffrey Sling came out beautiful!
So neat and orderly!  Very nice work!

I haven't tried to make one with a thinner diameter cord for the weaving, yet.  I'll have to try it.  I like the result you got very much.

From the scale that the tennis and golf balls provide in your photo, it looks as though the weaving with thinner cord enabled the pouch to be wider than it typically comes out when I use paracord.  That's a benefit, in my view.  My Peacefuljeffrey Slings are suited for golf balls, but probably couldn't do tennis balls very well because the pouches are not as wide as yours seems to be.

Has anyone else used thin cord like Timann did and achieved a similar result?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 29th, 2009 at 9:14am

Paleoarts wrote on Jul 28th, 2009 at 3:45pm:
let me see the grip you are using, kid. also, your style. i might be able to solve some of your problems. normally, with this sling, i use a wider loop that goes over my bottom three fingers, with the retension cord on the outside of my index finger. the tab is held by the index finger and thumb. this gives me a fairly wide area between release and retension cords and allows the pouch to remain more open. as a result, i can sling larger rocks. it's also designed for my side arm throw, but i do use it for underhand as well. it is not designed for helicopter, unfortunately.



i see now, one big problem is that you need the finger loop pointing up towards you thumb. that way you have a hold like your multi-finger loop. this helps. I'll get a picture when i find my dad's camera...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 29th, 2009 at 12:53pm
Thanks, peacefuljeffrey, I think the pouch came out rather nice myself, too  ;)
And yes, it works nice for tennis-and golf balls.
During the weaving of the pouch, I did not tighten the cord too much from side to side, but tightened it hard lenghtwise.  That should explain the wideness of the pouch, with a little try and fail I think it should be possible with just paracord

I`ll try for a close-up of the pouch.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Jul 29th, 2009 at 10:55pm
Super-excellent, Timann!

Up until now, I'd thought (apparently mistakenly!) that my "Peacefuljeffrey Slings" were good for one thing only--golf balls.  Now you've shown me otherwise, and that makes me extremely happy!  When I make one like yours, it'll be well suited, I think, to throwing the clay bullets I've been making.  I had been thinking that the only slings I have that would work are my "Grizzly Beast" and my seatbelt slings.  All the better, if I should end up with Peacefuljeffrey slings that work for that purpose!  Sweet!  :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jul 30th, 2009 at 1:17am
Peacefuljeffrey, your 5-strand sling design works fine for ammo ranging from gravel, to tennis ball-sized. I made your sling with (it was either 1/4" or 1/8") cotton cord, and it's my favorite sling.

The only reason I don't carry it with me more often is because it takes more space than my Apache...  :-X

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on Jul 30th, 2009 at 7:17am
i haven't made a sling for a while so  on this one i kinda went all out  enjoy
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 30th, 2009 at 10:00am
hey i like your finger loop style

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Post by Et Cetera on Jul 30th, 2009 at 11:49am
The finger loop looks very comfortable!

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Post by Timothy Potter on Jul 30th, 2009 at 1:58pm
adsi,

Looks nice!

How is the pouch made? The two color effect is really great.

-Timothy Potter

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Post by adsi on Jul 30th, 2009 at 2:21pm
thanks guys

the finger loop is chain hitched

and the pouch is made like a friendship bracelet

this method of pouch making is very good
you use lots of knots as you  make the pouch and you can independently control the colour of each knot so it works well.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 30th, 2009 at 7:15pm
how is a friendship bracelet made? to me it's just a three strand braid with colorful string

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Post by slangdeg on Jul 30th, 2009 at 8:54pm

this i think is the thinnest sling ive made, except for maybe a hemp one but i traded it so dont have it to measure.
the cotton version is a scant 4mm thick but this wool one is even smaller at 3mm.  previous jute verisons were 5-6mm. in comparison my standard 3 strand flat braids are 8-12mm.  my first slings before i knew what i was doing were 20mm wide.. what a waste of cordage.  :P

i tried to get a video of shooting a waterbottle but didnt get any good hits yet. but this one here grazed the top.

was using smaller rocks hoping theyd penetrate better and hit the archery target by mistake.
i use several layers of 1/2" hard insulation foam, ive hit it many times before but this was the first time had a rock stick into it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on Jul 31st, 2009 at 5:41am

Quote:
how is a friendship bracelet made? to me it's just a three strand braid with colorful string


like this http://www.how-to-make-jewelry.com/friendship-bracelet-instructions1.html

and also very nice shot slangdeg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Axelk on Jul 31st, 2009 at 8:30am
Hello
Two slings  I made a few days ago:
This one is made out of Jutetwin.The braiding is "four-strand-round" and the pouch is made like in the tuturial of T.J.Potter.
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/2204/l1010704.th.jpg
Here it is the same apart from the pouch, which is a simple woven one.
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/4305/l1010705.th.jpg
Bye Axel

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Post by slangdeg on Jul 31st, 2009 at 8:38am
beautiful work!  about how long do you think it takes to weave the pouch on the first one?

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Post by David Morningstar on Jul 31st, 2009 at 8:41am

Axel, that Tut sling is beautiful! I really like the little woven tab at the end of the release cord, thats a great idea. How did you get the pink in the middle of the pouch?


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Post by Axelk on Jul 31st, 2009 at 9:41am
Hello
Thanks
It took me about one or two hours.I just knotted the "pink" (red) on the brown one and wove it through.So you just have to replace the brown twine by the red one where you want.
Bye Axel

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Post by xxkid123 on Jul 31st, 2009 at 10:18am

slangdeg wrote on Jul 30th, 2009 at 8:54pm:

this i think is the thinnest sling ive made, except for maybe a hemp one but i traded it so dont have it to measure.
the cotton version is a scant 4mm thick but this wool one is even smaller at 3mm.  previous jute verisons were 5-6mm. in comparison my standard 3 strand flat braids are 8-12mm.  my first slings before i knew what i was doing were 20mm wide.. what a waste of cordage.  :P

i tried to get a video of shooting a waterbottle but didnt get any good hits yet. but this one here grazed the top.

was using smaller rocks hoping theyd penetrate better and hit the archery target by mistake.
i use several layers of 1/2" hard insulation foam, ive hit it many times before but this was the first time had a rock stick into it.


what type of braid did you use? and how did you place you strands together to make that pattern?

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Post by Timothy Potter on Jul 31st, 2009 at 1:30pm
Axel,

Beautiful work!

It's great to see someone actually use one of my tutorials. I'm with David about the woven finger tab. I think it's a handsome looking feature.

-Timothy Potter


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Post by walter on Jul 31st, 2009 at 10:07pm
slangdeg, you can build a really nice sling - and know how to use it too!

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slangdeg on Aug 1st, 2009 at 9:56am
thanks walter, you can build a mighty nice sling yourself..  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Snarfblat on Aug 1st, 2009 at 9:59am
A simple leather and paracord sling.  "H" style crossover pouch, punched with 3/32" holes.  Bowline finger loop, Perfection Loops on pouch, Turk's Head stopper knot (Ashley 545) on the release cord.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slangdeg on Aug 1st, 2009 at 10:31am

the_warrior_yeti wrote on Jul 27th, 2009 at 3:39pm:
The beat sling is really beautiful! How many strands in what kind of braid? Also, how did you taper the release cord so evenly?

If you'd like deep brown to black try gathering the green walnut husks and boiling them in water. It makes a very nice dye. Add some alcohol if you store it to prevent mold, and make sure and store it in a plastic container sitting on a towel because it will expand and you'll have a mighty mess!

thanks, i was surprised at how virbrant the color came out myself.  the color holds up great to wear long as it doesnt get wet.  its 4 strands at first then folded over into 8 strands after making the loop.  its a round braid i think sometimes called chainbraid.
does it look tapereed?  maybe i braided the last bit a little tighter.
thanks for the tip on walnuts, ill have to try that!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slangdeg on Aug 1st, 2009 at 10:41am

Quote:
what type of braid did you use? and how did you place you strands together to make that pattern?

i always use a 4 strand round braid now, its my favorite, takes alot more work than a flat braid but it makes the cords so tight and stiff they stay well away from each, or maybe its the pouch that does that, either way it makes reloading very quick and direct, no fumbling around or limp cords crossing and dangling.  
i put 2 strands of each color, forget how i arrange them i just did it and it comes out like that.  and if you arrange them in the opposite way it makes a diamond pattern instead of spiral.
also first time i used 2 strands on the pouch, not only did that give the cool pattern like RockMan does, it works good with wool because it can be compacted alot, whereas 2 strands of cotton would likely be too thick.
also did the whipping with 2 strands to give the same effect.  
the cord is like a snake, pouch is like tiger.  8-)


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Aug 1st, 2009 at 12:21pm
Eary last week I braided two slings from grass.  To test how functional they are I have used one of them a couple of times.  It have worked above my expectations.  But today I experienced a release cord breakage during a figure-8.  It was propably due to a weak point in the braiding.
I solved the problem by doing an "in the field" repair by braiding a new tip on the sling with grass found on-site.  It took me a couple of minutes.

After that I continued slingin for a little time.  But there is grass and there is grass, I do not think the new grass was as tough as the original.    It will soon be retired.
But I proved to myself that if I had a time machine accident or was shipwreched, I could make a simple working grass sling.  And with some practice in making them, they could be rather reliable.

In my foto the grass sling, and the defect part, is shown with a similar size sling, made from 6 thin hemp cords, tapered the_warrior_yety way, wich means smooth and elegant.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Aug 2nd, 2009 at 2:27am


Here's a "Balearic" sling I made recently following the tutorial found here:
http://www.mallorcaweb.net/foners/ferfona/00_Aferfona.htm

I don't know how he managed to stitch that leather onto his sling with such thick thread! :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Aug 2nd, 2009 at 3:18am

Snarfblat wrote on Aug 1st, 2009 at 9:59am:
A simple leather and paracord sling.  "H" style crossover pouch, punched with 3/32" holes.  Bowline finger loop, Perfection Loops on pouch, Turk's Head stopper knot (Ashley 545) on the release cord.



Smart and simple, just how I like 'em  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by the_warrior_yeti on Aug 2nd, 2009 at 3:56pm
Donnerschlag, nice sling. It occurred to me while watching the Balearic Maker of Slings video, that Diego also had leather stitched onto the sling he's using at the end.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Aug 3rd, 2009 at 12:24am

the_warrior_yeti wrote on Aug 2nd, 2009 at 3:56pm:
Donnerschlag, nice sling. It occurred to me while watching the Balearic Maker of Slings video, that Diego also had leather stitched onto the sling he's using at the end.

I've never seen that video before. :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Axelk on Aug 3rd, 2009 at 8:22am
Hello
Three other slings:
This one is made like 5-Strand Woven Paracord Sling and out of cotton:
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/9273/l1010762.th.jpg
Simple woven poach with 5 strands:
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/6431/l1010765.th.jpg
Made out of leather and jutetwine. The braiding is a six-strand-square-braid:
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/6935/l1010766.th.jpg
Bye Axel

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 3rd, 2009 at 11:02am

Axelk wrote on Aug 3rd, 2009 at 8:22am:
Hello
Three other slings:
This one is made like 5-Strand Woven Paracord Sling and out of cotton:
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/9273/l1010762.th.jpg
Simple woven poach with 5 strands:
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/6431/l1010765.th.jpg
Made out of leather and jutetwine. The braiding is a six-strand-square-braid:
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/6935/l1010766.th.jpg
Bye Axel


hey cool. i ddn't know you could make patterns with the 6 strand square braid

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 4th, 2009 at 6:03pm
my duct tape sling i made yesterday and to day following a cross between Zorro's and Yurek's how to. i used stitching for the pouch part rather then a knot
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Post by xxkid123 on Aug 4th, 2009 at 6:04pm
holds about anything
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Post by xxkid123 on Aug 4th, 2009 at 6:04pm
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Post by xxkid123 on Aug 4th, 2009 at 6:05pm
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Post by xxkid123 on Aug 4th, 2009 at 6:06pm
and a rockman sling with a 4 strand braid (2 strands woven and folded in half for loop, 4 strands braided)

EDIT: oops, accidentally forgot to re size it :-X
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Aug 4th, 2009 at 6:31pm
I like your duct tape sling. It looks nice and simple.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Aussie on Aug 6th, 2009 at 8:11am
You've seen mrboss imbed a railroad spike into a metal door. How about imbedding a tennis ball into brick wall? (And no the photo wasn't rigged just a genuine fluke.)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on Aug 6th, 2009 at 11:00am
cool!!

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Post by xxkid123 on Aug 6th, 2009 at 11:23am
lol, so how did you do that? or does genuine fluke mean something...

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Post by Et Cetera on Aug 6th, 2009 at 12:16pm
How did that work?  :o

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Aussie on Aug 6th, 2009 at 5:45pm

xxkid123 wrote on Aug 6th, 2009 at 11:23am:
lol, so how did you do that? or does genuine fluke mean something...


Sorry, fluke may be an Australianism not generally understood in the US. It means a highly unsual accidental event.

There is a fairly large vertical gap between the bricks where the mortar has fallen out and the ball was already ruptured when I slung it. The loose bit just happened to imbed itself into the gap so the ball got stuck, a one in a million shot. It's been in there for well over a week and I am curious how long before it falls out.

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Post by walter on Aug 6th, 2009 at 10:22pm
Still impressive Aussie! Do you usually hole tennis balls that you're going to use for sling ammo?

walter

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Post by walter on Aug 6th, 2009 at 10:26pm
My latest golf/tennis ball slinger. Yarn over an eight strand hemp core.

http://img4.glowfoto.com/images/2009/08/06-1958417548M.jpg

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Aussie on Aug 6th, 2009 at 11:00pm

walter wrote on Aug 6th, 2009 at 10:22pm:
Still impressive Aussie! Do you usually hole tennis balls that you're going to use for sling ammo?

walter


Not deliberately but I have yet to find a tennis ball that doesn't eventually rupture from the pounding it gets when thrown repeatedly against a hard wall. The ball in the picture was already fairly badly ruptured and due to be thrown out. If the ball was still intact I doubt it would have been able to squeeze down enough to stay in the crack which is only around 3/4" wide. Still the photo looks good.

Superficially tennis balls appear to be constructed like baseballs, ie. from two figure 8 like halves. In fact only the felt is applied that way. Underneath is an ordinary hollow rubber ball moulded in two hemispherical halves which are welded or glued together. It is this joint which fails. Quality balls will last several hundred or even a thousand shots; the cheapies will sometimes rupture on the first. Still if you only throw them so they land on grass they're OK, but for throwing against a returning wall reasonable quality is required.

BTW an easy way to increase  the weight of a tennis ball is to inject some water into it with a hypodermic needle. It also reduces the amount of spin as the water inside can't be spun up by the release much the same as it's virtually impossible to spin a raw egg. Can be of use if you're getting a lot of distance robbing topspin.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 7th, 2009 at 11:06am

walter wrote on Aug 6th, 2009 at 10:26pm:
My latest golf/tennis ball slinger. Yarn over an eight strand hemp core.

http://img4.glowfoto.com/images/2009/08/06-1958417548M.jpg

walter


oh my god that that thing is beautiful :o. make more of those and you'll be able to sell those or trade them

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Post by walter on Aug 7th, 2009 at 11:25pm
Aussie, thanks for the info! I really like the water idea.

Thanks kid!

walter

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Post by Camo-sling on Aug 8th, 2009 at 3:39am
another perfect sling walter!

Where are the instructions on how to make a core sling with a covering like that one?

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Post by walter on Aug 8th, 2009 at 11:34am
Thanks Camo-sling! I don't know if there are any detailed instructions, but if you look at some of the older posts (several years ago and more) you will probably see a few with braiding hints here and there. Try a search for "whip sling". That one has a core.

Rockman said straight wool slings are a bit stretchy, so I decided to try one with a hemp core. For the most part, I just winged the whole thing.

I'm happy with the way it turned out, but will still make a few changes in the next one. It weighs about a tenth of an ounce, doesn't stretch, has a good feel to it and the pouch hangs on to tennis and golf balls, and large or small (golf ball size) rocks.

Hit on the hemp size and number of strings by accident. Four one sixteenth inch in diam cords and then doubled. Six, 4 ply yarn cover it just right. Finished diameter is 5/16".  

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Aug 8th, 2009 at 11:41am
xxkid123, I like your Rockman sling. Have you tried it yet? How do you like it compared to the other two?

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 8th, 2009 at 2:13pm

walter wrote on Aug 8th, 2009 at 11:41am:
xxkid123, I like your Rockman sling. Have you tried it yet? How do you like it compared to the other two?

walter


nah, i make a bunch of slings, and use only a few of them, the jute i'm hoping to take out soon, while the duct tape is for indoors

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Aug 9th, 2009 at 7:23am
Here is my latest slings.  Two simple split pouch slings where I have tested different degrees of tapering on the release cord, and a Rockman sling.  When I made this slings I tapered them in a way demonstrated by the_warrior_yety, wich makes the tapering smooth and invisible.
The Rockman sling is of the 4-strand round braid type.  They seems to have become rather popular lately :)
I had not made one in weeks, and had to find out if I still could do it, I guess the answer is yes;)

Both the split pouch slings may seem a little scruffy, they get stuffed into a pocket and carryed around all the time ;)
timann
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Post by timann on Aug 9th, 2009 at 7:24am
For once I was able to take a close-up...
timann
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Post by timann on Aug 9th, 2009 at 7:25am
And finally...
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Aug 9th, 2009 at 12:46pm
Here´s a sling I made last night. Strings are at random for a wild look and I made it a solid pouch for a change.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Aug 9th, 2009 at 10:08pm
Recently, I was on Kangaroo Island, South Australia, and managed to squeeze in some slinging time....
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Post by _kava_ on Aug 9th, 2009 at 10:11pm
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Post by _kava_ on Aug 9th, 2009 at 10:13pm
My brother giving it ago...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 10th, 2009 at 6:56pm
this is my new sling, i saw slinger87's sling that was thin, and that day i also tried making a bow string...

i made it by folding in half a length of jute and finding the middle. about 2.5 inches on both sides down i knotted it together for a finger loop, then i twisted it to 22.5 inches and knotted it once more, leaving the space open, i knotted it again 5.5 inches down, and continued twisting to finish the cord. i didn't bother with whipping as to that fact that i thought the sling was too thin to hit the rock with anyways


picture will be changed smaller soon
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Aug 10th, 2009 at 9:48pm
A new sling. 16 strand wool, finger loop is woven as a 2 cord sling.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Aug 10th, 2009 at 10:46pm
About to add Several of my Historical replicas that some of us over on the Goliath Subforum are working with. First one. Balaeric style sling with "Egyptian" style pouch. Made from Hemp
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Aug 10th, 2009 at 10:49pm
Dublin/York/Glouchester Replica
Sorry for the blurryness. Still trying to figure out how to take a still shot with out my hands shaking.....
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Aug 10th, 2009 at 10:53pm
Brick-Chucker. I built this sling using the pics of the Palestine Infatadah slingers, Cords are 3/8ths inch Polypropylene rope
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Post by winkleried on Aug 10th, 2009 at 10:55pm
Hedeby Replica. Cords are 6 strand flat braided Jutte
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Aug 10th, 2009 at 10:56pm
One of the First Balearic Style Slings I did out of Sisal.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Aug 10th, 2009 at 10:57pm
My 5th Randers sling, I really have to stop giving these away to reenactors.........
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Aug 10th, 2009 at 10:59pm
Replica Manchegan Sling out of Hemp. the Pouch size is only 10 cm instead of 17 cm
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slinger87 on Aug 10th, 2009 at 10:59pm
heres the sling I use mainly, Its nylon, but it works (I dont like nylon)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Aug 10th, 2009 at 10:59pm
My first sling now retired.
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Post by winkleried on Aug 10th, 2009 at 11:00pm
Schleswig Replica, My newest Sling.
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Post by winkleried on Aug 10th, 2009 at 11:01pm
Southampton Replica


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Post by winkleried on Aug 10th, 2009 at 11:02pm
Vindolanda Replica


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Aug 10th, 2009 at 11:04pm
My workhorse Balearic Style Sling with Egyptian Pouch Sisal, Added cords to help make the pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Aug 10th, 2009 at 11:06pm
My regular work horse sling, Pouch is off of Chris Harrisons design, Cords are 6 strand flat braid jutte. Yes I have had to repair this one repeatedly.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by winkleried on Aug 10th, 2009 at 11:07pm
And the belt pouch that the two workhorse slings live in with some rocks. This is pretty much My EDC sling pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Aug 11th, 2009 at 2:51am
Great looking slings winkleried!

Your 5th randers sling looks cool!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slinger87 on Aug 11th, 2009 at 8:26pm
heres a picture of my new sling. It a hemp rockman sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Aug 11th, 2009 at 11:10pm
Eight strand yarn over an 8 strand hemp core

http://img5.glowfoto.com/images/2009/08/11-1938177881M.jpg

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Aug 12th, 2009 at 7:20am
walter, another nice sling. Whenever i see you post on this thread, im compelled to look.  :)

I feel a little behind my game, I havent made a sling for a long time now.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 12th, 2009 at 10:56am

Camo-sling wrote on Aug 12th, 2009 at 7:20am:
walter, another nice sling. Whenever i see you post on this thread, im compelled to look.  :)

I feel a little behind my game, I havent made a sling for a long time now.


then do it!

Walter, how do you make the finger loop and pouch? do you make an only yarn loop? or do you somehow go over hemp?

and is the pouch all yarn?, or is it hemp, with the yarn cords used as a thick weave?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 12th, 2009 at 2:58pm
my twisted sling, very thin, i made a post earlier, but the photo was too large, and i couldn't edit it because the edit button wasn't working...

i later added leather to it, which makes it way better
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 12th, 2009 at 3:01pm
and the sling spruced up a bit with leather. this has joined the ranks as my 2nd favorite sling, which is strange since it's light, and I'm not a big fan of light slings. i'm thinking of making a new one with a bunch of add ones, like a leather loop, four strand round braid over some parts where knots are, making a woven tab, etc
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Aug 12th, 2009 at 4:06pm
Hello, xxkid123, it seems like you has made a twisted Apache sling, when you added that leather.  
Nice, I do not think I have seen that exact combination around here, before ;).
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 12th, 2009 at 4:27pm

timann wrote on Aug 12th, 2009 at 4:06pm:
Hello, xxkid123, it seems like you has made a twisted Apache sling, when you added that leather.  
Nice, I do not think I have seen that exact combination around here, before ;).
timann


sorta, i made two rectangles on either side of the leather for the pouch. the rectangles where then cut into 1/3 inch tabs to be stitched tab by tab down (once one tab was stitched down i just went to the next one with the same thread, sometimes overlapping as well) around the split, rather then directly to it, because the jute was much to thin and weak for an Apache style

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Aug 12th, 2009 at 8:32pm
Camo-sling, you mean you have a life?!

"Walter, how do you make the finger loop and pouch? do you make an only yarn loop? or do you somehow go over hemp?

and is the pouch all yarn?, or is it hemp, with the yarn cords used as a thick weave?"

The finger loop on both slings is four strands of hemp (the warp) covered with wool (the weft).

Each split on the pouch posted on page 67 has four hemp warps. The weft is 4 ply yarn (accryllic wool). Each split on the pouch posted on page 69 has 4 hemp and 4 wool warps. I ran one hemp and one wool together (as one). The weft is 4 ply yarn.

Hope that helps ya kid

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slinger87 on Aug 12th, 2009 at 9:50pm
heres a cattail sling I made
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fëanor on Aug 13th, 2009 at 4:39am
My 130 cm nylon masons line sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 13th, 2009 at 10:36am
hey thanks, i think i'm getting it, basically all the warps on your sling are hemp, and you have wool being the weft to make it look all yarn

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Aug 13th, 2009 at 1:23pm

xxkid123 wrote on Aug 13th, 2009 at 10:36am:
hey thanks, i think i'm getting it, basically all the warps on your sling are hemp, and you have wool being the weft to make it look all yarn


Yep

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Aug 13th, 2009 at 9:10pm
Here's my current favorite sling.

It's a hemp Apache style sling (duh)

The sling itself is about a month old, but I recently ripped off all of the old stitching and put a thin, hidden layer of waterproof fabric glue (Some great stuff I pilfered from my Mom) securing the leather pouch and the sling. After it dried, I re-did the stitching on the pouch. Twice over. Finished off with a bit of "touching up" work done to the pouch's cup. The result is a very sturdy pouch that I feel will most likely outlast the sling itself. (From personal experience, most likely the release cord will give out first, thanks to my love for figure-8 and Apache casting styles)



The pouch:




As you can see, it cups a billiard ball quite well! (How's this for a "gland"? >:-D )




The pouch was crafted from an old, lone work glove just lying around. I like it a lot; Afterall, this is actually the second sling this  leather pouch has been mounted on. (It was previously on a nylon Apache sling)

All photos were taken from my cell phone camera, so bear with me please. :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Aug 13th, 2009 at 9:39pm
That's some very nice work there. Can tell you spent some time on it. Love the billiard ball idea too!

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Aug 13th, 2009 at 11:36pm

walter wrote on Aug 13th, 2009 at 9:39pm:
That's some very nice work there. Can tell you spent some time on it. Love the billiard ball idea too!

walter

Thank you  8-)

You're right; I did spend a lot of time on it.

But not quite as much as I did on my newest sling:


(Roughly) 12 feet of Round-braided, cottony hell....  :P
(Well, 6 feet when loaded.)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Aug 14th, 2009 at 3:33am
nice sling Donnerschlag!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 14th, 2009 at 11:11am
hey, nice sling donnerschlag, but how did you post multiple pictures (yeah yeah, not the same topic, tough luck)?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Aug 14th, 2009 at 4:07pm
I use photobucket.com to host my images. :)

Just upload your pictures there, pick the code you want out of the three listed below the picture you want to post (For slinging.org and many other forums, use the "IMG" code.)

Than "copy+paste" it directly into your post.  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 14th, 2009 at 5:04pm
oh... i use the regular browse box

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Aug 16th, 2009 at 9:57pm

xxkid123 wrote on Aug 14th, 2009 at 5:04pm:
oh... i use the regular browse box

....or you could do that.  :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by B.cereus on Aug 20th, 2009 at 10:31pm
This is my sixth sling. And it works well with both Standard baseballs and tennis balls.
The cords are braided cotton and the pouch is made of nylon straps stitched together.
Total lenght of 5 ft.





Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Aug 21st, 2009 at 12:28am
Black & White over hemp core

http://img4.glowfoto.com/images/2009/08/20-2212439672M.jpg

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Aug 21st, 2009 at 6:50am
My daughter (4 yrs) asked me to make a sling for her. Well... see what happened.  ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Lycurgus on Aug 21st, 2009 at 7:47am

Fundibularius wrote on Aug 21st, 2009 at 6:50am:
My daughter (4 yrs) asked me to make a sling for her. Well... see what happened.  ;)



Ahhhhhhh a Barbie sling  ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 21st, 2009 at 10:02am

Lycurgus wrote on Aug 21st, 2009 at 7:47am:

Fundibularius wrote on Aug 21st, 2009 at 6:50am:
My daughter (4 yrs) asked me to make a sling for her. Well... see what happened.  ;)



Ahhhhhhh a Barbie sling  ;D



"i'm a barbie girl, in a barbie world, wrapped plastic, it's fantastic you can brush my hair, undress me anywhere uh, uh, uh, uh (let's go barbie I'm a barbie)."

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Aug 21st, 2009 at 11:00am
Well, yeah, what can I say... the only possible alternative would have been a Hello Kitty sling (which would look similar).


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Aug 21st, 2009 at 11:56am
I would say 4 years should be a good age to start slinging ;)
And with such a nice sling... ;)
timann

Walter, your sling was exeptional, too, just more modest compared to that pink one.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Aug 21st, 2009 at 1:00pm
I made my first braided sling, an Apache sling, more or less 17 months ago.  To celebrate this( ;)), I made yet another Apache sling, just to compare the experience level.
It is made from the same kind of hemp and has a pouch made from the same old leather jacket.  Both pouches are sewn on with waxed flax, but in different colour.
The new one is made with a 4-strand round braid, the old one with a standard 3-strand braid.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Aug 21st, 2009 at 1:01pm
The other side...
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Aug 21st, 2009 at 1:06pm
Close-up of the pouches.  To the left of the new pouch my very secure "locking stiches" is clearly visible as thicker threads.  I do not want the leather to ripp off during heavy use.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Aug 21st, 2009 at 3:22pm
I think that would be the first Barbie sling I've seen so far.  ;D

I reeeally like those braided yarn/hemp slings Walter. Man, I gotta try making myself one of those beauties.

The Apache slings aren't anything to scoff at either. 8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Aug 21st, 2009 at 3:49pm
Yes, pedagogically spoken even a Barbie sling is justified if the aim is to get children into slinging.  ;)

Timann, that's very beautiful Apache work. Makes me wish to make one too (not in pink, this time  ;))

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Aug 21st, 2009 at 6:51pm
Ar, the latest in slinging fashion Fundi.  ;)

Walter, they are consistently getting better and better (if thats even possible)

B.cereus, interesting sling.

Tinmann, how well does the apache work for stones?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kjev on Aug 22nd, 2009 at 2:02am
This is my 3rd sling. It's made from 8 strands of cotton butcher's twine in a 4 strand braid. Since this picture was taken, I put braided knots braided from forest green flat parachute cord at the end of the finger loop and the tassle, and wrapped a protective layer around the base of the release cord near the pouch. Each line is 18 inches long. The pouch is #201, made by Aussiesling. Can't praise Aussie's work enough. I love it.




K'Jev
8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Aug 22nd, 2009 at 6:37am
Good idea to braid the "attach zones" of the pouch. Never thought about it.

And, yes, Aussie pouches are just an ingenious invention.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Aug 22nd, 2009 at 9:03am
Camo-sling, I must say that the Apache sling works wery wellwith stones, like it was made for them(wich it is ;)).
The golf-and tennis ball is like fast-food for a sling like that, and is mostly in the picture for scale, stones is the real food for an Apache sling.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Aug 22nd, 2009 at 3:53pm
Fundibularius, bet you're daughter loves that sling!

Donnerschlag, Give it a try. You'll find it's not too hard to do - just addicting!

Thanks timann! I like your Apache slings too. Don't forget to feed them daily.

Thanks Camo-sling. There's always room for improvement!

That's a nice looking sling Kjev. Do you have a recent photo?  

walter




Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Aug 22nd, 2009 at 4:00pm
I made yet another Apache sling, this one with a 3-strand braid.  Same leather jacket for pouch.  In the picture is also the Apacce sling I use most these days.  It has protctive "ears" on each side if the pouch, wich I omitted on my lates slings.
The small white, pink and gray stone has a special purpose.  It is wery heavy for its size, and I put it in the pouch as a weight when I make slings, to measure if the lenght is suitable.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Aug 22nd, 2009 at 4:01pm
The other side.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Aug 22nd, 2009 at 4:02pm
And closer.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Aug 22nd, 2009 at 9:14pm
timann, LOL... bet you can make them better and faster than their namesake!  

What's the knot at the release?

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Aug 23rd, 2009 at 4:19am
Well, yes, making one of those Apache slings is done fast and easy, and I think the result is rather good.
(With the 3-strand braid, its a walk in the park :D)
But then, I got a lot of experience, now ;)  In the beginning the leather part was a little tricky, but not any longer.

My release knot is a Mathew Walker Knot, and the slings is finnished off with a Wall Knot, wich is smply a halfway finnished Mathew Walker Knot.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Aug 23rd, 2009 at 8:35am
My newest sling, probably the best Ive made. Its going to be given away :)

30 inch, yarn + nylon, 6 strand, 5 strands used for the pouch (please dont ask why, long story), 7 inch pouch made for beginner with tennis balls.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 23rd, 2009 at 9:55am

Camo-sling wrote on Aug 23rd, 2009 at 8:35am:
My newest sling, probably the best Ive made. Its going to be given away :)

30 inch, yarn + nylon, 6 strand, 5 strands used for the pouch (please dont ask why, long story), 7 inch pouch made for beginner with tennis balls.


other then beautiful sling, beautiful sling man (it deserves two), and how did you get the multi colors over the loop and right next to the pouch

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Aug 23rd, 2009 at 5:39pm
Camo-sling, wow! That sling really catches your attention. Nice job. Is that flat or round braid?

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slinger87 on Aug 23rd, 2009 at 5:42pm
I think its both, flat near the pouch, round for the rest of it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Aug 24th, 2009 at 2:23am
hey,

Thanks for the positive feedback. Its a flat braid, the whipping on the pouch and loop compress it, give the illusion of a round braid.

The wool I used had a pattern on it - 10 cms of white, 10 cm of orange and repeated for the whole ball. The Whipping on the pouch is just rockmans whipping, but with the wool, it looks great.

On the finger loop, I started off tying a square knot to the base of the finger loop, then i went around and around (inside, outside) the loop, then after I got to the bottom, I squared knotted it off twice.

So basically, Its the same old rockman sling, but by using the multi coloured wool, it gets a great effect.

Its a simple sling, a cheaters way of achieving the best results  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 24th, 2009 at 10:47am

Camo-sling wrote on Aug 24th, 2009 at 2:23am:
hey,

Thanks for the positive feedback. Its a flat braid, the whipping on the pouch and loop compress it, give the illusion of a round braid.

The wool I used had a pattern on it - 10 cms of white, 10 cm of orange and repeated for the whole ball. The Whipping on the pouch is just rockmans whipping, but with the wool, it looks great.

On the finger loop, I started off tying a square knot to the base of the finger loop, then i went around and around (inside, outside) the loop, then after I got to the bottom, I squared knotted it off twice.

So basically, Its the same old rockman sling, but by using the multi coloured wool, it gets a great effect.

Its a simple sling, a cheaters way of achieving the best results  :)


reminds me of the 3 dollar 350 yard roll of multi color yarn at the art store...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ilovepancakes on Aug 24th, 2009 at 6:18pm
Camo,

That is a beautiful sling would you be up to making one similar for trade?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Aug 25th, 2009 at 1:45am
yeah, im up for a trade. What sling are you prepared to trade for it?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ilovepancakes on Aug 25th, 2009 at 7:51am
The only kind of sling I can make with any amount of skill is a PJ 5 Cord. So maybe one made to your specs and something else?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 25th, 2009 at 10:31am

ilovepancakes wrote on Aug 25th, 2009 at 7:51am:
The only kind of sling I can make with any amount of skill is a PJ 5 Cord. So maybe one made to your specs and something else?

*cough 50 feet of paracord *cough

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by B.cereus on Aug 25th, 2009 at 5:39pm

Kjev wrote on Aug 22nd, 2009 at 2:02am:
This is my 3rd sling. It's made from 8 strands of cotton butcher's twine in a 4 strand braid. Since this picture was taken, I put braided knots braided from forest green flat parachute cord at the end of the finger loop and the tassle, and wrapped a protective layer around the base of the release cord near the pouch. Each line is 18 inches long. The pouch is #201, made by Aussiesling. Can't praise Aussie's work enough. I love it.




K'Jev
8-)


very nice!  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Aug 29th, 2009 at 1:06am
Funky slinging? This is another sling I made for a female friend.

Same specs as the previous fancy-pants sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 29th, 2009 at 9:46am
dang, that's pretty... ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paulius on Aug 29th, 2009 at 11:11am
Hi, i want to show you my sling and pouch for ammo:





Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Aug 29th, 2009 at 11:29am
Camo-sling, that looks at least as good as a fully covered core! Are you running just one piece of yarn for the weft or more than one at a time?

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Aug 29th, 2009 at 11:34am
Interesting stuff Paulius, how do the sling cords attach?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Aug 29th, 2009 at 11:36am
Paulius, looks like a good slinging outfit there! Was thinking of making a sling with a small pouch for glandes. Yours looks like the right size, but sometimes photography is deceiving. How long/wide is the pouch?

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paulius on Aug 29th, 2009 at 1:09pm

Quote:
Interesting stuff Paulius, how do the sling cords attach?


Well, I've painted small scheme to show that:



The sling cords are braided of three strands. Unbraided ends are pushed through the holes (black dots are holes) in leathern pouch (this can be seen in side wiew). Then these ends are braided back into the cord (just make small gaps between braided strands and push ends through them few times). After that i wrapped these places with thread and thats all.

My english isn't very good, but I think you got an idea how to make that. If not, just try to find out that by practise  ;).



Quote:
How long/wide is the pouch?


It is 9 inches in length and 7 in width. Its capacity is 30-40 stones (depends on size of course). I use it to pick stones, but it is not very comfortable when slinging (maybe because of that the handle is too long), so I pour them on ground in my slinging spot.

You can learn how to make such pouch from here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpC4tR5Hzzo

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Aug 29th, 2009 at 5:48pm
Just one strand of yarn, on both splits.

Nice sling and bag paulius!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 29th, 2009 at 6:41pm
nice bag, it reminds me to start making my stone pouch  ;D the sling is also pretty interesting, hmm "the paulius pouch attachment method"

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Aug 31st, 2009 at 7:25pm
Just received this in the mail. Thanks again Aussie! The scan doesn't do it justice.

http://img6.glowfoto.com/images/2009/08/31-1612505248M.jpg

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slinger87 on Sep 1st, 2009 at 1:28pm
they all look great everyone, keep up the good work!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Sep 1st, 2009 at 1:57pm
I gotta say, I don't think I've ever seen anyone actually scan a sling, Walter. :P

(It actually turned out really good)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Sep 1st, 2009 at 6:21pm
Donnerschlag, slings aren't too bad to scan. Atlatls are a b-i-t-c-h!

walter


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Sep 2nd, 2009 at 3:32pm
i think steven scans his slings

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 9th, 2009 at 10:35am

My latest staff sling:

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 9th, 2009 at 10:39am
The staff is a broom handle from a hardware store, 48" long. The sling is 5mm nylon cord, 32" loaded. The pouch is a design I am experimenting with, more details later if its any good. A plastic ring saves the release cord from getting worn. I carved a taper into the end of the staff and then a shallow 45 degree hook. There is also a groove for the retention cord to tie around. It chucks tennis balls okay, I will move up to more serious stuff later.

[EDIT]

After some more chucking I have reduced the sling length to 23" loaded and it could probably go even shorter than that.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Sep 9th, 2009 at 3:23pm
i think the ring is a genius touch! ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by aztec on Sep 9th, 2009 at 11:07pm
i tried the ring before.i took it off after it hit my arms a few times  >:( owwie

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Aussie on Sep 10th, 2009 at 12:00am

aztec wrote on Sep 9th, 2009 at 11:07pm:
i tried the ring before.i took it off after it hit my arms a few times  >:( owwie


I also wondered about this. You've got over 60" of cord on the end of a 48" staff. Quite a flail!

Wouldn't it be possibility to drill a hole in the end of the shaft and fix in a smooth nail? This could easily be bent as needed to fine tune the release. Trebuchet arms have a similar feature.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 10th, 2009 at 12:44am

A nail is another option. Medieval manuscripts show bent or carved wooden tips so I went with that option. In practice it is easy to change the starting angle of the staff to adjust your throw. After a throw the cord goes straight out in front of me and hits the ground. The plastic ring is light so I dont think it will do much damage.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by aztec on Sep 10th, 2009 at 1:14am
lol all i could foind was one of those heavey steel harness rings

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BommareZ on Sep 14th, 2009 at 7:02am
hey i m new here and i would like to show some pictures of my slings

hope you'll like it

this is my first


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BommareZ on Sep 14th, 2009 at 7:02am
here is the second
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BommareZ on Sep 14th, 2009 at 7:04am
and this is my favourite for now

found it somewhere on the net

http://www.mallorcaweb.net/foners/ferfona/00_Aferfona.htm
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 14th, 2009 at 12:48pm
Those are excellent BommareZ.  8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BommareZ on Sep 14th, 2009 at 3:44pm

David Morningstar wrote on Sep 14th, 2009 at 12:48pm:
Those are excellent BommareZ.  8-)


and they sling very good

what more can i want?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Sep 15th, 2009 at 3:42am

BommareZ wrote on Sep 14th, 2009 at 7:02am:
hey i m new here and i would like to show some pictures of my slings

hope you'll like it

this is my first

Welcome to the forums!

I like how this one came out a lot! Did you make the design up, or did you follow a tutorial?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BommareZ on Sep 15th, 2009 at 5:45am
[quote author=Donnerschlag link=1172017416/1110#1113 date=1253000541
I like how this one came out a lot! Did you make the design up, or did you follow a tutorial?[/quote]

the first two I made with the help of a tutorial here on the site

the thirth is made from another site
i think i put the link with it     :-?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Sep 15th, 2009 at 10:06am
Morningstar,

 What's the difference between a hoopak and a staff sling?

       Brett

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 15th, 2009 at 10:50am

wrote on Sep 15th, 2009 at 10:06am:
Morningstar,

 What's the difference between a hoopak and a staff sling?

       Brett


My version is a staff sling using a fork-ended staff. It works exactly the same way as a slip-off staff sling but each cord goes on a different side of the fork. With the cords side-by-side and a release at 45 degrees (beyond perpendicular to the staff) you get a perfect rifled shot every time. There is a video of C_A with the hoopak attached to this post. This one uses a long slip-off distance to release at 45 degrees. A carved hook and ring would do this more consistently.


https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?action=downloadfile;file=slinging_10.mov (1488 KB | )

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Sep 16th, 2009 at 1:18pm
Recently I read Walters description of how he make his tapered release cord smoot by hiding the cut ends inside the round braid.  I had never thought about that possibility, and it came on my to-do-list immediately.  
Here is my first trial, wich I think went extremly well :)
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Sep 16th, 2009 at 3:34pm
so bascly you drop the strand an inch before you would normally cut it, then cut it down to an inch. the small stub of an inch would then be inside the braid as a core to hide the fuzz?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Sep 16th, 2009 at 10:44pm
timann, that is a really nice lookin' sling. Tell us about it. You must spend some time with slings in your head. What kind of cord did you use? Where did you start tapering? Really like the pouch. Is that jute?
I've been building a new one in my mind. Guess it's time to make it real...  

xxkid123, yeah, the round braid is hollow and generally used to cover a core.  
Just braid around the stub of the cut off strand. Cut it so that about 1/2 to 1 inch sticks out and braid around that. You won't loose any circumference (begin to get taper) until you braid past the stub.
 
walter


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Sep 17th, 2009 at 12:01pm
Thanks, walter.  This sling is made from my standard cheap 3 mm hemp packing twine of sadly uneven thickness.  The whippings are made from 1,5 mm of the same type.
It is 27" long folded, so it stays above the ground when held straight down.  The release cord is first tapered after circa 8" - and 4(or 5)" between the rest.

I really spend a lot of time with slings in my head.  Many slings :).
Lately I have tried to make only the most important ones for real ;).
So when I read your tapering description, this one slowly stared to coalesce.  It was soon time for a new Rockman sling anyway, and with an improved taper, nothing could stop it from existing for real.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Sep 19th, 2009 at 9:21am
I was able to find a place that sold jute, and a short time later my first jute sling was ready.  26", split pouch, and a smoothly tapered release cord.  Here the cut ends are hidden as once described by the_warrior_yeti, untwisted and mixed into a parallel cord.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Sep 19th, 2009 at 1:13pm
"It was soon time for a new Rockman sling anyway, and with an improved taper, nothing could stop it from existing for real."
timann

timann, you have built two excellent slings within 3 days? You are inspirational! I am going slinging today, but later this afternoon i'm going to start another sling. They take me days to build. Too many day dreaming breaks!

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Sep 19th, 2009 at 2:14pm
As I say, walter, when a sling want to exist, I cannot stop it for long :D.
BTW, I was also able to convert a couple of older Rockman slings with the cut of ends sticking out, into smoothly tapered beauties by pulling those ends into the center of the braid with a simple tool made by a thin, soft iron thread bent double as a loop.

And for the latest sling, the jute split pouch...well, I bought the spool of jute, and put it in a drawer for later, and it was calling for me a couple of hours, and then I could not resist any longer...anyway, the result was a nice and very functional sling, I have given it a good workout already.  

Jute seems to be a nice sling braiding material, although it "drizzled" a bit when I made it.  The resulting sling is nice, it feels lighter and softer than a similar hemp sling, but still rather strong.  
Somehow, to me it feels like a slightly lesser material than hemp, but obviously made to a higher standard than the hemp I tend to use.  I like that even thickness and lack of course joints that I have(or have not) got used to in the hemp.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 20th, 2009 at 7:06am
My latest:



Braided from jute twine with a leather pouch cut from an old jacket and sewn on with black cotton thread. West Country Whipping protects the release cord from wear and tear. Length is 33" loaded. It is displayed with three slingstones from Chesil Beach and
Danebury Iron Age Hillfort, and three handrolled clay sling bullets.

This is the thinnest braided sling I have yet made and I like it a lot. The release is really light with much less whipping around than slings braided from thicker twine.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Sep 20th, 2009 at 9:31am
Nice sling, David Morningstar.  A little Apache inspired, I would say.  I like such thin braided slings with "old leather jacket" pouch a lot, they are among my favorites to make and use.  
They are small, light, take up little pocket space and hold the ammo well.
I have made mine from hemp, but as  I have got some jute now, I`ll probably make one from it soon to feel the difference.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 20th, 2009 at 9:47am

timann wrote on Sep 20th, 2009 at 9:31am:
 A little Apache inspired, I would say.


100% Apache, I used that article for my first one and I havent deviated since.

I reckon that although it was an Apache guy making the sling, the design is a crossover from Spanish influence. Its very Mediterranean and totally unlike all the Native American sling designs I have seen.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 20th, 2009 at 3:11pm
A friend has just pointed out that my clay glandes are the same shape as Viagra tablets. He asked if I was some kind of post-modern Cupid...



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Sep 20th, 2009 at 9:23pm
that really is a beauty, David. sweet and simple yet really cool looking. oh, and i don't think i want to picture you flying around on tiny wings in a daiper :o

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Sep 20th, 2009 at 10:21pm
David, that sling is a beauty! I also like thin cords on slings. A bit curious about the weight of those viagra things. They look a bit light...

walter  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 22nd, 2009 at 8:04am
Here are a couple of projects that are still waiting for a big safe space before I can try them out.

The kestros is made of 15mm dowel and a long Fiddler point. The crosspeg is glued into a slot and lashed down. The fletching is duct tape.

The sling is a different project. I have been cutting up some old boots for their leather but it is very tough. This ladder pouch with its many cuts across the width is an excellent way to make it cup ammo. If you are thinking that the coil of paracord is a rather fat, you'd be right. Its a mrboss style 7 footer  ;D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 22nd, 2009 at 8:06am

This is a closeup of the ladder pouch. I would recommend you try this, it works really well.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Sep 22nd, 2009 at 6:56pm
Good Idea for making the leather pouch cup better.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Sep 22nd, 2009 at 6:57pm
ha, for those who use tape that is stiff then this should work too if you don't have the time to look over the notes i've made in my head

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Sep 22nd, 2009 at 7:02pm
holy cow! that thing looks like a lawn dart on steroids! how is it launched? oh, and great idea about the ladder slits, David. i'm gonna have to try that. here's my latest. it's pretty much like my other 'elkhides' but simplified some. no more stitching on the pouch and i did away with the bone tab in favor of hide strips.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Sep 22nd, 2009 at 7:04pm

Paleoarts wrote on Sep 22nd, 2009 at 7:02pm:
holy cow! that thing looks a lawn dart on steroids! how is it launched? oh, and great idea about the ladder slits. here's my latest. it's pretty much like my other 'elkhides' but simplified some. no more stitching on the pouch and i did away with the bone tab in favor of hide strips.


yet it still has the simple but good looking thing about it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Sep 22nd, 2009 at 11:34pm
it does, doesn't it?  :) i'm guessing it's hand thrown? whatever it is, it's a serious bit of kit.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Sep 22nd, 2009 at 11:51pm

Paleoarts wrote on Sep 22nd, 2009 at 11:34pm:
it does, doesn't it?  :) i'm guessing it's hand thrown? whatever it is, it's a serious bit of kit.


Probably slung from a sling  ::)
Unless I'm mistaken, Honda started the cestros quest and quite a few members joined in with more research. Eventually, members of this site not only figured out what a cestros looked like, but also how to launch it.

Correct? Close? Maybe I should have hit the search button...

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiaka on Sep 22nd, 2009 at 11:51pm
The cestros is launched by a modified sling. Pretty fearsome little project!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 23rd, 2009 at 3:31am
This is how Hondero does it. I am not 100% on board with this, because I dont know how the Greeks would have attached the fins so securely. Its easy when you have epoxy, but they had nothing like that. I went for a crosspeg instead, but this isnt mentioned in any text. Whatever, I'll just be happy if it flies....
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Sep 23rd, 2009 at 3:48am

David Morningstar wrote on Sep 23rd, 2009 at 3:31am:
This is how Hondero does it. I am not 100% on board with this, because I dont know how the Greeks would have attached the fins so securely. Its easy when you have epoxy, but they had nothing like that. I went for a crosspeg instead, but this isnt mentioned in any text. Whatever, I'll just be happy if it flies....



i beg to differ, my man. don't know if you've ever experimented with 'primitive' adhesives like hide glue or not, but they can rival most modern glues. just think of this, if they could seal the seams in thier sea going boats then they probably could have attatched those fins well enough.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 23rd, 2009 at 5:35am

Paleoarts wrote on Sep 22nd, 2009 at 7:02pm:
here's my latest. it's pretty much like my other 'elkhides' but simplified some. no more stitching on the pouch and i did away with the bone tab in favor of hide strips.


Thats interesting, whats going on under the pouch-cord binding? Is it still going through holes like before? I am using the one you sent me to chuck tennis balls around. I wish I could get leather like yours, its thick but still really flexible.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 23rd, 2009 at 5:51am

Paleoarts wrote on Sep 23rd, 2009 at 3:48am:

David Morningstar wrote on Sep 23rd, 2009 at 3:31am:
This is how Hondero does it. I am not 100% on board with this, because I dont know how the Greeks would have attached the fins so securely. Its easy when you have epoxy, but they had nothing like that. I went for a crosspeg instead, but this isnt mentioned in any text. Whatever, I'll just be happy if it flies....



i beg to differ, my man. don't know if you've ever experimented with 'primitive' adhesives like hide glue or not, but they can rival most modern glues. just think of this, if they could seal the seams in thier sea going boats then they probably could have attatched those fins well enough.


Their glues might be good but there is very little area to apply them to. By the time you have worked out grooves, fillets and other things that would make a secure joint you would have made so much extra work you might well say 'stuff this, I'll use a crosspeg because its easier'. These things had to be mass-produced in their thousands and survive being lugged around for months by Macedonian grunts.

The only way I can see it working is if the fletches were much shorter and thicker, more like ribs than feathers.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Sep 23rd, 2009 at 12:39pm
maybe so. here's a pic of the simplified pouch. just one hole instead of two. the cord goes in from the back and then through itself and then whipped. yeah, that elk hide is something else. my friend who tanned it did such an amazing job.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Sep 23rd, 2009 at 12:44pm
the hide release cords seem to work very well. soft with good grip yet really strong.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Sep 23rd, 2009 at 12:58pm
I has to put in a picture of my jute sling #2.  It is an Apache type, I`ll have it as my EDC sling, to see if it wears faster than hemp, which seems very resilient and slow-wearing.
The pouch is of course a bit of my old leather jacket, and I am rather happy with the stitching on this one.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Sep 23rd, 2009 at 1:13pm
Here is the inside of the sling.

paleoarts, it is obvious you are happy with a "thing" to hold on to on your sling.  I tried a leather tab once, and was not happy.
I like both your old and new pouch.
While I have never made a full sling with your old pouch type, I have been testing that stitching on leather pieces, just to watch the cupping :).
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Sep 23rd, 2009 at 3:30pm
paleoarts: the pouch looks a bit like a DM pouch or a loki pouch.

timman: is the leather oiled or just plain shiny? maybe the camera though... great sling

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 23rd, 2009 at 3:38pm

xxkid123 wrote on Sep 23rd, 2009 at 3:30pm:
paleoarts: the pouch looks a bit like a DM pouch or a loki pouch.


There is no such thing as a DM pouch! I have started calling them butterfly pouches, after Slingbadger suggested it. They do kinda-sorta look like a butterfly, if you squint a bit.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Sep 23rd, 2009 at 6:53pm
Timman, great looking sling.  ;) the stitching is really cool. the reason i use either bone, wood, or leather on the end of my release cords is mainly due to the fact that i use flax for my cordage. it tends to be pretty rough on the fingers after a few casts and having something smooth to grip eliviates that problem. also, i sling pretty hard with decent size stones and need something more substantial than just a few string ends to hold on to.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Sep 23rd, 2009 at 7:31pm

Paleoarts wrote on Sep 23rd, 2009 at 6:53pm:
Timman, great looking sling.  ;) the stitching is really cool. the reason i use either bone, wood, or leather on the end of my release cords is mainly due to the fact that i use flax for my cordage. it tends to be pretty rough on the fingers after a few casts and having something smooth to grip eliviates that problem. also, i sling pretty hard with decent size stones and need something more substantial than just a few string ends to hold on to.


ever tried a bead? or maybe a swell in the braid?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 23rd, 2009 at 9:10pm

Paleoarts wrote on Sep 23rd, 2009 at 6:53pm:
. also, i sling pretty hard with decent size stones and need something more substantial than just a few string ends to hold on to.


http://www.animatedknots.com/matthewwalker

Its fiddly to tie but well worth the effort. It tightens up hard and is perfectly symmetrical.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Sep 23rd, 2009 at 9:48pm
yeah Kid, i have tried a bead but i prefer something flat. it seems to give a quicker and cleaner release. as for the knot, again it would be made from flax and too rough for my tastes. nothing releases cleaner for me than wood or bone, but there is that pesky 'whipping around and hit you in the ribs' problem. the leather tassles are a good compromise. wide flat grip with a smooth soft release and no self inflicted wounds!  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Sep 24th, 2009 at 2:32pm
xxkid123, the leather I use, from that old leather jacket, is +/- 15 years old, so, yes, I have put some "leather fat" stuff on it.

David Morningstar, nice link you had to those knots I tend to use, Michael Walker and Wall Knot(see the sling above ;)).  That double Michael Walker (I have not bothered with that, yet) should be a pleasure to knot in thin fuzzy sling material :o

Butterfly pouch, that seems like a good name for it.  I have made several of those, too.  Mine, like many others, has been made with straight sides.  They look very different from those made by paleoarts, but are basically the same.  For now I lack the kind of leather suitable for that kind of pouch.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Sep 24th, 2009 at 9:29pm
Timann,

 Nice craftsmanship!!Keep the pictures coming.I have more saved images in my computer of your posts in pictures than any other member.Sorry,a post with no image.One minute...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Sep 24th, 2009 at 9:38pm
Aussie sent these to me a while ago,but I was out of town until recently and have not set them up yet.Tomorrow I'm going to put my small starter cord(white with red)on both of them and throw tennis balls at my local racquetball court(next to the skate park).
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ilovepancakes on Sep 25th, 2009 at 7:39am
You are going to really enjoy the grey Aussie Pouch if you haven't used one yet. You can throw some seriously heavy stuff with it.

With all this talk about staff slings lately I am tempted to use my grey Aussie Pouch for a staff sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 25th, 2009 at 9:13am
Another ladder pouch. This leather was the tongue of an army surplus boot, very tough and inflexible. Left plain it would have made a poor pouch but with a few cuts it changes completely and becomes perfect:


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Sep 25th, 2009 at 9:17am

The length of the cuts only need to be half to two-thirds of the diameter of your ammo and go across the central third of the length of the pouch.




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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Sep 25th, 2009 at 12:39pm
Thanks, jax :)  While I prefer to make more old-fashion slings, I wish my father was alive and kicking, and could see  the slings your father is making.  He was a master of odd contraptions, my old man, and with plastic, steel thread, twine and whatever, he made the most marvelous stuff :)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Sep 27th, 2009 at 1:40pm
I had some 3-ply sisal twine laying about, taking up drawer space.  I made a sling from some of it once, after splitting it up in the 3 parts.  And that was an awful thing to do, as it somehow disintegrated a little in the process.  So finally I made a sling of what was left, by simply cutting it up in 3 pieces and make the simplest possible braided sling.
It works fine, but is stiff and itchy and uncomfortable.  I whipped the finger loop with jute to make it less painful to use.  
It will probably never be counted among my "favorite" slings :).
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TN.Frank on Sep 27th, 2009 at 5:37pm
Here's a pic of what I've got so far.
From bottom to top they are:
5 Strand, Woven Para Cord(aka PJ sling)
32",26",22" and 15"(my "Snub Nose" pocket sling.)
Braided Split Pouch
31",24" and 21" w/taper release cord
I'm sure I'll make up a few more but this is what I've got so far.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Sep 28th, 2009 at 12:04am
I see what you have is an addiction to making slings, welcome to the club. nice slings by the way.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Sep 28th, 2009 at 2:35am
These were made last week, The orange one is basically the same as the last one.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Sep 28th, 2009 at 2:37am
This is my newest one, 5 inch pouch, 4 inch fingerloop done with a 3 strand weave. 30 inches and overall a really nice sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Sep 28th, 2009 at 9:49am
nice sling? better than that. how do you change colors in the weave? and the color pattern is pretty nice

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Knaight on Sep 28th, 2009 at 11:08am
It looks like it is woven over, so you would just tie the first color in and start working with the second. Its pretty basic stuff though.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Sep 28th, 2009 at 11:42am
oh, it's also how i attach strands. it takes a lot of string for the weave so i just cut segments and attach them on

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Sep 29th, 2009 at 10:03pm
My most recent sling.

Made only of splices and not a single knot. The splices used were an 'Eye splice' for the finger loop; a 'Back Splice' for the release grip; and a 'Cu*t Splice' for the cradel/pouch area.

The tennis ball in the pic is only there to give a sense of perspective and size. The sling is more suited to larger jagged rocks.

:)
_K_
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Aussie on Sep 30th, 2009 at 12:29am

Camo-sling wrote on Sep 28th, 2009 at 2:37am:
This is my newest one, 5 inch pouch, 4 inch fingerloop done with a 3 strand weave. 30 inches and overall a really nice sling.


Mate,

It's beautiful. Wow, have you come a long way from your first, rag with two holes, sling.

Aussie.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Sep 30th, 2009 at 5:44am

Aussie wrote on Sep 30th, 2009 at 12:29am:

Camo-sling wrote on Sep 28th, 2009 at 2:37am:
This is my newest one, 5 inch pouch, 4 inch fingerloop done with a 3 strand weave. 30 inches and overall a really nice sling.


Mate,

It's beautiful. Wow, have you come a long way from your first, rag with two holes, sling.

Aussie.


Haha! thanks!

I was hoping nobody remembered my first sling..  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Sep 30th, 2009 at 3:39pm
nice one kava, I'd imagine that if you could splice more strands in you could make a woven sling of better quality and cheaper then a full blown braided one

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Oct 2nd, 2009 at 5:33am
@ xxkid123

thanks dude!  :)
- you just gave me an idea!!


_K_


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by EddieCar on Oct 2nd, 2009 at 7:44pm
my first rockman.



fourth sling i have made yet.



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TN.Frank on Oct 2nd, 2009 at 9:15pm
Wow, Eddie, that pouch on the Rockman looks great.  I've still not got up the courage to try and make one up. I'm going to have to bite the bullet and make one I guess.  I have thinned out my heard a bit, gave 3 of my slings to my grandson so I've got 4 PJ's, 2 split pouch(the large "Monster" and a small 21" "Bird Sling") and the Greek multi-split pouch that was a take off of my Monster.
I'm still supprised at how much I'm getting into slings and slinging. Talk to ya'll later.  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by EddieCar on Oct 2nd, 2009 at 10:09pm
thanks Frank...it took me about 2 hours to make...a lot of adjusting.

so far i have made 3 pj...one braid and one rockman.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TN.Frank on Oct 2nd, 2009 at 10:49pm
I really like the PJ's, they're easy to make and the 5 strands make a nice pouch. For a braided sling the split pouch is really easy but I'm going to try and make up a couple more of the "Greek" style Double Split pouch slings since they hold a round projectile a lot better then a standard split pouch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Oct 3rd, 2009 at 1:56pm
here is a pic of my lates wool felt sling it works great
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Oct 3rd, 2009 at 2:41pm

That looks nice, how big is it?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Oct 4th, 2009 at 7:30pm
i like that rockman sling!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Oct 5th, 2009 at 5:15pm
I made this felted sling smaller then most it is 22in and made to sling golf ball size or smaller works very well to about 50ft after that the ammo slows down to much to kill anything but due to it small size it works great indoors with paper ball

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Oct 7th, 2009 at 5:54pm
here are pics of slings i made last night the top 1 is made from half a tennis ball the 2 below it are made out of belts i got at the good will and the 1 on the bottom is made out of a bike tire
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Oct 7th, 2009 at 7:47pm
hows the bike tire work? it doesnt seem like it would rap around the projectile; the tennis ball one either.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Oct 7th, 2009 at 8:54pm
Started this sling a couple weeks ago, but side tracked with staff slings. Found out I like regular slings best. Simple and easy to carry around. This one has thin (1/4") cords; five inch pouch and is 30" from pouch ctr to release knot.

http://img4.glowfoto.com/images/2009/10/07-1843521271M.jpg

walter  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thomas on Oct 7th, 2009 at 9:24pm
Captive release staff sling #2. Got it up to around 155m today with 25 deg. launch elevation angle. The $2 bamboo staff is 1.8m long with 69cm nylon cords.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thomas on Oct 7th, 2009 at 9:39pm
Staff Cord Attachment. The pouch is on the preceding post.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Oct 7th, 2009 at 10:22pm
Neat.... any idea what angle the ball rolls out at? Did youd see my hoopak video? That was releasing much later than I expected it to do, and it was really zapping those stones out...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thomas on Oct 7th, 2009 at 11:15pm

David

I don’t have any guess what the actual release angle is. The tipping of the pouch is progressive on this version, but on the next prototype I will incorporate an adjustment similar to the #1 staff including a more abrupt tipping action to the pouch. The golf balls slung today had minimum backspin due to this particular pouch design which is a modified sidearm pouch.. The new pouch will be tweaked for slightly more backspin but there is a practical limit to this.

tom        

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Oct 7th, 2009 at 11:49pm
Which side of the staff is forward?I'm guessing the left in the photo?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thomas on Oct 8th, 2009 at 12:14am

wrote on Oct 7th, 2009 at 11:49pm:
Which side of the staff is forward?I'm guessing the left in the photo?

Jax

Its those slings and pesky direction arrows! Forward is to the left.        

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 8th, 2009 at 3:43pm
Walter, how do you make your cord material multi colored? and great looking sling


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Oct 8th, 2009 at 4:27pm
Thanks kid! It's a 4 strand round braid made with 3 light colored strands and 5 darker strands. After the finger loop, I arranged the 16 strands so that the lighter 6 were on one side and the darker 10 on the other. Then I just made 2 sets of each color and diamond braided the cord.

walter  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 8th, 2009 at 4:52pm
where can i get string like that? haven't made a good braided and woven one out of jute in ages

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Oct 8th, 2009 at 5:19pm
That's walmart hemp jewelry cord. They call it Fashion cord. Close to $4 a roll, but you can make several slings from one roll and use it for whipping. I gave up on the heavier stuff (for a while anyway) cause it's pressed not twisted and there are so many splices that aren't really splices. Just pressed together so anywhere a section of cord joins another (a lot of that), there is a nice two inch long or more lump.   :(

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 8th, 2009 at 5:27pm
yeah, i made one of my best slings with jute that although was twisted, it was done so loosely and the splices where so thick that my sling varied in thickness if you saw it close enough.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Oct 9th, 2009 at 12:19pm
This does a couple of things I have been meaning to try for a while. It is a leather ladder pouch with braided jute cords that have a small loop braided into the end for easy knotless attachment to the pouch. It is made just like a braided fingerloop and one side tapers away after a couple of inches to a slim three strand braided cord.

At the moment there is no finger loop in the other end, the retention cord is about 10" longer than the release cord and is wound in a figure-8 between the ring and little fingers for a very secure grip. This is how a Navajo guide I spoke to described using his sling as a kid. I'll see if I like it, and if I dont I can just tie a normal fingerloop into it.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Oct 9th, 2009 at 8:26pm
David, do you like the ladder back better than the cupped pouch? If I get a hold of some thicker leather, I'll give it a try.

Here's another cupped pouch/paracord sling. Thirty three inches; 2 x 5 inch pouch.

http://img6.glowfoto.com/images/2009/10/09-1714013897M.jpg Cupped pouch; camo cords; capuchin knots; perfection knot; oysterman’s stopper; hemp whipping

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Oct 10th, 2009 at 1:57pm
Made this one up this am. Reverse twist 550 paracord; leather cupped pouch; finger loop is sewn and then wrapped with hemp and release cord knots are whiplash knots. Sling is 31.5 " long.

http://img4.glowfoto.com/images/2009/10/10-1146336303M.jpg

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Oct 10th, 2009 at 7:42pm

walter wrote on Oct 9th, 2009 at 8:26pm:
David, do you like the ladder back better than the cupped pouch? If I get a hold of some thicker leather, I'll give it a try.


Nice slings. Yes, I'm liking the ladder pouch with thick leather. I was chucking crushed rock for road and railway ballast a few days ago, no problems. For a tough throw-anything sling its a good option.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Oct 11th, 2009 at 4:56pm
Tried out this Timothy Potter design xxkid123 posted under the heading "A Good Sling". Looks like it will be great for lead glands! Going to give it a whirl a little later today.

http://img4.glowfoto.com/images/2009/10/11-1447121347M.jpg

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 11th, 2009 at 5:27pm
your going to love it for more than it's worth ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 12th, 2009 at 3:49pm
ok, just hundreds of slings that i feel should be posted but never did, some new, some old, a few famous

Aussie sling jute cords with 4 strand round braid, 23 inches
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 12th, 2009 at 3:51pm
amdocraft, 6 bucks yak wool and leather, very good quality. 36 inches
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 12th, 2009 at 3:51pm
the very rare captain paul- golf ball sling pouch. 25 inches
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 12th, 2009 at 3:53pm
PJ slings, the green is made by ilovepancakes, though i added the whipping. the black one i made, and you can see i didn't do a very good job at it.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 12th, 2009 at 3:54pm
Timothy potters sling. very good 25-26 inches long elk hide pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 12th, 2009 at 3:55pm
duct tape sling and another timothy potter.

timothy potter's sling is 23-24 inches, and the duct tape is 26
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 12th, 2009 at 3:57pm
seat-belter from Aussie's tutorial. fits me perfectly
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 12th, 2009 at 3:58pm
yeah i know, this is a lot of slings

TS3/tsss sling. made by rat man his very self ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 12th, 2009 at 3:59pm
whew, that's a lot of slings

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Aussie on Oct 12th, 2009 at 9:48pm

xxkid123 wrote on Oct 12th, 2009 at 3:57pm:
seat-belter from Aussie's tutorial. fits me perfectly


Nicely done. Is that one you made yourself or a ILP or PJ creation? The little diabolo shaped release bead is interesting. Where did that come from?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 13th, 2009 at 3:54pm
ILP made the cord and pouch attachment, i made the loop and bead thing. the spool/diabolo thing is a bead in the shape of a spool thing. i got it from one of those kits that you can make figurines out of beads thing

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Oct 14th, 2009 at 2:07pm
Nice sling kid! I really like the seat belt sling. Guess i'm going to have to make a trip to the junkyard.

Here's one more. Reverse twist paracord; 5.5" x 2 1/4" pouch made from two pieces of thin leather (too thin for a pouch) glued and sewn together. Thirty three inches from pouch ctr to release knot.

http://img6.glowfoto.com/images/2009/10/14-1051165151M.jpg

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Oct 14th, 2009 at 3:02pm
really nice one, Walter! here's the one i use the most lately. 30" elk hide and flax.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 14th, 2009 at 3:35pm
paleoarts, i don't know if it's from being used to tiny pouches and splits- but i found the sling you sent me giving off some drag from the wideness of the pouch? might help for a faster sling...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Oct 14th, 2009 at 4:08pm
probably depends on the ammo you're using, kid. i throw fairly large stones. also, i designed it for someone my size. a smaller size pouch might just be the thing for you.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JerrySlinger on Oct 14th, 2009 at 4:48pm

xxkid123 wrote on Oct 12th, 2009 at 3:51pm:
the very rare captain paul- golf ball sling pouch. 25 inches


WOW beautiful!! I love everything about it. ANd the retension loops looks fantastic

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Oct 14th, 2009 at 5:14pm
The elk hide and flax sing is very nice were dose 1 get flax :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 14th, 2009 at 5:17pm
oh yeah, the stones would need a large pouch, and the heaviness probably would pull it along so that the drag doesn't matter

as for size- anything under 1 ounce is for me (weird huh?)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Oct 14th, 2009 at 6:45pm
Nice sling paleoarts! Growing your own flax?! The pouch size looks just about right. Not too big or small.

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Oct 15th, 2009 at 2:53am
thanks, walter and slingrat. i get the flax from a hardware store. i have grown my own and still have a decent supply, but for the volume i use it's just easier to buy it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Oct 16th, 2009 at 10:45pm
Yo;
  We're dealing with a major nor'easter this weekend, but I managed to try out the sling in the middle yesterday.. it worked great but I already posted about that... and today I managed to try the one on the left for a bit.  It was still raining but not as hard, and it was dark, but I still was able to give it a good workout.  As I'd hoped, it was very powerful and the asymmetrical shape of it put a wicked spin on the projectiles.  I could tell because I could hear them buzzing and humming as they left the pouch.  The two jute slings are a bit twisted in the pictures.  A lot of my slings look like that when they're new because I weave them so tight.  That works itself out quickly with a little use.  They're both straight now.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 17th, 2009 at 11:16am
oh... that's why it was raining like a mad woodpecker outside in the morning

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Oct 17th, 2009 at 4:16pm
.... and why it's still raining like a mad woodpecker.  Fortunately Huskies don't really seem to mind a cold, wet rain much.  I have a big, yellow set of Carhardt bib overalls and raincoat for these occasions.  If you want good, rugged outdoor gear spend the few extra bucks and get Carhardts.  You actually save money in the long run.  This rain suit is three years old and still going strong.  I've had regular Carhardt coats and bib overalls last over 20 years!  Great stuff.  Oh, this is supposed to be about pictures of slings... here we goa shorty jute Cobra:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Oct 17th, 2009 at 4:19pm
Paleoarts, is flax hard to work with?  I've never used it.  It has a nice look to it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Oct 18th, 2009 at 11:26am
not at all. it's a lot more supple than twine and stronger than cotton. good stuff.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 18th, 2009 at 12:07pm
plus flax doesn't hold it shape at all, i can cram it in my pocket without any damage, which is good since tieing around 20 belts isn't fun ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Woonilsra on Oct 18th, 2009 at 1:29pm


i hope that works to post the pictures
whoo! i finally posted pictures of a sling ive made after all this time.
it was originally a rock man sling, but while at a friends house yesterday i wanted to make it tighter with the braids,
and i felt like changing it, so i did. now its a 6 strand pj sling, or somethign close to that.
havent used it yet but it hold a golfball well.

one question, how do i get rid of the stupid twists? it seems like the hemp never goes away from curves in it.
and i feel like it decreases how effective the sling is.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Oct 18th, 2009 at 4:12pm
As promised, here's the Cobra/Rockman hybrid.  Sorry about the picture quality.  I got lazy and bought more cheap batteries instead of making the extra trip to a real store.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Oct 18th, 2009 at 4:12pm
Pouch
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Oct 18th, 2009 at 4:21pm
,,, and the oblicatory Husky picture.  Forgive my baggy Eagles pants and big feet.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Oct 18th, 2009 at 4:42pm
I'll get real batteries and take some better pictures in the next few days.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dataryder on Oct 19th, 2009 at 4:37am

Rat Man wrote on Oct 18th, 2009 at 4:42pm:
I'll get real batteries and take some better pictures in the next few days.  


This looks terrific. You do such a great job with your cobra style slings. Maybe a picture tutorial on how you make them? I know that's asking a lot. But I'd love to know how. When you have time?

BTW: I saw in another thread that you recently did 200 yards. That's awesome!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by SlingKey on Oct 19th, 2009 at 6:39am

Rat Man wrote on Oct 18th, 2009 at 4:42pm:
I'll get real batteries and take some better pictures in the next few days.  


Be sure to give a report on how well those dollar store batteries fly from your new sling  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dataryder on Oct 19th, 2009 at 11:38am
So, this is the place photos get posted. Okay then here's my first attempt at a rockman.

(pls. excuse redundancy; same photo linked to off site URL in another thread)

The sling is made with 3 strands of very rough twine and the pouch is jute. I'm not sure how we measure our slings but this one from the middle of the pouch to the knot on the throw side is 31 inches (79 cm) or, if you prefer, 62inches (158 cm) overall.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Oct 19th, 2009 at 11:39am

SlingKey wrote on Oct 19th, 2009 at 6:39am:

Rat Man wrote on Oct 18th, 2009 at 4:42pm:
I'll get real batteries and take some better pictures in the next few days.  


Be sure to give a report on how well those dollar store batteries fly from your new sling  ;)


   Thanks, guys.  If those )(*&)^% batteries worked I'd have the tutorial up now.  I'll do my best to get one up ASAP.  My problem is that my car, a classic 1988 Samurai, is in the shop and my wife, who works long hours, has our only other vehicle, so I won't be able to get to the store for another day or two.  
   I did post a mini-tutorial in the General Discussion section in a thread titled "More Slings,"  but it doesn't have pictures so it would probably be difficult to follow.  I will get a real tutorial up, barring the totally unexpected, early this week.  The Cobra/Rockman sling is made slightly differently than the regular Cobra and would require its own tutorial which I will post afterward.  
   While I was making it I had no idea if the Cobra/Rockman sling would come out at all, so I'm very pleased at the results.  
  Also, I was very surprised and pleased to hit that 200 yard mark.  I really didn't know if I ever would.  I think there's much to be said for long, asymmetrical slings with huge roll-outs.  
  With that accomplished it's time for some serious work on my accuracy.  Several members have started with targets at very close range and worked their way out.  This seems the best way to go.
   And pardon my reduncancy, Dataryder.  That's an excellent first Rockman.. much better than any of my first few.  
 

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 19th, 2009 at 3:27pm

Dataryder wrote on Oct 19th, 2009 at 11:38am:
So, this is the place photos get posted. Okay then here's my first attempt at a rockman.

(pls. excuse redundancy; same photo linked to off site URL in another thread)

The sling is made with 3 strands of very rough twine and the pouch is jute. I'm not sure how we measure our slings but this one from the middle of the pouch to the knot on the throw side is 31 inches (79 cm) or, if you prefer, 62inches (158 cm) overall.

no problem, we measure from pouch center to release knot or loop end

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dataryder on Oct 19th, 2009 at 4:57pm

xxkid123 wrote on Oct 19th, 2009 at 3:27pm:
no problem, we measure from pouch center to release knot or loop end


Hi and thanks for your reply.

The Rockman is my very first sling ever. Another question if I may and I'll just throw it our there - for anyone who cares to answer.

With regards to sling size; is 31 inches (79cm) from pouch center to knot more or less standard for a sling? If there is such a thing? The answer will likely be that it's a matter of personal choice but next time I make a sling I'd like to be sure I'm making a good all 'round sling. One that doesn't over compensate too much for either accuracy and distance.

Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Oct 19th, 2009 at 5:17pm
welcome Dataryder I am 6ft and use a 28-31in sling for my all 'round slings this has good accuracy and distance this is our choice if u feel this sling is to long make a smaller 1 and just keep playing with it till it feels right ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Oct 19th, 2009 at 5:18pm
It is a matter of personal choice, but I think that you'll find that 31" is a pretty good compromise length for accuracy and range.  I'm 6'4" with long arms and I like a sling from around 32" to 36" as my 'tweener.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Oct 19th, 2009 at 5:26pm
I was going to save it since it's one of a kind and not use it, but I don't think I'm capable of not using a sling that I made so I took the Cobra/Rockman out just now.  We didn't walk through any place that would allow me to test its maximum range, but it seemed to shoot just fine.  It confused me at first.. I'm used to the whistle/snap of my cotton cord slings and thought at first the the Cobra/Rockman wasn't working properly because it is silent.  It works fine, it's just silent... and very smooth, if that makes sense.  I've used other braided jute slings before and they were never this quiet.  I don't know what's up with that, but it's not a problem.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Oct 19th, 2009 at 5:41pm
That's amazing, Dataryder, that you tackled a Rockman as your very first ever sling and did a good job on it to boot.  I was around here for at least three or four months before I took on a Rockman, and the first half dozen or so were pretty sorry.  WTG!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dataryder on Oct 19th, 2009 at 7:08pm

Rat Man wrote on Oct 19th, 2009 at 5:41pm:
That's amazing, Dataryder, that you tackled a Rockman as your very first ever sling and did a good job on it to boot.[...]


Well I do confess to having made a sling as a 10 year old way back in 1962. I've always been fascinated by weapons, even as an adult. The more primitive the better.

Way back then all I had to go on were a few drawings of David slaying Goliath but I gave it a go anyway. I built something using some old denim as a pouch and a few pieces of cord. I still remember my dismay when I had to retrieve my sling from the middle of the lake during my first couple of tries. There was no way I was going to hold onto one end of the sling while letting go of the other. The first solution was a knot at one end but it too went into the lake. Eventually, after many soakings, I attached another piece of string and looped it around my wrist. I used really big rocks and whirled around like a dervish before letting go. That worked but I was never very accurate. Besides I got really dizzy...

I don't know what made me search out slings the other day. But slinging.org quickly came up in my browser. Wow! There's a whole world out there with you guys in it. Who knew? When I saw the Rockman tutorial it captured my attention immediately. Looking both beautiful and deadly I just had to try. Now there's the cobra/rockman. I gotta know more about that one.

Hey! When you're bitten you're smitten. 

Good bunch of folks here.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Oct 19th, 2009 at 9:05pm
The wife goes in late tomorrow, so I should be able to grab some decent batteries.  Tutorials on the way!  It's a shame.. yesterday I had the time, inclination, and I thought batteries.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 20th, 2009 at 3:41am
Winter is approaching, and I have prepared myself by making a new winter/snowball/multipurpose sling :D

The one I used last winter is still fully functional, but the cord was a little hard on wet and cold fingers.

The old one is black/black duct tape/3 mm poly-whatewer, the new one is silver/white duct tape/4 mm polyester-silk.
The pouch on the new one was made while held over my knee, and sometimes rolled carefully over a small ball during the taping process, so it has a nice built-in pouch-shape.
Both pouches is apprx. 18 cm long and 5 cm wide.  This kind of pouch in that size seems to work great for most kind of ammo.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Oct 20th, 2009 at 7:14am
They look very good, timann! This winter, I'll have to try and make something similar.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Oct 20th, 2009 at 7:16am
Maybe you know this plant (hope the picture shows well). I heard it's pampa grass or Cortaderia selloana.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Oct 20th, 2009 at 7:18am
Just out of curiosity, I made some sling cords from the leaves. They work a lot better than I had thought, though they look horrible. It's been quite awhile that I made my last cordage...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 20th, 2009 at 8:55am
Fundibularius, that grass looks better for sling braiding than the stuff I made this two from this summer :)
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 20th, 2009 at 9:20am
I just went out with one of those grass slings, and gave it a light work-out.  As it was made in July, the grass is rather dry now, and therefore the braiding has become rather loose.  But It still worked, and held together, through some easy throws.
If the grass had been allowed to dry #first#, the result would probably be more lasting in the long time, but when you want a sling NOW....
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Oct 20th, 2009 at 9:21am
It's just that the leaves are so long and very strong, almost like palm fiber, but easier to work with. So it's possible to make thinner cords with them. I was very surprised. The sling is as fast as my paracord ones.

What kind of plant are yours made of? Some grass also? Doesn't the colour fade into brownish?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Oct 20th, 2009 at 9:23am
Okay, grass, I got it. Some special kind?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 20th, 2009 at 9:39am
Sorry, no idea what kind of grass.  What kind of people know such things, anyway ;) :D
(Please do not answer, it is grass-professors, right?) ;)
There are lot of different kinds of grass growing around here, I just choose something that was long and appeared though.

Picture taken of my grass slings a couple of minutes ago.  They have faded into light green with a little brown in-between.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Oct 20th, 2009 at 9:43am
:) Thanks.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Oct 20th, 2009 at 2:41pm
I keep saying that I have to learn to make cordage.  I have to learn to make cordage.  That would be a very essential skill in a survival situation.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Oct 20th, 2009 at 6:00pm

Rat Man wrote on Oct 20th, 2009 at 2:41pm:
I keep saying that I have to learn to make cordage.  I have to learn to make cordage.  That would be a very essential skill in a survival situation.  


Its a doddle. Here is Ray Mears in two videos on the subject:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aBEdi-xH3U (talks about tent pegs first)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tILU0lvqqEM

You can use the rolling technique on ordinary string, making it twice as thick. Try that first, then graduate to using harvested fibres.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Oct 21st, 2009 at 10:57am
David's always got the vids! cordage is easy once you know the little trick. you can make it out of just about anything. that plant at the top? that's what we call 'foxtail' around here. good for matting, baskets, light cordage, and tinder.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Oct 21st, 2009 at 3:57pm

David Morningstar wrote on Oct 20th, 2009 at 6:00pm:

Rat Man wrote on Oct 20th, 2009 at 2:41pm:
I keep saying that I have to learn to make cordage.  I have to learn to make cordage.  That would be a very essential skill in a survival situation.  


Its a doddle. Here is Ray Mears in two videos on the subject:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aBEdi-xH3U (talks about tent pegs first)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tILU0lvqqEM

You can use the rolling technique on ordinary string, making it twice as thick. Try that first, then graduate to using harvested fibres.

 Thanks

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Oct 21st, 2009 at 4:58pm
Good looking slings everyone!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Woonilsra on Oct 21st, 2009 at 4:59pm
would grass be hard to make cordage out of? it seems to short but im curious.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Oct 22nd, 2009 at 12:43pm
"grass" is a pretty loose term covering all kinds of plant species. bamboo is technically grass. just about anything that is long enough and strong enough to be twisted into cordage would be suitable sling material. luckily, our ancestors did most of the hard work figuring out which materials worked best for what. hemp, jute, flax, nettle, birch bark, yucca, and a million other plant fibers can all be used to make decent to high grade cordage.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Woonilsra on Oct 22nd, 2009 at 6:23pm
so it needs to be pretty long to work? im thinkign of grass you see in a town or neighbor hood, you know? really short, length of your index finger at most. not braidable?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Oct 23rd, 2009 at 8:56am
The "normal" (no idea of the botanical name) grass of a "normal" lawn is probably too short and thin and does not have fibers which are sufficiently strong. The shorter the material, the more work you have. I chose the pampa grass because it has long leaves with strong fibers.

Just look at the Ray Mears vids DM recommended, they give you quite a good idea about how the cordage is made, or also this one http://www.azbushcraft.com/index.php/c/cordage-series-1 although it´s about willow bark.

But generally, long "grass" varieties should work. Well, look at timann´s great sling!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 23rd, 2009 at 11:31am
I would definitely not go to an average lawn and harvest grass for a sling or cordage.  As Fundibularius says, long leaves with strong fibers is the way to go.
I found mine in an forgotten area between a football field and a school yard, not on the pampa,  :D.

Simple cord is easy to make by simply braiding grass bundles, bark strips, nettle fibers or (your choice) together and adding more material as needed, just like when I made those slings. This would work well enough if I needed some fast cordage for tying together an emergency shelter or something.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Quimbymouse on Oct 23rd, 2009 at 5:54pm
Here's the first sling I made using wool yarn.  Since it's my first, I'm not sure how it compares to others, but I'm getting pretty good accuracy with a tennis ball.

*apologies for the blurry pic*
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 24th, 2009 at 3:21pm
as a first that compares pretty good- later on the part where it is a little lumpy will go down. other wise its great- better then my first- and my braided slings now even have a few lumps

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dataryder on Oct 24th, 2009 at 6:37pm
My newest Rockman sling. Made from para cord with a woven brown leather pouch. Length from pouch center to throw knot 33".

Incidentally I've been looking around and found a store where I can buy white para cord for 45 cents a meter (39.37 inches). Is this a good price? Or should I continue my search?


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 25th, 2009 at 1:07pm
that's pretty good, although web sites often can sell for around 10 cents a yard in 50 yard or 100 yard rolls.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Oct 25th, 2009 at 5:48pm
wow, that's a beautiful sling, Data! gorgeous!  :o

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Oct 27th, 2009 at 9:19am

Get out the superglue C_A, you need to sticky this again!  ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Oct 27th, 2009 at 11:40am
Hi, Dataryder;
  From where I'm sitting your new Rockman looks perfect.  Nice job.  
   I have to make more Rockmans.  The kids around her put a high value on them and grab them up faster than I can make them, which isn't hard to do.  It's good to stay in practice.  Other than my first few, which I made from cotton and they came out too thick, I make my Rockman's from jute.
   I can't help you with the price of paracord in that I've only ever bartered for it.

Rat Man

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Oct 27th, 2009 at 2:19pm
Put it back,please?!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Oct 28th, 2009 at 2:24am
I made a couple of slings recently, but I was finally able to take pictures and upload them today.  :D

First up are my first and second attempts at sisal "Balearic" slings:





The second one hasn't been cleaned up as much. (Excess hairs trimmed off, etc.)

They both cradle nicely, IMHO:






Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Oct 28th, 2009 at 2:29am
And here's a cotton "Apache" sling with a whip-like taper (I traded it with ilovepancakes):


The pouch holds anywhere from Golf ball to tennis ball-sized ammo securely:



It's a short little bugger.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Oct 28th, 2009 at 3:39am
really nice slings Donnerschlag!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dataryder on Oct 28th, 2009 at 2:55pm
My first attempt at a leather pouch - just had to try one. Based on a sling by paleoarts (hey, you know what they say about imitation? - "Yah, yah, I know a rip off by any other name is still a.......").  :P

Jute, 4 strand round braid with a dropped strand every 6" on the throw side. From center pouch to throw knot 33" (84cm).
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Oct 28th, 2009 at 3:03pm
Please put it back,CA.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dataryder on Oct 28th, 2009 at 3:29pm

wrote on Oct 28th, 2009 at 3:03pm:
Please put it back,CA.


This is the second post of this nature. What does it mean exactly and to whom are you speaking?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Oct 28th, 2009 at 3:36pm
This thread has happily been stuck up top for years and every once in a while a mod will dislodge it.It holds too many images to fall into back pages and obscurity,so this is my plea with Curious Aardvark to please put it back up top.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dataryder on Oct 28th, 2009 at 3:37pm

Donnerschlag wrote on Oct 28th, 2009 at 2:29am:
[...] First up are my first and second attempts at sisal "Balearic" slings: [...]


Very nice job, Donnerschlag.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BEERDRINKER on Oct 28th, 2009 at 3:38pm
My two slings whit some ammo   :)

>BTW i think they are cool  8-)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BEERDRINKER on Oct 28th, 2009 at 3:39pm
Damn to big picture  :'(

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dataryder on Oct 28th, 2009 at 3:40pm

wrote on Oct 28th, 2009 at 3:36pm:
This thread has happily been stuck up top for years and every once in a while a mod will dislodge it.It holds too many images to fall into back pages and obscurity,so this is my plea with Curious Aardvark to please put it back up top.


Ahhh. I see. (Just me, a relative newbie, being paranoid.... )

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Oct 28th, 2009 at 4:58pm
Beerdrinker,Better size?
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Oct 28th, 2009 at 7:43pm

Dataryder wrote on Oct 28th, 2009 at 2:55pm:
My first attempt at a leather pouch - just had to try one. Based on a sling by paleoarts (hey, you know what they say about imitation? - "Yah, yah, I know a rip off by any other name is still a.......").  :P

Jute, 4 strand round braid with a dropped strand every 6" on the throw side. From center pouch to throw knot 33" (84cm).


personally, i think it's awesome! but i may be biased.  :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Oct 28th, 2009 at 7:48pm
Donnerschlag, I really like the Balearic sling with the smaller pouch and no leather. Real nice sling there. I've got some sisal so I guess that will have to be my next project. Think i'll round braid the cords though.

Looks like an Apache sling is basically a Balearic with leather sewn between the pouch cords?

walter  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Oct 28th, 2009 at 8:32pm

walter wrote on Oct 28th, 2009 at 7:48pm:
Looks like an Apache sling is basically a Balearic with leather sewn between the pouch cords?

That's basically it.
( Although I like to make my Balearic slings much more "beefy" than my Apache slings, especially in the pouch area. But that's just personal preference. )

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BEERDRINKER on Oct 29th, 2009 at 5:47am
thanks JAX  :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 29th, 2009 at 12:40pm
For a Balearic size sling I would use 6 cords (1,5 - 2 mm approximately).  For an Apache sling I would use 3 cords, or 4 for a round braid.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 29th, 2009 at 3:29pm
BEERDRINKER

i like the sewn in leather pouch

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by stranger38 on Oct 29th, 2009 at 5:52pm
i've made one too, but Jesus, it's too damn cheap :P, i've used a piece of jeans and twine.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Oct 29th, 2009 at 6:21pm
Make the pouch out of leather tapering in towards each end, on cords about twice as long and you'll get much better results. You can make your string thicker and stronger by braiding three lengths of it together tightly, or by using a double length and using a reverse wrap technique like this ( from 7 minues in) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aBEdi-xH3U

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Oct 29th, 2009 at 6:27pm

timann wrote on Oct 29th, 2009 at 12:40pm:
For a Balearic size sling I would use 6 cords (1,5 - 2 mm approximately).  For an Apache sling I would use 3 cords, or 4 for a round braid.
timann


timann, you're saying 3 cords, make the finger loop and double or 6 cords make the finger loop and double?  :-/

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by stranger38 on Oct 29th, 2009 at 6:33pm
Sure thing! Thanks for the tips. I know it's awful, but it's a test a testdrive per say.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Oct 29th, 2009 at 7:06pm

walter wrote on Oct 29th, 2009 at 6:27pm:

timann wrote on Oct 29th, 2009 at 12:40pm:
For a Balearic size sling I would use 6 cords (1,5 - 2 mm approximately).  For an Apache sling I would use 3 cords, or 4 for a round braid.
timann


timann, you're saying 3 cords, make the finger loop and double or 6 cords make the finger loop and double?  :-/

walter

I'm pretty sure he means start out with 3 cords, make the finger loop,  then double it over to make the rest of the sling, bringing a total of 6 strands.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by B.cereus on Oct 29th, 2009 at 9:56pm

stranger38 wrote on Oct 29th, 2009 at 5:52pm:
i've made one too, but Jesus, it's too damn cheap :P, i've used a piece of jeans and twine.


how well does that work?

i used that same simple design and had lots of problems i used leather for thepouch and suede straps and another with cotton:'(
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Oct 29th, 2009 at 9:59pm
That second sling looks nice, especially with the grommets. The strings look a bit short though. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think a good length is around from your fingertips to your armpit when it's folded in half.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Oct 29th, 2009 at 10:05pm
I was thinking the same thing.If you lengthen your cords you may find a better feel for the projectile.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ilovepancakes on Oct 29th, 2009 at 10:16pm

Et Cetera wrote on Oct 29th, 2009 at 9:59pm:
That second sling looks nice, especially with the grommets. The strings look a bit short though. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think a good length is around from your fingertips to your armpit when it's folded in half.  :)



Somewhere in that area, I like my slings to go from loaded pouch to the middle of my chest.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BEERDRINKER on Oct 30th, 2009 at 7:43am

xxkid123 wrote on Oct 29th, 2009 at 3:29pm:
BEERDRINKER

i like the sewn in leather pouch


yeah i like that one to  8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 30th, 2009 at 12:20pm

Donnerschlag wrote on Oct 29th, 2009 at 7:06pm:

walter wrote on Oct 29th, 2009 at 6:27pm:

timann wrote on Oct 29th, 2009 at 12:40pm:
For a Balearic size sling I would use 6 cords (1,5 - 2 mm approximately).  For an Apache sling I would use 3 cords, or 4 for a round braid.
timann


timann, you're saying 3 cords, make the finger loop and double or 6 cords make the finger loop and double?  :-/

walter

I'm pretty sure he means start out with 3 cords, make the finger loop,  then double it over to make the rest of the sling, bringing a total of 6 strands.


For an Apache sling, use 3 strands, (or 4, as I said) braid finger loop, and double over- Balearic, use 6 strands, in pairs, as 3 strands, braid finger loop, and double over.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 30th, 2009 at 12:24pm
I will add that my post above is my first test of the Quote function, I feel very brave now :D
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Oct 30th, 2009 at 7:00pm
Thanks Donnerschlag & timann! I'm probably not going to make an apache, but will build a balearic type sling with round cords.

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Nov 1st, 2009 at 12:35pm
This Spartan warrior had help from both Australia and North America.He was,innately,confused as to his origin,and campaign in general.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by stranger38 on Nov 2nd, 2009 at 11:02pm
here it is, a knotted sling i've made from leather and shoelaces

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Nov 3rd, 2009 at 12:18am
Stranger38,Welcome and congrats on building and posting.The shoelace is effective for a while.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Woonilsra on Nov 3rd, 2009 at 3:50pm
why was this moved from important topics? did it reach a certain limit of posts or something?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Nov 3rd, 2009 at 8:11pm
I've been asking the same thing for two weeks.Let's send Rat Man a P.M. and see how well his fix it button works.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by curious_aardvark on Nov 4th, 2009 at 10:41am
no idea how it got unticked - but I've put it back :-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Nov 4th, 2009 at 5:32pm
Huzzah! :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 4th, 2009 at 6:33pm
Hi, guys;
  Here's some stuff I've made recently.  They're not all slings but all of it is slinging related.  First, here's Kali with her brand new leash.  Next to her is my brand new pit bull beater.  It's a length of bamboo with cotton cord whipped to both ends then secured with a bit of super glue then a bit more Gorilla glue.  My young friend Austin tried to splinter it yesterday, but it held up very well.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 4th, 2009 at 6:35pm
Next we have Odin and his brand new leash.  He didn't feel like being photographed that evening.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 4th, 2009 at 6:44pm
  Yes, the clasp on Odin's leash is a bit big.  It has to be.  
   Next here's some slings I made for other people and Kali's leash again.  The sling at the top left is Delia's and the other pink one is Miranda's.  The snazzy black Cobra is for ILPC.  I just have to get down to the post office now and get them out.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 4th, 2009 at 6:46pm
   ....and last but not least, here's a close up of ILPC's black Cobra.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ilovepancakes on Nov 4th, 2009 at 7:02pm
Rat Man,

The pink one you sent me is a work of art. I tossed a few clean tennis balls with it and then hung it up on the wall. The black one in the pictures above also looks amazing. I can't wait to play with it.

I have shown off your Cobra to my friends that sling and they are now asking me how to make them, I keep having to tell them I have no idea. ;) hint hint


On a second note I found some hemp real honest to god hemp. Hit me up.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 5th, 2009 at 12:10am
Both dogs absolutely needed leashes plus I promised to make a few slings.  I haven't had the time to finish the tutorial, but now I have no other projects.  I have most of the pictures taken and diagrams drawn, so hopefully it'll be up shortly.  
  I can't keep my eyes opened right now due to an early wake up for fishing this morning so I'll IM you about the hemp tomorrow.  
   I'm glad you liked the Cobra.  
Good night

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by RJB on Nov 5th, 2009 at 5:10pm
Thanks Rat Man.  My girls, Delia and Miranda will love them.  They love doing Dad stuff (like slinging) with me, but they'll really love the pink cobra slings.

I'll have a sling for you finished on Monday.

Again, thanks

RJ

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tarakian on Nov 5th, 2009 at 10:04pm
My first braided sling



And a slapped together one when I received a sling pouch from Aussie.  Thanks Aussie! I will do better when I get a chance.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 6th, 2009 at 11:54am
Hi and welcome, Tarakian;
  Your braided sling looks much better than my first few.  That Aussie pouch will work great rigged that way.  They have just the right amount of flex to really blast the projectiles.  Keep up the good work.  You're well on the way.

Rat Man

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiaka on Nov 7th, 2009 at 11:35pm
This is the second knit sling (out of 100s of other slings) I've made. It is #21 nylon mason line knit with size 9 double point needles. 32" folded, and able to throw anything without fail. It is amazing. The only thing I have that comes close is an Aussie pouch on repelling cord.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Nov 8th, 2009 at 3:59pm
cool sling masiaka :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiaka on Nov 8th, 2009 at 7:25pm
I owe it all to Stephen. I made it according to his directions.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 10th, 2009 at 2:07pm
That is a beautiful sling, Masiaka.  Here's some Cobras made from different materials.  First is one made from jute over cotton.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 10th, 2009 at 2:10pm
This one is pink acrylic yarn over cotton.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 10th, 2009 at 2:13pm
I usually use super glue to secure the ends of my West Country Whipping but I was out.  In a pinch medical tape works just fine.  
  Cotton over cotton (below) makes a very strong sling with a big pouch.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 10th, 2009 at 2:16pm
Paracord over cotton.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 10th, 2009 at 2:22pm
.. and a jute Rockman/Rat Man Cobra!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Nov 10th, 2009 at 10:01pm
here's a new hemp rockman- it sucks at the pouch. much too supple for my likes there. it would work much better as a Balearic or 4 strand rockman sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Nov 11th, 2009 at 7:29am
I like your finger loop! How did you make it?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Nov 11th, 2009 at 3:48pm
i wove it by separating it into 2 groups of four, then weaving over it

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by raincaller on Nov 11th, 2009 at 7:31pm
These are my latest 2 A small Balearic type.



and a Rockman type that I made for a friend.




Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Nov 11th, 2009 at 8:15pm
Those came out nicely Raincaller :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dataryder on Nov 12th, 2009 at 5:40am

raincaller wrote on Nov 11th, 2009 at 7:31pm:
These are my latest 2 A small Balearic type.


Very nice. What materials did you use?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by raincaller on Nov 12th, 2009 at 1:48pm
The Balearic style sling is 48 lb hemp twine and the leather parts are from an old woodcutting glove.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dataryder on Nov 12th, 2009 at 5:16pm

xxkid123 wrote on Nov 10th, 2009 at 10:01pm:
here's a new hemp rockman- it sucks at the pouch. much too supple for my likes there. it would work much better as a Balearic or 4 strand rockman sling.


But I sure like the way hemp looks. I'm gonna look for some and try a 4 strand as you suggest. Thanks for such a nice photo.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Nov 12th, 2009 at 7:44pm
go and look at rock man's sling for a good one

http://slinging.org/forum/yabbfiles/Attachments/CAM_0396.JPG

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Nov 13th, 2009 at 1:44pm
I made this one yesterday and gave it today as a token of gratitude. The guy seemed pretty impressed, I bet he never expected to get a sling as a gift from...well, anyone.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Nov 13th, 2009 at 2:05pm
Here´s my most used sling with a safe ammo, a squash ball. Goes pretty fast, has almost no bounce and is quite soft. I tested it against some glass and nothing happened.  


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Nov 13th, 2009 at 5:26pm
hey rockman,

Does the squash ball curve much?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Nov 13th, 2009 at 5:37pm
nice sling

here's a new one- it's not much and i say i could make the cords braided (simple 3 strand with 3 strands) rather then twisted with 2 the pouch could be longer too, but it looks like it's gone through a lot of use even though i made it yesterday. works pretty well though- very fast.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Nov 15th, 2009 at 2:32pm

Camo-sling wrote on Nov 13th, 2009 at 5:26pm:
hey rockman,

Does the squash ball curve much?


I don´t think so, at least not at the 10 meters I tried so far. I had a few problems at first, the ball seemed to jump ou of the pouch, but then, I got the timing right. Suddenly, I has hitting a small 1 meter area every time. Consistent ammo rules.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 15th, 2009 at 3:27pm
I braided a 5-strand jute split pouch sling today, when the weather was horrible.
To compare, I took a picture of it beside a 3-strand braided sling, made of the same material.

The 5-strander is coiled around the ammo.

Of course, the 3-strand is made from six cords, and the 5-strand from ten.  I t can be a little tricky to avoid tangling of all those cords, it is twenty of them after the finger loop is braided.  And with the 5-strand braid, there is a small tendency for the cords to move from one strand to another.  And then it is the tapering, hiding away ten loose ends without ever loosing the grip on the braid.
 
This is a refreshing way to spend a little time ;)
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiaka on Nov 15th, 2009 at 4:39pm
What lb. and ply is the jute you use?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Nov 16th, 2009 at 1:56am
timann, i have always loved your tight sisal braiding!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 16th, 2009 at 11:17am
Hi, Masiaka.  The jute, which I found in a hobby store, is 4-ply, 1,5 - 2 mm thick.  What lb, well, in my part of the planet, they tend to not tell you that.  It actually may have been typed on the plastic wrapping around the spool, but then it is gone now anyway

Thanx, Camo-sling.  
Myself, whenever I have braided something, I always find there is still room for improvement :).
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Nov 16th, 2009 at 4:19pm
Very impressive, timann, the sling and the technique. I almost got mad with a thin (simple) jute 4-strand last weekend because of all those ****** tangled long ends. I swore myself to only use 3-strand in the future which causes less mess. Now looking at your 5-strand makes me consider...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiaka on Nov 16th, 2009 at 8:16pm

timann wrote on Nov 16th, 2009 at 11:17am:
Hi, Masiaka.  The jute, which I found in a hobby store, is 4-ply, 1,5 - 2 mm thick.  What lb, well, in my part of the planet, they tend to not tell you that.  It actually may have been typed on the plastic wrapping around the spool, but then it is gone now anyway

Thanx, Camo-sling.  
Myself, whenever I have braided something, I always find there is still room for improvement :).
timann

I always find 3-ply 42 lb. Where are you that you don't use poundage? I'm in the US and we use it. I'm not even sure if there is another way of measuring rope thickness.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 16th, 2009 at 8:39pm
timann, that is a real nice looking sling! Do you like it better than the 3 strand? It looks (to me) like it is a bit more serious weapon. As in better all around performance IE: better feel, accuracy, speed?

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 17th, 2009 at 1:48pm
Walter, I have not used 5-stranders much yet, they give a little more bulkiness for the cord size, the braid looks cool (if you know what to look for), but so far the difference is in the pride of ownership :D.

Masiaka, I live in Norway, where no poundage is ever used for anything at all  :)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Nov 17th, 2009 at 1:53pm
Nice Timann. Your  5 strand looks great.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 19th, 2009 at 1:29pm
Here is a experimental woven pouch sling.  Made from hemp with jute pouch and whipping.  8-strand round braid.  It is still light and thin.  
To improvise a loom, I hooked the finger loop on a door handle and tied the cords, slightly spread out, to the back of a chair :).
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 19th, 2009 at 1:34pm
Another picture.  Next time I`ll probably try to make the pouch slightly more cupped.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiaka on Nov 19th, 2009 at 3:18pm
nice looking sling!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Nov 19th, 2009 at 3:57pm
are you sure it's an experiment? looks pretty good to me.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Nov 19th, 2009 at 4:46pm
Very cool Timann!

How does it preform?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Nov 19th, 2009 at 5:14pm
well done, sir ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 19th, 2009 at 8:51pm
timann, very nice sling as always! My favorite slings are made wth hemp cords/jute pouch. Curious as to why you want a more cupped pouch.

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 20th, 2009 at 11:27am
Thanx to all :)  

Walter, it is slightly cupped, but I would probably prefer it to be "golf ball safe".

Camo-sling, I must admit I have made so many slings now that I would be hard pressed to make a sling that do not perform "well" ;).

xxxkid123, the woven un-split, hole in the middle- pouch made om a (very) improvised loom was really an experiment, but the basic sling itself is a 4-strand Apache sling, and after all I have woven Rockman and PJ pouch slings "in hand" rather often.
(The Rockman type probably more often than any sane man have done(except from himself,of course)  ;):D)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Nov 21st, 2009 at 7:00pm
Ive been here for a while now and haven't ever posted any pics of my slings.  i felt it was time to.  These are some of mine that i like.  Comment if you like.

The two on the right are my favorite and they are King tut slings.  I used timothy potters instructions and made a few changes for myself.  I highly recommend this sling. i feel like its just a perfect sling.  one is made of hemp, the other neon mason line :).
The one to the left of this is an apache styled sling that has a deer skin leather pouch with hemp braided sling.  sorry this sling didnt come out well in the picture.
Further left is a rockman styled sling made from neon mason line.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Nov 21st, 2009 at 7:04pm
More slings.  
the top i wove out of 1/8 inch nylon.  one of my first slings i made and its done me very well.

below it is some that i dont know what to call it but it works fairly well.

below a simple braided split pouch.  my very first good sling.  there were a few before it but they were bad.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Nov 21st, 2009 at 7:06pm
Just a woven sling. haven't used it yet but i assume it works pretty well. the sling kinda came out uneven but i think it will work well it just wont be pretty.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Nov 21st, 2009 at 7:10pm
and lastly just a simple duct tape sling. nothing special but it works well.  i used leather scraps and cut them into small squares and put the nylon through them as reinforcements. then duct taped around them. the squares are only about a cm square so just right for them.  

so these are some of the slings i like.  the pics came out super big and because of it came a little fuzy.  sorry for that.  Comment if you wish.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Nov 22nd, 2009 at 1:00pm
great slings, they all turned out really nice. the tut looks the best though...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Nov 22nd, 2009 at 1:21pm
thanks. yea tuts are my fav.  their look and there functionality. i like them made out of hemp most.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 22nd, 2009 at 1:50pm
Nice slings, some of them really nice :)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiaka on Nov 22nd, 2009 at 7:48pm
I tried making a tut out of nylon mason line, but it was way too slippery for my favorite ammo (golf balls). I then tried to make a tennis ball sized hemp pouch, but I crossed the warp strands. Kudos for being able to do it right!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Nov 22nd, 2009 at 7:53pm
thats strange. ive never had a problem with it being slippry.  thanks though.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 24th, 2009 at 11:42am
Here is my new bigger woven sling with the previous smaller one.  Essentially they are the same, 27" 4-strand round braid hemp with jute pouch and whippings, but with the hemp on the big one twice as thick as the thin one.
For me this means "Rockman size" and "Apache size".
A couple of more woven pouches now and I think I`ll have the basic necessary knowledge ;)
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 24th, 2009 at 1:52pm
I'd say you have the knowledge down fine.  Nice slings.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Nov 24th, 2009 at 8:26pm
i agree, you have it down! i especially like the smaller one. very nice and tight looking.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 25th, 2009 at 10:59am
Thanx, I`ll admit they are nice slings :D.  There is just some small minor details in the weave I want to improve.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Nov 25th, 2009 at 11:37am
Hi friends of the flying stones! ;D

After I recently found this page, I´d like to show you some pics.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Nov 25th, 2009 at 11:50am
The picture above shows one of my selfmade slings.
We are a little mideval reeanactment club in Germany. C:\Users\Jaegoor\Pictures\A.gif D:\Daten\Bilder\forum4.jpg
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Nov 25th, 2009 at 12:00pm
some further slings:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Nov 25th, 2009 at 12:10pm

Wow, thats a lot of slingers! and very nice slings too.  I like the use of the retention toggle, I have never made one like that.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Nov 25th, 2009 at 12:23pm
Another one:



btw what means "retention toggle" - do you mean the grip? D:\Daten\Bilder\Forum3.JPG
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Nov 25th, 2009 at 12:25pm
Yes. Do you have a historical precedent for that or is it something you just came up with yourself?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Nov 25th, 2009 at 2:01pm
The retention toggle is in this variation an idea of myself.
Its my favorite way of slinging.

In a museum(Aztek slings) i saw slings with "retention toggle" made as a simple knot. There are several historical picturres that can interpreted as slinging with a knot/retention toggle.

With this technique your strength and range will be improved.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Nov 25th, 2009 at 3:37pm
beautiful. what type of braid is that? it looks liek a four strand round braid with http://slinging.org/forum/yabbfiles/Attachments/4strandbraid2.jpg this pattern

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Nov 25th, 2009 at 3:56pm
No this is made of 16 ropes. (the pattern works also with 18 ropes).
Its a traditional pattern of the japanese Kumhimo.

In germany we call this pattern "Doppel Fischgrat".

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Nov 25th, 2009 at 4:00pm
can you give me a pattern or how to? perhaps a site? always looking for new ways to braid.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Nov 25th, 2009 at 4:25pm
Good morning,

This is a link to the Author of a book to this subjekt:

http://www.braidershand.com/bhbooksowen.html

I used the book called:

Braids - 250 Patterns from Japan, Peru and Beyond

The book is very excellent but it is not easy to copy his technic.

My best slings are all made in this technic and at the moment I uselly use silk.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiaka on Nov 25th, 2009 at 4:38pm
where do you get the silk?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Nov 25th, 2009 at 5:02pm
I order it from this link:

http://www.wolle-traub.de/index.php?caller=xlink&url=detail.php&itemID=9&oldcaller=suchext&lookfor=tusa%20seide&logic=

Its a german company.

Tussah silk is natural silk

The sling on my first picture is made off tussah silk.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Nov 25th, 2009 at 5:40pm
Jaegoor, they are pieces of art!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Timothy Potter on Nov 25th, 2009 at 9:06pm
Beautiful slings, Jeagoor.

I'ts great to see another slinger using 16 strand braids. Do you use the card method or a maru dai?

I really like your toggles, they add a lot to the slings.

-Timothy Potter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BommareZ on Nov 26th, 2009 at 3:50am
just wanted to show my new sling
the first one I made with a leather pouch!

it slings very good
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Nov 26th, 2009 at 1:12pm
nice, how did you add the leather parts to the release cord?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BommareZ on Nov 27th, 2009 at 1:23am

xxkid123 wrote on Nov 26th, 2009 at 1:12pm:
nice, how did you add the leather parts to the release cord?


I wrapped them tight around the cord and then I sewed then on the cord so they remain on place

here's a close-up of the release cord

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Nov 27th, 2009 at 12:16pm
ah, i've always seen those patterns for attaching leather to cord, but never knew how

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Nov 28th, 2009 at 10:18am
@Timothy Potter
I do use a Maru Dai. Cords from the card method are not tight enough for me when using silk. And by using a Maru Dai it's much easier taking a break  ;)
Here a picture of my selfmade Maru Dai:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiaka on Nov 28th, 2009 at 11:50am

Jaegoor wrote on Nov 28th, 2009 at 10:18am:
@Timothy Potter
I do use a Maru Dai. Cords from the card method are not tight enough for me when using silk. And by using a Maru Dai it's much easier taking a break  ;)
Here a picture of my selfmade Maru Dai.

I took an old bar stool and cut a hole out of it. Glad to see someone else isn't going to pay an arm and a leg for something that simple to make!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Timothy Potter on Nov 28th, 2009 at 2:41pm
I like your maru dai, Jaegoor.

I've not used one with a square face like yours, but it looks to me like it would help keep things organized, at least with a 4 sided braid.

My first maru dai was a 6 gallon plastic bucket with a hole cut in the bottom. I only remember trying it out once. Right now I have a braiding table built from directions in the Ashley Book of Knots, and my younger brother has a nice Japanese style maru dai that I sometimes borrow. My preference is to braid by hand without a table, unless the braid is too complicated.

-Timothy Potter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Nov 28th, 2009 at 6:53pm

Timothy Potter wrote on Nov 28th, 2009 at 2:41pm:
I like your maru dai, Jaegoor.

I've not used one with a square face like yours, but it looks to me like it would help keep things organized, at least with a 4 sided braid.

My first maru dai was a 6 gallon plastic bucket with a hole cut in the bottom. I only remember trying it out once. Right now I have a braiding table built from directions in the Ashley Book of Knots, and my younger brother has a nice Japanese style maru dai that I sometimes borrow. My preference is to braid by hand without a table, unless the braid is too complicated.

-Timothy Potter

As far as the braids described on your website go (Especially the "round braid") I prefer not to use a maru dai/loom as well.



Recently, I was cleaning out a closet, and found a small, 4-inch, foam maru dai that used to belong to one of my sisters. Which is good, because up until now, the only thing holding me back from trying fancy braids was the lack of maru dai. I don't think it's necessary to clarify what I'm gonna do next.  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 28th, 2009 at 9:35pm
The mad shrinker strikes again!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 28th, 2009 at 9:47pm
Jaegoor, your slings are so beautiful I shrunk your pictures so that we can get a better look.  I hope you don't mind.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 28th, 2009 at 9:48pm
I don't think I've ever seen better looking slings!  They're beautuful!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 28th, 2009 at 9:48pm
You are a true artist, sir. I'd be afraid to use these slings. They should be in a museum.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ilovepancakes on Nov 30th, 2009 at 10:30am
Jaegoor those are amazing looking slings. Really works of art.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 30th, 2009 at 5:39pm
I've been wanting to make a leather crossover split pouch/paracord sling for a while and finally got the time yesterday. The pouch is 5.5" x 2"; length from pouch ctr to release knot is 29.5". Retention loop is a woven double perfection; release knot is an oysterman stopper knot; whipping is reverse wrapped hemp. Think I'll round the ends of the pouch.

The toggle idea is good especially with winter coming on. One of our god members (can't remember his name) in an old post says to apply glue on the inside of the finger loop and push in the toggle. You won't have to make anyother changes to your sling.  

http://img4.glowfoto.com/images/2009/11/30-1521523050M.jpg Leather Split Crossover Pouch; Paracord

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Liberty dog on Nov 30th, 2009 at 7:06pm
I too have a leather split pouch,paracord sling....... tho not as good looking as yours.
i really like the way it releases and i think you will too.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 30th, 2009 at 10:32pm
Thanks Liberty dog! I only got to test it to see if it will hold golf and tennis balls. It does. If it slings as well as an aussie sling, I'll be more than happy with it!

Jaegoor, beautiful slings! I've never seen a sling with a toggle; only read about them. Now that I've seen it, I want one, two, three...!
Rat Man, thanks for shrinking those pics.

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Dec 1st, 2009 at 2:35pm
Jaegoor, like the others I am really impressed by those slings.  Really pieces of art, and immensely beautiful.  Almost more art than hard-use tools, perhaps, after all the work making them :)

Walter, that is more like a simple and practical tool, while still looking good.  I like, and have made several leather crossover pouch slings, and they tend to work perfect, while still modest in the amount of leather needed to make them.  While para-and other cord is great for them, they also look fine with cords made of 4-strand round braid.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 2nd, 2009 at 6:02pm
Rat Man to many praise thanks to for the big one
if you want, I have another two of mine slings

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Dec 2nd, 2009 at 8:15pm
We'd all love to see them I'm sure, please.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Dec 2nd, 2009 at 9:03pm
I still have the piece of leather that kid sent me.  I think I'll try a leather split pouch.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 5:00am
One of my first Slings.
She still has no retention Toggle.
For it, however, two joints.
She is old 11 jahre ones. But still well.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 10:46am
I find it humorous that this is one of your first slings.  Mine still don't look near that good!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BEERDRINKER on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 1:17pm
Jaegoor your sling is so awsome, it must be made of aliens  ;D

you guys have some nice slings

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 3:26pm
sorry for the bad one in English. it comes from automaten.

next sling is geflochte.
was a lot arbeit
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 3:33pm

Jaegoor wrote on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 5:00am:
One of my first Slings.
She still has no retention Toggle.
For it, however, two joints.
She is old 11 jahre ones. But still well.



are the cords on this sling woven with 2 strands?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 6:24pm
they are not. they are worked from leder ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 9:28pm
Another excellent sling.  Thank you for sharing these with us.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Dec 4th, 2009 at 3:57pm

Jaegoor wrote on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 6:24pm:
they are not. they are worked from leder ;)



oh, but great job

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 4th, 2009 at 4:56pm
Thank you. it was really a lot arbeit.
but it has been worthwhile

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ilovepancakes on Dec 4th, 2009 at 8:00pm
Jaegoor your workmanship makes me a little embarassed. :-/

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Dec 5th, 2009 at 1:44am

ilovepancakes wrote on Dec 4th, 2009 at 8:00pm:
Jaegoor your workmanship makes me a little embarassed. :-/

Ditto that.  :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Dec 5th, 2009 at 1:11pm
Jaegoor does set the bar rather high, doesn't he?  For those who might not get that idiomatic expression, it means that Jaegoor sets a high standard for us to aim for.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 5th, 2009 at 2:45pm
To many honours thanks to for this
My experience, the better slings, the better schuß
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Dec 5th, 2009 at 3:04pm
Here is a couple of my slings, ruggedly utilitarian, but still.... ;)
I posted a picture of my braided/leather crossover pouch sling in early June, but with its new leather release tab, here it is again.
The other sling is stright off the "loom", made from polyester-silk.  It is more or less a combo of the 2-stranded Rockman sling, doubled and braided as 4-strand, and the PJ sling, since it has a pouch woven with 5 strands.
The weave is a little different from my previous hemp/jute woven slings, due to different characteristics of the materials.  This one is woven stright between all 5 strands the way.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ilovepancakes on Dec 5th, 2009 at 3:19pm
timann I always like your choice for colors. That white Rockman/PJ is quite handsome.  I have 4 more days until I can take the stiches out of my hand and get back to braiding.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Dec 5th, 2009 at 3:29pm
Well, fortunately I had some green thin utility cord to use for a contrasting whipping to the white sling, I liked that.  I try to be concious about color combinations, when possible.
But I`ll admit I`ll often be dictated by availability, like so many of us, when it comes to the choice of colors :)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 5th, 2009 at 3:44pm
I like the "letter" of your Slings in white.
he is really masterly :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Dec 5th, 2009 at 3:57pm
That's some very nice braiding, timann.  Here's Jaegoor's target a bit smaller.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 5th, 2009 at 4:06pm
thank you
I do not succeed smaller

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Dec 5th, 2009 at 4:22pm
You're quite welcome.  I used to be able to do more "touch ups" but now I'm on my daughter's computer while we wait for the funds to either fix my old broken one or buy a new one.  This current computer doesn't have the art programs on it that my old one does and there's no way to load them since the CD and DVD players don't work.  Size is the only modification I can do now.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ilovepancakes on Dec 5th, 2009 at 6:29pm

timann wrote on Dec 5th, 2009 at 3:29pm:
Well, fortunately I had some green thin utility cord to use for a contrasting whipping to the white sling, I liked that.  I try to be concious about color combinations, when possible.
But I`ll admit I`ll often be dictated by availability, like so many of us, when it comes to the choice of colors :)
timann


I hear that timann, almost all of my slings whipping is bright orange mason line. While if I had a choice I would more then likely pick it there are no other options.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Dec 5th, 2009 at 6:35pm

ilovepancakes wrote on Dec 5th, 2009 at 6:29pm:

timann wrote on Dec 5th, 2009 at 3:29pm:
Well, fortunately I had some green thin utility cord to use for a contrasting whipping to the white sling, I liked that.  I try to be concious about color combinations, when possible.
But I`ll admit I`ll often be dictated by availability, like so many of us, when it comes to the choice of colors :)
timann


I hear that timann, almost all of my slings whipping is bright orange mason line. While if I had a choice I would more then likely pick it there are no other options.


you don't know how bad i want to use a pattern in my slings- except jute and hemp comes only in one color usually.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Dec 5th, 2009 at 10:35pm

ilovepancakes wrote on Dec 5th, 2009 at 6:29pm:

timann wrote on Dec 5th, 2009 at 3:29pm:
Well, fortunately I had some green thin utility cord to use for a contrasting whipping to the white sling, I liked that.  I try to be concious about color combinations, when possible.
But I`ll admit I`ll often be dictated by availability, like so many of us, when it comes to the choice of colors :)
timann


I hear that timann, almost all of my slings whipping is bright orange mason line. While if I had a choice I would more then likely pick it there are no other options.


That goldenrod mason line whipping was a great contrast on the black seat belt you traded me. I think it works great with colors such as black, white, blue, and olive/forest green. 8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Dec 11th, 2009 at 10:54am
another woven sling. i didn't coat the pouch on this one as an experiment to see how long it would last compared to the beeswax coated pouch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 11th, 2009 at 4:31pm
She has a good "letter". If I find well ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Dec 11th, 2009 at 9:20pm
timann, exceptional work as usual! How do you like the tab compared with a relase knot?

Jaegoor, your slings are beautiful! Do you use beads instead of whipping because they protect the cords better than whipping or do you like them because they are better looking?

PA, Another very nice lookin' sling, but LOL! I've got year old hemp slings that I use a lot that haven't been treated and they haven't even begun to look used!!!! I think that either way (treated or not), you have two state of the art slings there.

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Dec 12th, 2009 at 8:10am
Walter, I think I rather prefer the release knot over the tab, I just think it feel more right for me.

I also think the un-waxed woven paleoarts pouch should last a LONG time :)

Jaegoor, thanxx :)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Dec 12th, 2009 at 5:33pm
Excellent slings timann :)  I love the white one :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 13th, 2009 at 10:21am
Hello Walter.

the pearls are a jewellery, protection and my personal sign.


Well recognised  :) ;) :D ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Dec 13th, 2009 at 3:07pm
Just finished another split pouch hemp sling. Pouch is 4 3/4" long; woven finger loop; it's 30 inches from pouch ctr to release knot; 1/4" diameter cords; cords treated with bees wax. This is the first sling that I have treated the whipping with glue (good 'ole Elmer). Not sure why I did it, but felt I should. I hear you're not supposed to ignore such messages.

http://img6.glowfoto.com/images/2009/12/13-1151132906M.jpg  

walter


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Dec 13th, 2009 at 3:11pm
That's a real beauty, walter!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Dec 13th, 2009 at 5:19pm
nice sling walter :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ilovepancakes on Dec 13th, 2009 at 7:06pm
That's a good looking sling walter. Much better then anything I can produce. What is it made out of?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Dec 13th, 2009 at 8:40pm
gorgeous, mate! really well done. ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Dec 13th, 2009 at 9:17pm
Hey, thanks for the positive feedback!

ILP, it's a hemp sling. The natural colored strands are 1/16" diameter and the copper colored are a little less than that, so I used five copper and three natural so it would braid straight.

PA, the pouch on your sling is talking to me. I have to make a similar sling, but will make the release side of the pouch 1/4 shorter than the retention side. I think this might cause it to release sooner, which might make it more accurate without having to shorten the cords, which will be round. Thought I should tell you in advance in case you think I nabbed it from ya, which of course, I did (well, not quite yet, but will)!

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Dec 14th, 2009 at 10:25am
haha! no worries, Walter, i nicked it from Devin (the warrior yeti) who probably copied it from someone else. as far as i know, there are no patents on slings. knock yourself out my friend. ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 16th, 2009 at 12:22pm
Here an easy Sling of me. I call the model Honda Pobular. ;D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lipase on Dec 16th, 2009 at 2:08pm
My friend's inpired me to get into slinging. Made this dead quick coz I wanna get out there chucking stuff around:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6EtqJrCVn2o/Sykri6KWH5I/AAAAAAAAANM/QJrxas0Z58E/s1600-h/PICT8863.JPG

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Dec 17th, 2009 at 1:59am
beautiful sling, Jaegoor. here it is in a smaller photo.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Grayorchid on Dec 17th, 2009 at 3:00am
Jaegoor, its a great looking sling, but why is there a gap in the retainer cord?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Dec 17th, 2009 at 3:33am

Grayorchid wrote on Dec 17th, 2009 at 3:00am:
Jaegoor, its a great looking sling, but why is there a gap in the retainer cord?

I would like to know as well.

you may call it an "easy" sling Jaegoor, but if I made that, that would be one of the most complex slings in my collection :-?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Dec 17th, 2009 at 6:14am
I'm going to guess that gap in the cord is so you can use the toggle to wear it around your neck? I did wonder if it was for a kestros dart but it isnt far enough away from the pouch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 17th, 2009 at 7:05am
Hi,

It is intended for a dart.
One easily misjudges. A "run" length von1,20m has the Sling.
It is made of silk and linen

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 17th, 2009 at 7:12am
Hello thunderclap!


Here you find a construction manual.
Unfortunately, only on in German and also not yet ready. We work on it.
Maybe we still translate  in English.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 17th, 2009 at 7:23am
sorry forget  ::)

http://blog.ottonenzeit.de/schleuderer-ecke/schleuderbau

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Dec 17th, 2009 at 4:39pm
i'm calling this one the 'Stag' because it's made from 100% deer parts. tanned deer hide for the cords, whipping, and cup. deer back strap sinew for the thread on the cup. whitetail antler bead on the release cord.



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Dec 17th, 2009 at 11:33pm

Jaegoor wrote on Dec 17th, 2009 at 7:23am:
Hello thunderclap!


Here you find a construction manual.
Unfortunately, only on in German and also not yet ready. We work on it.
Maybe we still translate  in English.

http://blog.ottonenzeit.de/schleuderer-ecke/schleuderbau


I was able to understand from the pictures.  8-)

Nice tutorial you have there, It should be really good once it's complete.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Dec 17th, 2009 at 11:39pm
My first Andean sling, and also one of the most complex in my collection thus far. It measures 33 1/2" (85 cm) from mid-pouch to release knot, and is made from acrylic yarn. Andean slings are fun, I think I'll make one a bit longer, and with a 16-strand round braid for the cords, rather than the 4-strand braid pattern I used on this one. :3





Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 18th, 2009 at 9:52am
Wow, a really nice Sling.

If you work at 16 ends, the fish degree pattern is great

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 18th, 2009 at 9:55am
Hi Paleoarts,


Your brown roe deer is really nice.

Likes me very well

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Dec 18th, 2009 at 4:08pm
donnerschlag, how do you weave an andian pouch? i know it can be done with two strands, but one way across?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Dec 18th, 2009 at 5:05pm

xxkid123 wrote on Dec 18th, 2009 at 4:08pm:
donnerschlag, how do you weave an andian pouch? i know it can be done with two strands, but one way across?

Except for the weave I used on the cords, I followed the guide here:
http://www.slinging.org/wiki/index.php?title=Methods_of_making_Slings_%28Modern_and_Historical%29#Puruvian_Sling

Timothy Potter seems to have used two different colors for each of the two wefts, which makes the pattern easy to make out.
http://www.seekyee.com/Slings/gallery/peruvian1.htm

As for the direction, I worked from the outside of the pouch, in. But others may find it easier to weave both wefts in the same direction.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Dec 18th, 2009 at 9:01pm
Wow Donnerschlag, that is a beautiful sling you've got there!

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 19th, 2009 at 11:55am
Hi Leuts,

Here another "Jaegoor" Sling ;) ;D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 19th, 2009 at 11:57am
Hi Rat Man


As you can see, the Jaegoor is able to learn. ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Dec 19th, 2009 at 2:57pm
nice, the sling looks all mysterious and stuff.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 19th, 2009 at 3:14pm
mysterious :o :o ::)????

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by SlingKey on Dec 19th, 2009 at 4:22pm
It looks very oldschool and different (flanges) so it looks/feels/seems ceremonial , and the picture itself is all yellow (with a rough cloth background), making it look like it is an old picture from a 1930's archive, like when they dig something up and take a picture of it and then put it in a museum.  That's the "mysterious" part :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Dec 19th, 2009 at 4:43pm

SlingKey wrote on Dec 19th, 2009 at 4:22pm:
It looks very oldschool and different (flanges) so it looks/feels/seems ceremonial , and the picture itself is all yellow (with a rough cloth background), making it look like it is an old picture from a 1930's archive, like when they dig something up and take a picture of it and then put it in a museum.  That's the "mysterious" part :)

Getting artistic on us eh? ;D

I was gonna say it reminded me of an amphibian of sorts, because of it's shiny, black luster.  8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by SlingKey on Dec 20th, 2009 at 12:50am

Donnerschlag wrote on Dec 19th, 2009 at 4:43pm:
Getting artistic on us eh? ;D

I was gonna say it reminded me of an amphibian of sorts, because of it's shiny, black luster.  8-)


Those slings could go in an art gallery, easy.  And then I'd say the same thing  :-*


I also had that feeling that you brought up, that was one of my reactions.  My mind said "oh- salamander sling..."

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 20th, 2009 at 1:48pm
The Sling is twisted from linen.

Behind I have them with grow treated.

Many thanks for your recognition. It means to me a lot. Long I have looked for such a place like here. It is to be nicely here.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Dec 20th, 2009 at 2:44pm

Jaegoor wrote on Dec 19th, 2009 at 11:57am:
Hi Rat Man


As you can see, the Jaegoor is able to learn. ;D ;D ;D


That's exactly what I was thinking when I first saw the above picture. lol!  That's another beautiful sing, btw.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by aztec on Dec 23rd, 2009 at 5:44pm
ive been putting it off for awhile now but i finally made a new sling ;)

its braided hemp with a cow hide pouch. i formed the pouch so it has a cupped shape
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hybrid_throwback on Dec 26th, 2009 at 11:29am
My hasty contraption. It is an affront to some of the masterpieces in this thread but I just made everyone else's look 10 percent better, you can thank me later!

It takes my abuse with gentle good humour for half an hour of stuffing around on a wet afternoon.

It's odd where odds n ends, end up.

Going leather asap  ;) Though it's been good to get a feel for the thing again. Or is that fling again?


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 26th, 2009 at 7:55pm
So many nice Slings.

I have another one for you, friends 8-)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Dec 27th, 2009 at 3:25pm
here's a new one for me. a six strand braided flax split pouch with buckskin sewn in. the release cord is tapered with an antler bead. 28" overall.







Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Dec 27th, 2009 at 5:27pm
Very nice looking. Did you braid around the buckskin thongs or did you sew it through afterwards?

I would do the pouch the other way round, i.e. with the rough side of the leather facing away from the braid and then using it as the inside of the pouch, so the braids dont touch the ammo. I would also use some wrapping to protect the release cord.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Dec 27th, 2009 at 5:38pm
Jaegoor: nicely done. It looks like a very original design, with basically two cords left free, but assembled where necessary by binding. Very economic !

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Dec 27th, 2009 at 5:38pm
thanks, David. i sewed through the braid (using a bone needle ;)) . i considered doing it the way you suggest, but i liked the look of it this way and having the braids on the inside helps hold the ammo i think. i've already put several dozen stones through it and, so far, no signs of wear. that buckskin is pretty durable stuff.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by AlwaysSlingin on Dec 29th, 2009 at 2:59pm
Whats up guys!!! Just wanted show you some slings I made this weekend!!! Let me know what you think!!!!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Dec 29th, 2009 at 9:32pm
those are nice slings.   when you sling with the split pouch ones does the pouch clump together from the force?  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by AlwaysSlingin on Dec 30th, 2009 at 3:37am

echelon7 wrote on Dec 29th, 2009 at 9:32pm:
those are nice slings.   when you sling with the split pouch ones does the pouch clump together from the force?  

Thanks echelon7!! The pouch does tend to clump up somewhat from the force. To minimize that, I tightened everything up as much as I could.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Dec 30th, 2009 at 9:37am
i tried those slings with 1/8 inch nylon and even though ive tightened them a lot have had no luck with that particular sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hybrid_throwback on Dec 30th, 2009 at 10:27am
8 strand, fairly conventional braided sling. Done in kangaroo thong (western red, not eastern grey).

Fill-in of pouch is done in traditional indig. aussie "twist-spacing" fashion, infinitely more resilient than it looks but will need some reworking over time. Could have locked it off tight as a fish but using natural stone I need a bit of "range" as far as stretch and whatnot.

Overall length around 3.5 feet, light weight target job. Has now been appropriated by my other half. Note to self - cook breakfast more often ;)

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hybrid_throwback on Dec 30th, 2009 at 10:32am
"paracord" 6 strand open style. Quite long, trying to work out the best size for my frame, this one is close at 5 foot 3 inches or so. Large arc but really puts them out there.

Open rail-pouch style not ideal for some I know but suits many of the rough, spindle shaped natural stones I use.

Note: at 6 foot 4, this sling is seemingly around 4 or 5 inches too long... just a LITTLE too much build up for the amount of snap it provides me. Originally sized from the tip of my toe to the top of my upraised arms, by 6. Little left over but not a lot.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hybrid_throwback on Dec 30th, 2009 at 10:34am
A mate of Cypriot background knocked up this quicky style using pure cotton candle wicking I had laying around.

Around 2.5 feet, very snappy but light for its length. Pouch settles to business end, went to readjust but was told "leave it, it's what it wants to do" and accuracy/reach was largely unaffected.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Dec 30th, 2009 at 6:51pm
this is my paracord king tut sling.  i reduced some of the weave because of the thickness of paracord and made this.  there was hemp whipping but it made a little mistake and went over it with electrical tape.  its works very well and the cordage is thin which i like. good sling.  i think the picture makes the pouch look slightly lopsided but its just because it has a very round and nice cup to it.  as ive said before king tut are my favorite.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Dec 30th, 2009 at 10:48pm
I decided to make another 6-Hole pouch,I keep accidentally giving them away.Nothing braided or fancy,just weed wacker starter cord and a $0.40 piece of leather from the scrap bins at Hobby Lobby.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Dec 30th, 2009 at 10:50pm
I'm not throwing the cricket ball with this sling,just added it for size perspective.It did fit nicely,though.

Brett
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Dec 31st, 2009 at 4:23pm

hybrid_throwback wrote on Dec 30th, 2009 at 10:32am:
"paracord" 6 strand open style

To clear up what I think is a translation issue (of course I can be wrong) paracord is similar to hoochie cord, but I've been told that paracord has a larger diameter. Your sling looks more like it's braided from twisted nylon twine. I love that roo skin sling; the cross-braces are very similar to a design I had stuck in my head, but my braiding skills at the time weren't up to the challenge. Are the leather strips about the same diameter as boot laces?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hybrid_throwback on Jan 1st, 2010 at 10:50am
What I call paracord for "convenience" sake here, lots of aussies would call either blind cord (as in, venetian, though it's not quite the same) or comms cord (from communications). Military background families will tend to call it comms cord. Or rather "that fake comms cord", haha.

Comms cord here (traditionally green, very finely woven disposal store stuff) is closest to what Brits and I think Americans call parachute cord. Glad we could clear that up  :o

The "paracord"  of mine is about 1.4 the diameter of traditional army comms/para/hootchie cord. It has a core and a mantle of woven outer stuff. Flash in the photo makes it look chunkier than it is. You can burn the ends etc, same as the other kind.Very forgiving and durable.  15kg breaking limit per strand, or thereabouts. Lots of campers and knot-fanatics keep rolls of the stuff.

The rooskin is just from some bodgy thong for a practice on my "final design". It is a couple of mm thicker than my bootlaces, but close. Roo thong is very pliable, extremely strong and great for fine, strong work.  That one is all the same width material throughout.

The spacing is used in a lot of basket and bag weaves here,traps etc.  rooskin has a great ability to "bite" on itself so the twists all basically hold themselves in place under sudden pressure. They do wander around a little bit in your pocket but stays tidy during use. Holds a stone very nicely and folds up very small too. No stitching or anything used.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Jan 2nd, 2010 at 4:55pm
That last page sort of blew my mind.. there's so much variety there.  Jax, paleo, hybrid, AlwaysSlingin, Jaegoor;  it's all great stuff!  Just on that one page there's months worth of ideas to "borrow."  AlwaysSlingin, Out of the slings that you pictured I like your two toned one the best.  What material did you weave the pouch with?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Jan 2nd, 2010 at 5:50pm
Here's a tapered seven strand sheep shank sling that I sent to Aussie.  I love the spin this sling puts on a projectile and how easily it blasts some really hard shots.  It's sort of a Cobra without the fangs, with strands dropped out the back to facilitate the taper.  The wooden bead is Aussie's idea.  Nice touch.  I'm going to have to get some big beads from the craft shop and see how they work for me.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Jan 2nd, 2010 at 5:52pm
The strands are cotton woven using hemp (from ilpc) and whipped with jute.  Here's another view:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hybrid_throwback on Jan 3rd, 2010 at 12:10am
Very nice RatMan! Something of a  "rough diamond" look.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Jan 4th, 2010 at 7:28am
beautiful, Rat Man!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Jan 4th, 2010 at 2:52pm
Thanks, guys.  I double the string that I'm weaving with when it's very thin. That's what gives it the rough look.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jan 4th, 2010 at 9:13pm

Rat Man wrote on Jan 4th, 2010 at 2:52pm:
Thanks, guys.  I double the string that I'm weaving with when it's very thin. That's what gives it the rough look.  


Ah, sorry Rat Man, but I just don't see anything rough look'in there, but do see a very nice look'in sling!

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Jan 5th, 2010 at 11:17am
Thanks.  The design is a work in progress.  Each time I make one I think of a way to make the next slightly better.  I've also got something really cool in mind, if it works.  We'll see.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hybrid_throwback on Jan 6th, 2010 at 11:21am
New mongrel six string roo skin sling (try saying that 10 times quickly).

About 65cm,8mm thick or so. very flexible and supple and extremely snappy. 6 strands, around-the-back on the uppermost round braid. Pouch weave is designed to be replaced once in a while if needs be. Excess cord from pouch was very openly (but firmly, and use makes it tighter each time) whipped along the release cord for repairs on the go, and to add weight to the release.

It hangs nice and straight (for all that braiding) and no issues with tangles or reloads. Slippery as a snake.

Treated with homemade preservative polish of native bees wax and macadamia and olive oils (maca is very fine and penetrating, olive lasts longer without being too heavy), polished a little. Will add more coats over time. You just mix half half wax and oil by volume and heat til it's all liquid. stir occasionally as it cools and then rub a little in your hands until it is soft and apply to timber or leather... common stuff around here, some people use european beeswax, much the same properties but maybe "chunkier" and the results are stickier without more buffing.

Works well. Very zippy. Packs down to nothing which is handy.

Oh, and it cracks like a demented pygmie stockwhip which is actually a bit irritating so I will round out the ends on the release knot.

Two hours well spent.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hybrid_throwback on Jan 6th, 2010 at 11:25am
woops. not sure what happened there.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Jan 6th, 2010 at 3:03pm
I just noticed that many of the early pictures have vanished. All of the ones on photo bucket. :'(
Maybe someday I will figure out how to post like evryone else

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Timothy Potter on Jan 6th, 2010 at 7:00pm
Here's my latest sling. It's a Peruvian type sling made of wool. The cords are 8-strand square braids, with 24-strand Nazca style braids by the pouch.

I found it rather difficult to decrease from the 24-strand braids to the 8-strand braids. In order to get the thickness I wanted in the cords, I used 3 pieces of yarn for the 8-strand braids, and 2 for the 24-strand braids (except the red strands in the 24-strand braid which were 4 strings thick to give the braid texture). This meant I had to regroup the brown and white strings, and decrease the overall amount of yarn all at once, and it didn't come out particularly pretty when you look at it closely. I'd give a lot to watch a skilled Peruvian sling maker perform the decrease, because I've seen examples that look really clean.






-Timothy Potter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jan 6th, 2010 at 8:02pm
"...and it didn't come out particularly pretty when you look at it closely."

Without a doubt, that is the prettiest sling I have seen. Ever. Are there instructions for building a sling like that in the Peruvian sling braiding book?

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Timothy Potter on Jan 6th, 2010 at 8:21pm

walter wrote on Jan 6th, 2010 at 8:02pm:
"...and it didn't come out particularly pretty when you look at it closely."

Without a doubt, that is the prettiest sling I have seen. Ever. Are there instructions for building a sling like that in the Peruvian sling braiding book?

walter


Sling Braiding of the Andes has instruction for the braids, although I had to work out the particular pattern for the 8-strand braid myself, but the book doesn't explain how pouches are made. The 24-strand braid is a lot simpler than it looks, and for me was easier than some of the 16-strand braids I've done.

I've read some in a book my family has on Navajo weaving, so I used what I know of that when I worked out how to make the pouch. The pouch is more wrapped than it is woven. The red and white strands are are interlocked between the warp strands as they are wrapped around, and they switch places for the little checkerboard patterns.

The slings I based this one on can be seen here:

http://ceres.mcu.es/pages/SimpleSearch?Museo=MAM

just do a search for "honda."

-Timothy Potter

[edit]I updated the old link since it wasn't working. October 5, 2010[/edit]

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Timothy Potter on Jan 6th, 2010 at 8:45pm

hybrid_throwback wrote on Jan 6th, 2010 at 11:21am:
New mongrel six string roo skin sling (try saying that 10 times quickly).


That's a great sling; the braided leather looks really good. I've tried leather braiding a little, but it's a different kettle of fish compared to wool or linen, so I can appreciate the quality in yours. I like the woven leather pouch, It looks like it would hold a stone more securely than a flat leather pouch would.

Oh, and by the way,

"Newmongrelsixstringrooskinsling.
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Newmongrelsixstringrooskinsling.
Newmongrelsixstringrooskinsling.
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"

-Timothy Potter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hybrid_throwback on Jan 6th, 2010 at 11:51pm
Cheers TP (ya cheeky bugger  :P), getting a good start to a "half -round 6" using flat stuff and knowing when to make the odd well timed twist just takes a little practice but a roll of thong is pretty cheap and you always find a use for offcuts. Just plug away at it, almost anyone can make almost anything I reckon. It is shiny though and came out JUST how I wanted :o

Roo thong is oddly smooth yet pliable in comparison to cow or goat hide so the stuff handles a lot like nylon braiding. Although you want to be pretty sure to get it all sorted before you give it the final stretch and tension treatment of dragging it over a smooth edge under high tension, this "seats" the braids. Was oiled after braiding to make sure things bite into each other properly on the inside. mainly for protection from the drizzle I sometimes get up on my hill for a week straight.

The pouch switchbacking would be useless in "para" or nylon stuff but the leather bites really nicely and after 4 dozen test shots, needed no rearranging at all. I made it a bit slim as I have moved towards smaller, more accurate shots but it handles big stuff easily too. I plan to make a solid leather pouch, braided from one strip of roohide using double "secret plait" techniques, should be nice. Also plan to start a hollow braid in front of a restraining loop to hold a small bone or hardwood fid for repairs. Swiss army sling, haha. With a sunburn.

That one sits nicely around my neck tucked into my shirt when I walk around,I intend it to be my "carrying" sling.

It works a treat, extremely responsive and is at home in my little biome, which is important to me.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jan 7th, 2010 at 1:34am

Timothy Potter wrote on Jan 6th, 2010 at 8:21pm:

walter wrote on Jan 6th, 2010 at 8:02pm:
"...and it didn't come out particularly pretty when you look at it closely."

Without a doubt, that is the prettiest sling I have seen. Ever. Are there instructions for building a sling like that in the Peruvian sling braiding book?

walter


Sling Braiding of the Andes has instruction for the braids, although I had to work out the particular pattern for the 8-strand braid myself, but the book doesn't explain how pouches are made. The 24-strand braid is a lot simpler than it looks, and for me was easier than some of the 16-strand braids I've done.

I've read some in a book my family has on Navajo weaving, so I used what I know of that when I worked out how to make the pouch. The pouch is more wrapped than it is woven. The red and white strands are are interlocked between the warp strands as they are wrapped around, and they switch places for the little checkerboard patterns.

The slings I based this one on can be seen here:

http://www.mcu.es/museos/reddigital/busquedas/motorbusquedas/buscar.jsp?Museo=MAM

just do a objeto search for "honda."

-Timothy Potter


Beautiful stuff yet again Potter!  :D

Next time I make an Andean sling, I'm gonna make it with a thin pouch like your sling has. 8-)
(Now I really wanna get that book....)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Jan 7th, 2010 at 4:49pm
Hey Potter could you make a basic tutorial for that? it looks so good and i always love your slings.  the king tut sling if by far my favorite sling to use.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Jan 7th, 2010 at 10:58pm
A very beautiful sling, Mr. Potter.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Timothy Potter on Jan 8th, 2010 at 10:39am
Thanks for encouraging comments!


echelon7 wrote on Jan 7th, 2010 at 4:49pm:
Hey Potter could you make a basic tutorial for that?


I'm not sure how basic a tutorial for this sling would be, what with the different braids and the patterns on the pouch. What I might try to do is make a tutorial for weaving the pouch, and then anyone who knows how to braid can use it in a sling. I've seen several examples of slings like this from Peru, and there are several different braids that I've seen used.

-Timothy Potter


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Jan 8th, 2010 at 4:59pm
i would love an instructional on the pouch. iver never madea sling like that but id love to.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jan 8th, 2010 at 7:51pm
what i really would like is a tutorial on the braids ;) i know only the basic 4 strand and 3 strand as well as whip plaits up to 12 (square braids).

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Slingster on Jan 9th, 2010 at 4:37am
This is a sling from Luis Livermore
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Slingster on Jan 9th, 2010 at 4:43am
The sling is beautiful! When it comes to performance you cant beat it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jan 9th, 2010 at 12:11pm
wow, how did you come across that?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Slingster on Jan 9th, 2010 at 3:01pm
Luis sells them

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ilovepancakes on Jan 9th, 2010 at 3:19pm

Slingster wrote on Jan 9th, 2010 at 3:01pm:
Luis hand makes them. This one is to my specification. He's a top chap and aims for customer satisfaction!


How did you get a hold of him, I would like to own one also.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jan 9th, 2010 at 4:43pm

ilovepancakes wrote on Jan 9th, 2010 at 3:19pm:

Slingster wrote on Jan 9th, 2010 at 3:01pm:
Luis hand makes them. This one is to my specification. He's a top chap and aims for customer satisfaction!


How did you get a hold of him, I would like to own one also.



if i where you i'd get 2 and an autograph ;)

maybe a facebook message?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Slingster on Jan 9th, 2010 at 5:10pm
Re david and goliath- Luis advertised on this post.
I got hold of him by his personal Email  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Slingster on Jan 9th, 2010 at 5:15pm
I dont know if Luis makes slings all the time but until mentioned otherwise I think it's a pleasure to send business his way! Again he's very helpful and cares about your product  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Jan 11th, 2010 at 9:13am
Hi Mr. Potter.


The Sling it is really great.
I work myself those and know how much arbeit this is.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Jan 13th, 2010 at 4:16pm
This is one of my oldest Slings.

By chance again found. Almost already archeologisch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jan 30th, 2010 at 2:44pm
Timann-sling #1/2010 was made today.  A  slim Rockman-type sling in a nice pocket-friendly size.  27" Hemp 4-strand round braid with jute pouch and West Coast whippings.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Jan 30th, 2010 at 8:37pm
Nice job, timann!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Slinger93 on Feb 1st, 2010 at 3:24pm

Donnerschlag wrote on Dec 17th, 2009 at 11:39pm:
My first Andean sling, and also one of the most complex in my collection thus far. It measures 33 1/2" (85 cm) from mid-pouch to release knot, and is made from acrylic yarn. Andean slings are fun, I think I'll make one a bit longer, and with a 16-strand round braid for the cords, rather than the 4-strand braid pattern I used on this one. :3







:o :o Oooohhhh my God! Your slings are one of the best, I saw ever! ;) :)  Have you got any pictures or anything which shows how to make Andean Slings, similar to your?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Feb 2nd, 2010 at 4:49pm
i made this one today for a customer. it's on the short side at just over 25". six strand braided flax with deer hide woven pouch and a tapered release cord with antler bead.






Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BommareZ on Feb 3rd, 2010 at 2:55am
nice sling

i like the idea for a finger loop

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Feb 3rd, 2010 at 5:23pm

Thats bang-on, Chris. Any chance of you doing a King Tut with a deer woven pouch? I think that would be awesome.

http://www.seekyee.com/Slings/howtos/tut1.htm



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Feb 3rd, 2010 at 7:18pm
thanks, David. yeah, i mean it's definitely possible. just a hell of a lot of work. maybe if you limit the number of strands you weave around, that would make it easier and not use quite as much leather. as is, i used a lace about 8' long and 1/8" wide cut from a single piece of hide about the size of my palm.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Feb 3rd, 2010 at 7:42pm
Thats really beautiful how much leather did it take?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Feb 3rd, 2010 at 8:45pm
uh, 8' of 1/8" lace.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Feb 3rd, 2010 at 8:56pm
How long is the pouch ?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Feb 4th, 2010 at 4:26am

Slinger93 wrote on Feb 1st, 2010 at 3:24pm:

Donnerschlag wrote on Dec 17th, 2009 at 11:39pm:
My first Andean sling, and also one of the most complex in my collection thus far. It measures 33 1/2" (85 cm) from mid-pouch to release knot, and is made from acrylic yarn. Andean slings are fun, I think I'll make one a bit longer, and with a 16-strand round braid for the cords, rather than the 4-strand braid pattern I used on this one. :3







:o :o Oooohhhh my God! Your slings are one of the best, I saw ever! ;) :)  Have you got any pictures or anything which shows how to make Andean Slings, similar to your?

Why thank you   :D

The guide I used is in the link below, labeled as a Peruvian sling:
http://www.slinging.org/wiki/index.php?title=Methods_of_making_Slings_%28Modern_and_Historical%29#Puruvian_Sling

The only part where I deviated from the guide is the braid I used for the release and retention cords. Even then, I only used a 4-strand braid, as opposed to the 16-strand braid used in the guide.

8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Feb 4th, 2010 at 9:12am
about six or seven inches by about two, Thearos.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Feb 5th, 2010 at 4:56am
I've been braiding around with jute a bit lately and tried some split pouches. Nothing special, really, but they work pretty well.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Feb 5th, 2010 at 7:45am
Hi Leuts,


oh one, what for nice Slings. If I find really strongly.
A great pity ones which you live all so far away. :-/ :-/  :'(

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Feb 5th, 2010 at 9:00am
V nice ! How is the pouch done ? Is it two woven half-pouches ?

I like braiding and weaving-- it obviously exercises the brain in some way

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Feb 5th, 2010 at 11:03am
Thanks!

Yes, Jaegoor, it would be great to have some slinging reunions in Europe. :)

Thearos, no, the pouch is hand-woven in one piece. The method I use, though, I adapted from basket-making (don't even know how it is called). Instead of weaving one thread through the strands, I double the thread and twist it around each of the strands. Maybe here you see what I mean

http://www.youtube.com/user/BushcraftOnFire#p/a/f/2/kgO1O1Jl3Ks (the "twisting" starts at about 1.18)

I get a very tight "tissue" for the pouch with this method, and I find it easier and more forgiving. I can even use short pieces of thread and different colours. The split is optional; I made another sling for smaller projectiles without it (and with a monochrome pouch) and one with an Aussie-style pouch.

And, yes, I agree completely with the effect of braiding/weaving on the mind.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Feb 5th, 2010 at 1:27pm
Good find, Fundi.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Feb 6th, 2010 at 1:27pm
What is the advantage of this "double twist around the weft" technique, as opposed to a simple "push the strand through' weave ?


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Eoraptor on Feb 6th, 2010 at 5:49pm
I finished this sling a while back and I liked it, so I figuered I'd post it.  This was my first time making one like this and I did some things wrong that I will fix when I get aroung to making another one.  A little heavier than what I'm used to, but it still works fine.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Feb 6th, 2010 at 5:53pm
An awesome sling, Eo! I like the pattern.



@ Thearos: I find it easier, faster, tighter, less fiddly and more versatile. No loom, no nailbed required, just two hands. My personal preference at the moment (apart from timeless Aussie style leather pouches).

If you want to try it, it might be best to use jute.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Feb 6th, 2010 at 5:56pm
nice Eo- how did yo braid the pouch? and how did you get it to loops on each side?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Eoraptor on Feb 6th, 2010 at 6:06pm
The pouch was made in two separate parts, and I made them like knotted friendship bracelets.  There are lots of different patterns, but this is the only one I've tried so far... still learning the others.  To get the loops you start it around a pencil, and then just tie a loop on the other end.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Feb 6th, 2010 at 6:38pm

Eoraptor wrote on Feb 6th, 2010 at 6:06pm:
The pouch was made in two separate parts, and I made them like knotted friendship bracelets.  There are lots of different patterns, but this is the only one I've tried so far... still learning the others.  To get the loops you start it around a pencil, and then just tie a loop on the other end.


ah...the secret trick to getting two loops on each end. jeez- i think all he stupidly easy stuff too hard, and the hard stuff too easy.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Feb 7th, 2010 at 1:30am

xxkid123 wrote on Feb 6th, 2010 at 6:38pm:

Eoraptor wrote on Feb 6th, 2010 at 6:06pm:
The pouch was made in two separate parts, and I made them like knotted friendship bracelets.  There are lots of different patterns, but this is the only one I've tried so far... still learning the others.  To get the loops you start it around a pencil, and then just tie a loop on the other end.


ah...the secret trick to getting two loops on each end. jeez- i think all he stupidly easy stuff too hard, and the hard stuff too easy.

So next time you think something is hard, assume it's easy :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Feb 9th, 2010 at 5:15pm
Hi,

here I still have a Sling for You.
I made them for a very good slinging Girlfriend
It is made from wool and Linen.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Feb 9th, 2010 at 6:49pm

Jaegoor wrote on Feb 9th, 2010 at 5:15pm:
Hi,

here I still have a Sling for You.
I made them for a very good slinging Girlfriend
It is made from wool and Linen.

Is she a good slinger... or a good girlfriend? Or both? ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Feb 9th, 2010 at 9:30pm
Wow!  :o That's a beautiful sling! I really like the handle thing.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Feb 10th, 2010 at 3:50am

Masiakasaurus


She is best of all slingende Girlfriend what one can wish ::) ::) ::)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Feb 10th, 2010 at 4:09am
Hi


I have learnt here that one calls that thing retention Toggle.
I find this name really cool.
He sounds a little as if he was from Harry Potter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Feb 10th, 2010 at 3:22pm
i made a new sling, and since i couldn't get the camera to work, i had to scan it. only the pouch, fit so....

the sling was made with only 3 strands, then at the pouch i added in 3 more strands to make the pouch. thin yes, but usable. i'm thinking about stitching in a pouch- all past attempts failed, but it might work.

26 inch hemp "Balearic" to sum it up.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by 4accord on Feb 10th, 2010 at 10:00pm
Just to be included in this important thread, I thought to upload pictures of my current favorite.  This is also posted at a series started by the most honourable Mr. Morningstar: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1235334392  I have to give him credit for the original idea, although he claims to have stolen it from somebody else.

I don't tie knots but just use a self-strangling threading of the cords, which has turned out to be very secure.  I also punch my holes a little off center towards the inside so the cupping is not too dramatic. For tennis balls, I am doing well with a 7 inch by 2.5, 2-inch cuts, and an overall length (folded) of 33".  For rocks, I'd make the pouch closer to 5.5 x 2.25.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by 4accord on Feb 10th, 2010 at 10:02pm
Here is the knot I have been using with good success.  Of course, it would be tightened up a great deal before using.  It is left loose in the picture just to show how it is formed.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Feb 11th, 2010 at 5:56am
Does this method result in dragging and enlarged holes in the leather >?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by 4accord on Feb 11th, 2010 at 8:31am
Not sure exactly what you mean by dragging, but I have had no problems of any kind.  By now, I have put the design through a lot of use and it works just fine.  The holes do not enlarge.  They are punched rather than cut, and this probably helps prevent any enlargement.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Feb 11th, 2010 at 11:18am
Yes, that's what I meant-- the pulling on the pouch each time it's swung, and the resulting elongation of the hole.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Feb 11th, 2010 at 11:25am

Thearos wrote on Feb 11th, 2010 at 11:18am:
Yes, that's what I meant-- the pulling on the pouch each time it's swung, and the resulting elongation of the hole.


I punch my holes a little undersize then stretch them out using the tapered sides of the punch. Once the stretch is 'used up' like this it doesnt stretch any more.

One thing I like about the slipknot noose attachment is that it is very easy to swap out the cords. I have done this to most of my pouches and never seen a hole stretching too much or tearing through.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Feb 11th, 2010 at 11:38am
pretty bad sling i made- i tried to stitch in a pouch again, and  i came closer to it becoming good. the cords are also sorta funny looking because the hemp i used was really soft, supple, and good colored, it changed diameters to much and was way fuzzy.

hemp apache, 25 inches

(note: i started out with just a three stand braid with only three cords. i then folded a segment of the braid back and stitched it to make the loop. then nearing the pouch i added in 3 more strands t obe able to make a split)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Feb 12th, 2010 at 1:38pm
cool, Kid. i like it  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on Feb 12th, 2010 at 4:17pm
Looks good Kid. You're making rapid progress. As long as it works, it's a sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Feb 12th, 2010 at 5:00pm
I don't see why it's bad... you're being too harsh on yourself, kid.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Feb 12th, 2010 at 5:24pm
Here are some slings i made when the last snow storm hit  ;)
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Post by slingingrat on Feb 12th, 2010 at 5:25pm
And number 2
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Post by slingingrat on Feb 12th, 2010 at 5:26pm
And number 3
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Post by slingingrat on Feb 12th, 2010 at 5:28pm
And the last one i made
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Feb 12th, 2010 at 7:08pm
I like the blue one, lots of different shades of blue in there.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Feb 12th, 2010 at 8:29pm
heh, funnily enough my favorite is the simple leather one, and not the complex rockmans  ;D

slingbager, masiakasuarus, paleoarts: actually it's because the pouch on one side is larger than the other, and because the braid changes widths too much.

it looks a bit (ok a lot) darker and greener now that i burned it to give it much more color. to heck with dyes!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Feb 13th, 2010 at 12:11pm
Here is my first wool yarn sling.  It is supposedly 80% wool and 20% acrylic.  Look cool with the two colors, brown and green, but it seems to soft and stretchy for a good hard use sling.  But I can get a lot of funny color combinations from my mums knitting yarn basket(s).
The little thread in the picture is a bit of reverse-twisted brown and green yarn, which I used for the whippings.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Feb 13th, 2010 at 5:57pm
It looks really good, timann. How does it throw?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Feb 13th, 2010 at 8:11pm
timann, your slings always look cool! I didn't like the stretchy ness of wool either, but they seem to get better (or I got used to them) as time goes on.  I like the way you made the release knot and then continued the cord. Very nice.  8-)

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Feb 14th, 2010 at 3:43am
Thanks, folks.  The continuing after the release knot is how I usually make my thin braided slings, got the idea from the Apache sling tutorial.
If nothing else, if the tip of the release cord should be worn out, I could simply cut it off and continue slinging :).  With slings (braided or not)made from paracord or poly stuff it is a bad idea, it work like a whip inside the hand.  On those the knot is more or less the end.

Before I tested it this morning I was not impressed by how this sling felt, I really thought it would be a lousy but good-looking sling.  And I was totally wrong.  The stretchyness did not seem to play a major role, at close range my tennis ball flew in the right direction, and, when I found 6 stones under a bridge, it could send them flying a good distance (it was very good considering I used my weak side Apache style).

And it looks good with the different colors :)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by abetwo643 on Feb 14th, 2010 at 9:02pm
Here's a picture of a sling I made out of para-cord based on a design I found on YouTube. - Abe
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by abetwo643 on Feb 14th, 2010 at 9:07pm
Here are a couple of slings I made out of para-cord, the pouches are large and I wove some additional nylon string into the pouches, I think it looks cool.  Both these slings are good at launching tennis balls. - Abe
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by abetwo643 on Feb 14th, 2010 at 9:12pm
This sling is made with a three cord braid (six strands) sisal twine.  Yes, the pouch is made out of duct tape.  I guess this would be an Apache style sling.  Anyway, it does a good job of slinging. - Abe
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Slinger93 on Feb 15th, 2010 at 9:13am
Below, there are shown three different slings, I've done yesterday:

1.)
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/7645/bild0546m.jpg
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/1947/bild0544.jpg

2.)
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/4266/bild0542.jpg
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/5097/bild0539.jpg
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/596/bild0543.jpg

3.)
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/337/bild0547.jpg
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/5262/bild0548.jpg
The back side:
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/8586/bild0549.jpg
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/8162/bild0551.jpg

All of them are made from "Polyacrylic" (or something like that ;) ). And, that "black thing", in the third one sling, is a leather.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Feb 15th, 2010 at 10:20am
slinger93, i like the first and third sling, how long are the cords?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Slinger93 on Feb 15th, 2010 at 10:39am
The total length is about 1.5 metres - 2metres.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Feb 15th, 2010 at 5:11pm
abetwo643, I really like your paracord slings! Do you perchance have the link to the video?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Feb 15th, 2010 at 8:43pm
yesterday at my show a fellow vendor gave me a free 300' roll of copper colored 1/16" paracord, so today i decided to try it out. you all know me, i'm a natural materials kind of guy for the most part, but hey...it was free! 30" long, six strand flat braid with a woven pouch and a tapered release cord. it's a lot heavier than either flax or even leather, but it was a helluva lot easier to weave, and the copper color makes it look pretty natural. you almost have to pick it up to tell that it's a man made material.

Chris




Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by abetwo643 on Feb 15th, 2010 at 9:06pm
Et Cetera,  here are the links to the videos on YouTube you asked for on how to make slings out of para-cord.  It's a 2 parter.  Then, of course, I modified that design just a bit to make a bigger pouch.  It takes about an hour to turn one of these slings out. - Abe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAKogbV6eM0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaykoCZ2UC4&feature=related

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Feb 16th, 2010 at 4:05pm
That's a great looking sling! What design did you use?

Thanks abetwo643.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Feb 16th, 2010 at 5:06pm
thanks, EC. it's the same design i use for my other woven slings. six strand flat braid that seperates into three double strands at the pouch. you weave around those three for awhile then seperate them into four (singles on the outside, doubles on the inside), then you go to six, then back to four.....and so on until you finish the pouch. then, back to a six strand braid for a little on the release cord and drop a strand every few inches until it's a three strand. pretty simple really.

Chris

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Feb 16th, 2010 at 7:08pm
So you make it like a Rockman sling until the pouch? And do you use some sort of weaving jig or anything?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Feb 16th, 2010 at 7:43pm
just a kneeling board.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by abetwo643 on Feb 16th, 2010 at 9:55pm
Et Cetera,  Here's the templates I use to make the para-cord slings.  The closest one is the original design as stated in the video the next two are variations of that original design.  Basically being able to make slings with bigger pouches. - Abe
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by abetwo643 on Feb 16th, 2010 at 9:57pm
Et Cetera,  Here's a pic with the templates and the slings I made with them. - Abe
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Feb 17th, 2010 at 7:23am
Thanks, I'll try that once I get more paracord.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by IronGoober on Feb 18th, 2010 at 3:14am
Just a good action shot my brother took while in Humboldt Redwoods State Park.  Plus it's a pretty place.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Slinger93 on Feb 18th, 2010 at 8:24am
More slings:

1.)
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/4656/bild0555.jpg

2.)
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/540/bild0553.jpg

3.)
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/6663/bild0572.jpg

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/2045/bild0574.jpg

4.)
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/91/bild0568.jpg

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/3994/bild0570.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/5164/bild0571s.jpg

5.)
http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/857/bild0575.jpg

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/9173/bild0577.jpg

6.)
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/6391/bild0559.jpg

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/2302/bild0560.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8093/bild0561.jpg

7.)
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/277/bild0562.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/1472/bild0563.jpg

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/9587/bild0564.jpg

8.) The big one - ideal to throw big rocks (the size of brick):
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/3478/bild0566.jpg

http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/7540/bild0567.jpg


All of these slings, are only a little part of my sling collection ;)  :D .

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Feb 18th, 2010 at 8:32am
IG, that's great park! i spent a lot of time there as a kid. nice form, man  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Feb 18th, 2010 at 12:58pm
You know, a sling seems to have a really good feel when you get to use it out in the wilderness.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Feb 18th, 2010 at 10:02pm
I think I found a new slinging location in the form of an unused date grove near the local city park :D
The grove is technically part of the park, (as opposed to a private date orchard) so there's no risk of accidental trespassing:

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Feb 21st, 2010 at 2:27pm
Here's one I made using the baleric design. It's a sissal 3 strand, folded into 6 strands.
And I wove the fingerloop so it won't peel my finger.

Normaly, you would start with 6 strands, but that would make it far too thick for me.

I'll make more slings of this type. It uses fewer materials and are faster to make than my usual Rockman sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Feb 21st, 2010 at 2:55pm
Nice, as one could expect.  Compared to the Rockman pouch, the Balearic type is a breeze to make.  But then again, compared to a full one-piece woven pouch...

Starting with 3 or 6 strands is always a question of the thickness of the strands.  And after all, we all make our own rules for our sling making, don`t we ;)

But, it is possible to braid slings from 6 strands of, say, 3mm strands.  I got my old Yeti wrist loop sling somewhere still, should I ever wish to lob huge rocks, or half bricks.
timann



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Feb 21st, 2010 at 10:29pm
Nice sling! (and rock!) :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Feb 22nd, 2010 at 5:59pm
I like the idea of a wove fingerloop :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Feb 24th, 2010 at 2:30am
my sling number 1:
sisal and hemp
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Feb 24th, 2010 at 2:33am
number 2:

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Post by hubert on Feb 24th, 2010 at 2:36am
number 3:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Feb 24th, 2010 at 2:45am
i have made the green sling with "maurerband"

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Feb 24th, 2010 at 4:01am
Schoene Schleudern, hubert! They look very reliable, and I'm sure they throw fast.

Is that Maurerband a natural fiber? I once bought one which was synthetic.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Feb 24th, 2010 at 4:08am
"maurerband" is synthetic (polypropylen)
maurer--->bricklayer?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Feb 24th, 2010 at 4:11am

hubert wrote on Feb 24th, 2010 at 4:08am:
"maurerband" is synthetic (polypropylen)
maurer--->bricklayer?


Ja. Oder mason. Ich glaube, die Schnur heiszt mason line. Wie Mason-Dixon-Line.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Feb 24th, 2010 at 6:46am
Nice Slings.
Are these your first ones?

I consider whether I also make such "a letter" for my Staffslings.
It would be exciting to find out whether one can throw with it water balloons.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Feb 24th, 2010 at 3:31pm
nice hubert, is the last sling cut from a single piece of leather or made from two crossed straps?

also, i saw on your braided slings that the pouch was made using many strands- this can be simplified by grouping these individual strands down to groups of two.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Feb 24th, 2010 at 5:06pm
I like how number 2 turned out; it looks like it would be rather nice and supple from the get-go.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Feb 24th, 2010 at 7:05pm
My wife just took an hour and a bit, and braided, for a lark, this rather elegant, short, small sling (shorter than my forearm, longer than hers)-- her first sling. Thin thread from a roll of "garden jute" (a bit fuzzy), 6 strands doubled, woven pouch. No interest in using it though. Sorry for dark photo.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Feb 24th, 2010 at 9:44pm
That's pretty good for a first sling.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Feb 24th, 2010 at 11:09pm

Fundibularius wrote on Feb 24th, 2010 at 4:11am:

hubert wrote on Feb 24th, 2010 at 4:08am:
"maurerband" is synthetic (polypropylen)
maurer--->bricklayer?


Ja. Oder mason. Ich glaube, die Schnur heiszt mason line. Wie Mason-Dixon-Line.

 :-? War das eine Mason-Dixon-Linie Spaß? Ich verstehe das nicht.

I use orange mason line that looks similar to that.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Feb 25th, 2010 at 6:01am

Masiakasaurus wrote on Feb 24th, 2010 at 11:09pm:

Fundibularius wrote on Feb 24th, 2010 at 4:11am:

hubert wrote on Feb 24th, 2010 at 4:08am:
"maurerband" is synthetic (polypropylen)
maurer--->bricklayer?


Ja. Oder mason. Ich glaube, die Schnur heiszt mason line. Wie Mason-Dixon-Line.

 :-? War das eine Mason-Dixon-Linie Spaß? Ich verstehe das nicht.


:) Ja, das war ein Spasz, oder ein Versuch. I said I believed that the English term for Maurerband is mason line. Like in the famous "Mason-Dixon-Line" (which, of course, has nothing to do with bricklayers. That was the Berlin wall.  ;))

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Feb 25th, 2010 at 6:46am

Fundibularius wrote on Feb 25th, 2010 at 6:01am:

Masiakasaurus wrote on Feb 24th, 2010 at 11:09pm:

Fundibularius wrote on Feb 24th, 2010 at 4:11am:

hubert wrote on Feb 24th, 2010 at 4:08am:
"maurerband" is synthetic (polypropylen)
maurer--->bricklayer?


Ja. Oder mason. Ich glaube, die Schnur heiszt mason line. Wie Mason-Dixon-Line.

 :-? War das eine Mason-Dixon-Linie Spaß? Ich verstehe das nicht.


:) Ja, das war ein Spasz, oder ein Versuch. I said I believed that the English term for Maurerband is mason line. Like in the famous "Mason-Dixon-Line" (which, of course, has nothing to do with bricklayers. That was the Berlin wall.  ;))

ok den witz hab ich auch nich verstanden,aber mit meinem schlechten schulenglisch is das auch kein wunder ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Feb 25th, 2010 at 7:18am
Ooops, sorry.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Feb 25th, 2010 at 7:22am

Jaegoor wrote on Feb 24th, 2010 at 6:46am:
Nice Slings.
Are these your first ones?

I consider whether I also make such "a letter" for my Staffslings.
It would be exciting to find out whether one can throw with it water balloons.

i have started braid since 3 weeks.my first sling chew my cat and is trash.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Feb 25th, 2010 at 7:24am

hubert wrote on Feb 25th, 2010 at 6:46am:

Fundibularius wrote on Feb 25th, 2010 at 6:01am:

Masiakasaurus wrote on Feb 24th, 2010 at 11:09pm:

Fundibularius wrote on Feb 24th, 2010 at 4:11am:

hubert wrote on Feb 24th, 2010 at 4:08am:
"maurerband" is synthetic (polypropylen)
maurer--->bricklayer?


Ja. Oder mason. Ich glaube, die Schnur heiszt mason line. Wie Mason-Dixon-Line.

 :-? War das eine Mason-Dixon-Linie Spaß? Ich verstehe das nicht.


:) Ja, das war ein Spasz, oder ein Versuch. I said I believed that the English term for Maurerband is mason line. Like in the famous "Mason-Dixon-Line" (which, of course, has nothing to do with bricklayers. That was the Berlin wall.  ;))

ok den witz hab ich auch nich verstanden,aber mit meinem schlechten schulenglisch is das auch kein wunder ;D

Bonjour

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Feb 25th, 2010 at 7:24am

xxkid123 wrote on Feb 24th, 2010 at 3:31pm:
nice hubert, is the last sling cut from a single piece of leather or made from two crossed straps?

also, i saw on your braided slings that the pouch was made using many strands- this can be simplified by grouping these individual strands down to groups of two.

the leather sling is made of an single piece from an old belt.(russian red army)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Feb 27th, 2010 at 6:02am
A better use for a tie rack.  ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Feb 27th, 2010 at 10:15am
12-13 slings ?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Feb 27th, 2010 at 11:12am
I like the one with t he cross, was that hard to make?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Feb 27th, 2010 at 2:44pm

Thearos wrote on Feb 27th, 2010 at 10:15am:
12-13 slings ?


13, yes. These are my favourite ones.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Feb 27th, 2010 at 2:52pm

Et Cetera wrote on Feb 27th, 2010 at 11:12am:
I like the one with t he cross, was that hard to make?


Thank you, Et Cetera. It was not too difficult to make the cross with the "twist-weave" method. It is not completely even, though, but who cares. For decorations like these, embroidering is probably easier.

I call it the crusader sling.  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Feb 27th, 2010 at 4:12pm
Just when you think you've seen it all!!  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Slinger93 on Feb 28th, 2010 at 8:33am
The first sling, I've done in my life:
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/1066/bild0606.jpg
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5513/bild0605.jpg

Some more Slings, I've done last week:
1.) http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/2417/bild0579.jpg

2.) http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6265/bild0586.jpg
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/8807/bild0584.jpg

3.) http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/6770/bild0598.jpg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Feb 28th, 2010 at 10:31am
slinger, your first sling was pretty good- much better than mine at least lol.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by abetwo643 on Feb 28th, 2010 at 9:07pm
Sling I made out of wool yarn.  This wool yarn is fuzzy and stretchy and doesn't show the cool definition of a a material that's not as fuzzy. - Abe

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by abetwo643 on Feb 28th, 2010 at 9:09pm
opps... here's the pic that goes with the above description -Abe
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Mar 1st, 2010 at 1:01pm
My wife's first sling, better pic (well just to see how it looks with colours etc adjusted)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Mar 1st, 2010 at 2:01pm
Echoing Et Cetera's comment: Extremely good work for a first sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mrboss on Mar 5th, 2010 at 2:50pm
Slinging a snowball.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Aussie on Mar 5th, 2010 at 3:28pm
Great action shot. Looking forward to the video.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 5th, 2010 at 10:30pm
That's gotta be the longest sling I've ever seen. A serious amount of braiding there!

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Mar 6th, 2010 at 1:52pm
Good shot.

Good Sling.


I advise, she has approx. 1.20 m per "run"

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Mar 8th, 2010 at 6:21am
Hi Leuts,  :)


here one more Slings of me.

It is made out of wool, leather and horn.

I made them two years ago for a 11-year-old girl.  ::)

Therefore, knots are also in the Slings, around the length shorten something to.

A Slings which grows with.  ;D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 8th, 2010 at 9:36am
Another nice sling Jaegoor! I use overhand knots on some of my slings too. My Aussie seatbelt sling ranges in length from 27 to 31 inches in length  :)

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Mar 8th, 2010 at 3:41pm
Just beautiful. Jaegoor, your slings are a class of their own.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Mar 8th, 2010 at 5:09pm
A peruvian sling I got a few days ago. Made out of llama wool.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Mar 8th, 2010 at 5:38pm
Nice sling! And rock/egg!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Mar 9th, 2010 at 5:38am
Hi ;D

Cannot more exactly say any more it was as long slings. I believe it there were 120 cm.
For a beginner it is well to be practiced with a short Slings.
The little one has been glad very much about the present.
In between time she has practiced a lot and has really felt well.
For it the whole work has been worthwhile

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 9th, 2010 at 12:18pm
A B&W acryllic yarn (made from recycled plastic bottles!) over hemp core; 30.5" from release knot to pouch ctr. Pouch is about 2 1/4" wide x 5 inches woven with two strands Rockman style. Reverse twist whipping and a cappuchin knot for the release. Great tennis ball launcher, but doesn't like golf balls unless I put a few stitches in the pouch to close the gap. Don't think I will. Have plenty of golf ball launchers!

http://img6.glowfoto.com/images/2010/03/09-0905168682M.jpg Black & White over hemp core

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Mar 9th, 2010 at 2:24pm
Beautiful just beautiful

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 9th, 2010 at 3:35pm
Thanks dork! They take a bit more time to make, but to me, they are worth the effort.

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Mar 9th, 2010 at 5:43pm
Does it feel any different, being made from recycled plastic?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 9th, 2010 at 9:40pm
Feels really soft and smooth. Cleans up nice too!

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Mar 10th, 2010 at 10:10am
gorgeous, Walter! well done, sir  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 10th, 2010 at 10:39pm
Thanks paleoarts! Found some jute that looked pretty good. First sling I have made completely out of jute. Four 1/16" cords doubled. Thirty inches from release knot to pouch ctr. Reverse wrapped whipping (thanks timann!) Another wide pouch. This sling is light. Lighter than I like them.

http://img5.glowfoto.com/images/2010/03/10-1904172306M.jpg Jute Split Pouch

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Mar 10th, 2010 at 11:15pm
that's a beauty, Walter. i actually like it better than the other (there's my natural fibers bias showing through). do you prefer the split pouches over solid?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NECURS on Mar 11th, 2010 at 1:31am
Nice Sling's Walter, You do some "Beautiful Work" I really like the Sling made out of Jute with the Split Pouch, Thank's for sharing the picture's,

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Mar 11th, 2010 at 8:09am
Nice sling! I really like the braiding, it looks like one piece of rope almost!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Mar 11th, 2010 at 8:37am
Awesome sling, walter! I like the "traditional" look.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 11th, 2010 at 9:55pm
Hey, thanks for the feedback on my slings!

Paleo, I used to think split pouches had to be the dumbest idea since ramblers. Then for some reason I tried one and haven't made a solid braided pouch since. If you make the pouch right, you can sling small, medium and large ammo. I like the way they look and the way they work. The last two (pictured) have really wide pouches. I don't know why I did that, but I'm going to go back 3/4 inch per split.

Fundi, I'm assuming you mean the natural fiber (jute) sling. I like it ok, but in my op, it isn't as good as the b&w over hemp core sling. I don't know exactly what jute is made of. Looked it up and still don't really know. I do know it's a bit light and actually feels dry. I coated it with besswax, but will have to give it another go. The thing just sucked it up and next day still felt dry! But then, as you know, if you need to make a fire... Haven't run across any flax yet, so I still think hemp is probably the best natural fiber for slings.

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Mar 12th, 2010 at 4:17am
Yep, I meant the second sling. And I agree with you about slit pouches. I've really come to appreciate them a lot lately, though not or any ammo.

I'm currently using solid pouches of rather soft material (flax, cotton, leather) for small projectiles (pebbles, lead sinkers), twist-woven slit pouches (mostly jute) for medium size ammo (around golf ball size) and Aussie-style leather pouches for everything up to tennis ball size. Work quite well for me.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Mar 13th, 2010 at 12:33pm
Walter, I think both of your wool and jute slings are great.  OK, the wool thing is extra great.
I got my own little project going on now, after seeing your pictures.  It will be jute with a wool split pouch and whipping.  Stuff I got laying around.
It will be thin and wery light and pocket friendly, that`s how I prefer it right now :D.
I too tend to like split pouches, but for golf balls and other smooth stuff l prefer others(leather, seat belt,etc...).
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 13th, 2010 at 9:41pm
Thanks timann! Hope you don't get sidetracked on this project. Your work is always good and inspirational.

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Mar 14th, 2010 at 12:10pm
Here it is, my latest sling, made from jute with green and brown wool garniture.   This one is just finished off with a simple overhand release knot.  My lates investigation and experimentation has shown me that the simplest MAY be more than good enough :D
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Mar 14th, 2010 at 12:11pm
Same sling but another background.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Mar 14th, 2010 at 12:57pm
very nice!  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 14th, 2010 at 9:48pm
Didn't have long to wait. I like the pouch and the second background much better than the first!

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by abetwo643 on Mar 15th, 2010 at 8:14pm
Here's a sling I made out of cotton string and reinforced in spots with nylon cord.  A little stretchy but looks cool and slings a rock well.      - Abe
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Mar 16th, 2010 at 10:58am
That sling looks very good, Abe.

I must admit that I have problems with stretchy slings. I made this one last week out of alpaca wool (my first completely woollen sling), and it shoots ok, but it's too elastic for my taste.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Mar 16th, 2010 at 11:13am
i love it, Fund! it looks like it just came out of an Incan tomb. ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Mar 16th, 2010 at 2:15pm

Fundibularius wrote on Mar 16th, 2010 at 10:58am:
but it's too elastic for my taste.


At first, I disliked wool for the stretch, but now I like it a lot. Try your woven sling, you may change your mind as well.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Mar 16th, 2010 at 2:57pm
Thanks, Paleo and Rockman. I'll give it another try.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Mar 20th, 2010 at 12:57pm
Daddy slinging. Drawn by my little daughter (5 yrs).

:)


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Mar 20th, 2010 at 1:00pm
YES ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D 8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Mar 20th, 2010 at 1:50pm
That is the best sling art I have seen in a long time.  The artist has captured the slinger in an incredibly life-like way;) :)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Mar 20th, 2010 at 8:09pm
That would make an awesome back tattoo

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NECURS on Mar 20th, 2010 at 8:50pm
Thank's for sharing the Picture of your Daughter's Artwork, She did a great job    ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 20th, 2010 at 9:40pm
A lot of detail there for a five year old!

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Mar 20th, 2010 at 11:56pm
I love how the sling bends at a 90-degree angle halfway down the cords, and only that half is spinning. ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Mar 21st, 2010 at 7:41am
The picture is very flattering. She was kind enough to omit most of the belly.  :-[

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Mar 21st, 2010 at 9:38am
Great picture!  :) ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Mar 21st, 2010 at 11:23am
Here is my second wool sling.  80% wool/20% acrylic.  
timann

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Mar 21st, 2010 at 6:08pm
Looks great. How does it throw?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 22nd, 2010 at 10:34pm
Another real nice look'in sling timann! I always and especially like your pouches. Is this one made with two green and one black, or one and one?

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Mar 23rd, 2010 at 3:12pm

Fundibularius wrote on Mar 21st, 2010 at 6:08pm:
Looks great. How does it throw?

I have just give it 2 shots, but I guess it works as well as my first wool sling, that is; surprisingly well.

Walter, it is actually dark brown, but yes, it is two green and one brown.  I focused deeply on this pouch, to make the two halves perfectly even in length and firmness.  My first wool pouch( 2 dark brown, 1 dark green) was in fact slightly sub-standard.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 25th, 2010 at 12:27am
I'm real happy with this one. It has a smaller (4.75") pouch; 28" pouch ctr to release knot and tapered hemp core.

http://img5.glowfoto.com/images/2010/03/24-2043153013M.jpg

Love these slings. Good weight. No stretch. Real comfortable.

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Mar 25th, 2010 at 7:03am
:o I wish I could make slings like you! How long does it take you to churn one out?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 25th, 2010 at 11:07pm
I'm sure you could Et Cetera! I'm not a fast braider. Could easily braid up a yarn sling in a day. Yarn over a core takes me about two days! That is about a half day and several hours for a few more days after work. But then, I'm not in a hurry (beginning to learn patience) and will spend an hour or more just reverse wrapping the four pieces of whipping. It's fun to work all that string and yarn into a colorful weapon!!!

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Mar 26th, 2010 at 12:07pm
Yet another great sling, walter.  
My impression is that if time is an issue, and you want a sling NOW, then this is not the one you should go for ;)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 26th, 2010 at 11:40pm

timann wrote on Mar 26th, 2010 at 12:07pm:
Yet another great sling, walter.  
My impression is that if time is an issue, and you want a sling NOW, then this is not the one you should go for ;)
timann


Well, no, but if you are in need of a sling right now, most of us could just pick one. I would guess that most slingers have at least twenty to choose from. Mine are sorted by type, material and length!

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Mar 27th, 2010 at 12:06pm
How many do you have?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Mar 27th, 2010 at 12:23pm
Here's my latest sling. Some of you may recall me asking about hemp.

My friend got me some rolls. This stuff is great!!!
Extremly tough, yet not abrasive. By far the best natural cordage I've used.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Mar 27th, 2010 at 12:26pm
The only problem is that here's only one diameter avilable. I used it for a very handsome 12 strand sling.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Mar 27th, 2010 at 1:27pm
That hemp seems to be 1,5 mm.  Which, like on the roll I boght myself today, may be 1 mm some places and 2 mm other places ;)
Nice sling, the hemp suited it well.
timann  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NECURS on Mar 27th, 2010 at 1:37pm

walter wrote on Mar 25th, 2010 at 12:27am:
I'm real happy with this one. It has a smaller (4.75") pouch; 28" pouch ctr to release knot and tapered hemp core.

http://img5.glowfoto.com/images/2010/03/24-2043153013M.jpg

Love these slings. Good weight. No stretch. Real comfortable.

walter


Beautiful Sling Walter and an Excellent choice of color's, Your Sling making skill's are "Top Of The Line" !

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Mar 27th, 2010 at 1:43pm

walter wrote on Mar 26th, 2010 at 11:40pm:

timann wrote on Mar 26th, 2010 at 12:07pm:
Yet another great sling, walter.  
My impression is that if time is an issue, and you want a sling NOW, then this is not the one you should go for ;)
timann


Well, no, but if you are in need of a sling right now, most of us could just pick one. I would guess that most slingers have at least twenty to choose from. Mine are sorted by type, material and length!

walter

Agree with that, but I seem to remember short-lived posters asking about this or that braided sling, and how to braid it, and how to braid(!), and then, quite understandably: silence.
BTW, hint for unexperienced braiders, when I find a new interesting kind of braid, I first learn it well, then attempt using it on a sling.
I`m practicing a 16 strand braid right now, just attempted to add a third color, easyer than it looks, but I want it to really sit in my fingers before I take the leap.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NECURS on Mar 27th, 2010 at 1:45pm

Rockman wrote on Mar 27th, 2010 at 12:23pm:
Here's my latest sling. Some of you may recall me asking about hemp.

My friend got me some rolls. This stuff is great!!!
Extremly tough, yet not abrasive. By far the best natural cordage I've used.



Real Nice Sling Rockman, I like the Natural Fiber Sling's Hemp & Jute or Flax & Sisal all make Beautiful Sling's,

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Mar 27th, 2010 at 4:30pm
Nice sling! Looks better than my hemp one... Have you thrown it in the wash yet? It really softens it up.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 27th, 2010 at 5:25pm

Et Cetera wrote on Mar 27th, 2010 at 12:06pm:
How many do you have?


I just counted 31 slings. That means I have made 10 since the last "how many slings do you have" thread. One I found in a trunk. It's leather and cord. Think I made it in the eighties. I'm saving 'em all up cause I know they will be worth a fortune someday. Maybe on ebay!!!

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 27th, 2010 at 5:30pm

NECURS wrote on Mar 27th, 2010 at 1:37pm:

walter wrote on Mar 25th, 2010 at 12:27am:
I'm real happy with this one. It has a smaller (4.75") pouch; 28" pouch ctr to release knot and tapered hemp core.

http://img5.glowfoto.com/images/2010/03/24-2043153013M.jpg

Love these slings. Good weight. No stretch. Real comfortable.

walter


Beautiful Sling Walter and an Excellent choice of color's, Your Sling making skill's are "Top Of The Line" !


Thanks NECURS! The last three I posted here are definately my best work.

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Mar 30th, 2010 at 4:49pm
Here is a sling i made last week it's jute over cotton with a wood bead for the release node i like this sling design a lot but it takes a long time to make
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Mar 30th, 2010 at 4:52pm
nice, is that a jelly egg or something?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Mar 31st, 2010 at 12:11am
nice job, rat! looks great  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Cervantes on Mar 31st, 2010 at 12:47pm
Houston Texan, interested in pre-historic hunting and self defense gear. Been saving for a professionally made Atlatl, hasn't happened yet.
I just completed my first sling. made of 15' of 550 cord in OD green. Practicing with it, quickly realized it was too long for my newbie attempts at Robin Hoodery. Shortened to 2.5 feet when looped. I also had the pouch made of 3 strands of the same 550 cord and it would fit everything from tennis balls to pine cones. Added a #2550 cord in multicam as a weave of the 3 strands and my sling is now considerably smaller, only fit to hold marbles. Any idea on adding width aside from adding a leather or other type pouch? I kind of like the look of plain ol 550 cord. Will post pics when my camera is unbroken (replaced)...long story, maybe we'll discuss that later.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NECURS on Mar 31st, 2010 at 12:51pm
That's a Real Nice Sling Slingingrat, Very well made, Thank's for sharing the picture,

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Mar 31st, 2010 at 1:08pm
Beautiful sling you got there Rat!  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Mar 31st, 2010 at 3:44pm

Cervantes wrote on Mar 31st, 2010 at 12:47pm:
Houston Texan, interested in pre-historic hunting and self defense gear. Been saving for a professionally made Atlatl, hasn't happened yet.
I just completed my first sling. made of 15' of 550 cord in OD green. Practicing with it, quickly realized it was too long for my newbie attempts at Robin Hoodery. Shortened to 2.5 feet when looped. I also had the pouch made of 3 strands of the same 550 cord and it would fit everything from tennis balls to pine cones. Added a #2550 cord in multicam as a weave of the 3 strands and my sling is now considerably smaller, only fit to hold marbles. Any idea on adding width aside from adding a leather or other type pouch? I kind of like the look of plain ol 550 cord. Will post pics when my camera is unbroken (replaced)...long story, maybe we'll discuss that later.


Well, this is the place to be if you want to show your slings. Welcome.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Mar 31st, 2010 at 3:45pm
This is another hemp sling. This is a 6 strand with the andean split pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Mar 31st, 2010 at 4:39pm

Rockman wrote on Mar 31st, 2010 at 3:45pm:
This is another hemp sling. This is a 6 strand with the andean split pouch.

Looks sexy, in a rustic sort of way. 8-)

Now I wonder why I've never before thought to make a hemp Andean sling.... :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Mar 31st, 2010 at 6:13pm

xxkid123 wrote on Mar 30th, 2010 at 4:52pm:
nice, is that a jelly egg or something?


No but i have made them before jello dose make a mold for them but this egg is made of amber and it has a bee in it ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Mar 31st, 2010 at 7:11pm

slingingrat wrote on Mar 31st, 2010 at 6:13pm:

xxkid123 wrote on Mar 30th, 2010 at 4:52pm:
nice, is that a jelly egg or something?


No but i have made them before jello dose make a mold for them but this egg is made of amber and it has a bee in it ;D


Can you take a picture of your egg against the light?, I'd like to see it, sounds cool.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NECURS on Mar 31st, 2010 at 7:45pm
That Andean Sling "Made from Hemp" Is Real Nice ! I need to learn to make the Braided Split pouch "One Of These Day's I'll figure It out", It's a Beauty Rockman & Thank's for sharing the picture,

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 2nd, 2010 at 9:09am
Here it is, the result of many hours of braiding, my first sling braided with Peruvian 16-strand braiding - otherwise it is a typical wool yarn (80 % wool/20%acrylic) Rockman type.
It`s rather beautiful, really, my wife has already decided it needs a place on the living room wall :)
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 2nd, 2010 at 9:10am
Another picture...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Apr 2nd, 2010 at 12:51pm
Very beautiful, indeed!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Apr 2nd, 2010 at 5:13pm
Wow! Do you use those? They look too nice to use much...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 2nd, 2010 at 5:26pm

Et Cetera wrote on Apr 2nd, 2010 at 5:13pm:
Wow! Do you use those? They look too nice to use much...

Hey, it`s just one, but different pictures.  I tested it, slung a couple of (clean and dry ;)) stones to know that it work, and it does, but it is probably more of a piece of art than a work horse/heavy duty tool.  
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 3rd, 2010 at 12:12am
timann! The pouch and finger loop are beautiful! Love the color combo. With a pouch like that and short enough cords, it should sling like a witch!

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 3rd, 2010 at 5:02am

walter wrote on Apr 3rd, 2010 at 12:12am:
timann! The pouch and finger loop are beautiful! Love the color combo. With a pouch like that and short enough cords, it should sling like a witch!

walter

Thanks.  The loop, pouch and west coast whipping came out exactly as I wished.  They are made up from one
red(ish), one brown and one dark gray strand.  I reverse wrapped the whipping cords, first the red and brown, and then again to add the gray.  Worth the effort to add that little extra dash.
It  is rather short, and somewhat elastic, due to the braid.  Loaded with an egg sized stone it is 27" and slings surprisingly well.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 3rd, 2010 at 11:25am
"It  is rather short, and somewhat elastic, due to the braid.  Loaded with an egg sized stone it is 27" and slings surprisingly well."
timann

Are you saying that the peruvian braid isn't as tight and stretches more than the round braid?

I would only be surprised if it didn't sling well.

Again, thats a real nice sling you got there!

walter




Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Apr 3rd, 2010 at 11:37am

walter wrote on Apr 3rd, 2010 at 11:25am:
"It  is rather short, and somewhat elastic, due to the braid.  Loaded with an egg sized stone it is 27" and slings surprisingly well."
timann

Are you saying that the peruvian braid isn't as tight and stretches more than the round braid?

I would only be surprised if it didn't sling well.

Again, thats a real nice sling you got there!

walter


well in TP's link to the instructions for the braid it said to have two jute cords in the center. if Timman did this then it should eliminate all stretch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 3rd, 2010 at 12:13pm

xxkid123 wrote on Apr 3rd, 2010 at 11:37am:

walter wrote on Apr 3rd, 2010 at 11:25am:
"It  is rather short, and somewhat elastic, due to the braid.  Loaded with an egg sized stone it is 27" and slings surprisingly well."
timann

Are you saying that the peruvian braid isn't as tight and stretches more than the round braid?

I would only be surprised if it didn't sling well.

Again, thats a real nice sling you got there!

walter


well in TP's link to the instructions for the braid it said to have two jute cords in the center. if Timman did this then it should eliminate all stretch.


Yeah kid, you are right. My yarn over hemp slings don't stretch. Straight yarn (plastic yarn) does.

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 3rd, 2010 at 12:57pm
Yes, the braid is rather stretchy(but it looks darn good, people I know look at with close to disbelief).  Stretchier than a 4-strand round braid.  No, I got no core in it.  
Kid, I read nothing about a core in the instruction, just 4 strands of one color and 4 strands of another.  AND yet a piece of a third color to keep the strands together at the beginning of the braid.

Guess I could have added a core anyway, had I thought about it, but let me tell you, I had enough strands already to strain my brain at the time :D

The braid can be made with two colors, three colors like in my sling, and even four.  It is easier then, really, to see which strand to move when.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Timothy Potter on Apr 3rd, 2010 at 2:05pm
That's a great looking sling, timann.

If you could get your hands on a copy of Sling Braiding of the Andes, you'd probably really enjoy it. Pretty much all of the patterns, like diamonds, and the 8, 24, 32 strand braids are all just variations of the 16-strand braid.

One thing I've found that helps make the braid tighter, and therefore less stretchy, is to tighten each lower strand before I pull it across the top of the braid (and I pull pretty hard). This is effectively tightening the braid two cycles back in the process. The friction of the last cycle, as well as the current one, keeps it from loosening up again.

-Timothy Potter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 3rd, 2010 at 2:37pm
Pulling the lower strands hard ... I see, I was perhaps a little careful  :)  Thanks, Timothy.
My biggest fear was to pull softly some places and hard elsewhere, making it uneven.

I took a picture of all my experience with the 16-strand braid, all gathered within two weeks.
Notice the difference between two, three and four colors.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Apr 5th, 2010 at 2:41pm
Another hemp/andean hybrid. 6 strand flat braid instead of my usual 4 strand round braid (For a change)

Started the pouch with 2 strand weave, then skip to six strand weave and finally a 3 strand weave for each strap.




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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Cervantes on Apr 5th, 2010 at 6:34pm
OK, I took a pic. It's the length (folded) from my extended left arm to my heart. I took up the slack in the release by making a sloppy monkeys fist with maybe a bad idea, a steel bearing at it's core. So I'm just learning, and my sling is beating the ever loving hell out of my left foot and sometimes the AFV money shot..the giblets. It's funny as long as there is no video evidence.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Apr 5th, 2010 at 11:06pm
:o Steel bearing in a monkeys fist on the release! I like the pouch, but I suggest you tie an overhand knot where you pinch the release cord and cut off the slack. The idea of that monkeys fist scares me.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Cervantes on Apr 6th, 2010 at 1:50pm
I think I figured out how to release so I don't get slapped. It's an overhand release, tried it during lunch break yesterday. Hit a fence post by the rail-yard behind the warehouse. The bearing makes a nice thump sound at release when it slams into the earth. Still have lots of practice..thinking of making bean bags out of scraps of denim, weighted with bb gun ammo.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Liberty dog on Apr 6th, 2010 at 2:25pm

Cervantes wrote on Apr 6th, 2010 at 1:50pm:
I think I figured out how to release so I don't get slapped. It's an overhand release, tried it during lunch break yesterday. Hit a fence post by the rail-yard behind the warehouse. The bearing makes a nice thump sound at release when it slams into the earth. Still have lots of practice..thinking of making bean bags out of scraps of denim, weighted with bb gun ammo.



you can think that you know how not to hit yourself with that type of release knot, but i feel your being way to over confident. that thing is going to mess you up........take it from us, just use an over hand knot......it releases easier and is way safer to use

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Cervantes on Apr 6th, 2010 at 2:39pm
So I guess the sling is like the nun-chuk in the projectile world. Very powerful when technique mastered, but typical use results in wild and unpredictable loose end? I had intended for the weighted release to allow the loose end to return to me a bit faster. Would it make more sense to lightly weight the away portion of the pouch?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 6th, 2010 at 2:49pm

Cervantes wrote on Apr 6th, 2010 at 2:39pm:
So I guess the sling is like the nun-chuk in the projectile world. Very powerful when technique mastered, but typical use results in wild and unpredictable loose end? I had intended for the weighted release to allow the loose end to return to me a bit faster. Would it make more sense to lightly weight the away portion of the pouch?

1. Not a bad comparison, I think :D
2. No! ;)  It makes sense to lightly weight nothing.  Slings works nicely withouth weights.  Have done so for thousands of years.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Apr 6th, 2010 at 3:37pm

Cervantes wrote on Apr 6th, 2010 at 2:39pm:
So I guess the sling is like the nun-chuk in the projectile world. Very powerful when technique mastered, but typical use results in wild and unpredictable loose end? I had intended for the weighted release to allow the loose end to return to me a bit faster. Would it make more sense to lightly weight the away portion of the pouch?


with a simple figure knot i hit my friend accidentally on release. it left a bad gash....

also, the heavier the release cord, the less power of your stone. this is why sometimes on heavier slings you see tapering cords.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Apr 6th, 2010 at 4:02pm

Cervantes wrote on Apr 6th, 2010 at 2:39pm:
Would it make more sense to lightly weight the away portion of the pouch?


Yes. When you release, the stone in the pouch has to pull the release cord away from your hand and unroll the pouch until it is free. Weighting the release cord only slows down that process and keeps the stone in the pouch when you want it to be gone and flying.

Many examples of slings all over the world have tapered release cords to reduce the mass that the stone has to overcome to get out of the pouch. The quicker and easier the stone can escape, the more accurate you can become.

To regain control of the sling just have your other hand ready and waiting for the retention cord. Slide down to the pouch and hold it. Take your next ammo with the throwing hand and put it into the pouch, holding it through the pouch with your other hand. Once the pouch is reloaded, you take the release cord near the pouch and slide down to the knot at the end. You arent interested taking the release end until after you have reloaded the pouch.

Me, slinging helicopter style and taking control of the pouch immediately: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GXkmT7eJFo


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 7th, 2010 at 3:14pm
I do as David Morningstar does it, and it is simply right, reloading and follow-up shots comes simply smooth and easy this way.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Cervantes on Apr 7th, 2010 at 6:22pm
I made me some bean bags out of a latex glove and BBs. They fly great for training rounds. I tried one outside my place of work (during lunch) and lost it..I could see where it went, just went over the 20' chain link fence..
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Liberty dog on Apr 9th, 2010 at 10:01am
not a bad idea........have you thought of just using small gravel instead of bb's?......would cost less which is always a good thing

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Apr 9th, 2010 at 5:23pm
Hi, Cervantes;
  I give you credit for your inventiveness, but I have to agree with the other guys.  That monkey fist is bad news waiting to happen.  Sometimes I'll make a sling with a very heavy pouch, like a seven strand sheep shank (see my Cobra tutorial) made with fairly heavy duty cotton.  This won't give me any more power or range.  What it does give me is the ability to hurl a wider range of ammo.  A fairy heavy pouch will shoot some light ammo more effectively than a "normal" pouch.  I haven't artificially weighted one of these pouches yet, but I've considered it and will probably try it some time.  I also love to experiment.  Keep it up but please be careful.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ilovepancakes on Apr 10th, 2010 at 7:46am
I have a nice little cut on my cheek from a release knot. Don't ask me how it happened I still can't quite figure it out. I can only imagine how much worse it could have been if the knot was a bit heavier.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lpcenter52 on Apr 10th, 2010 at 11:43pm
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Apr 11th, 2010 at 3:16pm
Ah, the Federal Staff Sling in full action.  ;)


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 11th, 2010 at 8:22pm
A before and after beeswax and about a weeks worth of slinging. This is a hemp split pouch made with four 1/16" diameter strands, which braid into 3/16 to 1/4" diam cords. Pouch is 4.75" long; sling is 28" Pouch ctr to release knot.  I rate this sling as at least equal to my seatbelt sling, which I am very partial.

http://img5.glowfoto.com/images/2010/04/11-1644231507M.jpghttp://img5.glowfoto.com/images/2010/04/11-1644249315M.jpg Hemp Split Pouch before and after beeswax treatment and a weeks use

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paleoarts on Apr 12th, 2010 at 3:33pm
beautiful, Walter ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Apr 12th, 2010 at 4:13pm
I really like the pouch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Apr 12th, 2010 at 5:19pm
Some pictures to share.
First, a package sent by Ilovepancakes which had some nice hemp. I didn't even asked it, he sent it from the generosity of his heart. Thanks a lot buddy.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Apr 12th, 2010 at 5:24pm
Here's the sling I made out of it. I have yet to use it, but seems like a solid sling. The hemp was thick enough, so I used it for a 2 string design.
Ilp's hemp for the body, 1.5 mm hemp for the pouch, weaves and whips.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Apr 12th, 2010 at 5:33pm
On Thursday last week, me & my friends climbed one of the many mounts surrounding town. A phisically demanding task, I'm still sore to this day. A 60 degree climb of soft, loose dirt at some spots.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Apr 12th, 2010 at 5:35pm
Once on top, we took some nice pictures of some slinging. You can see the city beneath us.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Apr 12th, 2010 at 5:36pm
Another one. I have more photos, but these 2 are the best.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Apr 13th, 2010 at 5:33am
Fully cool.


I would have been present with pleasure.

Very nice pictures. Thank you for it Rockman

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Apr 13th, 2010 at 8:05am
Great pics and scenery, Rockman.

Are you sure the people down in the city are safe from your projectiles?  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Apr 13th, 2010 at 8:26am
My first sling made from raffia (the stuff in the bag).

An ugly duckling, but it throws better than it looks. ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Apr 13th, 2010 at 11:42am
She is very light certainly. :P 8-) ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Apr 13th, 2010 at 11:44am
Here my new Sling :o :o :o
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Apr 13th, 2010 at 11:51am
Oh Sorry, so she looked before.

I wanted to practice a little to make Spanish Slings.

Here, unfortunately, there is not the necessary material. (Sisal / Pita)
So I got with heating and sanitation some hemp. Here the result 8-) :o :D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ilovepancakes on Apr 13th, 2010 at 2:29pm

Rockman wrote on Apr 12th, 2010 at 5:19pm:
Some pictures to share.
First, a package sent by Ilovepancakes which had some nice hemp. I didn't even asked it, he sent it from the generosity of his heart. Thanks a lot buddy.

Glad it made it there. I was kind of worried because there were new people at the package store and they didn't seem to sure about sending something to Peru. The sling you made out of it is beautiful.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Cervantes on Apr 13th, 2010 at 2:45pm
Here's my 2nd sling. Aussie w/ 550 cord and wrapped w/ #2 550 in camo.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 13th, 2010 at 2:59pm
Many interesting sling pix lately, so I`ll add my next(hopefully) sling, too.  With the future pouch laying next to it.  My second braided with Peruvian 16-strand braid, the inch/hour ratio is still rather low ;)
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 13th, 2010 at 4:13pm
Cervantes, seems like you did a good job.  But I would suggest using smaller knots, like simple or double overhand knots, where the paracords join the pouch.  They are big enough for the job, makes the sling look smoother, and makes the pouch useable on both sides, sometimes useful for different ammo types.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Cervantes on Apr 13th, 2010 at 4:42pm
that pic is a view of the back of the sling. The business end holds tennis balls and large diameter rubber balls (my kids have been getting tons of those at birthday parties, they fly really really far :)
I have also launched the "training ammo" pictured below. These don't go very far but make a nice dust cloud on impact.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Apr 13th, 2010 at 6:29pm
Here is a pic of my new sling i just made its jute over cotton the more slings i make this way the more i like them they work very well and with the bead release the end dose not were out like it dose with a craker on the end  ;D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ilovepancakes on Apr 13th, 2010 at 6:31pm

Cervantes wrote on Apr 13th, 2010 at 2:45pm:
Here's my 2nd sling. Aussie w/ 550 cord and wrapped w/ #2 550 in camo.



I am glad we are back to giving credit where credit is due, for refference though the Aussie Sling is the Aussie Pouch. What you posted a picture of is an Aussie Seatbelt Sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 13th, 2010 at 8:51pm
Wow, the last two pages are loaded with some very nice slings. There is Rockman taking the high ground with his new hemp sling, Jaegoor transforming a pile of fiber into yet another beauty. Did you twist the fibers up before you made the sling or twist as you built it. Fundi doing likewise with rafia, timann, an inch per hour?, Slingingrat with a very nice and unusual sling (love it), Cervantes knows his knots. That was an interesting couple of pages!

Thank you paleo and EC for your positive feedback. I was trying to show what a hemp sling will look like after being soaked in hot beeswax!

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Apr 14th, 2010 at 5:19am
hi Timann


very nicely the network at 16 ends.

I work thus muster only on a Marudai

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 14th, 2010 at 11:44am
Thanks, Jaegoor.  It is not that difficult to handle the 16 strands, when you know how :D.

But it still increase in lenght rather slowly :).  
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 14th, 2010 at 12:00pm
I went to youtube and watched Kumihimo braiding on Marudai, and now I think maybe the Peruvian hand held braiding is (comparatively) fast after all :)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Timothy Potter on Apr 14th, 2010 at 1:20pm
Jaegoor, Cervantes, and slingingrat: you three have done some really nice work there; keep it up!

timann and Jaegoor:

Having worked Peruvian braids both by hand and on a Maru Dai I would say that there are advantages to both ways. Because the Maru Dai supports the braid, it leaves both hands free to manipulate the bobbins, allowing two strands to be moved at the same time. This allows most braids to be worked at least twice as fast as by hand, and often even faster since the movements are frequently less complicated than by hand. Also, since the tension is maintained by the weighted bobbins, the strands do not have to be manually tightened.

One problem I have had with the Maru Dai is working with thick wool yarn. Since wool has a lot of surface friction, it takes a lot of weight to keep the right amount of tension. Lately, I have been braiding 16 and 24 strand Peruvian braids by hand to make them tighter. I have been wanting to make myself some new bobbins that could be made heavier than what I have now, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.

I think that hand braiding is also better for single ply yarn because the bobbins on a Maru Dai are free to untwist, and that could make the yarn fall apart.

One thing I do to speed up my hand braiding is to not organize the uppers and lowers before each cycle. I simply find the next lower to be moved, cross it and pair it with the matching upper on the other side and let them hang down out of the way. As I mentioned before somewhere, I tighten each lower srand pretty hard before I cross it. This way I don't have to keep a tight grip on it while I am finishing the cycle. In fact, I don't keep a grip on it at all, I just let it hang loosely down. I read in Sling Braiding of the Andes that this is something like the way the Peruvians do it, and the added steps of organizing and gripping are just to make the process easier to understand for beginners. It certainly helped me when I started out, but now I find it's not necessary.

-Timothy Potter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 14th, 2010 at 1:44pm
Hi, Timothy Potter.  I follow your advice about tightening the lower strands on the braid on this sling, and the difference is obvious.  And now, when I have some practice it is rather easy to see which strand to move where /when.  I guess I have even started on the process of simplifying and speeding up the process as you describe.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Apr 15th, 2010 at 3:46pm
Hey, slingingrat;
  You know that I'm a big fan of jute over cotton.  Sadly, my source of good, very cheap cotton is drying up at least for the time being.  If that happens, in that I have miles of jute,  I'll just go back to Rockmans, like this new one below.  It started out as an experimental double barrel Rockman but ended up, before I unwove it, as the smallest jute bra ever.  I'm not done with the idea of a good double barrel sling; in fact this farce taught me how to go with the next attempt.  I was going to chuck the bra but I'd put in too  much work, so I undid it and made this one.  I've used it twice and it works better than any one I've made so far.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Apr 15th, 2010 at 5:24pm
Hey there rat man i was going to ask u were u get your cotton cord i get mine at one of those close out odd lot stores on a big roll for 10$ but i dont know how long they will have it since ones there out there out this cord is also alot smaller then the cord u used for the cobra u sent me the rockman sling i just posted took 12 strands to make but if u want some let me know and ill get a roll to send u ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Apr 15th, 2010 at 5:34pm
Hey there Walter and Timothy Potter thank you for the positive feedback   it means alot to here good things about the slings u make as for it taking a long time to make a sling i takes me 5 or 6 hr to make a rockman like the one i post and it feels good to know i am not the only one who sends alot of time doing this ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Cervantes on Apr 15th, 2010 at 5:37pm
I first got involved in slinging by researching neat little trinkets to make with rope and lanyard. Well, here's my 3rd sling in under a month, took about 30 minutes to make (as you can see by the shabby braids). Didn't help that I was on lunch break at my cubicle with sandwich in one hand and #2 550 cord in the other. I have a question for your more experienced slingers, would adding beads to the pouch have any adverse reaction or foul up a launch? I have these little pewter skulls that I thought would look kick ass bordering my next slings pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 15th, 2010 at 10:46pm
Cervantes, some beads on the pouch might not adversely effect your sling, but I would'nt put anything there but a rock. That's me. Give it a try and let us know how it worked out :)

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 15th, 2010 at 10:55pm
Rat Man, that is a good lookin' sling you got there and if it's the right length for you it should sling like a witch! If it's a bit light (jute), try coating it with beeswax. That has turned some of my mediocre slings into keepers.  ;)

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Apr 15th, 2010 at 11:48pm
Yo;
   Thanks, slingingrat.  IM me with how much you'll need for shipping.  I take about four hours to make a Rockman.  There's a new one that I made in Pictures of Slings and Slinging.  I know that's a long time, but I don't like to hurry.
   Cervantes, I'd say that adding beads to the pouch would add air resistance, slowing your sling down and costing it power.  If you wouldn't mind sacraficing some power for the look, go for it.  For the most functional sling possible I'd say to leave the beads off.
   

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Cervantes on Apr 16th, 2010 at 12:12am
I tried out my new sling, it is awesome :o I can't believe how the pouch grips the ammo and fires it out. Now, to develop my accuracy...
Oh, and the little tassel ends, hellish whip crack. Gonna make more, better, faster...well maybe just better. I'll take my time next go round an d ensure my braids are uniform.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Apr 16th, 2010 at 10:39am

walter wrote on Apr 15th, 2010 at 10:55pm:
Rat Man, that is a good lookin' sling you got there and if it's the right length for you it should sling like a witch! If it's a bit light (jute), try coating it with beeswax. That has turned some of my mediocre slings into keepers.  ;)

walter

  Thanks, walter.  Though this sling works fine for me, I'll file your tip for future use.  I'm sure it'll come in handy shortly.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 16th, 2010 at 1:28pm
Here is my second Rockman sling braided with the 16-strand Peruvian braid.  It`s a bit firmer than the first, since I followed Timothy Potter`s advice and tightened up the braid a bit more.  I must humbly admit I think it looks rather okay.

27" long, made from knitting yarn in 80% wool/20% acrylic, donated from my mother.


Darn, for some time (all the way from the pouch, really) it looked like I had cut the yarn to short, but i had to trust I had done my math right, which I had.  

timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Apr 16th, 2010 at 5:12pm
All those 16ers look very good, timann. I'm still looking for the appropriate wool to try one.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Apr 16th, 2010 at 7:25pm
That's a great looking sling, timann.  I'm going to have to stop being so lazy and learn the 16-strand Peruvian braid.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 16th, 2010 at 10:11pm

timann wrote on Apr 16th, 2010 at 1:28pm:
Here is my second Rockman sling braided with the 16-strand Peruvian braid.  It`s a bit firmer than the first, since I followed Timothy Potter`s advice and tightened up the braid a bit more.  I must humbly admit I think it looks rather okay.

27" long, made from knitting yarn in 80% wool/20% acrylic, donated from my mother.


Darn, for some time (all the way from the pouch, really) it looked like I had cut the yarn to short, but i had to trust I had done my math right, which I had.  
timann


Beautiful timann! I guess even slingmakers have to endure a bit of stressssss every now and then ;D

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Apr 17th, 2010 at 5:43am
here is my new sling:
-1,5mm hemp line
-8 strand round braided and 4x2 strand round braided reduction to 4x1 strand round braid
-cost of the sling many as 1euro

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 17th, 2010 at 5:58am
That sling looks very nice and well made, hubert.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Apr 17th, 2010 at 9:23am
I'm with timann, very nice! It took me forever to learn to make a pouch similar to that, but I never got good at it like you are.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Apr 17th, 2010 at 10:32am
Gute Arbeit Hubert. wir sollten uns mal treffen und uns einen schleudern. ;D ;D ;D

Good work Hubert. we should meet us sometimes and fling one to us ;D :D :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Apr 17th, 2010 at 10:33am
Hi Timann,

likes me very well. Really good work.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Apr 17th, 2010 at 10:37am
Here my new Sling in the Balearic Islands style.

Now I have no more Sisal/Agave/Pita.

Maybe somebody knows here a spring for me???
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Apr 17th, 2010 at 11:07am

Jaegoor wrote on Apr 17th, 2010 at 10:37am:
Here my new Sling in the Balearic Islands style.

Now I have no more Sisal/Agave/Pita.

Maybe somebody knows here a spring for me???

If it helps, I get mine from a local hardware store as rope. (I separate and untwist the strands)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Apr 17th, 2010 at 10:29pm
Hi, hubert;
   Welcome.  I took the liberty of shrinking your picture so that we could get a better look at your beautiful sling.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Apr 18th, 2010 at 1:41am

Jaegoor wrote on Apr 17th, 2010 at 10:37am:
Here my new Sling in the Balearic Islands style.

Now I have no more Sisal/Agave/Pita.

Maybe somebody knows here a spring for me???

That's made from sisal?  :o
It's so smooth; looks like there isn't a stray strand in sight

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Apr 18th, 2010 at 6:00am
Is well shaved and treated behind a little with wax.

I already had the idea with the rope. Unfortunately, the fibers are too short. the Sling does not become nice.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paleoarts on Apr 18th, 2010 at 6:36pm
gorgeous!  :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paleoarts on Apr 18th, 2010 at 7:04pm
here's my latest. it's a long one for me, coming in at 36''. braided paracord with woven deer hide pouch and waxed flax whipping.







Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paleoarts on Apr 18th, 2010 at 9:01pm
thanks, Cervantes. it slings nice, i guess. i'm used to one around 30'' so it's a little hard to be as accurate as i like with it, but for distance slinging it's awesome.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Apr 18th, 2010 at 9:19pm
Your finger loop design is ingenious, I´ll have to try that sometime.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Apr 18th, 2010 at 9:30pm
Some leather and from an old football (american footbal, that is). I had that old ball and a few days ago, I decided to inflate it after 13+ years.
It lost all the air at once, so the bladder had a hole. At least I got all that leather.

The first 2 are based on Chris´s simple sling design from guides and articles. Then I have 2 narrow straps to make it a cross strap pouch like an Aussie.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Apr 19th, 2010 at 3:58pm
Here is a sling i just made for my wife its all cotton with the wood beads litte short for me at only 27in but seems just right for her ;) sorry for the bad pic i thoght it being all white it would show well on a black back ground but i was wrong ;D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Apr 19th, 2010 at 4:00pm
hey paleoarts that is a very nice sling i like it lot

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Cervantes on Apr 19th, 2010 at 8:55pm
slingingrat Don't the beads mess with the function?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 21st, 2010 at 12:04pm
Usually I prefer my slings +/- 27", which work great for my normal slinging.  But I do sometimes use longer slings, when I can safely go for slightly longer distances.  My current 40" and 50" slings are leather pouch/poly cord things, but I made this 40" rather thin Rockman type from hemp with jute fittings today.  I just had time for a couple of shots with it, but so far it seems to work great.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Cervantes on Apr 21st, 2010 at 12:11pm
I've made 2 Rocman slings with the jute material and I must say I have terrible luck with natural fibers. Once I think I'm done, I see slack appear in the pouch area. The fiber spreads all over the place when I'm working it, and my wife makes sure to remind me of it...constantly..
So far I prefer synthetic fiber, #2 550 cord is the best.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 21st, 2010 at 12:24pm
I have not had slack in the weaving for a long time now, a reward for having woven a lot of pouches :D
But I agree with the fibers, the jute used on this sling shed a lot of small stuff, and sisal tend to shed a lot of even nastier fibers.  
Hemp, on the other hand, has given me better results.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Apr 21st, 2010 at 3:26pm

Cervantes wrote on Apr 19th, 2010 at 8:55pm:
slingingrat Don't the beads mess with the function?


Never had it mess with the function i starded puting them on the droped cords that come out of the strap becuse i thought they looked cool as for the bead as a release i find this to make it last longer

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Apr 22nd, 2010 at 7:04am
My first flokati sling.  ;)

Cords and warps are hemp, weft is genuine wool from genuine Welsh sheep, untreated, uncombed, unwashed, unspun, just plucked from the barbed wire fence, twisted into cord and then twist-woven around the warps. Smells authentic and performs surprisingly well.  :)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Apr 22nd, 2010 at 10:39am
The fingerloop looks very confortable, it make me want to try it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Apr 22nd, 2010 at 10:44am

timann wrote on Apr 21st, 2010 at 12:04pm:
Usually I prefer my slings +/- 27", which work great for my normal slinging.  But I do sometimes use longer slings, when I can safely go for slightly longer distances.  My current 40" and 50" slings are leather pouch/poly cord things, but I made this 40" rather thin Rockman type from hemp with jute fittings today.  I just had time for a couple of shots with it, but so far it seems to work great.
timann


For distance slings, I don´t extend the lenght of the sling, I reduce the diameter. Equal lenght and equal degree of control, but since one is lighter, in theory, it send projectiles farther. But it has been a long time since I´ve made or used a really long sling, so I´ll make one

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 22nd, 2010 at 11:24am

Rockman wrote on Apr 22nd, 2010 at 10:44am:

timann wrote on Apr 21st, 2010 at 12:04pm:
Usually I prefer my slings +/- 27", which work great for my normal slinging.  But I do sometimes use longer slings, when I can safely go for slightly longer distances.  My current 40" and 50" slings are leather pouch/poly cord things, but I made this 40" rather thin Rockman type from hemp with jute fittings today.  I just had time for a couple of shots with it, but so far it seems to work great.
timann


For distance slings, I don´t extend the lenght of the sling, I reduce the diameter. Equal lenght and equal degree of control, but since one is lighter, in theory, it send projectiles farther. But it has been a long time since I´ve made or used a really long sling, so I´ll make one

A long time ago I braided a long and thick sling intended for distance.  It did not help increase distance at all, but it could manage heavy ammo ;)  The sling in the picture above is thin for its length, and send things rather far, but so far only if I use figure-8(!).
timann  
PS Funny, I just found a picture of my old 40" sling, made in the summer 2008.  Leather crossover strap pouch, adjustable leather finger loop, poly cords.  I have tied and retied it several times, as my knowledge and loop finger preferences has changed.  Last in use early this week.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 23rd, 2010 at 5:35pm
Just finished this hemp split pouch sling. The darker colored hemp is just 1mm and has a hard finish, so it was a bear to work with (think thin kinky wire). Think I know how to deal with it now though. There are five dark and three natural doubled cords in this one. Used a double end knot (thanks PJ) for the release. Finished length is 28.25 inches. Three quarters more than I was shooting for.  ::)

The pouch straps are one inch at the widest. I tried three warp cords on this one, but should have used my usual four  ::) Had some trouble there.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 24th, 2010 at 8:19pm

Fundibularius wrote on Apr 22nd, 2010 at 7:04am:
My first flokati sling.  ;)

Cords and warps are hemp, weft is genuine wool from genuine Welsh sheep, untreated, uncombed, unwashed, unspun, just plucked from the barbed wire fence, twisted into cord and then twist-woven around the warps. Smells authentic and performs surprisingly well.  :)


LOL Fundi, I'm glad your new sling performs well; that authentic odor is likely to attract some very large predators with very long canines ;D

walter

Title: Tutanchamen-Style-Sling
Post by biface.silex on Apr 26th, 2010 at 4:55am
Well folks,
eventually I managed to finish my first Tutanchamen-Style-Sling and upload some pics:

http://s278.photobucket.com/albums/kk84/biface-en-silex/King%20Tut%20Style%20Sling/

It's far from being near perfect, especially the rim of the pouch, but it sure was some fiddly-diddly-biddly-ziddly thingy to fumble with ;)
I hope the next one will turn out better, as I have decided to take thinner cords to get a finer weaving result. I will also use more colours, it might help prevent the muddling up which led to the chaotic pouch rim.

Here's one of 'em:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Apr 26th, 2010 at 7:24am
Nice sling!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by biface.silex on Apr 26th, 2010 at 8:58am

Et Cetera wrote on Apr 26th, 2010 at 7:24am:
Nice sling!


Thanx  :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by biface.silex on Apr 26th, 2010 at 9:00am

walter wrote on Apr 23rd, 2010 at 5:35pm:
Just finished this hemp split pouch sling. The darker colored hemp is just 1mm and has a hard finish, so it was a bear to work with (think thin kinky wire). Think I know how to deal with it now though. There are five dark and three natural doubled cords in this one. Used a double end knot (thanks PJ) for the release. Finished length is 28.25 inches. Three quarters more than I was shooting for.  ::)

The pouch straps are one inch at the widest. I tried three warp cords on this one, but should have used my usual four  ::) Had some trouble there.


Looks really good, how long did it take to make it?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Apr 26th, 2010 at 11:18am
Great looking sling, biface;
  Below is a Cobra that I made for LukeWebb.  At first I thought that it was too ugly to send.. the sisal whipping came out thicker and fuzzier than I wanted, the knot on the retention side of the pouch came out bigger than normal, and I accidentally cut the retention cord a few inches shorter than I meant to.  I decided to keep it for myself.
   As I started using it I discovered that it worked great.  It shoots true, has great range for a shorter sling (29") and gives a mighty bull whip crack with ease.  In that it was originally made for Luke, I felt guilty about keeping it.  I think that if Luke can get over it not being my most beautiful sling ever, he'll enjoy it much.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Apr 26th, 2010 at 11:19am
To facilitate the taper I drop strands out of the weave from the back as I complete the pouch.  Here's a rear view of the sling:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Apr 26th, 2010 at 11:24am
Next is an experiment.  I have miles of that cheap jute cord, so I braided a length of it and tied it into a pj sling (five strand sheep shank) and wove it with more jute, then whipped it with... jute.  I thought that it would be a junk sling, but it works great.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 26th, 2010 at 11:53am
Rat Man, darn, seems like you make some really well made heavy duty slings :)

biface.silex, that was something.  I believe you about fiddly-diddly-ziddly work on that pouch ;)

walter, why was you bothered by weaving on three warps on your pouch?  I have done that after Rockman suggested it and has never looked back.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by funda_iucunda on Apr 26th, 2010 at 4:23pm
This is a picture I took two weeks ago in a museum in Werl (Western Germany, about 120 km north-east of Cologne). It is from Tibet and made from wool, dated in the 20th century. Unfortunately I didn't get out more information. The sling is pretty unusual, as it is thick and heavily decorated. Thus it looks as if used rather for decoration or celebration than for allday serious slinging.

funda iucunda
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by funda_iucunda on Apr 26th, 2010 at 4:26pm
apologies for that sloppy picture though it was the best available  :-[

funda

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by biface.silex on Apr 26th, 2010 at 4:47pm
@ratman:
thx for the compliment.
Your jute slings look a lot more authentic though;)

@all:
a lot of that specialized vocabulary is still quite unknown to me, it'll take a while to get used to.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 26th, 2010 at 7:33pm
biface.silex, I've never made a sling in one day. Usually takes me about 3 or 4 days. A couple hours here and there. Figure out just what exactly I'm trying to do, cut the cords to length, make the finger loop and at least some of the retention cord. Next day the pouch and maybe the release cord and then the whipping etc.  

timann, the hemp cord I used is real narrow and like wire, so I was having a bad time coming around the outside warps without pulling them in and at the same time getting the weave tight. In my op, three warps is ok with thicker softer material. I've done it that way before, but I really like four warps. Especially when the splits are an inch wide or more.  

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by biface.silex on Apr 27th, 2010 at 8:02am

Rat Man wrote on Apr 26th, 2010 at 11:24am:
Next is an experiment.  I have miles of that cheap jute cord, so I braided a length of it and tied it into a pj sling (five strand sheep shank) and wove it with more jute, then whipped it with... jute.  I thought that it would be a junk sling, but it works great.  


Ahem, is there some kind of a step-by-step tutorial for this style of sling?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by pdmcgrane on Apr 27th, 2010 at 12:21pm
This is my version of the Rockman's sling I made a few days ago (my first sling). It's made out of jute and hemp and the beads are red agate. It works great!!!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Apr 27th, 2010 at 3:00pm
Welcome, pdmcgrane;
   Most of us picked something easier than a rockman for our first sling.  Good for you, and good job.  The beads on the cords are an interesting touch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by biface.silex on Apr 27th, 2010 at 3:50pm

pdmcgrane wrote on Apr 27th, 2010 at 12:21pm:
This is my version of the Rockman's sling I made a few days ago (my first sling). It's made out of jute and hemp and the beads are red agate. It works great!!!


B e a u t i f u l  S l i n g ! ! !

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by pdmcgrane on Apr 27th, 2010 at 4:37pm
Hah hah, thank you for the compliments! Yeah I admit there were easier ones to make, but I found this kind of sling very aesthetically appealing to me. It was a little frustrating when it came to weaving the pouch, but it was worth it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Apr 27th, 2010 at 10:37pm
Wow, nice sling! A lot better than some of my first ones! (and probably me current ones) ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Apr 30th, 2010 at 3:22pm
Some new slings.

A crossover split pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Apr 30th, 2010 at 3:24pm
A leather solid pouch. Ilovepancakes hemp for the cords with no fingerloop.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Apr 30th, 2010 at 3:25pm
Bullet shaped lead glande. Much, much better than any previous effort.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Apr 30th, 2010 at 3:26pm
I made 20 of this suckers. I'm waiting for the appropiate time to use them.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Apr 30th, 2010 at 4:45pm
That's some gnarly looking ammo, Rockman.  I wouldn't want to get hit with one.  Nice sling too... simple, basic, but effective.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LukeWebb on May 2nd, 2010 at 11:20pm
 You made me a sling!  Wow, it looks really awesome, I was just looking up the cobra style ones on here a little while back.  I'm assuming that was the one you were talking about sending me a while back.  If you want to keep it or anything don't worry about it, it must cost a bit to ship a sling and all.  But it looks really great, and I would love to try it out.  Maybe in the future I can send you one too, after the SITH exchange anyway, gotta shell out about 15$ for the shipping there...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by biface.silex on May 3rd, 2010 at 10:06am
Now I have a picture of all of my slings together:

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk84/biface-en-silex/Misc_Slings/comparison.jpg?t=1272895265

Sling lengths from the end of the loop to the middle of the pouches:

Rockman sling: 98cm (my third one)
King Tut sling: 73cm (my second one)
String/leather sling: 65cm (my first one)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on May 3rd, 2010 at 2:50pm
Thanks for the kind remarks Ratman. I´ve tried the leather sling a couple of times now.
I like it, the absence of a fingerloop takes a while to get used to, but it´s a solid design.
I have more leather, I´ll make sure to put a fingerloop this time.

The glandes are still sitting there, waiting for their drafting.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Black Ninja on May 3rd, 2010 at 10:48pm
A couple of slings I made a while back

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Black Ninja on May 3rd, 2010 at 10:51pm
Same sling with a golf ball
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on May 4th, 2010 at 12:04am
Finished this one today. Had to take it apart from the pouch to the finger loop because I made the loop too small. Math... Going to make one like this for me :)

It's wool (acryllic) over hemp; 26.5" from pouch ctr to release knot. Four doubled strands of hemp and 4 doubled strands of yarn. Tapered release cord.

http://img4.glowfoto.com/images/2010/05/03-2217142470M.jpg

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Cervantes on May 4th, 2010 at 7:23am
Heres the projectile I found, recovered from a MG range. It's by a Victorinox multitool for size comparison.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on May 4th, 2010 at 7:45am

walter wrote on May 4th, 2010 at 12:04am:
Finished this one today. Had to take it apart from the pouch to the finger loop because I made the loop too small. Math... Going to make one like this for me :)

It's wool (acryllic) over hemp; 26.5" from pouch ctr to release knot. Four doubled strands of hemp and 4 doubled strands of yarn. Tapered release cord.

http://img4.glowfoto.com/images/2010/05/03-2217142470M.jpg

walter


Another beautiful sling, walter! Camouflage style this time?  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on May 4th, 2010 at 7:47am

Rockman wrote on Apr 30th, 2010 at 3:26pm:
I made 20 of this suckers. I'm waiting for the appropiate time to use them.


:o

Sure you can tell a policeman that these are sports items?  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by biface.silex on May 4th, 2010 at 9:12am
@Black Ninja & Walter:
Wow guys, you're really talented!!!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on May 4th, 2010 at 12:17pm
Here's three new slings that I made.  The first is as much a training exercise as anything else.  It's difficult to weave very small slings with curly, miserable sisal.  This is a seven strand sheep shank acorn launcher.  Usually the kids grab these tiny slings up as fast as I can make them, which isn't very fast at all:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on May 4th, 2010 at 12:19pm
Next is a duct tape pouch sling based on an Appu-sling.  I know that pj hates them, but they're cheap, quick, and easy to make and generally work great:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on May 4th, 2010 at 12:23pm
... and finally here's a TS3 the way I like to make them.  As I mentioned in a recent thread, I hadn't touched a TS3 for a while.  When I made and tried this one I was amazed at how much easier it is for me to use one now.  I love the way that this one works.  It fires any size or shape of ammo. I've been using it for three or four days now and haven't prematurely dropped a projectile yet:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on May 4th, 2010 at 7:47pm

Fundibularius wrote on May 4th, 2010 at 7:45am:

walter wrote on May 4th, 2010 at 12:04am:
Finished this one today. Had to take it apart from the pouch to the finger loop because I made the loop too small. Math... Going to make one like this for me :)

It's wool (acryllic) over hemp; 26.5" from pouch ctr to release knot. Four doubled strands of hemp and 4 doubled strands of yarn. Tapered release cord.

http://img4.glowfoto.com/images/2010/05/03-2217142470M.jpg

walter


Another beautiful sling, walter! Camouflage style this time?  ;)


Thanks Fundi :) The sling is an actual attempt at a wool over hemp core camo sling. I was actually asked to do this. The colors didn't quite come out in the scan. The sling is dark green, gray, brown and black. I like it (think it is my best pouch) and will make another for myself.

BS, thanks for the positive comment. I like Black Ninjas sling too ;) Looks knitted?

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by biface.silex on May 5th, 2010 at 7:13am

Rat Man wrote on May 4th, 2010 at 12:23pm:
... and finally here's a TS3 the way I like to make them.  As I mentioned in a recent thread, I hadn't touched a TS3 for a while.  When I made and tried this one I was amazed at how much easier it is for me to use one now.  I love the way that this one works.  It fires any size or shape of ammo. I've been using it for three or four days now and haven't prematurely dropped a projectile yet:



I must say that I'm flabbergasted!
How thick are the strings you used for this beauty?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on May 5th, 2010 at 8:59am
I have wanted to make a black and white sling for some time now, and finally I got wool yarn for one.  Almost 27", Rockman type, 4-strand round braid and reverse twisted West Coast whippings, Mathew Walker release knot, and finished offwith a Wall knot.

And flanked by a pair of old mittens, in a traditional "Selbu" pattern, knitted by my mother :).
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by biface.silex on May 5th, 2010 at 11:59am

timann wrote on May 5th, 2010 at 8:59am:
I have wanted to make a black and white sling for some time now, and finally I got wool yarn for one.  Almost 27", Rockman type, 4-strand round braid and reverse twisted West Coast whippings, Mathew Walker release knot, and finished offwith a Wall knot.

And flanked by a pair of old mittens, in a traditional "Selbu" pattern, knitted by my mother :).
timann


Nice work timann  [smiley=thumbup.gif]

...er could you get your ma to knit me a pair of those wonderful mittens too?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by wolf197 on May 5th, 2010 at 12:03pm

biface.silex wrote on May 5th, 2010 at 11:59am:
...er could you get your ma to knit me a pair of those wonderful mittens too?


I'm with biface on this one. YOu can't beat a good pair of mittens on a cold winter day.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on May 5th, 2010 at 3:36pm

biface.silex wrote on May 5th, 2010 at 7:13am:

Rat Man wrote on May 4th, 2010 at 12:23pm:
... and finally here's a TS3 the way I like to make them.  As I mentioned in a recent thread, I hadn't touched a TS3 for a while.  When I made and tried this one I was amazed at how much easier it is for me to use one now.  I love the way that this one works.  It fires any size or shape of ammo. I've been using it for three or four days now and haven't prematurely dropped a projectile yet:



I must say that I'm flabbergasted!
How thick are the strings you used for this beauty?

Thanks, biface.  It's made from 1/8" cotton with a 130lb breaking strength whipped with jute.  Although some slings work about the same, I've yet to find anything faster with a better range.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on May 5th, 2010 at 9:56pm
That's a wild looking sling, timann.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on May 5th, 2010 at 10:58pm
Black & white is very, very nice eh?  ;) Personally, I'd take the sling over the mitts ;D, but they are cool too!

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on May 5th, 2010 at 11:52pm

timann wrote on May 5th, 2010 at 8:59am:
I have wanted to make a black and white sling for some time now, and finally I got wool yarn for one.  Almost 27", Rockman type, 4-strand round braid and reverse twisted West Coast whippings, Mathew Walker release knot, and finished offwith a Wall knot.

And flanked by a pair of old mittens, in a traditional "Selbu" pattern, knitted by my mother :).
timann


I was planing to make a "Zebra" sling myself. Looks very nice with the spiral pattern.

Title: Me first 5-Strand-Braided Schling ;)
Post by biface.silex on May 6th, 2010 at 9:55am
Yep, this one's really ugly  :o

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk84/biface-en-silex/5-Strand%20Braided/5-StrandBraided01.jpg?t=1273153328
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk84/biface-en-silex/5-Strand%20Braided/5-StrandBraided02.jpg?t=1273153774
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk84/biface-en-silex/5-Strand%20Braided/5-StrandBraided03.jpg?t=1273153802

I tried hard to follow the instructions, but the §$% pouch turned out to be too small (I fink).
I used the same 3mm Nylon as I took for the Rockman Sling. Ain't there a trick to avoid getting it too tight (and thus too small) or at least too narrow?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on May 6th, 2010 at 11:08am
Hi, biface.silex, it is not really ugly, and there is a trick to avoid making it to narrow.  Practice ;)  
Joke aside, when you weave the pouch you can with a little practice easily adjust the width with the tightness of the (insert word for the strand used to thread into the weave.  Sorry).  
Just experiment a little, because making it narrow at the ends and wide in the middle just take a little try and error to learn.
timann

In fact yours seems rather good, just lessen the tension a little in the middle and tighten it a little more in the pouch`s length direction and it will widen out nicely.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on May 6th, 2010 at 2:16pm
What timann said.  I don't find that sling ugly at all and would use it in a heartbeat.  As far as it being too narrow, I've just spent the last six days trying to find a projectile that my very narrow TS3 couldn't handle.  I've yet to have a stone fall out of it prematurely.  Before you condemn it as being too narrow, give it a try.  You might be pleasantly surprised.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by biface.silex on May 6th, 2010 at 2:24pm
Thanx timannn,
I'll make another one and follow your advice.

Thanx ratman,
I'll try a couple of rox with it ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on May 6th, 2010 at 5:16pm
It doesn't look bad.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Aussie on May 7th, 2010 at 12:49am

Rat Man wrote on May 4th, 2010 at 12:19pm:
Next is a duct tape pouch sling based on an Appu-sling.  I know that pj hates them, but they're cheap, quick, and easy to make and generally work great:



Shhhhhhh! We just won't tell him. Three out of four "politician's buzz words", cheap, quick and easy. All we have to do is make them popular. I especially like the works great bit!

Seriously, some of the slings I see here deserve to be on display in a gallery. How anyone can put dirty rocks in them beats me?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Cervantes on May 7th, 2010 at 4:23pm
Here's my 5th sling. Aussie pouch and 550 cord. Wears on the wrist pretty well.
Slings like a dream.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on May 8th, 2010 at 11:05am
I never considered wearing it on my wrist.  I'll have to give that a try.  ...and I agree, Aussie.  Many of the slings displayed here (not mine) I'd hang on a wall and never use.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on May 8th, 2010 at 2:38pm
Here is a pic of a sling Masiakasaurus sent me as a thank u for sending him some break rollers i like this sling a lot works very well and the pouch semms to just rapp around the ammo very cool 8-)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on May 8th, 2010 at 2:41pm
and here is a pic of the pouch with a stone in it agian i most say this is a very nice sling 8-)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on May 8th, 2010 at 9:44pm
I like slings with soft pouches that wrap around the projectile.  I find them very accurate and easy to use.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on May 9th, 2010 at 12:35am
I think you'll find like I did that you get better, cleaner releases with the ammo on the other side of the pouch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on May 10th, 2010 at 6:59pm
Nice sling! I think soft pouches are a bit harder to use, they seem to release a bit early. Also there's no "oomph" when the rock leaves the pouch. Not sure if that makes sense, but that's how I'd describe it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pio on May 11th, 2010 at 8:10am

Rat Man wrote on May 4th, 2010 at 12:19pm:
Next is a duct tape pouch sling based on an Appu-sling.  I know that pj hates them, but they're cheap, quick, and easy to make and generally work great:

I agree. And it's very useful to teach boys. I have done perhaps hundreds of them for that purpose.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by biface.silex on May 12th, 2010 at 7:52am
that soft pouch sling looks very comfortable!
like a hammock ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on May 12th, 2010 at 4:40pm
I have been making some girl slings lately.  The one to the left is 16-strand braid, intended as a fun extra gift for a young family friend on a more special occasion.  As it is of a somewhat "museum quality", I made a simpler user model with 4-strand braid.  The pinkish one goes to my brothers daughter.  Neither of those girls is more than sporadic slingers at best, but the slings are funny things anyway, and I got this yarn in dizzying colors laying about anyway.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on May 12th, 2010 at 4:46pm

Pio wrote on May 11th, 2010 at 8:10am:

Rat Man wrote on May 4th, 2010 at 12:19pm:
Next is a duct tape pouch sling based on an Appu-sling.  I know that pj hates them, but they're cheap, quick, and easy to make and generally work great:

I agree. And it's very useful to teach boys. I have done perhaps hundreds of them for that purpose.

Right.  It's an easy to make, inexpensive sling, so you can crank out a few of them, but you're not ripping anyone off.  It's as safe as any sling and works wonderfully.  The one in my picture I can get 120+ yards out of no problem.  Duct tape makes a good sling but I like medical tape even more.  With use it becomes very soft and wraps itself around your projectile like a rag.  Plus it's extremely durable.
   Great looking girls' slings, timann.  I'm going to have to learn more braids.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by RJB on May 12th, 2010 at 9:33pm
Here's two blackwidow slings I made.  I followed the Knotty tutorial and added in a leather pouch.  The thread is cotton.  One is 23 inches.  The other is 29 inches.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by picklepie159 on May 13th, 2010 at 5:37pm
hmm.. i think that'll work

don't worry about the players in the background. We were slinging handballs and tennis balls against a wall, totally away from them. When I change schools next year, I'm gunna be slinging into the Hudson River
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by leadrocks on May 16th, 2010 at 3:01am
Hey all.  Here's my first attempt at an extra long sling.  Inspired by the
Pouch design of the sling rjb sent me for S.I.T.H. But with a
Twist....literally. The cords are reverse twisted from 2 colors of jute
Twine.  4 ply. Flemish bowstring loop for the finger loop. The sling
measures45 inches folded length. Figured that to be an appropriate
number Given recent discussions on the board;-) i wanna learn the figure 8
With one of my shorter slings and move into this one. Been watchin lots
Of videos. I like the reverse twist method of making cordage because
It is much faster than braiding.  Also the flemish loop requires no glue or
Whipping to stay together. You can just cut the tag ends off flush on the  
Taper and they just seem to disappear into the twist. Hope y'all like it.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by leadrocks on May 16th, 2010 at 3:30am
Ok that last one may have to be re-sized. I can't do it on my phone
Here's a close-up of the flemish loop.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by leadrocks on May 16th, 2010 at 3:44am
Ok here's one more. It's a good pic but will likely have to be
Re-sized. Btw sorry to have to post 3 times but i think my
Files are too big as it will only let me post 1 at a time.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by RJB on May 17th, 2010 at 9:20am

leadrocks wrote on May 16th, 2010 at 3:01am:
Hey all.  Here's my first attempt at an extra long sling.  Inspired by the
Pouch design of the sling rjb sent me for S.I.T.H.

It looks great.  I'm honored with the mention.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by adsi on May 18th, 2010 at 11:33am
very nice!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on May 20th, 2010 at 2:49pm
I am working on my fourth 16-strand braid sling, now in black and white, and thought that it maybe was time for a solid woven pouch instead of the split Rockman type.  I made this test piece with 4-strand round braid to visualise it, but is still not sure.  I am adapted to the split pouch now.
But the "test piece" came out rather nicely, and did well during testing with small stones and a tennis ball.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by RJB on May 20th, 2010 at 8:28pm
Here's my EDC for the last few months.  It may be frayed, but it puts fire behind a rock.  It's made of 1/8 inch cotton cord with jute woven into the pouch.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on May 22nd, 2010 at 11:49am
Hello, RJB, your picture clearly shows that your sling does its job and has done it for some time.  There is so many pictures of new and shiny slings, I have thought myself it would be nice with some pictures of used slings.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on May 22nd, 2010 at 1:02pm

timann wrote on May 22nd, 2010 at 11:49am:
Hello, RJB, your picture clearly shows that your sling does its job and has done it for some time.  There is so many pictures of new and shiny slings, I have thought myself it would be nice with some pictures of used slings.
timann


An image of the new sling and an image of the same sling after much use. We could call it then and now or maybe now and then  :-/

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by RJB on May 22nd, 2010 at 5:18pm

timann wrote on May 22nd, 2010 at 11:49am:
Hello, RJB, your picture clearly shows that your sling does its job and has done it for some time.  There is so many pictures of new and shiny slings, I have thought myself it would be nice with some pictures of used slings.
timann

An old sling is like a worn in shoe.  It may look terrible, but it feels so comfortable.  That worn one feels like an old friend.

I valued my compound bow because it was expensive, and was over protective because when I broke it became a worthless hunk of plastic and I'd have to go shopping and spend too much money again.

This is why I love primitive skills.  Longbows and slings are valued because they have the spirit of a companion, but little material value (to the owner) because a sling can easily be crafted again and a new enchanted process begins.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slangdeg on May 23rd, 2010 at 12:05pm
I reinforced the finger loop on a worn cotton sling with 'west coast whipping' i think its called. It worked out great.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on May 23rd, 2010 at 5:14pm
My favorite sling. Built it in early March. It lost its tail just a few days ago. Really like this one.

http://img5.glowfoto.com/images/2010/04/11-1644231507M.jpg

http://img5.glowfoto.com/images/2010/05/23-1333271475M.jpg

walter


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by wolf197 on May 24th, 2010 at 4:44am
I finaly got time to sit down and make one last week (Wednesday I believe?) It's only a 24 inch one with a 6 inch split pouch for tennis balls and my friends and cousins dogs. I used a finger loop, which I usualy don't do, with a 6 strand flat braid then folded the rope in half to do a 12 strand square braid then two six strand flat braids again for the pouch. Excuse me for the horribal horribal picture quality, only camera I have is my cell phone.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kjev on May 29th, 2010 at 8:21am
I made this sling for a friend of mine earlier this year. As far as the specs go, it's an Aussiesling-style pouch (because I have one of his and I really like it) made from conveyor belt rubber super-glued together, 8-strand cotton butcher's twine for the lines, braided as a 4-strand braid, and flattened 550 parachute cord for the braided knots. The lines are 18 inches long. This is the third decent sling I've made.















Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on May 29th, 2010 at 2:34pm
Beautiful sling! Are those Turk's-head knots that you made with the gutted paracord? Nice touch

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on May 29th, 2010 at 10:39pm
Kjev, that is a real nice look'in sling. I can build a spanish ring knot, but the turk's head? looks good on sling cords. Very nice.

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on May 30th, 2010 at 4:50am

Cervantes wrote on May 4th, 2010 at 7:23am:
Heres the projectile I found, recovered from a MG range. It's by a Victorinox multitool for size comparison.

It looks like a 40mm grenade launcher training round(blue color says)I always thought how fun it would be to sling with these ;D but i think they would be so cool because they would have to land nose first to make some magic

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on May 30th, 2010 at 5:01am
I show a few of my slings.This one is called the SSS(Sativa Sniper Sling) because it's made from hemp and it's long 125cm(almost 50")and it has a very little sheep skin cupped pouch and i only use it for lead glandes,so not very often...some 57g lead glandes..theese are my top high munition...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on May 30th, 2010 at 5:07am
The next one is my clay ball sling,with a lenght of 95cm (37") made of hemp and sheep skin cupped pouch and some 80-90g clay balls (~3ounces)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on May 30th, 2010 at 5:13am
And a third one which is my first Non-traditional sling made from hemp,bone and leather..I need to adjust it's "trigger" because it doesn't release every time  :-/ Lenght from release to pouch 105cm (41") ALL OF THE SLING LENGHTS are measure from release to pouch...to me this way it's logic.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on May 30th, 2010 at 11:43am
elkhide sling with three strand braid cords. the picture is a little screwy, but it's the best i can get it to.

25inches.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on May 30th, 2010 at 11:49am
balearic style sling, jute cords. i sewed leather on it, but only where you would normally have whipping (base of pouch), rather than the half the pouch and the base. 25inches. this one too me only 45 minutes to make, and 20 minutes of that messing around with measurements.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on May 30th, 2010 at 11:52am
peruvianish sling. it took me around 3 hours to make. 25 inches. cords are thin sewing hemp, and pouch is woven with jute.

the end is attached with a larks head, since the hemp wasn't too fuzzy and wouldn't make a good cracker.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on May 30th, 2010 at 11:57am
mathias warped pouch. it took me 3 hours to make he pouch. sheesh, making the sling above it with an even larger pouch took just as long with braided cords. cords on this is twisted. one end is shoddy because i cut my hand and i couldn't work properly while stemming off a flow of blood.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on May 31st, 2010 at 6:44pm
"...cords on this is twisted. one end is shoddy because i cut my hand and i couldn't work properly while stemming off a flow of blood.

I'd guess that non slingers wouldn't be able to understand how you could cut yourself while braiding, but most sling builders know that braiding can be dangerous work. Not a hobby for the light hearted ;D

I like the baleric. Going to try one myself.

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on May 31st, 2010 at 8:15pm

walter wrote on May 31st, 2010 at 6:44pm:
"...cords on this is twisted. one end is shoddy because i cut my hand and i couldn't work properly while stemming off a flow of blood.

I'd guess that non slingers wouldn't be able to understand how you could cut yourself while braiding, but most sling builders know that braiding can be dangerous work. Not a hobby for the light hearted ;D

I like the baleric. Going to try one myself.

walter


hehe cutting cord with sharp knife + polishing glasses + extreme near sightedness = oops....SHOOT!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on May 31st, 2010 at 10:52pm
hehe cutting cord with sharp knife + polishing glasses + extreme near sightedness = oops....SHOOT!

LOL ;D

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 1st, 2010 at 8:06pm
Black and Gray Split Pouch. The scanner must be on its way out. Colors aren't showing true and there isn't any white in this sling. Acryllic wool over 8 strand hemp core; slightly tapered; 28 inches.

http://img4.glowfoto.com/images/2010/06/01-1827092143M.jpg

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jun 2nd, 2010 at 3:26pm
i think it looks whitish slightly because the light is reflecting off it. great sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 2nd, 2010 at 7:06pm
Thanks kid  :) Guess it's time for a new camera. Been thinkin' of the Canon Rebel or a slightly better Nikon  :-/

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jun 2nd, 2010 at 8:31pm
I finally retired my old workhorse (Apache) sling. It's the first sling that I actually worked to death. I made it two years ago. (I think.)
Some of the hemp cords on the release cord started to give (which were promptly reattached to each other with a healthy dose of super glue :) ) after those joints started to show signs of giving way, and the release knot disintegrating and untying multiple times, I retired it and salvaged the pouch to be remounted onto an identical sling, which was finished earlier today.

The retiree is pictured below:


(Cords are hemp, the disposable "Cracker/Popper" is made of cotton "butcher's twine)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jun 2nd, 2010 at 8:32pm


walter wrote on Jun 1st, 2010 at 8:06pm:
Black and Gray Split Pouch. The scanner must be on its way out. Colors aren't showing true and there isn't any white in this sling. Acryllic wool over 8 strand hemp core; slightly tapered; 28 inches.

walter


It just looks like it's in Grayscale mode to me.  :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jun 4th, 2010 at 3:26pm
I got this peruvian sling yesterday. Made out of llama wool

This peruvian is really thick. It feels like a true weapon for hurling large projectiles.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mr. Boss on Jun 4th, 2010 at 5:11pm
That looks awesome.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jun 4th, 2010 at 8:46pm
It sure is Mr. Boss. You can't go wrong with a peruvian sling.

It feels more like a rope rather than a string. You can throw some awesome, powerfull shots.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 5th, 2010 at 4:13pm
Looks nice, but still a working persons solid tool.  Nice thing to have, Rockman.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 6th, 2010 at 10:04am
Now I have finnished yet another of my 16-strand-braided wool slings.  Dark grey and white, with a Rockman-type split pouch.  Reverse twisted wool for the West Coast whippings, and a Double Mathew Walker for the trigger knot.  After this I braided a 4-strand braid and ended it with a Wall knot, I think of this as a buffer in the end of the sling.
I have given this sling a bit ofa workout today, and while it is pretty it`s as good as any sling I can make.
timann

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 6th, 2010 at 10:06am
Another picture...
Okay, so it takes a little time to make this slings, but it`s fun, too :)
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 6th, 2010 at 5:09pm
Another very nice lookin' sling timann :) I also like the four strand round after the release knot. I started making 'em that way after I saw one of yours.  ;D




Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheGoodGuy on Jun 7th, 2010 at 11:48am
Hello, I recently made this Aussie style sling, I haven't tested it yet , but I like the way it looks, I made it from some straps from an old schoolbag i had lying around and some nylon (i think) rope.

http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae5/dragos25assasin/asd/Picture060.jpg?t=1275925352

And this one is my old jute Balearic style sling.

http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae5/dragos25assasin/asd/Picture059.jpg?t=1275925684

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 7th, 2010 at 7:13pm
GoodGuy, I like 'em both. That's a pretty cool lookin' Aussie sling you got there. You like the knots on the inside of the pouch? I put mine outside. Don't know why :)

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheGoodGuy on Jun 8th, 2010 at 4:44am

walter wrote on Jun 7th, 2010 at 7:13pm:
GoodGuy, I like 'em both. That's a pretty cool lookin' Aussie sling you got there. You like the knots on the inside of the pouch? I put mine outside. Don't know why :)

walter


Well I actually use the aussie with the knots outside , I didn't realize I took a picture of it with the knots inside.
And I'm too lazy to take another picture  :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Humdinger on Jun 8th, 2010 at 7:56am
Man you guys make some awesome slings i'm in the process of making my second one i hope it goes well when i finish i'll post a pic. It's kind of a net mess with a leather patch in the center for a pocket.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by beowulf on Jun 9th, 2010 at 8:53am
Hi, this is my first sling.

The base was the Chain Hitched Slings - S. A. Baldwin ( http://slinging.org/index.php?page=chain-hitched-slings---s-a-baldwin ),
but but with some modification.
The pouch was lined with leather and stitched.
At the ends of the pouch , wrapped the rope.
The total length is 1.70 meters (from end to end).

As the sling is to be used when practical bushcraft and survival, the projectiles are stones that are in the forest.
I do not know if this type of sling is the most suitable for what I want, I want to make a new one with paracord.
I hope your critics and comments.







Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheGoodGuy on Jun 9th, 2010 at 10:52am
Wow, that i a great looking sling there beowulf.
Fantastic for a first one!
I love the yellow color  8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Humdinger on Jun 9th, 2010 at 11:43am
As the sling is to be used when practical bushcraft and survival, the projectiles are stones that are in the forest.
I do not know if this type of sling is the most suitable for what I want, I want to make a new one with paracord.
I hope your critics and comments.

Goodguy


I'm a bushcrafter  my self and i think a shorter simple woven or mesh design is idea for a self-reliant situation personally. With a lot of other styles i think you can run into problems. The beautiful slings that a lot of guy make on here are very nice and usable to , however in that survival situation i want reliability and abrasion resistance. Maybe even a high quality Apache sling would be fine to put in the bug bag i guess it's all personal preference. I have a woven sling made of high abrasion pull cord (for lawn mowers and such) in my EDC setup.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jun 9th, 2010 at 3:45pm

Humdinger wrote on Jun 9th, 2010 at 11:43am:
As the sling is to be used when practical bushcraft and survival, the projectiles are stones that are in the forest.
I do not know if this type of sling is the most suitable for what I want, I want to make a new one with paracord.
I hope your critics and comments.

Goodguy


I'm a bushcrafter  my self and i think a shorter simple woven or mesh design is idea for a self-reliant situation personally. With a lot of other styles i think you can run into problems. The beautiful slings that a lot of guy make on here are very nice and usable to , however in that survival situation i want reliability and abrasion resistance. Maybe even a high quality Apache sling would be fine to put in the bug bag i guess it's all personal preference. I have a woven sling made of high abrasion pull cord (for lawn mowers and such) in my EDC setup.


however, many of the well made slings can be used to beat upon- i've used my sling to lash a water bottle right next to my bicycle chain, a little rubbing but all good. Jaegor says he used his to pull a carriage. if it's well made it can last a life time.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jun 9th, 2010 at 4:10pm
new apache, and the first that looks pretty good (at least that's what i think)

25 inches, with a new release style i really like.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jun 9th, 2010 at 4:11pm
here's the release. cords are braided hemp, pouch is thin deer hide.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Jun 9th, 2010 at 9:27pm

Humdinger wrote on Jun 9th, 2010 at 11:43am:
I have a woven sling made of high abrasion pull cord (for lawn mowers and such) in my EDC setup.

I think my next sling will be like that. Do you have any trouble with the pull cord rubbing your finger raw?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Jun 10th, 2010 at 5:27am
I have made the experience which holds a very well twisted Sling very long. Moreover, the shooting is substantially more pleasant.
My oldest Sling is from hand of processed wool. She is nearly nine years old and still functions wonderfully.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Humdinger on Jun 10th, 2010 at 9:27am

Masiakasaurus wrote on Jun 9th, 2010 at 9:27pm:

Humdinger wrote on Jun 9th, 2010 at 11:43am:
I have a woven sling made of high abrasion pull cord (for lawn mowers and such) in my EDC setup.

I think my next sling will be like that. Do you have any trouble with the pull cord rubbing your finger raw?



At first yes (it was my first sling) i've since wrapped the finger loop in some wool yarn and it works great. You may not at all but i have thin bony fingers and sensitive skin.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Humdinger on Jun 10th, 2010 at 9:35am

xxkid123 wrote on Jun 9th, 2010 at 3:45pm:

Humdinger wrote on Jun 9th, 2010 at 11:43am:
As the sling is to be used when practical bushcraft and survival, the projectiles are stones that are in the forest.
I do not know if this type of sling is the most suitable for what I want, I want to make a new one with paracord.
I hope your critics and comments.

Goodguy


I'm a bushcrafter  my self and i think a shorter simple woven or mesh design is idea for a self-reliant situation personally. With a lot of other styles i think you can run into problems. The beautiful slings that a lot of guy make on here are very nice and usable to , however in that survival situation i want reliability and abrasion resistance. Maybe even a high quality Apache sling would be fine to put in the bug bag i guess it's all personal preference. I have a woven sling made of high abrasion pull cord (for lawn mowers and such) in my EDC setup.


however, many of the well made slings can be used to beat upon- i've used my sling to lash a water bottle right next to my bicycle chain, a little rubbing but all good. Jaegor says he used his to pull a carriage. if it's well made it can last a life time.




Totally believe you it's honestly amazing what cordage can do. That being said personally i like something simple for that situation in particular. When your talking about bushcraft and survival you don't want to sit there for 12 hr's repairing and or making a new sling in the bush. Now premade to take with you anything thats durable is great you just want it to last (in that one given situation)is all i'm saying. Like i said earlier it all boils down to personal preference.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Humdinger on Jun 10th, 2010 at 9:36am
Oh xxkid i really do like your Apache. ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 10th, 2010 at 12:54pm
Thes nice looking slings can be a little deceptive, as they tend to be solid and well made, I don`t think many of us would make a beautiful but flimsy sling, that would be sacrilege.
If on of those pretty slings gets messed out in a survival situation, it should be easy to do some field repair on it with natural fibers or the inner strands of paracord, so that`s nothing to worry about :D.

And, who would carry just one sling in the wilderness, anyway :o

Or at least some bits of cordage that can be knot into a simple sling in a hurry.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Humdinger on Jun 10th, 2010 at 2:01pm

timann wrote on Jun 10th, 2010 at 12:54pm:
Thes nice looking slings can be a little deceptive, as they tend to be solid and well made, I don`t think many of us would make a beautiful but flimsy sling, that would be sacrilege.
If on of those pretty slings gets messed out in a survival situation, it should be easy to do some field repair on it with natural fibers or the inner strands of paracord, so that`s nothing to worry about :D.

And, who would carry just one sling in the wilderness, anyway :o

Or at least some bits of cordage that can be knot into a simple sling in a hurry.
timann


Don't laugh this is my second sling i've made.....

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Humdinger on Jun 10th, 2010 at 2:14pm
That picture was alittle sloppy here are some more an i think this would be durable also i just haven't used them enough to know quite yet. But i have used hemp and basically most cordage i've seen on the forums so far.









I call this one the rattle snake  ;) because of the knots used...but i think i should call it a designer sling because of the leather polo patch  ;D. Tell me what you guys think i have alot of time to learn  :-? :-?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jun 10th, 2010 at 6:21pm

Humdinger wrote on Jun 10th, 2010 at 9:35am:

xxkid123 wrote on Jun 9th, 2010 at 3:45pm:

Humdinger wrote on Jun 9th, 2010 at 11:43am:
As the sling is to be used when practical bushcraft and survival, the projectiles are stones that are in the forest.
I do not know if this type of sling is the most suitable for what I want, I want to make a new one with paracord.
I hope your critics and comments.

Goodguy


I'm a bushcrafter  my self and i think a shorter simple woven or mesh design is idea for a self-reliant situation personally. With a lot of other styles i think you can run into problems. The beautiful slings that a lot of guy make on here are very nice and usable to , however in that survival situation i want reliability and abrasion resistance. Maybe even a high quality Apache sling would be fine to put in the bug bag i guess it's all personal preference. I have a woven sling made of high abrasion pull cord (for lawn mowers and such) in my EDC setup.


however, many of the well made slings can be used to beat upon- i've used my sling to lash a water bottle right next to my bicycle chain, a little rubbing but all good. Jaegor says he used his to pull a carriage. if it's well made it can last a life time.




Totally believe you it's honestly amazing what cordage can do. That being said personally i like something simple for that situation in particular. When your talking about bushcraft and survival you don't want to sit there for 12 hr's repairing and or making a new sling in the bush. Now premade to take with you anything thats durable is great you just want it to last (in that one given situation)is all i'm saying. Like i said earlier it all boils down to personal preference.


natural cordage is infinitly easier to fix than nylon is  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Humdinger on Jun 10th, 2010 at 7:19pm
agreed thats what i used there.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Et Cetera on Jun 11th, 2010 at 12:27pm
Nice sling, Humdinger! I like how the leather is worked into the netting.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 11th, 2010 at 1:58pm
Just because I wanted to, I made this survival/utility sling from two sizes of white poly-whatewer cord :D.  
It`s a two-strand Rockman sling, nice and slim, with a Double Mathew Walker knot in the end.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jun 11th, 2010 at 5:30pm

timann wrote on Jun 11th, 2010 at 1:58pm:
Just because I wanted to, I made this survival/utility sling from two sizes of white poly-whatewer cord :D.  
It`s a two-strand Rockman sling, nice and slim, with a Double Mathew Walker knot in the end.
timann


great sling. when i make my two strands i add next to the pouch so that i can make a full sized pouch

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 11th, 2010 at 7:39pm
timann, that sling looks good :) I see something there, but can't exactly describe it. Sleek with clean lines. Know what I mean? Real nice double walker  8-). Where did you find the instructions for that one?

walter


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Humdinger on Jun 12th, 2010 at 3:03am

Et Cetera wrote on Jun 11th, 2010 at 12:27pm:
Nice sling, Humdinger! I like how the leather is worked into the netting.


Thanks that was really hard to figure out.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 12th, 2010 at 6:41am

walter wrote on Jun 11th, 2010 at 7:39pm:
timann, that sling looks good :) I see something there, but can't exactly describe it. Sleek with clean lines. Know what I mean? Real nice double walker  8-). Where did you find the instructions for that one?

walter

Instructions for the double mathew walker, hmmm, I have just picked it up here and there, but hey, I just make a wall knot, tuck each strand once more to make a mathew walker, and then I tuck(fumble, really) them once more to make a double mathew walker.  
As easy as it sounds :D

The sling is nice, I gave it a couple of test shots this morning.  Due to heavy rain a carried a umbrella and a dog in leash in on hand, and used the sling Balearic style in the other.  I loaded with random stones sized from pebble to tennis ball with good results and no ammo drops.  
This (the two-strand Rockman sling) is also the kind of sling I would make if I insisted on braiding a sling of paracord, and didn`wanted a thick brick hurler :). Maybe gutted paracord for the weaving of finger loop and pouch?

Humdinger, while your sling maybe is not a beauty queen it show good creativity and craftiness, which is even better.
timann


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 12th, 2010 at 6:52am

xxkid123 wrote on Jun 11th, 2010 at 5:30pm:

timann wrote on Jun 11th, 2010 at 1:58pm:
Just because I wanted to, I made this survival/utility sling from two sizes of white poly-whatewer cord :D.  
It`s a two-strand Rockman sling, nice and slim, with a Double Mathew Walker knot in the end.
timann


great sling. when i make my two strands i add next to the pouch so that i can make a full sized pouch

That is one good ide, another is like this on I made some time ago, with solid pouch, the strand used for weaving is first placed between the other strands, so the pouch is woven between five strands.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Humdinger on Jun 13th, 2010 at 3:17am

timann wrote on Jun 12th, 2010 at 6:41am:

walter wrote on Jun 11th, 2010 at 7:39pm:
timann, that sling looks good :) I see something there, but can't exactly describe it. Sleek with clean lines. Know what I mean? Real nice double walker  8-). Where did you find the instructions for that one?

walter

Instructions for the double mathew walker, hmmm, I have just picked it up here and there, but hey, I just make a wall knot, tuck each strand once more to make a mathew walker, and then I tuck(fumble, really) them once more to make a double mathew walker.  
As easy as it sounds :D

The sling is nice, I gave it a couple of test shots this morning.  Due to heavy rain a carried a umbrella and a dog in leash in on hand, and used the sling Balearic style in the other.  I loaded with random stones sized from pebble to tennis ball with good results and no ammo drops.  
This (the two-strand Rockman sling) is also the kind of sling I would make if I insisted on braiding a sling of paracord, and didn`wanted a thick brick hurler :). Maybe gutted paracord for the weaving of finger loop and pouch?

Humdinger, while your sling maybe is not a beauty queen it show good creativity and craftiness, which is even better.
timann


Ty i made it out of what i had layin round. I think thats what it's all about every one doin there own thing and havin there own views on a topic we all enjoy slings lol.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jun 13th, 2010 at 10:43pm
Here's a video of me slinging:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQUlKA_iDNQ

(BTW Rat Man, I'm using your cobra sling in it :D )

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 14th, 2010 at 2:09pm
Nice slinging, and a nice, open place to do it.  Practical with all those small bushes, gives you something to aim at.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Humdinger on Jun 14th, 2010 at 4:27pm

Donnerschlag wrote on Jun 13th, 2010 at 10:43pm:
Here's a video of me slinging:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQUlKA_iDNQ

(BTW Rat Man, I'm using your cobra sling in it :D )



Wow i watched your video and i can't believe you guys can get as much speed out of them as you do. I think i'm doing something very very wrong...  :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Jun 14th, 2010 at 8:53pm

Humdinger wrote on Jun 10th, 2010 at 2:01pm:
Don't laugh this is my second sling i've made.....

You should enter the next S.I.T.H. That sling looks great and sturdy. I don't have the skill to do netting like that.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 14th, 2010 at 11:14pm
Cool vid Donnershlag  :) I use the same throwing style that you are using on the first three throws. Hope you got that dern wabbit ;D

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jun 15th, 2010 at 1:04am

walter wrote on Jun 14th, 2010 at 11:14pm:
Cool vid Donnershlag  :) I use the same throwing style that you are using on the first three throws. Hope you got that dern wabbit ;D

walter

I was using the figure-8. Albeit more of a sidearm variant of it, to save my retention cord the same, abused fate of C_A's release cords ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by highheeledshoe on Jun 15th, 2010 at 2:18am
donnerschlag,in your slinging video, i saw you were in the desert. i live in the arizona desert along the colorado river, where are you from? i find it a great place to sling too!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jun 15th, 2010 at 2:41am

highheeledshoe wrote on Jun 15th, 2010 at 2:18am:
donnerschlag,in your slinging video, i saw you were in the desert. i live in the arizona desert along the colorado river, where are you from? i find it a great place to sling too!

The Atlas Mountains. See them in the background?


Jk, It's in the desert surrounding the Salton Sea.  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by highheeledshoe on Jun 15th, 2010 at 3:28am
oh wow, that is actually pretty close to where i am in Parker, AZ just outside of Lake Havasu. I like slinging in the desert and into the water in the Colorado river. you should see how far you can sling into the sea and watch the splashes, its pretty fun and a great place to sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jun 15th, 2010 at 3:32am
I've been to Lake Havasu a couple of times; nice place. Don't recall ever bringing my sling there though. :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paleoarts on Jun 17th, 2010 at 9:01am
Donnerschlag, you know there are large deposits of low grade obsidian around there? not to mention a huge dove and rabbit population. slingers heaven! ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jun 17th, 2010 at 12:03pm

Paleoarts wrote on Jun 17th, 2010 at 9:01am:
Donnerschlag, you know there are large deposits of low grade obsidian around there? not to mention a huge dove and rabbit population. slingers heaven! ;)

One of my friends told me about the large deposits of obsidian quite literally lying around on the south shore. We plan on driving down there someday and collect a trunkful. ;D

EDIT: Looked into it a bit more, and apparently it is REALLY plentiful: enough to have cliffs comprised of the stuff:
http://www.geoepicenter.com/saltonButtesObsidianCliff.html

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mederic on Jun 17th, 2010 at 8:52pm
My first one!!!



I used this tutorial let me know how it looks

tried it out only issue i found was that i have to readjust the braid as it tends to slip just a little and messes the pocket up just a hair but enough to not grip the ball. unless its just me being a noob

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Jun 18th, 2010 at 11:22am
Very good for a first sling, Mederic!

As an alternative not only for beginners I would recommend Aussie-style slings. They can also be made in 5 min or less and hold a lot of different ammo sizes. One example is Kjev's variation here: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1172017416/1067#1067

Surely, you can also attach the cords with different kinds of knots.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Jun 18th, 2010 at 5:45pm

Donnerschlag wrote on Jun 13th, 2010 at 10:43pm:
Here's a video of me slinging:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQUlKA_iDNQ

(BTW Rat Man, I'm using your cobra sling in it :D )


I'm honored that the Cobra  I made for you is in your video!  I like your form... powerful, economical, clean..

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jun 19th, 2010 at 4:03am

Rat Man wrote on Jun 18th, 2010 at 5:45pm:

Donnerschlag wrote on Jun 13th, 2010 at 10:43pm:
Here's a video of me slinging:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQUlKA_iDNQ

(BTW Rat Man, I'm using your cobra sling in it :D )


I'm honored that the Cobra  I made for you is in your video!  I like your form... powerful, economical, clean..

Thank you :) (And here I was under the impression that my form was sloppy)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 19th, 2010 at 1:33pm

xxkid123 wrote on Jun 11th, 2010 at 5:30pm:

timann wrote on Jun 11th, 2010 at 1:58pm:
Just because I wanted to, I made this survival/utility sling from two sizes of white poly-whatewer cord :D.  
It`s a two-strand Rockman sling, nice and slim, with a Double Mathew Walker knot in the end.
timann


great sling. when i make my two strands i add next to the pouch so that i can make a full sized pouch

Now that`s an excelent idea, kid.  This sling is like the previous one, but the pouch is "full size", and it is made from some sort of utility cord.
It is thinner than paracord (3mm?), but rather similar, hollow, with 12!!! thin strands inside.  I gutted the pieces used for the whippings.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jun 20th, 2010 at 10:42pm
Not mine, but it's just too good not to post it. ;)

(Imagine getting caught in a Palestinian protest with lead and rocks raining down on your location. The only sounds you can hear are the sounds of glass breaking, metal denting, cracking masonry, people screaming, and an eerie "Ho ho ho...." echoing throughout the streets... ;D )
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Jun 22nd, 2010 at 2:51pm
My first sling made of stinging nettle fiber from our garden. It is far from beautiful, and I made a number of mistakes which I hope to avoid next time.

Anyway, it's the first stinging nettle sling in Wales since... only God knows when.

Oh yes, and it works fine.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jun 22nd, 2010 at 3:07pm
That picture of santa slinging is pure genious.

Fundi, excelent work. You have a historically accurate slig.

An finally, here's a sling I got from Naschitty Sniper. Awesome piece for my colection.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jun 22nd, 2010 at 3:47pm

Rockman wrote on Jun 22nd, 2010 at 3:07pm:
That picture of santa slinging is pure genious.

Fundi, excelent work. You have a historically accurate slig.

An finally, here's a sling I got from Naschitty Sniper. Awesome piece for my colection.


hmm, you got yours it's it's been nearly 3 weeks and i haven't got mine. ah well, my mail right now is transferred to my new house, and so it might take longer.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 23rd, 2010 at 4:08am
I made this sling from grass, it is much better than the two I made last summer.  Hopefully I  can make one from nettle fibers sometime.  Fundibularius, your is nice and is a real inspiration.

The nice thing about my grass sling is the fact that I just sat down in the grass and braided it within 30 - 45 minutes.  It works okay, but the wear and tear resistance is obviously rather low.

It would be rather okay as a survival tool if I needed a sling now.
timann

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Jun 23rd, 2010 at 4:56am
Thanks, timann. Your new grass sling looks looks even better than the one you posted a few months ago. The cord braid seems like it can hold out a lot of tension.

I think you are right, these kinds of slings can be made in a short time, but stone abrasion and stress wear them off quickly.  My pampa grass sling broke after about 40 shots, and the nettle sling will probably not be more robust. On the other hand, there are doubtlessly ways to work the fibers more carefully than I did, or treat them with wax or so, so the slings might get a bit tougher for use.

Anyway, it is a lot of fun to make a sling out of something that grows in your garden. And the tea made from the nettle leaves isn't too bad, either.  ;)


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Jun 23rd, 2010 at 9:04am
You are cool boys.

I like your society

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 23rd, 2010 at 2:40pm

Rockman wrote on Jun 22nd, 2010 at 3:07pm:
That picture of santa slinging is pure genious.

Fundi, excelent work. You have a historically accurate slig.

An finally, here's a sling I got from Naschitty Sniper. Awesome piece for my colection.

Beautiful, but it is mostly she stamped pattern that makes it special beyond other slings ;)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 23rd, 2010 at 2:54pm

Fundibularius wrote on Jun 23rd, 2010 at 4:56am:
Thanks, timann. Your new grass sling looks looks even better than the one you posted a few months ago. The cord braid seems like it can hold out a lot of tension.

I think you are right, these kinds of slings can be made in a short time, but stone abrasion and stress wear them off quickly.  My pampa grass sling broke after about 40 shots, and the nettle sling will probably not be more robust. On the other hand, there are doubtlessly ways to work the fibers more carefully than I did, or treat them with wax or so, so the slings might get a bit tougher for use.

Anyway, it is a lot of fun to make a sling out of something that grows in your garden. And the tea made from the nettle leaves isn't too bad, either.  ;)

Never tasted nettle tea but got my fill of nettle soup as a kid(which is not as horrible as it may sound).  I have studied the Diego video and pictures of balearic slings during the vinter an could make a better sling now than last summer.
BTW one of those had its release cord tip breaking once, but I simply unbraided the rest a bit, added more grass and re-braided the tip.  Now that is field repair.
Two summers ago I made a short rope from nettle fibers and thought that it should be possible to braid a sling from fibers without making individual strands first, but I was not aware of the Diego video then...
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Jun 23rd, 2010 at 3:44pm
Here a Sling from linen. I made them for my pupil.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jun 23rd, 2010 at 3:48pm

Jaegoor wrote on Jun 23rd, 2010 at 3:44pm:
Here a Sling from linen. I made them for my pupil.


beautiful sling like always jaegor.....i feel like captain obvious.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Jun 23rd, 2010 at 6:02pm

timann wrote on Jun 23rd, 2010 at 2:54pm:
BTW one of those had its release cord tip breaking once, but I simply unbraided the rest a bit, added more grass and re-braided the tip.  Now that is field repair.


:) It really is. One of the advantages of the "home grown" slings.


Quote:
Two summers ago I made a short rope from nettle fibers and thought that it should be possible to braid a sling from fibers without making individual strands first, but I was not aware of the Diego video then...
timann


I only fear it would take a real lot of nettle fibers to make a sling in the Diego style. The fibers shrink to less than half of their strength when they dry. For my ugly thin monster, I had to skin about 20 tall plants. I estimate around 60 nettles for a decent Diego sling.  ::)

Then again, that means a lot of tea as a by-product. (Pity the leaves are not good for making beer  :'().

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Jun 23rd, 2010 at 6:04pm

Jaegoor wrote on Jun 23rd, 2010 at 3:44pm:
Here a Sling from linen. I made them for my pupil.


8-) 8-) 8-)!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jun 23rd, 2010 at 7:07pm

Jaegoor wrote on Jun 23rd, 2010 at 3:44pm:
Here a Sling from linen. I made them for my pupil.


Simply beautiful.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 23rd, 2010 at 10:30pm
"...I only fear it would take a real lot of nettle fibers to make a sling in the Diego style. The fibers shrink to less than half of their strength when they dry. For my ugly thin monster, I had to skin about 20 tall plants. I estimate around 60 nettles for a decent Diego sling."

Now that is real useful information :)

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mederic on Jun 24th, 2010 at 1:24am
My second one!!!



what do you guys think?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ilovepancakes on Jun 25th, 2010 at 10:29am

Mederic wrote on Jun 24th, 2010 at 1:24am:
My second one!!!



what do you guys think?



Not a bad looking PJ sling you made there, much better then the second one I made. I primarily use that style of sling, one is always in my pocket. I do have a suggestion though. The weave looks a bit loose, it's not a big deal but I think you will find that the weave starts to shift to one side after hard throws. To change this during the end of the weaving process take a tool, I use an all, and push the weave back to the starting lines. This way you will be able to squeeze a few more threads in making it a totally solid pouch.

For refference on a 7 inch pouch I have 38 passes.


Before Aussie invented the Seatbelt Sling and PJ wrote the tutorial on how to make it the PJ sling was the primary sling that I gave away.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mederic on Jun 25th, 2010 at 5:41pm
LOL i figured that one out it was to loose i need more 550 cord tho

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jun 30th, 2010 at 9:50pm


I was searching for some tools in my shed and found several old slings. I thought I would share this one as it was my favorite for a long time.

It's an Apache-style sling about 30 inches long.  After finding it I had to take it for a spin. I set some small 2-liter bottle size boards in front of my backstop and began hurling some rocks. Two boards died today from about 15-20 yards, out of probably 20 shots. So nothing to write home about. But it brought back some good memories and I thought I would share my good "hunting" with you guys.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by colejack3 on Jun 30th, 2010 at 10:06pm
cool sling man!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 30th, 2010 at 11:17pm
I like the pouch.  :)

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jul 1st, 2010 at 3:22am
I like the small split/hole in the pouch. I bet it probably cups around a rock quite nicely, eh?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jul 1st, 2010 at 4:07pm

Donnerschlag wrote on Jul 1st, 2010 at 3:22am:
I like the small split/hole in the pouch. I bet it probably cups around a rock quite nicely, eh?



Yea it does. I was using a lot of pre-made perfectly circular cement ammo at the time and that was my sling of choice. They would fall out of my other ones as often as not.

Thanks for all the comments on the sling guys, I'm going to try to get a video of me using it at some point. Hopefully I can actually hit something. :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by aztec on Jul 5th, 2010 at 4:49pm
one i made last night...



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Jul 6th, 2010 at 5:56pm
thats a nice looking sling is that hemp for the cords? and how did u put the pouch on? :question ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by aztec on Jul 6th, 2010 at 6:01pm
thanks . the cords are flax  :) and i used paleoarts elkskin sling tutorial for the method of ataching them to the pouch

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by colejack3 on Jul 6th, 2010 at 6:01pm
Thats a cool sling aztec . I wanna know how you put the pouch on too

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by aztec on Jul 6th, 2010 at 6:13pm
thanks colejack. heres a link to Chris's tutorial. itll show ya how to attach them

http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1246904983/2#2

Title: Introduction and favourite sling
Post by Canuck Slinger on Jul 7th, 2010 at 3:29pm
Hi all,
    I'm new to the forum, after recently reviving a childhood interest in slings. Thanks to all of you for sharing your expertise. I'll paste here a couple of photos of my current favourite sling, which is made entirely of jute. The chords and pouch are all made of continuous cords, and the pouch is made of an additional piece for the weave. I incorporated the loose ends of the weave into four-strand braids of the release and retention cords.

Cheers from New Brunswick, Canada!


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Canuck Slinger on Jul 7th, 2010 at 3:37pm
And a closer view of the pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by UrbanSlinger on Jul 7th, 2010 at 3:56pm
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This is my second sling. It's quite cheap, just a basic bit of leather and some cord, but it's a huge step up from the shoelace/cloth sling I made last night. I've got tons of paracord, which I'm going to use to braid another sling without a leather pouch. I'm hoping to get good enough to braid up one for my older sister and brother.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by colejack3 on Jul 7th, 2010 at 5:03pm
Looks like some nice slings there!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 7th, 2010 at 10:19pm
It's truly amazing what can be done with just a few pieces of string  ;)

Very nice  8-)

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by UrbanSlinger on Jul 8th, 2010 at 2:44am

walter wrote on Jul 7th, 2010 at 10:19pm:
It's truly amazing what can be done with just a few pieces of string  ;)

Very nice  8-)

walter


That's what makes them so cool.  ;D Are you the Walter that posted those guides? If so, thank you! They were amazingly helpful.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paleoarts on Jul 8th, 2010 at 12:19pm
Canuck, well done sir! that's a beautiful sling. have you ever tried doing a tapered release cord?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 8th, 2010 at 11:15pm

UrbanSlinger wrote on Jul 8th, 2010 at 2:44am:

walter wrote on Jul 7th, 2010 at 10:19pm:
It's truly amazing what can be done with just a few pieces of string  ;)

Very nice  8-)

walter


That's what makes them so cool.  ;D Are you the Walter that posted those guides? If so, thank you! They were amazingly helpful.


No, not me :-?

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Jul 9th, 2010 at 1:27pm
Here a new Sling for you. It is an easy model. I have turned them with my fingers

This went faster than thought.
To me she is too slow.
But a good model for a beginner.
I will give away them I think.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Svarog on Jul 10th, 2010 at 6:08am
My deadly arsenal:


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 10th, 2010 at 10:52am
Jaegoor, that's a pretty nice sling. I've been trying to come up with a braided sling that doesn't take too long to make. So far, I haven't been successful :( What makes this sling slower than others?

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 10th, 2010 at 11:01am
Svarog, those are real nice slings.  :) I have one slightly cupped leather pouch sling that I really like.

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Jul 10th, 2010 at 1:06pm
Hi, Walter


this I have already asked myself. I could limit a few possibilities.
First she has no Toggle. I shoot usually exclusively Toggle. Then she becomes broader like Balearic Slings at the middle. She has no right sheet. Thereby she rises a little later. And she is from linen. This makes them more difficult than my remaining Slings.
I have made up to now still no Slings in this way. However, it goes really very simply and fast. It is turned. Only the middle is weaved.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jul 14th, 2010 at 6:26am
Ive been looking through the last 50 pages of pictures of slings Ive missed and I must say.. WOW!
The bar for great sling making has most certainly been raised!! Well done everyone! : :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Canuck Slinger on Jul 14th, 2010 at 10:31am

Paleoarts wrote on Jul 8th, 2010 at 12:19pm:
Canuck, well done sir! that's a beautiful sling. have you ever tried doing a tapered release cord?

Thanks. I haven't tried a tapered cord yet, since I like the visual symmetry of having equal width on retention and release cords, but I think I might try it on the next one. I might get better velocity and whipping sound with a tapered cord.

Title: My first sling (second, technically)
Post by Canuck Slinger on Jul 14th, 2010 at 10:35am
Here's the sling that revived my interest in the passtime. I found a tutorial on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APExNLO1oHY), and made it. The tutorial turns out to be more useful than the sling, which is only good for very small rocks. Even these tend to slip out sometimes, in spite of a decently cupped cradle. Perhaps the solution is to make the cradle larger. At any rate, I had fun with this sling, and still keep it as a backup.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 14th, 2010 at 10:48pm

Camo-sling wrote on Jul 14th, 2010 at 6:26am:
Ive been looking through the last 50 pages of pictures of slings Ive missed and I must say.. WOW!
The bar for great sling making has most certainly been raised!! Well done everyone! : :)


Well, try to keep up ;D Where ya been anyway?

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jul 14th, 2010 at 10:59pm
Ive been a busy. haha ill be trying to catch up this weekend, hopefully ill remember how to make a sling  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 14th, 2010 at 11:44pm
Made a spare for my fastest hemp sling. Haven't made one in a while and well, I couldn't stop braiding when I got past the release knot ;D Braided another four inches and left four inches of loose strands. Guess there will be a lot of drag there.Will probably cut all that off the first time I use it :)

It's 4 strand round braided; 3/16 inches in diameter; 27 and a quarter inches from pouch ctr to release knot; pouch is 4 3/4" long. I have found that 26 to 28 inches is the perfect length for accuracy for me. I'm six foot with a 33 inch sleeve.

http://img4.glowfoto.com/images/2010/07/14-2203096489M.jpg

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jul 15th, 2010 at 12:47am

walter wrote on Jul 14th, 2010 at 11:44pm:
Made a spare for my fastest hemp sling. Haven't made one in a while and well, I couldn't stop braiding when I got past the release knot ;D Braided another four inches and left four inches of loose strands. Guess there will be a lot of drag there.Will probably cut all that off the first time I use it :)

It's 4 strand round braided; 3/16 inches in diameter; 27 and a quarter inches from pouch ctr to release knot; pouch is 4 3/4" long. I have found that 26 to 28 inches is the perfect length for accuracy for me. I'm six foot with a 33 inch sleeve.

http://img4.glowfoto.com/images/2010/07/14-2203096489M.jpg

walter


Absolutely gorgeous man...  Nice job! I'm so jealous I have tried to make slings like that before and they always end up extremely fugly.  ;D  

That's interesting that you mentioned a perfect length for your size and arm length. I've  always been curious if shorter slings really do increase accuracy.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 15th, 2010 at 1:13am

walter wrote on Jul 14th, 2010 at 11:44pm:
Made a spare for my fastest hemp sling. Haven't made one in a while and well, I couldn't stop braiding when I got past the release knot ;D Braided another four inches and left four inches of loose strands. Guess there will be a lot of drag there.Will probably cut all that off the first time I use it :)

It's 4 strand round braided; 3/16 inches in diameter; 27 and a quarter inches from pouch ctr to release knot; pouch is 4 3/4" long. I have found that 26 to 28 inches is the perfect length for accuracy for me. I'm six foot with a 33 inch sleeve.

http://img4.glowfoto.com/images/2010/07/14-2203096489M.jpg

walter


great job as usual, still can't figure out how you get the sling straps thicker than an inch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 15th, 2010 at 10:21am
Thanks Morphy :) I'm sure sling length has a lot to do with accuracy. I started out with slings 30 to 33 inches long. As I began to shorten them, I started to get more consistent. Went down to 26 inches and then back up to 27, which I think is my sweet spot (or the best its gonna get for me ;D ). I've tried my old slings again just to make sure it wasn't just practice that was causing the improvement and ended up shortening the cords with overhand knots ;)

Kid, I use four warps on each split. I made a jiggy sort of thing, which is just a board with a hole in one end and evenly spaced nails (one inch wide overall) and another hole at the other end. This allows me to tie down the retention cord, spread the warps and tie the remaining cordage so it is out of the way. The warps are pulled tight and are close enough together to get a tight weave. They are an inch wide because of the nail spacing.

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jamp on Jul 15th, 2010 at 1:20pm
I finished this sling today, looking forward to try it on vacation. It's made from cotton string (around 40m, maybe more) and bead, braided from doubled three strands, with solid pouch, length is about 71 cm, 28" i think  :). Hope it will not drop anything, my tests with tennisball went good so far.


Detail of pouch and ends

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 16th, 2010 at 6:54am
Wery nice as usual, walter, but as you say, the long tail may become an annoyance.  

Nice sling from you too, Jamp, but I guess a little more practice will aid you in weaving the pouch a little bit more even ;)

Myself I made a hemp  two-strand Rockman type sling.  The pouch halves is woven over 3 strands, to make it full size :).
It is 29", as I suppose I will give it away as a tennis ball hurler to a man a bit taller than myself.  I also omited my usual continued braiding after the Double Mathew Walker release knot, it did not feel right on this one.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jul 16th, 2010 at 7:51am
Great looking sling as always timann :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jamp on Jul 16th, 2010 at 4:15pm
Thank you very much, your sling is awesome :).
However, I don't think practice is problem, but the string was too thin and pouch too wide. When making it, I even used wire frame to hold the shape of the pouch, but it wasn't very strong, so it didn't helped very much. I plan to reweave it, using braid made from three strings, it will hold the shape much better. But I agree, it is too loose :-[.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 18th, 2010 at 2:53pm

Jamp wrote on Jul 16th, 2010 at 4:15pm:
Thank you very much, your sling is awesome :).
However, I don't think practice is problem, but the string was too thin and pouch too wide. When making it, I even used wire frame to hold the shape of the pouch, but it wasn't very strong, so it didn't helped very much. I plan to reweave it, using braid made from three strings, it will hold the shape much better. But I agree, it is too loose :-[.

Weaving with a thicker/braided cord is obviously easier, but it can be done with thin cord too, it just takes a lot of time , patience and exactness :).  
I would perhaps try to weave it with your thin cord simply doubled.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 18th, 2010 at 3:34pm

timann wrote on Jul 18th, 2010 at 2:53pm:

Jamp wrote on Jul 16th, 2010 at 4:15pm:
Thank you very much, your sling is awesome :).
However, I don't think practice is problem, but the string was too thin and pouch too wide. When making it, I even used wire frame to hold the shape of the pouch, but it wasn't very strong, so it didn't helped very much. I plan to reweave it, using braid made from three strings, it will hold the shape much better. But I agree, it is too loose :-[.

Weaving with a thicker/braided cord is obviously easier, but it can be done with thin cord too, it just takes a lot of time , patience and exactness :).  
I would perhaps try to weave it with your thin cord simply doubled.
timann


with thin cord it also depends on your stifnes and how much it compacts. with yarn which is soft and easily compacts, putting two strands together to weave is much easier, maybe even three. however, with thin but stiffer material like thin hemp, to put two cords together you need to twist them together. this makes it so you need to decide whether it's worth the extra effort or not.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jul 19th, 2010 at 5:35am
This is the latest -

Ratman, would you be happy with this sling? its about 30 inch, 4 -5 inch pouch, 4 strand braid and wool?
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 19th, 2010 at 12:21pm

Camo-sling wrote on Jul 19th, 2010 at 5:35am:
This is the latest -

Ratman, would you be happy with this sling? its about 30 inch, 4 -5 inch pouch, 4 strand braid and wool?


who in their right mind wouldn't like a sling like that :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Canuck Slinger on Jul 19th, 2010 at 3:16pm
A shepherd's sling I made following J. Potter's tutorial: http://www.seekyee.com/Slings/howtos/woven1.htm. I think I should have used the same colour for warp and weft of the cradle, as it would minimize the appearance of bunching. Works nicely on small to medium sized rocks.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Canuck Slinger on Jul 19th, 2010 at 3:18pm
And a picture of how I carry it. I always wrap my slings with a stone inside the cradle. This helps keep a nice cupped shape, but also ensures that no matter where I am, I'll at least have one shot on me.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Jul 19th, 2010 at 9:18pm
Thanks Kid :)

Great sling canuck!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paleoarts on Jul 20th, 2010 at 11:31am
looking good, everyone! some great slings on this page.  :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jul 20th, 2010 at 5:03pm
Canuck I love that sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 20th, 2010 at 8:19pm
Cool slings 8-)

timann, do you like those two stranders?

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 21st, 2010 at 6:36am

walter wrote on Jul 20th, 2010 at 8:19pm:
Cool slings 8-)

timann, do you like those two stranders?

walter

Agree, there was a couple of cool slings above.
Walter, I like those two-stranders, the work nicely, so they was a good idea from Rockman.  But a good reason for making them is to exploit cordage I find to thich for a normally braided sling but still not suitable for a non-braided sling.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LukeWebb on Jul 21st, 2010 at 8:44pm
 Canuck Slinger, what part of Canada are you from?  I live in New Brunswick.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ishi on Jul 23rd, 2010 at 8:39am
still working my way thru this great thread ( up to 90 so far in 45 page shifts )
lost count as to how many pics i've copied onto my computer

the slings i've made before, i've used a dropper loop for around my wrist
may try to make my first Rockman sling this weekend, with a big wrist loop


could someone explain the difference between " weave " and " braid " ?

TIA

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 23rd, 2010 at 2:14pm

ishi wrote on Jul 23rd, 2010 at 8:39am:
still working my way thru this great thread ( up to 90 so far in 45 page shifts )
lost count as to how many pics i've copied onto my computer

the slings i've made before, i've used a dropper loop for around my wrist
may try to make my first Rockman sling this weekend, with a big wrist loop


could someone explain the difference between " weave " and " braid " ?

TIA


hehe, can't tell you how many times i've reread this thread, and i still miss a few posts. a braid is combining or strengthening cord without it being a twist or a weave. a weave, is something that is in an under over under over pattern that comes out flat. lots of people call braids weaves and weaves braids, confusing :-/

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Timothy Potter on Jul 23rd, 2010 at 2:30pm

ishi wrote on Jul 23rd, 2010 at 8:39am:
could someone explain the difference between " weave " and " braid " ?

TIA


Basically, weaving is a process in which a number of threads are laid parallel to each other, after which another thread is brought perpendicular to them going over one and under the next. The threads laid in parallel are called "Warp" and the thread that is woven through them is called "Weft." There is of course a lot of variation, including twill weaving, which is going over and under more than just one thread, or twining, which is when the warp or weft is twisted during the weaving process.

Braiding is a process in which a group of strands is made into a single cord by various patterns of crossing strands in and out and around the other strands.

Braiding and weaving are related, and there is some crossover between the two.

Here's a nice website that explains about several different types of weaving and braiding, as well as other textile techniques:

http://www.stringpage.com/index.html

-Timothy Potter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 23rd, 2010 at 6:04pm
ishi, always remember; braid the cords and weave the pouch :) If you do it that way, everything will work out ok ::)

Exception: Balearic sling. Cords and pouch straps are braided. If there is a sling called a Sierra Nevada (if there isn't, there should be), it is built without weaving also. ;)


walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 23rd, 2010 at 7:57pm

walter wrote on Jul 23rd, 2010 at 6:04pm:
ishi, always remember; braid the cords and weave the pouch :) If you do it that way, everything will work out ok ::)

Exception: Balearic sling. Cords and pouch straps are braided. If there is a sling called a Sierra Nevada (if there isn't, there should be), it is built without weaving also. ;)


walter


well, some times, often the pouch is braided thinly, then attached to another material, like leather, or netted.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Jul 23rd, 2010 at 11:58pm

ishi wrote on Jul 23rd, 2010 at 8:39am:
could someone explain the difference between " weave " and " braid " ?

TIA

This is how I think about it:
A weave is two groups of of thread laced together without knotting to make a flat cloth.
A braid is more than two groups of thread laced together without knotting to make a cord.
Macramé makes both flat cloth and cords using knots.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Canuck Slinger on Jul 29th, 2010 at 2:56pm

LukeWebb wrote on Jul 21st, 2010 at 8:44pm:
 Canuck Slinger, what part of Canada are you from?  I live in New Brunswick.


I live in New Brunswick, too--in Fredericton, to be exact. Lots of good open spaces around the province.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Canuck Slinger on Jul 29th, 2010 at 3:00pm
A picture of a sisal sling I made with four-strand braids and woven, solid pouch. The sisal was a real pain to weave, and it turns out I don't like it as a sling material at all. It's too stiff and abrasive. Friction develops between the two cords when winding up and/or releasing (this might not happen in more skilled hands). The stiff pouch is also inferior at cupping the stone. At any rate, it was worth a try.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Canuck Slinger on Jul 29th, 2010 at 3:01pm
And a close-up of the pouch. The discoloration you see is the result of trying to burn off the loose sisal fibres. The process works, but leaves an unsightly burned look.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Eoraptor on Jul 30th, 2010 at 11:40am
Don't think if it as "unsightly", think of it as "authentic".  Personally, I kinda like the scorch marks on mine...

Nice sling, fire shadows and all!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jul 31st, 2010 at 1:02am

Eoraptor wrote on Jul 30th, 2010 at 11:40am:
Don't think if it as "unsightly", think of it as "authentic".  Personally, I kinda like the scorch marks on mine...

Nice sling, fire shadows and all!


Agreed. I singe all my slings and natural fiber bowstrings. Looks great to me.  8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Svarog on Jul 31st, 2010 at 3:58am
Here are my first braided slings. All of them have been made in few recent days.




Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ishi on Aug 1st, 2010 at 8:41am
my first Rockman
done with dollar store materials, used a shoelace for the weave






2 strand 4 braid done with 108" shoelaces
had my doubts about having enough material before starting
so instead of a wrist loop, i made a finger loop
when i finally got to the pouch, i knew i wouldn't have enough shoelace for a release cord
so i've put a ring in there and brought the 4 strands back for an 8 strand weave
i put the tube in there to give me a little space between the ring and weave
now i just have to find something to weave into the 8 strands
and i can always attach some kind of release cord onto the ring




Canadian Tire has a sale on 1/4 x 50 ft rope
already picked up 4 ( 3 different ), gonna pick up some more


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Aug 1st, 2010 at 3:18pm
The broad shoelace is an interesting idea. Have you ever tried it on a full pouch?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ishi on Aug 1st, 2010 at 3:58pm

Fundibularius wrote on Aug 1st, 2010 at 3:18pm:
The broad shoelace is an interesting idea. Have you ever tried it on a full pouch?



not yet
i don't think a single 108" shoelace would do a full pouch
maybe if i try one from each end ?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LukeWebb on Aug 1st, 2010 at 8:53pm
 Cool, I'm from Deer Island, CanuckSlinger, it is just off the coast of St. George, a 2 ferrys run from Letete on the outskirts of St. George.  If you are ever in St. Andrews on Thursday during the late spring, summer and early fall I will be at the St. Andrews Farmers Market from 8:30 - 1:00 doing portraits.  I often have some slings with me and was selling them there but stopped as I thought it wasn't a great idea to have a vacation town armed with slings, could make trouble with all those rocks flying around the seaside vacation homes.  I live with my parents on Deer Island where we run the Happy Shoppe, a used books/antiques store and my dad is a bowyer, he invites anyone who likes archery to come and try out his bows as it gives him an excuse to shoot them, so if you are ever over stop in to the Happy Shoppe and bring some slings and try out the bows.  My dad is also selling at the market, can't miss him, he's along the main street.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ishi on Aug 2nd, 2010 at 12:41pm
so i was looking around in my " storage/junk " room
and saw the carpet i had used for a slingshot backstop

and i thought maybe . . .

gonna give this a few slings before i cut the loose ends, not sure how the carpet will hold up
frayed the release cord, maybe i'll surprise myself



made some nice round holes using my " melter/burner " spare soldering iron



and this was my " indoor " slingshot target/backstop
i had a 21+ foot distance at this spot and 30 feet when the target was inside my junk room to the left



i don't think this would hold up against a sling/stone




although, if i could get a steel drum cut in half, lengthways, that would make a nice portable target


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Canuck Slinger on Aug 5th, 2010 at 11:33am
My first attempt at a Rockman style sling. All in jute, including the whipping. I whipped both sides because I prefer a symmetrical look. I used 8 continuous strands, which yielded a fairly wide cradle. Works well, though I haven't had much opportunity to use it yet.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Canuck Slinger on Aug 5th, 2010 at 11:34am
And a closer look at the pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Aug 5th, 2010 at 12:54pm
A very good looking sling, Canuck.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by silme on Aug 6th, 2010 at 11:19am
Hi everyone, i'm a newcomer... as stated in my presentation topic http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1281087479 i have created a few slings in the last six months, basically trying different materials and styles: sure they are far from perfection, but they still works.

Below i'll attach some pictures of them, or at least of the ones that are today in my home in Sanremo (there are some other slings spread between my grandmother house, my apartment in Arezzo and i've lent a couple to a collegue).

First, an overview:

Number 1 and 2: linen, a simple flat braid (not the best for the purpouse, but i tried it before moving to round braid). The strings are rather thin, but they are really short slings (about 63 cm) i made to try different sizes. The first has a splitted pouch, but the split is too long, i'll modify it; the second one works (surprisingly) well with small lead projectiles and cobblestones.

Number 3 and 4: cotton, the first is a kumihimo braid, the second a more usual round braid. The pouches are (as in number 5 and 6) made from leather: a bit too wide, i think. I've wrapped the end of the release cord, such as that of the retention one, with soft leather. Number 3 is 80 cm from the center of the pouch, number 4 is another 63cm "very very short" :)

Number 5: polypropylene (yes, it looks ugly, i know! But this was for plumb line, and they need something really visible). Maybe the one i prefer, although now i feel the pouch is too wide and rounded. It's about 80 cm from the pouch.

Number 6: linen again, thicker than n°1-2, round braid. Same lenght as above. I like the look of this braid, so i keep this sling hanging form the wall (near my WWII kukri).

N.B. as soon as i figure how to attach multiple files, i'll add more close ups
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 8th, 2010 at 3:13pm
based offa Paleoart's sling. i like it, haven't shot with it yet (just finished), but with dry firing it makes a nice crack. yes, a nice loud crack with a leather tab.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on Aug 8th, 2010 at 4:10pm
looks good, and that leather looks kind of familiar ::)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Aug 8th, 2010 at 5:11pm

Canuck Slinger wrote on Aug 5th, 2010 at 11:33am:
My first attempt at a Rockman style sling. All in jute, including the whipping. I whipped both sides because I prefer a symmetrical look. I used 8 continuous strands, which yielded a fairly wide cradle. Works well, though I haven't had much opportunity to use it yet.

Your first is like my twentieth.  Good job.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 8th, 2010 at 7:59pm

slingbadger wrote on Aug 8th, 2010 at 4:10pm:
looks good, and that leather looks kind of familiar ::)


haha, that stuff is really nice, and holds up well. only problem is that the hole punch barely puts a dent in it  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Aug 9th, 2010 at 6:24pm
Canuck Slinger, that is a very nice lookin' sling. Especially like the pouch :)

walter

Title: Gentlemen... Help
Post by theostravos on Aug 10th, 2010 at 6:37am
I have managed to fix some very very beactiful slings. :D. I have managed all by my self to pass the images from my mobile to the computer ;). But I am trying for more than one hour to see how to upload the darn photographs to the forum but I keep loosing it >:(
Please show me the way otherwise I'll eat the computer :o
Greetings 8-) ( By the way. I do not use this smilie for showing "cool" I am using it to claim my nick name. Theostravos , or in english Totally blind)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Schleudertrauma on Aug 10th, 2010 at 7:50am
These are the slings I currently use... They are 36 to 40 Inches long.
My favourite one was like the one on the right but slightly longer. It's a very stiff sling with a very heavy and stiff pouch. That has the advantage that the sling behaves the same for almost all stones under a certain weight and it helped a lot with accuracy.

My actual favourite is the one in the middle with the "one side open" black belt pouch. It has a very fast release. So at first the throws went almost perpendicular to the intended direction. :D
It can hold stones from the size of a small egg to almost two fists. For the largest ones I have to use both arms to sling or it would rip my elbow out of its socket. I haven't tried it one-armed, but I guess it would hurt.
Edit: After several hundred throws I think, that pouch was not such a great idea. It is very hard to throw accurately because it holds the stone longer for some shapes and releases early for others.


I think I will built some nicer slings in the next weeks. I love braiding and weaving but this Rebschnur is just perfect.

cheers,
Alex
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Aug 12th, 2010 at 4:41pm
I found some coloured jute twine and decided to make a Kraut sling. Suitable for international slinging competitions.  ;)

(One of the weird ideas only exiled people have)


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Aug 14th, 2010 at 7:21am
Hi Fundi,

A Sling with Toggle.

I am surprised a little.

Nice part.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Aug 14th, 2010 at 10:32am

JustKnot wrote on Feb 25th, 2007 at 12:58pm:
My first sling:
Tutorial for making it

All of the slings on this page are great, but this one stands out because it's your first one.  It looks better than mine do now.  Nice job.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by theostravos on Aug 14th, 2010 at 2:18pm
Here are mine ones. The upper is braided with canvas at the pouch. The two lower ones are made at the double bowline style, only the one has a netted pouch. They all have a length of 105cm. They work perfect for my standards. It is me who does not work well with the slings for my standards 8-)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by theostravos on Aug 14th, 2010 at 2:31pm
I did it Yes Sir I did it. I managed to send at least one of my picture to the forum. After all my efforts I did it. The only problem was that I was trying to sent four picture of my slings & only one made it. But at least I did it. [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif]
Greetings 8-)[font=Sans-Serif][/font]
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Aug 14th, 2010 at 5:05pm

Jaegoor wrote on Aug 14th, 2010 at 7:21am:
Hi Fundi,

A Sling with Toggle.

I am surprised a little.

Nice part.


Thank you, but that's my ring finger. I tried too hard to put strength into the shot.  ;)

You know why I use the toggle and tab. They are unforgiving, which forces me to sling with a lot more discipline.

Apart from that, I can use special parking spaces in front of the supermarkets here in Wales. They are marked "parents and togglers only".

Oh no, that was "toddlers", sorry.
;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Aug 14th, 2010 at 6:25pm
They walk among us...

We went to visit Castell Henllys today, a partially reconstructed Iron Age settlement in Pembrokeshire/Wales. Guess what I found in the site reception shop.

The lady at the counter couldn't tell me who had made them. I wonder if it is somebody from this forum.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Aug 18th, 2010 at 11:49pm

LukeWebb wrote on Aug 1st, 2010 at 8:53pm:
 Cool, I'm from Deer Island, CanuckSlinger, it is just off the coast of St. George, a 2 ferrys run from Letete on the outskirts of St. George.  If you are ever in St. Andrews on Thursday during the late spring, summer and early fall I will be at the St. Andrews Farmers Market from 8:30 - 1:00 doing portraits.  I often have some slings with me and was selling them there but stopped as I thought it wasn't a great idea to have a vacation town armed with slings, could make trouble with all those rocks flying around the seaside vacation homes.  I live with my parents on Deer Island where we run the Happy Shoppe, a used books/antiques store and my dad is a bowyer, he invites anyone who likes archery to come and try out his bows as it gives him an excuse to shoot them, so if you are ever over stop in to the Happy Shoppe and bring some slings and try out the bows.  My dad is also selling at the market, can't miss him, he's along the main street.



That sounds really cool -- your family's shoppe -- and I am fascinated by the idea of quaint towns like that and the lifestyle in them.  (I've never been able to sample that as more than just a tourist, unfortunately.)

My brother lives on Nantucket, off the coast of Massachusetts.  I have visited repeatedly, and I really enjoy the "small town" atmosphere (even though Nantucket is a weird hybrid of that and cosmopolitan).  I enjoy being on Nantucket very much.  I would love to live there through the winter, when things slow way down and many people vacate the place.  (The only down-side is that many of the businesses, and good restaurants, close for the winter as well.)

I was just telling a co-worker that if I won the lottery, the next week I would be up in a place like that -- some small, quaint town in the Northeast (or even yes, possibly in Canada).  It's just not something I can do right now.  I'm a workaday stiff with barely a pot to piss in these days, it seems.  I'd sure love to be independently wealthy.

I tried to find your island on a search of Google Maps but was having trouble.  I'll keep looking.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Aug 19th, 2010 at 12:14pm
this is my newest sling:
I had long been thought how to get the cord to the pouch without the knots, seams or developments disturb the slingshot.
which is recycled from an old pouch sling, it is 70cm long and the cord is made of cotton (green) and hanf.sie is braided cord around 8.
the fixation is on pouch with a slightly modified sailor knot, a piece schotstek.das leather leash attached to the rice as a whip cracker.

I hope you have fun at the watch,
grüsse hubert





































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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Aug 19th, 2010 at 12:30pm
Please excuse the size of the pictures and the bad englisch.scheiss google translator.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Aug 19th, 2010 at 12:50pm
Hallo Hubert,

I took the freedom to resize your pics.

Gruß,
Fundi
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Aug 19th, 2010 at 12:50pm
Schöne Schleudern!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Aug 19th, 2010 at 12:51pm

hubert wrote on Aug 19th, 2010 at 12:30pm:
scheiss google translator.


Volle Zustimmung!  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Aug 19th, 2010 at 12:52pm
danke fundi für die blumen & den "krückstock"
thank you for the flowers & the fundi "crutch"

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Aug 20th, 2010 at 7:02am
Hi Hubert,

gefällt mir gut.

Wie lang sind deine Läufe??

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Aug 24th, 2010 at 1:59pm

Jaegoor wrote on Aug 20th, 2010 at 7:02am:
Hi Hubert,

gefällt mir gut.

Wie lang sind deine Läufe??


70cm

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Aug 24th, 2010 at 11:50pm
This is peacefuljeffrey's new knit sling, which is better than my first 4! He emailed me the pic.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Maddhatter3 on Aug 25th, 2010 at 8:01am
Wow that looks really great.  Nice work peacefuljeffrey!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Aug 25th, 2010 at 3:27pm
Now that`s a nice piece of knitting :)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 25th, 2010 at 6:43pm
nice PJ, that's really good looking. does it stretch?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Aug 27th, 2010 at 2:43pm
Do u have the kint pattern for that sling ?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Aug 30th, 2010 at 2:56pm

slingingrat wrote on Aug 27th, 2010 at 2:43pm:
Do u have the kint pattern for that sling ?

You betcha! http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1089409452/0

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Aug 30th, 2010 at 6:13pm
Thanks man ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Aug 31st, 2010 at 4:38pm
I sent me mum the instructions for knit slings a year or so ago. She knitted up up a few and I can tell ya', they do stretch!

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Sep 2nd, 2010 at 5:54am
(This method may have been tried before, though I don't remember having seen it here.)

I got inspired by Jaegoor's way to wrap or whip the retention loop of his Honda Popular, and the thought was: Why not wrap the whole cord(s)? I had a lot of jute twine in different colours left, so I started doing this little experiment.

The core consists of 12 strings of wool, unplaited. The coil or wrapping is jute twine.

It took only 1,5 - 2 hrs to finish the whole sling (which is about the same time I need to braid one). Performs well.

The combination of colours was chosen by my little daughter.  :)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Sep 9th, 2010 at 11:55pm

Canuck Slinger wrote on Aug 5th, 2010 at 11:34am:
And a closer look at the pouch.



Really nice-looking! :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Sep 10th, 2010 at 4:25am

xxkid123 wrote on Aug 25th, 2010 at 6:43pm:
nice PJ, that's really good looking. does it stretch?


Thanks for the compliments, guys, and to Masiakasaurus for posting the pic for me since I currently can't.

Yes, there is stretch, but not a severe amount. I remain optimistic that whatever stretch there is will not adversely affect the sling in use. I haven't done but three very light throws with it. I'll report more about it when I've gone out and really cut loose.

Oh, I've also done a hemp one and a black nylon one. Both are slightly more compact due to thinner diameter cord used for essentially the same pattern. All of them hold a golf ball exceptionally well.  I think the black one is my favorite now. It is as though tailor made for the golf
ball! :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Sep 10th, 2010 at 1:14pm
Here a new Sling.

it is made in the Balearic style.

Material hemp

Length 60 cm
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Sep 10th, 2010 at 2:30pm
Jeffrey emailed this to me a while ago, but my computer is... well it's in three separate corners of my room right now. Here is the "Black Mamba."
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Sep 10th, 2010 at 11:30pm
Masiakasaurus, thanks once again! :)

Sorry to hear about your computer.


Also, sorry there is little detail in the picture.  I took it with my iPhone, and on top of that, the light was not sufficient.  Best I could do at the time.

I am sooooo jonesin' to get to try that thing out.  I have very high expectations and I'm sure it is going to be a great sling. :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Sep 11th, 2010 at 3:27am

Jaegoor wrote on Sep 10th, 2010 at 1:14pm:
Here a new Sling.

it is made in the Balearic style.

Material hemp

Length 60 cm


Looks very good!

Balearen, zieht Euch warm an...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Sep 11th, 2010 at 1:18pm
Real nice Jaegoor! Cool stone :)

Walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Sep 12th, 2010 at 4:22am
sehr schön jaegoor!
letzte nacht konnte ich nicht pennen & hab auch eine balearenschleuder geflochten...im grossen und ganzen ist sie gut geworden.nur ein problem hab ich:nach den ersten schüssen mit ihr hat sie sich verzogen(sieht aus wie korkenzieher),was kann ich dagegen machen?
sie lässt sich normal schießen ...sieht halt nur blöd aus.was kann ich gegen das verdrehen machen?ich glaube ich flechte einseitig etwas fester,könnte das daran liegen?

gruss hubert

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Sep 12th, 2010 at 10:19am
Mh, hatte ich auch noch nicht. Würde ich aber gerne mal sehen. Mit wieviel Stängen hast Du denn gearbeitet?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Sep 12th, 2010 at 12:59pm

Jaegoor wrote on Sep 12th, 2010 at 10:19am:
Mh, hatte ich auch noch nicht. Würde ich aber gerne mal sehen. Mit wieviel Stängen hast Du denn gearbeitet?



normales dreier geflecht.
meine peitschenflechtlehrerin bestätigte mir meine vermutung mit dem zu fest flechten.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paleoarts on Sep 12th, 2010 at 5:16pm
here's my newest sling. a split pouch with sewn in deer skin. both the retention and release cords are a 6 to 3 taper of braided  flax.

Chris


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Sep 13th, 2010 at 5:27am
Forgive me for posting a picture of people not from this forum slinging

http://www.toutlecine.com/images/tag/0005/00054857-arbalete.html

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Sep 13th, 2010 at 2:06pm
Nice sling Paleoarts

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Sep 14th, 2010 at 6:21am
Good work. A lot of fun with shooting

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NavyDT on Sep 24th, 2010 at 10:19pm
Here is my newest string, its made with 550 cord. the edges are a little ragged and i wasnt happy with that. i just dont know how to do it any better. at anyrate let me know what you think.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Sep 24th, 2010 at 10:24pm
your slings will gradually get better. however, on this one you might need to be wary about the weave slipping around. it probably won't since paracord isn't as slippery as other nylon rope.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NavyDT on Sep 24th, 2010 at 10:44pm
the weave on this is very very tight, so tight in fact you cant move any strings to create anymore space. part of the reason the outside strings are not even. anyways, thanks again mate.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Sep 25th, 2010 at 12:30pm
My advice is to weave it with no tension on the weft and scrunch the weft close together to make the weave more dense and have less gaps.

Title: New Rockman sling
Post by NavyDT on Sep 26th, 2010 at 2:05pm
Hello all,
i decided to try making a rock man. i really like this sling. i can throw pretty far with it.
Very Respectfully,
NavyDT
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Sep 27th, 2010 at 11:18am
Your Rockman rocks.  Nice job!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Sep 27th, 2010 at 9:52pm
Looks like the second time's the charm, eh?  ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Sep 29th, 2010 at 4:20pm
Good job on the rockman man

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Oct 4th, 2010 at 4:40pm
Ok, here's a look at my first attempt at a woven pouch.  It's a 3x3-strand flat braid of sisal.  A tad firmer than I find comfortable to use, perhaps it will require some breaking-in.  

P.s.: The rocks I found at N27 45 15.0 W80 25 40.4; in my GPS I have it labeled "Slingrock Beach" because the parking lot there is covered with these wonderfully spheroid stones.  




Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Oct 4th, 2010 at 5:05pm
Pretty good sling for a first, especially made out of sisal. That's some pretty knarly stuff to work with :)

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Oct 4th, 2010 at 7:58pm
If you get your sling wet and leave it next to the fireplace/heater to dry out it will become soft and pliable. Unfortunately I haven't managed to make it less scratchy. :(

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Oct 4th, 2010 at 10:02pm
Not sure if I already posted this already, but here's my usual slinging location.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Oct 5th, 2010 at 1:56pm
Redbeard, I agree with walter. That is an excellent first sling. I see some potential here...

If you want to get rid of the hairs sticking out, the fastest way is to burn them off with a cigarette lighter (or, more authentically, with a campfire  ;)).

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Oct 5th, 2010 at 4:38pm

Fundibularius wrote on Oct 5th, 2010 at 1:56pm:
Redbeard, I agree with walter. That is an excellent first sling. I see some potential here...

If you want to get rid of the hairs sticking out, the fastest way is to burn them off with a cigarette lighter (or, more authentically, with a campfire  ;)).


Thanks guys, very much.  I took some scissors to the extraneous fibers after the picture was taken.  I was a little concerned that fire might damage the integral fibers; sounds like it's nothing to worry about.  Next one I'll singe -- that is, IF I use sisal again.  Not sure I like the stuff.  I am, however, taking the advice of Masiakasaurus, drenching and drying the sling.  

Thanks everyone, for comments and great pictures; I've got tons of ideas to try now!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Oct 5th, 2010 at 5:30pm
Hi, Redbeard;
   Welcome.  That's not a bad sling at all.  As the other guys said, sisal can be rough to work with.  As far as natural fibers go, I prefer jute, cotton, and hemp.  One of the first rockmans I made (http://slinging.org/index.php?page=how-to-make-a-rockman-sling---bruno-tosso) was from sisal.  I had no idea what to expect and my hands hurt for almost a week afterward.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Oct 5th, 2010 at 8:45pm

slingingrat wrote on Aug 27th, 2010 at 2:43pm:
Do u have the kint pattern for that sling ?


Below is the pattern that I used.  It's a minor modification from the original, which of course is attributed with respect and admiration to Matthias.
I opted to do the increasing and decreasing only on the knit rows, and none on the purl rows, to simplify.

Also, you will see that the first decrease in a decrease row is a k2tog, and the second is a slip-slip-knit, which is said to be symmetrical to the k2tog (according to a knit instruction pamplet I have.  Matthias' original instructions say "k2tog" for both sides of a decrease row.)

Lately, I have been omitting rows 13 and 23, for a pouch that is not quite as wide.  I found that the pouches were coming out with lots and lots of belly, and I didn't figure that they need to have so much.  My premise is that too much might end up causing the projectile to be "bagged" instead of cupped, and might impede release.  I haven't had this occur with the slings I made that included #13 and 23, but I like the slimmer, trimmer pouches of my more recent slings.


Knitted Sling Instructions

First, knit i-cord finger loop and retention cord.

For Pouch:

1) s1p, m1, k1, m1, k1

2) s1p, p3, k1

3) s1p, k1, m1, k1, m1, k2

4) s1p, p5, k1 (rest of even rows are s1p, purl x, k1)

5) s1p, k2, m1, k1, m1, k3
...
7) s1p, k3, m1, k1, m1, k4
...
9) s1p, k10
...
11) s1p, k1, m1, k7, m1, k2
...
13) s1p, k3, m1, k5, m1, k4
...
15) s1p, k14 (repeat for a while)
...
23) s1p, k3, k2tog, k3, ssk, k4
...
25) s1p, k1, k2tog, k5, ssk, k2

26) s1p, p10

27) s1p, k10

28) s1p, p10

29) s1p, k2, k2tog, k1, ssk, k3
...
31) s1p, k1, k2tog, k1, ssk, k2
...
33) s1p, k2tog, k1, ssk, k1
...
35) s1p, k3tog, k1

Continue with i-cord for release cord, and Terminal Turk's Head.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Oct 13th, 2010 at 10:08am
Here's my most recent attempt at a sheet-bend sling.  Cheapo paracord plus waxed linen cord for the finger loop wrapping etc.  With the right projectile- correct mass and smoothness- this will put rocks out of sight.  That may say a bit about my vision, but the point is that it really throws'em good!  Thx to Jeffrey (?), who posted the tutorial for this type of sling in the "Advice & How-To" section.  



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Oct 13th, 2010 at 7:34pm
Redbeard, great-lookin' sling, there!

Did you use gutted cord?  There are parts that look sort of flat.

I'd really like to see a closeup or two of the pouch.  It looks like you made some design modifications and I'm curious about them.

Cheers! :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Oct 13th, 2010 at 8:18pm

peacefuljeffrey wrote on Oct 13th, 2010 at 7:34pm:
Redbeard, great-lookin' sling, there!

Did you use gutted cord?  There are parts that look sort of flat.

I'd really like to see a closeup or two of the pouch.  It looks like you made some design modifications and I'm curious about them.

Thanks, Jeffrey!

I did gut the cord on the release section, but not on the pouch or the retention cord.  Like I said before, it's cheapo paracord, stuff I got at the Meijer (same genus, so to speak, as WalMart, if you're not familiar with it).  The internal strings are quite insubstantial, and make very little difference in terms of mass or girth or rigidity.  

Update:
I think I might know what you're seeing, re: pouch modifications.  In your instructions, where you say,
Quote:
"Clip the end and melt it according to your preference...",
I chose instead to wrap the extra bit of cord, on either side of the pouch, to the retention and release cords.  

Here's a close-up of the pouch, as it joins the release cord:

It's a little bit tough to get a sense of what is what since I used the same color/pattern cord for warp & weft (watever).  The remnant of the weft (if I've got the right term there) is wrapped onto the cord, just to make it tidy.  On the other side of the pouch, where the weaving starts, I left a little bit of extra to be wrapped in the same manner.  Before I wrapped them, I made sure they were of roughly the same length, just for OCD's sake and symmetry.

The wrapping, by the way, is done by tying a simple overhand knot around the cord, wrapping the waxed linen in opposite directions around the cord, then repeating the procedure, making sure that there is no overlap of successive knots.  At the end I do a surgeon's knot to finish and then trim the wrapping string really close to the knot (and I add a little dab of cyanoacrylate to the knot).  I dunno if this is the way that most folks do it- pardon my logorrhea if this is common knowledge I'm spouting back at you all...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Oct 14th, 2010 at 8:56pm
No, it's cool -- I appreciate the explanation.

How did you make your retention loop?  And is it rough on the finger, the way it has those ridges?  It looks really cool, anyway.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Oct 14th, 2010 at 9:57pm

peacefuljeffrey wrote on Oct 14th, 2010 at 8:56pm:
...How did you make your retention loop?  And is it rough on the finger, the way it has those ridges?  It looks really cool, anyway.  :)


It's really not bad at all.  And I should add that it is quite rigid as well.  You'd think that to be a dreadful combination, but it's not at all uncomfortable.  More than anything, I think I could describe the feel of it as... unnoticeable.  

As for how I made it: Well, the wrapping was done as I mentioned before.  I made a double overhand knot so as to form a loop (duh) at the end of the cord.  You may note that the configuration is thus: Loop, "stem" (as formed by some 3/4" of wrapping) and double overhand knot.  This configuration arises from the fact that I made the loop considerably larger than the girth of the finger over which it was to fit (in my case the middle finger). The excess loop is what forms the "stem", i.e., that portion between the finger loop and the double overhand knot.  [I hope that makes sense...]  Why did I do it this way?  I dunno, frankly.  I thought for a bit just now about why I did it that way and I just can't remember.  I do like the fact that the loop stays nice and "open"- as I said, it is quite rigid.  

Thanks for noticing the finger loop (as if you could NOT notice it, what with the super macro shot I provided ;) ).  I have a special fondness for attention to -and a certain degree, the overengineering of- the finer details of design.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Chugosh on Oct 17th, 2010 at 6:33pm
Here's my two slings.
Elsewhere I have a video about them.  I have only shot a few times with them, but enough to give me ideas about the third.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Oct 18th, 2010 at 10:58am
...And here's a second (and, I daresay, improved) attempt at a woven pouch sling.  Made of 1/16" paracord (got it from Supply Captain; love the stuff!).  Many thanks for the inspiration on this one, as well as incidental notes on construction, to "Paleoarts" (thanks, Chris!)



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Oct 18th, 2010 at 2:47pm

Redbeard wrote on Oct 18th, 2010 at 10:58am:
...And here's a second (and, I daresay, improved) attempt at a woven pouch sling.  Made of 1/16" paracord (got it from Supply Captain; love the stuff!).  Many thanks for the inspiration on this one, as well as incidental notes on construction, to "Paleoarts" (thanks, Chris!)



That is amazing work. Makes me want to try braiding with real paracord!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Oct 18th, 2010 at 5:04pm
That is a nice paracord sling you've got there :) Looks like you have already mastered weaving. Something happen to the release cord?  :(

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Oct 18th, 2010 at 9:09pm
Thanks, Masiakasaurus and Walter.  You really should give the thin paracord (some folks call it accessory cord) a go.  I thought it would be stiff when first completed, but it's quite pliable, rather with the feel of well broken-in leather.  

And as for the release cord...  Well, yeah, it's not quite what I intended.  But with it frayed like that, it makes quite a smart "SNAP!" when I get a good release.  Still: I'd have preferred a bead or button or a leather dealie at the end of the release cord.  I won't go into useless detail, let it suffice to say that it was a chain of late-night errors that led to a less-than-desirable release cord.  Meh, next time...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paleoarts on Oct 20th, 2010 at 12:12pm
beautiful slings, Redbeard! well done, sir  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Digger on Oct 20th, 2010 at 7:15pm
My beginners efforts:

Made three of the 550 cord ones, gave two away.
The jute rockman didnt turn out too well. I didnt pack the treads tight enough in the beginning of the first side of the pouch so it wont really cross on that side but it was so easy to make who cares? I was not expecting it to turn out that good!
The white one is untested but it has no problem areas.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Oct 20th, 2010 at 7:54pm

Paleoarts wrote on Oct 20th, 2010 at 12:12pm:
beautiful slings, Redbeard! well done, sir  ;)

Thanks for the kind words, and thanks especially for the inspiration on that paracord sling.  Your description and various comments on its construction were valuable to me.  There are several flaws in that sling that I artfully concealed with the camera, and a few that I did not.  I was unsure of how to integrate the ends of the weft cordage into the six strands that made the body of the sling, so I actually just sewed them onto one of the six strands using some artificial sinew.  It seems to work, but I feel it's inelegant.  Also, I couldn't figure out how to do the whipping (if that's what it's called) like you did in reducing the number of fibers in the release cord.  While I am pleased with the results, there are many fixes I have in mind for future projects.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Chugosh on Oct 22nd, 2010 at 1:28am
I made a couple more.  I've tested the one with the leather pouch, and my wife lost a whiffle ball with it into a neighbor's yard.  The canvas pouch on braided synthetic kite string I haven't gotten a chance to try, yet.  Both are twice as long at least as the first ones I made, as seen in my recent video.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LukeWebb on Oct 22nd, 2010 at 1:41am
 That looks like some great braiding and weaving digger!  One thing I would suggest with the rockmans is to keep the pouch a little smaller than that, perhaps 4-5in?  I don't know what size ammo you are throwing, so perhaps you need it big, but I find that most sizes will fit in one that size.  I would suggest when making it to weave a ways and then fold the pouch as it would be when finished, then put your smallest size ammo in it and push down while pinching the folded ends together and see if it falls through, if you get it just the right size you should be able to throw just about any size ammo from shooter marble to tennis ball.
 I really love the white and orange one!  What is it braided and woven with?  The only colored twines I can get around here are nylon, polypropylene and green jute...  I wish I could get jute in a variety of colors but you can't have everything!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LukeWebb on Oct 22nd, 2010 at 1:48am
 Oh, and I just skipped back a page, that's a very good sling redbeard!  The weaving in the pouch has some of the underlying strands sticking out, (can never remember if they are the warps or the wefts?) but it is hard to get them to stay under when using sisal, I used it a little when I was learning but I know better now...  If you want to tighten up your weaving the way to do it is as you are weaving make about 3 passes back and forth and then grab ahold of one group of strands you are weaving over then push against the weaving while pulling on the group of strands and it will pull together very very tight, do this with all of the groups of strands you are weaving over.  Keep doing that every time you weave a little ways and you will get a weave so tight you may want to loosen it as it will make the pouch too stiff if you do it too much.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Digger on Oct 22nd, 2010 at 12:26pm
Thanks LukeWebb, its a lot easier than I was thinking. I make my bow strings and I can process some plant fibers but I never made anything but cordage.
The pouch on the jute sling only looks long, its 5.25" from outside tip to  outside tip.
The white one is #18 braided nylon, the orange part is twisted nylon.
weaving some hemp right now into Peaceful Jeffrey's 5 strand sheepshank.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 29th, 2010 at 2:16pm
Here is a wool Rockman sling I have been slowly working on for some time.  16-strand braided spiral in red, green, blue and violet, with garniture in random colors.  I began it some time ago to make sure I should not forget the 16-strand braid(, but as I later learned a 24-strand braid it is a walk in the park anyway,now :D).
I have not bothered to test it, but similar older slings work remarkably well.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 29th, 2010 at 2:20pm
Hopefully this shows the colors a little better.
In fact I am a little tired of this kind of slings right now and presently use simpler hemp (and sometimes poly-) split pouch slings.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Oct 29th, 2010 at 5:27pm
There's another very nice sling you've braided up timann! Your pouches are distictive. Kind of like a trademark.

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 30th, 2010 at 9:20am
Thanx,walter.
But, even the "random weave pattern" pouches is an idea from Rockman :)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paleoarts on Oct 30th, 2010 at 10:15am
beautifull, timann!  :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Oct 30th, 2010 at 10:59am

timann wrote on Oct 30th, 2010 at 9:20am:
Thanx,walter.
But, even the "random weave pattern" pouches is an idea from Rockman :)
timann

The pouch may be a rockman in design, but the construction is uniquely you, timann. And they're pretty too. :D What do you make your slings from?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 30th, 2010 at 11:14am

Masiakasaurus wrote on Oct 30th, 2010 at 10:59am:

timann wrote on Oct 30th, 2010 at 9:20am:
Thanx,walter.
But, even the "random weave pattern" pouches is an idea from Rockman :)
timann

The pouch may be a rockman in design, but the construction is uniquely you, timann. And they're pretty too. :D What do you make your slings from?

Wool knitting yarn.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Oct 30th, 2010 at 12:58pm

timann wrote on Oct 29th, 2010 at 2:16pm:
...16-strand braided spiral in red, green, blue and violet, with garniture in random colors...  ... I later learned a 24-strand braid it is a walk in the park anyway,now.



First of all: lovely work you've done there.  Good on ya'!

Second: 16-strand braid?  Wow!  24-strand braid?!  Extra wow!  Can you point me to a tutorial for those braids?  Sounds like something I'd like to try.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 30th, 2010 at 2:00pm
Thanks, Redbeard.  If you want to try the braids, do it.  They look rather amazing, and it is nice to be able to make them, and they are absolutely possible to learn, for those who want to.
Acouple of hints, do NOT attempt to learn these things by braiding a sling, learn with shorter, more manageable strands ;)
And learn the 16-strander first, the 24-strander is just a natural follow-up then.
Expect it to be a little ...tricky in the beginning ;)

These braids got links to them in several discussions, like near the bottom of this one;
http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1284065850

timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Oct 30th, 2010 at 5:27pm
Here an easy Sling in the Balearic Islands style.
It is made out of hemp. Unfortunately, there is in Germany no Pita like in Spain.
The Sling is for a friend. Maybe we can shoot next year with a small Mannnschaft in Palma with.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Nov 5th, 2010 at 6:55pm
thats nice heavy duty sling

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Greenmanbacchus on Nov 6th, 2010 at 2:41pm
Hey everyone  :)
I've only just joined, don't know nothin' 'bout slinging...thought I'd look into it.
I see some truly wonderful creations here, braids I never even heard of[( not that that's saying much) ;)  I have no history of braiding beyond a simple flat 3-strand. Still, while waiting for my first sling to arrive, I thought I'd give it a shot. I saw Malik's ' Appu-Sling' and I thought:
" Hey, I can do that " Lo, and behold, I had some clotheline in the junk drawer and
soon had my first 'made my own' sling.  :)  Actually, I had some trouble understanding Malik's very clear and thorough instructions( no great surprise there) and somehow wound up with the desired result anyway...how, I'm not quite sure. It's the same cord as in Malik's tutorial. It's light, stretchy, springy....but I've managed to sling with it anyway, underhand, overhand and helicopter. :) :)
Today, I realized: " Hey, I've got some jute twine in the junk drawer, too!".  I did a 3-strand flat braid ( gotta figure out that round braid) and made another Appu-sling. This time I actually managed to do it following Malik's recipe....I think...I'm pretty sure.... this one has also been shown to actually sling, all three ways.
I'll try to post some pics...so far I'm not sure how to do it.

GMB

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 6th, 2010 at 3:29pm
Hi, Greenmanbacchus;
  Welcome to slinging.org.   You sound so much like me when I started.  The Appu-sling was the first sling that I was able to make.  Being dyslexic it was with considerable effort.  I love the Appu-sling because even as you get better and learn to make other, more complicated slings, if you know how to make an Appu-sling, you're never without a sling.  You can make one in a pinch out of almost anything available.  Boot laces, wire, old police tape, what ever you find.  Also the Appu-sling leads to other slings, like the TS3, pj, or five strand sheep shank, or the Cobra, which is a seven strand sheep shank.  If you want to try something interesting with your Appu-sling, weave the pouch.  Just take a string and go over, under, over, under, and you'll have a TS3, which is my favorite sling, when you're done.  
  Good luck and please be careful;
Rat Man

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Post by Greenmanbacchus on Nov 6th, 2010 at 6:59pm
Thanks, Rat Man :) I'm gonna try that tomorrow. One question:
How do I attach the string initially...and how at the end when it's done?
( I'm guessing 'a knot' but I figured I'd ask.) Also, how tight/stiff/hard should I be aiming to
make this weave? I'll check back later....Thanks :)

GMB

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 6th, 2010 at 8:54pm
As you start to weave, just leave an extra piece of line about three inches long  and when you finish do the same.  You attach the left over extra lengths of line to the main lines, the retention and release cords, with something called West Country Whipping.  It's just a series of overhand knots done with an additional piece of line on each end.  You tie one, flip your sling over and tie one on the other side, the flip it again and tie another overhand knot on the other side, over and over again until the left over weaving line is covered.  I'm about to post some pictures of some slings all made with West Country whipping, except for the seatbelt sling.  If you have any questions after looking at them get back to me.  
  I like to weave the pouch tightly because it will invariably loosen a bit during use.  For this type of sling I like to pull on the strands, or the strings that make up the frame of the pouch, very tightly so that when the sling is completed the pouch is in the form of sort of a "U."  I find that when I do this the sling is far less apt to drop stones prematurely.  Here's a picture of one that I did a long time ago.  I don't do the fingerloops that way anymore.  This sling kicks butt!
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Post by Rat Man on Nov 6th, 2010 at 8:58pm
Here's some items that went out in the mail to various members in trades or as gifts today.  First is a dog leash that c_a has been waiting for forever.  The handle is a very nice shade of dark green.  My finger must have slipped as I hit the save because all of the color was eliminated.  These are just cell phone pictures taken before we got the new camera.
  This leash is made from jute and cotton and the handle is woven with green acrylic yarn.  This type of leash is styled after the rockman sling.
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Post by Rat Man on Nov 6th, 2010 at 9:12pm
Next here's a pj for mobugguy.  This is jute on cotton.  The whipping for all of these slings is jute.
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Post by Rat Man on Nov 6th, 2010 at 9:12pm
Here's a back view of the pouch.
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Post by Rat Man on Nov 6th, 2010 at 9:15pm
Here's my version of a Rockman for Knaight.  He requested an heavy duty, war sling.  This will hurl big rocks and stand up to much abuse. This uses a four strand braid instead of the usual three.
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Post by Rat Man on Nov 6th, 2010 at 9:18pm
Here's a seatbelt sling for little.  The seatbelt material is compliments of ilpc.  I started using beads a month or two ago.  For a release knot I tie just a simple overhand so if the bead blows up from too many bull whip cracks it's easy to replace.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 6th, 2010 at 9:23pm
Here's a seven strand sheep shank for Donnerschlag.  This one actually went out with a wooden bead also but I was too lazy to rephotograph it.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 6th, 2010 at 9:24pm
... and finally here's a rear view of the same sling.  I apologize for the poor quality of all of these pictures.  A cell phone camera is a cell phone camera.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Nov 6th, 2010 at 11:20pm

Rat Man wrote on Nov 6th, 2010 at 8:54pm:
(snip)...West Country whipping...(snip)

Hey, Rat Man: I'm SO glad I read this post, as I had no idea there was a name for the kind of whipping I have been using on some of my slings!  I googled "West Country whipping" and found a nicely animated depiction of it (on animatedknots dot com).  Thanks for that little nugget of information.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 6th, 2010 at 11:35pm
You're welcome, Redbeard.  I love animatedknots.com.  I have a hard time learning knots any other way.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Nov 6th, 2010 at 11:43pm

Rat Man wrote on Nov 6th, 2010 at 11:35pm:
You're welcome, Redbeard.  I love animatedknots.com.  I have a hard time learning knots any other way.

I can't use the animated knots slideshows. It confuses me until I can't even walk straight. :-[ If I use animated knots I have to pause the slideshow at every pictures and piece it together in my head.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Greenmanbacchus on Nov 7th, 2010 at 1:12pm
[quote author=Greenmanbacchus link=1172017416/2115#2123 date=1289084372]Thanks, Rat Man :) I'm gonna try that tomorrow. One question:
How do I attach the string initially...and how at the end when it's done?
( I'm guessing 'a knot' but I figured I'd ask.) Also, how tight/stiff/hard should I be aiming to
make this weave? I'll check back later....Thanks :)  GMB  
I tried that TS3 weave today. I fudged a bit on the whipping, but I got it done
and it slings all three ways. Thanks for that tip, Rat Man...this looks like it's gonna be fun ;)
GMB
     
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 7th, 2010 at 1:38pm
Nice job!  You're on the way!  
   There's an easier way to do all of the sheep shank slings.  My wife is going away for a short vacation and of course she's taking the camera.  When she gets back I'll make a tutorial.  I have to replace the TS3 tutorial in Aussies FAQ section anyway, in that it's rambling and hard to follow, so I'll kill two birds with one stone.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Nov 13th, 2010 at 1:16pm
Ok, here's a concept for a sling I've been thinking of and, however poorly, trying to produce or at least prototype.  I call it a "skep sling", as the pouch reminds me a bit of the shape of a bee skep.

As you may be able to see, the pouch is formed of a single leather strap.  It has holes punched in it from end to end, and it is through those holes that the sling cords are fed.  At first (i.e., at either terminal end of the pouch), the strings (of which there are 6, btw) are fed through 2 holes; then 3, 4, 5, and at maximum, 6.  The sling you see pictured below doesn't sling very well at all, owing to its short length.  Also, the pouch strap is too thick to be pliable and too short to have formed a pouch capable of accommodating a projectile.  

Still, I think this design has promise, if the right materials and proportions are worked out.  Maybe someone has already tried this or something similar?  I'd love to get your feedback if you have.  Or if you haven't.  Whatever.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Nov 13th, 2010 at 1:24pm

Redbeard wrote on Nov 13th, 2010 at 1:16pm:
Ok, here's a concept for a sling I've been thinking of and, however poorly, trying to produce or at least prototype.  I call it a "skep sling", as the pouch reminds me a bit of the shape of a bee skep.

As you may be able to see, the pouch is formed of a single leather strap.  It has holes punched in it from end to end, and it is through those holes that the sling cords are fed.  At first (i.e., at either terminal end of the pouch), the strings (of which there are 6, btw) are fed through 2 holes; then 3, 4, 5, and at maximum, 6.  The sling you see pictured below doesn't sling very well at all, owing to its short length.  Also, the pouch strap is too thick to be pliable and too short to have formed a pouch capable of accommodating a projectile.  

Still, I think this design has promise, if the right materials and proportions are worked out.  Maybe someone has already tried this or something similar?  I'd love to get your feedback if you have.  Or if you haven't.  Whatever.  

Maybe the leather strap isn't too wide, but it's woven too densely? This is a very cool concept and I haven't seen anyone lse do this before for a sling pouch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Nov 13th, 2010 at 3:26pm

Masiakasaurus wrote on Nov 13th, 2010 at 1:24pm:
Maybe the leather strap isn't too wide, but it's woven too densely?

Could be.  I tend to think, though, that if I had a longer piece of thinner, more supple leather (the stuff pictured there is pretty rigid, like cardboard, in fact), that might do the trick.  I think that if there were a higher spatial frequency (i.e., more leather banding per linear inch, say) of leather banding, the thing would be  much more suitable for slinging.  If I wove this one (the one you see in the pic) less tightly, it would be even less likely to accommodate a projectile...  This owes to the thickness and firmness of the leather band.  Anyway-- I think I know what you mean, and that might be a good way to go.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Nov 14th, 2010 at 5:53am
I agree with Masiaka,  try weaving it with only 1/2 to 1/3 of the prototype's density next time; it should be nice then. (If not tolerable.)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paleoarts on Nov 14th, 2010 at 2:33pm
here's my latest. i'm calling it my 'War Sling' due to the oversized and heavily reinforced pouch made to sling large heavy ammo. braided flax and deer hide. 29'' overall.

Chris


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Post by Redbeard on Nov 14th, 2010 at 3:10pm
Chris, that is one stout sling!  I love the "overbuilt-ness" of it.  

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Post by dogman on Nov 15th, 2010 at 10:44pm
I am interested in the figure 8 style and would like your advice on how long to make the strings for this style throw.   Thanks a bunch, Chris



Liberty dog wrote on May 7th, 2009 at 9:18pm:
Ladies and gentlemen, I stand before you with my hat in my hand and humbly apologize for my originally low opinion of the braided sling. At the time I formed this opinion I was useing leather split pouch slings with leather cordes. The reason I liked them so much was the ease of loading. To my mind the braided sling just couldn't be stable enough to hold the rock securly.It really looked unsafe. But today I made my first braided sling out of what I think is jute ( but to be honest i don't really know, as i found it at the bottom of my utility closet) and after three attempts using three 9 ft strands I now have a 20in braided apache sling. when I got done making it I took it outside for a test drive.WOW...... it held each load in a secure manner and shot like deamon, not to mention seems to help in having a better aim. in 10 shots I hit the of plywood 8 times from 15 to 20 yards away using the figure 8 style. Today I learned a very important lession about making assumptions about something I haven't tried.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Ifrit617 on Nov 17th, 2010 at 10:07pm
Awesome sling paleoarts!

I just gave away a sling for the first time today and the look on the persons face that I gave it to was priceless.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Nov 17th, 2010 at 10:12pm
Hey, everybody- here's a video of me slinging.  If you listen carefully, I think you can hear the irregularly shaped rocks "buzzing" as they go down-range.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi0x075BCJc

Comments, advice etc.?  

p.s.: watch for the dust cloud on the wrought iron obelisk around 1:39... [oops!]


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Nov 17th, 2010 at 10:41pm
I literally laughed out loud at what seemed to be a ricochet and the dazed look when you realized what had happened. I know that feeling well.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 20th, 2010 at 10:56pm
It looks like you have a great place to sling.  You were definitely getting some good loud buzzing.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Nov 21st, 2010 at 1:45pm

Rat Man wrote on Nov 20th, 2010 at 10:56pm:
It looks like you have a great place to sling.


Yeah, it's nice- that paved area on which I'm standing is a bit like a promontory.  The end of the property is a couple hundred feet downrange, and anyway, there's nothing but woods beyond there- so I'm not worried about clobbering anyone or destroying any windows etc.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paleoarts on Nov 24th, 2010 at 10:13am
been a while since i've made an all woven sling. flax with a soapstone bead. the pouch is a 3/4/5/6 weave and both retention and release cords are a 6 to 3 taper. 30'' overall.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Nov 26th, 2010 at 11:16pm

Paleoarts wrote on Nov 24th, 2010 at 10:13am:
... flax with a soapstone bead. the pouch is a 3/4/5/6 weave and both retention and release cords are a 6 to 3 taper. 30'' overall.

Whoa and wow!  I'm not familiar with the material you're using there-- flax cord, you say?  Where does one get the stuff?  I'm interested, you see, because I've wanted for some time now to do another woven pouch sling, but can't find anything that weaves as nicely as the "Type I" paracord I got (in small quantity and for a comparatively high price).  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 27th, 2010 at 7:51am
I made this test model of a sling I have had in my head for some time.  Wool yarn in a 4-strand round braid with a sewn-in knitted pouch.  The result is surprisingly good.  The knitted piece is not sewn to one side of the braids like an leather Apache sling pouch, but on the inside of the two round-braided halves.  The structure of the knit makes it fit perfect, and it is sewn on with yarn invisibly following the spiral of the braid, halfway thru the braid, so it sits like it belong there.  Test shots with balls and jagged stones worked fine with no issues.
The pouch piece tapers a bit un-even and the colors is some brown and light blue, this reflects the fact it is a test piece.  Function is still great.
The release knot is a Double Mathew Walker knot, and after a bit more braiding it is finnished off with a Wall knot, like I often do, to save wear on the release knot as long as possible.

I got this idea with the sling braided from hemp with a sewn-in pouch knitted from thin flax/linen yarn, which will probably come into existence soon.
I will thank Peacefuljeffrey and my mother for making the knitted pieces possible :)

timann
PS  Fine sling, Paleoarts.  Be wary of the stone, though, I often find a knot more than painful enough :D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 27th, 2010 at 7:53am
Another picture.  Notice the background; snow :)
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Nov 27th, 2010 at 9:22am
So, Timann, I like that you changed the braiding color pattern from the retention cord to the release cord.  I just did a sling with exactly that change. I did it so I could more easily sort out which cord is which when I'm reloading.  I presume that was your intent as well...?  Whatever the case: nice sling!  Especially the knitted pouch- great innovation.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 27th, 2010 at 10:19am

Redbeard wrote on Nov 27th, 2010 at 9:22am:
So, Timann, I like that you changed the braiding color pattern from the retention cord to the release cord.  I just did a sling with exactly that change. I did it so I could more easily sort out which cord is which when I'm reloading.  I presume that was your intent as well...?  Whatever the case: nice sling!  Especially the knitted pouch- great innovation.  

Thanks. That`s one reason.  The other reason is looks, the third reason is; because I can :D
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Nov 27th, 2010 at 8:45pm
Hey, I just saw a picture of a Hawaiian sling (they call it ma'a).  It looks an awful lot like the one Paleoarts just showed us here on the forum.  

Here's the link:  http://www.mauimagazine.net/Maui-Magazine/March-April-2009/The-Weapon-Makers-Art/index.php?cparticle=2&siarticle=1
(picture below)

I had no idea that was a Hawaiian design...  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Nov 27th, 2010 at 10:14pm
They're both great looking sliings, timann and Chris!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 28th, 2010 at 8:02am
I had to make this one, too.  Almost similar to my previous one, exept from the tapered release cord.  Hemp, 4-strand braid, sewn-in pouch knitted from thin flax twine.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 28th, 2010 at 8:08am
How long is it (they)?.  Well, I braid it and measure it as long as my arm, check it to almost reach the floor with my arm hanging down, tie it back on the door handle with just a short piece sticking out, braid two 6" halves, and continue to braid the release cord.
timann
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Post by Redbeard on Nov 29th, 2010 at 4:29pm
Slightly different style (for me anyway): 4-strand (i.e., 4x2) round braid of yarn, with a 2-piece leather pouch.  I really like how this type of pouch cups the projectile, it feels so much more secure than some of the others I've tried.  
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Post by Redbeard on Nov 29th, 2010 at 4:32pm
... and a close-up of the pouch.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 29th, 2010 at 4:41pm
Nice job Redbeard! Looks like you spent some time building this sling :)

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Nov 29th, 2010 at 5:33pm

walter wrote on Nov 29th, 2010 at 4:41pm:
Nice job Redbeard! Looks like you spent some time building this sling :)

Thanks, Walter.  Funny thing is, I put it together just this afternoon.  I was (and am) kinda surprised that it took as little time as it did -maybe 90 minutes all told.  I tried out this sling before sending it off to its recipient and I gotta say: more of my slings in the future will have that kind of pouch.  I have had problems in the past with ammo flying out of the pouch in the middle of my goofy swing.  Not with this one.  I'll be making one for myself in the near future for sure.  

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Post by Paleoarts on Nov 29th, 2010 at 9:35pm
that's really cool, Redbeard! very unique design. i like that one very much  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Nov 29th, 2010 at 11:20pm

Paleoarts wrote on Nov 29th, 2010 at 9:35pm:
that's really cool, Redbeard! very unique design.

Thanks, Chris.  The way I did the pouch was to cut out a "lemon-shaped" piece of leather, cut it in half lengthwise, then sew it together along the curved edge.  The hardest part of the whole thing (which wasn't really so hard after all) was evenly spacing and matching the holes.  This was my first attempt at it, and the results serve as a comment on how easy it was.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Dec 1st, 2010 at 3:45pm
Cool design redbeard. Nice workmanship too

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Post by Aussie on Dec 1st, 2010 at 7:26pm
The design is particularly attractive. When you're making the next one take photographs of the steps as you go and start a new thread in the form of a tutorial which I'll add to the FAQ.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Dec 2nd, 2010 at 3:06pm
A pretty Peruvian sling I saw here:
http://backstrapweaving.wordpress.com/2010/03/12/backstrap-weaving-more-mysterious-sticks-and-beautiful-braids/
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Dec 2nd, 2010 at 3:12pm
And another picture showing a woman slinging at Lake Titicaca (See link in last post for where I found it.)



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Post by Morphy on Dec 2nd, 2010 at 9:03pm
Eww I'm jealous... What a beauty.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Dec 3rd, 2010 at 3:49pm
Looks like a pretty long sling with a good sized rock!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paleoarts on Dec 5th, 2010 at 8:23pm
i liked redbeard's design so much...i stole it! :-[

seriously, i think i have a new favorite. the pouch cups beautifully and the stitching lends it a really cool asthetic, even though i didn't execute anywhere near as well as he did. hope you don't mind me ripping you off, redbeard? you're gonna have to give this one a name ;)

Chris


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Dec 6th, 2010 at 9:46am

Paleoarts wrote on Dec 5th, 2010 at 8:23pm:
you're gonna have to give this one a name ;)

Hahaha, I think that's great, Chris!!  The sincerest form of flattery, as they say... And anyway, if I didn't want folks to copy it I sure wouldn't have posted it on the intarwebz!   ;)

I was thinking about a name for it, by the way...  In the picture below (one of yours, Chris), I think the appearance is that of a canoe.  Hence, "canoe pouch", or "boat pouch" if you wish.  

edit:By the way, I know there has been some talk hereabouts of a sling that will project 2 projectiles at once (sorry, I couldn't locate the thread right away)...  The "boat pouch" will cup 2 stones quite well.  And when I tried it, the 2 stones followed very similar trajectories.  YMMV, some restrictions apply, see dealer for rules and regulations, etc.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LukeWebb on Dec 6th, 2010 at 10:46am
 COOL POUCH!  You are getting to be a master at this Redbeard!  I do have one idea how it might be improved though as the only weakness I see with it is that it has that seem sticking up down the center so small rocks might not sit evenly in there...solution?  Turn it inside out before you attach the cords, so the seam is on the outside.  Just a thought, perhaps I'm wrong.
 Thanks for sharing!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Dec 6th, 2010 at 10:54am

LukeWebb wrote on Dec 6th, 2010 at 10:46am:
...seam sticking up down the center so small rocks might not sit evenly in there...solution?  Turn it inside out before you attach the cords, so the seam is on the outside.

Yeah, I know what you mean.  I have the raised seam on the outside, Chris' is on the inside.  I haven't tried it on the inside yet.  I would think, however, that the concavity produced by the pouch when it is "closed" over a stone should be enough to overcome the problem you anticipate.  Hafta ask Chris his opinion/experience.  Thanks for the kind words, too.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paleoarts on Dec 6th, 2010 at 11:03am
believe it or not, Luke, the seam has absolutely no effect that i can see. i put several dozen stones through this guy last night and it throws beautifully, maybe better than any of my other slings. and, redbeard is right, the cupped pouch holds the ammo perfectly. i've made cupped pouches before, but my seams ran the other way (across the pouch instead of down the center) and other people raised that same concern, but it really has no effect that i can tell.

"boat pouch"  i like it!  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Dec 6th, 2010 at 1:59pm
Not much to say about this one. 4 strand nylon, about 10 cm shorter than my regular length preference. Hemp pouch and whiping.  
I´ve been practicing greek style with great results. I´ve forgotten about the feel of a shortish sling.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Greenmanbacchus on Dec 6th, 2010 at 10:19pm
Hey everyone :)
Here's my latest sling...I made it all by myself ::)
Well...no, that would be lying :D
This one just arrived in the mail today from flight-toys.com.
Someone ( Morphy, if memory serves) has got a similar sling posted.
Made in Peru of undyed alpaca wool from apparently three different animals. ( Black, brown and white.) Long sturdy sling, split pouch, square braid. It's ferociously cold and ferociously windy here today, so I haven't tried it yet. Right now it's hanging up drying. I suddenly remembered (the hard way) that I can be allergic to ungulate fur.  It smelled  like an alpaca before I cold-water washed it with baby shampoo and hung it up to dry. I'm looking forward to breaking it in :)
GMB

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Dec 6th, 2010 at 11:37pm
Whoo hoo, nice one man! Hope you like it. I found the slit a little big for my taste, a little needle and thread fixed it up though. They really are great slings once you get used to the slight stretch.  8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Dec 11th, 2010 at 8:16pm


Here's one I made for myself. About 1 and a half inches shorter then my previous favorite. I'm starting to really like it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Timothy Potter on Dec 11th, 2010 at 10:46pm
That's a beautiful sling, Morphy, Good job.

After studying the picture I have few questions, if you don't mind answering them.

What kind of yarn is it made from?

It looks to me like the cords are a 6-strand braid, is that correct?

How did you make the end of the release cord? It looks like the braid just stops, and I was wondering how you did that without a big knot showing.

Also, how is the finger loop made? did you braid the cords towards it or away from it?

I hope I'm not too inquisitive, but I really like the way you sling looks and I was curious about it.


-Timothy Potter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Dec 11th, 2010 at 11:47pm

Timothy Potter wrote on Dec 11th, 2010 at 10:46pm:
That's a beautiful sling, Morphy, Good job.

After studying the picture I have few questions, if you don't mind answering them.

What kind of yarn is it made from?

It looks to me like the cords are a 6-strand braid, is that correct?

How did you make the end of the release cord? It looks like the braid just stops, and I was wondering how you did that without a big knot showing.

Also, how is the finger loop made? did you braid the cords towards it or away from it?

I hope I'm not too inquisitive, but I really like the way you sling looks and I was curious about it.


-Timothy Potter



Not at all Timothy I'll try to explain as clearly as I can.


The yarn is Lion Brand yarn "super bulky". It's available at my local wal-mart in some decent colors. It's probably 3-4 times as thick as regular yarn so the 6-strand brand makes a nice diameter cord.

6-strand is correct.

On this sling it's tapered to 5 strands near the end. Once the desired length is reached the end of the braid is saturated either with water (or saliva in this case) and then the blue strands are tied in an overhand knot and pulled very tight, and the remaining white strands next. Being wet they can be pulled very tight and the knot is quite small. Then once dry I carefully put one drop of superglue near the inside of the knot to help fuse it without making it brittle. Lastly, I sew through the braid right below knot probably half an inch to an inch down and then back up. The overhand knots end up one on top of the other so there is no bulge there.

The cords are braided away from the loop with the loop being the first thing braided.



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Dec 12th, 2010 at 8:25am
A double sling. Or two-storey-sling, if you like.
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Post by Fundibularius on Dec 12th, 2010 at 8:26am
Loaded
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Post by Fundibularius on Dec 12th, 2010 at 8:26am
Close-up
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 12th, 2010 at 12:37pm
Doppeldecker. Wirklich Cool :o 8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Dec 12th, 2010 at 2:08pm

Jaegoor wrote on Dec 12th, 2010 at 12:37pm:
Doppeldecker. Wirklich Cool :o 8-)

You said it. :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Dec 12th, 2010 at 3:03pm
I was trying to figure out a way to do just that... good job.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Dec 13th, 2010 at 2:36am
I have been planning on making one for about a year now, but I kept putting it off.  :P
My design had the pouches side-by-side, rather than stacked/tiered like yours, Fundi. It's probably not gonna work as well as yours. (The side-by-side design would probably work best with the old Apache-style throw.)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 13th, 2010 at 2:52am
I hold"Fundi" for the better. She is also more logical. She transfers the forces better.
Fundi would like to shoot the check for Red with only one passageway. An aim on 20 m and one on 30 m
I have sees through you.. ;) ;) 8-) :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Dec 13th, 2010 at 5:30am
Beautiful. What does it actually do ?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Dec 13th, 2010 at 8:03am
Thanks!

I actually had the idea a few months ago when I tried to throw with two slings of different length held in one hand, and it worked. The double-decker (cheers, Jaegoor, I like the name) basically is not much different than those two slings, just that the retention cords have melted into one.

This kind of sling has to be braided. I don't think it is possible to make one of paracord. :-/

Getting into the wind-up rotor overhead is much less complicate than I had anticipated, and as far as I have observed, the release cords don't tangle up. I haven't done too many throws yet, though (only about 10).

It is crucial to use ammunition which is rather on the heavier side. Lighter projectiles might drop out before you reach the windup.

From the little bit that I have been practising with it, I can say that the trajectories of the projectiles flying out of the two pouches have different lengths, as was to be expected. For distances <15 metres the difference is not too big, but > 15 m they drift apart drastically. With a LOT of practice (500 years or so) I might indeed be able to hit two different targets at different distances  ;)

Conclusion: It does work. I have my doubts, though, if it would have any advantage over the "single" sling in the real world. If it had, people would have already used it some millennia ago. This one, or a similar oddity of a triple or a quadruple sling, which are also possible :o. The loading frequency is slow, of course, and if you have to move around quickly with it - like on a battlefield -, it gets difficult to keep the ammo in place.

I might make a little film to illustrate some shots. It was great fun to make the double-decker and see the first projectiles fly, anyway.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Dec 15th, 2010 at 1:24pm
I made the dogs new leashes.  First Kali's.  This one is made completey of nylon, besides the jute whipping.  I've switched to the four strand braid from the three.  It's quicker and looks better, IMO.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Dec 15th, 2010 at 1:25pm
Here's the side view. I was pleased with how the handle came out.  I was concerned that the weaving cord was way too thick, but it came out fine.
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Post by Rat Man on Dec 15th, 2010 at 1:26pm
Kali loves it.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Dec 15th, 2010 at 1:31pm
I made a Christmas leash for Odin.  This one is made from nylon (white cord) and polypropylene with jute whipping.  I've used cords made of natural fibers in the past for their leashes.. cotton, jute, and hemp.  I get about six months out of natural fiber leashes before they become raggedy.  I hope to get better longevity from these synthetic leashes.  Both of these are based on the rockman sling.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Dec 15th, 2010 at 1:32pm
Here's a close up of the wild handle.  I make my own leashes because Odin breaks store bought ones.  He's yet to break one of mine.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Dec 15th, 2010 at 1:35pm
Odin wouldn't wake up for his picture.  He loves his new leash though.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Dec 15th, 2010 at 7:04pm
Finished this one last night. An Apache/Peruvian hybrid.  I think this may become a new favorite for me.



By the way, nice leashes RM. I really like the color combo on that bottom one.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Dec 15th, 2010 at 7:43pm
Thanks, Morphy.  I was very pleased with how they came out.  That's a great looking sling.  One of these days I'll have to force myself to learn that Peruvian braid.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Dec 15th, 2010 at 9:25pm

Rat Man wrote on Dec 15th, 2010 at 7:43pm:
One of these days I'll have to force myself to learn that Peruvian braid.

The instructions on slinging.org/wiki for recreating a Peruvian sling are good. I think you can do it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Dec 16th, 2010 at 2:48am

Rat Man wrote on Dec 15th, 2010 at 7:43pm:
Thanks, Morphy.  I was very pleased with how they came out.  That's a great looking sling.  One of these days I'll have to force myself to learn that Peruvian braid.

In the meantime you could use a 4-strand braid with various colors to get a pseudo 16-strand braid thing going on. (It may help to boost your confidence/psyche you up for the real deal, while still making something purdy :) )

This pattern is pretty convincing at that:
http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1172017416/948#948

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Dec 16th, 2010 at 7:02am
Yes, that's something I can do.  Thanks.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by RJB on Dec 18th, 2010 at 7:55pm
Here's a style I've been playing with...  It's a sling I designed with an outdoor survival kit in mind.  It's made of 13 feet of 7 strand parachute cord and 14 feet of jute woven in the pouch. It's 3 feet long.  I double reverse twisted the retention rope so if I needed a couple feet of cord I could just cut and undo 1 of the strands and still have a working sling.  Double reverse twist on the release cord seems to mess up the stones as they leave.

I tend to like wider split pouches.  I seem to drop a lot of rocks with thinner ones.

I've made about 5 of these.  One of them I gave away in the last SITH



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Dec 18th, 2010 at 10:36pm
I like your idea of using the sling for extra cord, but I never thought of doing without destroying the sling! Genius!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Dec 19th, 2010 at 11:17am
Santa's leash for three reindeer, ...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Dec 19th, 2010 at 11:23am
...but most of the year it is known as the Red Baron.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Dec 19th, 2010 at 12:41pm
Whoa!  :o  Does that actually succesfully sling all three rocks ?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by RJB on Dec 19th, 2010 at 12:45pm

Dan wrote on Dec 19th, 2010 at 12:41pm:
Whoa!  :o  Does that actually succesfully sling all three rocks ?

Yeah, I'd like to see a video.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Dec 19th, 2010 at 12:47pm

RJB wrote on Dec 19th, 2010 at 12:45pm:

Dan wrote on Dec 19th, 2010 at 12:41pm:
Whoa!  :o  Does that actually succesfully sling all three rocks ?

Yeah, I'd like to see a video.


+1 on the video

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Dec 19th, 2010 at 2:21pm

Dan wrote on Dec 19th, 2010 at 12:47pm:

RJB wrote on Dec 19th, 2010 at 12:45pm:

Dan wrote on Dec 19th, 2010 at 12:41pm:
Whoa!  :o  Does that actually succesfully sling all three rocks ?

Yeah, I'd like to see a video.


+1 on the video


Me 4 :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Dec 19th, 2010 at 3:15pm
Yeah, I'd like to see it in action...  Plus: is reloading as much of a hassle as I suspect it would be?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 19th, 2010 at 5:25pm
Ein echt geiler Trippeldecker. :o

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Dec 20th, 2010 at 2:02am
I'm just waiting for the Sepdecker now ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Dec 20th, 2010 at 11:42am
:) Who knows?

Until then: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPMEcSR3OWY

And yes, Redbeard, loading is a bit fiddly, as you can see. Though one might get more used to it with time and warmer weather.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Dec 20th, 2010 at 2:47pm
Cool vid fundi, thanks for posting

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Dec 20th, 2010 at 3:05pm
Best slinging vid ever ! And it works !

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 20th, 2010 at 4:38pm
:Dultimativ end geil :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Dec 20th, 2010 at 4:51pm
Genius Fundi!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Dec 20th, 2010 at 8:56pm

Fundibularius wrote on Dec 19th, 2010 at 11:23am:
...but most of the year it is known as the Red Baron.



GREAT NAME for an equally interesting-looking sling!

I can imagine that it takes quite a bit of force to do a standard-type throw with such a heavily loaded sling.  Might this be a candidate for making it extra long, and including a pirouette in the throw?  This is like the Squad Automatic Weapon of the sling world!  ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Dec 21st, 2010 at 1:16pm
when i look at the stones flying out, it reminds me of a bolas- the rocks seem to spin around each other, or at least stay aligned.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Dec 21st, 2010 at 1:31pm
Cool :)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Dec 22nd, 2010 at 5:37am
:) Thank you!

Jeffrey, that's an interesting thought, but I must confess that I personally am no great friend of the pirouette. It looks cool and is a fine piece of acrobatics, but I think there are better ways to add power to a throw. To be honest, my shots in the vid are actually quite lousy and could have been performed much better :-X.  I blame it on the temperature. And the stage fright.  ;).

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Dec 22nd, 2010 at 2:10pm
In that case, let's get mr.boss in here  ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Dec 22nd, 2010 at 6:26pm
Awesome slings and video Fundi. Does it add a lot of pull on your arm?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Dec 23rd, 2010 at 5:29am
Thanks!

It is less pull than I had expected, actually. Yet I think I still put too much "arm power" into the throws when the energy should mainly come from the body tension and coordination. That's what I meant by "bad throws" in the vid.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Dec 23rd, 2010 at 8:36am
fundi is right, the strength may not come from the arm. The strength comes by movement of the hip. If one does this properly, the hip takes then arm with forwards.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Woonilsra on Dec 25th, 2010 at 3:36pm
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=6c69e4b232&view=att&th=12d1f324a2a7a73d&attid=0.0&disp=inline&zw

I dont know if that works or not but its my attempt at makign a sling from plastic bags. worked out suprisingly well so far. Release knot is small, but it gets tej job done. I was slinging walnuts, and they went flying.

That red baron sling is awesome.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LukeWebb on Dec 28th, 2010 at 11:35am
 Wow, that is a really cool sling design!  It looks like it is working pretty well and when thrown using an overhead style it is throwing the stones in a line, not scattered, great for combat I would suppose.   I would really love to see a close up slo-mo so I can see how the stones are behaving in flight, whether they are bumping into each other, etc.  I would also love to see some accuracy shooting!
 Thanks so much for the vid, I will have to try making my own RED BARON!!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Dec 31st, 2010 at 9:03am
For variety, here is some of my user slings.  The 28" jute Apache sling is used a lot by my son and I, I made it with a release knot followed by a finnishing Wall knot.  It has been worn through the finnishing knot and and through a new knot which I made, and is now slowly wearing through the remaining tassel toward the release knot.  But that one is a Double Mathew Walker knot which will be resilient when the time comes.
Above is the 28" hemp split pouch which I mostly use now,  Its remining tassel is just a small brush, soon I`ll probably have to reknot the finnishing knot on this one.
Below is a 40" hemp split pouch, my favorite long sling now.
And last is a 28" split pouch made from polyester silk, it`s a permanent part of my running gear and is used almost every morning for my accuracy practice.  
It may not look like much but it`s great :)
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Dec 31st, 2010 at 9:11am
Here is a new, matching pair( :D) of slings I made.
Jute, split pouch, 28 and 40".  I dont bother testing them, pretty standard stuff, they`ll se use when the time comes :)
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Dec 31st, 2010 at 3:18pm
Love that Apache sling Timann.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Dec 31st, 2010 at 5:18pm

Morphy wrote on Dec 31st, 2010 at 3:18pm:
Love that Apache sling Timann.

Thanks.  It`s a handy, nice one, I feel that it`s made in harmony with  Apache Grandfathers spirit :).
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Dec 31st, 2010 at 5:30pm

timann wrote on Dec 31st, 2010 at 5:18pm:

Morphy wrote on Dec 31st, 2010 at 3:18pm:
Love that Apache sling Timann.

Thanks.  It`s a handy, nice one, I feel that it`s made in harmony with  Apache Grandfathers spirit :).
timann

I like how the pouch overlaps the braided portions of the pouch. Do you stitch the leather pouch on first, then trim to shape?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Dec 31st, 2010 at 5:45pm

Donnerschlag wrote on Dec 31st, 2010 at 5:30pm:

timann wrote on Dec 31st, 2010 at 5:18pm:

Morphy wrote on Dec 31st, 2010 at 3:18pm:
Love that Apache sling Timann.

Thanks.  It`s a handy, nice one, I feel that it`s made in harmony with  Apache Grandfathers spirit :).
timann

I like how the pouch overlaps the braided portions of the pouch. Do you stitch the leather pouch on first, then trim to shape?

No, I do a whole lot measuring and educated guessing to get the size right, next I make the holes with a thin awl reasonably close to the rim of the leather, then I stitch it on.  In fact it takes a good bit of time to get it as nice as I demand from myself.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jan 3rd, 2011 at 1:10am

timann wrote on Dec 31st, 2010 at 5:45pm:

Donnerschlag wrote on Dec 31st, 2010 at 5:30pm:

timann wrote on Dec 31st, 2010 at 5:18pm:

Morphy wrote on Dec 31st, 2010 at 3:18pm:
Love that Apache sling Timann.

Thanks.  It`s a handy, nice one, I feel that it`s made in harmony with  Apache Grandfathers spirit :).
timann

I like how the pouch overlaps the braided portions of the pouch. Do you stitch the leather pouch on first, then trim to shape?

No, I do a whole lot measuring and educated guessing to get the size right, next I make the holes with a thin awl reasonably close to the rim of the leather, then I stitch it on.  In fact it takes a good bit of time to get it as nice as I demand from myself.
timann

Sounds like my process. :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Jan 7th, 2011 at 2:23pm

Here is my latest sling. About 30 inches (I think :P) silver colored paracord PJ sling with a figure-8 release knot and a monkey fist retention knot. Yep you read it right, monkey fist. 8-) I designed this sling to be held "La Manchega."

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Jan 7th, 2011 at 2:36pm

Masiakasaurus wrote on Jan 7th, 2011 at 2:23pm:
Here is my latest sling. About 30 inches (I think :P) silver colored paracord PJ sling with a figure-8 release knot and a monkey fist retention knot.

Very nice!  I take it you usually have the retention cord affixed via a loop to your finger/s?  Do tell how this change in retention cord "strategy" works for you.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Jan 7th, 2011 at 3:40pm
The first slings I made were this style and I like it. Most of my slings have a finger loop that I wear on my middle finger and the sling coming out opposite to my palm. "La Manchega" is a much narrower grip with the retention and release cords almost touching in my hand so I get a little less spin on the projectile. I think these types of slings are a little harder to use and learn on (which is why I switched to finger loops), but now that my technique has improved I want to switch back. The sling is 31 inches, btw.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Jan 7th, 2011 at 5:26pm
Very sweet looking sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jan 8th, 2011 at 3:13pm
Nice sling, Masiakasaurus.  
Do you got a special reason to use the manchega hold, or is it just because :)

I have this roll of too thin flax cord, but wanted to try a flax sling anyway.  So I made this one with a 5-strand braid with ten strand, hoping to increase the thickness over a standard 3-strander with six.  It did remain thinner than I expected, but it`s still a very nice sling, wich work nicely.
I got some issues with the 5-strand braid.  When each strand is made up from 4 thin cords, one sneaky cord can suddenly be in the strand next to it, so keeping control is important.  With this braid I also I find it a bit tricky to make the start of the split, and especially the reconnection of the two halves.  It`s easy to have them, at least on one side, appearing to be one atop the other instead of coming perfectly in from the sides.  I was fumbling on and off for three days until I got this the way I wanted it (obsessed with details, or what... :D).


timann

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jan 8th, 2011 at 3:15pm
Some of the finer details ;)
They would have been even finer if I had something better than my aging phone for taking pictures :(
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jan 8th, 2011 at 5:49pm
timman, i like it. how long is the the pouch, and how wide?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Jan 8th, 2011 at 9:13pm

timann wrote on Jan 8th, 2011 at 3:13pm:
Nice sling, Masiakasaurus.  
Do you got a special reason to use the manchega hold, or is it just because :)

Just because. :) I started because I wasn't good enough at braiding to make a finger loop, but now I don't have a reason.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jan 9th, 2011 at 5:17am

xxkid123 wrote on Jan 8th, 2011 at 5:49pm:
timman, i like it. how long is the the pouch, and how wide?

Thanks.  When the two halves is strightened out the split is 9 centimeters.  I would prefer it to be 10 centimeters/4", but some property of the  5-strand braid makes it come out slightly shorter compared to the 3-strand braid when each braided half is my standard 12 centimeter/ 4 3/4".  
I should have remembered this but I have not made a 5-stranded sling in a long time.
No matter, the sling work perfectly with most size pebbles, stones and tennis/bandy balls.  It`s a wery thin sling, though.
timann


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dog footrot on Jan 14th, 2011 at 5:38pm
timann, thats quite a bright way of reconnecting those split braids for the pouch, i've always attempted to get a perfect oval and then reconnect them at the same level to get a side by side connection, i've never even considered crossing them over as if they were a rockman.
next time i get a chance, i'll do some testing with that type of pouch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jan 15th, 2011 at 5:36am
Dog footrot, you must look even closer, the point is that there is no crossing over whatsoever :)
But my phone camera is making an unclear image of what is in reality an almost perfect side-by-side connection :(

I wanted to make something a little special from wool, and is rather pleased wiyh the result.  16-strand Peruvian braid, tapered via a 4-strand braid with 12 strands, down to an 8-strand braid, and with my standard finnish with an Double Mathew Walker release knot followed with an Wall knot in the end.  The pouch is knitted, and sewn in between the two halves made by 4-strand round braid.
The West Coast whippings is reverse twisted yarn.  
Due to some stretch I`ll say it`s between 29 and 31" :D
In use this thing is at least as good as any other sling i has made, as for my older wool slings the stretch do for some reason no harm neither for distance or accuracy (I had to give it as good a testing as I could to confirm my own results).  
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jan 15th, 2011 at 5:37am
And from another angle :)
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Jan 15th, 2011 at 5:51am
Another awesome sling, timann! A piece of art.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jan 16th, 2011 at 1:43pm
Yes, it`s a bit artish, isn`t it.  But as long as there is no bells and whistles and stuff that lessens it`s functionality I find it`s okay.
I just used it for a little snowball slinging with no issues at all.  Then I took it`s picture with my next :D masterpiece.
Beginning with a 24-strand braid it`ll hopefully be quite something.  It`s in a flat box to prevent it from tangling into other stuff during storage.
That can easily happen.
It  probably should not be shown in it`s present state, it must be like seeing MonaLisa when it was just some splashes of paint ;D

Also shown is some older Rockman type wool slings.  No taper there, I had not figured it out back then, and my new knitted pouches use up much less material.
timann

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Jan 16th, 2011 at 4:08pm

Rat Man wrote on Dec 15th, 2010 at 1:31pm:
I made a Christmas leash for Odin.  This one is made from nylon (white cord) and polypropylene with jute whipping.  I've used cords made of natural fibers in the past for their leashes.. cotton, jute, and hemp.  I get about six months out of natural fiber leashes before they become raggedy.  I hope to get better longevity from these synthetic leashes.  Both of these are based on the rockman sling.  

I guess there's polypropylene and there's polypropylene.  This leash I made for Odin is worn out already, yet the one I made from Kali from nylon at the same time is like new still.  Does that mean that nylon is better than polypropylene?  I don't think so.. it was cheap crap dollar store polypropylene.  I bought more at Walmart today.. hopefully it's better quality.  I wasn't expecting to have to make Odin a new leash already.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jan 16th, 2011 at 4:24pm
That's a beauty Timann. Wish I could make ones like that. :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dannyj44111 on Jan 17th, 2011 at 7:29am
Hope all are doing well.  IT has been a while since I posted...

I did a rockman sling.  I used basic twine.  Also pictured is a Roman Lead Sling Bullett.

Accuracy with this sling is at 60-70%  I have better accuracy with a Shorter Length Sling.  Probably about 25-35 feet.

Danny J

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jan 17th, 2011 at 12:33pm
danny44111, your picture is a bit unclear, but anyway, you should lay the pouch of your Rockman sling flat and let us see how you solved the issues regarding that kind of pouch :)

Morphy, you can do it, you know.  It`s not like it`s something mystic or secret about it. When I joined this site I was only able to make a workable 3-strand braid, and so I have just combined stuff I have learned here at slinging.org, or links from here, most of which I at one time have thought that was so complicated I`d never ever bother attempting it.

Just sometimes I have later thought it would be fun to just try it out, just with some short strands, just to see if it was possible...and sometimes I have found it to be.  
And then I have practiced with short strands for a long time before I attempted to make slings with it (I got quite a collection of short pieces of 16 and 24-strand braid, the longest became key fobs).

And after a LOT of practice it is possible to make rather nice slings, that goes for anyone, I would say ;)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jan 18th, 2011 at 1:08pm
This is the sling I´m using the most right now, It´s a lot shorter than my 27 inches, yet it might be my favorite.
Better accuracy, better rate of fire and faster shooting are good trade offs for some lost power and distance.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by leadrocks on Jan 18th, 2011 at 3:47pm
Here's a couple pics of my latest go at making a balearic type sling look really nice. it's medium weight hemp from wal-mart. 3 strands doubled over to make 6 for most of the sling. I added 6 more strands for the pouch to make it stouter and thicker. It tapers off on the release end to 3 strands the the cord. it throws like an absolute champ, although it's a little picky on ammo.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by leadrocks on Jan 18th, 2011 at 3:48pm
one more...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paleoarts on Jan 18th, 2011 at 11:32pm
at are monthly gathering this weekend, one of my fellow paleo's surprised me with this awesome alpaca wool sling he picked up in Peru. it's good to have friends!  :D


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jan 19th, 2011 at 11:36pm
I made another Apache sling. The only difference between this and my past Apache slings is that I used mason's twine and a 4-strand round braid to make it. (The pouch is still made from deer hide.) It's 26 1/2" (67.31cm) long.:

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jan 20th, 2011 at 12:05am
What are your thoughts on deer hide for Apache slings Donner? Just curious.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Jan 20th, 2011 at 10:53am
This sling is woven from pure wool, 8 strand round braided. The pouch is made of 2 layers of very thin and tear resistant calf leather 0.8 mm.das finger hole is made very constantly cowhide (2.5 mm)
length of the sling 78cm
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Jan 20th, 2011 at 10:56am
the same design in black only.
length of the sling 65cm
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jan 20th, 2011 at 1:37pm

Morphy wrote on Jan 20th, 2011 at 12:05am:
What are your thoughts on deer hide for Apache slings Donner? Just curious.

It works pretty well.
You have to be wary though, since it does have some stretch to it. For some reason, it seems to stretch in one direction far more easily than others.
I try to cut the pouch so that it stretches side-to-side, rather than along it's length or diagonally. (that way it sort of cups around the ammo on it's own.)

All-in-all, I think it's a great material for slings with a hybrid pouch such as an Apache sling. (Since the cradle cords give it some support.)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jan 20th, 2011 at 3:21pm

Donnerschlag wrote on Jan 20th, 2011 at 1:37pm:

Morphy wrote on Jan 20th, 2011 at 12:05am:
What are your thoughts on deer hide for Apache slings Donner? Just curious.

It works pretty well.
You have to be wary though, since it does have some stretch to it. For some reason, it seems to stretch in one direction far more easily than others.
I try to cut the pouch so that it stretches side-to-side, rather than along it's length or diagonally. (that way it sort of cups around the ammo on it's own.)

All-in-all, I think it's a great material for slings with a hybrid pouch such as an Apache sling. (Since the cradle cords give it some support.)


I agree. I have some brain tanned (or so I'm told) deer hide. It's feel is almost a mix of cloth and leather. It's very supple and flexible. Without the sides supported as on an Apache it would probably not be durable enough. With the Apache design it makes superior slings. Those guys really knew their stuff.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by little on Jan 21st, 2011 at 12:25pm
old pics of balearic style slings I had made several months ago out of #24 nylon mason's line and leather
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by little on Jan 21st, 2011 at 12:25pm
more...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by little on Jan 21st, 2011 at 12:26pm
last one maybe...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by little on Jan 21st, 2011 at 12:28pm
mini sling :D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by little on Jan 21st, 2011 at 12:29pm
last one.....
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Jan 25th, 2011 at 9:14am
my most recent creation:

Andean/Tibetan braiding 16 strand braids :)

_K_
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jan 25th, 2011 at 11:14am
Nice and practical slings, little :).  I`m not convinced the mason line wear out so fast you need leather protection, though :D

_kava_, now that`s a nice one, too ;).  Nice braiding, it is quite a bit of work, isn`t it?
And some nice creativity going on, especially in the pouch.
What`s up with the finger loop, is it a sliding construction, or just decoration?
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Jan 25th, 2011 at 11:24am

timann wrote on Jan 25th, 2011 at 11:14am:
Nice and practical slings, little :).  I`m not convinced the mason line wear out so fast you need leather protection, though :D

Mason line is very slippery, so I bet the leather makes the pouch more "grippy." I like them little!

How many colors did you use in that sling, _kava_? And how did you learn to make the pouch that way?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jan 25th, 2011 at 12:58pm

Masiakasaurus wrote on Jan 25th, 2011 at 11:24am:

timann wrote on Jan 25th, 2011 at 11:14am:
Nice and practical slings, little :).  I`m not convinced the mason line wear out so fast you need leather protection, though :D

Mason line is very slippery, so I bet the leather makes the pouch more "grippy." I like them little!

How many colors did you use in that sling, _kava_? And how did you learn to make the pouch that way?

Valid point, masi :)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by little on Jan 25th, 2011 at 1:53pm
yeah man the leather does substantially help with gripping the stones

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Jan 25th, 2011 at 5:09pm
cheers guys :)


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_kava_, now that`s a nice one, too .  Nice braiding, it is quite a bit of work, isn`t it?  
And some nice creativity going on, especially in the pouch.
What`s up with the finger loop, is it a sliding construction, or just decoration?
timann  


the braiding took forever, though I didn't mind - I braided on the train to and from work each day.

The finger loop doesn't slide, its just decorative


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How many colors did you use in that sling, _kava_?  


black, white, red, and some light brown colour for the fill, so 4 all up.


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 And how did you learn to make the pouch that way?


I taught myself Maori weaving, more commonly known as "twining"
- here is a link to a free manual on the subject:
[url=www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/monographs/msm_tnko.pdf[/url]]www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/monographs/msm_tnko.pdf[/url]

this style of weaving is not a quick process...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Jan 25th, 2011 at 6:45pm

_kava_ wrote on Jan 25th, 2011 at 5:09pm:
this style of weaving is not a quick process...

Neither is knitting for me. The sling I sent to kid was already halfway done by the time we decided to start the S.I.T.H. and I still didn't finish knitting it until just before Christmas.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jan 26th, 2011 at 12:35pm
Maori weaving, well a quick glanse at the manual left me absolutely confused, I`ll have to take one more look, later... :)

Lately I have realized I had no long, slim, braided sling that including other ammo also can hold golf balls, whith distance as it`s main purpose.  Fixed it rather fast, made an elongated Apache sling, 39" 3-strand braid with 6 strands tapered slightly to a 4-strand round braid.  
A couple of test shots have at least proven it works ;)
timann


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jan 26th, 2011 at 12:40pm
One more to show the back of the pouch.  I`m rather happy with my stitching, now, it looks okay and feels solid ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Jan 27th, 2011 at 7:17am
Hello kava,


that is a very well braided sling. I know the kumihimo pattern and I sometimes also use it.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Jan 27th, 2011 at 7:27am
Hi little,


ever tried to sew  in the middle of the leather? It works very well.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Jan 27th, 2011 at 9:14am
Hey little I recently made a jute baeleric style sling with leather reinforced pouch but how did you do the tapered release cord it looks really good.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by sobieski on Jan 27th, 2011 at 3:02pm
my sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by sobieski on Jan 27th, 2011 at 3:08pm
new sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by sobieski on Jan 27th, 2011 at 3:29pm
The slings are 80, 85 cm long and pouch is 10,5 x 5 cm

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jan 27th, 2011 at 4:10pm
Nice job Sobieski. Never seen a pouch quite like that one. How does it work?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by sobieski on Jan 28th, 2011 at 12:29am

Morphy wrote on Jan 27th, 2011 at 4:10pm:
Nice job Sobieski. Never seen a pouch quite like that one. How does it work?

Thanks, it works very well. Sorry for my English

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Jan 30th, 2011 at 6:58pm

_kava_ wrote on Jan 25th, 2011 at 9:14am:
my most recent creation:

Andean/Tibetan braiding 16 strand braids :)

_K_


_kava_ looking at your slings always makes me feel like an imbecile.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Jan 31st, 2011 at 10:34pm


Quote:
Hello kava,


that is a very well braided sling. I know the kumihimo pattern and I sometimes also use it


I find kumihimo is great for really fast braiding, it will shave hours off the normal time it takes to make a braid the Andean/Tibetan way.



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_kava_ looking at your slings always makes me feel like an imbecile.  


well, I was more hoping they would be inspirational  ;)  the first few slings I made were so crap they didn't even work!!
its really just practice, practice, practice   :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Feb 1st, 2011 at 5:44am
Here a Sling in the Balearic style. She corresponds him to her form then competition regulations of Tir de Fona.
She has in length of 60 cm and is made out of hemp fibers.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dannyj44111 on Feb 2nd, 2011 at 1:47pm
Has anyone seen any slings being used in the Riots in Egypt?  :o

It is unfortunate about the riots and chaos...

Almost history repeating itself.  IT was dark on Fox NEWS but I could have sworn I saw a few protestors using them.... :-[

With bad weather here in Cleveland OH, felt like making a sling out of a thicker hemp cord....

Short and sweet....
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by sobieski on Feb 4th, 2011 at 6:54am
new sling (1,06 m long)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Feb 5th, 2011 at 7:42am
Here is my latest attempt at making a 5-strand braid Balearic sling.  I made a nice one recently, from flax/linen, but it came out thinner than intended.  
And so I made this one.  28", flax, 5-strand braid, appear rather Balearic to me :D
For making the previous one I began with 10 strands of apprx 1,3 mm, but for this new one I cut 15 strands.
So when the finger loop was braided, and I doubled it to continue braiding, I had 5 strands, each made up from 6 thin strands, to play with.  And they all wanted to stick together and get tangled.  Fortunately I knew before I started what to expect.
I almost feel like giving a little Mythbuster-like advice, though; Don`t do this at home, remember I`m a professional ;D

The other sling is an old leather pouch I re-stringed from 27" with utility cord to 39" with 3-strand braided hemp in case I want to include ammo such as lead fish sinkers, hex nuts or whatewer in my distance slinging.
timann

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Feb 8th, 2011 at 7:23pm
this is my new leather and paracord sling.  you might notice that the cords are slightly tapered yet at the same time 3 strips of parcord all the way through.  i did what i will call the "core taper"  i started to braid and when i got to a certain point i slid each of the outsides from each string down so that the core was exposed.  then i cut the core and stretch the shells bak out.  Then i kept braiding. this give a very clean  taper.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by sobieski on Feb 19th, 2011 at 8:48am
I like leather pouch ;) 80cm long
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by alpine on Feb 20th, 2011 at 9:34pm
I appreciate the more authentic and traditional slings pictured on this site, showing the weaving, complexity, ingenuity, materials, release mechanisms, projectiles, slinging styles, etc. that people come up with. It is interesting to see so many variations on such a seemingly simple design as a sling.

One modern material I think may have been overlooked for making slinging pockets is hard mesh replacement pocket material for lacrosse sticks. I used to play in college and it occurred to me that this would make a good sling pocket. This material is designed for making cupped pockets. The hard mesh is fairly stiff, but conforms well. The mesh replacement pockets cost about 8 bucks on the internet, come in many different (and bright) colors and you can make many sling pockets out of one piece of replacement mesh.

The first sling pictured was built horizontally and has a large pocket for golf or tennis balls. It doesn’t need to be nearly so large, but I am only starting to experiment with this material. Used in the horizontal direction, the mesh makes more of a rectangle and expands when pulled at the ends, like an accordion. I am guessing this is best for larger projectiles like golf or tennis balls since the mesh stretches out and might grab too much with smaller and pointy projectiles such as rocks.

The second sling uses the mesh in the vertical direction, where the mesh makes more of the diamond shape that seems to be best for slinging pockets. When oriented this way, the mesh pulls together tighter and doesn’t stretch much when pulled at the ends.  This seems to be best for odd shaped rocks since the holes in the mesh stay smaller and there is less wind resistance.

For a basic mesh sling, total construction time with paracord is about 10 minutes. I used simple larks head knots to tie off the paracord to the mesh and allow the paracord to be adjusted for length very quickly and easily without cutting off excess. I have also been experimenting with using a fly-tying bobbin to wrap the ends of the paracord to the mesh, instead of using a knot. Although it is more permanent, it looks cleaner to me this way. If you find the right kind of fly-tying thread, you can use a lighter to melt it a bit when you are done, just like with the paracord.

I could see other ways of using this mesh that I haven’t tried yet, such as using the mesh as a base to thread the paracord thru, filling up the holes of the mesh to make more of a solid pocket. The mesh can be pinched together at the ends as well, depending on your design, to make more of a cupped pocket. I have seen some sling designs where the cord diverges into two pieces and makes the pocket, where the mesh could be used in between. I’m sure there are lots of ways I haven’t thought of.

I would really like to see what the more experienced slingers think of this material and the different designs that can be made using it. Hope this inspires some more ideas for slings and I look forward to seeing how other folks use it.

Interesting site.

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Post by echelon7 on Feb 20th, 2011 at 10:09pm
Great idea that worth trying out.  thnx so much.  awesome modern idea.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Feb 20th, 2011 at 10:26pm
Both of those slings look amazing! I know what my next new sling project will be... :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by alpine on Feb 21st, 2011 at 5:27pm
Thanks for the feedback. Here's another mesh version. I don't know if the mesh provides any real benefit or not yet. They work as well as my all-paracord version. I can throw pretty hard with them, but am just not experienced enough to really be able to evaluate the mesh against other materials as far as accuracy, speed/distance. The good thing is that you can crank out different versions in minutes to tweak a design.

One thing to note if you want to try this material is that replacement mesh pockets are sold in kits or separately. Be sure to buy the mesh material only. The kits sometimes include a bunch of stringing for a lacrosse head that you won't need and the kits cost more. I got the mesh(only) at Dicks Sporting goods, which had them in a lot of different colors, grey (silver), black, bright yellow, bright orange, blue, etc. The one I got is called the "Warrior Lacrosse String Kit - Part A Hard Mesh" for $9.99USD. There are alot of other brands out there too, that cost a little less. The mesh in general is impregnated with wax, which is what makes it conform and allows you to shape it.

Let me know what you think about it, good or bad.

I am currently re-weaving my all-paracord version, trying to figure out how to get the pocket weaved so tight together. I can still see daylight thru mine.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by alpine on Feb 21st, 2011 at 5:48pm
Here is a picture of the fly-tying bobbin that I use to help wrap the thread real tight. I am using thread to wrap the paracord ends together, instead of using a knot to attach the paracord to the mesh. It makes it look cleaner and maybe you get a little bit less wind resistance without a paracord knot? Once I get done with wrapping the thread, I finish it with a couple over hand knots to tie off the thread. I found that if you use a polyester-type thread, it will melt in the same way that paracord does, so that you can (lightly) melt the wrapping together, like you do with the ends of paracord. This takes a light touch, so as not to burn through the thread, but works pretty good. If you use the same color as the paracord, or something bright, like red, it gives it a real finished look.

Oh well, gonna go outside and practice, keep your heads down!  :o
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sons of benjamin on Feb 22nd, 2011 at 10:18pm
Here are all of the slings I have made so far.  I am relatively new to slinging (about a year or so) and love it.  This site (especially the tutorials) have helped me tremendously.  I anyone has any new styles or ideas on sling design, please tell me.  As you can see, i have an affinity for the Rockman sling, however I would prefer to learn new styles.

file:///C:/Users/Jim/Pictures/Slings/IMG_20110222_215744.jpg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sons of benjamin on Feb 22nd, 2011 at 10:19pm
Hold on, I messed that up.  I'm having a really hard time uploading my pics onto this website.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sons of benjamin on Feb 22nd, 2011 at 10:29pm
I don't know how to upload my pics onto this site.  If anyone could tell me, I'll get these pics up as soon as possible.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Feb 22nd, 2011 at 10:30pm

Sons of benjamin wrote on Feb 22nd, 2011 at 10:19pm:
Hold on, I messed that up.  I'm having a really hard time uploading my pics onto this website.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sons of benjamin on Feb 22nd, 2011 at 10:34pm
I tried that.  It said that my file size is too large to attach.  Perhaps I'll have to retake the pictures tomorrow with a lower resolution.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Feb 22nd, 2011 at 10:39pm

Sons of benjamin wrote on Feb 22nd, 2011 at 10:34pm:
I tried that.  It said that my file size is too large to attach.  Perhaps I'll have to retake the pictures tomorrow with a lower resolution.

Open your picture with Microsoft Paint by right clicking on it, choose "Image," "Resize/Skew," and resize the picture to 50% Horizontal and 50% percent vertical. Keep resizing it smaller and smaller until you think it is an appropriate size. Then click the modify button on your original post, post the picture using the browse button, and then let the praises pour in. ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sons of benjamin on Feb 22nd, 2011 at 10:57pm
Here is a rockman sling with a double finger loop.  The double finger loop is superfluous, however it is far more comfortable than I thought it would be.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sons of benjamin on Feb 22nd, 2011 at 11:00pm
Here is another rockman sling.  This is one of my shorter slings
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sons of benjamin on Feb 22nd, 2011 at 11:00pm
Here is the predecessor to the double finger loop rockman
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sons of benjamin on Feb 22nd, 2011 at 11:03pm
here is a short rockman of mine.  This one is great for smaller stones, although not as good as a solid pouch sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sons of benjamin on Feb 22nd, 2011 at 11:04pm
Here is a rockman sling with a 4 strand round braid leading into an 8 strand flat braid.  I would not suggest doing this unless you are familiar with the 8 strand flat braid.  This one gave me a massive headache.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sons of benjamin on Feb 22nd, 2011 at 11:05pm
here is a middle eastern shepherd's sling with a 5 strand flatbraid. (after making this sling, I decided that I didn't care too much for the 5 strand flat braid on a sling...)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sons of benjamin on Feb 22nd, 2011 at 11:10pm
This is my version of a baleric style sling i once saw.  This is one of my most favorite slings, however due to the enormous pouch size i haven't been able to get it to work properly.  The next time we get good weather here I'm going to retest this though.  I have considered making another one of these and stitching on a leather covering to the pouch.  I've also considered sizing down my pouch size.  This sling style is a cool one, though (and easy)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sons of benjamin on Feb 22nd, 2011 at 11:14pm
This is my longest functional sling.  It is a la manchan style sling with a rockman pouch.  It takes longer than usual to wind up, but the functional length can be adjusted due to the gripping style.  It is a fun sling to use, however I don't use it regularly.  I once made a sling that was twice as long, but it was impractical.  I had to sprint to even wind the thing up, and I always lost the stone in the process.  Once you reach a certain length, it seems, any power you might gain by added length is lost to friction and unwieldiness. I unfortunately don't have a pic of this sling, however.  I will try to find it...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sons of benjamin on Feb 22nd, 2011 at 11:14pm
Here is my first Rockman sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sons of benjamin on Feb 22nd, 2011 at 11:17pm
This is quite possibly my most favorite sling, although I do enjoy some of my more recent slings a lot.  This is a middle eastern shepherd's sling, and also my first braided sling.  I have not been able to carry out this style of sling as well since this one.  It is my first and best.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sons of benjamin on Feb 22nd, 2011 at 11:18pm
Tell me what you all think (tips, comments, favorite slings, etc...)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Feb 22nd, 2011 at 11:21pm
;D I was not prepared for the sheer volume of pictures! You may want to get an imageshack or photobucket account so that you can post once and include a lot of pictures (that's what [img ][ /img] button is for).Your braiding looks good, so I can't imagine what kind of other tips you would need.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Feb 23rd, 2011 at 5:48am
They look really good,well made.My only tip would be that you might want to braid thinner cords,especially for longer slings,in order to be able to move them faster.Thinner,lighter cords also make your sling release faster than a heavier one.Using your sling a lot will make you develop your taste for what kind of slings you like most.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sons of benjamin on Feb 24th, 2011 at 3:25pm
I've decided that unless I am making a tibetan sling,  I am going to move away from making the rockman style pouch for a while.  I am thinking on making my slings a little shorter, also (28-34 inches).

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sons of benjamin on Feb 25th, 2011 at 5:29pm
this is my latest sling.  It is made of a natural material, but I don't know what.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sons of benjamin on Feb 27th, 2011 at 12:35am
netted sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Feb 27th, 2011 at 7:58am
Don't know for how long you've been making slings, Benjaminite. You are doing an excellent job, even if you are no beginner.

I'm not a fan of synthetic fibers anymore, but particularly your netted sling looks really good to me.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Feb 28th, 2011 at 2:37am
;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paleoarts on Feb 28th, 2011 at 11:00am
six strand tapered braid and double strand weave. treated hemp with a caribou antler release bead. 28'' folded.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Mar 1st, 2011 at 4:56pm

That looks very similar to the Lovelock cave sling, have you ever made one of those?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paleoarts on Mar 1st, 2011 at 10:19pm
no, David, i haven't. have you got a link?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Mar 2nd, 2011 at 9:46am
I have a link on how to recreate it. http://www.woodcraftwanderings.org/hunting.html

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paleoarts on Mar 2nd, 2011 at 9:49am
wow, that looks like a monsterous pain in the....  i think i'll stick with my method.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by snowcelt on Mar 19th, 2011 at 3:22pm
Here's a few pics just to prove that I'm not JUST a sword nut! I hope the slideshow works. Apart from the band sling, now known to me as an Aussie sling, huh, thought I came up with a new design  ::) the pouch and split pouch designs have come from this website. Material used are Paracord and polypropylene silk.

https://picasaweb.google.com/snowcelt/Slings#slideshow/5585863592099337906

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Aussie on Mar 19th, 2011 at 11:26pm

Quote:
author=snowcelt link=1172017416/2325#2328 date=1300562573................. the band sling, now known to me as an Aussie sling, huh, thought I came up with a new design.............


Let me make this crystal clear. An "Aussie" pouch is only one made me, specifically from that green belting material. I did NOT invent the design, nor do I claim any naming rights. Generically it's a "twin crossed over strap" pouch. So if you make such a pouch, even to the specific size I outlined in another thread, it is not an Aussie pouch, just similar to one.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Mar 19th, 2011 at 11:31pm
my new rockman.  its coreless paracord with a 3 strand braid up to a 4 strand braid
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Aussie on Mar 20th, 2011 at 8:43pm

Aussie wrote on Mar 19th, 2011 at 11:26pm:

Quote:
author=snowcelt link=1172017416/2325#2328 date=1300562573................. the band sling, now known to me as an Aussie sling, huh, thought I came up with a new design.............


Let me make this crystal clear. An "Aussie" pouch is only one made me, specifically from that green belting material. I did NOT invent the design, nor do I claim any naming rights. Generically it's a "twin crossed over strap" pouch. So if you make such a pouch, even to the specific size I outlined in another thread, it is not an Aussie pouch, just similar to one.


Oops, it's been pointed out that the above is a bit defensive. Didn't mean it to be so strong. The only unique feature of the Aussie pouch is the material which I reclaim from old belts I get from work. The design is certainly not unique, ie. please don't call any twin strap pouch an Aussie generically, it's not.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Torisuke on Mar 21st, 2011 at 12:07am
My first sling.

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/6195/sling1whole.jpg

23" braided with 3 strands of jute, braided in four with the green strands doubled.
Pouch is woven with 5 warps, using a tennis ball as a ghetto loom.

I had to re-weave the pouch 7 times to get a tennis ball to fit correctly, but I quite like the final result.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Aussie on Mar 21st, 2011 at 12:13am
Certainly looks very nice and I am sure will sling well too.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mymothersmeatloaf on Mar 25th, 2011 at 1:22am
The newest addition to my collection, spent a lot of time making this puppy! the weaving is special because instead of tieing it onto the warps i just braided it with the sling like any other string, came out alright!

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Mar 26th, 2011 at 11:41am
I havent made a sling in a while so I just braided this up:



26" loaded, coarse jute string and thin leather. The fluffy tail makes a very satisfying crack  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Mar 26th, 2011 at 12:35pm
Looks fine, DM, an rugged.  Reminds me I have not made a sling in a while, either.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Mar 30th, 2011 at 4:54pm
A variant of the doubledecker. As the pouches are arranged to be side by side this time, it might rather be called a catamaran or so.  ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on Mar 31st, 2011 at 7:12am
Another view at it.

And a test shot in the twilight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0cFLvyoLEM&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Zork on Mar 31st, 2011 at 10:33am
Just finished braiding my first sling, with some help from the cat. Still need to get my hands on some leather and make the pouch but I'll sort that over the weekend, for now I'm stretching the sling to get it to stay straight instead of curl up on itself. Will also need to tidy up the end of the release cord a bit since it looks rather messy.

Took the picture with my phone so the quality is a little bad, will get a better picture when it's completely finished.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mymothersmeatloaf on Mar 31st, 2011 at 11:52pm
Interesting weapon you have made there sir, what's it made from?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Zork on Apr 2nd, 2011 at 9:26pm
Cat hair and skin. The sling is made out of Sisal with some old shoelaces to hold down parts that I tried to tie in for added support and sort-of failed with.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Apr 2nd, 2011 at 9:47pm

Zork wrote on Apr 2nd, 2011 at 9:26pm:
Cat hair and skin.

Like violin strings! ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mymothersmeatloaf on Apr 9th, 2011 at 1:43pm
We get better with every sling we make :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rueben on Apr 9th, 2011 at 11:58pm
Here is a new sling I just got from Cuzco, Peru. This was purchased by a band mate who visited Peru in March. A few weeks before he left I explained to him what a sling is (and showed him one I have from Bolivia) and asked him to buy me one if he had an opportunity.

He found a seller in a market that had some cheap slings for about $4. He asked her if she had anything better and she presented this sling for $8.

The main retention cord was started at the pouch and is a 16 strand braid. The release cord (and split pouch warp) is a 6 strand braid. The length is 32" to the end of the retention cord. It is quite a bit heavier, and larger, than my regular paracord sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rueben on Apr 10th, 2011 at 12:00am
I have found that a wide grip, with my 2nd, 3rd, and 4th fingers wrapped around the retention cord works well. So far I have not launched the sling while throwing.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by DavidTheDefender on Apr 11th, 2011 at 7:01pm

David Morningstar wrote on Mar 26th, 2011 at 11:41am:
I havent made a sling in a while so I just braided this up:



26" loaded, coarse jute string and thin leather. The fluffy tail makes a very satisfying crack  :)

Yea I tend to like the crack of a slings release end makes you feel like you done more than just throw a stone.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Apr 14th, 2011 at 7:33pm
Here is a pouch I made that mixes steps from Matthias's looped warp design and Cliff Harris's woven paracord design. Made of 1/8 inch(?) hemp cord.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Apr 19th, 2011 at 6:22am
A pair of Mexican Woven Pouch slings:



Coarse jute string. The long one is 44", the shorter one is 27".

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Apr 19th, 2011 at 7:51am
Looks great David.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Slinging Lab man on Apr 19th, 2011 at 9:33am
Hi guys ,this is my lab Harry with some of the slings Ive made.They are made from 8ply Acrylic and are very much based on Rockman Sling By Bruno Tosso.I make them to sell to other dog owners for ball slinging which they love, as when they have done playing they just fold it up and put in there pocket,so im slowly spreading the word on how much fun you can have with a sling :D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 19th, 2011 at 9:49am
Cool, a happy dog with dog toy slings in happy colors :)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Apr 19th, 2011 at 1:29pm
david, how do you make those? they look great

slinging lab man: good loking slings and good job on spreading the word.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Apr 19th, 2011 at 1:44pm

This thread has my comments in: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1303006800

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Apr 21st, 2011 at 6:22pm
acrylic yarn sling.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Apr 21st, 2011 at 6:31pm

echelon7 wrote on Apr 21st, 2011 at 6:22pm:
acrylic yarn sling.


that looks nice, and as usual, how did you weave the pouch? it looks somewhat like the mexican slings David made.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Apr 21st, 2011 at 9:06pm
With a loom.  similar to the king tut sling in the tutorial section.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Slinging Lab man on Apr 22nd, 2011 at 2:59am
Nice looking sling echelon7,I also make my slings out of Acrylic yarn. :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Apr 22nd, 2011 at 9:03am
yea i saw those and it sort of inspired me to make one.  i had made a sling of out it before but it wore out pretty quickly do yours? i normally make mine out of paracord or mason line.

im planning on possibly starting a little business when i go off to college next year to help me make a little money on the side.  yarn sounds like a good idea due to its cheapness and the fact that it easily comes in so many colors.  my only concerns is its durability.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Slinging Lab man on Apr 22nd, 2011 at 12:03pm
I make them for other dog owners as a fun way to play fetch with there dogs.I use mine ever day for my dog Harry and have to say I have not yet had a problem with them wearing out.Im so confident with the ones I make, I tell dog owners they can use them as a emergency lead to get there dog safe home or back to the car,if they lose there's.Also being Acrylic you can stick them in the washing machine.Have fun at college and good luck with your slinging  business.Let know how you get on ;) Be safe,have fun.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Apr 22nd, 2011 at 12:05pm
ok i guess the last time my sling wore out at the release bead from rubbing with my fingers so i just hope it doesnt do that.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Slinging Lab man on Apr 22nd, 2011 at 12:45pm
I just tie mine in a knot for the trigger knot.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Apr 22nd, 2011 at 6:26pm
yea i do to i just accidently called it a bead. i tend to wear the cord right below the knot

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Apr 22nd, 2011 at 9:35pm
cotton sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paleoarts on Apr 23rd, 2011 at 10:12am


;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Snaga on Apr 23rd, 2011 at 3:00pm
I finally rediscovered the old knot-maker's trick.  I'd laid off slinging for a winter, discouraged because my rotator cuff would hurt after just a half hour of practice, and then I was walking through the vacant lot next door and saw a fairly new piece of baling twine on the ground.  Something about all that time off, I was deliberately stepping through the stages of everything I did, being extra careful.  Though I found my movements were fluid and automatic as I measured the cord, tied a 3-cord sheepshank, adjusted it, and knotted and looped the ends.  Free string, four half hitches. Cut it with an old piece of glass.

The difference was that I adjusted the knot as I tied it.  Something about the way that knot was balanced evenly and shaped into a basket made the difference for me.  All of a sudden I could hit stuff.  I found that my muscle memory extended beyond tying the knot to throwing with the sling.  It felt easy and right.  I even avoided straining my shoulder, probably because I'd been doing a lot of regular throwing.  Newspapers.  Muscle injury is usually because of demanding too much all of a sudden of weak muscles.

And the finishing touch.  The ultimate practice projectile.  Deadly thwackurate against the back fence.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Apr 25th, 2011 at 5:37am
I made ​​this sling for a friend in the colors of his favorite fussballclub.the sling was woven from linen and pouch is made ​​with double stitched calf leather, kangaroo leather. ;D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paracordslinger on Apr 30th, 2011 at 10:24am
my sisal slings
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on May 3rd, 2011 at 5:04pm
my little golf ball shooter... and steel ball bearings and stuff.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on May 3rd, 2011 at 5:04pm
holding a ball
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jauke.H on May 10th, 2011 at 12:41am
Nice slin Echelon, looks like a beauty.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fundibularius on May 10th, 2011 at 11:47am
A "sling pair". The one above is for short distances (<50 m) and was made from flax and hemp twine and leather. The sling below consists of flax and hemp twine only and is for medium distances (<120 m).
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on May 12th, 2011 at 3:17am
untiringly in the Sling make.

Good work

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Humdinger on May 26th, 2011 at 1:52pm
Slings are lookin great guys. I think i need to make a new sling ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Humdinger on May 26th, 2011 at 11:51pm


My new work in progress.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on May 27th, 2011 at 3:32pm
looking good humdinger. is that a king tut style sling made from hemp? i've been meaning to make one of those but i don't have a loom.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on May 27th, 2011 at 4:13pm

xxkid123 wrote on May 27th, 2011 at 3:32pm:
looking good humdinger. is that a king tut style sling made from hemp? i've been meaning to make one of those but i don't have a loom.

Buy a cheap picture frame and some thin wooden dowels. It may cost you $20 at max with almost no set up time.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Humdinger on May 28th, 2011 at 1:47pm

xxkid123 wrote on May 27th, 2011 at 3:32pm:
looking good humdinger. is that a king tut style sling made from hemp? i've been meaning to make one of those but i don't have a loom.


Yes it is i have finished it now it's going to be a preasent fotr my younger brother he's a missionary and i thought that a sling would make a nice birthday gift. YA i had been wanting to make a tut and well it's really easy.

[/quote]
Buy a cheap picture frame and some thin wooden dowels. It may cost you $20 at max with almost no set up time.[/quote]

I used a a rug loom i had made a few years back for mine it worked fine. A picture frame i think would be perfect for making one.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Humdinger on May 28th, 2011 at 1:48pm
Loks like my quote didn't want to quote  :'(

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by iDeimos on Jun 3rd, 2011 at 8:45am

Humdinger wrote on May 28th, 2011 at 1:48pm:
Loks like my quote didn't want to quote  :'(

remove the / in the first quote tag.

Title: Slinging at Bras D'Or Lake, Cape Breton, Canada
Post by Canuck Slinger on Jun 13th, 2011 at 7:09pm
My wife snapped this picture of me slinging at Bras D'Or Lake in Cape Breton. I'm using a self-made rockman style sling in jute, and the beach isn't covered in sand--it's rounded sling stones as far as the eye can see (eat your hearts out . . .).
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jauke.H on Jun 16th, 2011 at 10:14am
Wow! nice picture  :) i wish we had so much slinging stones here and such a good slinging spot !

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by sobieski on Jun 17th, 2011 at 11:22am
:)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by sobieski on Jun 18th, 2011 at 12:36pm
:)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Jun 18th, 2011 at 2:44pm
Hi Sobieski-- why not weave a pouch rather than netting between the split ends of the pouch ?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by sobieski on Jun 19th, 2011 at 1:14am

Thearos wrote on Jun 18th, 2011 at 2:44pm:
Hi Sobieski-- why not weave a pouch rather than netting between the split ends of the pouch ?

it is my first netted sling, I don't know how to do it

Title: Paracord and Rockman/Aussie Leather Sling
Post by Canuck Slinger on Jun 20th, 2011 at 3:07pm
Here's my first attempt at a Rockman/Aussie style leather pouch (two overlapping bands), with paracord retention and release cords. I whipped the release cord in Rockman style with heavy upholstery thread. I could see significant abraision in that area after one use, so I whipped it, and I notice abraision there on the whipping now! Any suggestions for a lightweight, thin whipping medium?
     As for other details, the finger loop is done with a bowline knot, and the leather pouch was salvaged from a piece attached to the box a briefcase came in. I used a wooden bead for the release. So far, I'm liking how fast the sling operates. I'm more reliable with my jute Rockmans, but this one throws faster and farther.
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Title: Leather/Paracord Sling in Transit
Post by Canuck Slinger on Jun 20th, 2011 at 3:12pm
And here's the leather/paracord sling in transit. I keep a nice round stone in it at all times, as I do with all my slings. This helps to shape the pouch, especially since the leather is often slightly damp when I'm done slinging (my ammo comes from the shore of Sydney Harbour in Cape Breton). The sling is nice and pocketable (an advantage of the slim paracord strands), even with the rock inside and secured with an elastic. It's pictured here with the pocket knife I got for Father's Day.
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Title: Two-Tone Rockman in Jute
Post by Canuck Slinger on Jun 20th, 2011 at 3:21pm
Here's my latest jute sling in the Rockman style. I made this one as an exact double of my previous one, so I could leave one at work. The only difference is that I used a commercially dyed green jute to contrast with the plain brown. It ended up being a bit more work, but the result is pleasing to the eye. I used 8 strands for the cords, which are continuous through the pouch. The braid is 4-strand round. It works nicely (just like its twin).
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Title: Re: Paracord and Rockman/Aussie Leather Sling
Post by Rockman on Jun 20th, 2011 at 10:11pm

Canuck Slinger wrote on Jun 20th, 2011 at 3:07pm:
Here's my first attempt at a Rockman/Aussie style leather pouch (two overlapping bands), with paracord retention and release cords. I whipped the release cord in Rockman style with heavy upholstery thread. I could see significant abraision in that area after one use, so I whipped it, and I notice abraision there on the whipping now! Any suggestions for a lightweight, thin whipping medium? .


The purpose of the whip is to protect your main release cord from abrasion. All the damage goes to the whip, which is easily exchangeable.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jun 20th, 2011 at 10:16pm
A friend of mine gave me an old leather belt and ask me if I could make it into a sling for him, so I made a overlap split pouch with hemp cords.

It turned out pretty good, he liked it a lot
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Jun 21st, 2011 at 12:31am
nice sling Rockman  :)

I particularly like the end of the release cord - nicely done!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mossdog427 on Jun 21st, 2011 at 9:26am
where do you get those scary looking eggs?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by sobieski on Jun 21st, 2011 at 1:09pm
:)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Jun 22nd, 2011 at 8:15am
My latest creation  :)

a tad short; but the release is smooth  ;)


_K_
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Wayfarer on Jun 22nd, 2011 at 8:22am
Very nice kava!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Timothy Potter on Jun 22nd, 2011 at 1:36pm
That's beautiful, Kava!

I reckon there's plenty of hours of work put into that sling.

Out of curiosity, how did you warp the pouch? I remember when I made a Tibetan style sling I just sewed the warp through the split braids that make the pouch border. But when I did it, the pouch ended up too tight down the center so it wouldn't hold ammo well at all, but yours looks like it has more of a cup shape.

-Timothy Potter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mossdog427 on Jun 22nd, 2011 at 4:16pm
wow... that's fantastic. is it wool?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Jun 22nd, 2011 at 5:32pm
Very nice work. One sees it not often

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Jun 22nd, 2011 at 7:46pm
cheers for the cmpliments guys  :)


Quote:
Out of curiosity, how did you warp the pouch?



The same way dude :) but I think I'll go back to split pouches, easier/quicker to manage...

_K_

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Jun 22nd, 2011 at 7:47pm
@MossDog427

yep, its wool.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sadrice on Jun 24th, 2011 at 4:32am
Here are all the slings I've made in the last week or two:
http://imgur.com/LQU2J

Cotton twine, three strand braid, duct tape pouch, 19 inches.



Cotton twine, three strand braid, leather pouch, 30 inches.



Shopping bags twisted into three strand rope with a rope machine, denim pouch, 24 inches, quite accurate with larger rocks.



Cotton twine, four strand braid, split pouch, 22 inches, too stretchy, drops rocks.



Cotton twine, five strand tapered braid, 28 inches, too stretchy.




Grass twisted into two strand tapered rope by hand, braided split pouch, willow bark whipping on the retention loop, 18 inches. Actually a powerful and accurate sling, despite being kinda messy looking, but the end of the release cord falls apart after a few dozen snaps, I may replace that part with some jute.



Two old neckties, 32 inches, actually makes a great sling.  The stretchiness makes it very easy on my elbow, even when I throw fist sized rocks, and it's surprisingly accurate.



Jute twine, tapered braid, leather laces for pouch, 32 inches.



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 24th, 2011 at 1:05pm
Sadrice, nice to see all those experimental slings.  I especially like the grass sling, as I`ve made some grass slings myself.
All braided, no twisting, though.  
Expect to make a couple more of those before the two halves of the pouch comes out symetric :).


And_kava_, that is a nice one.  You have really mixed a little bit of this and a little bit of that to make it so :)

timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sadrice on Jun 24th, 2011 at 7:53pm
Did you have problems with the durability of the release cords on your grass slings?  Mine keeps needing replacing.  But yeah, the pouch is so lumpy.  Serves me right for leaving the roots on.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 25th, 2011 at 9:23am
Yes, the tip is the weak spot.  I guess it would be best to make it like some balearic slings, with no release knot but just a long taper beyond the point where it`s natural to grip, and just a small knot in the end.  I`ll probably try to do more testing when the right sort of grass grow long enough.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Jun 25th, 2011 at 2:04pm
linen woven with a sling made ​​from calf leather double stitched Poutch. (length ca.64cm)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Jun 25th, 2011 at 2:05pm
The top two are woven from undyed alpaca wool, the lower is the same from the first picture of linen.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by paracordslinger on Jun 25th, 2011 at 2:12pm
beautiful slings dude! :o i wish i could make slings like that :'( any chance i could get one as a gift? ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dilyan Ganev on Jun 25th, 2011 at 2:28pm
This is a 16 strand round braid, isn't it?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Jun 25th, 2011 at 2:48pm
8strang round braided linen & wool around the braided 32 strand ;D ok wanted to enjoy watching the page is about 8x4 braided strand.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jun 25th, 2011 at 3:53pm
This was on the newpaper today. The caption says: >Violent looting. Mobs armed with sticks and stones attacked and burned public premises and buisneses in Juliaca.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Jun 25th, 2011 at 6:03pm
Super Hubert

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Jun 25th, 2011 at 10:36pm
beautiul slings Hubert!!!  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paleoarts on Jun 28th, 2011 at 11:30am
some recent slings...










Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jun 30th, 2011 at 7:51am
nice slings kava, hubert, and paleoarts.

hubert, how does the top one (split pouch w/ 8 strand braided wool) sling? does the stiffness of the leather help the pouch grip the stone or does it make no difference?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Jul 1st, 2011 at 5:40am
hello xxkid123,

The leather has the task to minimize the abrasion, but it makes the pouch a little stiff.am splintered itself the leather is sewn on the cords only half of what the floor is a pretty good grip and the positive stiffness beinflusst.an the two I got the leather-stitched completely around the cord which, in my opinion, getting used to the stiffness macht.die sling looks good but is practical for me and little did I prefer the simple lederpouch.beim next try I will also end on the leather only half of the cord-stitch, it was just only one trial. ;)

argh damn google-translated
hubert

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 1st, 2011 at 2:38pm
I like 'em too. way  8-) hubert

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 9th, 2011 at 4:31pm
Because I now can replenish my store of paracord when needed I decided to make a paracord PJ sling.  I have made them from poly-whatewer in the past but wanted a real paracord specimen for my collection.  28" folded.  Ashley`s stopper knot and longbow knot loop.  
The pouch may seem a bit long at 6" but I prefer it so for tennis/bandy balls and larger stones.

As a help to myself and others I measured the strands .  The piece for the sling itself was cut at 3 meters/apprx 10 feet, the strand used for the pouch was cut at 4,5 meters/apprx 15 feet.  Result; I just cut of some short pieces after I was done, maybe 35-40 centimeters off each.  
Remember that the pouch was rather long, though, and thightly woven by me :D
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Jul 12th, 2011 at 3:43am
This is my latest sling. 6 strands hemp cord with acrylic wool for the cracker.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jul 15th, 2011 at 8:28pm
That's a beauty Rockman. How does she throw?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 15th, 2011 at 11:18pm
new sling, 25' inch rockman made from jute. it's a little heavy but slings nicely.

PS there are a few smudge marks on the desk that i put the sling on during the picture, but because of the light it looks like some sort of marker writing
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Whipartist on Jul 26th, 2011 at 6:58pm
Hello to all,

I've been away from the forum a good 6 or 7 years.  I moved to the hills about 3 years back and now I have a great place to practice, so I recently made a new sling and have been having lots of fun with it.

Benjamin

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 26th, 2011 at 7:07pm
that's a very nice sling whipartist. how is the pouch made? is it a weave using a pattern or another technique. same goes for the way to cord are braided.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Jul 26th, 2011 at 7:11pm
Wow! That's an amazing looking pouch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Whipartist on Jul 26th, 2011 at 7:52pm
Glad you like it.  I'm really enjoying it.  It took me about 30 hours of work but it was mostly done while just watching movies in the evening or just relaxing around the house.  I used a traditional 16 strand Peruvian braid for the cords.  It's relatively easy to do as Pervuian braids go, and looks nice and bold in the natural wool colors.  This style of braid is also used in Tibet.  I'd like to do some 32 strand braids for the cords someday in the future, and do some more complex patterns, but I would need much finer yarn to work with to keep the cord size minimal.  I like the cords and cradle to be minimal to reduce drag during use.  

The cradle is done with a knotting technique using the same 16 strands.  It's a great technique for turing just a few strands into a wide cradle.  It's originally from Guatemala I undestand.  I like it.  It looks good, is solid and sturdy, and allows for multiple patterns.  

Traditional Peruvian slings need extra warps in the cradle in order to thicken them up, and then those are dropped part way down the release cord.  I don't like having to do that because it's difficult to do that drop smoothly and it's hard to make woven cradles come out with the complexity of patterns and tightness of a knotted cradle.  The challenge with the knotting technique isn't the knotting but in figuring out how to take the two 8 strand cradle sections and join them together in a way that is smooth, sturdy, and reduces the width of the split cradle down quickly into something small enough so that the cords can emerge smoothly from it.  This is the first time I've figured out how to do it this well, and it would be beyond me to explain how exactly.  Basically I join the two halves of the cradle together and instantly split the 16 strands into 3 sections.  On section is a core and the other two sections join together to become a flattened knotted tube which surrounds the core.  In this example I kept this part of the cradle white on the outside and black on the inside, which provides bold contrast.  I'm proud of this final solution as it's taken me many attempts and experiments to work out, and it's working great.  I'll use it from now on, on my slings.  The Peruvian braids emerge seamlessly from the ends of the cradle with this technique.  You can see earlier examples of my work in the gallery here on the main web site, when I was still trying to work out how to use knotting to best advantage in a cradle.  

Another thing I do on these slings is put a little Elmer's glue on the inside of the cradle and the first few inches of the retention cord.  This hardens the cradle up a little and reduces the wear on the cradle and retention cord incredibly well.  Even as the cradles do wear a little, they hold together instead of getting fluffy, because the glue unifies the fibers of the yarn.  It wouldn't be worth it to do this much work on a sling and then wear it out in just a few weeks of use.  

I did the retention cords so that the spirals mirror each-other between the cords.  It looks cool when they are held together.

Many evenings after work I go out once the sun gets low in the sky, and sling at some tin cans I've placed on the hill out in front of my house.  I sling until it's too dark to see them anymore.  I'm having a ton of fun and trying to get some more serious accuracy going.  It's great to have something that gets you outdoors and gets your blood flowing.  Last Thursday I struck a tree trunk dead center from about 80 yards away, on the first throw.  My friend who was with me asked me to do it again and I refused.  That was one of the nicest throws I've done in my life!  Stop while you're ahead!!      

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Benjamin  


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Whipartist on Jul 26th, 2011 at 8:13pm
For the basic knotting techniques I used, look up the book, Friendship Bracelets 102 by Suzanne McNeil.  And of course the Peruvian braids can be found in books by either Roderick Owen, Adele Cahlander or Makiko Tada.  Owen's is the easiest to learn from but all three are great books.

Ben  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jul 26th, 2011 at 9:27pm
That's a beauty Whipartist. Anyone would be proud to own it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Jul 26th, 2011 at 10:32pm
woven mason line sling with slit in the middle
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Jul 27th, 2011 at 4:00am
Really a very nice Sling.
One sees such a thing not often.
I also work very much with pleasure with this pattern.
One knows the pattern also from England. However, it is differently produced a little bit.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Whipartist on Jul 28th, 2011 at 12:47am
Jaegoor,

Yes that is a slightly different braid that produces a faster spiral isn't?  Very nice work!!!  I love how well you transitioned between the different braids.  

Ben

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 28th, 2011 at 3:37pm
Whipartist, that`s a fine pouch for a fine sling.  The simple solution I used on my last 16-strander (test sling - fine pouch - bit too much taper) was to braid the pouch as a split pouch with 4-strand round braid and sew in a simple knit "inlay".
I have used this solution with hemp later too and it works fine and it is rather fast and economical.

I got a 24-strander "in the works", when/if I ever finnish it I`ll name it "Never Ending Story".  
I`ll deside the pouch construction on it when I get that far ;)
timann

PS I have started learning some friendship bracelet knotting from Youtube just in case.  I got one sling with a twin-crossover-strap  pouch made in such a way.  It`s made by Eoraptor and works/looks just fine.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Whipartist on Jul 29th, 2011 at 2:27am
Timann.

Beautiful sling and nice design.  I like it.

Ben

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Aug 1st, 2011 at 6:05pm
Fuzz, glorious fuzz:

http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1311625315/16#16

(with apologies for cross posting, but my hands are still raw from braiding and weaving with stiff ??jute so I wish to share)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jauke.H on Aug 2nd, 2011 at 8:00am
my slings looks nothing compared to you guys



but they work alright

(sorry for bad quality pics)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Aug 2nd, 2011 at 9:06am
Nice, how did you fix the two-strapped pouch on the old-jeans style ? (I ask because I happen to have an old jeans-- one leg has gone to a "seatbelt" style sling already)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Aug 2nd, 2011 at 1:49pm
Two slings I have made this summer.  Both are similar, 27" 4-strand round braid with sewn-in knitted pouch.  One is hemp with supposed flax pouch, the other is thick wool yarn in blue and gray.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Aug 2nd, 2011 at 1:56pm
Here is the wool sling again.  Tigtly braided and knit, to keep it firm and with little stretch.  I`m rather happy with it, it looks rather good, I think, but it is still of Heavy Duty quality, and slings well.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Aug 2nd, 2011 at 2:27pm
Beautiful Timann.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Eoraptor on Aug 2nd, 2011 at 9:29pm
:o I love the patterns on yours, timann.

I made this for the upcoming SITH, but I like it so much I want to keep it.  I'll make another for the SITH, it'll be better than this one anyway.  This is the first I've made with kumihimo baided arms.  The colors didn't show up very well in the pic because the whole sling is lightly colored, but the arms are mostly silver with a white spiral.  Pouch is elk hide.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Aug 4th, 2011 at 11:36am
Thanks, Eoraptor, and hey, cool sling, and kumihimo.  How many strands?  What kind of marudai?
As for color combo`s, many  looks great in good light, but if they are to be taken pictures of, on has to mind the contrasts :)
I usually use leftover knitting yarn people give to me, and can`t always be to picky when it comes to colors :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Eoraptor on Aug 4th, 2011 at 8:26pm

timann wrote on Aug 4th, 2011 at 11:36am:
Thanks, Eoraptor, and hey, cool sling, and kumihimo.  How many strands?  What kind of marudai?


Linen and cotton eight strand braid, mostly because it is simple/easy to remember and hard to mess up.  My braiding wheel is very sophisticated; a bit of cardboard cut into a vague circle with an uneven number of slots.  They don't last as long as the nice ones, but are easy to replace so I don't have to worry about messing them up.   :P
I've also been meaning to ask, does yarn work well for slings?  I would think it would not be very durable, but is that the case?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Aug 5th, 2011 at 11:07am

Eoraptor wrote on Aug 4th, 2011 at 8:26pm:

timann wrote on Aug 4th, 2011 at 11:36am:
Thanks, Eoraptor, and hey, cool sling, and kumihimo.  How many strands?  What kind of marudai?


Linen and cotton eight strand braid, mostly because it is simple/easy to remember and hard to mess up.  My braiding wheel is very sophisticated; a bit of cardboard cut into a vague circle with an uneven number of slots.  They don't last as long as the nice ones, but are easy to replace so I don't have to worry about messing them up.   :P
I've also been meaning to ask, does yarn work well for slings?  I would think it would not be very durable, but is that the case?

Cardboard marudai, maybe I`ll make one for myself, just to learn some more braiding stuff.
Yarn (wool) work much better , and is much more durable, than I ecpected.  The trick is to braid it tight, and keep an even tension on the yarns while doing it.  Then they become more wear resistant and less elastic.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by sobieski on Aug 8th, 2011 at 2:49am
Sisal+leather and impregnation spray to protect. Now a can throw more accuracy with sonic boom
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by S_ALLEN on Aug 8th, 2011 at 3:04am
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Aug 8th, 2011 at 8:23pm
This is the latest sling I made. Four strand hemp cords with hemp twine for the pouch and acrylic wool for the cracker.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 8th, 2011 at 8:25pm
what do you think of the hemp twine for weaving? i've used that stuff a few times before, and while the end result is great, weaving such thin material, even when doubled up is a pain.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Aug 8th, 2011 at 8:26pm

xxkid123 wrote on Aug 8th, 2011 at 8:25pm:
what do you think of the hemp twine for weaving? i've used that stuff a few times before, and while the end result is great, weaving such thin material, even when doubled up is a pain.


Triple it, that´s what I did on this sling. (It still took a long time)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Aug 8th, 2011 at 9:15pm
I double both my hemp and jute twine when weaving a pouch.  Besides being quicker, doubling the line has another advantage.  You don't have to be as careful about how much line you cut because you can always loop another piece through the first one.  You absolutely can't tell that you used two pieces of line when the pouch is finished.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 9th, 2011 at 12:16am

Rat Man wrote on Aug 8th, 2011 at 9:15pm:
I double both my hemp and jute twine when weaving a pouch.  Besides being quicker, doubling the line has another advantage.  You don't have to be as careful about how much line you cut because you can always loop another piece through the first one.  You absolutely can't tell that you used two pieces of line when the pouch is finished.  


i intentionally cut my weft short, usually around 3 feet long. it's much easier to work with a short length, then work in another length bit by bit. i don't know, never tried it any other way.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Aug 14th, 2011 at 9:14pm
my first ever attempt at a peruvian reconstrution- 16 stand Andean/Tibetan Diamond braid and typical split pouch.
8 strands added for pouch plus one for weft, 25 stands all up.
Image quality is because its scanned...

:)
_K_

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Aug 14th, 2011 at 11:35pm
Every single time you post a picture of a sling it makes me jealous. I'm working on my maori weaving and kumihimo braiding skills right now, and one of these days I am going to rip off your style of slings (albeit with a few differences.) Your posts on here are amazing!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Aug 14th, 2011 at 11:46pm
Took the words right out of my mouth Masi... Holy crap Kava... and that color combo is dead sexy.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Aug 15th, 2011 at 3:25am
cheers guys  :D



Quote:
Your posts on here are amazing!


you have no idea how much that made my day! glad you like them :)


Quote:
Holy crap Kava... and that color combo is dead sexy.  


well, errmmm,  couldn't agree more!! ;D

: a short video of beginning the 16 strand spiral braid - nb not a tutorial :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-5TLsSLdHI

_K_


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by wanderer on Aug 15th, 2011 at 8:38am

_kava_ wrote on Aug 14th, 2011 at 9:14pm:
my first ever attempt at a peruvian reconstrution- 16 stand Andean/Tibetan Diamond braid and typical split pouch.
8 strands added for pouch plus one for weft, 25 stands all up.
Image quality is because its scanned...

:)
_K_

Beautiful work as always - and now you're doing it out of the hand. That's very nice.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Aug 16th, 2011 at 2:56pm
Of course I agree too,_kava_ nice sling, great braid.  After seeing your braiding video I must admit I cheat a little when I`m doing such multi-strand braids with yarn; after my mother suggested it I`ve used a crochet hook, makes picking up the right yarn at the right time so much easyer.  
Obviously depend on the fingers and the yarn, but... ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jauke.H on Aug 20th, 2011 at 3:38pm
My first braided sling, its made of 4mm nylon.

And i tried another one with the Aussie, this one is made of Sisal rope.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ginshun on Aug 22nd, 2011 at 9:12am


I made this sling over the weekend.  It is based on the one in the one in the how-to section; the “Sierra Nevada Sling” by Victor Escobar.  It is made of black paracord with some smaller (1 mm?) polyester line for the pouch and the whipping at the end.  Under the whipping it is also wrapped / sewn with some 100% poly thread.  Pretty fun, you can really make it snap like a whip.

Edit: Sorry, this should have maybe just been in the pictures sticky.  Mods feel free to move it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Aug 22nd, 2011 at 3:00pm
They're all great slings, guys.  Kava, I've always found your slings incredible.  You are quite the artist. Welcome to slinging.org, ginshun!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Aug 28th, 2011 at 3:33am
:) a tad rushed... I'm beginning to think that Andean/Tibetan Braiding is Sudoku for creative people...

_K_


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Aug 28th, 2011 at 8:31am
Nice (intricate) sling-twisted last part og the release cord, and - no apparent finger loop, mean to go fancy on us and just wrap it around the hand? :)  
Your braid was quite something with the pattern and color, bit of brain twisting work to get each bit right each time, right?

These slings and their braids is some kind of puzzle, I find myself using a good amount of brain capacity pondering different ways of making transitions from one part to another (braid/pouch, braid/braid etc...).

timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 28th, 2011 at 12:51pm
Kava, that is one sexy sling

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by sobieski on Aug 31st, 2011 at 3:09pm
dark red- lethal effect
light red- end of battle :)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by sobieski on Aug 31st, 2011 at 3:19pm
It is only experimental :D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Aug 31st, 2011 at 6:31pm
I would imagine that just about anywhere a sling hits you below mid thigh would partialy shatter the bone and put very much so out of the fight.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mossdog427 on Sep 6th, 2011 at 5:07pm

wrote on Sep 6th, 2011 at 1:34am:
Amazing pics guys..Beside this, there are many types of slings use for many purposes. They are.
  1. Alloy Steel Chain Slings
  2. Wire Rope Slings
  3. Metal Mesh Slings
  4. Natural and Synthetic Fiber Rope Slings
  5. Synthetic Web Slings
  6. Synthetic Round Slings



chain? have a picture?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Knaight on Sep 7th, 2011 at 9:09pm

Dan wrote on Aug 31st, 2011 at 6:31pm:
I would imagine that just about anywhere a sling hits you below mid thigh would partialy shatter the bone and put very much so out of the fight.

It varies a bunch, but there are shots that would disable that aren't indicated. The abdominal area for one, it might not instantly remove all combat capacity, but it does get rid of it for a while.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Sep 7th, 2011 at 9:20pm

timann wrote on Jul 9th, 2011 at 4:31pm:
Because I now can replenish my store of paracord when needed I decided to make a paracord PJ sling.  I have made them from poly-whatewer in the past but wanted a real paracord specimen for my collection.  28" folded.  Ashley`s stopper knot and longbow knot loop.  
The pouch may seem a bit long at 6" but I prefer it so for tennis/bandy balls and larger stones.

As a help to myself and others I measured the strands .  The piece for the sling itself was cut at 3 meters/apprx 10 feet, the strand used for the pouch was cut at 4,5 meters/apprx 15 feet.  Result; I just cut of some short pieces after I was done, maybe 35-40 centimeters off each.  
Remember that the pouch was rather long, though, and thightly woven by me :D
timann



NICELY DONE!!!  :D


(And with all the "right" knots, too!)  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peacefuljeffrey on Sep 7th, 2011 at 9:21pm

Whipartist wrote on Jul 26th, 2011 at 6:58pm:
Hello to all,

I've been away from the forum a good 6 or 7 years.  I moved to the hills about 3 years back and now I have a great place to practice, so I recently made a new sling and have been having lots of fun with it.

Benjamin

C:\Users\Benjamin\Desktop\Sling1.jpg



That thing is gorgeous!  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by snowcelt on Sep 18th, 2011 at 4:41am
Just a link to some slings I've made over the past 18 months or so. All designs originated from this site.

https://picasaweb.google.com/snowcelt/Slings?authuser=0&feat=directlink


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Sep 18th, 2011 at 6:51am
Wow-- mark of a true slinger, the multiplication of slings. I don't know why that is, but no one ever just says I'll make one sling and that'll be it.

Congrats !

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Sep 20th, 2011 at 8:15am
Here's some pictures of the SITH sling that Eoraptor sent me.  It's quite beautiful:

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Sep 20th, 2011 at 8:16am
I apologize for the poor picture quality.  These pictures are from my cell phone.  The brown on the sling is much more vivid and rich than it appears here.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Sep 20th, 2011 at 8:19am
One last look.  The cat is Kayla Cat, a Turkish Angora princess that moved in on us a while back.  The sling is too pretty to use I think.  I'll just keep it for display.  I may try it once just to see how it fires.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jauke.H on Sep 20th, 2011 at 1:19pm
Hi Kayla!, Rat Man thats a beautifull sling you can call yourself lucky with that!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Sep 27th, 2011 at 8:38pm
I recently posted photos of slings that I've made in my introduction as a new member. Here's the two latest. Both Balearic in inspiration, both jute twine. The first incorporates a three-strand braid in the fingerloop and pouch, while the chords are four-strand round. The tail end of the release chord (once I tapered down to eight) is an eight-strand square. Leather on the pouch. The most recent (I think the photo will be posted subsequently) incorporates a 5-strand flat braid in the fingerloop (T.J. Potter's 5-strand flat braid #2 how-to) and five-strand flat (#1) for the balance. I added extra material around and in the pouches on both slings. On the former, the added strands protrude where they were added as well as were they end, on the latter I added them folded into the braid, so they only protrude from the chord where they end.

The first one throws really well, which is to say I like it a lot better than my previous braided attempts. The most recent has not seen action yet. The suspense is killing me.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Sep 27th, 2011 at 8:40pm
The most recent:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Sep 27th, 2011 at 8:53pm
matt, great slings. i've never had any luck with split pouches like that before. i've only managed to get one successful shot out of hundreds i've attempted with. i can agree with you about the suspense, nothing worse than having a spanking new sling in your hand that you can't use...grrrrr

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Sep 27th, 2011 at 11:26pm

xxkid123 wrote on Sep 27th, 2011 at 8:53pm:
matt, great slings. i've never had any luck with split pouches like that before. i've only managed to get one successful shot out of hundreds i've attempted with. i can agree with you about the suspense, nothing worse than having a spanking new sling in your hand that you can't use...grrrrr


Thanks, xxkid123. While this style of sling is supposed to be kind of rustic, they looked even more rough, posted right after Rat Man's Eoraptor-made specimen. I was humbled, and I appreciate the encouragement. The split pouch is no doubt less stable and flexible (ammo) and easy than a solid cupped pouch, but I was going for authenticity, so I went with it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by fattybones on Oct 2nd, 2011 at 4:31am
A pretty sling with pretty ammo.  Net-pouch.  Nylon. 12-strand braid.  Too nice to use.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by fattybones on Oct 2nd, 2011 at 4:38am
The sling I actually use with some different ammo.  Denim, hockey-tape*, thread, and para-cord.  The lead glandes are re-purposed fishing weights I got on special.  The sand balloons are for indoor practice.  Clay glandes I've never fired, but I easily put hunks of metal deep in the earth.

When making a cloth pouch, one ought to have two layers.  The outer layer takes the tension, allowing the inner to "wiggle" instead of developing holes due to friction.  The cords run through the pouch.  This is my favorite type of sling.

* In American, fancy-colored medical tape.

I fired the clay glandes just now, they are very accurate.  More so than stones.  Worth making.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by fattybones on Oct 2nd, 2011 at 4:45am

xxkid123 wrote on Sep 27th, 2011 at 8:53pm:
matt, great slings. i've never had any luck with split pouches like that before. i've only managed to get one successful shot out of hundreds i've attempted with. i can agree with you about the suspense, nothing worse than having a spanking new sling in your hand that you can't use...grrrrr



Push Press the stone into the cords so they "bite".  It helps a lot.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on Oct 2nd, 2011 at 6:34am

xxkid123 wrote on Sep 27th, 2011 at 8:53pm:
matt, great slings. i've never had any luck with split pouches like that before. i've only managed to get one successful shot out of hundreds i've attempted with. i can agree with you about the suspense, nothing worse than having a spanking new sling in your hand that you can't use...grrrrr

Kid, I use the one you gave me a lot, and have rarely had a problem with it. It's actually my favorite, because it's so lightweight and powerful. I think it must be your technique or ammo that's the problem for you.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Oct 2nd, 2011 at 2:12pm
OK, the latest exploration. My first Rockman, made for my daughter, age 12. Beet-dyed jute, 5-strand flat braid for the loop, into 8-strand square around a core of the extra two strings, Rockman pouch, weaving and whipping of hemp. I still need to be more thoughtful about which strands go to my pouch sides as I, too, notice that my transitions are funky. :'( Suggestions are welcome.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 2nd, 2011 at 11:00pm
with an eight strand braid i would make the pouch by taking the four left strands and the one core strand, splitting it into 3 groups of 2, 1, 2. the two one each side would be from the actual braid, and the single one in the center would be from the core. same thing for the other side of the pouch (i like to weave one strap of the pouch first before weaving the other one).  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Oct 3rd, 2011 at 12:41am
Thanks for that. If I spend the time on another eight-strand, I will try it that way. Seems like I always have something a little undesirable going on, and/or one strap goes right where I want it, and the other wants to kick off in some weird direction. Or one string that should have gone with a different group ends up draped across otherwise tidy work.  Will keep trying.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Oct 3rd, 2011 at 1:19am

Matt Borel wrote on Oct 3rd, 2011 at 12:41am:
Thanks for that. If I spend the time on another eight-strand, I will try it that way. Seems like I always have something a little undesirable going on, and/or one strap goes right where I want it, and the other wants to kick off in some weird direction. Or one string that should have gone with a different group ends up draped across otherwise tidy work.  Will keep trying.


looking at just the picture it looks like your using thin jewelry hemp, try using a thicker type of cord, or tripling the amount of cord your weaving with. although it will be confusing at first, it makes weaving A LOT easier.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Oct 3rd, 2011 at 8:58am
I'm actually still sourcing materials, so I now know where to get the right size of jute, but another place sells only thin jute and hemp (yes, jewelery :P) I'm a "don't want to drive thirteen places" kind of guy, so I went with what I found. I have yet to find the treasure trove of braiding and weaving materials. Thanks for the advice, it was a lot of back and forth due to the diameter.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by The Cord Age on Oct 13th, 2011 at 4:00pm
Hi. I just thought I'd update this thread with a few pictures of my latest slings. This is only my second or third post, so I thought I'd waste everyone's time and describe my usual methods and decisions.

Over the last year or so, I've come to prefer a longer pouch made of thicker material. The longer pouch helps in imparting spin and gripping the sides (if necessary). The thicker material adds mass, which helps overcome certain inertia issues. It has a downside as well: it makes the pouch heavier, which means it's less suitable for especially light ammo, but I rarely use very light ammo so have yet to have a serious issue with it.

The following pouches are made pretty much from the PJ design, with gutted paracord for the wefts. They're made using the same pouch sheepshank knot except that, for pouches with more than 5 warp strands (7, 9, 11 etc.), I actually find it easier not to cross the warp bights, but to arrange them in loops. This makes it easier to align the warps into a pouch / hammock shape, but at the cost of requiring a different weft pattern near one end (usually the retained end) of the pouch as the warps effectively lie across each other. Eagle-eyed readers can see the change in weft pattern near one of the ends of the black-pouch.

There are two slings, one 'short' (white pouch / black strings) and one 'long' (black pouch / white strings). I usually size my slings according to something a friend of my grandfather's once said, which was to take your height and round it up to the nearest inch. A short sling should be your height divided by three, and a long sling should be your height divided by two. I'm just shy of 6'6" so my short slings are typically 26" and long slings around 39".

Interestingly, to me at least, this 'old-world' wisdom aligns very well with other common metrics. My short sling is sized almost exactly the same as suggested by LW Forsyth in the Apache Sling Article, and my long sling is roughly the same as that suggested by Bill Blohm. They are also less than an inch or so out from the finger-tips-to-shoulder and fingertips-to-daggerbone rules, at least on my body. They all seem to get you roughly in the same ballpark.

Owing to some wear-and-tear I've had using paracord, particularly with the stone on the release cord, instead of tucking-in / hiding the wefts, I back-whip them up the cords a few centimetres. The wefts are not load bearing in the same way that the warps are, so when doing this you have to be careful to leave a little leeway in the span of weft going from the pouch to the whipping in order to allow the pouch and cords to flex and bend normally.

Short Sling
Length: 26 inches (66 cm)
Pouch length: 6.5 inches (16.5 cm)
Pouch width: 1 5/16ths inches (3.3 cm)


(The dummy ammo here is the trackball from a Logitech marble mouse. It's very slightly smaller than a golf ball.)






Long Sling
Length: 39 inches (99 cm)
Pouch length: 8.5 inches (22.6 cm)
Pouch width: 1.75 inches (4.5 cm)





After having tried them, at the moment I prefer the short sling, but I usually do that anyway. I've yet to try the long one with any monster ammunition.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by fattybones on Oct 16th, 2011 at 9:40am
Pretty.  Especially for paracord.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by The Cord Age on Oct 18th, 2011 at 9:54am

fattybones wrote on Oct 16th, 2011 at 9:40am:
Pretty.  Especially for paracord.


Thank you, sir.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mossdog427 on Oct 18th, 2011 at 3:41pm
I love that pouch. I bet it lets go without hardly any resistance.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 23rd, 2011 at 8:36am
I made another standard 27" hemp split pouch, this is my absolute favorite type, and I re-stringed an old leather pouch to try out some new ideas.  The trigger  knot is a one-strand turks head, which work great, though some might find it to big.
I found the knot here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-bVfokOb2w&list=LLQMo5un5fxV12gC_1_W80ag&index=1
or here; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5twe3JuvGPE&feature=related

I fooled around a little with the consept of a noose finger loop, and came ouy with this enlarged thing, a two finger noose.
With palm up, hold the loop between middle and ring finger, knot remain below the fingers, the stubby( 1 - 1,5 centimeters)  end of the knot should preferably point toward the finger tips.  Flip the loop down around the middle and ring finger, and it`s sling time.  I found it fast, secure and comfortable.

The sling bundle knot is an old peacefuljeffrey-idea, work extra well with two colors of paracord :D
timann

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 23rd, 2011 at 8:39am
Another picture, the leather/paracord sling is in use as long as the hemp sling, buth with the enlarged loop it will apear a bit longer when measured.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jauke.H on Oct 23rd, 2011 at 12:25pm
They look really nice Timann, do you like wrist loops?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 23rd, 2011 at 1:03pm

AncientCraftwork wrote on Oct 23rd, 2011 at 12:25pm:
They look really nice Timann, do you like wrist loops?

I don`t dislike wrist loops, but I think they are a little overkill.  
Unless the ammo is über-heavy I don`t find it necessary to anchor the sling around the wrist :).
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Oct 28th, 2011 at 1:44am
Made my first, then my second King Tut, a la Timothy Potter tutorial.

First attempt, with the thin, white-ish jewelry hemp. Twined cords, as in the tutorial.

Made some mistakes on this one, but it works really well, and I was inspired to go again.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Oct 28th, 2011 at 1:50am
Next attempt, just finished this evening. King Tut pouch, (followed the instructions a little closer this time) with two colors of jute twine. Part is natural, the balance is dyed with dye from Dharma Trading Company ("Deep Scarlet" for natural fibers). Went with the four-strand braids on the cords this time. This one's big enough for tennis balls, but I think will work well with just about anything. A bit large on the pouch, just, so probably not the fastest. But long and powerful, I think. Have yet to try it.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Oct 28th, 2011 at 1:53am
And one more (fun) shot  :D that actually shows the hiccups and flaws, too :-[. I am always going to be improving, and never perfect, but I'm a little proud of this one.
Thanks,
Matt
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dilyan Ganev on Oct 28th, 2011 at 4:23am
Great sling, Matt, for a beginner it's very difficult to make one

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by echelon7 on Oct 28th, 2011 at 5:19pm
great slings.  I've been a fan of the king tut for a long time.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Oct 28th, 2011 at 8:24pm
Great looking slings, Matt.  Nice work.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Oct 29th, 2011 at 10:23pm
Thanks, all, for the feedback. Took the new, two-tone one out for a whirl, and it was a bit slow and deliberate, but effective. I had to shorten and rebraid the fingerloop cord, as I found the release to be too short to even out the pouch. First time for that. But it's fixed, now, and I replaced the natural whipping with the scarlet, which I think looks better, too. Thanks, again. I look forward to seeing everyone else's new stuff!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Nov 2nd, 2011 at 7:04am
Nice sling Matt! Your sling would deserve more lighting in your pictures,so we could see it better.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Nov 2nd, 2011 at 2:07pm
Thanks, jlasud. Lighting is a problem for me, as my flash kind of kills the romantic mood of the perfectly ripe jalapeño. Or maybe I just don't want the flaws to show. I'll try for more clarity next time. I just mailed this one to a friend, so I don't know if any of us will get another look.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by fletch_man on Nov 7th, 2011 at 11:00am
I'd like to post a couple-three pics of my slings.  I do a 4 plait gutted paracord style with doubled strands after the finger loop.  My pouches are woven 3 warp and each stage in the braiding is stabilized with overhand knots. I weave little mojos into the finger loops.  Little skulls, beads, religious medals, whatever the customer wants.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by fletch_man on Nov 7th, 2011 at 11:02am
Here's another one showing the charms I weave into them.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by fletch_man on Nov 7th, 2011 at 11:07am
Finally, last one I promise, here's a pic of the Apache Style sing I make.  I make most of these for kids or people who want to wrap them around a rock and keep them in their pocket.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jauke.H on Nov 7th, 2011 at 1:07pm
beautifull! nice work.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paleoarts on Nov 7th, 2011 at 7:08pm
my latest woven sling. starched hemp, 30'' folded.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by fletch_man on Nov 8th, 2011 at 9:50am
That is gorgeous work.  I'm liking the double weft and the knots up the cords.  What did you starch it with?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by johnwayne11 on Nov 11th, 2011 at 11:26am
make some notes, photos or a link to the rest of the site, where you sent them before anyone could get more information or a place to discuss.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paleoarts on Nov 12th, 2011 at 10:25am
thanks, Fletch_Man. it's cornstarch and gives the cordage more stiffness. the 'knots' you see are actually the dropped cords in the tapering braid. instead of just snipping them off, i whip them a few times. the double weft makes for a stiffer pouch as well.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 12th, 2011 at 10:51am
I made another "Peruvian" 16-strander from wool knitting yarn.  I almost got it the way I want it now.  28", the pouch has a knitted inlay sewn in, the release cord goes smoothly from 16-strand braid to 4-strand which I tapered slightly down to the Double Mathew Walker release cord.
It slings really well, and is in fact pretty robust.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 12th, 2011 at 10:52am
Another picture...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Nov 12th, 2011 at 1:53pm
:o :o :o mega super

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 12th, 2011 at 3:02pm
Thank you :)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Nov 13th, 2011 at 12:14am
Very nice, timann. The sewn-in pouch on this otherwise Peruvian sling struck me as very Jaegoorian. Nice combo. I love that 16-strand pattern, and you did a very clean job.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Nov 13th, 2011 at 12:32am
My newly-completed two-tone rockman with 12-strand cords, leather-lined loop, no taper and the world's ugliest release knot. Was going to go for a Jaegoorian release fob, but then went for expediency instead. Alongside this effort are my newly-arrived Aussie Pouches, fresh from Aussie's House of Aussie Pouches. Thank you very much, Aussie! You are the best. :) ;D :)



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Aussie on Nov 13th, 2011 at 2:21am
Funny to see the envelope and pouches there !/2 way across the world from me. BTW the orange ID RECORDED sticker means my ID not yours. I have to show ID to send a package overseas so if it goes "bang" they know who to arrest ;)

Frankly I hope you're not disappointed. Your slingmaking skills are top notch so a couple of AussiePouches aren't exactly going to set your world on fire. But they are quite functional, designed primarily for tennis balls they work with baseballs and VG for lacrosse balls and anything that's not too small. Dog walkers love them because slobbery balls don't make them all soggy.  I'm told they're ace for snowballs but that's something I'll have to accept as reported; it never snows in Melbourne.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 13th, 2011 at 7:12am
Matt, the sewn-in pouch is an idea I got after deciding that wool Rockman pouches was not stable enough over time with hard use.  My idea works as a mix between an Apache and a netted pouch, I find it rather effective.  
If it should wear through it can be either darned or replaced :D.
I thank Peacefuljeffrey who nudged me into learning knitting, and my mother who thaught me it, for making this idea possible :)

During testing today I found this sling prefer heavy ammo, the 60 grams balls worked okay, but slinging some stones of at least 200 but maybe 250 grams was another case, though slightly lighter stones would probably be fine too.

Your sling,with it`s fine braiding and rockman puch is indeed a nice specimen, and it show me why I prefer a bit of taper ;)

I did some video recording of myself testing a more Balearic-friendly figure8 style with my new sling :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK_2VunUSUU   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK_2VunUSUU
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Nov 13th, 2011 at 7:47am

I braided up another Mexican woven pouch sling:



It is as long as my arm and perfect for golfball sized stones.



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Gnimbly on Nov 13th, 2011 at 8:19am
How'd you go about weaving that patch between the split?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Nov 13th, 2011 at 8:32am

Gnimbly wrote on Nov 13th, 2011 at 8:19am:
How'd you go about weaving that patch between the split?


Some pics and descrption here: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1303006800/3#3

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by fletch_man on Nov 15th, 2011 at 3:14pm
That, is just awesome.  Looks like it would open fast.  Nice size, too.  That is just beautiful work.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 20th, 2011 at 1:27pm
Here is my first 24-strander, Made with Peruvian Palma braid.  It`s made like my previous sling, the 16-strander, with a knitted sewn-in pouch, release cord switched into 4-strand braid for the tapering of the release cord toward the Double Mathew Walker release knot.  28".
I have been working on and off with this sling for a long time, those who can be bothered can look bak to page 150, january 16, to see this sling when it was a few inches long.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 20th, 2011 at 1:32pm
And here.
Guess next week I`ll have to begin a new 24-strand sling, now with the Margarita braid.  
I vividly remember a time when I clearly stated I would never attempt making this kind of multi-stand slings  :)
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Nov 20th, 2011 at 2:37pm
Great job timman, looks like you spent a lot of time making it. How much yarn did it take?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 20th, 2011 at 2:51pm
Thanks.  12 lenghts of 4.5 - 5 meters = max 60 meters, that was plenty long enough.  It is stretched out during braiding.
A bit for knitting the pouch, just a small amount out of a ball of yarn. .  A few meters for whipping, I just doubled the yarn.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Nov 20th, 2011 at 8:33pm
Beautiful, timann. It sounds like the 16 and 24-strand braids are not well-suited to tapering. Is that correct? Because of the look of the pattern, or the physical structure?  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Nov 20th, 2011 at 9:27pm

Matt Borel wrote on Nov 20th, 2011 at 8:33pm:
Beautiful, timann. It sounds like the 16 and 24-strand braids are not well-suited to tapering. Is that correct? Because of the look of the pattern, or the physical structure?  


Its because of the structure. A 24 strand braid must be made with 24 strands and cannot be modified in any way. To taper you would need to remove a whole strand and that would make it a 23 strand braid. And if there is one, it would be completely different from the 24 strand braid.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Nov 20th, 2011 at 11:35pm

Quote:
Its because of the structure. A 24 strand braid must be made with 24 strands and cannot be modified in any way. To taper you would need to remove a whole strand and that would make it a 23 strand braid. And if there is one, it would be completely different from the 24 strand braid.  


All of the Andean/Tibetan up-braids are actually square, so you would need a minimum of four strands to make one. I don't think it would be possible o make one with odd numbers of strands...

Timann thats a nice sling BTW, I really like your pouch :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 21st, 2011 at 2:16pm
Nope, no 23-strand braids ;).  
In this kind of sling making I do a good amount of learning as I go, and I considered several ways of tapering the ting down.  For some time I considered hiding away the red strands and continue for some time with 16-strand braid before the 4-strand braid.  I decided against, it would not add all that much to the overall look of the sling, it would be a little complicated to secure those highly visible red strands over a very short distance and not risk them working their way out or back, and I was turning a bit impatient and wanted to finnish the darn thing off, it has been laying about, and been my nemesis and bad concience, since Christmas.

I like those pouches myself, I have knitted them from wool yarn and 1,2 mm flax twine, both work fine and is surprisingly wear resistant.  In effect it works like an Apache pouch or very fine meshed netted pouch.  At first I was seriously in doubt of how well they would work, and last,  but in use they are very functional and resillient.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Nov 22nd, 2011 at 4:27pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cYDMDyQUmc        ;)

hier mit originalton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd19eMFbTQQ&feature=mfu_channel&list=UL

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Nov 22nd, 2011 at 4:37pm

hubert wrote on Nov 22nd, 2011 at 4:27pm:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cYDMDyQUmc        ;)


looks like fun  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 23rd, 2011 at 1:10pm
Seem like you got a fine spot for tennis ball slinging.  Fine style.  And let`s not forget the accuracy.  Which was very good :)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jauke.H on Nov 25th, 2011 at 9:58am

hubert wrote on Nov 22nd, 2011 at 4:27pm:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cYDMDyQUmc        ;)

hier mit originalton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd19eMFbTQQ&feature=mfu_channel&list=UL


Ich sling das selbe wie Sie, sehr Akkurat.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Nov 26th, 2011 at 3:27pm
Sehr schön. Wie hältst du die Schnuren in deiner Hand ? Es sieht aus, als hättest du denselben Greif, als auf dem Badge des Schiffes "HMS Slinger"

http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1322062440

Was für ein Schleuder hast du ? Balearisch mit lederner Tasche ?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Nov 26th, 2011 at 5:30pm

Thearos wrote on Nov 26th, 2011 at 3:27pm:
Sehr schön. Wie hältst du die Schnuren in deiner Hand ? Es sieht aus, als hättest du denselben Greif, als auf dem Badge des Schiffes "HMS Slinger"

http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1322062440

Was für ein Schleuder hast du ? Balearisch mit lederner Tasche ?


http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1313492047/0#0
diese art schleuder benutze ich & weiter unten siehst du auch wie ich greife.beim internationalen meeting erzählte man mir das sei der mallorca-stil :P

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Post by Thearos on Nov 26th, 2011 at 7:41pm
Grossartig ! Wieviele Stunden brauchst du denn, um so einen Schleuder zu machen ? Kunstwerke sind sie doch.

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Post by hubert on Nov 27th, 2011 at 4:37am

Thearos wrote on Nov 26th, 2011 at 7:41pm:
Grossartig ! Wieviele Stunden brauchst du denn, um so einen Schleuder zu machen ? Kunstwerke sind sie doch.


I correspond a PM, I do not want here everything with in German to spamen. ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Ulrica on Nov 27th, 2011 at 6:06am
Schade, es war schön, wieder etwas auf deutsch zu lesen. ich bin überrascht, dass ich noch so viel verstehe :)

Und.. wie viele Stunden brauchst Du denn für so eine Schleuder zu basteln?

Ich habe mich auch mit neuen Schleudern beschäftigt, ich teile ja auch in diese neue SITH mit, und musste ja auch eine Schleuder zu schenken haben..
Ich habe heute eine neue geflechtet, und es hat nur 1.5 Stunden gedauert, aber ich mit ihr nicht ganz zufrieden, ich denke, ich mache noch irgendwann eine neue.  


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Nov 27th, 2011 at 6:33am
je nach garn,aufwand (wieviel stränge) und befindlichkeit brauche ich 3-6 stunden.




Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Ulrica on Nov 27th, 2011 at 6:36am
Für so eine schöne Schleuder ist es ja auch Recht, einige Stunden zu arbeiten. Du machst eine tolle arbeit damit!

Danke für die Antwort.


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Post by Thearos on Nov 27th, 2011 at 6:45am
Great sling !

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Post by Jaegoor on Nov 28th, 2011 at 11:04am
Es sind wirklich gute Schleudern. Sie geben einen sehr guten Ton beim Schuß ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Nov 28th, 2011 at 11:44am
War Hubert auch beim Internationalen-Meeting in den Balearen ?

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Post by Jauke.H on Nov 28th, 2011 at 1:52pm
Germans are taking over again   ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Nov 28th, 2011 at 2:00pm
Thearos....jaaa....er gehörte mit zum besten ausländischen Taem.... ::) ::) :o ;D ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by sobieski on Nov 30th, 2011 at 11:22am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2qDKjPO_dI&feature=related

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Post by hubert on Nov 30th, 2011 at 12:00pm
now there is what on the eye ::)
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Post by hubert on Nov 30th, 2011 at 12:08pm
:D
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Post by hubert on Nov 30th, 2011 at 12:13pm
;)
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Post by hubert on Nov 30th, 2011 at 12:15pm
diamond-shaped pouch from the side
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Post by Morphy on Nov 30th, 2011 at 12:51pm
Excellent slings Hubert. I especially like the ones that wider in the middle of the pouch and tapered more near the ends.

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Post by hubert on Nov 30th, 2011 at 1:00pm

Morphy wrote on Nov 30th, 2011 at 12:51pm:
Excellent slings Hubert. I especially like the ones that wider in the middle of the pouch and tapered more near the ends.



curved, oval are the recently also favourite to me...they have turned out as very sure and very computable what makes easier the sighting very much.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Nov 30th, 2011 at 1:09pm
Very nice, Hubert.  I am curently working on my first "Honda popular". I have just arrived at stitching in of the pouch. Any advice?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Nov 30th, 2011 at 1:14pm
I should add that I am following jaegoor's photos, which is different than your recent ones. But I think you did one similar before? Maybe your attachment of cords was different then, also. Keep it up! Your work is inspiring.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Dec 8th, 2011 at 3:44pm
For the most, they are not as beautiful that others you can find here, but they do have a big + for them.



They are mines :p

There is 2 sisal, 2 knitted cotton, 2 AussiePouches, one with cotton cords and the other with shoelaces, one with an historicaly accurate wowen band (100% wool), one with synthetic cord and fluffy yarn and the last one I made for some contest ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Dec 8th, 2011 at 6:48pm
Impressive arsenal, Caldou. I recognize that rockman from the yarn contest! Some of those lighter-colored pouches look like they have nice cupping worked into them.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rockman on Dec 10th, 2011 at 4:32pm
Just took some pictures with a friend.
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Post by Rockman on Dec 10th, 2011 at 4:33pm
This is my friend, I taught him the way of the sling some time ago.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Dec 10th, 2011 at 6:29pm
Nice photos, Rockman. That first shot makes me hope it was a dry fire, or you were behind some lexan. "Downrange!"

You reminded me that this thread is for pictures of slinging, and not just slings. And that have just such pictures from my Thanksgiving week holiday from cloudy cold Portland to the (sometimes) sunny coast of Alabama. Some of you may recall my thread on taking slings onto a plane in carry-on bags - I wasn't sure what was ok, or what might be at least the sacrifice of a lot of handiwork.  It all worked out just fine, and I was able to bring quite a few slings to the beach, where my daughter and I met up with many family members and introduced several of them to slinging for the first time. And what says "Thanksgiving" more than white, sandy beaches and slinging?
Here's a few shots:

Cameron generating inertia, to Apache-launch his stone to the Yucatan.


Tyler releases, while Scottie and Dakota scan the white sand for their white ammo.


Dakota lets one off.



Scottie lets fly.


Hannah, showing the boys how it's done.








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Post by _kava_ on Dec 11th, 2011 at 4:09am
my Peruvian knock-off  ;)


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Post by timann on Dec 12th, 2011 at 1:13pm
It looks good, and could have been made in pre-colonial times :)

I have a little project going on with the same kind of braid, I doubt I`ll get it ready until next year :D
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David the Shepherd on Dec 16th, 2011 at 12:41am
I've posted some of my slings in the introduction section, but someone recommended that I post to this thread as well.  

Here's a paracord sling I made recently.

Davd the Shepherd :)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jauke.H on Dec 16th, 2011 at 9:43am
All beautifull slings here!

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Post by _kava_ on Dec 16th, 2011 at 11:15pm
My 'Peruvian style' knock offs ;) the one on the left took two solid days of braiding to complete!! hours of work but I have set myself a new time record for my personal best! Oh, and they hurl stones beautifully too!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Gnimbly on Dec 17th, 2011 at 6:38pm
nice :)

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Post by Rat Man on Dec 18th, 2011 at 7:43am
Kava, your slings rock.  Mine look like they were made by a chimp next to yours.

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Post by _kava_ on Dec 18th, 2011 at 8:52pm

Quote:
Kava, your slings rock.  Mine look like they were made by a chimp next to yours.  


Thanks bro :)

I think you mean they look like they were made by a rat* next to mine  ;D

what is the meaning behind "ratman", if I may ask??


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by sobieski on Dec 22nd, 2011 at 1:53pm
New sling made from jute, named "Speedee" :)
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Post by Jauke.H on Dec 23rd, 2011 at 2:08pm
Nice sling Sobieski  8-)

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Post by Eoraptor on Dec 24th, 2011 at 10:54am
@Kava:  What is the chevron braid on your brown and white sling called?  Do you know of an online tutorial for it?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dilyan Ganev on Dec 24th, 2011 at 11:41am
One part is herringbone and the part closer to the pouch is margarita

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Post by _kava_ on Dec 24th, 2011 at 5:03pm

Quote:
One part is herringbone and the part closer to the pouch is margarita  


What? No, it isn't. Its one braid with some 'inversions' in the working sequence.

also, the only place I have seen the andean/tibetan braids named is on Lavernes' backstrapweaving blog. In "sling braiding of the andes" names like 'margarita' are not used at all - I think its possible that if names are used they vary from place to place; Lavern learnt the braids at Yanque in Peru...



Quote:
@Kava:  What is the chevron braid on your brown and white sling called?  Do you know of an online tutorial for it?  


Sorry Eoraptor I do not know of an online tutorial for this braid.  In Cahlanders nomenclature it is: II.B.4.a

_K_

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Dec 28th, 2011 at 8:45pm
I don't think Chandler's been mentioned on this site-- his vid deserves a few more hits:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLAKRyMhlZo

Pretty good technique too, for a long, "war-sling"-length contraption.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Dec 31st, 2011 at 6:09pm
The latest.  Pouch completely ripped off from Hubert, though I couldn't 100% figure out the attachment. Five strand flat (Balearic) cords, 2 pair of black-dyed to 3 pair of natural. Tapered to 5 single strands on the release, then a Paleoarts-styled release, stitched and whipped with the same waxed, braided thread used to sew the pouch together.



Closeup:


Length:


Thank you in advance, Hubert and Paleoarts for not suing me. I swear I will not sell these or claim the design as my own. Except the two-tone five-strand, which I kind of like in all of its repetitive asymmetry.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Dec 31st, 2011 at 8:43pm
looks great matt!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Jan 1st, 2012 at 2:06am
Thanks, Kid. Your new rockman is sweet, too. Two words: ear plugs. OK, it's one word, but, you know!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jan 1st, 2012 at 2:23am

Matt Borel wrote on Jan 1st, 2012 at 2:06am:
Thanks, Kid. Your new rockman is sweet, too. Two words: ear plugs. OK, it's one word, but, you know!


lol- they're 10 dollar cheapo's and have horrible sound quality. only good thing is they're as tough as nails. i've used them so hard that even if it was paracord it would have been frayed through and broken by now.

i think you've got the pouch attachment's pretty similar to what hubert does. from the pictures it looks like he loops the strands through a loop made in the pouch, folds them in half, and braids from there. somewhat like a finger loop.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Jan 1st, 2012 at 8:22am
very well Matt,I will not sue you ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by peppermack on Jan 4th, 2012 at 10:39am
Here are a pic of the slings that I have and use a lot. The top one and the bottom one are my favorites. The White long one is purely for distance. I had a fifth one but over christmas my brother in-law had a great time throwing rocks at the cardboard cutouts I made so I gave him one to bring home with him.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Jan 5th, 2012 at 12:12am
Your slings look great, peppermack. Thanks for sharing the photo.  They look well-designed, and well-executed. I have found that there is great satisfaction in giving away a sling to someone who appreciates it, even when you're still attached to it (emotionally, that is, not by the finger loop!) you will no doubt make many more nice ones to replace it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by wicher102 on Jan 11th, 2012 at 12:13pm
My slings







Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jax on Jan 11th, 2012 at 1:30pm
 Excellent work,Wicher102!In the immortal words of John Mclain(Die Hard) "Welcome to the party,pal." ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jauke.H on Jan 14th, 2012 at 7:25am
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/8118/sam0454y.jpg

Simple leather sling  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Jan 18th, 2012 at 8:14pm
All great looking slings, guys.  Wicher102, your slings resemble some of mine a good bit.  
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Post by Rat Man on Jan 18th, 2012 at 8:15pm
and..
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Post by Rat Man on Jan 18th, 2012 at 8:17pm
also..
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David the Shepherd on Jan 19th, 2012 at 4:33pm
I have a few new pictures on my website www.DavidTheShepherd.com, I just haven't had time recently to upload very many.  I've been too busy making slings!!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David the Shepherd on Jan 19th, 2012 at 4:34pm
Here's a shepherd sling made from "Black Widow" Paracord.  I really like the color combo.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David the Shepherd on Jan 19th, 2012 at 4:37pm
Here's a paracord sling I made out of paracord...the pouch is multi cam and the cords are olive drab.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David the Shepherd on Jan 19th, 2012 at 4:38pm
Here's a simple sling with a leather pouch and paracord cords.  Works great with golf balls.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David the Shepherd on Jan 19th, 2012 at 4:40pm
Here's a couple of my favorite kinds of shepherd slings. :)  I made this one from jute twine.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David the Shepherd on Jan 19th, 2012 at 4:43pm
This sling was inspired by Aussie's sling.  Can it ever chunk a golf ball!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Jan 19th, 2012 at 6:51pm
David, what's the reddish binding, sealing, or whatever-it-is agent on the jute sling. Rephrase: Hey, David, what's the red stuff?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Jan 19th, 2012 at 7:04pm
Wax, apple cinnamon scented I think.

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Post by slinglingFLA on Jan 19th, 2012 at 11:25pm
just signed up and wanted to post pictures of the slings im using
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Post by slinglingFLA on Jan 19th, 2012 at 11:26pm
yet another one but smaller
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Post by xxkid123 on Jan 20th, 2012 at 12:46am
nice slings. they look great for hard use.

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Post by David the Shepherd on Jan 20th, 2012 at 1:54pm
Masiakasaurus was close.  It's Warm Apple scented wax.  It helps prevent fraying.  Plus, it just smells awesome.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Jan 24th, 2012 at 4:10pm
New balearic Sling


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Post by jlasud on Jan 24th, 2012 at 4:24pm
Sehr shon Jaegoor!

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Post by Matt Borel on Jan 26th, 2012 at 9:06am
Nice fona, Jaegoor.

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Post by Dan on Jan 26th, 2012 at 3:54pm

Jaegoor wrote on Jan 24th, 2012 at 4:10pm:
New balearic Sling


Holy crap dude, where did you find such great sisal! I am positive if you used the stuff we have here in it's current twine form it would be impossible to make a sling like that no matter how tight you braid it.
Does it help if you start with fibers instead of cords? Anyway, I am really interested in balearic slings at this time so any advice is appreciatied.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Jan 26th, 2012 at 5:24pm
These Sling is worked from a drilled hemp string.
The end is not worked in the style of the Balearic Islands.

The sound tongue is replaceable.

This raises the life span of the Sling

However, I also twist Slings from Pita, hemp or linen fiber.

So a Sling looks at the beginning then thus.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Jan 27th, 2012 at 9:13am
I am positve if you untwisted the hemp and sisal we have here in the states it wou;dn't look anything like that. With that being the case, does anybody have any good US sources for Pita or Linen fiber?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingFLA on Jan 27th, 2012 at 11:20pm
this is my new sling with a split pouch much better then the flat pouch i used before
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Steven on Feb 3rd, 2012 at 12:54pm
A Link to a D&G Image I've not seen before:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Osmar_Schindler_David_und_Goliath.jpg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Feb 14th, 2012 at 6:47pm
As always, Jaegoor, your sling is gorgeous.  Your slings look very well made, slingingFLA.  Good work!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Feb 14th, 2012 at 7:00pm

_kava_ wrote on Dec 18th, 2011 at 8:52pm:

Quote:
Kava, your slings rock.  Mine look like they were made by a chimp next to yours.  


Thanks bro :)

I think you mean they look like they were made by a rat* next to mine  ;D

what is the meaning behind "ratman", if I may ask??


I'm sorry, Kava, I just noticed your question.  The name Rat Man is derived from two sources.  First, when I was a kid the Bat Man TV show with Adam West and Burt Ward was HUGE.  Rat Man was a comic book I drew.  He was a Bat Man parody.  He wasn't all that smart or brave but he'd solve the crime and catch the criminals in spite of himself with the help of his partner, Snobin, "the boy that makes you wonder."  Like I said, I was a kid.  Also, at one time I had many pet rats, like 150.  I built three huge, multi tiered rat motels and they all lived in comfort.  Rats are great pets. They're very clean, intelligent, playful, and loving.   Anyway, that's where the name comes from.  
 I don't have any pet rats now but eventually, when the pets I have now die off, I'll probably get one or two.. but no more than that.  My days of 150 pet rats are long over.  I no longer have room for rat motels or the energy to keep them clean.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Feb 15th, 2012 at 1:57pm
I've always used leather to make my slings and in a pinch, rubber or canvas with whatever string or cord that was lying around. These mark my first attempts at braiding and weaving slings. From the left, Braided and woven kernmantle nylon cord; Braided jute with sued pouch sewn in; Braided jute commonly shown pattern; 1/4" nylon rope with woven pouch and in the center a coral sling stone. Going to hit the local weaving hut this weekend for new cordage!
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Title: Re: Tutanchamen-Style-Sling
Post by Pikaru on Feb 15th, 2012 at 4:11pm

biface.silex wrote on Apr 26th, 2010 at 4:55am:
Well folks,
eventually I managed to finish my first Tutanchamen-Style-Sling and upload some pics:

http://s278.photobucket.com/albums/kk84/biface-en-silex/King%20Tut%20Style%20Sling/

It's far from being near perfect, especially the rim of the pouch, but it sure was some fiddly-diddly-biddly-ziddly thingy to fumble with ;)
I hope the next one will turn out better, as I have decided to take thinner cords to get a finer weaving result. I will also use more colours, it might help prevent the muddling up which led to the chaotic pouch rim.

Here's one of 'em:



This is great! Clean lines, nice twist on the cords. I would like to know how you did it if you can share that.

Thank you,

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Feb 15th, 2012 at 4:55pm
[quote author=paleoarts link=1172017416/1575#1576 date=1266284600]yesterday at my show a fellow vendor gave me a free 300' roll of copper colored 1/16" paracord, so today i decided to try it out. you all know me, i'm a natural materials kind of guy for the most part, but hey...it was free! 30" long, six strand flat braid with a woven pouch and a tapered release cord. it's a lot heavier than either flax or even leather, but it was a helluva lot easier to weave, and the copper color makes it look pretty natural. you almost have to pick it up to tell that it's a man made material.

Chris



Beautiful work. The color of the cord does make it look like natural fiber. Post #1576 on 2/15/10

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Carbon on Feb 16th, 2012 at 11:40pm
Here are some recent projects:



Staff sling:



This is what I carry in my pocket every day:





My new favorite sling. I was sick today and it took about 4 hours and 3 blisters but it's done and the perfect length



And the much requested, my stone bag. It holds about 4 stones, maybe 5





Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JReed on Feb 22nd, 2012 at 12:02pm
Here is what I have made so far. A few Rockman slings a couple PJ's a woven pouch and a split.
Here are my first ones made with 550 cord.

These are made with hemp. The one Rockman is hemp and 550 cord


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dilyan Ganev on Feb 26th, 2012 at 7:57am
Here's a pic of a greek slinger(fictional or battle ready) :):):) Actually the slinger is a female(does the word have a form for a females like actor-actress ?)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingpotato on Feb 27th, 2012 at 12:37am
Hi guys! I finally got the best sling to suit my skill and taste! I just made this yesterday, an idea I got while searching google. Since I already know how to tie knots, I went out, having memorized the steps, and actually making one on the way to church. A very simple design (stormdrane's idea), it allows for a smooth throw as there is just enough space on the pouch to retain a projectile, and will not hinder it to fly once released. It is also easy to make, just a dog shank in the middle of approx. 3m long cord making 3 warps and 2.3m cord for weft.

Upon testing it, I just could'nt believe that I was able to hit targets! I made another due to satisfaction, and SHEER FUN! Thanks CA for the ideas you shared, this is the RESULT of it.

Specs:
28.5in folded
6.5in pouch
3mm paracord for weft
4mm accessory cord for retention and release
Possible ammunitions are anything already used with a sling. :)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingpotato on Feb 27th, 2012 at 12:44am
The second one I make, same specs, but this one has pure 3mm paracord used with it ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingpotato on Feb 27th, 2012 at 12:47am
I already posted a picture of my previous on introductions. As of now, these are the ones I will be using. One of them is a pj, my second sling. ;D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingpotato on Feb 27th, 2012 at 1:05am
This one is what I told CA about. A braide sling experiment, rockman with a pouch inspired by paleoarts. I call this "hurler". :)

specs:
3mm cotton cord, 17m worth
29 or 30in folded (forgot how long it is ;D)
Ammunition, golf ball to tennis ball sized, apple, oranges! :P
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Feb 27th, 2012 at 1:27am
great job with your slings potato! the paracord o.d'a are nice. Have you tried doing it PJ style? It's basically the same but with five strand sheep shank instead of three.

slinging.org/index.php?page=5-strand-woven-paracord-sling-tutorial---jeffrey

BTW, I really hate when every braided sling is called a Rockman or a Balearic lol. due to the age of slings, anything that isn't specifically named something already, e.g. rockman of balearic, is what it is; braided and split, braided and woven pouch. Nothing against rockman or the balearics, just a personal pet peeve LOL. Man I'll be a terror when I'm old.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingpotato on Feb 27th, 2012 at 5:37am
xxkid123, I must say, you'll make a good teacher of the slinging art!  :) Makes sense to me, and I should call it braided more often from now on.

I do have a pj, it is the second sling that I made when I started slinging. It is the third sling on my third post, and I will make another one with weft out of cotton cord once I get a hold of more cords. The reason why I made three strands instead of five is as I have observed, it allows for a good retention of stones, and smooth release, which affects my sidearm throws. Also, I tend to use simple slings, and five strands for me is not as easy to make a three strand pouch, and has a heavier pouch for my liking. A simple tool to do the job. :)

Thanks xxkid123!

SLING POWER! :D

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Post by hubert on Feb 28th, 2012 at 1:50pm
sling with abrasion protection from goat leather & flax 24 and 20 round braided strand  ;)
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Post by Morphy on Feb 28th, 2012 at 2:03pm
How much would that sling cost, if you were to sell it Hubert? Very nice by the way.

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Post by Dilyan Ganev on Feb 28th, 2012 at 3:14pm
Hubert did you use a 20-24 strander herringbone on that sling?

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Post by hubert on Feb 28th, 2012 at 3:26pm
yes heringbone,
the page with the finger loop strands is 20 (10x2) woven around,
the other side started to train with 24 & 12 is reduced (12x2, 6x2)

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Post by hubert on Feb 29th, 2012 at 3:40pm
high-quality calfskin and hemp thread ;)
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Post by Carbon on Feb 29th, 2012 at 4:21pm

hubert wrote on Feb 29th, 2012 at 3:40pm:
high-quality calfskin and hemp thread ;)

wow, beautiful!

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Post by Morphy on Feb 29th, 2012 at 5:18pm
Hubert's slings, to me, are probably the best looking one's I've seen. Beautiful in construction, though not necessarily flashy. They epitomize pure functionality. Every time he posts a picture I am tempted to buy one.

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Post by Carbon on Feb 29th, 2012 at 7:36pm

Morphy wrote on Feb 29th, 2012 at 5:18pm:
Hubert's slings, to me, are probably the best looking one's I've seen. Beautiful in construction, though not necessarily flashy. They epitomize pure functionality. Every time he posts a picture I am tempted to buy one.

how much? I want one.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Feb 29th, 2012 at 11:37pm
Send him a PM and he will get back to you promptly I'm sure. For the amount of work involved the prices are quite reasonable.

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Post by hubert on Mar 1st, 2012 at 12:00am
thanks for the praise morphy.
I orientate myself with the construction of mine slings by findings from the Anglo-Scandinavian space of 9. Jh-10. Jh.obwohl I must say only pouches from leather also this the strings are received and I has freely interpreted.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Mar 5th, 2012 at 6:12pm
Since coming onboard a few weeks ago and being inspired I have been making lings. Now I have more slings than I know what to do with. Using some synthetic cord I found at the hobby store this weekend I braided up this little number. Today I took a walk down to the railroad tracks during lunch to test her out. No matter the size or shape of the stone the sling worked great. It's been the first time I've slung for any length of time using a synthetic sling. I have almost always used leather.

I dug into the tackle box and found a few heavy sinkers, 4oz., snipped off the eyelet and tossed a few with this new sling. The improvised lead sling stones spiraled as they flew, went so far and "sang" as they sped away. Do you think it might be the angular sides of the weight that made that buzzing/humming noise? Does anyone have any knowledge of whistling ammo? Were noise making sling stones ever used, perhaps to harass an enemy?
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Post by xxkid123 on Mar 5th, 2012 at 8:40pm
Any irregularities or edges on sling bullets will make those noises. I've heard of certain projectiles that have been designed specifically to make sound, something about how it resembled an angry hornet's nest. I personally don't know how effective they were however. Slings are already meant to harass the enemy by peppering them with small shot that is difficult to spot. Noise making projectiles would be a lot more expensive to make than normal ammo, and would only buzz for a second or two. If you want something to harrass the enemy with, I can recommend bagpipes  ;)

Outside of specialty use humming is usually a bad thing. I recall something where the force used to generate the sound taps into the force used to power the glande- what you build up in the sling. When you sling this kind of projectile, it looses a lot more energy. Plus if there's irregularities then it means your ammo in inconsistent. Plus there's added friction. Long story short, humming ammo wastes energy and has poor range and accuracy.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Mar 5th, 2012 at 9:33pm
Hey, Pikaru,

First of all, I like the fingerloop. Second of all, I bet even if it's irregularities causing the noise from your sinkers, that they still smoke a smooth stone of the same mass.  Noisy ammo may not be as efficient, but that doesn't mean it's not cool. A P-51 Mustang is not an F-16, but it's so bad ass that I would give my left eyebrow for one.

There are threads on this forum regarding whistling ammo, etc. You might be the guy to perfect it. Inconsistent and inefficient or no, I'll buy in if you figure a formula.

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Post by xxkid123 on Mar 5th, 2012 at 9:46pm
A quick and dirty sling. The braiding is pretty awful, no thanks to the fact that I used sisal.


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Post by mjohnson on Mar 5th, 2012 at 10:00pm
It's not awful, it's rustic and has Character.  

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Post by xxkid123 on Mar 5th, 2012 at 11:42pm

mjohnson wrote on Mar 5th, 2012 at 10:00pm:
It's not awful, it's rustic and has Character.  


LOL thanks. I was thinking somewhat along those lines when making it. I wanted a simplistic sling that would be like something I made a few years ago. To step away from some of the crazy things I've been [trying to] make. I'm not sure I've sated that urge, but I definitely like this one. I tested it over New Years and a had a lot of fun too.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Mar 6th, 2012 at 3:43am

wrote on Mar 5th, 2012 at 6:12pm:
The improvised lead sling stones spiraled as they flew, went so far and "sang" as they sped away. Do you think it might be the angular sides of the weight that made that buzzing/humming noise? Does anyone have any knowledge of whistling ammo? Were noise making sling stones ever used, perhaps to harass an enemy?


Pikaru, look here ;)

And Kid, at wosrt, you can use it to scratch your back when it's itchy ::)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Mar 6th, 2012 at 11:02am
Thanks all! Caldou, thank you for the link, very interesting read. Kid, your sling looks great. Every time I've tried sisal I've only been able to complete about 50% of it before abandoning all hope and tossing it into the trash. Using sisal from the hardware store has been less than successful, it is so loose and inconsistent in diameter. I did find what looks like a good spool of sisal at the hobby store the other day and will try it out once again. Like Caldou says, at worst it'll become a back scratcher.

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Post by Pikaru on Mar 10th, 2012 at 4:09pm
New slings.
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Post by xxkid123 on Mar 10th, 2012 at 5:21pm
Wow pikaru, they're all very nice, I especially like the stamped one. What are the dimensions for the pouch?

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Post by Pikaru on Mar 11th, 2012 at 1:43am

xxkid123 wrote on Mar 10th, 2012 at 5:21pm:
Wow pikaru, they're all very nice, I especially like the stamped one. What are the dimensions for the pouch?


The outer dimentions of the tooled pouch are 4"x2 1/8". What is not shown is that the tooled pouch is lined with buckskin. I did a 4 strand jute round braid on the strings for this sling.The strings are about 28" from the attach point.

The two center slings have pouches made of elk hide with oiled and softened latigo strings and three strand jute. The sling on the right is cow suede with chrome eyelets and nylon strings.

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Post by CHowitzer on Mar 11th, 2012 at 7:04pm
Figure it's about time I whip mine out!

(My slings, you animals.)

Nothing fancy, you'll see. Function over form is my policy, and I work with things I find lying around mostly  ;D These are all the ones I have now.

#1:

Not the first one I've made by a stretch, but it's the oldest one of mine that's still in one piece. Simple 3-ply hemp cords w/a light leather pouch. I call it "David's sling" because it, appropriately, has a Star of David on the backside (pictured sorta). Other than that it has nothing else to do with David the King, but I like the metaphor when I'm using it. It's the one I've used most and it got a lot of breaking in over the summer/fall. It's a relatively short sling.

NOTE: I don't have any measuring tape in my house ATM so I can't give genuine measurements, but I'm about 5'9 or 5'10, so I trust you guys will have some idea when I say "long, short, medium," etc.

#2:

I made this one when the snow first fell, thinking a leather cord would hold up better against inevitable soaking. It's longer than #1 and throws much further, but the release can be tricky. The pouch is old canvas from a Converse sneaker. It's very tuff stuff.

#3:

This is my favorite right now, because I can use it inside. The thick leather pouch is heavy enough to get speed with even a light, harmless projectile like a paper ball, and I can whip them around the house until the snow finishes melting. The cord is some sort of waxed craft cord that I plaited into a 3-braid. It's slightly shorter than #1 (ever so slightly) and may be my best sling overall (seriously, the thing's a beast!)

#4:

Not much to see here, pouch is sneaker like #2 as you can see, cord is hemp rope like #1. It's a medium-length sling, slightly shorter than #2, and I haven't had a chance to really try it out yet :( but according to my little tests it should work fine if not great.

#5:

I put the finishing touches on this sling just today- I'm quite proud of it, it's my first fully braided, one-piece sling (as opposed to using a separate pouch and two separate cords). The pouch turned out surprisingly well for my first go and it seems to work fine from my tests as well. The sling is made of raffia palm fibre, white and blue, in a three-plait (2:1 for white). The retention loop (or fingerhole) is some decorative jewelry piece I found lying about, it was perfect for a sling. I think it's made of brass. The whipping is, on the retention side, tight-wound hemp, and on the release side, black leather and hemp wound tight. Can't wait to test this one outside.

There you have it!

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Post by Pikaru on Mar 11th, 2012 at 11:26pm
CHowitzer. Very innovative and awesome use of materials. My favorites are the last two. The one out of the sneaker is very cool.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Mar 11th, 2012 at 11:55pm
I tried something new today. So far, everytime I've tried to use sisal to make a sling it usually winds up in a tangled heap at the bottom of the trash can. I started with 24 110" strands. Using a 3 strand braid, starting with building the pouch first I made 8 braided strands then joined all 24 strands to make the strings. The strings taper down to 6 strands for the release cord and 12 strands for the finger loop cord. I tried to take as detailed picture as I could with my phone. I would welcome any ideas for using sisal but I am more interested in getting my hands on Pandanas or coconut leaf/fiber to make a similar style.
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Post by xxkid123 on Mar 12th, 2012 at 8:23pm
For a sisal sling, that does look pretty nice. I would probably put a little whipping on the edges of the pouch to prevent the pouch from falling apart. Normally I would tie a knot, although I'm not sure there would be enough space to tie one after the pouch is done.

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Post by Morphy on Mar 12th, 2012 at 11:23pm
Are you looking to make a specific type of sling Pikaru? Like a replica? Is that why you are specifically looking for coconut fiber?

Nice sling by the way. Very interesting pouch design.

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Post by David Morningstar on Mar 13th, 2012 at 5:42am
My first attempt at a King Tut, using fairly coarse jute twine. The cords are a four ply round braid.




Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Mar 13th, 2012 at 10:45am
Nice. My first attempt at a King Tut is still in the bottom of my cord tin.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Mar 13th, 2012 at 11:34am
Looks good. Those Tut slings are nice.

@Pikaru- That sling you posted is very beautiful and unique looking. Should make for a good project. Can't wait to see the finished product.

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Post by jlasud on Mar 13th, 2012 at 3:21pm
Nice Tut sling David! A bit rough on the "joints".Long time since i would like to make one,not yet started...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Mar 14th, 2012 at 4:54pm

xxkid123 wrote on Mar 12th, 2012 at 8:23pm:
For a sisal sling, that does look pretty nice. I would probably put a little whipping on the edges of the pouch to prevent the pouch from falling apart. Normally I would tie a knot, although I'm not sure there would be enough space to tie one after the pouch is done.


I used your idea. I'm also going to try and hit it with some beeswax. If all else fails I'll hang it on the wall in my office. Thanks for the input.
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Post by Dan on Mar 15th, 2012 at 9:33am
Pikaru, with the crap sisal normaly sold in stores, I would suggest using a five strand braid, It's a lot tighter and generaly looks better too. And then take a lighter and burn all of the sisal fuzzies of when you are done and you have a pretty managable sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Mar 15th, 2012 at 10:31am

Dan wrote on Mar 15th, 2012 at 9:33am:
Pikaru, with the crap sisal normaly sold in stores, I would suggest using a five strand braid, It's a lot tighter and generaly looks better too. And then take a lighter and burn all of the sisal fuzzies of when you are done and you have a pretty managable sling.


Dan, thank you.  I am taking your advice in my next attempt at the same design. I got my sisal at the local Hobby Lobby and it was much better than the stuff I got from the garden center at the Home Depot. Not  for or against either business, it's just where I found good and bad materials. I have yet to hit some of the weaving outlets so I'm hoping to find better materials when I do. I'll keep you in mind if I happen across some great sisal.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by fletch_man on Mar 15th, 2012 at 4:02pm
Pikaru asked for pics of my hemp and leather slings so I'm posting them here because I can't figure out how to attach them to the PM.

 They are doubled 4 strnd hemps with tensioned leather pouches that never un-cup.  The beeswax melted into them give them an almost rawhide type appearance and they feel heavy with lots of body.  I love beeswax.
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Post by fletch_man on Mar 15th, 2012 at 4:03pm
Close up of the pouches.........
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Post by fletch_man on Mar 15th, 2012 at 4:04pm
Close up of the retention and release cords.......
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Post by fletch_man on Mar 15th, 2012 at 4:05pm
Whew, last one....
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Post by Pikaru on Mar 15th, 2012 at 4:32pm
These are Kick @$$!

Very nice work. Clean lines, good attention to detail. You can tell that you enjoy making them.

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Post by fletch_man on Mar 15th, 2012 at 6:32pm
Because I sell them, I make a sling a day, every day.  This particular design has become the standard.  I do hemp, jute, mason line and cotton.  I buy beeswax in 1/2 lb bricks.  But currently, I looooooove hemp.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Mar 15th, 2012 at 6:40pm
Where are you selling your slings out of? Your shop or for someone else?

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Post by jlasud on Mar 16th, 2012 at 2:22am
Very nice slings fletch_man! It's great that you got the feel for hemp.Especially when beeswaxed,they're the best natural by far IMO.The one i sent to you was not waxed,cuz it was out of stock,but usually when i can get my hands on some beeswax i melt it with linenseed oil which makes it more soft depending on wax\oil ratio.I use this comp. for wheatherproofing leather shoes,waxing slings,treating wood etc.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by fletch_man on Mar 16th, 2012 at 2:08pm
[quote author=Pikaru link=1172017416/2655#2662 date=1331851226]Where are you selling your slings out of? Your shop or for someone else? [/quote

I sell them at a Farmer's Market once a week.  In Bisbee, Arizona.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by fletch_man on Mar 16th, 2012 at 2:11pm

jlasud wrote on Mar 16th, 2012 at 2:22am:
Very nice slings fletch_man! It's great that you got the feel for hemp.Especially when beeswaxed,they're the best natural by far IMO.The one i sent to you was not waxed,cuz it was out of stock,but usually when i can get my hands on some beeswax i melt it with linenseed oil which makes it more soft depending on wax\oil ratio.I use this comp. for wheatherproofing leather shoes,waxing slings,treating wood etc.



thanks.  I've actually been thinking about using some kind of oil/wax combo.  I'll work out a formula and let you know how it goes...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Mar 16th, 2012 at 2:17pm

fletch_man wrote on Mar 16th, 2012 at 2:11pm:

jlasud wrote on Mar 16th, 2012 at 2:22am:
Very nice slings fletch_man! It's great that you got the feel for hemp.Especially when beeswaxed,they're the best natural by far IMO.The one i sent to you was not waxed,cuz it was out of stock,but usually when i can get my hands on some beeswax i melt it with linenseed oil which makes it more soft depending on wax\oil ratio.I use this comp. for wheatherproofing leather shoes,waxing slings,treating wood etc.



thanks.  I've actually been thinking about using some kind of oil/wax combo.  I'll work out a formula and let you know how it goes...


Me too. I am going to work on it today as I have some sisal slings to cure up. I use a linseed/turpentine combo on wood, mostly tool handles and bare wood pieces in my yard.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Mar 17th, 2012 at 10:38pm

fletch_man wrote on Mar 16th, 2012 at 2:11pm:

jlasud wrote on Mar 16th, 2012 at 2:22am:
Very nice slings fletch_man! It's great that you got the feel for hemp.Especially when beeswaxed,they're the best natural by far IMO.The one i sent to you was not waxed,cuz it was out of stock,but usually when i can get my hands on some beeswax i melt it with linenseed oil which makes it more soft depending on wax\oil ratio.I use this comp. for wheatherproofing leather shoes,waxing slings,treating wood etc.



thanks.  I've actually been thinking about using some kind of oil/wax combo.  I'll work out a formula and let you know how it goes...


I mixed up a batch of linseed oil and beeswax today. I chopped up 2.5 oz of wax , put it into a coffee mug and poured in about 1/4 cup of linseed oil. I microwaved it for two and a half minutes, 30 seconds at a time sturring it often. I poured the mixture into little dixie cups to cool. It has the consistency of Chap-Stick lip balm, maybe a tad thicker and works well. I've been using it to cure sisal and jute this afternoon.

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Post by Masiakasaurus on Mar 18th, 2012 at 12:24am
I just buy blocks of paraffin, rub them onto the material I'm waterproofing until it has a thin film and them use a blow drier to melt the paraffin and let it soak in. It's easy, cheap, and effective. My waxed cotton trench coat has never soaked through.

For you non-American, I don't mean paraffin fuel. I mean the wax used for canning fruit.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Mar 18th, 2012 at 10:32am
The thing with paraffin is that it's brittle when it cools.Beeswax is much more flexible and "intelligent" stuff compared to paraffin.It's probably not so easily available everywhere though..

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Post by Pikaru on Mar 18th, 2012 at 12:01pm

jlasud wrote on Mar 18th, 2012 at 10:32am:
The thing with paraffin is that it's brittle when it cools.Beeswax is much more flexible and "intelligent" stuff compared to paraffin.It's probably not so easily available everywhere though..


Hobby Lobby,Michaels, and bee removal companies are three places locally I found bees wax.

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Post by Masiakasaurus on Mar 18th, 2012 at 12:17pm

jlasud wrote on Mar 18th, 2012 at 10:32am:
The thing with paraffin is that it's brittle when it cools.Beeswax is much more flexible and "intelligent" stuff compared to paraffin.It's probably not so easily available everywhere though..

I've never had a problem with that, and I've worn my trench coat at -1o C.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Steven on Mar 19th, 2012 at 12:52pm
Every one is braiding and whipping such well done slings ...  :)
I'm afraid to post my tatty offerings. :'(

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Mar 19th, 2012 at 12:54pm

wrote on Mar 14th, 2012 at 4:54pm:

xxkid123 wrote on Mar 12th, 2012 at 8:23pm:
For a sisal sling, that does look pretty nice. I would probably put a little whipping on the edges of the pouch to prevent the pouch from falling apart. Normally I would tie a knot, although I'm not sure there would be enough space to tie one after the pouch is done.


I used your idea. I'm also going to try and hit it with some beeswax. If all else fails I'll hang it on the wall in my office. Thanks for the input.



The next  evolution:  
 
What started out to be an experiment has turned into a fairly successful product. Taking your tips and using good old fashioned trial-and-error this is the next evolution from the original. From the center of the pouch to the end of the finger loop the sling is 35 inches long. The pouch is 6.5 inches long by 2 inches wide, which overall makes this a large sling.  
Originally I had started off with 24 strands of sisal and a 3-strand braid. This weekend I took the sling apart, down to the pouch, wet then stretched the cords then rebraided the strings using a 5-strand braid this time; 24 strands ending with 6 giving the sling a nice taper. After burning off all the stray strands and stickers I used the beeswax/linseed oil combo to cure the sling. The pouch with the nine individual little braids couldn't take smaller, heavier ammo so I wove two bridges in the pouch so the sling could accomodate the smaller ammo. Last night before it got dark I finally took the sling out for a test run. All I can say is "dang". At one point I thought about giving this sling away or that it might end up in the recycle bin but now I'm keeping it for myself. This has been a nice, progressive and positive learning process. Thanks everyone for your input.
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Post by Dan on Mar 20th, 2012 at 9:04am
Looks great bro, glad it worked out for you. I's even more impressive becuase you made it out of sisal twine, which is notably quite difficult to work with.

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Post by jlasud on Mar 20th, 2012 at 9:05am
Nice one Pikaru! my first thought was that the wind can blow through this pouch yet still retaining ammo,great!

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Post by fletch_man on Mar 20th, 2012 at 11:28am
That is an excellent peice of work.  Reminds me of one of those Chamoro (sp?) slings the Guamanian warriors use.

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Post by fletch_man on Mar 20th, 2012 at 11:29am

Masiakasaurus wrote on Mar 18th, 2012 at 12:17pm:

jlasud wrote on Mar 18th, 2012 at 10:32am:
The thing with paraffin is that it's brittle when it cools.Beeswax is much more flexible and "intelligent" stuff compared to paraffin.It's probably not so easily available everywhere though..

I've never had a problem with that, and I've worn my trench coat at -1o C.


Please confirm for us that you had clothes on underneath it...............................

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by fletch_man on Mar 20th, 2012 at 11:35am

Steven wrote on Mar 19th, 2012 at 12:52pm:
Every one is braiding and whipping such well done slings ...  :)
I'm afraid to post my tatty offerings. :'(


Don't ever let that bother you.  Everyone has ideas and techniques that will enrich the knowledge base for all slingers.  By all means share what you have. I feel like this is a family and all family members should contribute thereby strengthening and bettering the entire tribe.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Mar 20th, 2012 at 11:52am

fletch_man wrote on Mar 20th, 2012 at 11:28am:
That is an excellent peice of work.  Reminds me of one of those Chamoro (sp?) slings the Guamanian warriors use.


Thank you all. These are my two Chamorro reproduction slings. The light colored one is pandanus and the darker sling is an unidentifiable fiber a friend recently sent me from Micronesia. It acts like sisal but doesn't tangle as much and after waxing makes a pretty sling. I think it's coconut but not sure. The dark sling is a reproduction of the sling on the Slining.org homepage and I believe is in the Guam Museum.
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Post by Pikaru on Mar 20th, 2012 at 11:52am

wrote on Mar 20th, 2012 at 11:52am:

fletch_man wrote on Mar 20th, 2012 at 11:28am:
That is an excellent peice of work.  Reminds me of one of those Chamoro (sp?) slings the Guamanian warriors use.


Thank you all. These are my two Chamorro reproduction slings. The light colored one is pandanus and the darker sling is an unidentifiable fiber a friend recently sent me from Micronesia. It acts like sisal but doesn't tangle as much and after waxing makes a pretty sling. I think it's coconut but not sure. The dark sling is a reproduction of the sling on the Slining.org homepage and I believe is in the Guam Museum.


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Post by Carbon on Mar 22nd, 2012 at 8:36pm









Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Mar 22nd, 2012 at 11:16pm

fletch_man wrote on Mar 20th, 2012 at 11:35am:

Steven wrote on Mar 19th, 2012 at 12:52pm:
Every one is braiding and whipping such well done slings ...  :)
I'm afraid to post my tatty offerings. :'(


Don't ever let that bother you.  Everyone has ideas and techniques that will enrich the knowledge base for all slingers.  By all means share what you have. I feel like this is a family and all family members should contribute thereby strengthening and bettering the entire tribe.



Had to give this a +1. Too good to go unnoticed.

By the way those are great slings Pik and Carbon.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Mar 25th, 2012 at 1:03am
Thanks Morph. Carbon, great idea on the color contrast. Now I have something else to try. So many ideas, so little time.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Mar 25th, 2012 at 7:19am
Here is my last attempt at a long range golf ball sling.  Small leather pouch, 2,8 millimeter polyester silk cords, and a leather finger "noose" (my take on an Captain Paul idea).  It`s around 41/42", I still got room for some adjustment in the cords.
With my puny distance slinging/throwing ability I was able during testing to send golf balls max 100 meters with it, when i got good backspin and whatnot on them.
As I never been able to sling further with anything I`m rather happy with it.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dilyan Ganev on Mar 25th, 2012 at 10:49am
My old sling made 10 months ago
http://media.snimka.bg/9623/025500990.jpg?r=0  
http://media.snimka.bg/9623/025500991.jpg?r=0

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Mar 25th, 2012 at 2:39pm
I take it it's based off the Peruvian sling design? It's pretty good. I've never had the patience to make the pouch symmetrical.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dilyan Ganev on Mar 25th, 2012 at 2:48pm
Forgot to mention that it is based on the tutorial slinging wiki :):):) After 10 moth of (ab)use the core strands near the whipping of the release cord and the release knot snapped...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Carbon on Mar 25th, 2012 at 5:06pm
Speed sling
This is based off the seatbelt sling design. I uses black leather and gutted paracord. I whipped the connections first with fishing line and then cotton thread.
I plan of beating the world record golf ball distance with this sling.



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Mar 26th, 2012 at 4:57pm

Dilyan Ganev wrote on Mar 25th, 2012 at 2:48pm:
Forgot to mention that it is based on the tutorial slinging wiki :):):) After 10 moth of (ab)use the core strands near the whipping of the release cord and the release knot snapped...


Nice work.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Carbon on Apr 2nd, 2012 at 10:50am
So, people requested that I show my concrete "footballs". They are battle ready ammo.


I just recieved my 2 aussie pouches(thanks AS!) and I braided one. I used three strands of green jute and thread them threw the hole in the middle, then 6 strand braided them and whipped the loop and release cord. the sling works great with my ammo!


Thanks for looking

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Apr 2nd, 2012 at 10:57am
Now that is pretty awesome. How many do you  make in a session and how long does it take you?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Carbon on Apr 2nd, 2012 at 12:16pm

wrote on Apr 2nd, 2012 at 10:57am:
Now that is pretty awesome. How many do you  make in a session and how long does it take you?

I only have like 5 molds, but it takes me about 10 min to have them completely done and cleaned up.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Apr 2nd, 2012 at 12:25pm
Would you share your mixture? I'm imagining mortar, sand with very little aggregate, maybe concrete adhesive to make it more solid?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Apr 2nd, 2012 at 1:04pm
Hey Carbon! those concrete footballs look great! I guess after a batch of you have to wait a day so you can get them out and load a new batch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Carbon on Apr 2nd, 2012 at 1:04pm
lol, nothing fancy. I use plain old concrete, quick drying. I add some sand, but just a tiny bit. The sand is sprinkled over the inside of the mould and makes it easy to get out. They are basically concrete Easter eggs but with football molds.
Also, I let them dry overnight and then use a knife to pry the molds apart. After a week of drying they are super strong and heavy

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Apr 2nd, 2012 at 1:55pm
That one pic almost looks like marble.  :D I would be afraid to throw something that nice.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Apr 2nd, 2012 at 1:57pm
I ain't skeered  >:(

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Apr 2nd, 2012 at 2:01pm

wrote on Apr 2nd, 2012 at 1:57pm:
I ain't skeered  >:(


Oh you will be Pik... you will be. *evil laugh*

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slyserpico on Apr 4th, 2012 at 11:04pm
This is the first picture I am gonna try and post... hopefully it works.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 7th, 2012 at 2:50pm
Slyserpico, that looks like a moderator need to give some resizing aid and advice :)

Okay, I made myself a new [i]nice[/i ]sling.  24-strand Peruvian "Margarita" braid, Wool yarn, almost 28", knitted and sewn-in pouch.  The release cord has a Wall knot in the transition between the 24-strand braid and the 4-strand, which I needed for the tapering of the cord.  In the end is my usual Double Mathew Walker knot.  West Coast Whippings is reverse twisted black and green wool yarm.
It worked well with light and heavy stones during testing(, and nothing fell apart :D).
I have been working on this sling on and off since Christmas, and am happy I could already finnish it now during Easter.
timann
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Apr 7th, 2012 at 2:56pm
Ohlalala, That's very nice timman. How many inches of cord can you make in an hour with the margarita braid?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 7th, 2012 at 2:57pm
Here is my new sling with some of it`s older siblings, a 24-strander with Peruvian "Palma" braid, and a 16-strander.
(I feel I must have a right to brag at least a little, after all it is quite (a hell of) a job to make these darn things :D)
timann

PS Just a small advice for those who want to attempt these kind of braids.  Before you go for making a sling, make at least one key fob with the same braid first.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 7th, 2012 at 3:04pm

xxkid123 wrote on Apr 7th, 2012 at 2:56pm:
Ohlalala, That's very nice timman. How many inches of cord can you make in an hour with the margarita braid?

I don`t know, I`m not sure I want to know ;)  
timann

PS It`s simply so slow going, time loose all meaning for me when I braid with 24 strands.
Anyway, there I see no reason to make a sling that is just pretty, it`s main purpose should be to be functional.  I made this video this morning just to show the sling in use.  I play around with the figure8 style.  As slings goes I think it is wery good, the fancy braid is foremost very firm and strong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mXIqxYEn4Q&list=UUQMo5un5fxV12gC_1_W80ag&index=1&feature=plcp
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Apr 10th, 2012 at 8:17am
:)

A ghetto sling that helps pass the hours :)


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 10th, 2012 at 10:39am
Hey, _kava_, let us know, what is that really.  What has you made, and how? ;)
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Apr 10th, 2012 at 10:57am
Nice work Kava. I agree with Timann, how did you work that magic?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Apr 10th, 2012 at 11:41am
Two new Chamorro slings. These are made with jute; still waiting for some good coconut fiber. The first one I made was too short so I used some leather to extend the sling. It's still a little short but it is great when throwing figure eight and the leather makes that whip cracking sound. The second is longer and came out with cleaner lines and throws well. I started off with 15 individual strands, five cords for the pocket with three strands for each of the five cords in the pouch. From there it was a matter of braiding 15 cords together, thinning strands out along the way to end with five single cords giving the sling strings a very even taper.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Apr 10th, 2012 at 11:42am
number two
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Apr 10th, 2012 at 12:28pm
One more to show the taper of the strings.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dilyan Ganev on Apr 10th, 2012 at 2:27pm
These are made out of loose fibers, aren't they ?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Apr 10th, 2012 at 2:46pm
Dilyan, they are not. I used jute cord from the local hobby store. The spool I used for these slings was not very good in that the cord was not consistent in diameter and had splinters, what looked like bits of plant root and seeds of some kind. Despite all that they came out okay. Maybe the poor twist on the cords gave the finished product a look as if it was made from loose fiber. I don't wax or treat the cords or sling until after it is completed. When I was done all I did was burn off the extra fuzz with a candle then waxed then buffed the cords with a cloth. I just got back from throwing with the sling and didn't have anything come loose and the sling, while long because I made it for someone taller than I throws great.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Apr 10th, 2012 at 3:39pm
Nice slings Pikaru! i like the leather release end,i'll have to try something similar for my hemp slings

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dilyan Ganev on Apr 10th, 2012 at 3:57pm
And how do you weave the stands of the pouch, like a normal weave ?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Bill Skinner on Apr 10th, 2012 at 4:40pm
How do you join the five strands in the pouch and still keep it flat?  Whenever I tried, it always ended up lumpy.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Apr 10th, 2012 at 5:06pm

Bill Skinner wrote on Apr 10th, 2012 at 4:40pm:
How do you join the five strands in the pouch and still keep it flat?  Whenever I tried, it always ended up lumpy.  


Ancient Chamorro secret.  ;)

It's a little hard to explain without illustrations but part of the trick is after you measure out your strands, instead of starting at one end, you start braiding your sling in the middle. Begin with your pouch. Beginning with my 15 strands I made five three strand braids about six inches long. I lay them next to eachother and then I clamp and sandwich them together holding them firm and flat. This keeps the strands and shape of your pouch flat. Then with the pouch strings braided and clamped, begin the braid for your finger and release strings at the pouch where your strands are clamped flat. It doesn't matter the number of strands you begin with but if you want tapered strings you have to cut out strands as you go. For these slings I went from 15 strands to 5. On an earlier model using thin sisal cord I went from about 27 strands down to five. Keep your center pouch strands sandwiched after your loop and release strings are braided then use a single strand of cord and a needle or eyelet tool and wrap cord in between the pouch strands separating them and keeping them flat. Your pouch whould still have a slight curve on the ends but that is desired because it forms a pouch that hugs your stone but still gives you a clean release.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dilyan Ganev on Apr 10th, 2012 at 5:06pm
I think that the key thing is the weave at the ends of the pouch .

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Apr 10th, 2012 at 5:07pm

Dilyan Ganev wrote on Apr 10th, 2012 at 3:57pm:
And how do you weave the stands of the pouch, like a normal weave ?


It's five three-strand braids. You can use any number, it doesn't matter. This is all braided, no weave.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Apr 10th, 2012 at 5:11pm
Here is my new sling sorry for the dark pic i took it at 3am. I am planing to make more of them to try and sell on ebay so let me know what u think  ;D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Apr 10th, 2012 at 5:23pm

slingingrat wrote on Apr 10th, 2012 at 5:11pm:
Here is my new sling sorry for the dark pic i took it at 3am. I am planing to make more of them to try and sell on ebay so let me know what u think  ;D


It looks okay but at least a lighter background so the detail of your sling isn't lost would be a good start. Take another photo.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dilyan Ganev on Apr 10th, 2012 at 5:32pm
Thanks for the secret...Our post were simultaneous :):):)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Apr 10th, 2012 at 6:22pm
Here is a better pic and sling is made of 550 cord
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Apr 10th, 2012 at 6:47pm
If you want more detail PM me and the next one I make I'll document the process and make a better tutorial

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Bill Skinner on Apr 11th, 2012 at 11:59am
Thank you, that was so simple, once somebody else figured it out.  I messed around with that desigh for weeks and never got it to look or work right.  Thank you very much, you have solved a problem that has been bugging me since I saw the picture on the home page and tried to copy it.  I tried a five strand sheepshank, and it worked but it didn't look like the one on the home page.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Apr 11th, 2012 at 12:07pm

Bill Skinner wrote on Apr 11th, 2012 at 11:59am:
Thank you, that was so simple, once somebody else figured it out.  I messed around with that desigh for weeks and never got it to look or work right.  Thank you very much, you have solved a problem that has been bugging me since I saw the picture on the home page and tried to copy it.  I tried a five strand sheepshank, and it worked but it didn't look like the one on the home page.


I believe the one on the homepage is displayed either at the Guam museum or the one in Siapan. All Chamorro anyway. I'm glad I could help out. If you want more detail, or some pictures because I'm fixing to make another one very soon I can probably do that. There are actually a few other steps that I didn't include because it takes so long to explain and a picture is truly worth a thousand words. Let me know...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by fletch_man on Apr 12th, 2012 at 4:28pm

slingingrat wrote on Apr 10th, 2012 at 6:22pm:
Here is a better pic and sling is made of 550 cord


Rat, we need a closeup or two so we can steal all your good ideas...............................

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rueben on Apr 18th, 2012 at 10:51pm
Wow, you guys are making some very nice looking (and complex) slings. I just made a new sling last weekend, but it is much simpler.

The construction is just some paracord sewn together (with some whipping for a bit of extra strength) and some straps for a pouch. I used a longbow knot for the retention loop and an Ashley stopper knot (triangular) for the release.

This sling is only designed for tennis balls (my primary amo), but the straps also allow me to throw mini tennis balls (and probably golf balls). The "pouch" is 4.5 cm wide. I doubt it will carry a rock well, but I have not tried.

I expect the straps will eventually pull out from where I sewed them (I trimmed them too short), but they are not taking any direct force for regular sized tennis balls. When they pull out, I will wrap the new ones halfway around the main paracord lines, allowing me to sew through them on the top and bottom.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rueben on Apr 18th, 2012 at 11:03pm
Here is what is left of the sling that my new one is replacing (for photos of it when it was new see http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1224729851/4#4 ). I got 3 years of service out of this sling, but the release cord sheath wore through last year and I have been patching it (with duct tape and cloth medical tape) since then. The core of the paracord is mostly intact, but it would not last much longer.

I usually sling on gravel playing fields and the ending of my overhand throws results in the sling being dragged along the gravel. I expect this is what wore out the release cord. The scuffs on the pouch are likely from (rare) ground impacts when I am doing underhand throws.

I did melt the end of the release cord, but repeated impacts with the ground broke the blob of melted nylon apart. I did whip it, but that only lasted a year and I did not bother to re-whip the end.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Apr 18th, 2012 at 11:04pm
Nice one, Rueben! Minimalist, yet the pouch looks like it holds a nice wide shape thanks to the straps.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Apr 18th, 2012 at 11:08pm
Rueben, your second post got in before my comment. I like this one, too, and will check out the original post to see it new. Looks like a long-lived sling, as I have not liked one enough to use it for more than two or three months. I think you got your money's worth!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Apr 18th, 2012 at 11:21pm
OK, one question, Rueben: With the sheathing worn (or cut) off the paracord, and the inner strands exposed and unravelling, do you get a "crack" like a tassel end? I'm kind of partial to that, and never thought of creating a tassel with paracord this way. I think I understood that yours got this way from use, but I might do it on purpose. Thanks for showing this, we see lots of brand new slings here, but I think most of us lose interest in one and start showing off the new ones without documenting the rest of the life of a trusty one. Your retired one is so broken in that it looks in the photo like cotton or some other natural material. Cool.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rueben on Apr 19th, 2012 at 1:07am
Matt: I have not noticed any crack caused by the tassel on the worn out sling. The frayed end of the sling is only 1" long.

However, I don't really recall any sling that I have used making much of a crack.

As for my new sling, I did go for a minimalist design. I expect that similar designs have been posted here before, but I can't remember any.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Apr 19th, 2012 at 8:30am
Tutankhamen's sling made ​​of hemp  ;D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Apr 19th, 2012 at 8:42am
;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by wanderer on Apr 19th, 2012 at 8:44am
Very nicely done, indeed. :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by benkolmer on Apr 19th, 2012 at 10:02am
Wow, hubert, that is awesome! How does it throw?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by benkolmer on Apr 19th, 2012 at 10:10am
Here is my newest sling. It's a bit rough, but I used it as a trial for a few new things for me. For example, I started braiding the finger loop right near the end of my strings, then brought the ends back into the braid to secure the finger loop. The pouch is similar in that I was doing a simple three strand braid down the retention cord then added three more strands in the two inches before the pouch so I could do a sierra-nevada style split pouch. Those extra three strands drop out again after about six inches on the release cord. The sling itself is the longest one I've ever made. It's folded length is 48 inches, or 192 centimetres. I found, however, that the slippery nylon of the pouch was not holding stones well at all, so I also tried a hybrid duct tape/climbing tape (similar to cloth med. tape, just a lot stronger) pouch. Lots of firsts for me in this sling. We'll see how she throws with the new pouch a bit later today probably.

P.S. Sorry the image is so big. If you click on the image name about the picture itself, it will open in a new tab and you won't have to scroll around to see the whole thing.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Apr 19th, 2012 at 11:27am
Hubert, tolle arbeit

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Atlatlista on Apr 19th, 2012 at 11:41am
Hubert - what kind of braiding did you do on the cords?  It looks fantastic!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Apr 19th, 2012 at 11:42am
Hubert. Superb work.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by fletch_man on Apr 19th, 2012 at 12:01pm
That is just astounding work.  Hopefully there's a tutorial in the works?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Apr 19th, 2012 at 12:14pm
Hubert,you must be proud for braiding and waving that sling! Sehr schon!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Apr 19th, 2012 at 12:47pm
Here's a sling i just made.It's braided from beeswaxed leather sewing thread (cotton or some natural). 3 strand braid,possibly one of the thinnest sling ever braided.It measures 120cm (47") in length and 1mm thick (1\25") A 57g (2oz) symmetrical lead gland in the pouch.The sling itself weights 9 grams ~1\3 oz.Most of the weight being the leather fingerloop,the small wooden bead and the small pouch. With this setup i think i can sling the farthest from my collection,yet to be tested.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 19th, 2012 at 1:09pm

fletch_man wrote on Apr 19th, 2012 at 12:01pm:
That is just astounding work.  Hopefully there's a tutorial in the works?


Timothy Potter did one quite a while back. Don't remember when, but if you do a search you will probably find it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Apr 19th, 2012 at 1:12pm
I know spider wire blabla,this doesn't get so easily tangled,and actually i can keep the cords parallel,the beeswax helps in this also.A good rifle spin from the start is important for absolute maximum range.Also show me another tool that can shoot such a projectile 400-500m and fits a matchbox and weights 9 grams and even has enough power to kill :o AND you can make it in the morning and costs virtually nothing
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Apr 19th, 2012 at 1:20pm
following the tutorial by mr potter,
http://www.seekyee.com/Slings/howtos/tut1.htm  for the pouch,
http://www.seekyee.com/Slings/howtos/8strand1.htm for the cord.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Apr 19th, 2012 at 6:11pm
Here is my new sling of 550 cord
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Atlatlista on Apr 19th, 2012 at 6:48pm
That's a beautiful paracord sling.  I've never tried making a sling of paracord before.  I'll have to give it a try.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Apr 20th, 2012 at 12:28am
Hubert, Wow! I have Tut envy. You make me want to set up my loom again, but I'm not sure I'm done copying your leather pouches.

jlasud, purity on a theme. Light, long minimal artillery.  75 caliber rifle in a matchbox. Bad ass. I don't think I'm going to copy that one, because I can't imagine how long it takes to braid that length with such a fine material.

benkolmer, cool sling. I get the part about the fingerloop (I hope). instead of starting in the middle and being "stuck" with the double amount of strands for the retention, you dropped them once they were locked in. Is that right? Good idea, otherwise your cord is twice as thick as your fingerloop. If I'm following. Let me know. I have done a five strand flat braid (Timothy Potter's five strand #2) for the fingerloop, because it is wide and flat, but only visually compensates for this disparity between loop and cord. You still have ten strands of something coming out of a five strand loop. Adding strands for the pouch is similar. Sort of fluidly modifying your sling as you work down it (or up it.) Very cool. I've lately done slings with an emphasis on the pouch, where you take the cords out from there, and there's less engineering involved other than maybe tapering your release, or making sure nothing comes apart, and for the record, when you're not locking strands into the braid (whipping, sewing, et cetera) I find they are much more likely to come apart. I'm starting a yucca fiber sling for the second time, not sure how far I'll get, but will need to capitalize on just the stuff you put into this sling. Lock it all together in a way that works.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Apr 20th, 2012 at 1:48am

Matt Borel wrote on Apr 20th, 2012 at 12:28am:
jlasud, purity on a theme. Light, long minimal artillery.  75 caliber rifle in a matchbox. Bad ass. I don't think I'm going to copy that one, because I can't imagine how long it takes to braid that length with such a fine material.

It did take long,as i expected,but not so long.This sling took me about 3 hours i think,max 4.done it in the evening and finished in the morning before heading out to work. Also i know that i won't wear the cords of with lead glans ever :D So one in a lifetime sling,for ridiculous distance slinging.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by AmdoCraft on Apr 21st, 2012 at 5:12am
I just put a picture serie of a Tibetan slinging here:
http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1324172397/5#5

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Apr 22nd, 2012 at 6:53pm
I completed Rockman sling using heavy, #48 six ply jute. It made for a hefty sling but is very fluid while being stiff at the same time and throws light or heavy stone, the heavier stone being a better choice. I tapered the strings as is my usual construction now days.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on Apr 22nd, 2012 at 7:36pm
nice rockman sling  ;D

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Post by Atlatlista on Apr 22nd, 2012 at 7:40pm
Very pretty.

I notice the rockman pouch has that overlap, whereas a peruvian style doesn't.  Functionally has anybody found there to be a difference?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Apr 22nd, 2012 at 7:58pm

wrote on Apr 22nd, 2012 at 7:40pm:
Very pretty.

I notice the rockman pouch has that overlap, whereas a peruvian style doesn't.  Functionally has anybody found there to be a difference?


The overlap allows the pouch to open up larger, so that you can hold a larger range of ammo sizes. However, you probably won't need to open the pouch up that much. A Peruvian split is a lot tighter and holds the ammo a bit better. I personally think that the only purpose of that split is to make the pouch wrap around the ammo better. Then again, you shouldn't have an issue with either pouch slipping either, so it also won't matter. At the end of the day it's just personal preference.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Apr 22nd, 2012 at 9:33pm
I haven't found any measurable difference, no.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 23rd, 2012 at 11:07am
A Rockman sling can be made with overlapping and parallel pouch, it`s a Rockman sling anyway.
timann

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by benkolmer on Apr 23rd, 2012 at 11:25am

Matt Borel wrote on Apr 20th, 2012 at 12:28am:
benkolmer, cool sling. I get the part about the fingerloop (I hope). instead of starting in the middle and being "stuck" with the double amount of strands for the retention, you dropped them once they were locked in. Is that right? Good idea, otherwise your cord is twice as thick as your fingerloop. If I'm following. Let me know. I have done a five strand flat braid (Timothy Potter's five strand #2) for the fingerloop, because it is wide and flat, but only visually compensates for this disparity between loop and cord. You still have ten strands of something coming out of a five strand loop. Adding strands for the pouch is similar. Sort of fluidly modifying your sling as you work down it (or up it.) Very cool. I've lately done slings with an emphasis on the pouch, where you take the cords out from there, and there's less engineering involved other than maybe tapering your release, or making sure nothing comes apart, and for the record, when you're not locking strands into the braid (whipping, sewing, et cetera) I find they are much more likely to come apart. I'm starting a yucca fiber sling for the second time, not sure how far I'll get, but will need to capitalize on just the stuff you put into this sling. Lock it all together in a way that works.


You're right on. This design allowed me to have thin cords without using super thin string. I haven't thrown too much with it yet, but because it was so tightly braided, I don't think I'm really going to have any problems with it slipping out.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on May 5th, 2012 at 11:48am
Here is my first attempt at a Chimarro sling.  I made it in quite a hurry as a practice piece. Fortunately, just after I had started, I got the chance to study a sling made by Picaru, which gave me some valuable pointers.  But it is still to a certain degree dreamed up in my own brain.
The thing is braided from jute, and is apprx 27/28".
Both cords begin from the middle as 5-strand braid, but they soon change to 3-strand which I tapered to suitable thickness.
timann  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on May 5th, 2012 at 11:49am
I`m not happy with my pictures, but...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by momanoheadhunter on May 5th, 2012 at 12:05pm
Here is everything I have made so far. All but one are from tutorials on this site with one from TJ Potters "how To's".



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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by momanoheadhunter on May 5th, 2012 at 12:06pm
More to come when I figure out posting pictures.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on May 5th, 2012 at 9:24pm
Nice Mr. T Man.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by momanoheadhunter on May 5th, 2012 at 9:27pm
My PJ sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by momanoheadhunter on May 5th, 2012 at 9:32pm
One of many jute rock man slings
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by momanoheadhunter on May 5th, 2012 at 9:36pm
And the TJ potter sling made from #48 hemp cord.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by 0x4d482a on May 6th, 2012 at 6:59pm
I made a new sling not too long ago, it's 31" long with a 5.5" pouch
It's made of 6 strings of mason line



One thing I'm not too fond it is it's tendency to curl up like this when you pull the ends..


And an unrelated picture of one of my knives that I'm planning on making a sheath for from plastic bags

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by momanoheadhunter on May 6th, 2012 at 8:59pm
Thats a nice sling there. Whats the knife ?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by 0x4d482a on May 6th, 2012 at 9:23pm
Thanks :)
I don't know, i got it at a garage sale for $10, and got the box mixed up. I believe it's something by frost cutlery

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by benkolmer on May 6th, 2012 at 10:36pm
0x4d482a, I'd say the fact that the pouch curls up a bit when you pull on the strings is a good thing. It helps cup the ammo and keep it in place better.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by momanoheadhunter on May 6th, 2012 at 11:37pm
I cant believe I forgot this one. I pulled this one so tight that it put blisters on my fingers, but you couldn't tell by looking at it. This is the result of four hours of idle time.

wont post the picture. Ill work on that.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by momanoheadhunter on May 7th, 2012 at 11:11am
hemp rockman.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on May 8th, 2012 at 9:57pm
A slinger from the Israeli Palestine clashes
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on May 9th, 2012 at 9:01am
That is a long sling! He must be slinging half-bricks or something to keep up that kind of momentum.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on May 9th, 2012 at 9:10am

0x4d482a wrote on May 6th, 2012 at 6:59pm:
I made a new sling not too long ago, it's 31" long with a 5.5" pouch
It's made of 6 strings of mason line


Steven, I love this sling. The thick cords combined with the 31 inch length is almost identical to a sling I would primarily use.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by 0x4d482a on May 9th, 2012 at 11:05am
Sounds like you've got me mixed up with Steven  :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Vetmed on May 10th, 2012 at 9:26pm
So I decided to post my pictures here, even though most of them are in the introduction section:









My newest:  Braided B50 bowstring (24 strands) with a leather pouch stiched with double strand of B50 (all of the knots on the stiching are anchored with a tiny dab of gorilla glue)




Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by momanoheadhunter on May 10th, 2012 at 9:32pm
Nice slings.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on May 10th, 2012 at 10:07pm
Very awesome. I like paracord slings. They're pretty smooth on the release.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Vetmed on May 11th, 2012 at 11:50am
I updated my braided B50 sling...mailny because the leather pouch was ugly.

Here is the new woven pouch:





Unfortunately...it is also ugly  :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on May 15th, 2012 at 4:28pm
Here is a pic of my new sling i just made it has a oiled leather pouch 550 cord straps and a brass togle and it 34in have not tryed it out yet but i think it will work fine
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by onym on May 15th, 2012 at 8:54pm
double braided sling with tapered end made out of plastic bags. Had good whip action and worked surprisingly well. Hoping to elaborate more with plastic bags since they've been such a readily available resource in my environment lately.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on May 16th, 2012 at 12:05am
Very, very cool!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Vetmed on May 16th, 2012 at 12:29pm
Very clever!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by onym on May 17th, 2012 at 3:15pm
heres some slings i made with the leather and shoelaces of some discarded redwing boots about a month ago.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on May 17th, 2012 at 11:16pm

0x4d482a wrote on May 9th, 2012 at 11:05am:
Sounds like you've got me mixed up with Steven  :P


0x4d482a, my apologies, I looked at the profile image!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jauke.H on May 18th, 2012 at 2:14pm
I like those leather slings Onym, they look really functional.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on May 21st, 2012 at 1:25am
Some more pics of my 550 cord slings
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on May 21st, 2012 at 1:27am
And two
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingrat on May 21st, 2012 at 1:29am
And three I am finding that the brass togle is giving me better aim with my sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on May 23rd, 2012 at 7:53pm
  As you all have to know by now, I just got back from camping in the Alleghenies.  I brought along six war slings.  I only brought big slings because I knew from previous experience that there's only broken shale to sling on the mountains there.
   Of the six all worked reasonably well except for the top one, a Rockman, which is made completely of hemp.  There's nothing at all wrong with hemp or Rockmans, but the sling is just too thick and heavy.  It's very cumbersome to use.  The best of the bunch was the TS3 at the bottom.  It kicked butt and cracked like thunder.  It's cords are polypropylene and the pouch is nylon.  The whipping is jute.  Next up is a pj that worked well too.  It's pouch and cords are polypropylene and its whipping is jute.  Next is a tape pouch sling made from a crappy piece of used clothes line.  I have a few slings like this and they're great.  The cords of #4 from the bottom, a Rockman, are made of nylon (white) and polypropylene (red) with mason line whipping and a nylon pouch.  5th from the bottom, another pj,  has a hemp pouch, jute whipping, and polypropylene cords.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on May 23rd, 2012 at 8:14pm
Here's a staff sling that I made while there.  It's made from jute and birch.  Next to it as a fire hardened  spear that I made.  It's since been chopped down to a mean birch walking stick.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on May 23rd, 2012 at 8:19pm
Here's another view.  The tape on the staff sling was a temporary measure.  I'll replace it with glue now that it's home.  I've made about a half dozen staff slings now and the length of the sling really doesn't seem to matter at all.  

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by onym on May 26th, 2012 at 6:23pm
Another sling made with shoping bags. A bit more refined than the last one.



also, slingingrat, i like the use of the toggle and keychain loops.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on May 28th, 2012 at 6:36am
This is from a 6th cent BC Etruscan tomb in Tarquinia . It's called the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing. The second chamber has this painting on it
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on May 29th, 2012 at 12:38am

slingbadger wrote on May 28th, 2012 at 6:36am:
This is from a 6th cent BC Etruscan tomb in Tarquinia . It's called the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing. The second chamber has this painting on it


It looks like some sort of side arm style. The guy on the ledge is using Greek (as we know it), but the guys on the boat seem to be suing something else. Either that or the picture wasn't going for accuracy.

Is the guy leaning of the boat holding a net/fishing line/fishing contraption or is he doing something with a sling?  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on May 29th, 2012 at 6:30am
People in the boat are fishing. The man on the shore is the only one slinging. Because of the age, pieces of the paint have flaked off, so I had to go with the interpretation of the archeologists. The person leanin over on the boat is net fishing.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Torc on Jun 7th, 2012 at 3:59pm
Came across Greenman's posting on the design of one of his slings and decided to make one to try out.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/CarrieGuy/Torc/th_20120607154953.jpg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by canteskuyaOMD on Jun 9th, 2012 at 11:12am

Rat Man wrote on May 23rd, 2012 at 8:19pm:
Here's another view.  The tape on the staff sling was a temporary measure.  I'll replace it with glue now that it's home.  I've made about a half dozen staff slings now and the length of the sling really doesn't seem to matter at all.  


I like that pop up camper, how old is it, nice staff sling, how accurate are those compared to the hand sling?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Torc on Jun 11th, 2012 at 12:54pm


I am curious how will some of the wild boar hide I have will work for a sling. This stuff is thin but tough as hel! Makes for a very light sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by curious_aardvark on Jun 14th, 2012 at 7:42am

canteskuyaOMD wrote on Jun 9th, 2012 at 11:12am:

Rat Man wrote on May 23rd, 2012 at 8:19pm:
Here's another view.  The tape on the staff sling was a temporary measure.  I'll replace it with glue now that it's home.  I've made about a half dozen staff slings now and the length of the sling really doesn't seem to matter at all.  


I like that pop up camper, how old is it, nice staff sling, how accurate are those compared to the hand sling?


staff slings are actually way more accurate as they pretty much just sling in  a direct straight line.
Adjustig the height of release takes a wee bit of practice.
But I'd have to say that a small one handed staff sling should be a lot more accurate than just a sling.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Jun 14th, 2012 at 8:01am
   The pop up is a 1985 model.  It's old, rusty, and tattered but it's always dry and comfy inside.  
   The real advantage to staff slings is that they can hurl much heavier projectiles than hand slings and they do so effortlessly.  With a staff sling I can hurl a rock that would break my arm using a hand sling, and hurl it very far.  I've made six or seven staff slings so far.  They're easy to design and make and they're loads of fun to use.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Torc on Jun 15th, 2012 at 8:32am


I went out last night with my nephew and got some more practice in. Only delema was that we did not have any ammo aside from a tennis ball. My nephew found a baseball on the way to the school atheltics field. We found another on the field which we lost on a stray shot down into the treeline.

This morning I hit the field again for more practice before work and went in search of the ball we lost in the treeline when it was too dark to find it. In the course of that hunt I found all but one of the balls pictured.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on Jun 20th, 2012 at 4:16pm
The Slinger. From the Palma de Mallorca.
If only we all looked that good.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by canteskuyaOMD on Jun 21st, 2012 at 2:15pm
Here is my second Mescalero Apache reproduction, i used hemp, a vegetable tanned leather, and button thread.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Torc on Jun 21st, 2012 at 2:40pm
Very nice!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mrn31 on Jun 28th, 2012 at 9:48am
Hi guys, there are some of my slings:

My replicas of pharaoh's slings. Materials: cotton 2,5mm, jute, linen. (Click on pictures to get higher resolution photos)
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/4061/img1680gf.jpg

View from the inside
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/5563/img1728c.jpg

My newest sling, the best one
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/1055/img1694gz.jpg

Rest of my slings, and 3 puches waiting for "arms"
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/9987/img1724qj.jpg

And finaly whole family together
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/3355/img1689a.jpg

Pharaoh's replica is is not as easy to do as I thought. My first Tut sling I've made at fourth try. I have made about 8-9 Tut's and now I can say, that I can do this right way.

Sorry for my bad english.

Greetings from Poland!




Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Jun 28th, 2012 at 1:50pm
respectful beautiful slings! ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Aussie on Jun 29th, 2012 at 5:52am
Cudna robota!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Jun 29th, 2012 at 8:08am
Good looking slings bro.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Jun 29th, 2012 at 8:40am
Very nice work, Mrn31!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mrn31 on Jun 29th, 2012 at 6:31pm
Thanks for nice words guys  :) I'm not T.J. Potter, but wich every new sling I'm better and better.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by canteskuyaOMD on Jun 30th, 2012 at 5:02am
*DROOL* those are very very nice

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Yurek on Jun 30th, 2012 at 6:13am
Mrn31, świetna robota! Pozdrawiam z Polski :)

Jurek

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Jun 30th, 2012 at 9:25am
NICE! :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mrn31 on Jul 5th, 2012 at 2:50pm
Hello everyone, there is some new pharaoh's :) Linen on left and right, hemp in the middle. Click on picture to enlarge :)

All

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/8141/img1756c.jpg

Left side

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/5743/img1772sy.jpg

Middle one

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/9955/img1767sa.jpg

Right side

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/729/img1770y.jpg


Want some? Write PM to me :)

Best regards,
Marcin

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mon on Jul 10th, 2012 at 9:05am
I really like those pharoh replica slings  :)

I have really got the bug in the last couple of weeks, and also have a bit of time and some materials to hand.

I have made a tri-colour braided hemp sling, which is a short one for my son, who broke his arm yesterday :( This is my 3rd braided sling and I am getting the hang of keeping the braids even. I want to try a round 4-braid cord next, with a braided pouch. This sling is quite stiff and whippy, but will probably loosen up with use. I am going to try and sling left handed with him.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mon on Jul 10th, 2012 at 9:10am
I have also made a couple more leather pouch slings. The first one (again for my son) has knotted ends to the cords held by whipping, which I am going to glue. The slits make the stones sit in the sling better. We are still using uneven angular stones. The cords are jute sash cords.



The next one I have just made and tested. I was looking for a way to swap cords easily, avoid a big hole in the leather and protect the release cord, and decided to see if my sewing machine could get through the leather. I originally planned it so the knots would be at the back of the pouch, but the sling made a strange 'whump' noise after the stone was released, so I reversed it and it worked much better. So not really as planned.




Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Torc on Jul 10th, 2012 at 11:20am
My first tab release sling.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jauke on Jul 10th, 2012 at 1:15pm
Nice sling Torc

Here's a braided sisal sling I made, first It felt kinda rough to sling with but after alot of slinging it feels really good and makes a great snap

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by blackfur2 on Jul 10th, 2012 at 8:48pm
here is my Tutnakhamen sling got a few para cord slings to but this is my favourite go to sling, thanks very much to Timothy Potter,  has any one made the 48 wrap tut ??


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mon on Jul 11th, 2012 at 5:21am
Here is the last of the series of leather slings I made this week, which I think incorporates some of the lessons I have learnt making the others, and from reading on here. I have been to the beach and tested all the leather slings with about 20 throws each, and have to say there is very little difference I could tell between them (with my very limited experience), apart from the paracord is whippier than the sash cord. I am still not sure if making slits in the leather is necessary, and have left this one complete. It doesn't seem to matter with rounded stones. The slits do mean that the stone is held more securely if you are walking around with one in the sling, or you want to load quickly by dropping one in.

This sling is very simple to make, but requires the right type of soft and thick leather, and it is easier with a sewing machine. The shape is cut out, the 2" tabs folded over and sewn up, and the paracord threaded through and knotted. The extra long side arms (what are those parts called?) mean that the paracord stop knot has a long way to go if it starts to pull through, and the release side will not wear. I made it with both arms symmetrical for balance. The thread is bonded nylon and I superglued the ends. I might put a couple more stitches at the pouch end for extra security.

This sling should last a long time without wearing out, and the cords can be changed in seconds, so I am quite pleased with it.

Now to start looking at the woven styles....


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mon on Jul 11th, 2012 at 11:20am
This is a 'palm sling' made from an offcut of an offcut (and one I showed in my introduction), which I have now tried with some rounded stones, and have to say that it throws stones just as high and far as any of the others I have made.

It is of very simple construction, with the whipping and cords made from cotton builder's line. It is tiny but can throw a decent -sized pebble. It is 22" from loop to pouch centre.






Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by canteskuyaOMD on Jul 14th, 2012 at 12:15am
Those slings are NICE

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jul 14th, 2012 at 12:28am
I like your style, Môn. (And your avatar :D)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mrn31 on Jul 14th, 2012 at 1:40pm
New sling here, cotton 2,5 mm, for golf or tennis balls and bigger stones, in "ears" of pouch are two thimbles, like that.

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/2531/img1815f.jpg

Sorry for low quality of picture ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Môn Slinger on Jul 14th, 2012 at 4:32pm
Thanks for the encouragement, canteskuyaOMD and Donnerschlag.

I have finished off one of my earlier braided slings so now it is an Apache. This is made of cotton and red waxed linen with a leather pouch (pigskin). The leather was extended to protect the release cord, but I made a mess of the cutting and sewing. It is just about OK I think. I made the finger loop too small for me, so this is for my daughter to use.







And this is a new one made today with a cupped canvas pouch, reinforced with leather strips from the sofa. I have since added a leather finger loop. Excuse the poor sewing, still getting the hang of the machine.

This one works very well, and has given me the confidence to try something other than underarm throwing.





Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Jul 14th, 2012 at 4:47pm
Mon Slinger - These are nice!

Title: Big Sling, Little Sling and a Jute Apache
Post by Môn Slinger on Jul 16th, 2012 at 11:39am
I have been making some more leather 'cup' pouches, including this brace of big and little.

I am still experimenting with the length of the arms (or ears) and the best way to attach the cords. I want to make them so the cords can be replaced easily but without a big knot. The smaller one has a hole punched through a double thickness of leather.

They both seem to work pretty well in my inexperienced and uneducated throwing style. I do like the cupped effect from the cut out.





The other sling I have finished off is a braided Apache made of Jute. I managed to get some green jute so mixed some of that in.







Should I be starting new threads for photos of slings BTW, or are they all supposed to go into the 'photos...' thread?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Jul 16th, 2012 at 3:33pm
Those leather cupped pouched slings with "ears" are very nice,and probably will last you a long time.Great design Mon Slinger! Keep doing and using  them! :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Jul 16th, 2012 at 5:52pm
Very Awesome! Cool Avatar.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Môn Slinger on Jul 17th, 2012 at 8:00am
Thanks jlasud and Pikaru  :).

I have collected a couple of buckets of pebbles from the beach and have them next to the front door, which faces an empty paddock and then wheat fields, so I can sling safely from there. A bucket only seems to last me a day though...I have tried all of the slings I have made, and so far the cupped canvas one and the very small leather cupped one have been the best for me to use, although a lot of it is probably due to me getting better at slinging over the last couple of weeks, so I need to re-try the earlier models as well. The small one is good because it throws a smallish stone well, which means I can carry six or seven stones in my left hand.

I have a couple more here which I am hoping to trade for a Tut sling - or do people think a Tut is worth more due to the work involved? I was thinking of trading both together for one Tut. I will put them in the trade section with more photos.

Sling 1 is a short-eared leather cupped pouch with the cords held by two eyelets each side. The cord is 39" from cup to the end of the finger loop. The leather is very soft and pliable. The cords are generic braided cored nylon.





Sling 2 is a long-armed leather cupped pouch with the cords passing through the ends and knotted. Note there aren't any cords with this sling - it is the pouch only. This will take sash or other cords up to about 6mm or so. The leather is slightly thicker and stiffer than sling 1, and springs open when released, although this will soften with use. The pouches are both double/triple sewn with 40 bonded nylon. Also note that the leather on the two arms has been sewn on with different sides facing up!  :-[








Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Jul 18th, 2012 at 1:15pm
slings made ​​of alpaca wool,
16-strand braided around ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Jul 18th, 2012 at 1:17pm
woven of linen ;)
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Post by jlasud on Jul 18th, 2012 at 1:18pm
One of the best leather pouch designs i've seen..got to try it someday. Nice slings Hubert!

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Post by Dan on Jul 18th, 2012 at 2:36pm

hubert wrote on Jul 18th, 2012 at 1:17pm:
woven of linen ;)


Hubert, man! your slings never cease to impress me.

Props.  8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Môn Slinger on Jul 18th, 2012 at 3:29pm

hubert wrote on Jul 18th, 2012 at 1:17pm:
woven of linen ;)


That one is a beauty.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Jul 20th, 2012 at 2:38pm
Allright, I've been on here awhile and belive it or not I've only posted two pictures of slings before. They are all a between 24-31in. So here's the post everyone's been waiting for for a very long time. My most used sling pics!  :)

The one in the lower center of the first pic is my old edc sling. It's still one of my favorites, it's 26in long.









Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Jul 20th, 2012 at 2:42pm
Part 2!

My distance sling.


My new EDC sling, 28in grey bank line cords and black leather pouch, undoubtly my favorite.


Various Baleric style slings I've made. Sisal, bank line, mason line, and jute. (also manilla used, not shown)


I've got a couple dozen more but these are my most used slings.  8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Jul 20th, 2012 at 3:36pm
And here are a few pics of 'airborne slinging' or 'Slingrunning' that I've talked about. It really shows how mobile a slinger can be and the versatility of the sling, try doing this with a bow!




Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BrianGrubbs on Jul 20th, 2012 at 3:46pm
 Love the action shots Dan!  I've done plenty of slinging while running, but never jumping like that.    

Brian

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Post by namuh1 on Jul 20th, 2012 at 3:47pm
Ok here goes.  A picture of my first try at a sling.
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Post by Masiakasaurus on Jul 20th, 2012 at 3:49pm
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Post by namuh1 on Jul 20th, 2012 at 3:53pm
Well as long as I got this far, here is the second one I made and have been using today with excellent results.  Many thanks to the people who have posted SO MANY examples of slings because these two are slight mods of two I found on this forum to use as subject material.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Jul 21st, 2012 at 2:24pm
namuh1 ,are the cords braided of gutted paracord,if not,what are they made from?

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Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Jul 21st, 2012 at 4:29pm
These are my slings to date. All except the bottom white nylon split pouch have been made in the last 2 months as thats when ive begun sourcing different materials and trying new techniques. I havnt really made any non braided or woven slings, and I prefer natural materials, maybe im missing out I dont really know!

Top is masons line string 9 strand, small sawed off only slings large biconical rocks
Next is hemp six strand split woven in pouch, good for 2oz lead sinkers or small stones
Third and fourth are 9 strand cotton wool one 30 inches the other 15, only useful for small and heavy ammo, which means lead or concrete.
Fifth is jute rockman six strand, braided so tightly it gave my hands rope burn, which as as ive discovered gives no advantage!
Six is jute also, split woven in pouch, this is an absolute banger and my most used and favourite, a war sling most definitely.
Next is 9 strand jute and wool mix, ive modified it and added leather around the pouch arms, very accurate if a bit rough and ready, was my second sling.
Last is my very first sling, a six strand nylon balearic style, thick cord makes it heavy, great on range and trajectory not on accuracy!
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Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Jul 21st, 2012 at 4:31pm
Picture quality is awful, apologies. Taken with camera phone.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Jul 21st, 2012 at 8:05pm
Lugh, your weaving looks great. I resized your pictures for you, so that it would be easier to see them in one screen.

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Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Jul 24th, 2012 at 3:37pm
Thanks kid, that compensates somewhat for the bad picture quality.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Jul 26th, 2012 at 9:46am

hubert wrote on Jul 18th, 2012 at 1:15pm:
slings made ​​of alpaca wool,
16-strand braided around ;)


OMG sling porn!

Seriously though, nice work. Those braids and woven pouches look tight.

Beautiful work Hubert!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mrn31 on Jul 29th, 2012 at 12:16pm
Some photos of my Pharaoh's slings:

http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/7778/dscf3999x.jpg

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/4200/dscf4011r.jpg

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6168/img2038ue.jpg

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/1267/img2044rv.jpg

Also see my sale topic.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Jul 29th, 2012 at 3:21pm
Are there 24 strands running lengthwise in the pouch? Really cool! a 4 round braid for the cords and some beeswax,oil mix would make it DI MOST natural BEAUTIFUL sling eva. ;) I have to make one..time consuming,but very nice. :o

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mrn31 on Jul 29th, 2012 at 3:30pm
Yes, it's 24 strands, not too much, not too little. For me ideally  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mrn31 on Jul 29th, 2012 at 3:46pm
And my place to slinging. It's in forrest, people digging in this place a gravel (illegally), so there is a lot of stones.

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/6284/img2059y.jpg


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Jul 29th, 2012 at 4:17pm
Great place to sling!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Jul 30th, 2012 at 1:47pm
Those are some really beautiful tut slings mrn.

How are you getting the twist like braid?

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Post by Masiakasaurus on Jul 30th, 2012 at 2:49pm
It's called a Flemish twist. You twist both cords in the same direction really tight, then you wrap them around each other in the opposite direction without letting them untwist.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mrn31 on Jul 30th, 2012 at 4:32pm

Masiakasaurus wrote on Jul 30th, 2012 at 2:49pm:
It's called a Flemish twist. You twist both cords in the same direction really tight, then you wrap them around each other in the opposite direction without letting them untwist.


Bullseye.

Lugh-Lamhfada - ask Google for "flemish string", this braid really quick and easy to make :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Jul 31st, 2012 at 10:38am
Thx for the info lads,

I see now, so it was originally an innovation for bowstrings then, interesting.

I must try it on my next sling. I had seen this technique on a few African slings on a sling museum web page.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by farmerdave on Aug 1st, 2012 at 1:30pm
Hey everybody. I'm new here, but not new to slinging. Been doing it for 20+ years. Here are some of my current slings.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by farmerdave on Aug 1st, 2012 at 1:31pm
And here's my latest parade sling ;)
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Post by mitchrobinson on Aug 2nd, 2012 at 4:38pm
So this is my second sling I ever made.  Numero Uno was a simple XL bootlace(or two i cant recall now...  i was really young).  

Pouch= Rawhide cow leather
Retention cord= two twisted sisal cords, twisted into a slightly larger cord.
Release cord= single twisted sisal cord

Here's the kicker(s)...  
A.  Two hemp cords incorporated into the pouch and macramed down the lengths of both the release and retention cords.
B.  Rawhide retention loop folded over the sisal core cord and laced taught with the interlacing hemp cords.

To my knowledge, this is the first sling of this particular design.  I designed this sling to last and to reduce strain on the cords and pouch by incorporating the outer hemp cords.  Time will tell how long it will last.  Can anyone tell me the average lifespan for this style of sling please?
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mrn31 on Aug 2nd, 2012 at 5:47pm
Nice sling, do more ;)

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Post by Mrn31 on Aug 4th, 2012 at 1:05pm
Hello, two new slings in the last week:

First - jute, 80 cm

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/5505/img2085p.jpg


And second, made in forrest. It was made of that, what I found - two pieces of birch's bark for pouch and some bark from Robinia pseudacacia's branch for sling's limbs. It can be treated as survival sling:

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/9950/img2093u.jpg

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/4082/img2101jy.jpg

It tooks me about 2 hours of work, everything was made with my Victorinox ;)

Marcin


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Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Aug 5th, 2012 at 7:33am
Fantastic!

It looks amazing for a sling you made from ready to hand materials in a forest.

How does it throw?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mrn31 on Aug 5th, 2012 at 8:32am

Lugh-Lamhfada wrote on Aug 5th, 2012 at 7:33am:
Fantastic!

It looks amazing for a sling you made from ready to hand materials in a forest.

How does it throw?


Well, today I'm going to try it, bark is dry now, everything is stronger now ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Torc on Aug 6th, 2012 at 11:15am
Looking forward to the results! I had this in mind as well when doing the cordage course a few weekends ago but have not gotten the coradage part down yet.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Môn Slinger on Aug 8th, 2012 at 7:38am
Here is a twisted jute (braid) and leather pouch sling I made for my son. The cord is made from gutted 5mm braided jute sash cord, which I have twisted to make cordage. I copied some of the designs I saw on here and made holes in the leather for the cord. This was my first go at making cordage and it works fine. Where I went wrong was not counting the holes and working out beforehand where the cords would exit the leather, and ended up with them coming out of different sides. ;D I singed off the fuzz.




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Post by Môn Slinger on Aug 8th, 2012 at 7:43am
This is a leather cupped pouch with sisal cord, made of 2 strands of 3 twisted together. This made a smaller diameter cord than the one above, around 3.5-4mm diameter. The pouch has been sewn with a triangular shape at the ears, with a hole punched in the centre. The finger loop was originally 6 pieces of string folded over, then I decided to try weaving for the first time, and made a crudely woven loop. As this wasn't in the original plan, some of the strings crossed over each other and were difficult to weave. This one holds a tennis ball perfectly.




Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Aug 8th, 2012 at 9:53am

Môn Slinger wrote on Aug 8th, 2012 at 7:43am:
This is a leather cupped pouch with sisal cord, made of 2 strands of 3 twisted together. This made a smaller diameter cord than the one above, around 3.5-4mm diameter. The pouch has been sewn with a triangular shape at the ears, with a hole punched in the centre. The finger loop was originally 6 pieces of string folded over, then I decided to try weaving for the first time, and made a crudely woven loop. As this wasn't in the original plan, some of the strings crossed over each other and were difficult to weave. This one holds a tennis ball perfectly.





Where did you aquire this sisal? It's much darker sisal than I've ever seen. I like it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Môn Slinger on Aug 8th, 2012 at 10:06am

Dan wrote on Aug 8th, 2012 at 9:53am:

Môn Slinger wrote on Aug 8th, 2012 at 7:43am:
This is a leather cupped pouch with sisal cord, made of 2 strands of 3 twisted together. This made a smaller diameter cord than the one above, around 3.5-4mm diameter. The pouch has been sewn with a triangular shape at the ears, with a hole punched in the centre. The finger loop was originally 6 pieces of string folded over, then I decided to try weaving for the first time, and made a crudely woven loop. As this wasn't in the original plan, some of the strings crossed over each other and were difficult to weave. This one holds a tennis ball perfectly.





Where did you aquire this sisal? It's much darker sisal than I've ever seen. I like it.


Hi Dan,

I got this in the UK in a hardware shop, in 50m rolls marked 'Sisal Cord', but I have been wondering if it really is sisal, or just mislabelled jute cord. It has that earthy smell that burlap sacks get, so it may well be jute, although it is slightly darker than the other jute cord I have. I picked it up because I hadn't realised sisal was made into thin cord.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Aug 8th, 2012 at 11:29am
Honda Popular

Long     1.20m
Material Silk
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mrn31 on Aug 8th, 2012 at 11:42am
It's look awesome!! I must make something like this ;)

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Post by Jaegoor on Aug 8th, 2012 at 11:47am
http://fundamittere.jimdo.com/schleuderbau/jaegoors-honda-popular/

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mrn31 on Aug 8th, 2012 at 11:51am
Danke schon! Kommst du aus Deutschland?

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Post by Jaegoor on Aug 8th, 2012 at 12:24pm
yes ;) ;)

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Post by Mrn31 on Aug 8th, 2012 at 12:38pm
As I thought after visit on your site. Nice job, I'm gonna read it in free time ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Môn Slinger on Aug 10th, 2012 at 8:28am
Braided sling with stitched leather pouch

This sling is my first attempt at 4 strand braiding, which mostly went OK apart from two areas where I got confused. I thought about running the pouch strands through a leather sleeve sewn to the outside of the pouch, then after I had made it realised I needed to put a couple of stitches in to hold the pouch in place. This one fits a tennis ball. If I use it with stones a lot I will reinforce the release cord where it joins the pouch.






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Post by Rofriedrich on Aug 10th, 2012 at 12:33pm
Món, very nice. Those colors are sweet.

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Post by Pikaru on Aug 10th, 2012 at 4:54pm
Nice attention to detail.

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Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Aug 11th, 2012 at 10:36am
Beautiful slings Mon, really superb.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Môn Slinger on Aug 12th, 2012 at 6:57am
Thank you for your positive comments!  :)

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Post by Môn Slinger on Aug 14th, 2012 at 3:07pm
Here is my first attempt at a Rockman, made with jute. I made the pouch too long and thin and everything fell out, so I made it smaller by sewing each end together a bit. Next one I want to make with wider straps on the pouch. Instead of tying and cutting the weaving string (not sure of the name), I braided the two pieces into the top of the release cord to make it thicker, and increase the whip effect. I use the whip effect to move my donkeys along  ;D


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Post by Rofriedrich on Aug 14th, 2012 at 3:16pm
Looks nice. I really like the whip like end.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by onym on Aug 14th, 2012 at 5:10pm
sling made from "b-line"
decided to try a really simple woven split pouch this time.

http://nil.de.nu/photos/slings/8-14-12lsling.JPG

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Aug 20th, 2012 at 11:48am
Building matched sets, sling and stone.

I started coloring my practice stones. They're easier to see when your slinging and easy to find afterwards.


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Post by Pikaru on Aug 20th, 2012 at 11:48am
Cupped pouch.
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Post by Rofriedrich on Aug 20th, 2012 at 11:54am
Thems is purdy.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Aug 21st, 2012 at 2:06pm
I FINALLY managed to make a Tut sling without screwing up the pouch! Fourth time's the charm, it seems. :p
This one's for looking pretty, but I got another coming, this time made of cotton, and has the same amount of wefts/warps as Timothy Potter estimates place the original at. Plus it'll have 4-s round braided cords. :D (Me hate twisted cords :p )

EDIT: Oh Bob Saget! Looks like I'll be resizing the photo once I get home :p (I'm on my phone)
EDIT EDIT: Theeeere we go :D
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Post by Pikaru on Aug 21st, 2012 at 2:27pm
Very nice. I need to sit down one of these days and pound out a Tut sling of my own. I tried it once with hemp wasn't impressed with the results. The hemp I used was very stiff and hard to work with. The sling is okay, just isn't tight and neat like yours. Good job.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Aug 21st, 2012 at 2:55pm
I had an early attempt at a hemp sling, four strand pocket, skinny and overall just not a good weapon. I couldn't just throw it out so it's hung around a while. This weekend I took it, added another strand to the pouch, wove some jute to bind the ends of the pouch then added a bridge at the center to tie all five cords of the pouch together. I then added soft leather to the finger loop to bring what was scrap material now made over into a decent throwing sling. Now it sits in my office, adding to my other conversation pieces.
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Post by Donnerschlag on Aug 21st, 2012 at 3:11pm

wrote on Aug 21st, 2012 at 2:27pm:
Very nice. I need to sit down one of these days and pound out a Tut sling of my own. I tried it once with hemp wasn't impressed with the results. The hemp I used was very stiff and hard to work with. The sling is okay, just isn't tight and neat like yours. Good job.

Thanks :D
I think the factors that helped me most with weaving with this material is the lack of stretch, thickness (easier to see mistakes before they're permanent), and [to an extent] the stiffness of the jute I used. (My other attempts were with thin cotton and nylon, which were too slippery, thin, and stretchy for learning this. :( ) I must be a masochist, because the cotton twine I'm using on my current one is thinner than most cordage I usually use, and is a taaaad stretchier than the jute I used before. As a result, the warps are shifting around and will form uneven rows, if I'm not careful. So yeah, make sure your first Tut is made with a rather forgiving material. :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HunterGatherer on Aug 26th, 2012 at 10:04pm
This is my second attempt at a rockman sling. My first one was a bit flimsy.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HunterGatherer on Aug 26th, 2012 at 10:06pm
Yikes! Does anyone know how to resize it!? :o

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by xxkid123 on Aug 26th, 2012 at 10:27pm

HunterGatherer wrote on Aug 26th, 2012 at 10:06pm:
Yikes! Does anyone know how to resize it!? :o



Got it for ya :)

To resize: Open in microsoft paint, make sure the image is deselected. Press ctrl+w, then in the first two boxes type in two percents, I used 20 and 20 (or something like that). Make sure they're both the same. If it's too small, type a percent greater than 100, too big than less than 100.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HunterGatherer on Aug 27th, 2012 at 2:25am
Thanks xxkid123!

Just some more info: The sling is jute, made with a 3 strand braid.

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Post by _kava_ on Aug 27th, 2012 at 8:32pm
:)
A Tibet inspired sling:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Aug 27th, 2012 at 8:35pm
:)

split pouch with leather:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Aug 28th, 2012 at 9:18am
What kind of cordage did you use for that apache sling?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by farmerdave on Aug 28th, 2012 at 12:32pm
Here's a really simple aussie sling. Paracord with lanyard knots. I was feeling nostalgic, so I went with a wrist loop, as in the days of my youth.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Aug 29th, 2012 at 12:17am

Dan wrote on Aug 28th, 2012 at 9:18am:
What kind of cordage did you use for that apache sling?



The label said "hemp".

:)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Aug 31st, 2012 at 11:16am
Fired clay sling stones.

Each weighs about 2.5oz

This is the last batch of stones I rolled out of the clay I bought and had fired at a local pottery shop.



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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Aug 31st, 2012 at 11:32am
Pinky. The sling I made for my wife.

Watching her sling will keep me in stitches, literally and figuratively.

Three strand braid with nylon cord, five strand woven pouch. Two strand padded finger loop.

The only thing missing is a Hello Kitty doo-dad.
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Post by Rofriedrich on Aug 31st, 2012 at 11:55am
Nice clay. My sister would love pinky.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Aug 31st, 2012 at 5:25pm
Those clay glands are amazing, I have to convince my family to try slinging one of these times.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rambo on Aug 31st, 2012 at 5:27pm
Real nice sling and glandes Pikaru

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Aug 31st, 2012 at 5:39pm
Danka!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mrn31 on Sep 9th, 2012 at 8:27am
http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/8250/img2378ic.jpg

Some new stuff - 80 cm Tut made of hemp, 12 strand round braid, basket - 12,5x6cm (it's really huge)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mitchrobinson on Sep 12th, 2012 at 11:38pm
My take on the Captain Paul sling, with some adjustments.  Already slung tennis balls with it and it sends them flying!  I was excited at the discovery it conforms perfectly to golf balls and pool balls as well. ;D  Sorry for the image quality and my Spartan abode.  Yes, I took it on the fly and where my braiding clip is hung is right above my closet mirror so the sling may seem a little...  weird looking.  Lol!  My girlfriend just pointed out...  My sling pouch is nipping!


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mitchrobinson on Sep 15th, 2012 at 7:30am
My first attempt at a woven pouch sling.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Sep 16th, 2012 at 1:29pm
Nice Mitch.

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Post by Donnerschlag on Sep 16th, 2012 at 6:16pm
The cords on a EDC Seatbelt sling (My non-apache sling mistress ;) ) were getting a bit... ratty. So I:
Swapped out the old cords with longer cords
Put whipping everywhere. Even the stoppers kooping the cords from slipping out of the pouch are superglue-reinforced whipping. (7 wraps for good luck :D)
I also tried a different take on the oysterman's knot and used a whipped, knotless finger loop.

Not sure what it's exact length is, but it's around a yard.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Fritz_the_Cat on Sep 18th, 2012 at 6:16pm
I got your PM . Sorry for late reply . I'll be in contact soon .

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mitchrobinson on Sep 19th, 2012 at 5:55am
My first braided split pouch made from jute.  I had trouble figuring out how to end the release cord.  Any suggestions?  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Sep 19th, 2012 at 6:44am
Make a whipping and unravel the remaining braid. This gives some sort of a fluffy tail. I usually do it this way.
You can also attach a leather release tab if you like or use some sort of thicker braid, as you already did if I see it right?
Otherwise you can also do a reverse braid over the release string with e.g. crown knots. This results in approx. 5 cm of thick braid. Although it adds quite a lot of wheight to end and not everyone likes it. At least I don't like it that much ;)

It looks really nice for your first braided sling! My first braided twisted like a corkscrew...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Sep 19th, 2012 at 8:07pm
Nice split pouch Mitch, thats good going for youre first. Im not braiding for that long but I am addicted to braided slings. Youre transition from arm to split and back again is smooth. Thats something it took a few tries for me to get right.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mitchrobinson on Sep 19th, 2012 at 8:36pm
Hey thanks for the encouraging words you all!  As you may have guessed, I am now officially a sling-making junkie! :D  To me the most interesting part of slinging is the variety of methods of fashioning a pouch to hold ammunition.  A cord is a cord is a cord, but the differing pouch styles is where it's at for me.  

I want to try out every last design there is, but I really have no excuse why I can't just make them myself.  I am some what puzzled by the rockman design, but I will try that one next.  My favorite to make so far is the braided split, but my favorite for slinging is the captain paul style pouch I made.  I intend on coming up with my own cupped-pouch design as to not ruffle anyone's feathers about not being original enough! :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rofriedrich on Sep 19th, 2012 at 9:26pm
nice goin, better than my first braided sling. I wanna try a seatbelt sling next, but tying whipping confuses me, so I'm gonna try zip ties lol.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Aussie on Sep 20th, 2012 at 2:22am
You may want to try "west country" whipping; easier and probably even more secure. I always seal at least the ends with super glue.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Paleoarts on Sep 20th, 2012 at 11:14am
shepards sling in starched hemp.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Sep 21st, 2012 at 8:04am
Paleoarts, that's a very rustic well made sling. Awesome job.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JDills39 on Sep 24th, 2012 at 2:02pm
Here's a picture of me slinging on Crete, at a Minoan site named Palaikastro.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mymothersmeatloaf on Sep 26th, 2012 at 1:45am
Well this site never cease's to amaze me  ;D but guess who's back guys? Oh and also here's some slings I made for you all.
Top left Newest one I made 3 strand braided with a Tutankhamen woven style pouch, the one next to the is the same, except the pouch is a lot smaller than what I wanted along with the fact that I messed up the weaving and caused some strands to stick out of it. but with hard work the newest wound up being a lot thicker and also bigger than intended, I still love it though. The next one is a 24 strand weaving cotton 3 strand braid woven sling, I came up with this design about a year ago when I first started slinging and really enjoyed it. The bottom one is a braided split pouch sling, and it is also the oldest of out of all the slings that I actually had made.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by PandaMan on Sep 27th, 2012 at 7:04am
Well, a guy off of a catapult/slingshot forum sent me about 60 feet (estimate) of paracord, so I thought I'd try and weave my first sling.
My hands are saying "Ouch, stop it!" but my head is saying "This is awesome, carry on!" :P

This is by no means perfect, as it is my first one.




I'm fairly pleased with it, considering the circumstances, but I look forward to making more and perfecting the weaving technique.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mymothersmeatloaf on Sep 27th, 2012 at 5:58pm

PandaMan wrote on Sep 27th, 2012 at 7:04am:
Well, a guy off of a catapult/slingshot forum sent me about 60 feet (estimate) of paracord, so I thought I'd try and weave my first sling.
My hands are saying "Ouch, stop it!" but my head is saying "This is awesome, carry on!" :P

This is by no means perfect, as it is my first one.

I'm fairly pleased with it, considering the circumstances, but I look forward to making more and perfecting the weaving technique.


Practice, practice, practice. Don't be surprised if you go through a few feet length of cord while starting off weaving a pouch, it can be quite difficult, but when finished, quite rewarding, but other then that great sling! tell us how well you perform with it when you get the chance.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by PandaMan on Sep 28th, 2012 at 1:17am

mymothersmeatloaf wrote on Sep 27th, 2012 at 5:58pm:
Practice, practice, practice. Don't be surprised if you go through a few feet length of cord while starting off weaving a pouch, it can be quite difficult, but when finished, quite rewarding, but other then that great sling! tell us how well you perform with it when you get the chance.


Thanks :)
This one used up about 12 feet of paracord on my first try. :D I found it hardest getting towards the ends of the pouch where it gets thinner.
I tried it out yesterday for about 2 hours. I can't say that much for my accuracy because I'm new to slinging, but I can get power with it fine. I was throwing stones around 100-120 yards.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Sep 30th, 2012 at 6:38pm
my dirty blond sling
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Post by timu on Sep 30th, 2012 at 6:38pm
tada!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Sep 30th, 2012 at 6:39pm
Loop for multiple fingers
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mymothersmeatloaf on Sep 30th, 2012 at 6:41pm
That's quite a snazzy looking sling you got there timu! Also looks quite sturdy as well, how has the leather hold up so far?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Sep 30th, 2012 at 6:45pm
dude it flings em pretty good! I gotta give the guy from slingmoore some credit, my pouch is based a little bit on his design. The finger loop spreads the pull out between multiple fingers so it doesn't feel like your single finger is getting ripped out!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Sep 30th, 2012 at 6:46pm
oh and the leather is fairly stiff so I bet I get a year or so out of it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mymothersmeatloaf on Sep 30th, 2012 at 6:52pm
That sure does look pretty awesome, Haven't really been too interested in leather pouched slings mostly because they consist of multiple parts, I do on the other hand own several woven pouched slings were, unlike how most people probably weave them, is braided into the cord itself. The picture is a different sling though.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Sep 30th, 2012 at 7:02pm
That's some nice handiwork! Woven pouches scare me not only because they seem complicated/difficult to make but because I would think they wouldn't last too long. How long would one of those last you if you sling just about daily?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mymothersmeatloaf on Sep 30th, 2012 at 7:17pm
Quite a while if they're woven tightly, also I understand where you are coming from because I used to be scared of making woven pouches as well until I just eventually went for it, they aren't terrible time consuming, that one you see right now took me maybe 6 or 7 hours of on and off work in a day? They look intimidating but they work quite well.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rofriedrich on Sep 30th, 2012 at 8:59pm
Timu, that is an awesome sling! Love the multi finger cord. :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mymothersmeatloaf on Sep 30th, 2012 at 10:27pm

Rofriedrich wrote on Sep 30th, 2012 at 8:59pm:
Timu, that is an awesome sling! Love the multi finger cord. :)

I like the design of the multi finger loop as well, never really had a problem with just my own finger but I can see where it's unique.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rofriedrich on Sep 30th, 2012 at 10:43pm
How did u do that loop, id like to try it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mymothersmeatloaf on Oct 1st, 2012 at 4:15pm
Thanks to my insomnia this was the product of it. It's not a rockman sling design but more of a woven split pouch design.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Oct 1st, 2012 at 6:34pm
To make the fingerloop from this sling you will need to start your braid as usual for the finger loop but make it extra long. Once you've got 6 to 8 inches, let one end dangle from between your index and middle fingerswith about an inch poking from up the back of your hand. Your palm should be facing down at this point. Wrap the hanging end around your hand excluding the pinky and bring the working end back up between your index and middle fingers. Make sure that the line going across your knuckles has a line coming out on the top and bottom. You're done now! Join the two separate ends together to start the rest of your sling.
I should mention that this is not a knot and will lose its form if you let it. Stick some markers or whatever where your fingers would be so it doesn't get "untangled". If it does, mess around til you get it back where it was lol At least then you'll know how!!!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Oct 2nd, 2012 at 10:50pm
Hey, Timu- I like that multiple finger retention loop.  I did that with one of my earlier slings, and I really like how it felt with the peculiarities of how I sling.  Good on ya.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mymothersmeatloaf on Oct 3rd, 2012 at 3:34am
Thanks to anothe addition of my lovely insomnia I decided to make another woven pouch sling, this time with a 4 strand round braid!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Oct 3rd, 2012 at 7:35am
Thanks! Whatever makes slinging easier, right?
Mymother'smeatloaf! you are a machine! I see a nice white sling like that and feel the need to get it muddy lol

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by monoid on Oct 4th, 2012 at 11:07am
Finally completed my jute braided sling.  My first jute braided sling...  8 strands, 6 strands for each pouch side.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Oct 4th, 2012 at 11:24am
Nice work. Good attention to detail.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Oct 4th, 2012 at 3:02pm

monoid wrote on Oct 4th, 2012 at 11:07am:
Finally completed my jute braided sling.  My first jute braided sling...  8 strands, 6 strands for each pouch side.




I like that 6 strand braid, Good work. If I were you, I'd take a lighter to those fuzzies on the jute there and it'll look a lot neater and more awesome.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mymothersmeatloaf on Oct 5th, 2012 at 9:57pm

Tomas wrote on Oct 3rd, 2012 at 7:35am:
Thanks! Whatever makes slinging easier, right?
Mymother'smeatloaf! you are a machine! I see a nice white sling like that and feel the need to get it muddy lol

I have no life, and almost too much time on my hands.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by monoid on Oct 6th, 2012 at 2:51am
Thank, Pikaru and Dan.

I've tried lighter, but see no real difference :)  Perhaps, I should try more.

I also added a whip wrap.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by etenil on Oct 10th, 2012 at 7:30pm
My latest sling, and the first I make out of synthetic material.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Oct 10th, 2012 at 9:03pm
Very nice and even. Good weaving.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by etenil on Oct 11th, 2012 at 4:25am
I've tried it this morning, it works pretty well. The pouch is big enough to accomodate a tennis ball and the large (5mm) cords fit well in hand.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Oct 11th, 2012 at 10:41am
Try squash balls. The weight and size are good and they don't bounce so much. I can throw them against a hard surface and have them roll back to me, pretty much stopping at my feet. I favor throwing to chasing balls.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by etenil on Oct 11th, 2012 at 10:43am
Seems like squash balls are only 24g, not much :(

But mostly, the target I fire at is a soccer goal that is made of a large metal grid. Tennis balls occasionally get stuck in it (which is very satisfying :D), so I think squash balls would just go through...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Oct 11th, 2012 at 10:56am
Yes they would. I throw against a brick wall in a parking lot.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Oct 15th, 2012 at 11:22am
Paracord slings.
I don't make too many slings with paracord but this weekend I decided to try something different.

I took the guts out of the camo paracord and wove a small, flat six strand pocket. The strings are a small diameter nylon equipment cord in a four strand braid.

The small diameter cord for the strings was stiff but the sling throws lead very well.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Oct 15th, 2012 at 11:25am
This paracord sling is a modern version of my Chamorro sling with a five strand braid and tapered strings with the release cord tapering off to an even smaller diameter.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Oct 15th, 2012 at 11:28am
The last sling was made by using this tutorial:
http://slinging.org/index.php?page=5-strand-woven-paracord-sling-tutorial---jeffrey


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Post by Rambo on Oct 15th, 2012 at 12:05pm
Really nice looking slings, Pikaru

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Post by etenil on Oct 15th, 2012 at 1:14pm
Wow, it looks really cool Pikaru!

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Post by Pikaru on Oct 15th, 2012 at 1:38pm
Thanks guys. These slings are going to some Recon Marines.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Oct 15th, 2012 at 1:47pm
Pik, those are some of the best PJs I've ever seen. Outstanding work.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Oct 15th, 2012 at 3:50pm
Thanks Mr. Dan!

Paracord was deceivingly hard on the hands, especially the small diameter stuff.

When it's braided it seems too springy. Does that eventually work itself out?

The slings throw okay they seem a little too elastic.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Oct 15th, 2012 at 4:48pm
Balearic Sling. It is determined for the university in Oxford


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Post by Pikaru on Oct 15th, 2012 at 5:03pm
Most Excellent!

What braid is that and how many cords?

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Post by Rofriedrich on Oct 15th, 2012 at 5:12pm
Nice work Pikaru!

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Post by Jaegoor on Oct 15th, 2012 at 5:12pm
Sisal is twisted.

In the "letter" one needs 28 ropes
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Oct 15th, 2012 at 5:32pm
Well it's very pretty and I'd love to get my hands on one.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Oct 15th, 2012 at 6:14pm

wrote on Oct 15th, 2012 at 3:50pm:
Thanks Mr. Dan!

Paracord was deceivingly hard on the hands, especially the small diameter stuff.

When it's braided it seems too springy. Does that eventually work itself out?

The slings throw okay they seem a little too elastic.


The sling I made of paracord felt the same, brand new. after a couple weeks use everything gets pulled out and tighter. I had to adjust the trigger knot since the line stretched out. Definitely needed to be broken in but it's my favorite now.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Oct 15th, 2012 at 6:24pm
I test everything I make before it goes out and the paracord slings throw differently but fine. I would like to make a good one for myself and break it in before passing final judgement. I've made a few decent slings out of soft polyester craft cord and admittedly they were pretty darn good. It'll probably be polyester cord that I'll use to turn out some Tut slings for throwing lead.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Oct 16th, 2012 at 7:25am

Burner wrote on Feb 21st, 2008 at 8:12pm:
Thomas' non-traditional


Um, is that an automated release trigger I see next to that baseball?  How does it work?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thomas on Oct 16th, 2012 at 12:17pm

LightSlinger wrote on Oct 16th, 2012 at 7:25am:

Burner wrote on Feb 21st, 2008 at 8:12pm:
Thomas' non-traditional


Um, is that an automated release trigger I see next to that baseball?  How does it work?

Refer to reply #105 on that link for a better view. When the release is made the short cross-over cord is pulled tight causing the plastic (polycarbonate) hook to rotate. The release cord near the hand also has a cross-over connected to the retention cord which limits the former’s travel to a few inches. I no longer make hook release slings because tipping the ammo through a loop is much simpler.

I must remind, these captive release features have been previously suggested by many former and present contributors to this forum.

Tom          


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redbeard on Oct 16th, 2012 at 12:46pm

wrote on Oct 15th, 2012 at 11:25am:
This paracord sling is a modern version of my Chamorro sling with a five strand braid and tapered strings with the release cord tapering off to an even smaller diameter.

Very nicely done!  What an attractive piece of work!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by etenil on Oct 16th, 2012 at 7:12pm
Here's my newest sling. It's a balearic sling made out of polyester string.

The cords start out as a usual 3 strands braid, then I splice three more strands one by one and continue on a round braid with 3x2 strands. I then braid the pouch with 2 3-strands braids and splice them together again in a 3x2 strands braid.

Then I dropped one strand until I had reached a 3-strands braid again. I then undid the strands of each strings and started dropping those progressively until I was left with a 3 tiny strands braid, on which I tied a figure-8 knot as release knot.

The cool thing about the polyester string is that I could melt the bits of the dropped strings into the cord, and thus they're mostly invisible and look quite smooth :)

Hope you like it.

edit: Oops, forgot the picture  :-[
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Oct 17th, 2012 at 9:14am
My favorite sling is also a Baleric Style poly sling. I love the way it feels and throws. Poly cords can be kinda slick though, I'd highly suggest reinforcing the pouch with leather. Here's mine:



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by etenil on Oct 17th, 2012 at 9:40am
That's a pretty one Dan. I'll try and find some scrap leather or other tough material and do as you suggest.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Oct 17th, 2012 at 11:05am
Nice slings etenil and Dan.

It's not easy to blend poly cord and you've done a nice job at it.

Dan, I'm working in a small diameter poly sling, I think I'm going to take your suggestion and line the pocket.

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Post by etenil on Oct 19th, 2012 at 9:24am
The latest one. This one has a whip-wrapped release cord, a novelty for me.

It's made of 6 strands folded at the figer loop. In other words the loop is made of a 3x2 strands braid, and the cords are made of 3x4 strands round braid.

The pouch is 12 strands woven in from both ends, first over the whole 12 strands and then only 6 to form a split pouch. It was really tough weaving the poly string, so it's way not as tight as I'd have liked it to be, but it seems to hold pretty well.

Enjoy!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Oct 19th, 2012 at 12:14pm
Here is my newest creation: a polyester sling with peruvian inspired woven pouch and woven release tab. The retention and release cords are 6 strand round braid without a core.
The novelty here is that in the release tab needs no whipping nor seewing nor glueing nor knot. It holds by itself.

The tab itself is quite nice to grip but slightly bigger than wanted. In the next sling I will make it smaller.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Oct 19th, 2012 at 12:22pm
And this is the type of sling I make for every day use: Braided hemp, this one seven strand if I remember correctly, with simple split pouch. Not fully visible is the release cord, which has no knot, no tapper but just a simple whipping with thin thread.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dilyan Ganev on Oct 19th, 2012 at 4:29pm
Teg, at the chat room you mentioned the making of that kind of tab...Could you explain it a little bit?

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Post by Teg on Oct 20th, 2012 at 3:30pm
Here we go!
As the photos I took while making it were not very clear here is a little sketch/how-to of it.

In the last step I forgot something: You might need something you can wrap string number 3 around to give you a better handle. You have to pull really hard.

If you can't read my handwriting tell me and I will translate  ;)

Modified: Attached scaled picture
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Oct 20th, 2012 at 3:48pm
I found this pink poly craft cord last night at Hobby Lobby and made a new sling for my wife.

The sling is a split pouch design covered with soft 1.5oz buckskin.  

The strings taper from 9, 7, 5 then four cords. From center of the pouch to the end of the finger loop the sling is 34in long.

My wife calls her new sling, Pink Lemonade.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Oct 20th, 2012 at 10:23pm
That is beautiful sir! And some fine detail

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rofriedrich on Oct 20th, 2012 at 11:17pm
Nylon "Keychain Sling".
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 21st, 2012 at 5:21am
Picaru, that was a nice lady sling.  Great leather work.  
Rofriedrich, I have made many such tiny slings, it`s a great way to practice with bits and ends of cordage.  I sure can`t be a good sling braider withouot lots of practice.

I`ll put up pictures of my new Chamorro sling here, for future reference.  45", 5-strand braided cords, jute.  West Cost whipping to keep the finger loop secure, Double Mathew Walker trigger knot.
Oblong stones apprx. 230 gram/8 ounces is suitable ammo for it, this is not a toy ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 21st, 2012 at 5:23am
...and...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 21st, 2012 at 5:24am
..and with my first such sling on it`s left side and a genuine Picaru on it`s right.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Oct 21st, 2012 at 11:05am
This sling is two lengths of gutted paracord ironed(yes like your clothes) flat and machine sewn on top of the other. Finger and pouch are just where they split. Leather pouch with leather strips.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Oct 21st, 2012 at 2:17pm
Nice,nice,nice

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Post by Ney on Oct 21st, 2012 at 2:32pm
I'm loving the leather strips, they give a really nice look to it.

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Post by Redbeard on Oct 21st, 2012 at 4:39pm
Timu, that is brilliant.  Well done!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Oct 21st, 2012 at 5:00pm
timann - Beautiful work and fine attention to detail.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Brett on Oct 22nd, 2012 at 9:59am
I`ll put up pictures of my new Chamorro sling here, for future reference.  45", 5-strand braided cords, jute.  West Cost whipping to keep the finger loop secure, Double Mathew Walker trigger knot.
Oblong stones apprx. 230 gram/8 ounces is suitable ammo for it, this is not a toy ;)[/quote]

"West Coast Whipping"?
"Double Mathew Walker"?

Apparently we're developing our own language...  This is worse than ordering a coffee at Starbucks.  Is there a glossary somewhere?

-Brett D in STL

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by etenil on Oct 22nd, 2012 at 10:30am
I think he meant double Matthew Walker's knot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Walker%27s_knot

And West Country Whipping: http://www.animatedknots.com/westcountry/index.php

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Oct 22nd, 2012 at 11:19am
This is a good animation of the double mathew walker knot
http://www.animatedknots.com/matthewwalker/index.php

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by blackfur2 on Oct 24th, 2012 at 2:16pm
here are sum of my slings from top to bottom ,

1, king tut for tennis balls
2, whip king tut
3, stone king tut
4, greenman leather sling (my mum is going to kill me if she finds the bit a cut off the sofa) :-X
5, leather boat pouch
6, aussie pouch with 4 strand braid


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikaru on Oct 24th, 2012 at 2:38pm
Leather cut from your mum's sofa. That's classic!

Nice work! Good stuff.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by monoid on Oct 25th, 2012 at 5:56am
I named it "Bloody mess".  Paracord 5-strand braiding.

Large "Tibetian" wrist loop for winter usage with mittens.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Brett on Oct 26th, 2012 at 9:40pm
Ugliest sling ever?  Remnant leather split pouch slings
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rofriedrich on Oct 26th, 2012 at 10:44pm
Looks good to me. Looks like a Christmas sling lol

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by etenil on Oct 27th, 2012 at 10:06am
A new one for slinging tiny ammo. Balearic and made of coton, with a peach core as release bead.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Oct 27th, 2012 at 5:25pm
First netted sling. Used small diameter nylon equipment cord 3 & 1.2mm.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Oct 28th, 2012 at 10:42am

etenil wrote on Oct 27th, 2012 at 10:06am:
with a peach core as release bead.


I like this peach core to replace a bead! How does it feel? Isn't it a bit rough?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by etenil on Oct 28th, 2012 at 11:18am
It's a little rough, but that gives a better grip on the cord. It hasn't hurt me or anything, and I think it provides a much cleaner release because of its weight.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Brett on Oct 29th, 2012 at 12:00pm
the seed's a bit rough?  That's a pit-y.......

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Oct 30th, 2012 at 2:39am

Brett wrote on Oct 29th, 2012 at 12:00pm:
the seed's a bit rough?  That's a pit-y.......

Such a pun should be cast back into the pit-s of Hell from which it came

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Brett on Oct 30th, 2012 at 10:23am
In a more serious way, I've always wondered about the weight of release cords.  Theoretically, I would think you want the sling to snap open instantaneously and the cord to get out of the way.  This would seem to imply the lightest cord possible.  Is anyone else worried about this? well, I mean it isn't like I'm losing sleep or anything....

-Brett in STL

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Oct 30th, 2012 at 12:20pm
Theory and my experience tells me that a release cord should be lightweight,thin,maybe tapered(thin cords doesn't really have to be tapered).
Ideal would be if the pouch would disappear in the moment of release.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Oct 30th, 2012 at 12:31pm
The majority of the slings I make now have a thinner release cord and is tapered. I don't personally care for the split pouch sling, however in agreeing with jlasud, the split pouch is probably the closest one can come to a disappearing pouch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Nov 5th, 2012 at 9:51pm
New sling Micronesian sling posted http://itanohu.blogspot.com
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rofriedrich on Nov 5th, 2012 at 10:48pm
Very nice Pikâru. I have friends from Micronesia, gonn have to show them that.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Nov 6th, 2012 at 7:46am
Very cool Pic! Good article, and good slings. Well done.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Brett on Nov 6th, 2012 at 5:06pm
On the issue of "disappearing pouches" and split pouch slings:  I just made a split pouch sling from *very* heavy/thick/stiff leather and it seems to have a very, very clean release.  The thick leather works like a spring to pop open the pouch, apparently.

-Brett

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Nov 6th, 2012 at 5:24pm
Post some pictures Brett. It would be interesting to see this sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Brett on Nov 7th, 2012 at 11:01pm
Junior is 4" by half inch strips, Mama is 6" by half inch strips.  Mama has a rivet to hold he split at a given angle while Junior is adjustable.  Haven't used Mama yet, but I like how Junior fires premade Plaster of Paris ammo.

-Brett
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Nov 8th, 2012 at 10:12am
Cool. I thought these were one or two piece slings made entirely of leather; along the thread of a disappearing pouch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Brett on Nov 8th, 2012 at 11:37am
You could do that, and heaven knows I have enuf leather laying about.  Might try it.  I just spent $35 and purchased about 20 pounds of heavy leather remnants.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rambo on Nov 10th, 2012 at 7:12am


New cords on my still perfect Aussie pouch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rofriedrich on Nov 11th, 2012 at 12:33am
What are the black things on the release cord?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Nov 11th, 2012 at 1:24am

Rofriedrich wrote on Nov 11th, 2012 at 12:33am:
What are the black things on the release cord?

It's a release tab. Some people use them either for comfort, or if I'm not mistaken (haven't tried them yet), to quiet their sling's release somewhat.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rambo on Nov 11th, 2012 at 4:25am

Donnerschlag wrote on Nov 11th, 2012 at 1:24am:

Rofriedrich wrote on Nov 11th, 2012 at 12:33am:
What are the black things on the release cord?

It's a release tab. Some people use them either for comfort, or if I'm not mistaken (haven't tried them yet), to quiet their sling's release somewhat.


Yep, it's my first time I use a release tab, works great imo.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by etenil on Nov 11th, 2012 at 6:14am
Rambo, does it really make the sling quieter?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rambo on Nov 11th, 2012 at 10:22am

etenil wrote on Nov 11th, 2012 at 6:14am:
Rambo, does it really make the sling quieter?


It's makes it a bit quieter.. not much tho.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 15th, 2012 at 9:15pm
Wow, these are really good looking slings and the photos are excellent quality.
Here's a few of mine taken on a cell camera.
Black and grey yarn over hemp core .Blk and white over hemp core.
Sierra Nevada type sling with thick pouch straps  :-/
Sierra Nevada type sling , thin pouch straps with macramed protective pouch sleeves.  8-)

Walter

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 15th, 2012 at 9:19pm
Blk and white
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 15th, 2012 at 9:22pm
Sv thick straps .
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 15th, 2012 at 9:25pm
Sv thin straps with sleeves cords are brown hemp.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 15th, 2012 at 9:33pm
Second most favorite sling type . Leather pouch straps  attached as on an Aussie seatbelt sling. Funny , I couldn't give these away to new slingers :o

Walter
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Nov 16th, 2012 at 8:01am
What exactly did you do to the second SN sling? Cause that's looks pretty cool.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 16th, 2012 at 4:59pm
Just square  knotted a piece of hemp (macreme) over the straps and tapered the release cord.

Walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Nov 19th, 2012 at 4:49pm
Ok, can't remember if I've shown my knitting prowess here...

http://caldazar.free.fr/blob/img/frondes/small_warknit.JPG

the left one is mine, the right one is the one I made for SheWhoScoresMore.

My release knot didn't stay so right now, I have something with some kind of tassle.
She revamped her release cord, to shorten it ^^
(click to bigger)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Nov 19th, 2012 at 5:35pm
That's pretty cool man! Do you find they stretch a lot?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Nov 21st, 2012 at 1:37pm
Fine knit jobs.  I have learned to knit but is not quite mentaly ready for a knit-only sling yet :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 25th, 2012 at 7:22pm
Braided up this one thanksgiving day. Went out scouting for bow wood and y frames today and forgpt the sling >:( beautiful day in the sw mtns though. saw more ravens than ive ever seen at one time (hundreds). they were feeding on pinyons but looked like most were there to play! also got to see five elk 8-)

walter

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 25th, 2012 at 7:26pm
A closer shot of the cords


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Nov 25th, 2012 at 8:29pm
Good looking four strand braid man. Cotton and flax?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 25th, 2012 at 8:54pm

Dan wrote on Nov 25th, 2012 at 8:29pm:
Good looking four strand braid man. Cotton and flax?


hi dan, its all hemp cept for the whipping.

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Nov 26th, 2012 at 9:54am
Nice job. Fine detail.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by GeneralMushroom on Nov 26th, 2012 at 3:04pm
This is my latest attempt. Made to retire my first ever sling, an apache style.

Coughed up for some decent sheepskin leather for the pouch (I had been using nylon bag straps), and finger tabs (first time using them).
5 strand white nylon mason line for the finger loop and pouch, doubled over for the retention and release cords. 5 cord flat braid (for the 10 thick cords, I simply used the same braid but holding 2 strands rather than 1).

More mason line for the whipping by the finger tabs (first time using whipping too, a lot of new things on this sling :) ).

My style of finger loop is a little different, it doubles over itself, with my little and ring fingers going through it, separated by the retention cord, then pulled tight (not painful tight). Means that I will not accidentally let go of my sling even when my fingers are straight, and my palm is flat. :)

Not actually had a chance to sling anything with it yet, but I'm worried that the leather doesn't form a very good pocket for anything smaller than a tennis ball. Will have to have a go with it and see :)

Very happy with how this turned out.
Picture quality isn't the greatest though, sorry about that.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Nov 26th, 2012 at 3:07pm
Looks great. Very nice job.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 27th, 2012 at 8:09am
Hi, I`m a new member of slinging.org and I like to show you my slings I made until now.

My introduction you can find here:
http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1354020048

I start with the braided slings. The Tut-sling on the left is the second sling I made, the first
one was a simple sling that I don`t have anymore.

I`ll post more pictures of my other slings soon.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 27th, 2012 at 8:12am
Braided slings with uncupped or split pouches
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 27th, 2012 at 8:15am
and a closeup view

from left to right the materials are: rafia, hemp, hemp, flax, sisal, jute, cotton, cotton over hemp, hemp, hemp
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 27th, 2012 at 8:17am
slings with cupped leather pouches
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by GeneralMushroom on Nov 27th, 2012 at 8:19am
So you've just made a couple slings then  ;D

Looking good lakeslinger :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 27th, 2012 at 8:20am
another closeup of the left half
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 27th, 2012 at 8:22am
uncupped leather pouches
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 27th, 2012 at 8:27am
two special slings in detail (shown from the backside)

one has a cord attachment like the slings from Hubert

the other one has a second loop below the release knot: if you use it as a retention loop and the part below the original
(big) retention loop as a release "knot" you have a shorter sling for less power but more accuracy shots
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 27th, 2012 at 8:30am
my so called snowball slings, cause they are totally made of synthetic waterproof materials

I tried them with stones and they perform well, now I´ll have to wait until it snows here
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 27th, 2012 at 8:31am
again the pouches in detail
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Nov 27th, 2012 at 9:11am
Good looking slings man, I espicially like the paracord rockmans. Were they Gutted or normal paracord?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Nov 27th, 2012 at 10:21am
Outstanding work Lakeslinger. Some of the best I've seen posted here.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 27th, 2012 at 10:27am
Thanks Dan and Pikåru. The Rockman-slings are made of gutted paracord.

Tomorrow I´ll post more pictures of my other slings.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Nov 27th, 2012 at 10:50am
Maybe you should trade or sell off some of your work.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 27th, 2012 at 4:44pm

lakeslinger wrote on Nov 27th, 2012 at 10:27am:
Thanks Dan and Pikåru. The Rockman-slings are made of gutted paracord.

Tomorrow I´ll post more pictures of my other slings.



other slings?!!! how long have you been braiding?
i think i also like. the para cord best.

Walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 28th, 2012 at 3:11am
To GeneralMushroom and walter:

Thanks for the compliments. I am braiding since May this year almost every (working) day.
Most of the slings I do in my work during the lunch break or in down times.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 28th, 2012 at 3:16am
Here are some other slings, on the right there`s a honda manchega. You can sling really big
stones with it.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 28th, 2012 at 3:22am
My experimental slings:

2 asymmetrical Tut-slings
2 slings with cut-out holes in the leather pouches, which hold the ammo very well

Also there`s a 9-fold sheepshank sling on the right

The one on the left is the most "experimental", cause it has two release-cords and
the retention cord is on the bottom of the pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 28th, 2012 at 3:27am
My idea was, that the ammo could leave the pouch with less resistance caused by hitting the release cord.

But to be honest, I didn`t note any difference in slinging performance compared to traditional slings.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 28th, 2012 at 3:29am
Here you can see the pouch loaded with ammo.

Note that the retention cord isn`t under tension.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 28th, 2012 at 3:37am
Having read the movie thread here on the forum I bought and watched the Clan of the cave bear - movie.

Really liked the sling I saw there. So I made a screenshot of a still image (with my cell phone) and made

some leather slings inspired by it. Most of them are leather only. For some slings I used cotton or flax whipping.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 28th, 2012 at 3:47am
The leather slings are my latest ones and some of them I made with longer cords (right fingers to left shoulder or upper shoulder line to knee instead of the other slings that mostly are from the right fingers to maximum middle of the chest). They work fine. Some of them are my prefered slings and they are easy to make. You don`t need much whipping because of the high friction of leather on leather.

really primitive slings
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 28th, 2012 at 3:49am
The sling with braided cords looks ugly but it slings like hell ;D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 28th, 2012 at 3:51am
Some more modern variations of the previously shown slings.

Braided cords, paracord, etc.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 28th, 2012 at 4:12am
For the blue leather pouched sling I tried an unusual attachment for a smoother release.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 28th, 2012 at 4:27am
For the one indicated by the arrowtip I used a cord of spleitex. This material looks and feels totally like a
natural fiber but seems to be synthetic as you can melt it with a lighter. It`s very easy to attach by whipping with a thin flax cord.

Well until now, that`s all of my slings (not really, why posting I made a new rockman of cotton over sisal but I don`t have a picture yet).

As you can see, most of them were inspired by slinging.org, especially by this thread. The four strand round braid I learned from Timothy Potters website.

So I hope you enjoy my pics and thank you all for the ideas you gave me to make my slings.

P.S. The arrowtips and bone-blade are bought, not made by me. But I`ve already got some bone plates here to make my own work with and maybe one day I`ll also learn flintknapping...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 28th, 2012 at 4:29am

Pikåru wrote on Nov 27th, 2012 at 10:50am:
Maybe you should trade or sell off some of your work.


Maybe... I`ll think about. Till now I can`t imagine to separate me from a sling I put so much work in.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Nov 28th, 2012 at 8:08am
Wow! Looks like you've been busy! Have you found a design you really like yet?  :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 28th, 2012 at 8:19am

Dan wrote on Nov 28th, 2012 at 8:08am:
Wow! Looks like you've been busy! Have you found a design you really like yet?  :P


At the moment I like the split poches (peruvian style) and especially the design I used for the leather slings and the spleitex-sling. All of them have a very good release.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 28th, 2012 at 10:08am
Here`s the new rockman. I couldn`t resist and had to take a picture with my phone to post it.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 28th, 2012 at 10:22am
And this is my slinging site. A lake near my home. Therefore I chose lakeslinger. Not very useful for
accuracy training. But I´m working on this - in other places.

P.S. Above I mentioned a movie-screenshot I made with my cellphone. It`s not of very good
quality but you can imagine how the sling is made. Would it violate copyrights if I post it?
Maybe someone can tell me.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Nov 28th, 2012 at 3:58pm
Alpacas with orange cotton  ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Nov 28th, 2012 at 3:59pm
;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Nov 28th, 2012 at 4:02pm
pouch made ​​of hemp yarn with fine linen in the middle
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Nov 28th, 2012 at 4:06pm
model with new attachment
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Nov 28th, 2012 at 4:08pm
other side
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 28th, 2012 at 4:32pm
Looks good hubert! How many strands in the cord?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Nov 28th, 2012 at 4:47pm
cord woven from hemp with 12 strands,
the strands wool to sling with 16 round braided yarns around a core of 6 strands

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Nov 28th, 2012 at 5:42pm
That is exactly how I want to attach my next leather pouch! Could I ask how you did it? Beautiful slings sir.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Nov 28th, 2012 at 6:23pm
Those are beautiful Hubert.

I'm a big fan of your work. It's superb.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 28th, 2012 at 11:28pm

hubert wrote on Nov 28th, 2012 at 4:47pm:
cord woven from hemp with 12 strands,
the strands wool to sling with 16 round braided yarns around a core of 6 strands


I like yarn over a hemp core mp core ;)


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Nov 29th, 2012 at 1:04pm
Nice work Walter.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 29th, 2012 at 7:48pm
thank you :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Dec 1st, 2012 at 5:02am
Alright I saw masa say somewhere that you can post photos from the iPhone, so here goes...

So, this first one is a TSSS sling I made out of blue and white para cord strands.  The pouch is woven with jute.  I really like this one for throwing tennis balls and rocks on the larger side.  I guess we would call it a "war-sling".  It feels very substantial and is, of course, quite tough.  Out of all my other slings I think I would choose this one in a SHTF situation.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Dec 1st, 2012 at 5:16am
However, if its time to go golfing or skipping rocks or even just snag a sling on the way out the door on the off chance I may get to launch something, then this second one is my WOC.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Dec 1st, 2012 at 10:16am
Nice  ::)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Dec 3rd, 2012 at 10:52am
Single strand of 550 cord. I used two short pieces of cord whipped to the main cord to form the pouch. This sling is light, compact and throws very well. From a traditional standpoint I prefer natural fibers but it's hard to argue with the performance of synthetic cord.

Using whipping instead of knots to form the pouch and connecting the cords of the pouch together along the center of the pouch allows me to throw just about anything with this sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rambo on Dec 3rd, 2012 at 11:10am
Never thought of connecting the cords in the middle like that, good idea.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Dec 3rd, 2012 at 11:20am
The mid-pouch connection was clever, some of my worst drop-outs has been with a standard "appu" sling.  When I have to use one I have usually sized the pouch to the ammo and hoped for the best.  
I don`t carry a sling at all times, but I have a piece or two of para/utility cord which can become almost instant slings if the need arise.  The whipped pouch is obviously better for a dedicated sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Dec 3rd, 2012 at 11:25am
I received a beautifully made sling from timann on a trade and wanted to show the detail of this knit pouch.

His work is very good and this makes two slings I have from timann that sit in a display case.

Definately works of art.

Thanks timann!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Dec 3rd, 2012 at 12:54pm
Nice picture ;)
Seems like I did a pretty good job on that one.  Even I can barely see the stitching that hold the knit part in place.  But I see how the diameter of the cordage changes to pretty thick in some places and thin in others.  Okay, it`s a natural material and is supposed to be a little "rugged".
I think more slingers should try to make similar slings, it`s not all that difficult, as long as you can do some basic knitting, which is pretty easy if you want to learn.  
My mother got me started in one evening, and I was 46 years old, I think, when it happened :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Dec 3rd, 2012 at 1:13pm
It's beautiful work. I threw a few stones with it then put it on the shelf so it wouldn't get worn or dirty.
My new sling I received from you Mr. timann did inspire me enough to tinker around with knitting the other night. I used hemp cord and a couple of chopsticks. I need more practice...  :-[

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Dec 3rd, 2012 at 1:31pm
That was what I did too, tinkered (but with knitting needles donated by my mother).  
After having learned the basic I messed around with wool yarn, and hemp, and poly-whatewer.  I increased, and decreased (probably have som knitting terms) my basic rectangles, and considered ways to use it on a sling without having to knit the whole thing (I could do that if I really wanted to).  
When the time was right I made my first loopsided  knit pouch sling.  Or loopsided, the correct term is "asymetric pouch" which could have been a choice.  I made several before the pouch came out symetric, as I prefer.  It requires both the knit part and the stitching to be right.  Not difficult, but it takes some practice.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Dec 3rd, 2012 at 4:30pm

Pikåru wrote on Dec 3rd, 2012 at 10:52am:
Single strand of 550 cord. I used two short pieces of cord whipped to the main cord to form the pouch. This sling is light, compact and throws very well. From a traditional standpoint I prefer natural fibers but it's hard to argue with the performance of synthetic cord.

Using whipping instead of knots to form the pouch and connecting the cords of the pouch together along the center of the pouch allows me to throw just about anything with this sling.

nice sling 8-) my to do list just got longer

walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Dec 3rd, 2012 at 4:55pm
FYI - I used nylon sewing thread and a needle to hand sew the 550 cord together at the pouch and finger loop before whipping over that. This should make the sling fairly bombproof and less prone to coming loose at the attach points.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 5th, 2012 at 3:43am

timann wrote on Dec 3rd, 2012 at 12:54pm:
Nice picture ;)
Seems like I did a pretty good job on that one.  Even I can barely see the stitching that hold the knit part in place.  But I see how the diameter of the cordage changes to pretty thick in some places and thin in others.  Okay, it`s a natural material and is supposed to be a little "rugged".
I think more slingers should try to make similar slings, it`s not all that difficult, as long as you can do some basic knitting, which is pretty easy if you want to learn.  
My mother got me started in one evening, and I was 46 years old, I think, when it happened :D


Once I`ve seen an interesting kind of wool in a shop, but due to my totally lack of knitting skills I didn`t buy it. It was quite thick and was described to shrink by machine-wash. There was also an example displayed there, two pieces of knitted rectangles, one before and one after washing. The one after washing was about 40% smaller and very much denser. Ì thought suddenly about its use for a sling pouch. Maybe it`s worth a try... ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 5th, 2012 at 6:31am
Since I posted my pictures I made two new slings. Here`s my new shepherd sling, made of
"natural fiber" (I think it`s cotton).
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 5th, 2012 at 6:36am
And here`s the second one, a netted hemp sling. I`ve followed the tutorial from the FAQ`s.
Now I`m starting a jute peruvian style sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Dec 5th, 2012 at 10:28am
Good on you. On the netted sling, is that a wrist loop?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 7th, 2012 at 3:47am

Pikåru wrote on Dec 5th, 2012 at 10:28am:
Good on you. On the netted sling, is that a wrist loop?


Yes, it is a wrist loop, although I normally hold the retention cord with two fingers. But I wanted to try something new. As the net turned bigger than I wanted (the rock on the picture is about tennis-ball size) it`s not so bad having a wrist loop to throw heavier stones.

I haven`t tried the sling yet. The first snow fell down here, so I went snowball slinging.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 7th, 2012 at 3:59am

Pikåru wrote on Dec 3rd, 2012 at 10:52am:
Single strand of 550 cord. I used two short pieces of cord whipped to the main cord to form the pouch. This sling is light, compact and throws very well. From a traditional standpoint I prefer natural fibers but it's hard to argue with the performance of synthetic cord.

Using whipping instead of knots to form the pouch and connecting the cords of the pouch together along the center of the pouch allows me to throw just about anything with this sling.


Great sling, Pikåru. Looks like the perfect EDC-sling. When I get some Paracord, I`ll try to make one, too.
Normally I also prefer natural fibers, but in this case synthetic cord is maybe more versatile.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Dec 7th, 2012 at 7:31am

This one did not go well! Not at all

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Dec 7th, 2012 at 7:33am

This one went better.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Dec 7th, 2012 at 8:07am
I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic but both of those slings look pretty good.

What are the materials and lengths?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Dec 7th, 2012 at 10:39am
No sarcasm this time lol Still lots of improvement to go.
The woven one the pouch is not symmetrical and came unraveled on one end, I wasn't able to get it to rewrap well, also the cords are pretty twisty.
Materials were green paracord and hockey tape instead of whipping. Used leather for the apache pouch. I found the finger loop too skinny so I wrapped about two feet of each strand with hockey tape which gave the pattern. And they're both a little more than thirty inches.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Dec 8th, 2012 at 2:22am
Okay, here's a pic of (one of) my son's Christmas Presents.  I'll post his wife's when I'm done with it.

It is made of blue and white Paracord with a semi-split pouch and handles tennis balls like a dream, even though I originally thought that the pouch was too small for that.  I guess that paracord is grippier(is that even a word?) than I thought..


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jauke on Dec 8th, 2012 at 5:59am
Here is a new sling I made, this is just a prototype to see if it would work. I want to make it with a leather pouch, but I decided first to use inner tubing to see if it would work. It works much better than expected, especially for snowballs and tennisballs. I don't even think I am going to use leather as the innertubing is good enough for now.


(sorry for the bad qual pic, there must have been some vapour on the lens or something.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jauke on Dec 8th, 2012 at 6:00am
Here's another fast made sling, just cut some leather strips and make a hole in each one, some glue, tie a cord and your done. Never drops a rock unwillingly.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Dec 8th, 2012 at 10:03am
I ought to make an innertube sling. It's definitely a lot more water resistant than leather, which makes it great for snowballs.

Good slings guys.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Dec 9th, 2012 at 4:13am

Dan wrote on Dec 8th, 2012 at 10:03am:
I ought to make an innertube sling. It's definitely a lot more water resistant than leather, which makes it great for snowballs.

Good slings guys.


Yes you should!  They are super awesome and my favorite type of pouching material.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Dec 9th, 2012 at 7:57am
And fortunately my mom was cleaning out the grage yesterday and was throwing out an old flat tractor innertube. SCORE!

Unlimited pouches and probably a quiver in that innertubes future.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Dec 10th, 2012 at 9:04am
Here's a sling I finished recently.
I call slings like this, "Frankenstine" slings because I took apart an old not so nice sling to make this much better working model.

White Mason line cords and tarred bank line. Four strand round braid and the mesh is from an old laundry bag. 23" long and throws pretty well.




Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Dec 10th, 2012 at 12:55pm
Hey nice work!  I tried to use laundry bag material once for a pouch but it tore too easily.  I never even got to throw anything with it.  I thought I might double layer it, but I hate sewing so I didn't bother.  After seeing this one though, I might have to try again...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Dec 10th, 2012 at 12:59pm
Dan, Nice idea. I don't know how big it is but it looks like it could be used to throw water balloons.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Dec 10th, 2012 at 1:52pm
The pouch is 6.5 inches by 3 inches.

It's surprisingly strong mesh, very difficult to tear, esspically the way I attached it to the sling. Initially I was just going to pull the cords through the holes but that was way too much work for a braided sling.

So I took a piece of bank line and just weaved it through the hole and around the cord, through the hole, around the cord, and repeat until you come all the way around the pouch.

I like the way it looks and it works great for snowballs because its so water resistant.

I'll probably make a couple more with some paracord instead and then use the rest of the bag to make a ghillie 'cape' for my head and shoulders.

I've also been expierimenting a bit with simple braiding patterns and they look way cooler in real life.

Keeps my slings from being mundane.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 12th, 2012 at 4:41am
In the past days I made some new slings. First I finished this shepherd sling from jute.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 12th, 2012 at 4:45am
Friday (7th) this one was ready to use. It´s a peruvian style split pouch sling with 4 strand round braided cords, waxed finger loop and some glue added on the inside of the pouch to prevent abrasion.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 12th, 2012 at 4:51am
Still not having paracord two days ago I tried some poly-whatever-cord to make this one, strongly inspired by the sling from Pikåru (see page 206, Dec. 3rd). Well, I didn`t reach the original, but it slings very well.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 12th, 2012 at 4:53am
The same day I finished this woven jute-pouch in the style of middle eastern shepherd slings ...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 12th, 2012 at 5:02am
... and yesterday I attached and braided the 4 strand round braided cotton-cords. I decided to make a retention-disc instead of a fingerloop. The first throws fell a bit strange, but after having got used to it, I´ve been positively surprised by the performance of this sling. The pouch holds the ammo very secure, but allows a smooth release. This sling is very good at power/distance shots as well as for accuracy. Since my registration on slinging.org, I improved my accuracy (at least the left-right-one) and hit a tree from about 10-15m, more or less in a height of 1,5-2,5m.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by GeneralMushroom on Dec 12th, 2012 at 6:41am

lakeslinger wrote on Dec 12th, 2012 at 4:53am:
The same day I finished this woven jute-pouch in the style of middle eastern shepherd slings ...



Nice, I like this pouch a lot, it looks awesome. Will definitely have to give it a go.
I always find doing woven pouches like that a struggle as I tend to weave them too tight so it's not flexible.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 12th, 2012 at 8:03am

GeneralMushroom wrote on Dec 12th, 2012 at 6:41am:

lakeslinger wrote on Dec 12th, 2012 at 4:53am:
The same day I finished this woven jute-pouch in the style of middle eastern shepherd slings ...



Nice, I like this pouch a lot, it looks awesome. Will definitely have to give it a go.
I always find doing woven pouches like that a struggle as I tend to weave them too tight so it's not flexible.


I made the same mistake with my first weaving experiments. All you`ve got to do is not to weave tight, but after about every 5-10 rows pull the warp cords one by one and so tighten the wefts together. To make this sling, I started in the middle of the pouch weaving over 8 warps. Then after 1/2 length of the central part of the pouch I started with the 4-warp weft. The remaining piece of the weaving-strand was then whipped around the 4 cords that formed the loop.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Dec 12th, 2012 at 10:32am
Lakeslinger. These are really nice. Good attention to detail.

Personal bias here; try to complete your slings without so much whipping.

Overall, very nice work.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by chucker-mike on Dec 12th, 2012 at 9:11pm
Those look like very nice work.  Did you get the patterns for them in the forum or did you tinker and figure them out?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 13th, 2012 at 3:16am

Pikåru wrote on Dec 12th, 2012 at 10:32am:
Lakeslinger. These are really nice. Good attention to detail.

Personal bias here; try to complete your slings without so much whipping.

Overall, very nice work.


Thanks for your compliment. You´re right, I also think that I use too much whipping. I realize this always after having finished the sling. While braiding I tend to see the cords not strong enough, especially the part near the release knot. Here the cords are more consumed than e.g. in the middle part.
I´ll try to make my future slings with less whipping so they`ll have a better appearance.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 13th, 2012 at 3:27am

chucker-mike wrote on Dec 12th, 2012 at 9:11pm:
Those look like very nice work.  Did you get the patterns for them in the forum or did you tinker and figure them out?


I did both. Most of my sling-designs are based on this forum-thread, like the peruvian sling. The shepherd sling is inspired by one I´ve seen on youtube, there`s also an online shop that sells some similar designs (it`s called holylandtreasures). The idea for the retention disc or button is based on a sling from this page:
http://perso.wanadoo.es/hondero/sling105.html

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Dec 13th, 2012 at 11:53am

lakeslinger wrote on Dec 12th, 2012 at 4:53am:
The same day I finished this woven jute-pouch in the style of middle eastern shepherd slings ...


Is there a tutorial upcoming for this pouch(the shephards sling mad wig jute)?  I love the attachment loops an the pouch itself looks very clean.  I MUST have your recipe!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Dec 13th, 2012 at 12:04pm

Pikåru wrote on Dec 12th, 2012 at 10:32am:
Lakeslinger. These are really nice. Good attention to detail.

Personal bias here; try to complete your slings without so much whipping.

Overall, very nice work.


  I would agree with Pikaru on this one for the first sling you posted a pic of. They all LOOK great. However, the shorter your whipping, the shorter your release times may be.  The longer whipping creates a kind of lever where the whipping meets the pouch and instead of the release cord smoothly "rolling" down the length of the retention cord, it probably gets "pulled" away from it in a partially perpendicular motion...  
   However, I've also found that the benefits of earlier release times are not always better especially if your're use to later ones..  Case in point, the first time I threw a golf ball with my LightSlinger, it ended up going over five houses and into a nearby school field(luckily no kids out at that time, lol).

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 15th, 2012 at 3:34am

LightSlinger wrote on Dec 13th, 2012 at 11:53am:

lakeslinger wrote on Dec 12th, 2012 at 4:53am:
The same day I finished this woven jute-pouch in the style of middle eastern shepherd slings ...


Is there a tutorial upcoming for this pouch(the shephards sling mad wig jute)?  I love the attachment loops an the pouch itself looks very clean.  I MUST have your recipe!


Maybe I`ll make a tutorial for the pouch. Unfortunately I´m quite busy this weekend and I don`t know if I will make another pouch of this kind very soon (to take pictures), but I could try to paint an instruction the following days. Great that you like my sling. Thanks.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jauke on Dec 15th, 2012 at 3:24pm


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Dec 15th, 2012 at 3:41pm
Some nice slings, innovative and well woven.

here's my last  ;) black and white yarn over hemp split pouch sling.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Dec 15th, 2012 at 3:47pm
the pouch


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 16th, 2012 at 5:47am
Had some very thick and stiff leather, as it´s used for making leather armour. After forming and softening it
with water and treating it with vegetable oil, it turned to be a good pouch material. I quickly made two slings to
test the leather. No problems with too late release...

Here is the first one
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 16th, 2012 at 5:48am
And the other one
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 16th, 2012 at 6:03am
While drying the wet leather I made another sling. The idea was to make a split pouch that was divided into three instead of two parts. Weaving the outer parts I noted that the middle one was dislocated to the backside of the pouch. So I changed my plans and attached the middle part at the inner side of the pouche´s release end. This overlapping method turned out to work very well at slinging (as you may know it from the Rockman-slings). I also noted that stretching the sling into a release position the middle part is slightly lifted.
Because the pouch is divided into three parts, I considered it would be nice to finish the sling with something triple. So at the end I took 3 strands from the 4 strand braid and wove the remaining strand in. At last I made a simple knot. This combination between woven release tab and a knot turned to work well, too.

At the moment I´m finishing another triple sling without the overlap. Let´s see how that will work.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 16th, 2012 at 7:01am
Here it is, just finished, but yet not tested. It`s made from cotton, this time with a finger loop instead of the horn retention toggle of the previous sling. As you can see, in the release position the middle part of the pouch moves down (below the pouch level).
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Dec 16th, 2012 at 8:36am

walter wrote on Dec 15th, 2012 at 3:41pm:
Some nice slings, innovative and well woven.

here's my last  ;) black and white yarn over hemp split pouch sling.


Beautiful, just beautiful.  Now... You're not actually gonna throw that rock from that gorgeous pouch are you?  Aren't you afraid it will tear that yarn into fluff?!  My black and whites are tennis ball and rusty sling ball slings ONLY.  Too much work with that rascally yarn to throw nasty ole rocks with...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Dec 16th, 2012 at 11:27am
b&w over hemp pouches lose the stark color contrast, but don't get riipped up. I do use them as tball throwers though. The black and gray and the camo yarn over hemp are better suited for rocks as there isn't any real color contrast anyway.

A camo yarn over hemp


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Dec 16th, 2012 at 12:18pm
Lakeslinger! isn't that cotton sling stretchy?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Dec 16th, 2012 at 12:53pm
Wow that triple weave is supercool!! What Will you name your special sling?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Dec 16th, 2012 at 3:48pm

lakeslinger wrote on Dec 16th, 2012 at 7:01am:
Here it is, just finished, but yet not tested. It`s made from cotton, this time with a finger loop instead of the horn retention toggle of the previous sling. As you can see, in the release position the middle part of the pouch moves down (below the pouch level).



I've worked with cotton twine enough to know there is a lot of twine necessary to make a sling that thick. Same question as jlasaud, how much does it stretch?

And it looks great.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Dec 16th, 2012 at 8:23pm
Made a lightslinger tire tube sling today :)

this section of tube actually had a tire patch but it had to be cut off so the next 1 I make I'm going to add a patch 8-)



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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Dec 16th, 2012 at 8:27pm
close up of the release knot and doubled finger loop


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Dec 16th, 2012 at 10:14pm
LakeSlinger & Walter. Nice work guys.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Dec 17th, 2012 at 12:57am

walter wrote on Dec 16th, 2012 at 8:23pm:
Made a lightslinger tire tube sling today :)

this section of tube actually had a tire patch but it had to be cut off so the next 1 I make I'm going to add a patch 8-)


Nice!  That tubing looks pretty thick!  What kind of tube did it come from?  The only ones I've been able to try are standard, cheap, 24" bicycle tubing..  

How do you like it?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 17th, 2012 at 3:15am

jlasud wrote on Dec 16th, 2012 at 12:18pm:
Lakeslinger! isn't that cotton sling stretchy?


It´s not too stretchy, especially when you pull the cords before loading the ammo, they remain in that length for a while. I´m not sure if it`s really cotton. It´s sold as natural fiber cord and seems to be cotton (it is not hemp, sisal, jute or flax, so by principle of exclusion it has to be cotton - or linen).

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 17th, 2012 at 3:22am

Dan wrote on Dec 16th, 2012 at 3:48pm:

lakeslinger wrote on Dec 16th, 2012 at 7:01am:
Here it is, just finished, but yet not tested. It`s made from cotton, this time with a finger loop instead of the horn retention toggle of the previous sling. As you can see, in the release position the middle part of the pouch moves down (below the pouch level).



I've worked with cotton twine enough to know there is a lot of twine necessary to make a sling that thick. Same question as jlasaud, how much does it stretch?

And it looks great.


It`s a quite thick cord. I consumed about 28 m of it to make the sling. The stretching is not too much, maybe 5 cm. I tried it yesterday and it slings as good as the overlapped triple sling. The only difference is that you have to push the stone into the pouch that tends to "close" whereas in the overlapped version the pouch is always wide cupped.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 17th, 2012 at 3:49am

Tomas wrote on Dec 16th, 2012 at 12:53pm:
Wow that triple weave is supercool!! What Will you name your special sling?


There are many names I thought about. Still can`t decide.
The triple sling without overlap could be named double split pouched sling because it is split twice or maybe the 3D-split pouch ´cause the split can be seen from the top and from the side. Or to keep it simple I`could call it the Tri-pouch.

The previous one with the overlap then would be the Overlap-Tri-pouch. First I had the idea to call it the "Rockman plus" or something like that, but in a Rockman-sling you would divide the pouch halfs (or thirds) directly near to the cords. My triple slings are more like the classic peruvian slings.

By the way. I´ll have to try a triple Rockman!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Dec 17th, 2012 at 7:25am

LightSlinger wrote on Dec 17th, 2012 at 12:57am:

walter wrote on Dec 16th, 2012 at 8:23pm:
Made a lightslinger tire tube sling today :)

this section of tube actually had a tire patch but it had to be cut off so the next 1 I make I'm going to add a patch 8-)


Nice!  That tubing looks pretty thick!  What kind of tube did it come from?  The only ones I've been able to try are standard, cheap, 24" bicycle tubing..  

How do you like it?


It's a thick mtn blke tube. It's smooth on the inside, so i'm going to rough it up a litte with a file. Haven't had a chance to try it out yet.      

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Dec 17th, 2012 at 7:27am

walter wrote on Dec 17th, 2012 at 7:25am:

LightSlinger wrote on Dec 17th, 2012 at 12:57am:

walter wrote on Dec 16th, 2012 at 8:23pm:
Made a lightslinger tire tube sling today :)

this section of tube actually had a tire patch but it had to be cut off so the next 1 I make I'm going to add a patch 8-)


Nice!  That tubing looks pretty thick!  What kind of tube did it come from?  The only ones I've been able to try are standard, cheap, 24" bicycle tubing..  

How do you like it?


It's a thick mtn blke tube. It's smooth on the inside, so i'm going to rough it up a litte with a file. Haven't had a chance to try it out yet.      


Lemme know how you like it.  I'm sorely interested to see if anyone finds them as wonderful to use as I do.  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Dec 17th, 2012 at 9:05am

lakeslinger wrote on Dec 17th, 2012 at 3:22am:

Dan wrote on Dec 16th, 2012 at 3:48pm:

lakeslinger wrote on Dec 16th, 2012 at 7:01am:
Here it is, just finished, but yet not tested. It`s made from cotton, this time with a finger loop instead of the horn retention toggle of the previous sling. As you can see, in the release position the middle part of the pouch moves down (below the pouch level).



I've worked with cotton twine enough to know there is a lot of twine necessary to make a sling that thick. Same question as jlasaud, how much does it stretch?

And it looks great.


It`s a quite thick cord. I consumed about 28 m of it to make the sling. The stretching is not too much, maybe 5 cm. I tried it yesterday and it slings as good as the overlapped triple sling. The only difference is that you have to push the stone into the pouch that tends to "close" whereas in the overlapped version the pouch is always wide cupped.



Sent you a PM bro, I'd really like a few pics of that sling for The Slinger's Guide.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Dec 17th, 2012 at 1:41pm
Double post for documentation  ;)
See: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1351455177


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by blackfur2 on Dec 17th, 2012 at 2:20pm
here is my new king tuts witch a have just finshed its got a whip cracker at the end witch works realy well sounds really good think this is going to be my new fav sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Dec 17th, 2012 at 2:58pm
Nicely Done!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Dec 17th, 2012 at 4:28pm
Dang you inspired me to make a tut sling as cool as yours. Hopefully....!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 18th, 2012 at 3:55am
Here it is, a drawn mini-tutorial for the shepherd sling pouch from reply #3118 on page 208, after some members asked for it. Maybe in a future I`ll start a new topic with a real photo tutorial, but until then I
hope you can follow my drawings, the hieroglyphs and my english (as foreign language).
I divided the manual into 3 scans, each of them shows 4 steps or pages.

So here`s the first one
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 18th, 2012 at 3:56am
scan #2
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 18th, 2012 at 3:58am
3rd and last scan.

I´d be happy to see your results here in the picture thread :)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Dec 18th, 2012 at 4:29am
Love it!  Excellent work.  Seems easy to understand...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by monoid on Dec 18th, 2012 at 4:32am
I think it worth separate topic :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Dec 18th, 2012 at 4:34am

monoid wrote on Dec 18th, 2012 at 4:32am:
I think it worth separate topic :)


yeah, buddy.  Once he gets pics added (or maybe without em) I'll betcha one of the Moderators would move it into the FAQ.  That's where a lot of our tutorials are..

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Dec 18th, 2012 at 6:24am
Alright, here's some of my better slings that I've made over the last several months.  I actually thought I was becoming a decent sling crafter, but the more I look at these, the more I realize that I have a long way to go still..  ;D

So Anyway, on with the show...

This first sling is kind of a Cobra/TSS sling hybrid.  It wasn't intended to come out that way, it just did.  It's made from green sheathed poly-nylon rope and woven with purple macrame cord (which is actually my favorite weaving/whipping material ever.  It's flat, grippy, doesn't stretch hardly at all, and comes in a grip of fun colors!).  This sling is very good with just about any projectile you might want to launch from it and is especially forgiving with tennis balls.  That is usually why I teach beginners with it.
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Post by LightSlinger on Dec 18th, 2012 at 6:33am
Next!

So, this is my second ever attempt at a Cobra Pouch and arguably my best.  It is made in much the same way as the previous sling.  Standard Yellow, sheathed, 1/4" Poly-nylon rope with the pouch woven from Macrame Cordage.  Again, you can throw just about anything with this bad boy, especially Tennis balls.  The one exception to this one is that Rusty Sling Balls take forever to release from this guy.  Probably because the weaving cord really grips the rubber balloons and doesn't want to let em go.  Again, a great beginner sling for teaching people about different techniques.
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Post by LightSlinger on Dec 18th, 2012 at 6:40am
    Okay, this is not one of my favorites.  It is also a Cobra Pouch, but with 9 strands instead of 7.  I was going for a Cobra Pouch that could handle something ridiculous like a softball.  The main cord is Diamond braided Nylon cord that is very soft and stretchy, and the pouch is woven with yellow macrame cord.  You would think that this thing should work awesome, but no.  Not only will it not handle softballs, but it wont even hang on to a tennis ball!  The main cords are too soft to use by themselves and the pouch capsizes very easily.  It can throw golf balls pretty well, but that's kind of a waste for a pouch this size.  
  One day I will shore up the cords somehow and try to get that softball in my backyard out to 100 meters!
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Post by LightSlinger on Dec 18th, 2012 at 6:47am
   This sling is my First TSS Sling!  The Retention and Release cords are braided Paracord and the pouch is woven from Jute.  This is one of my favorite General Purpose slings.  It's actually my Sling of choice in a SHTF situation.  It has heft to it, rips through the air like a champ, has a smooth, consistent release and can handle everything up to tennis balls.  I've even been able to throw multiple small rocks from it with relative ease.  The weight of the Sling allows for pretty respectable power with even lightweight projectiles.  


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Post by LightSlinger on Dec 18th, 2012 at 6:57am
   This next Sling is my Favorite sling aesthetically speaking.  I call it "The Patriot" (because of the color scheme).  I haven't used it but once or twice (I think for a total of about 5 throws) partly because it's so pretty and I don't want to get it dirty, and also because it's Retention and Release Cords are made of that super-soft diamond braided nylon rope and I keep thinking that I'm gonna lose projectiles over the fence.  In this Sling's defense however, it has never dropped any ammo I've put in it (twice a Tennis Ball and three times Rusty Sling balls) so I'm hopeful that when I finally put it through it's paces it will perform well.  On the 5 times I've thrown with it, it has performed very well, releasing quickly and smoothly despite the fact that the pouch is woven with Paracord and feels quite stiff.  
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Post by LightSlinger on Dec 18th, 2012 at 7:09am
  This is my latest Crafting.  The Retention and relesase Cords are braided with that same super soft and stretchy nylon rope I've been talking about and the pouch is woven with a mixture of black and white yarn.  The Weft is made from black and white yarn in a four strand flat braid.  Took just about Eternity to get enough weft made with that stuff.  Probably won't be doing that again anytime soon!   :P
  I was a little concerned that after all my effort on this sling that it might not perform too well.  It's heavier, but very flexible.  It's a little stretchy too, but it doesn't appear to be a problem.  The first time i threw a tennis ball with this sling, it went awfully far.  Much farther than I had intended as a matter of fact.  The Release on this sling is very quick and very smooth which feels a little counter-intuitive on a heavy sling such as this one.  It took me fully 5 throws to get the ball down where I wanted it.  All in all, a great sling so far!
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Post by LightSlinger on Dec 18th, 2012 at 7:20am
Alright, this next sling is also one of my favorites for throwing rustys, Tennis Balls and larger rocks.  I really want to try a biconical with this guy, but I haven't gotten around to making any I would risk throwing.  It is made from Jute, some brown, some green.  It's another Aesthetically pleasing sling, but I don't leave this one hanging.  It's seen it's fair share of rocks and whip-cracks!  I guess we would call the pouch a chammoro style, but I actually made this one before I had seen Pikaru's offerings.  Just goes to show ya that there ain't much we can call "new" in the slinging world (also that great minds think alike!).

So anyway, there's some of my slings from recent and not so recent times.  

Happy Slinging fellow Artists!
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Post by walter on Dec 18th, 2012 at 7:56am
Good show :)


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Post by lakeslinger on Dec 18th, 2012 at 9:29am
Great slings, LightSlinger!
Your weaving looks very clean.
:D

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Post by lakeslinger on Dec 18th, 2012 at 10:24am
Finished my Triple Rockman. I like its look. Now I have to try its slinging performance.

@ Dan: I haven`t the sling here, but when I get home I´ll take some pics of it for the slingers guide.
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Post by Dan on Dec 18th, 2012 at 1:08pm
Thanks bro. I'll keep an eye out for it.

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Post by walter on Dec 18th, 2012 at 2:58pm
I really like the looks of that pouch lakeslinger 8-)

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Post by SPOOKYSHOGUN on Dec 20th, 2012 at 1:25pm
Happy holidays everyone. I just wanted to post a picture of some slings I've made in the distant past. These are what I've been using for many years now. I make slings for others that I teach but these are my constant companions. My favorite and most used is the one at the bottom/middle position. These are all rather simplistic but that's what I like. Other then that, I also use Aussies unique mail separator/conveyor material slings. I don't post often so I apologize for just popping in like this but I am a member of this special community so I want to finally share something about slinging and me via visual representation.

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Post by lakeslinger on Dec 21st, 2012 at 6:33am
The last days I started to weave a ladder (not leather) pouch sling, but it became too cupped.
It would never let a stone go...
A big waste of time and cordage.
So I unwove it to have the cords back and started today a new sling. It`ll be a shepherd pouch like in my drawn tutorial but without the loops. I want to make it a "one" piece sling. I doubt it will be finished before christmas, cause today I start holidays and will not have much time / opportunity for sling-making.

Here`s the failed pouch. Arrows show the woven-in cross-sections.
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Post by lakeslinger on Dec 21st, 2012 at 8:07am
I also made a new leather pouched sling with jute cords. The performance is great.

On the release side I decided to make a whipping that should protect the cord whithout making
the beginning of the release cord to stiff. So I took a piece of jute-cord, untwisted it into 4 thin strings, and used one for the whipping, that I didn`t make too tight. At the end you nearly note no loss of flexibility.
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Post by lakeslinger on Dec 21st, 2012 at 8:09am
Here`s another picture of it.
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Post by lakeslinger on Dec 21st, 2012 at 8:16am
Also wanted to show you this one. It`s made following the shaped pouch tutorial from David Morningstar

http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1235334392

using thin polycords. For protection against abrasion and more grip I decided the nude cord should wear a paracord suit.


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Post by lakeslinger on Dec 21st, 2012 at 8:22am
My first sling of this style is on one of my first posted pictures (page 203 or 204 I think). The hemp cords were too short, so I cut them 1 inch under the loop or release knot, respectively. Then I unbraided them 2 inches and attached jute cords of the same thickness, which I braided in. The product of this became one of my best slings. It throws egg sized rocks as well as much smaller stones with an incredible speed and accuracy. I think it`ll become my EDC-sling.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jan 1st, 2013 at 3:57am
Happy 2013 to all of you!

During the Xmas holidays I made some new slings and tested them. First I´ll show you a real slinger`s treasure I found in a shop that sells used military stuff: a basketball-sized "knot" that turned out to be the cordage of an old parachute. I bought it for a few Euros and unknotted the ball into single paracord pieces.
Here you can see half of the work done and three new slings with leather pouches. One is a simple flat pouch, the other one with cross-sections, the third one is a cupped pouch like in the previous two posts.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jan 1st, 2013 at 4:03am
Also bought an old leather belt in the mentioned shop that I cut into 4 long strings. Two of them finished in this sling. Of this style I made quite a lot of slings. They are simple, but perform very good at throwing.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jan 1st, 2013 at 4:30am
Another two slings...

One is a shepherd sling with a pouch that is nearly identical to the one shown some pages before (the one I made the drawn mini tutorial for) with the difference that it has no attachment loops for the cords but made as a one piece sling.

The other sling is made from cotton and was first made as a shoulder strap for a bag (the shoulder part is triple for more comfort). But I never continued the bag I wanted to do and the shoulder strap seemed too sling-like to me, so I transformed it into the sling you can see on the picture. Cause the cotton is stretchy the pouch holds the rock very well. The middle string stretches under the weight of the stone a bit more than the other two.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jan 1st, 2013 at 4:32am
Another view of the last two.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jan 1st, 2013 at 6:04am
Cleaning up the mess of all the cordage rests I found a piece of spleitex (this cord that seems natural fiber, but can be melted by fire) and leather, both too short for a sling-cord. So I cut them into smaller pieces and after some whipping I had two string slings. Considering them more a kind of recycled waste than real slings I was very surprised when I saw the first stone flying to the center of the lake where I usually go slinging. After some more throws this two slings had gained my total respect.

The fear of loosing the stones (as it often happened to me with my balearic-style sling) wasn`t confirmed, because the outer string pair can be adjusted exactly to the sides of the stone and so holds it securely until the wanted release.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jan 1st, 2013 at 6:21am
Another acquisition of holiday shopping were this two wool-yarns. In effect it`s not wool, but polyacryl. When I saw them I spontaneously wanted to make some coloured slings.

The material is less stretchy than real wool, although stretchyness - I found out - is not a big problem in a sling. Wool, cotton, etc. are not like rubber bands. They stretch a little to a maximum length and then stop immediately. In a sling you reach this maximum length nearly immediate after the first acceleration.

So it`s something like a compound sling: starting with shorter and throwing with elongated cords. Also in comparison to rubber bands the cords turn very much slower to their original length after having been stretched (it needs some seconds).

In fact I didn`t note any problems with slings made of stretchy materials.



P.S. On the picture there`s some paracord for size comparison.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jan 1st, 2013 at 6:26am
And here are the slings I made from it. The orange shepherd sling isn`t finished yet on this picture. The rainbow-sling is already field-tested and it passed very good. Almost hit a duck  :o
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Post by lakeslinger on Jan 1st, 2013 at 6:27am
Closeup of the pouches.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jan 1st, 2013 at 6:31am
The orange shepherd sling finished but still not tested.

To both wool slings I added some glue on the inside of the pouches against abrasion.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jan 1st, 2013 at 6:40am
So here are the last two slings, made Dec. 30th

5 cm wide synthetic belt, same stiffness as seatbelts.

Synthetic cords.

Whipping with fine cords pulled out from paracord inside and (much-)glue-stabilized jute.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jan 1st, 2013 at 6:42am
Other picture - same slings.
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Post by Dan on Jan 1st, 2013 at 9:15am
Good looking slings lakeslinger!

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Post by LightSlinger on Jan 1st, 2013 at 9:39pm
Excellent showing lakeslinger!  I am quite fond of your rainbow colored sling..

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Post by jlasud on Jan 2nd, 2013 at 12:31pm
;D cool rainbow sling

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Post by Rat Man on Jan 4th, 2013 at 10:46pm
Yes, lakeslinger, some good looking slings!

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Post by chucker-mike on Jan 7th, 2013 at 9:23pm
I'm going to have to attempt one of those shepherd sling pouches. Those look awesome. Nice work man.

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Post by Pikåru on Jan 7th, 2013 at 9:31pm
Nice postings people. Really great work.

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Post by timu on Jan 8th, 2013 at 12:25am
This one is made out of some scrunchy lacy scarf material. Snaps out like a jackknife and loud too!

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Post by Rofriedrich on Jan 8th, 2013 at 1:48pm
Timu, I think you have the coolest fingerloops.

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Post by timu on Jan 8th, 2013 at 6:08pm
Thanks! I prefer this to a regular finger loop cause it spreads the tension over my whole hand instead of one single finger. Too bad it doesn't make me any more accurate!!

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Post by GeneralMushroom on Jan 9th, 2013 at 5:54pm
A collection of my most recent or favourite slings :)

Left:
Teg Starfish sling made of jute. Very happy with this, might be my new favourite sling. Grips tennis ball size projectiles very snugly. Pouch was a little bit messy as it was my first go but it works well enough :)

Top Middle:
Balearic style sling made of sisal (I've decided I hate working with sisal), split is reinforced with leather. Not planning on using it much, just wanted the experience of making a Balearic style sling from entirely natural materials.

Right:
Paracord sling with leather pouch. Pouch is made from the 6 hole template and feels very secure.

Bottom Middle:
Woven nylon sling. Heavy duty, built for a long life expectancy. Near the tip of the release cord, it's doubled over and secured (with an elastic band for now until I decide on a more permanent fixing, but the band hold firmly enough) with a thinner and shorter cord passed though for the tassel. I've found my nylon slings hardly wear, but if it does, I can just slip a new cord in (only has to be about 4-5 inches long) as a suitable replacement.
Can sling tennis balls with it, but it excels with smaller stones and (although I don't have any yet) I think it would be brilliant for lead glandes.
I love this one in particular because it's so flexible I can stuff it in my back pocket and take it everywhere without it standing out (it's so flat!), and it's ready to use instantly.  
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Post by Rofriedrich on Jan 9th, 2013 at 8:12pm
Good stuff!

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Post by lakeslinger on Jan 10th, 2013 at 4:26am
Very beautyful slings here, guys.
I like especially the Teg starfish sling. Great design, that I still doubt to be able to make.

And thanks to all of you for the postings about my slings.

Last week my wife surprised me by giving me two leather bags, she considered too used-looking.
So when I came home after work I found them already deconstructed prepared for me. First I didn`t
want to post a picture, thinking it would be OT, but hey, we`re slingers, and looking concentrated at the picture you`ll see a lot of pouches
;)
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Post by lakeslinger on Jan 10th, 2013 at 4:35am
Well, before starting to make new slings I re-braided some older ones. When I started sling-making I usually made the cords too short (I haven`t found my personal technique yet). Now sometimes I take an older sling, cut the cord ends and braid in some longer strands or - in case of single strand synthetic cords - I simply attach a piece of cord.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jan 10th, 2013 at 4:40am
A hybrid of a flat whipping-attached leather pouch and an apache style sling. The cords are again Spleitex (Polypropylene with hemp color and feeling, but without the typical hemp-smell, stronger and waterproof).
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Post by lakeslinger on Jan 10th, 2013 at 4:47am
2 sewn pouches in Môn Slinger - style, 1 Captain Paul, unfinished yet and one like seen on the slingmoore.com page. The 3 finished slings here and the one in the previous post are already "field tested" and sling very good.

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Post by lakeslinger on Jan 10th, 2013 at 4:59am
Another sling made of handbag-leather and jute cords. Retention side with 8 cords as a 4-strand round braid, near the pouch 4 cords added to form then 3 4-strand braids, release side with 6 strands changing after every approx. 1/2 ft as 4-strand round braid and 3-strand flat braid. The pouch is slightly cupped. Sewings with cotton twine.
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Post by timu on Jan 10th, 2013 at 8:02am
Those are some great looking slings(I quite like the very last one)! I ask which pouch template you found worked best?

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Post by lakeslinger on Jan 11th, 2013 at 5:20am

Tomas wrote on Jan 10th, 2013 at 8:02am:
Those are some great looking slings(I quite like the very last one)! I ask which pouch template you found worked best?


I´m glad you like my slings. The last one has the biggest pouch, so it worked better with egg-sized stones (with smaller stones the weight ratio of ammo vs. pouch and release cord caused a later release). The other ones worked with smaller stones, too. All of them worked very well. The white Môn Slinger - style sling is more difficult to load, cause of the cord attachment below the upper pouch side level. The stone tends to fall out when loading. But when the pouch is folded it holds the ammo securely and due to the lightweight construction release is no problem. I couldn`t note a big difference between the pouch designs. For distance shots the best of the 3 last mentioned is the white Môn Slinger - style sling followed by the brown one and on the last place the slingmoore design. But this was due to different cord lengths.

The Captain Paul sling is still without cords, but the pouch seems too cupped to me for a good release. And of the last one (that one you liked most) I´ll have to wet and then dry the cords, so they become softer. I do this with all of my natural fiber slings, so the cords loose their stiffness and after the water treatment release much better.

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Post by timu on Jan 11th, 2013 at 7:13am
Right on man! I think that's interesting to use water on the natural fibers. Hot or cold water?

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Post by lakeslinger on Jan 11th, 2013 at 9:42am

Tomas wrote on Jan 11th, 2013 at 7:13am:
Right on man! I think that's interesting to use water on the natural fibers. Hot or cold water?


Cold or room temperature water. Wet the braided cords completely, then stretch them once by pulling and let them dry. Wet fibers feel stiffer than before, but when completely dried, they become soft.

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Post by Dan on Jan 11th, 2013 at 5:26pm
Here's my new Pacific Islander style sling. I used thick hemp so its a really beefy sling.

I really like it.  8-)






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Post by Pikåru on Jan 11th, 2013 at 5:41pm
Awesome! Did the tutorial help?

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Post by Dan on Jan 11th, 2013 at 8:16pm

Pikåru wrote on Jan 11th, 2013 at 5:41pm:
Awesome! Did the tutorial help?


Totally, couldn't have done it without. I originally made a really long pouch for tennis balls but I didn't really like it and I forgot to sew in the cords together so after some light handling the pouch was a tangled mess.
So I just undid the release cord, made the pouch smaller and it works great now.

I threw a few different shape and size rocks and it handled them like a champ. Its kinda heavy so it release a bit late but, its nothing that can't be compensated for by some slight changes in throwing style.

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Post by Atlatlista on Jan 11th, 2013 at 8:49pm
Looks good, Dan.

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Post by Neandertad on Jan 12th, 2013 at 4:03pm
Just started in slinging and making a few.

First one in 550 paracord


Second in jute


Third in sisal


550 is very compact for carrying and gives a nice finished look but I'm drawn more toward natural materials. Jute was real nice to work with. Sisal was interesting due to the coarse and 'hairy' material. I found that using a flame to singe off the hairs after completion made a big difference in the finished appearance. The jute material didn't need it. Anxious to try more materials and styles, and gaining more experience throwing  :)

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Post by Pikåru on Jan 12th, 2013 at 10:19pm
Nice work. Good attention to detail.

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Post by LightSlinger on Jan 13th, 2013 at 2:02am
Man, Neandertad...  If that's your first couple of slings ever made, then you may give Master Teg a run for his money after you get some experience under your belt.  My first slings didn't look quite as good as these(actually, they were quite ridiculous!  LOL).

I don't think I've posted this one here yet.  SquirrelSlinger posted a pic of it in the Christmas Sith thread a bit ago, but I think it should also reside here in this thread.  

I am most proud of this sling than any other.  It is a heavy thing and quite possibly the most perfect tennis ball thrower I have ever seen or handled.  It also makes the whip crack like nobody's business on even moderate throws.  I'm glad I gave this one away to Squirrel because if I had kept it, she'd be hanging from my wall just looking pretty.  And this is one sling that deserves to get busy and stay busy...

Anyway, here she is...  The Christmas Sling...


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Post by walter on Jan 13th, 2013 at 8:54am
Neandertad,nice work. I like the three strap pouch. Now I have to make another sling :)I

That sure is a merry lookin sling you got there LightSlinger

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Post by Neandertad on Jan 13th, 2013 at 12:06pm
Thanks for the nice compliments guys. I was inspired by what I've seen here.

LightSlinger- Nice use of color! I'm curious about the change in weave on the release side. Is it a historical or beneficial method, or a creative 'style'?

walter- after making the second sling (Dan Bollinger 'braided sling') I just thought I would add a few more strands on the third sling and make the pocket with three bands.

Pikåru- I picked up your method of using flame from your blog tutorial  :)  I picked up more jute yesterday and getting ready to try the Chamorro! I just need to learn that 5-strand weave.

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Post by LightSlinger on Jan 13th, 2013 at 3:57pm

Neandertad wrote on Jan 13th, 2013 at 12:06pm:
LightSlinger- Nice use of color! I'm curious about the change in weave on the release side. Is it a historical or beneficial method, or a creative 'style'?


Actually, it's a very good thing you asked.  You may find my answer helpful...  I am a fan of symmetry so it actually grieves me a little to change the braiding pattern like you see done on the Christmas sling.  However, it's necessary(for me anyway).  The reason is this;  when you taper your release cord down by using less strands to braid with, you create a lighter (and usually) thinner release cord.  This helps to make  the release cleaner and quite a bit faster.  You will find that using a tapered release cord is kind of like power steering in a car.  So, on the Christmas sling, I started with only four strands (because the cordage I used is very thick stuff, probably a 1/4"), then tapering down to three strands, then down to two...

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Post by Neandertad on Jan 13th, 2013 at 6:25pm
I kinda figured it had to do with the taper but your photo confused me for a bit. I thought it went 4 > 2 > 3 > 2. On closer review I see now how it's tapering from 4 > 3 > 2  :D

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Post by onym on Jan 15th, 2013 at 12:38am
heres my new sling! Made with some sort of fibrous rope with leather sewn on a woven pouch
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Post by onym on Jan 15th, 2013 at 12:40am
'nother pic

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Post by timu on Jan 15th, 2013 at 7:50am
Oooh la la! That is a serious sling! That might outlast all of us lol

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Post by mymothersmeatloaf on Jan 15th, 2013 at 8:30am
Made this yesterday, I shall call it cookies and creme :D. The folks picked me up a roll of heavy duty non fray mason line, and this came out of it. I've always had a thing for the Egyptian style of slings, for some reason.
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Post by mymothersmeatloaf on Jan 15th, 2013 at 8:31am
Another pic.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Jan 15th, 2013 at 9:43am
Great looking slings since my last post here!
Welcome new members.
I think I have to copy onym`s split pouch with leather sling and the 3-divided from Neandertad ... ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Jan 17th, 2013 at 4:08am
This one I finished and tried yesterday after experimenting with a new idea for a cupped leather pouch, that should be made of one piece and allow a simple assembly.

It slings nearly everything from small rocks up to tennis balls. You can also load it with a lot of small stones and throw them.

Details and pouch template will be posted in the PDF leather pouch templates thread.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Jan 20th, 2013 at 11:18am
Three slings finished last summer :
(click the pictures to see them in huge ^^ )

Tablet woven one, 26 cards*4 threads, 104 strings of weaving mayem :
http://caldazar.free.fr/blob/img/frondes/tablet_mini.JPG
Way too short to be useful, release knot as hard as LukeWebb's clubs and as supple as your broom handle... but I did it for the sake of working on my weaving skills, so it's ok.
Yet it's my best split pouch til now, even if the cords are crappy ^^

Paracord tematlatl one :
http://caldazar.free.fr/blob/img/frondes/tematlatl_mini.JPG
Trying to follow David Mornigstar's tutorial, not so easy when you're still trying to figure how to use opposable thumbs...
But it's still a pretty one for me :p

Braided flax one :
http://caldazar.free.fr/blob/img/frondes/fronde_lin1_mini.JPG
and
http://caldazar.free.fr/blob/img/frondes/fronde_lin2_mini.JPG
Not as pretty as Jaegoor's, but made from plumbing flax fibers.
3 braids pouch, doesn't work very well with tennis ball but do wonders with ovoid clay shots
I still have to try slinging the fishing weight

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Jan 20th, 2013 at 6:12pm
Nice work, Caldou! I like the look of the tematlatl sling. Isn't the release knot a little bit heavy? And what kind of knot is it? Looks like some sort of mutliple turks head... If you want to make it even prettier in my eyes, try to hide the ends inside the release knot  ;).

The card woven one looks interesting. Another point on my to do list beside learning peruvian braids: tablet weaving. How did you manage to switch from "round" (or is it curled up?) to flat and back again? If you wouldn't have mentioned tablet weaving I would have thought it is knitted... The pattern seems quite similar to my eyes.

Your flax ones remind me, that some plumbing flax is also waiting for me ;). But first I have to finish the current one out of bast fibres.
You may try to work with more strands (5,7,9,...) so that the braid gets a bit denser... I bet Jaegoor could give you better hints than I ;).

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Jan 20th, 2013 at 6:44pm

Teg wrote on Jan 20th, 2013 at 6:12pm:
Nice work, Caldou! I like the look of the tematlatl sling. Isn't the release knot a little bit heavy? And what kind of knot is it? Looks like some sort of mutliple turks head... If you want to make it even prettier in my eyes, try to hide the ends inside the release knot  ;).

It's definetly not a light one :D
I don't know the name of this "long turk's head", but it's the one used on sticks and knife handle ^^ Like this one.
I never really know how to end braids, so i usually end up with something big ugly and already fraying :D



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The card woven one looks interesting. Another point on my to do list beside learning peruvian braids: tablet weaving. How did you manage to switch from "round" (or is it curled up?) to flat and back again? If you wouldn't have mentioned tablet weaving I would have thought it is knitted... The pattern seems quite similar to my eyes.

From closer, it's more difficult to mistake it for knit :)
At first, I tried to weave my band in round... but I couldn't keep the tensionning equal, so I stopped after 3 pass and I cheated : the round is sewn side to side ^^



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Your flax ones remind me, that some plumbing flax is also waiting for me ;). But first I have to finish the current one out of bast fibres.
You may try to work with more strands (5,7,9,...) so that the braid gets a bit denser... I bet Jaegoor could give you better hints than I ;).

The good point of using fibers is you don't need to add strands. Just use more fibers for each strand to make it beefier ^^
It's main problem is the messy look, since I did it in the reconstruction of some neolithic house while talking about the sling during the Celtic Ages, so I didn't take a special care to make it nicer.

Actually, should I live out my sling skills, I believe I would train a lot more with this one and ovoid ammo, she is light, long enough and quite strong ^^ plus she works well with egg shapes :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Jan 20th, 2013 at 7:49pm

Caldou wrote on Jan 20th, 2013 at 6:44pm:

Teg wrote on Jan 20th, 2013 at 6:12pm:
Nice work, Caldou! I like the look of the tematlatl sling. Isn't the release knot a little bit heavy? And what kind of knot is it? Looks like some sort of mutliple turks head... If you want to make it even prettier in my eyes, try to hide the ends inside the release knot  ;).

It's definetly not a light one :D
I don't know the name of this "long turk's head", but it's the one used on sticks and knife handle ^^ Like this one.
I never really know how to end braids, so i usually end up with something big ugly and already fraying :D


You may try whipping over single or multiple strings or sew them together. If you are into artificial materials heat shrink tube is also a nice and clean solution. Otherwise you can pull the ends into the knot like you pull the end of a whipping under itself. At least that is what I sometimes do ;)

Thank you for the video! I used to make one cord bracelets in a similar manner. The 3 strand ones I did freehanded but for the more complex ones I always drew a scheme, nailed it to a carton tube and traced the pattern. Maybe I can manage it with this video without drawing a plan ;).


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[quote]Your flax ones remind me, that some plumbing flax is also waiting for me ;). But first I have to finish the current one out of bast fibres.
You may try to work with more strands (5,7,9,...) so that the braid gets a bit denser... I bet Jaegoor could give you better hints than I ;).

The good point of using fibers is you don't need to add strands. Just use more fibers for each strand to make it beefier ^^
It's main problem is the messy look, since I did it in the reconstruction of some neolithic house while talking about the sling during the Celtic Ages, so I didn't take a special care to make it nicer.
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Mhh... With dense I did not mean the amount of material you work with but how much space is between the individual strings. See the attached photo: The first and the last section are 3 strand braid with 4 strings in each strand. The middle section is a 12 strand braid with one string per strand. The pattern of the braid changes quite a lot. It gets "denser". Also the properties of the braid are different (try bending it laterally).
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Jan 20th, 2013 at 8:48pm
Yeah, when working with more individual fibers you can usally get a cleaner braid with higher starnd count. This gives you more braids per inch or as Teg said a higher braid density.

Running a lighter over those fiberous slings will really clean them up and get rid of the fuzzys.

Good work Caldou.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Cudol on Jan 21st, 2013 at 4:47pm
My work of the day... piety, I'm a newbie.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Jan 21st, 2013 at 5:52pm
Hats off to ya cudol! Great looking sling!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Jan 22nd, 2013 at 3:36am
Welcome Cudol. Beautiful sling. I like the whipping. What material did you use for it?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by SPOOKYSHOGUN on Jan 22nd, 2013 at 5:29am
It was a beautiful weekend in Monterey California. I found a couple of great spots to cast. My buddy took a bunch of pictures. Here's a good one of me releasing one to the ocean. Ideal stones were plentiful on the upper beach area at this location.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Cudol on Jan 22nd, 2013 at 5:52am

lakeslinger wrote on Jan 22nd, 2013 at 3:36am:
Welcome Cudol. Beautiful sling. I like the whipping. What material did you use for it?


I don't know, i bought 40m for 3€ in a bazaar (typical chinese, in Spain have one for every street) the chinese never know what sells but he have all items of the world of bad quality and cheap.

I think that is hemp or cotton with some wax, fairly plastic at the movement, once braided loses plasticity, is fairly rigid and i like it, the thread have soul and cover, not are twisted fibers, is very resistant to tension and harsh rugged to make good knots... however not is good with the friction.

The sling are one braid of 7 strands in spike, in the pouch, two braids of three threads, the surplus are knoted at the sling and reinforces the braid in the wear zones (i would been can use the surplus cord to make zigzag and create one woven pouch), the pouch have two braids of three thread and each braid have one cord added in the side, another thread, wrap the two with "8's" on each side of the bag, the extrems of the pouch are covered with tape because the wear can cut fibers.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Cudol on Jan 22nd, 2013 at 6:10am

SPOOKYSHOGUN wrote on Jan 22nd, 2013 at 5:29am:
It was a beautiful weekend in Monterey California. I found a couple of great spots to cast. My buddy took a bunch of pictures. Here's a good one of me releasing one to the ocean. Ideal stones were plentiful on the upper beach area at this location.


Short sleeve? is normal in Monterey? or atypical day? or you're warm because slinging?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by SPOOKYSHOGUN on Jan 22nd, 2013 at 6:38am

Cudol wrote on Jan 22nd, 2013 at 6:10am:

SPOOKYSHOGUN wrote on Jan 22nd, 2013 at 5:29am:
It was a beautiful weekend in Monterey California. I found a couple of great spots to cast. My buddy took a bunch of pictures. Here's a good one of me releasing one to the ocean. Ideal stones were plentiful on the upper beach area at this location.


Short sleeve? is normal in Monterey? or atypical day? or you're warm because slinging?


It is normally cold this time of year in Monterey. I could have worn shorts rather then pants and I would have been comfortable.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Jan 25th, 2013 at 5:00am
Again I have to thank you all for the great and inspiring pictures. I like trying new designs and sometimes modify a bit, but in each sling the greater part is a copy of one from slinging.org

In the last two weeks I didn`t make as many slings as I used before. In fact, since my registration on slinging.org I slowed down my sling-making-rate, cause now I tend to read more, I post and also I use to sling more often than before.

But nevertheless I still produce slings, especially for trying something new. Here I made another pink-leather sling, the first pink sling I showed in the he, she or it - thread. Its pouch is made smaller than in my average slings, but can still be loaded with egg-sized stones, which then remain straightly held between the attachment knots. As you can imagine the release is very good cause the stone doesn`t have to roll completely against or over the knot. On the other side this pouch design is more sensitive to loosing your ammo.
This small size would also be worth to be tried with a biconical lead gland, but I don`t have one to test it.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Jan 25th, 2013 at 5:07am
Another sling I made.
Very simple design. Ladder-like cuts to form a cupped shape when holding round ammo.
2-hole attachment on the retention side (holes are overlapped, causing an additional slight cup shape), 1 hole on the release end.
Throws very powerful, partly thanks to the long cords.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Jan 25th, 2013 at 5:57am
Another reason that was slowing down my sling-making frequency was that I started to make two slings I never finished. One was planned to be made of thick orange wool cords with jute woven over to form the pouch. It should be like a peruvian split pouch, but in the center with a woven bridge, connecting the 2 halfs. Having woven the central part (two outer parts + bridge) I noted it was impossible to pull the warps enough to totally hide them under the wefts. So I stopped there.
The other planned sling was another apache style, but with long, braided cotton cords and a tapering at the release end from 4 to 2 cords. At the end the 2 cords were untwisted into 3 strands each and braided as a 3(x2)-strand braid first and a 2-1-1-2 four strand round braid. Nearly finished the sling I thought, why making another apache? So I cut the sewings and detached the pouch. Then I removed the jute cord from the first incomplete sling and wove a pouch between the two braids of the former apache sling. The whole thing resulted in a tematlatl. As a last step I added 4 strands of jute cord to the last 2 inches of the release cord to have a bigger knot and more grip (+ protection against abrasion). All knots and the release end whipping were secured with a natural latex based textile glue, that in a future I`ll test to protect the inside of a pouch.

Thanks, Dan and David Morningstar for the tutorials :)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Jan 25th, 2013 at 6:00am
I forgot to write how it performs.

WOW!!! "This is not a toy" was my first thought.

I´ll have to make more of this type.

Title: Chain Braid Pouch!
Post by LightSlinger on Jan 27th, 2013 at 7:50am
Howdy Ya'll..

Just checking in with my newest Sling.  

   This monster is made out of soft red and blue diamond braided rope.  It is started with an 8-strand round braid to the pouch.  At the pouch I dropped four of the cords and used the remaining four to fashion the pouch.  The pouch was made by fashioning each remaining strand into a "chain braid" with the loop side up.  Because the rope is already pretty thick (about 5mm [or 1/4"]) the loop side of the chain makes a pretty flat "floor".  After the chains were completed, I dropped another cord into a three strand braid.

   Feels very heavy and good in the hand.  It was originally designed to throw tennis balls, and it the weight of the sling is great for getting momentum for a light object, however, a tennis ball slips through the pouch with too much force applied.  But, it handles rocks like nobody's buisiness, and makes a ridiculously loud crack when throwing them!

   I'm pretty happy with it...  




Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Jan 27th, 2013 at 10:19am
Reminds me of Pikaru's Chammorro slings:) that eight strand braid looks straight enough to be a ruler too. Great job man

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Jan 27th, 2013 at 12:28pm
On Sundays I sling in white.
Light and thin braided sling made out of lightly twisted hemp rope. It was made for smaller projectiles.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Jan 27th, 2013 at 12:34pm
But during the week it is beige  ;)

Again a braided sling, but this time a bit more sturdy. It is made for larger projectiles. The material used were natural bast fibres.
This sling is a bit more rigid and shoots also more accurate than it's white counterpart. But it is unforgiving if you make a mistake.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Ney on Jan 27th, 2013 at 12:58pm
Absolutely beautiful braided slings you have there, Teg! :o
The taper is pretty incredible as well.

Are the pouches doubled? It's a bit hard to see...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Jan 27th, 2013 at 1:18pm

Ney wrote on Jan 27th, 2013 at 12:58pm:
Absolutely beautiful braided slings you have there, Teg! :o
The taper is pretty incredible as well.

Are the pouches doubled? It's a bit hard to see...


Thank you very much!

What do you mean with doubled? If you mean, if I was braiding with several strings in one strand, then it is yes for the white one. For the beige one out of fibres I was braiding free handed without making strands of fibres but just taking the "right" amount of them.

I guess it is better if I provide some pics  ;).

If you need a picture in higher resolution please tell me and I will drop you a PM with a link.

This picture: White hemp sling. One arm of the pouch is nearly finished. With the second I have not yet started.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Jan 27th, 2013 at 1:18pm
Bast sling: One arm of the pouch is started, the other not yet.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Jan 27th, 2013 at 1:19pm
Bast sling: Both arms started.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Jan 27th, 2013 at 4:51pm
Awesome Teg..  I really need to try out an natural fibers sling.  I think it may be time to take some palm fronds to work for the night shifts..

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Ney on Jan 27th, 2013 at 7:10pm
I meant if you added extra fibers just before braiding the pouch (hence the term "doubled").

Nevertheless, I'm surprised at the quality of the braiding on the bast sling. Considering the free handed method (never tried this, I guess it's normal for natural fiber slings) and the difficulty of braiding a 5-strand braid with natural fibers (It's quite a mess at the beggining) its quality is exceptional. :)

I'd be thankful if you could send me as much high-res pictues as you can, I'm preparing agave fibers for a balearic and I want to learn as much as possible.
Especially from a master sling maker such as yourself.

Also, one last question. How do they crack?  :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Jan 28th, 2013 at 5:15am

Ney wrote on Jan 27th, 2013 at 7:10pm:
I meant if you added extra fibers just before braiding the pouch (hence the term "doubled").

Nevertheless, I'm surprised at the quality of the braiding on the bast sling. Considering the free handed method (never tried this, I guess it's normal for natural fiber slings) and the difficulty of braiding a 5-strand braid with natural fibers (It's quite a mess at the beggining) its quality is exceptional. :)

I'd be thankful if you could send me as much high-res pictues as you can, I'm preparing agave fibers for a balearic and I want to learn as much as possible.
Especially from a master sling maker such as yourself.

Also, one last question. How do they crack?  :D


In the white one I added strings right after I split both arms. Otherwise the diameter of the retention cord does not change. But you can also add them before the split.
The diameter of the bast sling continuously increases from 9 mm (about 5 cm after the finger loop) to 15 mm (1 cm before the split). The thickness is around 4-5 mm.

For the mess in the beginning just one hint: Fix your fibers in the middle with a clamp or a piece of string. Then start braiding. Before you fold the loop for the finger undo the very first 0.5 cm you braided. This way you can remove any irregularities from the start of the braid.

Further I have no idea how many strands I used in the bast sling. It is way more important to make the braid "compact" and evenly and to keep the center line in the middle. But you will see ;).

I will drop you a PM with a link to my project folders during the day.

And thank you very much for considering me a master slingmaker :).

Oh yes, my right ear is nearly deaf  ;D.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Jan 28th, 2013 at 7:34am
    My Latest..  I've been trying to get rid of this stuff I've been using to make these.  That's why you've all been seeing it so much in my recents.  However, the more I work with it the more I'm coming to like it..  I may have to get a few more lengths of it since this sling represents the last of what I had..  

   So, I want to call this a Balaeric sling of sorts, but I don't want to blaspheme or anything.  Never seen a Balaeric quite as colorful and soft as this one is!  LOL..

   It's pleasantly heavy and I suspect it should throw a tennis ball and probably crack soundly (as soon as the tassel develops a bit..)


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by blackfur2 on Jan 28th, 2013 at 8:47am
Here is a new sling a have just finshed makeing it's a king tut with 8 stand braid over a 4 strand braid retention cord and release tapers from a 8 /6/4 stand braid , this sling took me about 12 hours on and off in total to make the pouch is not as good as a would have liked as its not even as a find this hard to do so does any one no where am going rong ? Or got any advise for the next one a make would be grateful
Cheers for looking let me know what you think :)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by blackfur2 on Jan 28th, 2013 at 8:48am
Here is a close up of the wonky pouch lol
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Jan 28th, 2013 at 3:26pm
good work!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mymothersmeatloaf on Jan 28th, 2013 at 10:14pm

blackfur2 wrote on Jan 28th, 2013 at 8:48am:
Here is a close up of the wonky pouch lol

pouch looks fine to me man, well done!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Jan 28th, 2013 at 11:23pm
Your work is good

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dilyan Ganev on Jan 29th, 2013 at 4:07am
Blackfur, did you intertwine the threads of the finger loop or you gust braid the end over the release cord?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by blackfur2 on Jan 29th, 2013 at 7:03am

Dilyan Ganev wrote on Jan 29th, 2013 at 4:07am:
Blackfur, did you intertwine the threads of the finger loop or you gust braid the end over the release cord?

I just did it the lazy way folded with electrical tape and sum very tight whipping over it a would of spliced it but a have not yet found a way to do it with a 8 strand braid

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jan 29th, 2013 at 1:37pm
So blackfur2, yor king tut slings is still an idea in progress. The one I got is at least wery nice (but I at least know there is always ways to Improve) :)

My fancy braided wool sling is also still under developement.  I have always added whippings where needed, decided agaist it on my latest, one with the 16-strand peruvian braid.  Lately I have come to prefer slings without whippings, though it demand a little more attention to details, as nothing can be hidden underneath them.

So here is my latest, still not a woven pouch, just a split pouch with a knitted patch sewn in.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jan 29th, 2013 at 1:44pm
When the sling was done I launched straight into a similar sling, but added green and some red (I think it is some kind of wine red, hopefully it`s not a kind of pink :D) to the black and white.

I like to have such an braiding project going on, I`m not in any hurry, and while at home I can never claim to feel bored as long as I have it laying about.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Jan 29th, 2013 at 3:15pm
Wow that is a serious sling timman! I especially like the pouch, although it seems beyond me to figure out how or what you did.... Very nice sir.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Jan 29th, 2013 at 8:10pm
So, I have some black and white yarn too, but I always thought it would be too stretchy.  Do you find that sling to be stretchy timann?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jan 30th, 2013 at 11:19am
# timu.  Thanks.  The pouch is really simple (when you know how ;)).  
It is just a split pouch, the sides are round braid. I knit a diamond shape and sew it inside the split, with yarn of same color as the pouch, it is sewn through (not around) the similar spiral on the split halves.  It requires way less time and yarn/cordage than weaving, and I find it funnier (or; I don`t get as angry and annoyed) to knit than to weave.  I often make excactly the same sling in hemp.

# LightSlinger, wool slings has a little "give", not really a stretch, and works way better than one would imagine.  It is probably a good idea to braid it firmly, I guess a sling made with a sloppy braid wouldn`t behave well.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Jan 30th, 2013 at 3:14pm
So, now a very exceptional post for me:
- If I try out a new technique I always make excercise samples first. Usually I don't finish this samples but stop when I have enough experience.
- Usually I don't post this samples, especially if there is still some room for improvement.
- Usually I hide the places where I add strings.
- Usually I try not to make big and long wrappings.

But you see, I broke with my principles  ;).

This [edit]sling pouch[/edit] is made with an old technique, which in german is called "Zwirnbinden der Kette" (english names: Warp twine tie / bands with twisted warp yarns / warp twining; french name: Galons à fils de chaîne enroulés), which is different from weaving. It is a training piece as I am currently planning to make a similar sling with wool. The material used is not old at all  ;). It is polypropylene string. Tools used were a knife and a small pole to fix the strands in the beginning.

This piece turned out too funny not to show ;).
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Jan 30th, 2013 at 3:59pm
Looks interesting, I will have to research your " warp twine tie".  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Jan 30th, 2013 at 4:28pm


This image illustrates really good how you can achieve the pattern.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Jan 30th, 2013 at 4:29pm
So you do it by hand ? or did you use several navels ?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Jan 30th, 2013 at 4:46pm

Caldou wrote on Jan 30th, 2013 at 4:29pm:
So you do it by hand ? or did you use several navels ?


What do you mean with "navels"? My dictionary tells me that a navel is the little dent in the middle of my belly ::)...

It's all done by hand. No additional tools. I guess a photo explains it best.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Jan 30th, 2013 at 5:13pm
sorry, I went to the nearest approximation ::) I meant shuttle, which is "navette" in french...

By looking at your picture... I've never seen this one :p

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Jan 30th, 2013 at 5:23pm

Caldou wrote on Jan 30th, 2013 at 5:13pm:
sorry, I went to the nearest approximation ::) I meant shuttle, which is "navette" in french...

By looking at your picture... I've never seen this one :p


Ah, a "Weberschiffchen" it is in german. No you don't have to use one as the "warps", which you twist, are loose and only about 20 to 30 cm long.
So I worked like this: I twisted a pair of "warps/chaining threads", put the weft thread (yellow) in the middle by pulling the upper thread out and laying it on top, twisted the next pair and on and on. It's actually quite fast and you can achieve a variety of patterns.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jan 30th, 2013 at 7:09pm
Timann, love that sling. Pouch and cords 8-)

LightSlinger, you can braid yarn over a hemp core. The sling will have a little heft and almost no stretch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Jan 30th, 2013 at 11:48pm
That's awesome Teg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Jan 31st, 2013 at 12:51am
Funny?!  Shoot, I want one!  My daughters been asking for a "girlie" sling.  I would leave All that fuzzy nonsense on the sides!  Makes it look kinda frilly!  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by blackfur2 on Jan 31st, 2013 at 12:27pm

timann wrote on Jan 29th, 2013 at 1:37pm:
So blackfur2, yor king tut slings is still an idea in progress. The one I got is at least wery nice (but I at least know there is always ways to Improve) :)

My fancy braided wool sling is also still under developement.  I have always added whippings where needed, decided agaist it on my latest, one with the 16-strand peruvian braid.  Lately I have come to prefer slings without whippings, though it demand a little more attention to details, as nothing can be hidden underneath them.

So here is my latest, still not a woven pouch, just a split pouch with a knitted patch sewn in.


timann that is one lovely sling would like to one day make one like that but right now i have just got a the 8 strand braid down and after finishing the last sling my fingers need a rest as there blistered :( lol ,

where did you learn to do the peruvian braid ? do you use a disk / loom (dont not what its called)  its been a braid a would love to learn but will need alot of pratice before a start useing it for slings  i also like slings with out whiping prefer to splice the finger loop as it looks nicer and i no if i do them right it never going to came apart

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by blackfur2 on Jan 31st, 2013 at 12:35pm

Teg wrote on Jan 30th, 2013 at 3:14pm:
So, now a very exceptional post for me:
- If I try out a new technique I always make excercise samples first. Usually I don't finish this samples but stop when I have enough experience.
- Usually I don't post this samples, especially if there is still some room for improvement.
- Usually I hide the places where I add strings.
- Usually I try not to make big and long wrappings.

But you see, I broke with my principles  ;).

This [edit]sling pouch[/edit] is made with an old technique, which in german is called "Zwirnbinden der Kette" (english names: Warp twine tie / bands with twisted warp yarns / warp twining; french name: Galons à fils de chaîne enroulés), which is different from weaving. It is a training piece as I am currently planning to make a similar sling with wool. The material used is not old at all  ;). It is polypropylene string. Tools used were a knife and a small pole to fix the strands in the beginning.

This piece turned out too funny not to show ;).


teg thanks for shareing a like the look of if very diffrent to any thing a have seen on here and i also love your star fish pouch sling have just finshed makeing the pouch and still have to do the cords once ma hands and fingers recover .

i and am sure others would like to see more of your ideas / samples  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jan 31st, 2013 at 2:00pm
# Teg, I think I need to ponder that tecnique a little befoer I understand it  ;)

# walter, thanks.  Your slings also look good.  While I`m quite happy with the yarn-only slings I make, I have practiced the yarn over hemp braid, but I would ned to practice more before I attempted it  a sling(, or say, a bullwhip, which I suppose use the same braiding).

# blackfur2, your king tut slings would be even greater if you made them with a 16 or 24 strand braid :)  
I also practiced a lot before I attempted a sling, this stuff can get a little messy in the beginning.  And it is wise to begin with the 16-strand braid and later go for the two 24-stranded.  Braids like this looks (and is) impressive but like most other stuff is it quite simple when you can do it.
http://www.jeanleader.co.uk/othercrafts/peruvianbraid.html  
http://backstrapweaving.wordpress.com/tutorials/tutorial-palma-and-margarita-braids/

PS I can clearly rember seeing threads with pictures of slings with such braids, I thought it was hopless, and replied I`d never try something like it myself.  But soon a small voice in my head asked: could someone like me be able to do something like that?
And yes, even I could.  I just needed a lot of practice.

And a fun fact; even a sling braided from wool give off a nice litte pop, I would hardly have believed it before I heard it myself  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mXIqxYEn4Q

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Jan 31st, 2013 at 3:26pm

LightSlinger wrote on Jan 31st, 2013 at 12:51am:
Funny?!  Shoot, I want one!  My daughters been asking for a "girlie" sling.  I would leave All that fuzzy nonsense on the sides!  Makes it look kinda frilly!  

Those who work (and ask) shall be rewarded ;D.
If you want I can send you an improved version. How do you/she want it coloured? Tell me a primary colour and a secondary one. I can offer blue, green, orange, red and yellow. The primary colour will replace yellow, the secondary will replace red. Do you also want matching release and retention cords or do you want to make them yourself? If yes you have to tell me also the length and if you/she wants a release knot or a tab. It may take some time until I finish it. I estimate about a month without cords at max. With cords about 2 months. A little warning before: I have no idea how this type performs as I never shot it! I guess it's behaviour is similar to a woven peruvian one. I made it because of the craftsman aspect and not because of the "physical" one. Just drop me a PM with your adress  ;).

@blackfur2: Sorry, the pipeline for new ideas is (nearly) empty at the moment. Good recovery for your fingers!

@timann/timu: Please feel free to ask. It's not that difficult. It's quite similar to weaving but instead of an over/under pattern with the warps you also twist them pairwise. Timann, thank you very much for the jeanleader link! That's exactly how I want to make the retention cord for the woolen one which I'm planning.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Jan 31st, 2013 at 4:48pm
  I will ask her..  Thank you for the super kind offer..  I'll show her this post..

  In the meantime;  darnit Teg, why are YOU not Applying for Sling crafter?!  I strongly suspect that I would definitely be awarding master level to you, despite the current controversy in that thread..  

  And really, I can't thank you enough for the offer..  I'd love to learn to do that myself, but my ADHD makes it darn near impossible to stick with a detail oriented project like that long enough...  I mean I started a Teg Starfish and got about half way done with the circular part and became so frustrated I ha to put it away for awhile.  There were some contributing factors of course, but still!  Lol.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Feb 1st, 2013 at 7:10am

LightSlinger wrote on Jan 31st, 2013 at 4:48pm:
In the meantime;  darnit Teg, why are YOU not Applying for Sling crafter?!  I strongly suspect that I would definitely be awarding master level to you, despite the current controversy in that thread..  


The answer is simple: I do not apply because I am not a master. For me a master has to have a wide repertoire of techniques, methods and skills and has to understand some of the finer details of them. Further he has to make one type of sling very well or up to perfection. This I have from my point of view not achieved yet. Have a look at hondero's virtual museum for some examples.
Further I only make four types of slings (Aussi, peruvian woven, braided ones, and starfish). Sure, with several variations, but this are only four types. If I want I could sit down and make a micronesian or a tut. But I would make them for bragging and not because of interest and I wouldn't pay it much attention and care for detail and therefore I would not understand it. I would just blindly follow a tutorial and this is, for me, not the "meaning of the exercise". Quantity is fine but quality is as important or even more important.
I can tell you which techniques I still miss or am not at the level I want to be: Complex braids and weaves (this is the point on which I am working at the moment), raw fiber treatment and processing (planned for the summer), knowledge of material properties and how to use them to the optimum (wool, sisal, pita, silk, ...). There are people in this forum who have all this knowledge. I'm a good and solid worker but I'm not yet a master so I don't claim it. I am completely aware that this are very high requirements, which not everyone is able to achieve. But isn't this exactly the meaning of master?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Feb 1st, 2013 at 4:44pm
It is...  

Your honesty and humility do you credit sir..

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Feb 3rd, 2013 at 7:44pm
Chamorro sling made from gutted 550 cord and small diameter utilty cord. It's a five strand flat braid transitioning to a four strand round braid for the release cord. I favor organic fibers, especially for reproducing South Pacific slings but it's hard to argue against synthetic cord no matter the style of sling you're making. This sling is very fluid. I'm wondering if I can increase my average range.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Okieslinger on Feb 4th, 2013 at 12:29am
Hello All.  I've finally worked up the nerve to post pics of my slings.  My first three pics are my favorite sling type.  All of these are paracord with a diamond shaped leather pouch.  Waxed nylon thread was used for sewing and whipping. The all-black sling is my current workhorse sling.  I sewed leather around the retention loop and the pouch whipping to reduce wear to the whipping and my finger.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Okieslinger on Feb 4th, 2013 at 12:30am
An earlier diamond pouched sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Okieslinger on Feb 4th, 2013 at 12:32am
Another sling with a diamond shaped pouch and paracord.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Okieslinger on Feb 4th, 2013 at 12:33am
One of the first slings I made roughly two and half years ago.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Okieslinger on Feb 4th, 2013 at 12:35am
CA's butterfly sling (one of my favorite slings to make and give away to new slingers).
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Okieslinger on Feb 4th, 2013 at 12:39am
A modified Captain Paul.  I discovered that the "wings" of the pouch were the perfect width to be sewn around paracord instead of securing it through a hole at the top of the "wing".
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Okieslinger on Feb 4th, 2013 at 12:45am
My first cobra pouch (made last week).  I'm still not used to throwing with it.  I would love it if someone could PM me links to information concerning the purpose of the unusual shape of the pouch, history, and proper dimensions of the pouch.  I have a lot of boy scouts waiting for me to figure this out so I can teach them.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rofriedrich on Feb 4th, 2013 at 12:48am
Very nice! I like the finger things on the red and second to last ones, very interesting.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Okieslinger on Feb 4th, 2013 at 12:48am
This is the Lakeslinger pouch.  I am still experimenting with throwing this sling, but I love the way it assembles.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Okieslinger on Feb 4th, 2013 at 12:52am

Rofriedrich wrote on Feb 4th, 2013 at 12:48am:
Very nice! I like the finger things on the red and second to last ones, very interesting.


Thank you.  The little two-hole piece is a comfortable way to make an adjustable retention loop/cord and a good use of the leftover bits of leather.  I give away a lot of slings at Boy Scout events and wanted a way for the boys to adjust the length of the retention cord.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Okieslinger on Feb 4th, 2013 at 12:55am
My Rockman sling.  I love this one for larger stones.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Okieslinger on Feb 4th, 2013 at 12:59am
CA's six-hole pouch.  This is my other favorite "give-away" sling pouch.  It assembles quickly and its reliable cup greatly reduces training accidents.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Okieslinger on Feb 4th, 2013 at 1:07am
My first and only split-pouch woven sling (cotton).  My wife had to teach me to braid.  I wasn't thrilled with with the sling when finished, but I needed it to demonstrate the different types of slings the scouts could make and use. Thanks to a recent deal with Woodssj, I'll have a balearic style and a tut style sling for the boys to use as a guide.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Okieslinger on Feb 4th, 2013 at 1:12am
My shotgun slings. I read an article several years ago about a gourd sling.  I decided to make one out of leather (using a toilet paper tube as my guide.  I used a stiff, vegetable tanned leather for the tube and bottom and a thinner, oil tanned leather for the "lid".  When filled with pea gravel, it's effective range is about 30 feet.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Okieslinger on Feb 4th, 2013 at 1:13am
Another shotgun sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Okieslinger on Feb 4th, 2013 at 1:28am
My love of slinging began a little over two and a half years ago.  I needed something to add to our scout troop's "Zombie Survival" campout (we were already doing archery, blowguns, slingshots w/ paintballs, and tomahawk throwing).  Thanks to Slinging.org I found the perfect addition to our campout. I made 45 slings, lined up everyone on a gravel road, and showed all of the scouts and adults how to sling using the underhand method. The pics are of the 2011 Zombie survival sling (pretty crude sling, but it worked), and the 2012 sling.  I'll be using the six hole pouch for the 2013 event.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Okieslinger on Feb 4th, 2013 at 1:32am
Lastly, I had to add one of the slings a boy scout made for me.  I had mentioned how cool it would be to make a leather sling pouch with a skin that still had the hair on it.  A month later one of the scouts gave me the sling in the picture.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mymothersmeatloaf on Feb 4th, 2013 at 11:36am
I'm thoroughly enjoying these slings Okie, some great craftsmanship you have here.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Okieslinger on Feb 4th, 2013 at 10:33pm

mymothersmeatloaf wrote on Feb 4th, 2013 at 11:36am:
I'm thoroughly enjoying these slings Okie, some great craftsmanship you have here.


Thank you very much.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Feb 4th, 2013 at 11:40pm
Very nice work. You've been busy.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Feb 5th, 2013 at 10:13am
Finally got around to using a non-synthetic material(jute).  My living room and I are now covered in fuzziness, looks like I literally took a roll in the hay lol!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Feb 5th, 2013 at 10:14am
And Ratman! I did try to resize it, sorry.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Feb 6th, 2013 at 1:23am

Tomas wrote on Feb 5th, 2013 at 10:13am:
Finally got around to using a non-synthetic material(jute).  My living room and I are now covered in fuzziness, looks like I literally took a roll in the hay lol!




There we go..

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Feb 7th, 2013 at 6:01pm
ya. I dislike re-sizing pics now....
Anyway, nice weaving. I sit in bed and weave for 30 mins each night instead of reading... I use sisal, dampened to make it less harsh.
trust me, it gets pretty hard to sleep sometimes, sisal on the pillow!!!
Jute is much softer, and almost as cheap. you can buy high-qaulity jute fiber online somewhere.....
maybe that place where they sell linen twine. that place has EVERYTHING!!
if only I can remember where it is.
SIsal makes nice slings, Lightslinger can attest that! Ghost will be too!

I use sisal a lot, jute a lot.
-Squirrel

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on Feb 8th, 2013 at 12:10pm
Can't beat this  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Feb 8th, 2013 at 5:04pm
Lol, that is 8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Feb 8th, 2013 at 5:24pm
Some slings I make




























Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by cavemanzhi on Feb 8th, 2013 at 8:20pm
Hi everyone! So I only just started slinging 3 days ago and I made these 2 slings with what I had laying around. The top one is made with paracord and a strip I cut from a military issue sling(lol) that comes in the IFAK. I didn't have any spare leather. It works well enough, but the material was making me nervous so I made up the second one based off the 5-strand pattern by Jeffrey in the Advice and How-To's section.

I just happened to come across CanDo's post on Bladeforums and I decided to check it out. Thanks to everyone who shared their knowledge and helped me find my new hobby!

(Sorry about the picture, I don't know how to resize it. :-/ )
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mymothersmeatloaf on Feb 8th, 2013 at 10:32pm

Cavemanzhi wrote on Feb 8th, 2013 at 8:20pm:
Hi everyone! So I only just started slinging 3 days ago and I made these 2 slings with what I had laying around. The top one is made with paracord and a strip I cut from a military issue sling(lol) that comes in the IFAK. I didn't have any spare leather. It works well enough, but the material was making me nervous so I made up the second one based off the 5-strand pattern by Jeffrey in the Advice and How-To's section.

I just happened to come across CanDo's post on Bladeforums and I decided to check it out. Thanks to everyone who shared their knowledge and helped me find my new hobby!

(Sorry about the picture, I don't know how to resize it. :-/ )



The sling looks good man! man it reminds me of back in the day when I made slings from materials I hate around the house, I used to have to remake them all the time because the materials would always rip.

I used to make them out of an old flees blanket and bed sheet I had laying around.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Feb 9th, 2013 at 9:29pm
intresting
I made some nice slings...
I have some pics of my "working Slings"-the slings I use on a dialy basis.
Here is a pic of my fav slings and the cordage I have now
http://img547.imageshack.us/img547/6552/1013919.jpg

I love these things, expecially the one at the bottom.
My overall fav has to be the one at the top-right. white, made from cotton. incredibly awesome!
-Squirrel

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Feb 10th, 2013 at 2:09am

Cavemanzhi wrote on Feb 8th, 2013 at 8:20pm:
Hi everyone! So I only just started slinging 3 days ago and I made these 2 slings with what I had laying around. The top one is made with paracord and a strip I cut from a military issue sling(lol) that comes in the IFAK. I didn't have any spare leather. It works well enough, but the material was making me nervous so I made up the second one based off the 5-strand pattern by Jeffrey in the Advice and How-To's section.

I just happened to come across CanDo's post on Bladeforums and I decided to check it out. Thanks to everyone who shared their knowledge and helped me find my new hobby!

(Sorry about the picture, I don't know how to resize it. :-/ )


Welcome!  Nice to have another Artist on board..


As far as re-sizing goes, click here for a tutorial on how it's done..


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by cavemanzhi on Feb 10th, 2013 at 2:52am
Thanks LightSlinger, I thought there was some kind of complicated forum code for resizing so the video was very helpful.
I took my son out to the football field today and we slung some tennis balls and a rubber bouncy ball. The rubber ball was about 2" in diameter and I was able to sling it nearly the entire length of the field! We had a blast but my arm is killing me now, lol.
I stopped by Michael's and picked up some hemp cordage and 2 lbs of scrap leather. I am gonna make a shorter sling for my son with it. I'll post pictures when I get around to it but I gotta get some homework done this weekend.

Those are some good looking slings btw squirrel!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Feb 10th, 2013 at 3:37pm
I'm glad that it was helpful to you!  Thanks!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on Feb 10th, 2013 at 6:08pm
Lugh Lamfhada, or the "Long Armed." Another name for him was Samildanac, or "One of Many Arts "  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Feb 10th, 2013 at 6:11pm
intresting!
I love the pic. Where did you find it?
I have noticed that many people, historians included (no offense to any of you!), do not know what that thing in his right hand is...
-Squirrel

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Feb 10th, 2013 at 6:15pm

Cavemanzhi wrote on Feb 10th, 2013 at 2:52am:
Thanks LightSlinger, I thought there was some kind of complicated forum code for resizing so the video was very helpful.
I took my son out to the football field today and we slung some tennis balls and a rubber bouncy ball. The rubber ball was about 2" in diameter and I was able to sling it nearly the entire length of the field! We had a blast but my arm is killing me now, lol.
I stopped by Michael's and picked up some hemp cordage and 2 lbs of scrap leather. I am gonna make a shorter sling for my son with it. I'll post pictures when I get around to it but I gotta get some homework done this weekend.

Those are some good looking slings btw squirrel!

Thanks!
you should really try making a woven sling. I was kinda like, so, slinging... about power of a bow, range, etc, ammo big...
then I got to some wovens. Now I make "Rocklarics" which are kinda(in my opinion) better than a rockman and a balric.
they combine the grip of a rockman,  with the speed and ease of making of a balaric (ok, not super easy... but still. easier than a rockman!) I have a sorta list of people I need to send one to..... I have also had wierd things happen. I mail 3. 1 makes it there,  2 dont. Only way to ensure they make it there is to box it... Expensive :( I better end this post before I write an autobiography!
-Squirrel

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Feb 10th, 2013 at 6:16pm
Oh, and I prefer Jute over hemp, its available at wallgreens and is dirt cheap. hemp is not...
-Squirrel

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by cavemanzhi on Feb 11th, 2013 at 12:40am

squirrelslinger wrote on Feb 10th, 2013 at 6:16pm:
Oh, and I prefer Jute over hemp, its available at wallgreens and is dirt cheap. hemp is not...
-Squirrel


Yeah, the jute was cheaper in bulk, but there was a small roll of hemp that was10yds for $1.50. I just wanted enough to make 1 or 2 slings so I can experiment a little with natural fibers. I'm good with the ones that I have at the moment. With the exception that I'm going to swap out the cloth for leather on the first one I made.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Feb 11th, 2013 at 12:59am

Cavemanzhi wrote on Feb 11th, 2013 at 12:40am:

squirrelslinger wrote on Feb 10th, 2013 at 6:16pm:
Oh, and I prefer Jute over hemp, its available at wallgreens and is dirt cheap. hemp is not...
-Squirrel


Yeah, the jute was cheaper in bulk, but there was a small roll of hemp that was10yds for $1.50. I just wanted enough to make 1 or 2 slings so I can experiment a little with natural fibers. I'm good with the ones that I have at the moment. With the exception that I'm going to swap out the cloth for leather on the first one I made.

Good Lord!
You Paid 1.50 for 10 YARDS!!!
I pay 1.00 for 200 yards of jute!
How thick are dem cords???
-Squirrel

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by cavemanzhi on Feb 11th, 2013 at 1:57am

Quote:
Good Lord!
You Paid 1.50 for 10 YARDS!!!
I pay 1.00 for 200 yards of jute!
How thick are dem cords???
-Squirrel


Wow! I think I'll go to wallgreens next time! Jute was around $4.50 for 100yds at Michael's! The hemp I got is about 1mm thick, but it says that it's 48lb test so that was another reason I went with the hemp. I plan on braiding it so that will increase both the thickness and maximum load it can take.

Also, I'm in California, so that tends to increase the price of anything exponentially, lol.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Feb 11th, 2013 at 2:02am

Cavemanzhi wrote on Feb 11th, 2013 at 1:57am:

Quote:
Good Lord!
You Paid 1.50 for 10 YARDS!!!
I pay 1.00 for 200 yards of jute!
How thick are dem cords???
-Squirrel


Wow! I think I'll go to wallgreens next time! Jute was around $4.50 for 100yds at Michael's! The hemp I got is about 1mm thick, but it says that it's 48lb test so that was another reason I went with the hemp. I plan on braiding it so that will increase both the thickness and maximum load it can take.

Also, I'm in California, so that tends to increase the price of anything exponentially, lol.

Oh... the Jute I get is like 1 mm.. breaks at about 20 pounds. Realisticly, with a sling, (i am assuming woven pouch here) breaking strength of approx 5-10 pounds is adqatue(is that how you spell it?). this is a 6-strand braid- actually 3 strand, doubled.
-Squirrel
Oh, and I am in Kentucky.... That makes things cheaper :) Doller-general (not sure they ahve those in Cali.. but Walgreens does stock the same cord, I used to buy it there, b4 I discovered the DG under a mile from where I sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Feb 11th, 2013 at 5:56am

Okieslinger wrote on Feb 4th, 2013 at 12:48am:
This is the Lakeslinger pouch.  I am still experimenting with throwing this sling, but I love the way it assembles.


Great show Okieslinger! Your diamond shaped pouches impressed me especially. As far as I know you´re
the first one who tried my leather pouch design I posted in the pdf-templates-thread. Thanks for this. How do you think about the pouch?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Feb 11th, 2013 at 6:05am
Haven´t been slinging and posting for a while - the flu had got me...

But now I finally could take some photos of the last slings I`ve made.

The first one is an Apache sling. I took the pouch leather from a previously unfinished sling and made the
cords traditionally short. Unfortunately I cut the cordage too short, so I had to attach some more pieces of jute at the last inches of the release cord. As I can say with my totally beginner`s skill in apache style throwing it seems to work very good.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Feb 11th, 2013 at 6:05am
Another view
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Feb 11th, 2013 at 6:19am
In the next weeks I planned to braid / weave a very complicated sling with a pouch that is flanked by flat pieces on both (release and retention) sides. For this I first made a "quick" test sling of cotton and leather, trying also some different braids. It`s the one on the top of the picture.
One of the braid-styles was a new invention (I´m sure it already does exist, i.e. someone invented it before me) I called the semi-round braid. I liked it so much, that I had to make an entire sling with it - the one on the bottom.

The first one throws amazingly well, also stones that are much smaller than the pouch width. The second one still causes problems to me, as I dont`t like the balearic style split pouches for throwing.  
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Post by lakeslinger on Feb 11th, 2013 at 6:20am
Here`s the view from the other side
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Post by lakeslinger on Feb 11th, 2013 at 6:22am
A closeup of the semi-round braid. It can be made from 6 strands or more and would look like the letter "D" in a cross-section.
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Post by slingbadger on Feb 11th, 2013 at 6:28am
Unusual design. Why the gaps?

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Post by slingbadger on Feb 11th, 2013 at 6:31am
Squirrel, the picture was sent to me by friends who know I sling. I'll see if I can find the source.  

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Post by squirrelslinger on Feb 11th, 2013 at 6:32am

slingbadger wrote on Feb 11th, 2013 at 6:31am:
Squirrel, the picture was sent to me by friends who know I sling. I'll see if I can find the source.  

Oh!
Try google seach by image....

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Post by timu on Feb 11th, 2013 at 6:42am
Here's a pretty sling for my girlfriend:) and grape crisp too!

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Post by timu on Feb 11th, 2013 at 6:46am

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Post by lakeslinger on Feb 11th, 2013 at 7:42am

slingbadger wrote on Feb 11th, 2013 at 6:28am:
Unusual design. Why the gaps?


I have seen the gaps in a tibetan sling, so I gave a try - just for fun. The whole sling was an experiment.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Feb 11th, 2013 at 7:56am
The latest sling was a kind of recycling. I had many pieces of cordage rests from previous slings. There was not enough of every kind of material to make an entire sling. So I combined all together. First I took 4 pieces of jute, folded them and as a result I got a loop and 8 warp cords. Then with 6 pieces of cotton cord I wove the pouch. A long piece of jute was used for whipping the loop, was sewn around the margins of the pouch and was still long enough to be woven almost up to the finger loop. The whipping on the retention cord near to the pouch hides the connection between the 8 warp cords, the 2 long jute cords, 4 sisal strands (2 cords folded) and 2 cotton strands (1 cord folded). After the whipping there`s a 4 (2-2-2-2) strand round braid. Near the finger loop, the jute cords were skipped and substituted by cotton cords.
That`s what can be seen on the following picture of the unfinished sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Feb 11th, 2013 at 8:01am
My idea was also to make an exchangeable release cord, cause it is the part that is damaged first in a sling.
On the picture you can see the unfinished, still not attached cord and a tube of a textile glue of natural latex for rubber-coating of the pouch inner side.

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Post by lakeslinger on Feb 11th, 2013 at 8:12am
And here is the finished recycling sling. The rubber coating works great, it holds the weaving cords flexibly together, prevents slipping out of the stone and after drying out it is nearly invisible. Other glues that are less flexible, sometimes hold a group of wefts together, that after some heavy use of the sling separate from other such groups, producing small gaps where in extreme cases you can see the warp cords.

I threw about 15 stones with the sling and was very satisfied how it works. Especially making the pouch and the main part of the retention cord I watched the details, maybe as a compensation of the fact, that I was making the sling with "waste" material.

P.S. as I made it with other slings, also this one was put in water until it was totally wet and then dried.
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Post by Dan on Feb 11th, 2013 at 9:43am
Love making those 'Frankenstine' slings.

Very economic and you feel resourcefull when you make something so usefull from 'scraps'.  :)

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Post by cavemanzhi on Feb 11th, 2013 at 10:55am

Dan wrote on Feb 11th, 2013 at 9:43am:
Love making those 'Frankenstine' slings.

Very economic and you feel resourcefull when you make something so usefull from 'scraps'.  :)


I second that! Whenever I can say "Look at me, I'm MacGyver!" it feels like winning 1st AND 2nd place.

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Post by LightSlinger on Feb 11th, 2013 at 4:51pm

Cavemanzhi wrote on Feb 11th, 2013 at 10:55am:

Dan wrote on Feb 11th, 2013 at 9:43am:
Love making those 'Frankenstine' slings.

Very economic and you feel resourcefull when you make something so usefull from 'scraps'.  :)


I second that! Whenever I can say "Look at me, I'm MacGyver!" it feels like winning 1st AND 2nd place.


Ha ha ha!  That's an awesome way of putting it!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Feb 13th, 2013 at 9:05pm

LightSlinger wrote on Feb 11th, 2013 at 4:51pm:

Cavemanzhi wrote on Feb 11th, 2013 at 10:55am:

Dan wrote on Feb 11th, 2013 at 9:43am:
Love making those 'Frankenstine' slings.

Very economic and you feel resourcefull when you make something so usefull from 'scraps'.  :)


I second that! Whenever I can say "Look at me, I'm MacGyver!" it feels like winning 1st AND 2nd place.


Ha ha ha!  That's an awesome way of putting it!

Give him a rank!
I do this with jute, but i seperate the fibers, and make new cordage. i have very little if any scrap. most of my weaving cords are done this way, but you would never know it :)

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Post by Pikåru on Feb 13th, 2013 at 9:58pm
Nicely done.
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Post by cavemanzhi on Feb 14th, 2013 at 1:08am
Here are my 2 latest slings. I picked up some scrap leather recently at the local craft store(Michael's). The 1st one is inspired by Môn Slinger's boat sling. I was limited by the shape of the original piece, but I like challenges! I sewed it inside out, then flipped the leather back (rightside out that is) so that the seems would be hidden.

I didn't have a large enough needle to pierce the leather or that I could get my string through the eye of, so I MacGyver'd one out of a paperclip that I bent with my Leatherman, hence the desire to hide the hideous seems.
The second one is cut into the basic "rounded diamond" shape of most leather pouches. Then I doubled over the ends and strapped on some 550 cord. This one I made a little shorter than normal, for my son.
To make the tassle-y ends, I cut off the outer layer of the paracord, exposing the 7 inner strands, then burn the remainder of the outer layer and 7 strand ends to prevent fraying.
He also chose the red leather because that's his favorite color! ;D
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Post by squirrelslinger on Feb 14th, 2013 at 6:17am
love the second one! I mostly make woevens now, but i use 2 templates when i make leather slings. they cup well. issue- i do not have a ton of leather :(

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Feb 15th, 2013 at 8:01am
Sling arsenal!

This are all of my slings at the moment (minus my EDC sling).

The slings on the very far left and very top, I have recieved in trades/gifts.





Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Feb 15th, 2013 at 8:26am
Jeez Louise poppa cheese! Looks like you've got enough to start your own small militia Dan! I tend to give mine away almost as fast as I make them. Some of those are very nice too, well done mister :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by blackfur2 on Feb 15th, 2013 at 9:16am
Here is the best sling I have made to date ,
It is a king tut with 8 strand braid made in a bull whip style that a got from watching these videos http://youtu.be/PNVYOu7dYjE  for the cords. this time I managed to splice the finger loop back in :) after about 4/5 times of trying it may I add but I  got what a wonted in the end,
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Post by blackfur2 on Feb 15th, 2013 at 9:17am
Here is the finger loop
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Post by blackfur2 on Feb 15th, 2013 at 9:20am
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Post by hubert on Feb 15th, 2013 at 9:43am
very nice work!   ;)

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Post by Teg on Feb 15th, 2013 at 9:53am
blackfur2, that's nice work! I see that you now have mastered "round" braids in all variations!

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Post by walter on Feb 15th, 2013 at 5:31pm
Dan, its always better to have a few too many than not enough ::)

blackfur2, that is a good looking sling. Are those natural fibers? Did you use a loom and how does it sling? As in as good or better than your previous favorite.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Feb 15th, 2013 at 7:31pm
[quote author=walter link=1172017416/3345#3356 date=1360967468]Dan, its always better to have a few too many than not enough ::)

[quote]

"He who loves gold will never have enough gold."

Going by that rule, I don't think I'll ever have enough slings.  

There's always something better, or something that you can do better or haven't tried,

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Feb 15th, 2013 at 9:40pm
I cannot even take a pic of all my slings, they would not fit. they range from <8 inches to >58 inches....
i literaly have hundreds...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Feb 15th, 2013 at 11:01pm

squirrelslinger wrote on Feb 15th, 2013 at 9:40pm:
I cannot even take a pic of all my slings, they would not fit. they range from <8 inches to >58 inches....
i literaly have hundreds...


You're scaring me :-?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Feb 16th, 2013 at 9:27pm

walter wrote on Feb 15th, 2013 at 11:01pm:

squirrelslinger wrote on Feb 15th, 2013 at 9:40pm:
I cannot even take a pic of all my slings, they would not fit. they range from <8 inches to >58 inches....
i literaly have hundreds...


You're scaring me :-?

You do not even know...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by blackfur2 on Feb 17th, 2013 at 8:42am

walter wrote on Feb 15th, 2013 at 5:31pm:
blackfur2, that is a good looking sling. Are those natural fibers? Did you use a loom and how does it sling? As in as good or better than your previous favorite.


Thanks . It's not natural fibers think it's polyester or sumthing got it from the pound shop , a used a loom to make the pouch just like the tutorial on here , I feel it is alot beter than my last favourite sling as it is alot stiffer and can get alot more rifle spin with it . I like the feel of it feels more like weapon than a toy if you know what a mean ?  :-/

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by cavemanzhi on Feb 18th, 2013 at 11:47am
Hey Guys!

I made a couple more slings this weekend. This time I braided them using natural fibers! The first one is a 6-strand braid made from some Jute twine and I used An Illustrated Guide by Dan Bollinger.
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It was a lot easier than I had imagined and the illustrated guide really helped! For the release cord, I gathered the ends into two bunches and tied them in a standard knot, then I broke those down into 4 bunches and made 4 little braids to finish it off. I think it looks rather nice.  ::)


The second one is a 3-strand braid made from hemp. I did't have enough to follow Dan's guide for this one, so I kind of free-handed it using bits I learned from various posts on the forum.
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For the finger loop, I used the usual method of combining the 2 ends of one braid, but I tapered off the free end. It holds really well and I don't think that it will be slipping out. Other than that, I over lapped the two free ends by about 5" then I sewed the ends together and made a whip wrap over the sewing using the nylon strands from the center of some paracord. I was planning on adding a leather pouch to it, but it slings tennis balls quite nicely as is. They both work well, though the jute sling is a little harder for me because it is shorter than I'm used to.

EDIT:
I added the links because it looked like my pictures disappeared, it turns out that imageshack has just been blocked by the network admins at my office.
:(

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Feb 18th, 2013 at 8:28pm

Cavemanzhi wrote on Feb 18th, 2013 at 11:47am:
Hey Guys!
I made a couple more slings this weekend.  


Wow! Nice looking slings there! How's the crack on that sling?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Feb 18th, 2013 at 9:33pm
Nice slings Cave.  :)

The second one looks kind of 'pirate' like to me for some reason. How long is it and how does it work.

Jute release tassles often wear out so I'm curious as to how this works out.

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Post by _kava_ on Feb 19th, 2013 at 4:28pm
My latest Tibetan-esque sling  :)


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Post by _kava_ on Feb 19th, 2013 at 4:34pm
A Fijian sling replica  :)

Using two different fibres I bought in Fiji, both were labelled Magimagi (pronounced mungy-mungy).
anyways the pouch of the sling is all hand rolled fibre ( I got blisters/callouses from rolling it :) ).

I like this sling as it is very rigid and 'springy' - so it kicks like a mule. overall it just has a great feel.

_K_
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Feb 19th, 2013 at 4:50pm
Wow so cool.... How did you make the pouch on the Tibetan sling?

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Post by Teg on Feb 19th, 2013 at 5:09pm

Tomas wrote on Feb 19th, 2013 at 4:50pm:
Wow so cool.... How did you make the pouch on the Tibetan sling?


Exactly the same from me!

If I may take a guess I'd say sewed in knit?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by cavemanzhi on Feb 19th, 2013 at 7:23pm

Camo-sling wrote on Feb 18th, 2013 at 8:28pm:
Wow! Nice looking slings there! How's the crack on that sling?


Thanks Camo! I don't know, lol. I have tried both out with tennis balls and they don't really crack. I will throw some stones when I get a chance and I'll really let loose!


Dan wrote on Feb 18th, 2013 at 9:33pm:
Nice slings Cave.  :)

The second one looks kind of 'pirate' like to me for some reason. How long is it and how does it work.

Jute release tassles often wear out so I'm curious as to how this works out.


Thanks Dan! I never really thought of pirate as using slings, but why wouldn't they? I will keep an eye on the jute tassels and maybe I'll reenforce them with some super glue or something, just in case. I don't know the exact length on the hemp sling, but it's about 29" from the loop to the pouch, but I love the length and feel of it.

Those look great _kava_, I gotta know how you did the patterns on the Tibetan!  ;D

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Post by Dan on Feb 20th, 2013 at 9:27am


Dan wrote on Feb 18th, 2013 at 9:33pm:
Nice slings Cave.  :)

The second one looks kind of 'pirate' like to me for some reason. How long is it and how does it work.

Jute release tassles often wear out so I'm curious as to how this works out.


Thanks Dan! I never really thought of pirate as using slings, but why wouldn't they? I will keep an eye on the jute tassels and maybe I'll reenforce them with some super glue or something, just in case. I don't know the exact length on the hemp sling, but it's about 29" from the loop to the pouch, but I love the length and feel of it.

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I think it looks pirate like cause it looks like your release tassle has dreads.  :)

I'll have to try that out sometime.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by cavemanzhi on Feb 20th, 2013 at 11:06am

Dan wrote on Feb 20th, 2013 at 9:27am:
I think it looks pirate like cause it looks like your release tassle has dreads.  :)


Yeah, I guess it does look a little Jack Sparrow-esque.  :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Feb 21st, 2013 at 1:28am
That's a very nice looking sling Kava.  But how does it work with the Dreds?  Does it slow things down any?  

Everytime I make sling out of Yarn, they always feel too light with too much drag.  I can't imagine what it would be like if I put those (awesome looking) dreds on one..


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by MickR on Feb 21st, 2013 at 1:38am
These are my slings. I made the plaited Sisal sling today. The simple sling I did the other day and the leather one I made some years ago, after first discovering this site. There's room for improvement, but I expect to get there eventually :).











Mick

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NorthwoodsSlinger on Feb 21st, 2013 at 3:05am
Hi all, I finally put together an album of all the slings I have made in the short time since I started slinging earlier this month. I hope you'll take a look. I'm still learning, but I've made substantial progress. A lot of that is due to this site. The members and archives have been a huge help! Thanks so much everyone!
http://imgur.com/a/iAktR

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Feb 21st, 2013 at 8:05am

LightSlinger wrote on Feb 21st, 2013 at 1:28am:
That's a very nice looking sling Kava.  But how does it work with the Dreds?  Does it slow things down any?  

Everytime I make sling out of Yarn, they always feel too light with too much drag.  I can't imagine what it would be like if I put those (awesome looking) dreds on one..


Lslinger, braid/plait yarn over a hemp core. The hemp improves a straight yarn sling and the yarn improves a straight hemp sling ;)
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Post by timu on Feb 21st, 2013 at 11:38am
Aye! I just started braiding round a core and it's an immediate improvement!

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Post by _kava_ on Feb 22nd, 2013 at 2:13am

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These are my slings. I made the plaited Sisal sling today.  


nice sling MickR! simple is always best :)


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That's a very nice looking sling Kava.  But how does it work with the Dreds?  Does it slow things down any?    


I am confused by this question.... if anything it makes it go faster because it is red ;)
seriously though, the tassel is just decoration as seen in the Tibetan sling styles, and doesn't really impact in any way on the functioning of the sling...

_K_

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Feb 22nd, 2013 at 3:58pm

_kava_ wrote on Feb 22nd, 2013 at 2:13am:

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These are my slings. I made the plaited Sisal sling today.  


nice sling MickR! simple is always best :)

[quote] That's a very nice looking sling Kava.  But how does it work with the Dreds?  Does it slow things down any?    


I am confused by this question.... if anything it makes it go faster because it is red ;)
seriously though, the tassel is just decoration as seen in the Tibetan sling styles, and doesn't really impact in any way on the functioning of the sling...

_K_
[/quote]

LMAO!  

I forgot to factor in the red..

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Feb 23rd, 2013 at 5:45am
The orange one is made from synthetic (polyacrylic) wool. It`s really thick, but I think it can`t be seen well
on the picture.

The second one is an old, very big-sized Tut-sling made of jute. As in my early days of sling-making due to my beginner`s slinging technique I made the cords too short, I started now to re-make some of my early slings. On this one I de-braided the cords up to the pouch and made them new, adding some longer strands of jute.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Feb 23rd, 2013 at 5:51am
Other three re-made slings. The upper one has been already prolonged some time ago, but my family doesn`t like the smell of hemp, so I changed the cords totally.

On the middle one I attached some paracord pieces, whereas the one on the bottom got new flat leather strings instead of the previous round leather cords.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Feb 23rd, 2013 at 5:53am
Another 3 re-made slings with totally new cords. They all have cupped leather pouches.
The one on the bottom is something like a fixed angle Aussie pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Feb 23rd, 2013 at 5:54am
Another view...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Feb 23rd, 2013 at 6:02am
Adding new strands into a braid of synthetic material is more difficult than compared to natural fibers.
But with some whipping and glue it can be done, like on this prolonged shepherd sling.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Feb 23rd, 2013 at 6:05am
Then I de-braided my paracord peruvian and rockman, cause they were too short, added some white paracord and got 2 new slings.
Here is one
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Feb 23rd, 2013 at 6:06am
and here`s the other
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Post by lakeslinger on Feb 23rd, 2013 at 6:07am
Another view
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Post by lakeslinger on Feb 23rd, 2013 at 6:12am
Having seen the christmas sith pictures I couldn`t resist to try the ocean plait sling.
The yellow ocean plait was for learning, the bigger one on top left turned out to be too stiff for a pouch.

I threw 5 stones with it and observed no separation of the strands.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on Feb 23rd, 2013 at 6:29am
Do you have a life??

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Post by lakeslinger on Feb 23rd, 2013 at 6:30am
This is the last one until now. It`s made with only two strings of paracord and is based on a modified 5-strand-sheepshank, where the 4th and 5th strand is twisted around the 2nd and 3rd. The other paracord strand is used to make the warp-cords as shown in the tutorial for the mexican sling, but they`re woven alternatingly over and under the central strand of the sheepshank. The long end of the second paracord is then woven in with a circular manner, finishing in the middle of the pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Feb 23rd, 2013 at 6:34am

slingbadger wrote on Feb 23rd, 2013 at 6:29am:
Do you have a life??


Surely. I made the slings in the last 3-4 weeks and at home I have nearly no time for sling making. Almost every sling I make during the lunch break in my work where I prefer to sit in a park. I learned to braid quite fast.

Here`s a closeup of the last one
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Neandertad on Feb 23rd, 2013 at 1:15pm
WOW!

Work and 'life' has consumed me for a while so I'm just now catching up on the great sling crafting that's going on here. Some really inspirational work. Kudos for all the effort, art, craft and passion displayed.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Feb 24th, 2013 at 5:10am
Lakeslinger, you are a sling making machine!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Feb 24th, 2013 at 11:45am

lakeslinger wrote on Feb 23rd, 2013 at 5:53am:
Another 3 re-made slings with totally new cords. They all have cupped leather pouches.
The one on the bottom is something like a fixed angle Aussie pouch.



What braid did you use on the modded aussie and do you have any usefull links as to how to do it?

I really like it. All those slings look good man.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Feb 24th, 2013 at 3:14pm
Here's some photos that I haven't had the chance to upload until now. (At least I'm pretty sure I haven't uploaded them yet :P)

My current workhorse Apache sling shown how I stow it


Apache sling mania. Two of these (I believe the two leftmost pouches) went to Greenman, or something. (My workhorse sling on right)


Here's a little experiment I was working on: a Tibetian sling made to aesthetically resemble an Apache sling. I never did get a chance to use it, since I was running so low on quality deerskin that I cannibalized the pouch for my new EDC Apache sling. It probably needed a thicker hide for the pouch anyways. (like elk hide)





And here's the hemp Tut sling Hubert made me during the SITH before last. This thing is a beauty: cracks like no other and practically slings itself  :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Feb 24th, 2013 at 3:21pm
Donner, you trading for those apache's I love them! I would trade a rocklaric and a net, from jute of course. Or I coule make another replica of that sling on the homepage.
-Squirrel

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by GeneralMushroom on Feb 24th, 2013 at 4:06pm
Donnerschlag those slings are beautiful.
I love the tut sling by Hubert too. Really need to make myself one of those at some point :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Feb 25th, 2013 at 3:43am

Dan wrote on Feb 24th, 2013 at 11:45am:

lakeslinger wrote on Feb 23rd, 2013 at 5:53am:
Another 3 re-made slings with totally new cords. They all have cupped leather pouches.
The one on the bottom is something like a fixed angle Aussie pouch.



What braid did you use on the modded aussie and do you have any usefull links as to how to do it?

I really like it. All those slings look good man.


I´m glad you like my slings. There`s no link or tutorial how to make it, but I´ll try to explain it.
What you need are two pieces of leather, about 2.5 - 3 cm wide and 10 - 12 cm long. The leather should not
be too soft, as the pouch has to hold its shape later. The leather I used is about 2 mm thick. Make sure that
the leather also isn`t too stiff, cause then the pouch cannot be folded well and will lose the ammo.
Try to get a cupped pouch by overlapping the 2 pieces like in a rockman sling, fix them by holding with your fingers in the right angle and punch two holes on one side. You may use a piece of cord to fix the 2 leather
pieces then do the same on the other side of the pouch. Once you made all holes in the right position you can
cut the overstanding edges on the ends of the pouch. Attach the strands as described in the picture below and braid the cords. Alternatively you can skip one strand in the release cord after 2 inches and continue with a 3 strand braid, using the skipped strand for whipping.

It´s a nice sling design you don`t need much  (or big) leather for and it joins the pro`s of both split pouch and solid pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Feb 25th, 2013 at 3:48am

Camo-sling wrote on Feb 24th, 2013 at 5:10am:
Lakeslinger, you are a sling making machine!


Since posting the pictures I made 3 new ones and started a balearic. But two of them were ready pouches where I only attached new cords (para- and polycord, no braiding, about 5 minutes).

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Feb 25th, 2013 at 2:37pm

squirrelslinger wrote on Feb 24th, 2013 at 3:21pm:
Donner, you trading for those apache's I love them! I would trade a rocklaric and a net, from jute of course. Or I coule make another replica of that sling on the homepage.
-Squirrel

I guess I could; I still have one lying around from a trade that never went through.  ;)
In fact, it's the third from the left in the picture (with the semi-hidden stitching)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Mar 1st, 2013 at 11:30am
A little idea for an alternative way to make a release tab with three strings only. It's already an older idea and I have never used it in a sling, so feel free to figure out how it was made and use it.  ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Mar 1st, 2013 at 11:32am
The latest creation: Starfish sling out of blue and green polyester thread.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Mar 1st, 2013 at 11:33am
And some details of it.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Mar 1st, 2013 at 4:39pm
Teg, your slings are so beautiful, that they make mine look like pieces of vine. please stop making them so :D
JJ, i love them. Knotted, you say?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BPBrooks52 on Mar 1st, 2013 at 5:39pm
First thing, Lakeslinger, that sling in impressive!

Second, it's nothing pretty, but it's one of my first (I probably have about 20 of them) and definitely my favorite.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Mar 1st, 2013 at 11:08pm
I like it. I have been going back to the origional type of sling, leather pouch and cord. I find them beautiful in a different way from a super complex braid.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Mar 6th, 2013 at 3:14am
Donner : great slings man I had no idea you were making those they look fantastic :)

Can you get me in touch with Hubert I want to ask him about that Tut sling he made you out of hemp. Thanks man and keep up that awesome work I might have to ask you for a trade when I get more time :)

Lakeslinger : excellent and very unique braiding! I need to venture outside my sling making comfort zone and try some of those!



I haven't given any updates in a while so here are a few :


























Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Mar 6th, 2013 at 4:12am

HuntsmanSling wrote on Mar 6th, 2013 at 3:14am:
Donner : great slings man I had no idea you were making those they look fantastic :)

Can you get me in touch with Hubert I want to ask him about that Tut sling he made you out of hemp. Thanks man and keep up that awesome work I might have to ask you for a trade when I get more time :)

Thanks :)

As for getting in touch with Hubert, I imagine the best way to contact him would be via PM. (That's how I did it during the SITH)
I love the action so much that I'm trying to copy it down to the last detail. That way I'll have one for play, and another for display. 8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Mar 6th, 2013 at 5:06am
Again with some delay here are my latest slings.
This one is similar to the last one I`ve posted, also based on a modified 5-strand sheepshank, but with
another weaving pattern instead of the circular weft of the previous one. Here I wove two rows on one side,
then switched to the other side, wove also two rows, then switched again.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Mar 6th, 2013 at 5:47am
One short sling and two with my average cord length.
In fact since the OT-discussion about techniques and videos in the balearic-vs.-tut-thread I watched some videos on youtube and started systematically working on my accuracy. The most inspiring videos were
Dan`s target slinging, his other 10 min.-video called "Slinging (slings, ammo, and throws)" and Tint`s video, showing him on a tennis court slinging at a plastic chair. At the moment I only use the hunting slings shown here and in the next post and throw only sidearm (sometimes at the end of a slinging session I make some distance and fig.8 shots to not forget). I started shooting at small areas on trees from a distance of first 5m, slowly increasing the distance to actually about 10m. On good days I arrive to 75%, on bad ones to 50% and a nice side effect is, that I need less stones now, cause I can recollect them. In the past the stones got lost in the lake or behind the bushes.
Now I will increase step by step the distance and later I will add more complicated slinging styles. Changing bad technique is more complicated than learning slowly but correctly, also if there`s a lot of self-discipline needed, not to throw with other styles I already have used.
O.k., before I write more OT, here is the picture:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Mar 6th, 2013 at 5:49am
The newest ones, also there`s another in production but not finished yet.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Mar 6th, 2013 at 5:51am
Closeup view. I`m becoming a fan of release tabs.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Mar 6th, 2013 at 9:09am
Lake slinger can you please explain your weaving on the topmost sling a little more? I only ask cause its freakin cool!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Mar 6th, 2013 at 10:02am

Tomas wrote on Mar 6th, 2013 at 9:09am:
Lake slinger can you please explain your weaving on the topmost sling a little more? I only ask cause its freakin cool!


I´m glad you like it.  You need two strings of paracord. With one you tie a modified 5-strand-sheepshank, where the 4th and 5th strand is twisted around the 2nd and 3rd. Then take the other paracord strand for the warp-cords as shown in DM´s tutorial for the mexican sling, but weave them alternatingly over and under the central strand of the sheepshank. The long end of the second paracord is then woven between the warps, starting on one side of the pouch. Weave one row, then turn back on the same side. Now change the side, weave one row again, turn back and change the side again to where you started. Weave again one row, skipping the last warp cord, turn back and change to the other side again one warp before the last one. Continue by always weaving two rows on each side and always skipping more warps, until you finish in the middle of the pouch. At the end pull the warp cords tighter starting on the end where you began to weave and finishing at the short end of the second paracord string. Cut and melt the ends, and you`re done. I think there were some complications where I had to cross the central sheepshank strand where I had to improvise, but I can`t remember exactly what I did. I´m sure you`ll manage this. You`ll get a heavy (-duty) pouch with this.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingcanada on Mar 6th, 2013 at 5:06pm
Woke up this morning, and figured I'd like to try building a "staff sling."  About the only tie/knot I know
how to do is the one on my shoes, so it saw me researching online for appropriate knots in which to work
this thing out.

I'm into walking sticks so I have a whack of wood drying out in the garage so I entered the discard pile
and pulled out a piece of mystery wood hacking it down to size.  A couple of coats of Danish Fruitwood
oil and that part was done.

Next, I lashed some paracord to the wood using a "poachers knot" for the bottom lashing which has to
hold fast to the stick, and a "bowline" knot for the release cord on top.
Here are a few pictures I took while out today a few minutes drive from the house.  It was a lot of fun
and this staff sling worked very well even in the hands of an amateur.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingcanada on Mar 6th, 2013 at 5:07pm
another one...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingcanada on Mar 6th, 2013 at 5:08pm
yet another...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 6th, 2013 at 7:07pm
Way to go sc :) Can you throw rocks clear across that beautiful creek?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Mar 6th, 2013 at 7:26pm
Yay, another staff-slinger fan. Take a 65 inch staff, and then take a 60 inch sling, and sling a bigggggggg stone!
they go very, very, very far.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingcanada on Mar 6th, 2013 at 8:26pm

walter wrote on Mar 6th, 2013 at 7:07pm:
Way to go sc :) Can you throw rocks clear across that beautiful creek?



Yeah those stones do travel far.  There is another part of river behind that gravel bar and although I couldn't see it I did see the
splash beyond.  :)


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingcanada on Mar 6th, 2013 at 8:26pm

squirrelslinger wrote on Mar 6th, 2013 at 7:26pm:
Yay, another staff-slinger fan. Take a 65 inch staff, and then take a 60 inch sling, and sling a bigggggggg stone!
they go very, very, very far.



I'll go big next time.  I'd like to experiment with various lengths of pole and sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Mar 7th, 2013 at 1:37am
I wonder how staff slinging wood improve with a piece of bamboo that was tapered like a thick fishing pole.. That added flexibility might be something to look at in terms of energy generated upon release of the stone. Maybe it would be more powerful, or maybe not, you might get a similar power result as a typical rigid wood staff sling with even a smaller string on the end of the bamboo, or maybe not? Just my thoughts. Canada slinger rock on that's bad ass I want to try making one now :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rofriedrich on Mar 7th, 2013 at 1:48am
I think I want to try a staff sling now ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Mar 8th, 2013 at 6:19am

HuntsmanSling wrote on Mar 7th, 2013 at 1:37am:
I wonder how staff slinging wood improve with a piece of bamboo that was tapered like a thick fishing pole.. That added flexibility might be something to look at in terms of energy generated upon release of the stone. Maybe it would be more powerful, or maybe not, you might get a similar power result as a typical rigid wood staff sling with even a smaller string on the end of the bamboo, or maybe not? Just my thoughts. Canada slinger rock on that's bad ass I want to try making one now :)

I can and will test this soon.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Mar 8th, 2013 at 8:14am

HuntsmanSling wrote on Mar 7th, 2013 at 1:37am:
I wonder how staff slinging wood improve with a piece of bamboo that was tapered like a thick fishing pole.. That added flexibility might be something to look at in terms of energy generated upon release of the stone. Maybe it would be more powerful, or maybe not, you might get a similar power result as a typical rigid wood staff sling with even a smaller string on the end of the bamboo, or maybe not? Just my thoughts. Canada slinger rock on that's bad ass I want to try making one now :)

  I wish I still had the pictures.  The first three staff slings that I made were built in exactly this manner.  If you can get hold of the bamboo, do it.  The slings performed beautifully.  A friend of mine still has one.  They were all comfortable and easy to use and kicked butt.  Bamboo is my preferred material for constructing a staff sling.
   Rofriedrich, staff slings are very easy and fun to design, make, and use.  Do it!!
   Below is a birch staff sling I made while camping last year along with a simple wooden tipped spear.  The spear was converted to a walking stick that I still use almost every day.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Mar 8th, 2013 at 8:17am

lakeslinger wrote on Mar 6th, 2013 at 5:06am:
Again with some delay here are my latest slings.
This one is similar to the last one I`ve posted, also based on a modified 5-strand sheepshank, but with
another weaving pattern instead of the circular weft of the previous one. Here I wove two rows on one side,
then switched to the other side, wove also two rows, then switched again.

Wow, that's very beautiful and unique.  I'd love to know how to make one!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingcanada on Mar 8th, 2013 at 10:52am
I'll try making a bamboo staff sling.  I'm lucky enough to live in the same town as these guys...

http://www.bambooworld.com/

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Mar 8th, 2013 at 7:19pm
RM, I find birch to be rather weak in tension for making a staff- it tends to crack. I generally use BL or just willow.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Mar 9th, 2013 at 12:24am
If you've been following jlasud's posts you know that he's a great craftsman and historical reenactor. Several months ago that I asked jlasud to make me a clay mold to pour my own lead glandes. Well today I finally broke out the lead pot and poured several bullets.

Each bullet is 3 ounces and only needed a little trimming. Overall jlasud did an outstanding job! Thank you.

I wove this sling from jute a while back in anticipation of using it with my new lead bullets and tomorrow we'll see how they do.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by GeneralMushroom on Mar 9th, 2013 at 7:39am
Nice. I've wanted to try casting my own projectiles but don't have the ability for the foreseeable future, so it's nice to see when others do it :)

They look very nasty, would not want to be hit by one of those arriving at speed!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Mar 9th, 2013 at 8:11am
Those look PERFECT, minus they dont have "Ouch" engraved on one side. If I had a ready source of lead, I would make some. as of now, I use biconicaf fishing sinkers... 4 oz.
jlasud is a great craftsman, I think we can all vouch for that. anyway, doesn't clay break down if you cast a lot of lead in it?
-Squirrel

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingcanada on Mar 10th, 2013 at 10:27am
Those molds look great as does the ammo!  I made some molds from hardwood flooring for shooting smaller
cylinder shaped projectiles with my slingshots.  The clay though is tops.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Mar 10th, 2013 at 10:59am
Those Glandes look great! Is it a special type of clay? I've also heard you can use window caulking for your mold

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Mar 10th, 2013 at 12:32pm

Tomas wrote on Mar 10th, 2013 at 10:59am:
Those Glandes look great! Is it a special type of clay? I've also heard you can use window caulking for your mold

It might be Fireclay, Timu. FIreclay is used for making firebrick, and other mortar, bricks, etc that will be around very, very hot things for a while. It does not degrade in heat, and it is used to make fireplaces(DUH!). You could probably use normal clay, but I am sure there are some issues.... I have only tried sand, wood, stream-bed clay, and a few other stuffs for making molds for Zinc and alumnium.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Mar 11th, 2013 at 5:28am
Envy!  :o
Great glandes!

Maybe they would be suitable for the "York-slings" posted here:
http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1361973151/30

Here are some new slings I´ve made during the last days.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Mar 11th, 2013 at 5:33am
A hunting sling and a fast made split pouch sling (start and end with 6 strands, 2x6 strands for the pouch, braided as a 3-strand braid, rubber/latex coating on the pouch against ammo slip-off).
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingcanada on Mar 11th, 2013 at 4:31pm
Lakeslinger, those are two very nice, tidy slings!  They look perfect and I'll bet function well.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingcanada on Mar 11th, 2013 at 4:40pm
I got out again today with a Bamboo staff sling, new pouch and sling.  I was really happy
with the way it performed.  I put a bit of CA glue on the top few inches to smooth it out a bit
more so the release cord slides off easier.
Here is a few pictures, one looking up river, one looking down and a closeup of the pouch.  Thanks.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingcanada on Mar 11th, 2013 at 4:41pm
...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingcanada on Mar 11th, 2013 at 4:41pm
And pouch...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Mar 11th, 2013 at 5:10pm
Nice, although I did not know they made glue from curious aardvarks.... Any animal can be used to make hide scrapings, right?
I like the sling. I use that design a LOT, and I usually round off the corners, it makes it look much better.
I usually use this one-
It works great for what I use it for, and is not super leather intensive, plus is cupped, and can also be made from rawhide, ducttape, etc.
-Squirrel
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingcanada on Mar 11th, 2013 at 8:32pm
Hi thanks for the pouch template, I'll give it a try, I like those designs.

I know it's a joke of some sort but it's zipped by me about the glue and
the aardvark? :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Mar 11th, 2013 at 8:39pm
Balearic sling made from your garden variety hardware store sisal covered in buckskin.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 11th, 2013 at 9:34pm

slingingcanada wrote on Mar 11th, 2013 at 4:40pm:
I got out again today with a Bamboo staff sling, new pouch and sling.  I was really happy
with the way it performed.  I put a bit of CA glue on the top few inches to smooth it out a bit
more so the release cord slides off easier.
Here is a few pictures, one looking up river, one looking down and a closeup of the pouch.  Thanks.


WATER... BAMBOO! I love it ::)

walter in the sw where the average humidity is less than 15% and precip less than 20" :'(

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Mar 12th, 2013 at 3:24pm

slingingcanada wrote on Mar 11th, 2013 at 8:32pm:
Hi thanks for the pouch template, I'll give it a try, I like those designs.

I know it's a joke of some sort but it's zipped by me about the glue and
the aardvark? :)

Curious-Aardvark=C.A- He is the site admin!
Hide glue is made from hide scrapings, which are produced from skins.
CA= Cyanoacrylate glue, made from petroleum.
Uh... iF you made glue from C.A, ....
-Squirrel

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingcanada on Mar 12th, 2013 at 3:49pm


Got it , thanks!  :)

squirrelslinger wrote on Mar 12th, 2013 at 3:24pm:

slingingcanada wrote on Mar 11th, 2013 at 8:32pm:
Hi thanks for the pouch template, I'll give it a try, I like those designs.

I know it's a joke of some sort but it's zipped by me about the glue and
the aardvark? :)

Curious-Aardvark=C.A- He is the site admin!
Hide glue is made from hide scrapings, which are produced from skins.
CA= Cyanoacrylate glue, made from petroleum.
Uh... iF you made glue from C.A, ....
-Squirrel


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Mar 13th, 2013 at 4:31pm
Latest sling I made from dune grass(pictured beside it).

Throws beautifully

edit: picture quality is horrible, taken on a camera phone and doesnt resize well :'(
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Mar 13th, 2013 at 4:37pm
A few more. Sisal fibre with leather reinforced pouch and blue duct tape finger guard, two hemp ones and a 19 strand wool with (badly) woven hemp pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingcanada on Mar 14th, 2013 at 10:10am
Those look great to me!  I love the sisal and hemp look for slings.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Mar 14th, 2013 at 3:55pm
Lugh-Lamhfda, that`s some cool slings.  All of them ,but I got a special place in my heart for grass slings.  I have braided slings from grass myself, and love the idea.

I got som cordage and leather from Picåru and has begun to make some stuff.  Two leather/paracord slings and one pouch.  I made the extra pouch just to show how I shape the butterfly pouch.  
The size depend on need and the piece of leather, the two finnished slings has slightly larger pouches than the spare one (6 x 16 cm instead of 5 x 15 cm/2 x 6 ").
Because I can choose I got different colors on the retention and release cords.  Makes it easier to untie tangles + I think it looks cool.The big retention loop is a two-finger noose, the trigger knot is a Celtic button knot.  
These slings is made as gift for two of my young students which I expect to meet during Easter.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Mar 14th, 2013 at 5:46pm
Lugh-lamhfada, sling trade? i love the slings, expecially hemp ones.
i like the balaric style, but 1/4 inch thick leather does not exactly make good pouch coverings...
-Squirrel

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Mar 14th, 2013 at 10:16pm

squirrelslinger wrote on Mar 14th, 2013 at 5:46pm:
Lugh-lamhfada, sling trade? i love the slings, expecially hemp ones.
i like the balaric style, but 1/4 inch thick leather does not exactly make good pouch coverings...
-Squirrel


Sure, ive never done a sling swap squirrel. I will make you a hemp one if you like? I will have to go to the outlet and pick up some more of the hemp I used to make those slings. Its really good stuff and I get it in different varieties, thick and furry, thin and wiry etc.

I think the leather ive used is perfect. It creates rigidity but its not so rigid that it wont bend slightly. I wont put leather on if you dont want it, which is probably a good thing because I dont have any left!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Mar 14th, 2013 at 11:34pm
28 inch, cotton and wool rockman sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Mar 15th, 2013 at 7:53am
That's cool! How did you get the striped effect on the pouch Camo-Sling? Is this to replace your old four year old one?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 15th, 2013 at 9:20am
They are all nice slings. Love that b&w 8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Mar 15th, 2013 at 10:33am

Tomas wrote on Mar 15th, 2013 at 7:53am:
That's cool! How did you get the striped effect on the pouch Camo-Sling? Is this to replace your old four year old one?


Thanks! I tied two pieces of string together, one brown and one white at each end and then proceeded to weave it through like an ordinary pouch. Takes half the amount of time and looks good! Yes, however it didn't really hit the spot so I'll be trying to make another one of these but with thicker cords! This is a 6 strand and it's still too thin so I'll go with the 12 string!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Mar 15th, 2013 at 7:26pm
[quote author=timann link=1172017416/3435#3449 date=1363290959]Lugh-Lamhfda, that`s some cool slings.  All of them ,but I got a special place in my heart for grass slings.  I have braided slings from grass myself, and love the idea.

Thanks.They are great. Where I sling is surrounded by this grass so I had to give it a try and use some. It worked better than I could have hoped. It was a little tricky at first learning to splice in such short and easily breakable lengths of grass but it paid off.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Mar 17th, 2013 at 5:16am
Great show! It`s always a pleasure to check the posts in the picture thread. Very beautiful slings.

At the moment I ran out of cordage (only paracord left, but I prefer braiding natural materials at the moment).
Cause after having looked in every hardware and gardening store in my area without finding uncoloured jute I bought now about 200m in an online-shop. Now I have to wait until it will be shipped.

The last sling I made is this central american style Tematlatl, made of cordage rests, pouch latex covered on the inside. The other sling on the picture is an older one, where I attached a release tab.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Mar 17th, 2013 at 5:26am

Those are both very nice.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingcanada on Mar 17th, 2013 at 10:23am
Wow, you guys are making some fantastic looking, quality slings!  I'm amazed.

Went out yesterday for a bit of a hike along one of the roads paralleling a
local lake.  Very peaceful, calm water, a few birds chirping and the sound of the
sling whipping.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2-sreMpMSA

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Croatoan on Mar 18th, 2013 at 1:27pm
This is the first leather sling I've made =) It is not a replica of any historical artifact..

To get the leather to keep the cup like shape, I tied it around the clay ball I use as ammunition.
Boiled the whole thing for a while, and let it dry in oven for a few minutes. Leaving it still tied around the ball overnight.

At morning, to my surprise, it kept the shape really well, still remaining quite flexible. It's the third sling I've ever made.

Tell me what you think about it! It's my current favorite to throw with.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Mar 18th, 2013 at 1:50pm

That looks pretty good, I havent tried wet-molding leather.

If you cut slits across the width of the pouch it will pull itself into shape around the ammo: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1305569221

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Mar 18th, 2013 at 2:00pm
Good looking sling Croatoan! I molded my first sling pouch the same way:) I want to try boiling it with wax sometime, although that might make it too stiff. One thing you can easily improve is to use chalk to draw your lines instead of a pen. no left over markings that way:)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Croatoan on Mar 18th, 2013 at 3:21pm

Tomas wrote on Mar 18th, 2013 at 2:00pm:
Good looking sling Croatoan! I molded my first sling pouch the same way:) I want to try boiling it with wax sometime, although that might make it too stiff. One thing you can easily improve is to use chalk to draw your lines instead of a pen. no left over markings that way:)


Haha! I know :) I actually made them with chalk. But I think they looked so good in the leather that I re-did them with pen so that they would stick. Still, thanks!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Croatoan on Mar 18th, 2013 at 3:31pm
I just posted a picture of my first leather sling (few posts above ^^) and I decided I'll post pictures of the first two slings I've made. The first one is the paracord one. The second one is made by using tutorial found from this site (Tutankhamen's sling).

Most out of my slings I've used the paracord one. Even though it's the ugliest one, it is the first and because of the material, probably strongest one.

The ends of the Tutankhamen's sling are burned because I melted wax on them... in very.... well... unpractical manner which caused them to burn. :) It is made out of natural string which does not melt.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Mar 20th, 2013 at 3:26pm
LOL. I have never tried melting wax onto a sling. What does it do?
Anyway, I have a long list of pics...
New paracord slings-
Rocklarics, 4 strand braid.
I will upload by editing this post.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Mar 20th, 2013 at 6:07pm
That looks good, Croatoan, especially as they are the first two slings that you made! Mine were nowhere as good as yours.


Croatoan wrote on Mar 18th, 2013 at 3:31pm:
The ends of the Tutankhamen's sling are burned because I melted wax on them... in very.... well... unpractical manner which caused them to burn. :) It is made out of natural string which does not melt.


You can try to melt the wax and then dip the ends in. Otherwise you can press little wax flakes, stick them to the sling and then melt them in a stream of hot vapour (e.g. above a water boiler). The spare wax will just drip off.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Croatoan on Mar 20th, 2013 at 6:37pm

Teg wrote on Mar 20th, 2013 at 6:07pm:
That looks good, Croatoan, especially as they are the first two slings that you made! Mine were nowhere as good as yours.


Croatoan wrote on Mar 18th, 2013 at 3:31pm:
The ends of the Tutankhamen's sling are burned because I melted wax on them... in very.... well... unpractical manner which caused them to burn. :) It is made out of natural string which does not melt.


You can try to melt the wax and then dip the ends in. Otherwise you can press little wax flakes, stick them to the sling and then melt them in a stream of hot vapour (e.g. above a water boiler). The spare wax will just drip off.



Yes, I know, but thanks! That's why I said the way I did it was unpractical, but it was the only way I could do it with the equipment I had available at the moment I did it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Mar 20th, 2013 at 7:18pm

squirrelslinger wrote on Mar 20th, 2013 at 3:26pm:
LOL. I have never tried melting wax onto a sling. What does it do?
Anyway, I have a long list of pics...
New paracord slings-
Rocklarics, 4 strand braid.
I will upload by editing this post.


Back when they used leather armor, they would stiffen it by boiling it in wax. I believe it works with water too(?).  Makes the leather much harder and also a good way to mold it:) I've yet to try it myself.
And I believe you've been saying you will post pics for a long time mister!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Mar 20th, 2013 at 7:27pm

Tomas wrote on Mar 20th, 2013 at 7:18pm:
Back when they used leather armor, they would stiffen it by boiling it in wax. I believe it works with water too(?).  Makes the leather much harder and also a good way to mold it:) I've yet to try it myself.  

If you do so, please do not really boil your leather. Just warm water is enough, if you use non-chrome tanned leather of course ^^ It will still make lots of tiny bubble to make for the "boiling effect" :)

If you boil it hard, your leather will be rock hard, sure. But it will also loose all of it's mechanical properties.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Mar 20th, 2013 at 8:54pm

Tomas wrote on Mar 20th, 2013 at 7:18pm:
And I believe you've been saying you will post pics for a long time mister!

Oh yes I have. I have around 50 images to upload, some for Primitive Archer.
Stupid archery, takes all my time. I used to come home from school, sit down and go to slinging.org.
Now I go to Primitive archer, then go work on cane arrows, then go shoot.
I haven't slung in a WEEK!!!!!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Mar 21st, 2013 at 2:54am

squirrelslinger wrote on Mar 20th, 2013 at 8:54pm:
[...]I haven't slung in a WEEK!!!!!


Aww, such a poor widdle thing!  ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by mymothersmeatloaf on Mar 21st, 2013 at 10:33pm

squirrelslinger wrote on Mar 20th, 2013 at 8:54pm:

Tomas wrote on Mar 20th, 2013 at 7:18pm:
And I believe you've been saying you will post pics for a long time mister!

Oh yes I have. I have around 50 images to upload, some for Primitive Archer.
Stupid archery, takes all my time. I used to come home from school, sit down and go to slinging.org.
Now I go to Primitive archer, then go work on cane arrows, then go shoot.
I haven't slung in a WEEK!!!!!


And I haven't slung in a month, not a lot of place to go slinging local to me, too many house and the possibility of a rock flying into the highway.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Mar 23rd, 2013 at 9:42am
Ancient Greek spin Leads, they weigh between about 30-50g   ;D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 23rd, 2013 at 10:43am
Cool pic hubert. I've been thinking about making a sling just for lead. A three ounce sinker ls only one and an eighth inches long. Pouch will be tiny. The lead ammo in your pic looks about the same length?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Mar 23rd, 2013 at 11:14am
Top: hemp twine + Alpacas
below: Cotton + Alpacas
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Mar 23rd, 2013 at 12:53pm
Wow Hubert your slings make me realize I've been doing my eight strand braids the lazy way( doubling up to make it a simple four strand). Time to step it up! Nice colors too.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Mar 23rd, 2013 at 7:16pm
Those are just GAWJUSS~

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Mar 23rd, 2013 at 7:59pm

Donnerschlag wrote on Mar 21st, 2013 at 2:54am:

squirrelslinger wrote on Mar 20th, 2013 at 8:54pm:
[...]I haven't slung in a WEEK!!!!!


Aww, such a poor widdle thing!  ;D

I usually sling every day, Donner.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Mar 24th, 2013 at 1:26pm

walter wrote on Mar 23rd, 2013 at 10:43am:
Cool pic hubert. I've been thinking about making a sling just for lead. A three ounce sinker ls only one and an eighth inches long. Pouch will be tiny. The lead ammo in your pic looks about the same length?



The large lead in the middle is 3.6 cm long, the smaller about 3, 1 to 3, 2 ​​cm

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Mar 24th, 2013 at 3:40pm
some slings of mine now- These are the ones I use most.
http://imageshack.us/scaled/thumb/843/1014022.jpg
http://imageshack.us/scaled/thumb/547/1014018.jpg
I like them, but many are trades...
Hence they do not get hard usage yet.
In the second one, Lightslinger, Donnershalg, Aussie, and Huntsman, try to find your sling!
Click to enlarge them.
-Squirrel

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NorthwoodsSlinger on Mar 25th, 2013 at 3:02pm
I'm still new to this, but I've really taken a liking to making slings  :) My prior experience working with paracord definitely helps. Here's a few of my latest, they're all constructed from jute.

Left: Split pouch
Top: Woven pouch, the pouch came out a lot longer than I anticipated, I was a little sleep deprived.
Bottom: Woven split pouch, my first attempt at weaving a pouch like this. It has it's imperfections, but works well. A good learning experience for sure.
Right: Rockman style sling. First attempt.



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Mar 25th, 2013 at 3:25pm
I like the bottom one best !

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NorthwoodsSlinger on Mar 25th, 2013 at 3:40pm

Thearos wrote on Mar 25th, 2013 at 3:25pm:
I like the bottom one best !


Yeah it's my favorite one thus far. Perfect length, pouch size is awesome for whatever... I'm very pleased with it despite my early worries about the pouch not being perfectly symmetrical.

It's snowing today too so i've finally been able to try slinging snowballs. I'm impressed with how hard you can really huck one of those things! Now if I could only talk my neighbor into a snowball fight  ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Mar 25th, 2013 at 3:48pm
Once I was walking down a snowy street with my wife. While talking, I scooped up some heavy snow, made a ball, fitted it into my Aussie pouch and let rip at a house at the end of the street, a high arcing shot. The snowball hit a second-floor (third floor for Americans) window. A quizzical head peered out, wondering where the impossible shot had come from, but there was only this peaceful middle-aged guy and his wife taking a stroll, hands in pockets.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NorthwoodsSlinger on Mar 25th, 2013 at 3:54pm

Thearos wrote on Mar 25th, 2013 at 3:48pm:
Once I was walking down a snowy street with my wife. While talking, I scooped up some heavy snow, made a ball, fitted it into my Aussie pouch and let rip at a house at the end of the street, a high arcing shot. The snowball hit a second-floor (third floor for Americans) window. A quizzical head peered out, wondering where the impossible shot had come from, but there was only this peaceful middle-aged guy and his wife taking a stroll, hands in pockets.


Hahaha! Classic.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Mar 25th, 2013 at 6:55pm
French chaps messing about with staff sling:

ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo9OQQsRRiU

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Mar 25th, 2013 at 8:55pm

Thearos wrote on Mar 25th, 2013 at 3:48pm:
Once I was walking down a snowy street with my wife. While talking, I scooped up some heavy snow, made a ball, fitted it into my Aussie pouch and let rip at a house at the end of the street, a high arcing shot. The snowball hit a second-floor (third floor for Americans) window. A quizzical head peered out, wondering where the impossible shot had come from, but there was only this peaceful middle-aged guy and his wife taking a stroll, hands in pockets.

Nice, Nice, nice. If it was me window you hit, I would have loosed multiple snowballs at you.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Mar 26th, 2013 at 5:23am
Slingstones :D

These biconical glandes are made out of a fine-grained mortar mix, and each weigh about 100g/3.5 oz [I think]

They have just the right heft in the sling, and really pack a punch. I've only been using them for a session or two of 1/2 power accuracy work, and they're already effortlessly punching holes into my brand new heavy-duty tarp-turned target. I'll probably switch to spherical ammo to help remedy this.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Mar 26th, 2013 at 6:34am
Excellent work everybody! All of the slings and the slingstones are awesome.

Here are my latest ones. The sling on the top is made of sheepwool and is inspired by an older thread about the amdocraft slings. I liked the idea of the leather release cord sewn to the woven pouch.

The other one is a middle eastern shepherd style sling, where I finally consumed the last rests of the orange polyacrylic "wool" and the remaining wool from the other sling.

Both are latex coated on the inside of the pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Mar 26th, 2013 at 6:36am
A closeup view. The finger loop is made by sewing two woven cords together. It´s very comfortable to use.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NorthwoodsSlinger on Mar 26th, 2013 at 3:16pm
Yesterday I posted a handful of slings, one of which was my first attempt at a woven split pouch. It works fine, but it is asymmetrical so last night I gave it another shot and I am very pleased with the finished product! It's easily the best weaving job I've done thus far.

Top: The best of two attempts at a woven split pouch. it's a marked improvement from my first one.
Middle: First attempt at a woven split pouch.
Bottom: Random sling I forgot about. I made it on vacation and found it in my bag today. It's a hauss.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Mar 27th, 2013 at 6:53pm
Nice, NIce slings everyone!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Mar 29th, 2013 at 1:24pm
Lakeslinger I like your tut!

Hubert your lead glandes and slings are omg awesome! ;)

Northwoods very nice work for starting out. I agree I like the bottom one the most, although the top one has a nice big pouch which probably works the best out of the three :)

A couple new ones from me. been incorporating leather with synthetic lately to great effect, hope you guys likem ;)
















Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Mar 29th, 2013 at 2:19pm
Huntsman- I think your weaving is really excellent and doesn't need the leather additions. But if I were to "advise".... Make the leather wrap to the rear of the sling away from where the rocks can scrape an tear the stitching. You've got those rockmans down to a science:)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Mar 29th, 2013 at 2:34pm
Wow those are some really excellent looking slings, im in awe!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Mar 29th, 2013 at 6:36pm

Tomas wrote on Mar 29th, 2013 at 2:19pm:
Huntsman- I think your weaving is really excellent and doesn't need the leather additions. But if I were to "advise".... Make the leather wrap to the rear of the sling away from where the rocks can scrape an tear the stitching. You've got those rockmans down to a science:)


I agree with you on that. I try to make the threads more durable by using a very fine nylon fishing line and then fire treating it to create a hard exterior to prevent wear as much as possible, though again, you are right with your assessment :)

However a small point to make about the leather stitching wearing away: when I tighten and sinch down the stitching it actually sits below the leather just enough that it escapes most wear from rocks, but still takes some abuse in the long run.

Ill try to address this issue on the next batch. Always going for constant improvement!

Thank you for the compliment ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Mar 29th, 2013 at 7:37pm
Huntsman, that's probably the best execution of leather reinforcements I've yet seen on a rockman :)

Excellent job on the tight and consistent braiding and weaving as well

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Mar 29th, 2013 at 7:56pm
I like the slings...
But I see absolutly no point whatsoever in leather-reinforcing a sling that does not need it.
I love your slings. But Leather-reinforcing a rockman just makes it less efficiant

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Mar 29th, 2013 at 8:12pm

Donnerschlag wrote on Mar 29th, 2013 at 7:37pm:
Huntsman, that's probably the best execution of leather reinforcements I've yet seen on a rockman :)

Excellent job on the tight and consistent braiding and weaving as well

Thanks a lot man you're compliments are always well received! :)

@ squirrelypie : trust me its needed.. :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Mar 30th, 2013 at 4:18pm

squirrelslinger wrote on Mar 29th, 2013 at 7:56pm:
I like the slings...
But I see absolutly no point whatsoever in leather-reinforcing a sling that does not need it.
I love your slings. But Leather-reinforcing a rockman just makes it less efficiant


I beg to differ!

Imho it creates some rigidity and allows the ammo to sit on top of the pouch rather than be cupped by it. Less contact means less friction or bias of direction the stone may fly. Thats just my experience though.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Mar 30th, 2013 at 7:57pm

Lugh-Lamhfada wrote on Mar 30th, 2013 at 4:18pm:

squirrelslinger wrote on Mar 29th, 2013 at 7:56pm:
I like the slings...
But I see absolutly no point whatsoever in leather-reinforcing a sling that does not need it.
I love your slings. But Leather-reinforcing a rockman just makes it less efficiant


I beg to differ!

Imho it creates some rigidity and allows the ammo to sit on top of the pouch rather than be cupped by it. Less contact means less friction or bias of direction the stone may fly. Thats just my experience though.


+ 1 ;)

Many of Livermoore's slings have leather, including the one he's sending me ^^

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Mar 30th, 2013 at 10:10pm

Lugh-Lamhfada wrote on Mar 30th, 2013 at 4:18pm:

squirrelslinger wrote on Mar 29th, 2013 at 7:56pm:
I like the slings...
But I see absolutly no point whatsoever in leather-reinforcing a sling that does not need it.
I love your slings. But Leather-reinforcing a rockman just makes it less efficiant


I beg to differ!

Imho it creates some rigidity and allows the ammo to sit on top of the pouch rather than be cupped by it. Less contact means less friction or bias of direction the stone may fly. Thats just my experience though.

We must trade slings, my friend. That is the only way...
We have completly different viewpoints.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Apr 1st, 2013 at 11:17pm
Slight modification to the above posted sling. Just simply tucked the inside leather covering around each side of the pouch.






Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingingcanada on Apr 2nd, 2013 at 11:34am
That looks really sharp with the leather wrap like that!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Apr 2nd, 2013 at 4:13pm

slingingcanada wrote on Apr 2nd, 2013 at 11:34am:
That looks really sharp with the leather wrap like that!

Thank you very much! Always a constant work in progress ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Apr 3rd, 2013 at 9:14am
Here are the Tut slings I've made from hubert's tutorial. Very helpfull, thanks hubert!
Th pictures are probably going to be big so if you want to view the whol picture just go to 'View' in
your toolbar and turn your zoom down to 75% or so

Sling #1





Sling #2





8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Apr 3rd, 2013 at 9:20am
Dan very well!   ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Apr 4th, 2013 at 12:01am
Been working on my tapering! I find the round braid easier to keep track of all the strands(up to 28 on the balearic).

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Apr 4th, 2013 at 12:03am
The pile of loose stuff is what I took off the balearic.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 4th, 2013 at 5:48am
Wow!!! Leather. Tut slings. Balearic. Rockman. All of them look great!

I couldn`t post during the last two weeks, so I`ll show some new slings.

Well, the ones on this picture are not really new. I made them a month ago, but forgot to put them in the picture thread.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 4th, 2013 at 5:51am
Two middle eastern style shepherd slings. The upper one is made from jute and cotton as is more cupped than the "zebra" which is woven with black and (formerly) white cotton.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 4th, 2013 at 5:55am
Another view
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 4th, 2013 at 5:57am
A very simple, fast made recycled-handbag-sling . It was also made some weeks ago and throws well.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 4th, 2013 at 5:58am
Apache style pouch with longer than traditional apache cords and leather sewings.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 4th, 2013 at 6:06am
My newest split pouch slings, one peruvian style, one balearic with leather and one I call the "cupped split pouch" or the "semi-solid-pouch". It´s o.k. for bigger stones but has a delayed release with smaller ammo.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 4th, 2013 at 6:07am
Another view.
More slings are in production and will be posted soon.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Apr 4th, 2013 at 5:26pm

Teg wrote on Mar 1st, 2013 at 11:30am:
A little idea for an alternative way to make a release tab with three strings only. It's already an older idea and I have never used it in a sling, so feel free to figure out how it was made and use it.  ;)




Did anybody figure this out? I'd like to know more...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Apr 4th, 2013 at 5:47pm

David Morningstar wrote on Apr 4th, 2013 at 5:26pm:

Teg wrote on Mar 1st, 2013 at 11:30am:
A little idea for an alternative way to make a release tab with three strings only. It's already an older idea and I have never used it in a sling, so feel free to figure out how it was made and use it.  ;)




Did anybody figure this out? I'd like to know more...



My guess is that the tab part is finger woven or plaited. Both tend to be a bit wider than a braid and trasnstioning is pretty easy so thats what I'd do. I've also seen a couple that were just woven normally like a Rockman pouch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 5th, 2013 at 3:22am

David Morningstar wrote on Apr 4th, 2013 at 5:26pm:

Teg wrote on Mar 1st, 2013 at 11:30am:
A little idea for an alternative way to make a release tab with three strings only. It's already an older idea and I have never used it in a sling, so feel free to figure out how it was made and use it.  ;)




Did anybody figure this out? I'd like to know more...


It could be like this:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Apr 5th, 2013 at 3:32am

lakeslinger wrote on Apr 5th, 2013 at 3:22am:

David Morningstar wrote on Apr 4th, 2013 at 5:26pm:

Teg wrote on Mar 1st, 2013 at 11:30am:
A little idea for an alternative way to make a release tab with three strings only. It's already an older idea and I have never used it in a sling, so feel free to figure out how it was made and use it.  ;)




Did anybody figure this out? I'd like to know more...


It could be like this:



Lakeslinger, that's perfect! It's made in exactly the same way as you drew it.
The technique is called: "Doppelschlaufig verschlingendes Wulsthalbflechten, umfassend" (German, taken from: Systematik der Textilen Techniken, A. Seiler-Baldinger, 1991).
In english there are several names for this (and similar) techniques:
- Mousing knot (Mason, 1908)
- Figure-of-eight wrapping (Collingwood 1968)
- Mariposa weave (Navajo school 1972)
Wulsthalbflechten.JPG (214 KB | )

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 5th, 2013 at 4:01am
Thanks, Teg.
I figured it out today (during breakfast) theoretically on a piece of paper, then later I tried it with a real cord.
Do you have any experience, if it´s solid enough for a split pouch? That would be a fast way to make one,
e.g. like Dan wrote, for a Rockman.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Apr 5th, 2013 at 4:19am
I have never used it in a sling, only in several smaller example pieces (which I unfortunately threw away :'( ). If I remember correctly this fabric is a bit easier to twist (in torsional direction) than normal weave of the same width. But I think it should work out well. If you take normal polyester packing string it will be around 1 cm wide. One problem you could encounter is sliding of the wrapping, especially with synthetic material. So I'd suggest to work rather tight.

When I tried it I wanted to work with thinner string than showed in this example. And then it would have been not wide enough to be useful for a pouch, but only to enlarge the strings to make a release tab out of a three strand braid, without having to add additional material or making a complex weave.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 5th, 2013 at 9:38am
Today I finished this sling. It`s made of jute, except the pouch whippings, which are flax. Following the description on paleoplanet about the reproduction of an etruscan sling I changed the dimensions of the pouch for smaller than tennisball ammo. I started with 6-strands, formed the loop, braided 12 strands for some inches, then continued with 6 until shortly before the pouch. There I started adding more strands up to 18. Instead of using 18 separate cords, I took only 9. The center of each one was crossed with the main braid and then treated like if there were two separate strands added. So less knotting / splicing was necessary. The pouch is 2x3 strands in the center and 3x3 in each outer part, then again combined to 24, tapered to first 6, then 5 and finally 4 strands at the release end. Before the release knot a small tab was woven, using 3 strands as warps and 1 as weaving cord. At last I stabilized the pouch with flax whippings. It looks very ancient and weapon-like. Let´s see how it slings...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Apr 5th, 2013 at 9:57am
That's a very nice one Lakeslinger !

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Apr 5th, 2013 at 10:24am
Lakeslinger, superb looking slings.

That etruscan is something to be proud of.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Apr 5th, 2013 at 12:05pm

lakeslinger wrote on Apr 4th, 2013 at 6:07am:
Another view.
More slings are in production and will be posted soon.


These are nice. Minimal whipping. You do good work.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Apr 5th, 2013 at 3:04pm
Today's sling: 2.8mm Polypropilene retention cord,
9 strands of dacron release cord
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Apr 5th, 2013 at 3:05pm
Lead launcher and ammo
120g (4.2oz) heavy gland in sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Apr 5th, 2013 at 4:48pm
OK, how much does a dozen glandes cost? I love those things!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Apr 5th, 2013 at 4:55pm
Jlasud, did you paint some of your glandes black or are they made of iron? Also, would you take a picture of the molds? I am considering making some.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Apr 5th, 2013 at 4:57pm
I dunno...i never buy lead glandes at "kaufland"  :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Apr 5th, 2013 at 4:58pm

Tomas wrote on Apr 5th, 2013 at 4:55pm:
Jlasud, did you paint some of your glandes black or are they made of iron? Also, would you take a picture of the molds? I am considering making some.

The black ones are lead too,they're just for distance slinging,so i can see them in flight much better,than grey.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 5th, 2013 at 5:53pm
Real nice slings lakeslinger and jlasud. Especially like the small pouches and lead ammo ::)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Apr 6th, 2013 at 9:13am

I made a fingerloop with the Maricopa weave that Teg posted. It takes a long time to make but the result is quite  good. This is two parallel strands bending round to become a four cord round braid. The Maricopa weave is done between the two loop strands and the loose ends were bound to the main braid with west country whipping.



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Apr 6th, 2013 at 10:46pm
Just got some great loose sisal fibres in from Mr. Livermore. :)
Haven't started braiding it yet, but I can already tell this stuff is leagues better than the crap I was stuck with before. Oooooooh, the potential....
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by GeneralMushroom on Apr 7th, 2013 at 4:26am

Donnerschlag wrote on Apr 6th, 2013 at 10:46pm:
Just got some great loose sisal fibres in from Mr. Livermore. :)
Haven't started braiding it yet, but I can already tell this stuff is leagues better than the crap I was stuck with before. Oooooooh, the potential....


Awesome, looking forward to seeing how it turns out :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Intifada on Apr 8th, 2013 at 5:49am
I liked my seatbelt sling so much I made another one. :)
This time the pouch is 190mm long and the paracord stopped with stevedore knots for added peace of mind. The webbing ends are coated in PVA glue as is the pouch whipping. The release knot is a threefold overhand and the finger loop is a figure of eight.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Apr 8th, 2013 at 6:52am

Very neat.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 8th, 2013 at 9:08am
Your seatbelt sling looks good Intifada. I also made two of these. Always have one with me ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Apr 8th, 2013 at 12:34pm
Love it. I use innertube rubber from bikes, but it gives the same effect.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 11th, 2013 at 9:50am
Intifada, great seatbelt sling.
I also like the led-glandes.

Here I show you my newest sling. I looked for a middle eastern shepherd sling and found two online-
shops (holylandtreasures and osmungifts) which sell slings made by bedouins. After printing the pictures
I tried to figure out how they are woven and made this one from jute and cotton.
The cords are twisted, the retention loop was formed by splicing.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 11th, 2013 at 9:52am
The backside. It`s cleaner than the inside, which had already contact with many dirty stones.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Apr 11th, 2013 at 11:12am

I would be interested in seeing a step by step tutorial for that, including the coloured stripey bits. Any chance?  :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Apr 11th, 2013 at 12:10pm
I agree with Morningstar on the tutorial. Great color patterns lakeslinger.

A new update of my most recent synthetic and leather integration. 28.5 inch sling. 6 inch pouch.












Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Apr 11th, 2013 at 1:06pm
I like it, but those gaps on the pouch make it seem like it won't last as long.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Apr 11th, 2013 at 1:10pm

squirrelslinger wrote on Apr 11th, 2013 at 1:06pm:
I like it, but those gaps on the pouch make it seem like it won't last as long.


Thanks. When the sling curves holding the rock the leather overlaps and there are no gaps. Allows flexibility.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Apr 11th, 2013 at 2:39pm
Lakeslinger I think that's so cool to look at a picture and recreate it! Hats off to you and all your beautiful slings!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Apr 11th, 2013 at 10:23pm

HuntsmanSling wrote on Apr 11th, 2013 at 1:10pm:

squirrelslinger wrote on Apr 11th, 2013 at 1:06pm:
I like it, but those gaps on the pouch make it seem like it won't last as long.


Thanks. When the sling curves holding the rock the leather overlaps and there are no gaps. Allows flexibility.

Oh thanks for the explanation.
Great idea! I would have never though that would really matter. But it does... Now my leather covered slings will have that.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 12th, 2013 at 3:50am

Tomas wrote on Apr 11th, 2013 at 2:39pm:
Lakeslinger I think that's so cool to look at a picture and recreate it! Hats off to you and all your beautiful slings!


Thanks a lot for liking my slings!  :D

When you put a lot of work in a sling like the woven ones and it performs well on slinging AND others than you like it, that`s really a good feeling. This is one reason why I post pictures of my slings. But even if a sling doesn`t turn well in my or others` opinion, there`s always some feedback or ideas for improvement given here on the forum. Another reason is to give ideas and inspiration to new slingers, like it was given to me from the moment I discovered slinging.org


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Apr 12th, 2013 at 4:25am

lakeslinger wrote on Apr 11th, 2013 at 9:50am:
Here I show you my newest sling. I looked for a middle eastern shepherd sling and found two online-
shops (holylandtreasures and osmungifts) which sell slings made by bedouins. After printing the pictures
I tried to figure out how they are woven and made this one from jute and cotton.
The cords are twisted, the retention loop was formed by splicing.


Great! I like this, lakeslinger! A how-to would make a really nice appearance in the "Project Goliath".

Have you made it with "twining of the weft"? And to make the "knitting" pattern you changed the direction of twisting in every new line?



http://backstrapweaving.wordpress.com/tutorials/tutorial-basic-weft-twining/  (for a basic how-to)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 12th, 2013 at 4:25am

David Morningstar wrote on Apr 11th, 2013 at 11:12am:
I would be interested in seeing a step by step tutorial for that, including the coloured stripey bits. Any chance?  :D


I´ll look what I can do. In fact I have some difficulty to make a photo tutorial, cause I make nearly all of my slings out of home, often making only some steps in the same place. That works well, but is complicated to take photos of every step.
But yes, I plan to make up to three tutorials for this kind of sling.
The simple woven one colour shepherd sling pouch (see http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1172017416/3105 ; reply #3118 and #3119) of which I already posted a drawn tutorial
(see http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1172017416/3150 ; reply #3155-3157).
Then I`d make tutorials for two methods how to weave stripes, the simpler one like it can be seen in the zebra sling http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1172017416/3510 and the more complicated method with the stripes composed of small "V"s in the last sling.
The 36 pictures for the first tutorial are already complete and resized, I only didn`t find the time to post them yet.
So for the other tutorials please give me some time, I hope, I can do them as soon as possible. We always need tutorials on this forum to learn one from each other.

By the way: I liked the twisted cords you made on your York-sling so much, that I started to learn twisting and splicing. It`s so much faster than braiding and I like the "seamless" look of the spliced parts. At the moment I´m working on two long-corded apache slings, one with twisted cords but braided pouch strings, and the other made of two twisted cords which I overlapped and spliced together to make the pouch. I´ll post them when they`ll be finished.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 12th, 2013 at 5:15am
Haven`t seen your post, cause I was writing mine the same time (I´m slow in english writing).

That´s great, Teg. You´re the living encyclopedia of braiding and weaving techniques  ;)

The weaving starts like shown in your picture on the top left, but then you have to cross the black and white strings outside of the last warp string and continue the weaving as you wrote with a changed direction of twisting.

On the page you posted the link of, there´s an image (a bit above the half of the page) where you can see two woven rows showing the little "V"s.

There seems to be also a video link for both methods of stripe weaving I wrote in the post before.

Nevertheless, I`ll make a tutorial as soon as I can.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 12th, 2013 at 8:19am
So here they are, the two slings with apache pouches, but longer cords made from twisted jute.

In the upper one the two cords of the pouch are braided. I started from the release tab which consists of the 4 cord strings and an additional doubled string that was woven in, the two ends then spliced into the cord. Before the pouch 2 folded strings were added, the pouch cords were made as a 4 strand round braid, then I twisted the retention cord using the longer 4 of total 8 strings and spliced the short ends into it. The finger loop was made by splicing, too.

The one on the bottom was made by first twisting two separate jute cords from 4 strands each. Then I overlapped them and marked the pouch section by short whippings on each end. Outside of the whippings I spliced the shorter ends into the main cords, then I made the finger loop the same way. The whippings were removed and the leather sewn on.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 12th, 2013 at 8:21am
Here are the backsides of the pouches, so maybe some construction details can be seen.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Apr 12th, 2013 at 7:16pm
Nice slings! Rubber makes a functional and useful pouch. It works well.
Its not quite as durable as leather for an apache.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by SerpentOfSilverPlumes on Apr 14th, 2013 at 5:13pm
Sssalutations!!!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LightSlinger on Apr 14th, 2013 at 7:39pm
Hey no problem.  It's what we live for in here...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Apr 15th, 2013 at 3:31pm

wrote on Apr 14th, 2013 at 5:13pm:
Sssalutations!!!

Methinks you should just leave the pics as when they come out of the camera. Its easier to see details on the slings. Nice job on the 3rd and 4th.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by balearic-sling on Apr 18th, 2013 at 11:17am
sunny day slinging day
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Apr 19th, 2013 at 2:13am

balearic-sling wrote on Apr 18th, 2013 at 11:17am:
sunny day slinging day

Pretty slings :)

Do you guys practice with tennis balls or stones?  :-?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Intifada on Apr 19th, 2013 at 9:30am
A Simple Slingwith 3 bugle cords (ABOK#2950) making up the pouch. Neither pretty nor symmetrical and it's ended up too short so I may never know if it works either.  ::)


POST-PHOTO EDIT: I've now re-tied the sheepshanks so that no cords are crossing and I've shortened the the 3 single strands between the bugle cords and sheepshank so that it all sits a bit better. It's now almost long enough to use (I like my sling to just touch the ground from a relaxed arm).
I'm still a seatbelt devotee though.

The cord is synthetic sash line liberated from work. Almost indestructible but very hard on skin.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by balearic-sling on Apr 19th, 2013 at 11:36am

Donnerschlag wrote on Apr 19th, 2013 at 2:13am:

balearic-sling wrote on Apr 18th, 2013 at 11:17am:
sunny day slinging day

Pretty slings :)

Do you guys practice with tennis balls or stones?  :-?



Its was a kids competition from 15 m, they are the initiation group
Adults we use stones

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by monoid on Apr 20th, 2013 at 3:35am
Intifada, very nice idea!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by x0rt on Apr 22nd, 2013 at 3:33pm
Hi people, this is my first sling from natural materials! And my third sling i completed. It has many problems, since i cant weave like a pro, but for a third sling im happy. Second picture show that pouches are not equal, and i added whip wrap very awkward but this shoots really nice, and i can feel "feedback" from stone now ( when the stone or ammo wants to go out of pouch ). Oh and btw, i used jute twine.




Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Apr 22nd, 2013 at 6:24pm
I like it! Natural materials are just as good as synthetics if you ask me

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Apr 22nd, 2013 at 6:52pm

Tomas wrote on Apr 22nd, 2013 at 6:24pm:
I like it! Natural materials are just as good as synthetics if you ask me

Keep in mind you are getting a poly sling...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jabames on Apr 24th, 2013 at 5:38pm
My slings plus a bowie

RM seatbelt sling
Woven paracord sling
2 Aussie pouch slings
3 slings of different lengths
2 Balearic slings
Sling with pace counter/ranger beads
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Apr 25th, 2013 at 3:26pm
Finally :D
I like the bowie...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ahil925 on Apr 26th, 2013 at 5:39am
Checked my mail late this evening, and lo and behold my paracord came in. Perfect cure for my insomnia.

Found the youtube video for a TIAT sling and gave it a try.  After nearly 2 hours I gave it up as a lost cause, just couldn't get the pouch right.  Since I was already in a weaving mind I decided to try a woven pouch TS5, but with a twist.

Technically its a TS6 made form a single continuous cord.  Started off like a normal TS5, but then looped the release cord up to make 6 pouch cords then used the release cord to weave the pouch.  I suck at weaving so this took an embarrassingly long time but it looks workable.  Will toss some tennis and golfballs and pretty much anything else I can fit into it in the morning.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Apr 26th, 2013 at 8:31am
Weaving takes a looooonggg time. Although I think I have become marginally faster than when I started. Apparently knotted pouch slings take even longer! Actually does anybody have any clues/instructions on a knotted pouch?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Apr 26th, 2013 at 9:09am

Tomas wrote on Apr 26th, 2013 at 8:31am:
Weaving takes a looooonggg time. Although I think I have become marginally faster than when I started. Apparently knotted pouch slings take even longer! Actually does anybody have any clues/instructions on a knotted pouch?


Yep :) I wrote a tutorial about one: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1357568101/0
I'm working on a second, different "knotted pouch" tutorial right now.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 26th, 2013 at 9:11am
It´s time again to show some of the new works.

This one is the sling from the tuorial http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1366528951,
I only wanted to post it in the picture-thread, too.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 26th, 2013 at 9:15am
A long-corded apache sling with tapered cords. The braided parts of the pouch are tapered, too, starting with 9 strands each and finishing with 7.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 26th, 2013 at 9:19am
The same principle like the previous one, but made of artificial (polypropylene) hemp. I bought 2 m of a thick
Spleitex-rope, untwisted it into 3 strands and each of them again into 9 strands. 2 m length was enough, as I worked with overlapping. Great material! It´s very strong, not glossy, waterproof, doesn`t smell like hemp, but looks like a natural fiber. This sling also has tapered pouch-cords.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 26th, 2013 at 9:21am
With the rest of the poly-hemp I´ve just finished this one.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 26th, 2013 at 9:28am
This one is a fast made sling of a kind I´ve already made a dozen. The difference to the previous ones is, that the retention cord is normal 550 paracord, whereas the release cord is made of ungutted paracord. This keeps the attachment knot smaller ( = less disturbance of the flying out ammo ) and the release cord lighter.
The first throws demonstrated me, that I wasn`t used to such a "perfect" release, cause all of the stones missed the target on the right side (i.e. too early release).
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Apr 26th, 2013 at 9:35am
If one side is normal and the other is ungutted does that mean they are the same? :-?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 26th, 2013 at 9:36am
Having started with picture taking for tutorial #3 I haven`t finished this sling yet. It will be a totally synthetic apache sling with a rubber pouch. Probably I´ll post the result before I can post the next (and last) shepherd-sling tutorial, cause I won´t have much time the next two weeks.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 26th, 2013 at 9:39am

Masiakasaurus wrote on Apr 26th, 2013 at 9:35am:
If one side is normal and the other is ungutted does that mean they are the same? :-?


The retention cord is paracord filled with some strands inside, for the release cord I´ve pulled out the inner strands, so it´s an empty "tube".

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Masiakasaurus on Apr 26th, 2013 at 9:51am
Ungutted can mean left alone and not gutted or it can mean having the guts removed. That's what had me confused.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 26th, 2013 at 10:16am

Masiakasaurus wrote on Apr 26th, 2013 at 9:51am:
Ungutted can mean left alone and not gutted or it can mean having the guts removed. That's what had me confused.


:-? I also was confused first ( I´ve learned English as a foreign language in school). But you´re right, ungutted can be understood in two different ways. Sorry for having confused you. The next time I`ll think before I write.
;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Apr 26th, 2013 at 4:04pm

lakeslinger wrote on Apr 26th, 2013 at 9:36am:
Having started with picture taking for tutorial #3 I haven`t finished this sling yet. It will be a totally synthetic apache sling with a rubber pouch. Probably I´ll post the result before I can post the next (and last) shepherd-sling tutorial, cause I won´t have much time the next two weeks.

Apaches with rubber pouches shoot good.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 26th, 2013 at 5:53pm
Those Apache slings look real good lakeslinger. I especially like the last one 8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Apr 27th, 2013 at 4:26pm
After seeing the t-shirt yarn thread and lightslingers superb one I had to have a go, so here it is my T-shirt sling!


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Apr 28th, 2013 at 8:05am
~1kg ;2pound cannonball vs 1" pine plank. 1 hit=5 pieces EPIC
The plank was only held by a ladyfinger branch
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Apr 28th, 2013 at 3:10pm

How did you sling that without tearing your arm off? :o

Some ancient slinging was done with much heavier ammo than we usually use today. The stones from Assyria in the British Museum are only a little smaller than a tennis ball. It is probably useful to have a look at artillery slinging and see what can be done with larger projectiles.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Apr 28th, 2013 at 4:03pm
I've  slung it 10+ times without any pain. I was careful and accelerating slowly and not really wanting to pull it very hard. I was also surprised that it didn't skrew up my arm whatsoever.
It was plowing the grassy hillside,and  bouncing like cannonballs. I can sling it about 60m. With a loong sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Apr 28th, 2013 at 6:51pm
3oz buckskin with braided and tapered release cord made of jute.
In the continual quest for the best sling, this type ranks as top runner so far.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 29th, 2013 at 3:29am

Pikåru wrote on Apr 28th, 2013 at 6:51pm:
3oz buckskin with braided and tapered release cord made of jute.
In the continual quest for the best sling, this type ranks as top runner so far.


Great looking sling, Pikåru. The tapered cord and the attachment seem to allow a very smooth release.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 29th, 2013 at 3:33am

jlasud wrote on Apr 28th, 2013 at 8:05am:
~1kg ;2pound cannonball vs 1" pine plank. 1 hit=5 pieces EPIC
The plank was only held by a ladyfinger branch


Wow, thats really heavy! I once tried to sling a more than tennisball-sized stone with a honda manchega, but I couldn`t accelerate it sufficiently for enough distance, otherwise it would have been me flying away.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 29th, 2013 at 3:38am

Lugh-Lamhfada wrote on Apr 27th, 2013 at 4:26pm:
After seeing the t-shirt yarn thread and lightslingers superb one I had to have a go, so here it is my T-shirt sling!


Since I´ve seen the T-shirt yarn tutorial I wanted to make a sling. But all the old T-shirts I found have sewings on the sides (i.e. they`re not made as a "tube"). Probably I´ll have to buy some cheap T-shirts for trying this.
Yours looks great and Lightslinger`s one, too.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 29th, 2013 at 6:49am
At the weekend I finished the tiger-stripe sling. It´s made only of synthetic materials. The pouch is a piece of
bicycle inner tube, also the whipping. Sewing was made with the inner strings of paracord.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 29th, 2013 at 6:53am
And a fast made sling using the last pieces of the yellow synthetic cord. The pouch is dark blue-green leather, what can`t be seen well on the picture.

This (and maybe the next) week I don´t have time to continue the planned tutorial, but sometimes I find an
opportunity to make small works like this fast made sling or finishing already half-made slings.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Apr 29th, 2013 at 8:23am

The retention loop knot looks interesting, have you used a sheet bend to add a bight to it to increase the length?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 29th, 2013 at 9:33am

David Morningstar wrote on Apr 29th, 2013 at 8:23am:
The retention loop knot looks interesting, have you used a sheet bend to add a bight to it to increase the length?


You`re right, it`s a sheet bend. The length of the retention cord was too short to make a loop, so I attached a short piece of cord.

I tried the sling today and was impressed by its performance. The release is perfect, what is no surprise with the lightweight release cord.  
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Apr 29th, 2013 at 1:10pm
What's in the fingerloop?

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Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Apr 29th, 2013 at 1:11pm
Grass Sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on Apr 29th, 2013 at 1:11pm
Whoa where did your grass sling go Lugh?

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Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Apr 29th, 2013 at 1:13pm
Sisal apache
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Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Apr 29th, 2013 at 1:15pm
Sisal Balearic with leather
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Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Apr 29th, 2013 at 7:02pm

Tomas wrote on Apr 29th, 2013 at 1:11pm:
Whoa where did your grass sling go Lugh?


I deleted and resized the picture, its there now on the last page.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Apr 29th, 2013 at 7:27pm

David Morningstar wrote on Apr 28th, 2013 at 3:10pm:
How did you sling that without tearing your arm off? :o

Some ancient slinging was done with much heavier ammo than we usually use today. The stones from Assyria in the British Museum are only a little smaller than a tennis ball. It is probably useful to have a look at artillery slinging and see what can be done with larger projectiles.

Um... have you met me?
I like gigantic ammo and slings. Its actually not that harsh, just go slow and careful.
Eeehhh.... but I usually don't go for 32 OZ cannonballs. A bit too big....

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by SerpentOfSilverPlumes on Apr 29th, 2013 at 8:39pm
I just slung 30 stones. What a blast! Lugh, I like your slings  8-) The leather on your sisal balearic looks great and purposeful. Does it extend the life of your sling quite a bit and help keep rocks in the sling? I would like to try it. How did you put your leather on? It looks super  :o   Please tell us your thoughts, experiences, and observations about leather on a balearic :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Apr 29th, 2013 at 8:52pm

wrote on Apr 29th, 2013 at 8:39pm:
I just slung 30 stones. What a blast! Lugh, I like your slings  8-) The leather on your sisal balearic looks great and purposeful. Does it extend the life of your sling quite a bit and help keep rocks in the sling? I would like to try it. How did you put your leather on? It looks super  :o   Please tell your thoughts, experiences, and observations about leather on a balearic :D


The leather stiffens the pouch meaning it isnt limp and doesnt cup the stone, but rather allows the stone to cradle in the pouch. Less contact means less friction and a smoother release. Its simply just sewn on, its leather from an old utility belt. I got the idea from watching Luis Livermore from Majorca. Watch this video at 0:14 seconds and you will see. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY7EOspW594

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by SerpentOfSilverPlumes on Apr 29th, 2013 at 10:22pm
Wow! Great Video and upclose shot of his slings and techniques. I found out today that my body prefers that style of throwing. Its easier for me intuitively adjust for distances compared to overhand. So I am going to practice it for awhile. I've been working on my first sisal balearic for weeks now. Its a steep learning curve (5 steps forward, 4 steps back) so far as I learn how to braid and taper etc...I am impressed with your work!

I am definitely going to experiment with leather on the pouch. I want to put it on a sisal balearic I am going to make for my brother-in-law. He has a herculean physique just like Luis and I think he will enjoy slinging. So I need to experiment with how to sew it so it looks nice like yours and Luis and stays on properly. I've never sewn leather before. Thanks Lugh!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Apr 30th, 2013 at 8:11am
It also does increase the lifetime of the sling, I've used balearic slings untill they've started fraying at the base of the pouch because of the friction of the rocks on them.

Reinforcing the pouch and an inch or 2 above the pouch can help prevent this all together.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Steven on Apr 30th, 2013 at 9:43am
Here is a 3 strap pouch ... similar to the Aussie ... with an extra strap

Take 3 straps ... punch holes .... stack straps ... secure with one cord .. at the other end of the pouch ... in your stack of straps ... move top strap end to bottom position in the stack and move the bottom strap end to the top position ... secure stack with the second cord..
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Steven on Apr 30th, 2013 at 9:45am
3 Strap pouch sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on May 1st, 2013 at 11:10am
Hockey tape and orange masons line. I use six strand braids for this :)


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Post by timu on May 1st, 2013 at 11:11am
Originally it had a knitted pouch but it ripped within a week!


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Post by Steven on May 1st, 2013 at 2:01pm
Great conversion.  ;) Skinny strand splits rule. 8-)

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Post by SerpentOfSilverPlumes on May 2nd, 2013 at 8:36pm
Dimensions and Construction of My First Sisal Balearic Sling

Finger Loop
    Width: 0.5 cm (5 strands)
    Circumference: 7.6 cm
Retention Cord
    Length: 61 cm
    Min Width: 1 cm (10 strands)
    Max Width: 1.5 cm (20 strands)
Pouch
    Length: 15 cm
    Min Width Each: 1 cm (10 strands)
    Max Width Each : 1.3 cm (20 strands)
Release Cord
    Length: 77 cm
    Max Width: 1.8 cm (40 strands)
    Min Width: 0.5 cm (5 strands)
Tail
    Length: 13 cm

I lost track of project time. I estimate it took between 50 and 100 hours spread over 3 weeks. The long length of the project was due to using and learning new techniques, which caused me to progress at a rate of 5 steps forward and 4 steps backward.

I used 1 ply sisal with an average diameter of 2 mm.

I want to give special thanks to Jaegoor, whose craftsmanship inspires wonder!!!

Serpent View:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by SerpentOfSilverPlumes on May 2nd, 2013 at 8:37pm
Traditional View
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on May 3rd, 2013 at 10:30am
Good work SerpentofSilverPlumes!
And welcome aboard in the club of time-consuming-sling-constructors!  ;)

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Post by David Morningstar on May 3rd, 2013 at 11:23am

That is superb work!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on May 3rd, 2013 at 6:29pm
Serpent that Balearic is phenomenal, really it is amazing. I wish I could make one as good. Is it jute? How does it throw?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by SerpentOfSilverPlumes on May 3rd, 2013 at 10:55pm
Teg, this thread, showing the amazing craftsmanship of our members, has definitely inspired me and suckered me into the club!  ;D

Lugh, thanks for the generous compliments! it is made of sisal. The lighting and low resolution has conspired to change the true color of the sling. It is actually a white or cream color.

I am going to test the sling in 24 hours.  Since this is my first traditional sling, I have many questions. Are the braids too tight or too thick? How long will it take to break-in. Are the braids and knots secure? How will this longer pouch hold rocks and biconical ammo? I tried to duplicate the proportions, dimensions, and technologies of the traditional balearic sling posted by Jaegoor and others. But, I wish I was an apprentice and could attend his workshops. So I have many questions to answer in testing it. I will update this post within 48 hours. Thanks for asking!!! Holding it in my hands though, I can say it definitely feels like a viper, a thousand years of perfection coiled within ready to strike. The balearic sling is a marvel to behold, and even more so to hold!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on May 3rd, 2013 at 11:51pm
Said like a true slinger, serpent, welcome and I look forward to your future inPut and comments on my Fave obsession. By the way, that's an amazing sling to see from a beginner. Good on ya mister

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on May 4th, 2013 at 12:04pm
Serpent, after making a couple dozen braided slings, I don't believe I could braid up a balaeric as nice as yours 8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by SerpentOfSilverPlumes on May 5th, 2013 at 9:51pm
Thanks Timu and Walter   :)   I want to add a thought though. My sling compared to Jaegoor's is rather childlike. His perfection in braid consistency is astonishing. And this project has greatly elevated my respect for his craftsmanship, which obviously took many years of discipline to achieve.

The sisal balearic sling performed much better than my first balearic slings made of jute that I posted here a month ago! Here are my observations on the differences between the jute balearic slings and this sisal balearic:

1. Much more solid in the shot like Jaegoor says. I can feel and control the orientation of the cords better throughout all phases of the slinging. They are more responsive to inputs.

2. Reloading time is much faster. With the jute ones, I would run my hand down the braid and I could see that the cord was untwisting and whipping about in the process. When I reached the release end, I would place it in my shooting hand. But then I would have to run my hand back down the braid from the release end to the pouch because it would normally have retwisted. So after flipping the pouch, I would place the rock in it. With my sisal sling, no twist occurs. I can quickly run my hand down the braid to the release end, and there is none of that flipping about and untwisting. After placing the release end in my shooting hand, I place the rock in the pouch. Takes less than a second, although I didn't time it. It was just effortless I guess.

3. The pouch! I admit I was a bit worried how it would perform. It is an inch longer than the jute slings and much much more thicker and stiffer. But it actually worked better. I am sure this is due to the knee! I put all kinds of rocks into it from 1 inch rocks to 3 inch rocks and no fumbles occured unlike my jute. Also, I threw clay biconical bullets for the first time today! I have never done that before so have nothing to compare it to. But this pouch must be made for biconical bullets! I put a super small prolate spheroid into it, probably weighing 30g or less and whose tip-to-tip length was under 1 inch. The pouch held it perfectly and I could feel the bullet orbiting around me during all the phases. The throw was effortlessly powerful with no muscle strain at all. I do not doubt that the knee contributes to the retention power of the pouch. I tested prolate spheroids up to 2 inches in length from tip-to-tip and the pouch held them all with narrow grip and wide grip. Although I have not figured out how to rifle-spin the bullet, I look forward to understanding this new problem and overcoming the challenge!

Also here are some more notes. I was worried about the braiding. With my jute slings, I discovered I couldn't just snip the dangling ends of cords that I tapered into the braid because it began unraveling during the first session of slinging. The braiding on these jute slings were not traditional and loose. So I actually had to spend the extra time to splice them in. However, preliminary experimentation with sisal using traditional braids indicated that they did not need to be spliced and would not unravel if just snipped. Today confirmed those results. The cords are under extreme friction under the tight braids. While weaving, the sling was hung from a stout board over my head. As I crossed each strand over one-by-one, I would apply 25 to 100 pounds of weight onto every working strand, making corrections to the angling. By the time a new strand had worked half-way up the group of working strands, it would began creaking. And by the time it reached the very top, it would normally not budge at all. It was as tight as it could get under a load that would not break the fibers. Thus, I believe this tightness allows one to just snip the tapered cords, not requiring one to splice. I have examined all the cords that I snipped flush. None have slipped whatsoever after a session of 60 throws.

The picture below shows a picture of the tail after this slinging session. Everything has held perfectly. This is the method of its construction:

The 5 strand flat braid is transformed into a 2 strand reverse twist. To accomplish this, I untwisted each of the 5 strands by sliding them over a 40-watt metal lamp shade to remove memory of the twist. I then seperated the fibers into two groups that would under a reverse twist create a seemless transformation from the flat braid. It took experimentation to achieve this.

This is how the knot is formed:
I seperated the 2 groups of the reverse twist and reformed them into 5 groups. I then took the group on the right-most side and wrapped it clockwise around all the other groups, forming an overhand knot, which I sinched up ontop of the very end of the reverse twist. I then took the group on the left-most side and wrapped it counter-clockwise around all the other groups and sinched it up just below the former knot over the untwisted fibers. Tests indicated that a thin-layer of cured epoxy is quite flexible. So after tightening these two knots up against one another, I placed a thin layer in the shallow crevice formed between them.

I feel this sling will last me a long time. But, I am looking forward to making another for my brother-in-law's birthday!!! Should be faster the second go around. If anyone is interested in the rates of addition and subtraction of cords to achieve the proportions of tapering in this sling, just pm me. It would look unsightly here and take alot of vertical space. The rates are not intuitive, especially after the belly. I believe this has to do with the rate of change in volume with respect to the width of the braid. In regard to the technology of the balearic sling, Jaegoor mentions that the tapering is engineered so that the center of mass resides at the belly. I still need to conclusively prove where my sling's center of mass exactly resides. But it is near the belly.

UPDATE: During my second session with the sling, my loading time and accuracy improved even more. I now load by sliding my hand down the braid from the retention cord to the pouch and then flipping the release cord into my shooting hand, which it catches. Then I place the rock into the pouch. Simple! Accuracy has improved as well. I was regularly hitting the centerline of my targets at 100 to 150 feet away (shots were over or under by a few feet) using balearic style throwing with rocks. I find that thinking about the technique sequence too much decreases accuracy. A light awareness on technique coupled with focus on the target and allowing my brain to figure the rest out subconsciously greatly increases it. Live targets, still or moving, seems to produce the most accurate shots. Somehow, live targets must focus my mind better. I perform the most amazing body shifts to track ahead of birds on the wing and sling with amazing power without strain in these conditions. I've never experienced this before. It must have something to do with hunting instinct or something! The sling is an amazing weapon!
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Post by squirrelslinger on May 5th, 2013 at 11:06pm
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Some slings, the cord used to make them.
I am missing 2 slings from this collection- they are in my pocket;)
the green sling with the leather pouch was not made by me.
Niether is the green and red one.
the rest are all poly, sisal, paracord(gray paracord), or jute.
The stuff on the bottom, is an unusual material I tried.

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Post by SerpentOfSilverPlumes on May 6th, 2013 at 1:21am
I enjoyed looking at your slings Squirrel! I greatly appreciate your raffia sling!!!!!!!

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Post by squirrelslinger on May 6th, 2013 at 4:19pm

wrote on May 6th, 2013 at 1:21am:
I enjoyed looking at your slings Squirrel! I greatly appreciate your raffia sling!!!!!!!

They work good. I am selling the cord I make from the raffia:)

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Post by Jaegoor on May 6th, 2013 at 4:44pm
SerpentOfSilverPlumes: Many thanks for then detailed report.
I am glad very much to read her knowledge.
They are very similar to my knowledge.
The knee of the Sling has succeeded really well.
The belly is a little bit too small.
It surprises me over and over again how easily one can shoot stones of 200 g and more.
The Balearic Sling is for me the best Sling for then specific shot.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on May 7th, 2013 at 6:08am
A sling made out of linen. The retention and release cords are 8 strand square braids with a little tapper. It also has a woven release tab and a twisted tail. The pouch is made with a variation of the technique used in the Lovelock sling so that I could make "Relief" patterns. I got the idea while making hubert's SITH sling (which is not an exact replica of the Lovelock sling, but inspired by it).
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Post by Teg on May 7th, 2013 at 6:11am
Close-up of the relief pattern. In real life the pattern is a bit better visible than on the photos.
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Post by slingbadger on May 7th, 2013 at 6:28am
Nice

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Post by timu on May 7th, 2013 at 8:00am
Is this the sling yo said you were making a tutorial about Teg? Looks almost like finger weaving but with multiple strands..... But I'm guessing from a mini picture on my phone.  Really nice as always

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Post by Camo-sling on May 7th, 2013 at 9:14am
Teg, I'm very fond of the release tab. I don't tend to release any slings I make from the release knot. I usually release a couple of braids below as it's more comfortable. Are there any functional advantages from that type of pouch other than aesthetic? Maybe a slightly better grip?  

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on May 7th, 2013 at 10:41am
First: Thank you for the nice comments!


Tomas wrote on May 7th, 2013 at 8:00am:
Is this the sling yo said you were making a tutorial about Teg? Looks almost like finger weaving but with multiple strands..... But I'm guessing from a mini picture on my phone.  Really nice as always


Yes, that's the one. But it may take some time until I will release the tutorial as this sling opened a door for me into a new world of techniques. I'm trying out several different things with colours, shaping and so on. The technique is not related to finger weaving.


Camo-sling wrote on May 7th, 2013 at 9:14am:
Teg, I'm very fond of the release tab. I don't tend to release any slings I make from the release knot. I usually release a couple of braids below as it's more comfortable. Are there any functional advantages from that type of pouch other than aesthetic? Maybe a slightly better grip?  


I neither like release knots and I only make them for special slings. Gripping the braid or a flat tab gives me a much better feeling for the release. I appended a photo of the tab, so that you can see how it was made. The scale is in cm, the width of the tab is 1 cm, the width of the string 3 mm. I expect that this is the point where the sling will break first as the strings at the side are a bit exposed. But we will see...
About the pattern: The stripe in the middle serves as joint as it bends easier in one direction. What you actually see in the above photos is not the side of the stone but the back side of the pouch. Of further importance is also how dense you work (flexibility of the pouch). The rest of the pattern is aesthetics.
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Post by NorthwoodsSlinger on May 7th, 2013 at 5:14pm
My newest (and best) sling to date. I made it this morning as meticulously as I could and I am very pleased to see how much my hard work paid off. It throws like a dream. I've been working on nailing down the perfect size and style of sling for a while and I think I found it in this one.



Instead of going by the tutorials I've seen I decided to simplify the process a bit by taking out the more complicated weaving. I started with fig-8 wrap (4 strands on one side, 5 on the other) then moved to 3-3-3, then split the pouch without doing a 2-2-2-3. On the sides of the pouch I did 1-2-1. In other words, I never exceeded three different bundles when weaving if that makes sense. I think it came out a lot neater than mu other attempts. It's awesomely symmetrical too. I'm pleased.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timu on May 7th, 2013 at 6:46pm
I really like that sling Northwoodsslinger, did you weave it on a loom or by hand?
Teg- I look forward to seeing that tutorial:) how do you find this technique to weaving? Is it more time consuming?

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Post by timu on May 7th, 2013 at 6:47pm
Compared*

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Post by NorthwoodsSlinger on May 7th, 2013 at 9:49pm

Tomas wrote on May 7th, 2013 at 6:46pm:
I really like that sling Northwoodsslinger, did you weave it on a loom or by hand?

Thanks!

I rigged up a makeshift weaving board (if that' the correct term) out of cardboard and two screws. Very crude, but it works really well.

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Post by squirrelslinger on May 7th, 2013 at 9:53pm
hehehe I can do that kind of sling without a loom:)
Try just putting the retention cord onto some sort of peg or hook. I have 2 places- 20 feet off the ground in a tree.. I even built a little table up there- enough room for tea and some cord, and then a handle on my dresser. I actually have worn off and refinished that handle 2 times... sisal...
Its easier than a weaving loom/board. Its more stable and allows you to exert more force....
Allowing tighter weaving and braiding.

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Post by NorthwoodsSlinger on May 7th, 2013 at 10:44pm

squirrelslinger wrote on May 7th, 2013 at 9:53pm:
hehehe I can do that kind of sling without a loom:)
Try just putting the retention cord onto some sort of peg or hook. I have 2 places- 20 feet off the ground in a tree.. I even built a little table up there- enough room for tea and some cord, and then a handle on my dresser. I actually have worn off and refinished that handle 2 times... sisal...
Its easier than a weaving loom/board. Its more stable and allows you to exert more force....
Allowing tighter weaving and braiding.

I feel like I have no control when I weave that way. It ends up sideways haha

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on May 8th, 2013 at 7:47am

Tomas wrote on May 7th, 2013 at 6:46pm:
Teg- I look forward to seeing that tutorial:) how do you find this technique to weaving? Is it more time consuming?


I guess that the time you need is comparable to weaving. However, as this are "knots", you don't have to have a tight grip on the finished work. So it's a bit more pleasant to work with it when you are on the move. The tutorial will follow somewhen this summer/autumn. It's in my head but I still need to write it down.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on May 8th, 2013 at 6:25pm
There's a lot of beautiful slings being made by relatively new slingers. It's obvious that a lot of time, effort and thought have gone into their creation.  8-)
I felt like I needed a new sling, but didn't want to invest much time or thought. It ain't pretty, but  I made it in less than 20 minutes and works well, easy to stuff in a pocket and I don't care if it gets wet and muddy. I like it  :)

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on May 8th, 2013 at 9:26pm
My pocket slings-
Top- raffia
next down- leather and nylon, from Timu
Next- ROckman by Huntsman
Bottom- paracord and deer hide by me. I have an apache in my pocket. The paracord/deer hide is one of my faves cause its fast, accurate, and powerful.
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Post by okapimike on May 9th, 2013 at 6:12am

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on May 10th, 2013 at 1:20am
Here's my slinging backstop/target with a sling stone sticking out at the bottom. :D

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by owldraco on May 10th, 2013 at 12:49pm
Here is my current sling, I guess it is technically 3.0. It is just left over denim from jeans and I used the butterfly, boat template.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by owldraco on May 10th, 2013 at 12:55pm
This is my backyard where I sling. The netting is about 20 feet across, I think. The little flower pot is my target. Right now I am practicing from about only 25 feet away. My yard migh t let me double that distance, but I don't think my accuracy will.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on May 10th, 2013 at 3:29pm
My slings used the most-
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Loaded with lighter stone. The stone in the bottom of the pics goes with the deer-hide slings, most of the pieces weight little(around 2 oz) because those are light slings with light stone for accuracy and beginning slingers.
The rockman is almost worn out, look at the release tassel.
The green and black with leather pouch sling is from timu. I haven't used it much.
The stone leaded into the rockman weighs about 7 oz and is potatoe shaped.
The stone loaded into Timu's sling weighs a little less... it is some super heavy rock IMO... ive got no idea what it is.
The balaric is jute loaded with clay bicones.
The ammo at the top is literally dirt.
I just went outside, dug down a foot, dug up about 5 pounds of material, took it on the deck, then rolled it up. No screening, there is still some lumps of mulch etc in it... but they still sling good.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Intifada on May 12th, 2013 at 11:57am
I tacked this on the end of the woven paracord tutorial but thought I'd post it here as this where the pretty pictures go.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on May 12th, 2013 at 6:38pm
Nice Paracord Intifada.

Handy little concealable job, the IDF wouldnt know what hit them ;)

I made a few not too dis-similar to this before but I found that they come undone after a bit of slinging.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Intifada on May 13th, 2013 at 4:41am

Lugh-Lamhfada wrote on May 12th, 2013 at 6:38pm:
Nice Paracord Intifada.

Handy little concealable job, the IDF wouldnt know what hit them ;)

I made a few not too dis-similar to this before but I found that they come undone after a bit of slinging.


Yeah, I haven't used it yet but I doubt the meltyblobs will hold it together. Hopefully I'll be pleasantly surprised.
Here's yesterday's effort which came about by accident really. It's suited to thin leather as the doubled edges give it a bit of reinforcement. I simply folded the corners of my leather rectangle over at an angle and punched through all 3 layers. Stopped the cord with a firgure-eight and gave a firm stretch on the heel of my foot. This nicely curled the edges over. They seem to be staying put but I may put a couple of stitches in anyway.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on May 13th, 2013 at 6:33pm
I've been playing around a little bit with a new technique (see reply 3625/3630) and that's the example piece which resulted out of it. It's a little bit too big and too stiff for my likings, so I think it will never receive cords. But you see that we can do quite a bit in shaping the pouch and colouring it. A good base to start from for more complex pieces (coloured & patterned split and solid pouches, pseudo-chamorro sling,...).
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Post by Teg on May 13th, 2013 at 6:33pm
And the outer side of the pouch.
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Post by Caldou on May 14th, 2013 at 3:09am

Intifada wrote on May 13th, 2013 at 4:41am:
Here's yesterday's effort which came about by accident really. It's suited to thin leather as the doubled edges give it a bit of reinforcement. I simply folded the corners of my leather rectangle over at an angle and punched through all 3 layers. Stopped the cord with a firgure-eight and gave a firm stretch on the heel of my foot. This nicely curled the edges over. They seem to be staying put but I may put a couple of stitches in anyway.

Now, this is quite the elegant one. Do you have any size for the rectangle ? Even in inches, I can take my shoes off if I need more fingers to do the maths.


Teg wrote on May 13th, 2013 at 6:33pm:
I've been playing around a little bit with a new technique (see reply 3625/3630) and that's the example piece which resulted out of it. It's a little bit too big and too stiff for my likings, so I think it will never receive cords. But you see that we can do quite a bit in shaping the pouch and colouring it. A good base to start form for more complex pieces (coloured & patterned split and solid pouches, pseudo-chamorro sling,...).

You will have to work with yarn instead of plastic cords ;) Then, you will be able to use your prototypes and you may even invent new curse words while undoing them when they don't please you (But you're Swiss. So maybe not... On the other hand, I don't have enough clichés on your kind of Swiss.).

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Post by Teg on May 14th, 2013 at 10:28am

Caldou wrote on May 14th, 2013 at 3:09am:

Teg wrote on May 13th, 2013 at 6:33pm:
I've been playing around a little bit with a new technique (see reply 3625/3630) and that's the example piece which resulted out of it. It's a little bit too big and too stiff for my likings, so I think it will never receive cords. But you see that we can do quite a bit in shaping the pouch and colouring it. A good base to start form for more complex pieces (coloured & patterned split and solid pouches, pseudo-chamorro sling,...).

You will have to work with yarn instead of plastic cords ;) Then, you will be able to use your prototypes and you may even invent new curse words while undoing them when they don't please you (But you're Swiss. So maybe not... On the other hand, I don't have enough clichés on your kind of Swiss.).

;D
Me? Undoing prototypes because of mistakes? Never! They are here to make mistakes  ;). You know, with this thick plastic stuff you're way faster if you just want to see if something is possible to make. I'm more limited in time than in material and have already more than enough nice slings to use ;). But an elaborate one in yarn will certainly follow when I have finished all the other projects currently running... And regarding swiss swearing & clichés you have received a PM  ::).

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Post by Dutchy on May 15th, 2013 at 8:43am
Some tut slings I made after the tutorial of Mr Potter.

I'm freestyling a little so some are constructed a little different.

My first





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Post by David Morningstar on May 15th, 2013 at 9:20am

Dutchy, those look fantastic!  :o

What is the big ball on the end of the last ones release cord?

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Post by Dutchy on May 15th, 2013 at 9:31am
Thanks David. The ball is a monkeyfist

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Post by Camo-sling on May 15th, 2013 at 9:45am
Dutchy, I just noticed your unique style of finger loops in your slings. I hope you won't hold me liable for mimicking your finger loop style in the future  ;)

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Post by Dutchy on May 15th, 2013 at 9:55am
uhm.. I'm not slingin (yet) with those slings

Maybe the're not sturdy enough  :-/

please don't hold me liable killing your neighbors dog due to a faulty design  :-X

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Intifada on May 15th, 2013 at 4:06pm

Caldou wrote on May 14th, 2013 at 3:09am:
Now, this is quite the elegant one. Do you have any size for the rectangle ? Even in inches, I can take my shoes off if I need more fingers to do the maths.


Thanks. Here's an image (I was bored). If the leather is thin enough, it will fold/roll under when stretched on the heel for added reinforcement. If it's thicker and it refuses to fold under then it probably won't need reinforcement anyway. A win/win as management types say.



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Post by lakeslinger on May 16th, 2013 at 9:54am
Since some time I was thinking about a way to build a special type of pouch. In fact, the basic idea for the following aspects has grown inside my head since I´ve started sling-making. But the real motivation came with the “Leather sling pouches from York, UK.” thread in the Project Goliath section  (http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1361973151/30) , where I was impressed by the simplicity and performance of the “York-slings” and inspired by the discussion that developed there. Especially reply #34 pointed out the key features. I couldn`t write it with better words, so I´d like to quote David Morningstar:  

“One possible factor is that it is bump-free on the end of the pouch. When the cords are tied onto the pouch there is always a rigid bump at that point and this could affect how the stone comes out of the pouch.

I am a big fan of pouches that have two features:

1. The tension is taken around the edges of the pouch and not across the centreline of the pouch. This gives a soft centre with very stable seating of the stone in the pouch.

2. A smooth flexible transition from pouch to cord with no bumps or stiff sections. I no longer use whipping to protect the release cord from wear for this reason. “

I´d like to add two more features:

3. Durability. I like long lasting slings that don`t go to pieces after extensive use. Ideally no cords or stitching susceptible to abrasion should be exposed directly to the stone. Here I also have to partially disagree with feature 2. I do use whipping to protect the beginning of the release cord, with nearly no loss of flexibility. The keys are that the whipping is not made tightly (it only has to cover the main cord and protect it from contact with the stone) and is not made with a stiff material (I use thin jute, made by untwisting a single jute cord or cotton, that is stretchy).

4. Versatility. The pouch should be able to hold a wide range of ammo sizes securely. This favors solid pouches, also under the aspect of security: the pouch is more versatile for different kinds of slingers (experienced and beginners) and techniques. When I try a new technique, I throw like a beginner and risk to lose the ammo. Sometimes I´m not alone when I sling and I don´t want to accidentally hurt someone. Therefore in this situations I prefer solid leather pouches, which I´ve never lost a stone with.

So let´s have a look at some types of pouches:

Woven pouches: I love to make them, but it´s a lot of work and doesn`t fulfill feature 3. Also the surface is quite slippery. Therefore I use rubber (textile glue with natural latex) coating for this kind of pouches. The problem is that when the pouch is folded e.g. in your pocket, the contact surfaces stick together.

Classic 3-part sling with flat leather pouch + 2 cords attached: no slippery surface, secure holding of ammo even if not according to feature 1, but not bump-free due to the attachment of the release cord to the pouch. Nevertheless, until now this type was my daily workhorse sling.

Cupped leather pouches: until the shape is not too cupped they are o.k. (see also reply #46 in the York-slings thread).

Pouch design from slingmoore (e.g. http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1172017416/3195  reply #3204): perfect, if braided cords without knots are used, but 2 rivets needed. I´d like not to use rivets, cause I don´t want hard parts in the pouch and rivets are too modern (I´d like to use more traditional ways for sling-making).

Apache and York sling pouches are next to the ideal, but still have the abrasion problem (for the York slings the cords that are sewn through the pouch and for the Apache slings the stitching). Another problem for some Apache pouches is that – if the sewing is around the edges of the pouch ( e.g. reply #3553 here: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1172017416/3540 ), the cords tend to rotate upwards. This doesn`t happen when the cords are sewn under the pouch a bit inside of the edges ( e.g. reply #3575 here:  http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1172017416/3570 ).

Only concentrated on pouches till now, the release cord should ideally be light and / or tapered.
The following slings I show - even they have different designs - are all based on this thoughts.

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Post by lakeslinger on May 16th, 2013 at 9:55am
Apache pouch with an additional layer of leather sewn over the first one. The edges of the covering leather were folded around the cords and sewn to the first pouch with leather cords. No rolling of the cords and surprisingly flexible.
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Post by lakeslinger on May 16th, 2013 at 9:55am
Another Apache, this time only one layer. The edges of the pouch cover the cords completely. Cords are attached to the pouch on the sides. No contact of the sewing with the stone. Very good release, like the previous one.
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Post by lakeslinger on May 16th, 2013 at 9:56am
York sling with a kind of protection whipping around the sewn in cords. Good release in comparation to classic slings, but it´s the worst one of the new prototypes.
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Post by lakeslinger on May 16th, 2013 at 9:56am
York sling with additional layer of leather on the inside. The visible sewing is made with a thin synthetic cord and only holds the layers together. Attaching the two layers together I noted that the leather folded slightly at the margins and formed a kind of "valleys" where the sewings became hidden. The sewn-in sling-cords can be seen on the backside view and are have no contact with the ammo. This sling design has a very good release.
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Post by lakeslinger on May 16th, 2013 at 9:57am
Another sling of the same kind. The last part of the release cord is easily exchangeable.
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Post by lakeslinger on May 16th, 2013 at 9:57am
Diamond-shaped apache pouch with additional layer of leather on the inside. The layers were attached with the rough ("hairy") sides together using the latex glue I alredy mentioned before and hold together even after heavy use of the sling. The whole construction is soft and flexible and totally seamless on the release side. As you can imagine the release is extremely good.



:( The only problem is that using this kind of glue is not traditional ( I´d like to make a sling with primitive methods ).
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Post by lakeslinger on May 16th, 2013 at 9:58am
Experimental design. The release part of the pouch is flexible, but as I observed in the past, a flat leather release cord somehow wraps the flying out ammo. The shots always go too low and too left (=late).
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on May 16th, 2013 at 9:58am
Another two-layer York-sling made with coloured jute in fire or flame design. Very good release.
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Post by Pikåru on May 17th, 2013 at 9:23pm
Russian Sling.

Eight strands twisted cotton fiber with a leather pouch, finger loop and release tab.

Visit my blog for more information.
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Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on May 17th, 2013 at 9:46pm
That is beautiful pikaru, how does it throw?

Is it a tunguskan sling? I think I have seen similar looking slings in museum pics of siberian slings.

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Post by Pikåru on May 17th, 2013 at 9:53pm

Lugh-Lamhfada wrote on May 17th, 2013 at 9:46pm:
That is beautiful pikaru, how does it throw?

Is it a tunguskan sling? I think I have seen similar looking slings in museum pics of siberian slings.


I wish I knew the exact region, especially if it was for sure Siberian. I have a few museum pics that I used to reproduce this one while adding my own artistic interpretation to it. Since I made it today, I've not thrown with it yet. I've swung it around a few times much to the distress of my cat; I'm assuming it'll throw well. I'll know before tomorrow's end...

Thank you Lugh-Lamhfada. Love your work.

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Post by monoid on May 17th, 2013 at 10:47pm
Very nice :)

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Post by Tomas on May 18th, 2013 at 7:38am
Very cool! I think I will have to make one too!

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Post by SPOOKYSHOGUN on May 19th, 2013 at 1:24am

Pikåru wrote on May 17th, 2013 at 9:23pm:
Russian Sling.

Eight strands twisted cotton fiber with a leather pouch, finger loop and release tab.

Visit my blog for more information.


That is a beautiful sling! The addition of the bridge across the pouch makes perfect sense compared to the original pictured on your blog.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Intifada on May 19th, 2013 at 2:16pm
I made another rolled-edge pouch just to make sure I could replicate it. I may put a stitch or 2 in just to hold it in place but, then again, I don't want to weaken the pouch with unnecessary holes.
That's a 2½ inch ball bearing by the way. Much as I'd love to sling it, it's just too purrdy.


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Post by Intifada on May 19th, 2013 at 2:22pm
The latest in my neverending production line of SB slings.


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Post by SerpentOfSilverPlumes on May 19th, 2013 at 2:54pm
Wow!!! Great slings Lakeslinger, Pikaru, and Intifada! I enjoyed examining them!

Well, I learned more making this second sisal balearic sling than I did on the first one! In the past, the low resolution of my camera actually improved the view of my slings, hiding defects and poor craftsmanship. However, for the first time my lousy camera couldn't capture the beauty of the balearic sling, so I upgraded it! I hope you enjoy my pictures and narration!

This sling took 35 hours to construct. By untwisting the fibers as I went along, very important effects were observed:

1) Less force. Less force was necessary to maximally tighten the braid. In fact, the force required was probably 10 times as less than that used on my last sling. Thus, finger strength alone can tighten the braid 95%. The other 5% is done by pulling all the working cords one-by-one periodically.

2) Self-centering. I discovered this the last few days of braiding. When working at an optimal angle of crossing over, the cords self-center when pulled during the 5% procedure mentioned above!!! The reason they self-center is because they slip into a maximally tight position. I also learned that not working with the top-most working cord uncenters the braid. If the working cord undercuts the prior layed cord, then I have chosen incorrectly. By watching this, decentering can easily be avoided and the top-most strand chosen quickly. I provide a picture of this self-centering in a few posts ahead.

3) Uniformity. All dimensions and aspects of the sling are more uniform, including braid, thickness, and bending.

4) Invisible tapering. By spreading the untwisted fibers out, they may be added to the center of the braid invisibly, only increasing the thickness of the braid by the diameter of a single fiber!

This sling was made for my brother-in-law's bday. Time to start on another one for me since so much has been improved.

The belly is definitely the most complex element on the sling. The inner strands appear to be the keystone for proper alignment and formation. I hope to discover exactly how these key cords operate on my next sling.

Serpent View:
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Post by SerpentOfSilverPlumes on May 19th, 2013 at 3:03pm
Rock Side of Pouch:
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Post by SerpentOfSilverPlumes on May 19th, 2013 at 3:04pm
Backside of Pouch:
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Post by SerpentOfSilverPlumes on May 19th, 2013 at 3:08pm
Loaded Pouch:
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Post by SerpentOfSilverPlumes on May 19th, 2013 at 3:10pm
Self Centering View:
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Post by SerpentOfSilverPlumes on May 19th, 2013 at 6:36pm
Traditional View:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on May 20th, 2013 at 3:08pm
nice sling, but you REALLY need to resize your photos.
please. All i can tell is that it is a nice tight braid, and it is a braided sling.
nice sling! is it sisal fiber or untwisted cord?

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Post by SerpentOfSilverPlumes on May 20th, 2013 at 5:34pm

squirrelslinger wrote on Apr 15th, 2013 at 3:31pm:
Methinks you should just leave the pics as when they come out of the camera. Its easier to see details on the slings. Nice job on the 3rd and 4th.


Your a ssserious sssquirrel to sssatisfy! ;D

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Post by Rockman on May 23rd, 2013 at 1:27am
Hello, Just wanted to show my Peruvian slings
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Post by Dutchy on May 23rd, 2013 at 4:05am
Whoa some serious looking slings!

@Rockman wish I could construct slings like that. I really have to look in to that type.

Below is my latest addition to my tut collection,






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Post by Tomas on May 23rd, 2013 at 7:41am
Rock man, did you buy those ?
Dutchy that's really quite beautifull

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Post by Rockman on May 23rd, 2013 at 3:22pm
The leftmost sling was a gift, I bought the other 2 at a souvenier shop.

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Post by Rockman on May 24th, 2013 at 5:19pm
From this year´s Chiaraje, the Peruvian slinging festival.
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Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on May 24th, 2013 at 6:44pm
There is a Peruvian slinging festival?!!

Wow! I didnt know that, please tell us more. Videos online, websites?

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Post by Rockman on May 24th, 2013 at 9:16pm

Lugh-Lamhfada wrote on May 24th, 2013 at 6:44pm:
There is a Peruvian slinging festival?!!

Wow! I didnt know that, please tell us more. Videos online, websites?


If I recall correctly, I made post for Chiaraje 2010, 2011, 2012. It happens every January, I searched for 2013 chiaraje and came up empty handed, a few days ago, I searched again and there was lots of video. I will make a post on the following days.

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Post by Tomas on May 25th, 2013 at 7:57am
Me gusta!
I bet there must be some really skilled slingers who attend :) and hopefully one Colombian in the future!

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Post by Paleoarts on May 25th, 2013 at 10:22am
woven paracord sling I made for a friend.

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz119/paleoarts/slings/100_8664640x480.jpghttp://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz119/paleoarts/slings/100_8663640x480.jpg

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Post by squirrelslinger on May 25th, 2013 at 10:56am
Cooollllliiooo!!!!  i love  it!

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Post by Dutchy on May 27th, 2013 at 5:19am
That looks so cool!  8-)

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Post by Ptolemy on May 27th, 2013 at 2:16pm
It was a lovely sunny morning yesterday, so we took the dog down the beach, took a few pictures and shot a video of me slinging for him, I thought you guys might appreciate them. (Video isn't uploaded yet, but I'll add the link once it is.)












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Post by Dan on May 27th, 2013 at 3:42pm
Nice slinging spot!

That top picture looks like a metorite is about to hit that boat.  ;)

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Post by Rockman on May 27th, 2013 at 4:46pm
A couple of peruvian slings.

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Post by Teg on May 27th, 2013 at 6:56pm
A sling made out of pure Merino wool.

The cords are 16 strand peruvian round braids with zig-zag pattern, respectively 8 strand with a spiral pattern for the retention loop.
The cords have a diameter of 5 mm.

The basic technique used for the pouch and also the release tab is warp twining.
However I developed a technique to freely increase and decrease the width of the work. The pouch is also slightly cupped.

The whole sling is made in one go. So there is no seewing involved, no hidden stitches, no whipping and no knotting together.
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Post by Teg on May 27th, 2013 at 7:33pm
Attempt to recreate the "el-Lahun sling" from Manchester museum with warp twining.

More details here: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1360291032

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Post by Ptolemy on May 27th, 2013 at 7:44pm
Please tell me there's a tutorial on how to do that peruvian round braid somewhere, because it looks beautiful.  :o

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Post by Teg on May 27th, 2013 at 7:59pm

Ptolemy wrote on May 27th, 2013 at 7:44pm:
Please tell me there's a tutorial on how to do that peruvian round braid somewhere, because it looks beautiful.  :o


See here: http://www.jeanleader.co.uk/othercrafts/peruvianbraid.html
But be warned: It is very time consuming work.

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Post by Tomas on May 27th, 2013 at 8:24pm
Wow! That merino one is boss! I just reread the link to it - And I still don't fully understand how the actual twisting is done without it all unravelling.
On a side note, does the wool stretch a lot? I have a wool sling that stretches too much:/

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Post by walter on May 27th, 2013 at 11:01pm
Teg, the b&w Peruvian is beautiful :-? Can't say i've seen a prettier sling  ;)

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Post by Ptolemy on May 27th, 2013 at 11:26pm

Teg wrote on May 27th, 2013 at 7:59pm:
See here: http://www.jeanleader.co.uk/othercrafts/peruvianbraid.html
But be warned: It is very time consuming work.

I'm guessing that to make the retention loop you do two 8 strand braids rather than a single 16, then work them both together to finish the loop? I'm trying to see how it works in my mind before I start investing finger hours into doing it wrong :P

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Post by Dutchy on May 28th, 2013 at 4:02am
I found new purpose in life.  :o peruvian round braid.

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Post by David Morningstar on May 28th, 2013 at 4:35am

Teg, the Manchester one is virtually perfect. The Peruvian one is beautiful too.


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Post by ginshun on May 28th, 2013 at 9:36am
Paracord sling that I made while camping over memorial day.  The paracord had the inside strands removed, and then the finger loop is a standard three strand braid, then to a six strand half round plait around a core of one unstripped piece of cord, then standard three stand braids for the pouch, back together into six strand plait, then one is dropped and one is used as the core for the four stand portion, then the whipping and two of the remaining strands are dropped, then to a standard 3 strand that is tied for the knot on the end.  I ran three pieces of cord through the braids in the pouch to make it a little more friendly to smaller rocks.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/ginshun/b4acefc9-7a24-43ba-bdce-4998b9daa842_zps9917fa75.jpg

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Post by Dutchy on May 28th, 2013 at 10:26am


Practice sling!

Made of wool to slow it down (nylon core to limit the stretching). And combined with a rubber "stress"ball I'm unable to trow further then 50 meters :P

Perfect!


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Post by Teg on May 29th, 2013 at 8:35am
Thank you all for the replies!


Tomas wrote on May 27th, 2013 at 8:24pm:
Wow! That merino one is boss! I just reread the link to it - And I still don't fully understand how the actual twisting is done without it all unravelling.
On a side note, does the wool stretch a lot? I have a wool sling that stretches too much:/


This sling has not that much stretch. It's about 3-4 cm if you pull really hard (total length 60 cm).
You can reduce the stretch by either working really tight / working with high tension or, for other braids, by working around a core. Not sure if you can include a core with peruvian braids. I never did it and I think I also never saw anything likely. But you can try  ;)



Ptolemy wrote on May 27th, 2013 at 11:26pm:

Teg wrote on May 27th, 2013 at 7:59pm:
See here: http://www.jeanleader.co.uk/othercrafts/peruvianbraid.html
But be warned: It is very time consuming work.

I'm guessing that to make the retention loop you do two 8 strand braids rather than a single 16, then work them both together to finish the loop? I'm trying to see how it works in my mind before I start investing finger hours into doing it wrong :P


You start with 8 strands at the middle where the spiral turns. You start in the middle of your threads. Then you work in both directions until your work is long enough for the finger loop. Now you combine both 8 strand works to one 16 strand braid. It's best to try first with a small modell and thicker string, especially as your tension while working will vary quite a bit in the beginning.

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Post by Ptolemy on May 29th, 2013 at 9:31am

Teg wrote on May 29th, 2013 at 8:35am:

Ptolemy wrote on May 27th, 2013 at 11:26pm:

Teg wrote on May 27th, 2013 at 7:59pm:
See here: http://www.jeanleader.co.uk/othercrafts/peruvianbraid.html
But be warned: It is very time consuming work.

I'm guessing that to make the retention loop you do two 8 strand braids rather than a single 16, then work them both together to finish the loop? I'm trying to see how it works in my mind before I start investing finger hours into doing it wrong :P


You start with 8 strands at the middle where the spiral turns. You start in the middle of your threads. Then you work in both directions until your work is long enough for the finger loop. Now you combine both 8 strand works to one 16 strand braid. It's best to try first with a small modell and thicker string, especially as your tension while working will vary quite a bit in the beginning.


Yeah that's what I figured... I'm currently doing a 12 strand braid with a similar concept.. it's taking forever, but I'm hopeful for the final outcome.

Anyways, I said I'd post the link to the video from the beach when it was uploaded - actually done two, but the first one has a short intro to what a sling is since my YouTube channel is a gaming channel and I assume that my subscribers don't know anything about slinging - unlike you guys :P So yeah, embarrassing when people who know about slinging watch it, but it's not to educate you :P

Slinging for Wellington:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVyxQELURaU

Slinging at Brown Down:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiaxKp-CMHQ

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Post by David Morningstar on May 29th, 2013 at 10:02am

Great videos!

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Post by jlasud on Jun 3rd, 2013 at 2:01am
Slinging at the dacians. Seems like i have my tongue out from the high concentration.  :P But it works,i missed a headshot by couple inches.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jun 3rd, 2013 at 6:00am
Compliments to all of you. Great pictures of slings and slingers!

I couldn`t post the last 2 weeks, but sometimes watched the forum with a smartphone.
Now I finally added some text to my postings on pp. 244 and 245.
During holidays I made more throws with the new sling designs (see long text on p. 244) and also made a few more slings which will be shown soon.

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Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Jun 3rd, 2013 at 10:43am
Jlasud, that is a bad ass picture!

Is that a Gladius Hispaniensis you have there?

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Post by hassan on Jun 3rd, 2013 at 11:10am


My very first sling that was not crocheted. A simple 1-string paracord sling. Only took about 16 feet of it, tho.

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Post by Ptolemy on Jun 3rd, 2013 at 2:00pm
That's an awesome outfit, one of these days I'll have to make myself one like that.

Also, your picture isn't loading for me, Hassan.

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Post by squirrelslinger on Jun 3rd, 2013 at 9:47pm
Same on the pic. Nice Jlasud!

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Post by celron on Jun 5th, 2013 at 2:46pm
I do not have any pictures of the new slings I've made but I do have a short document I made as a final project for a technical documentation class. It was open topic, so the choice was obvious :)
https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?action=downloadfile;file=Draft_Design_Project.pdf (1931 KB | )

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Post by lakeslinger on Jun 6th, 2013 at 3:31am
During the last three weeks I made some more experimental slings. This is one of them.
Due to its heavier construction it works well with bigger ammo.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jun 6th, 2013 at 3:37am
Modified boat sling, inspired by the design of MônSlinger. The idea was to combine a more open release side with attachment of the retention cord that keeps the outer parts of the pouch under tension. Testing it no benefit (compared to other slings) could be observed.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jun 6th, 2013 at 3:45am
Here I took 4 short pieces of paracord, removed the inner strands and pulled the remained paracord "tubes" over long jute-cords. The result is a "York-sling", where the critical parts of the jute cords are protected against abrasion. The sling performs very good.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jun 6th, 2013 at 3:49am
Another "York-sling". The exposed cords on the inside of the pouch were covered/soaked with glue. While drying the pouch was in an overstretched (or overfolded) position to prevent, that it remained with a fixed shape. The sling throws perfect.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jun 6th, 2013 at 3:54am
The same construction principle as the previous one, but with smaller dimensions. Throws stones from pidgeon-egg-size to bigger than chicken egg with minimal release resistance. The release cord is made with 4 jute strands.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jun 6th, 2013 at 3:58am
Another composite sling. Apache-pouch with additional layer of leather for seamless ammo side. Very accurate and powerful sling.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jun 6th, 2013 at 4:08am
The recent posts of Rockman (I think on page 246) remembered me that I haven`t made a peruvian style pouch since a long time. So I decided to include split pouches in my experiment and made this sling. The outer parts are thicker and stiffer than the center of the pouch. Ammo is held securely, release is very smooth. Like the previous sling very accurate and powerful.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jun 6th, 2013 at 4:12am
Another "peruvian" pouch design with thin leather stripes that I cut by hand from an old handbag. Very stiff and with delayed release in the first throws, then suddenly it became better and better. Now it ´s a good performing sling.
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Post by David Morningstar on Jun 6th, 2013 at 5:12am

You have been busy!  ;D Excellent work, of course.

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Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Jun 7th, 2013 at 7:29am
My first Peruvian, 8 strand round braid with woollen pouch.
Also my first attempt at a round braid.

Edit: This is not strictly a Peruvian style sling I suppose, but its close enough
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Post by squirrelslinger on Jun 7th, 2013 at 10:38am
How many strands? Looks good!

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Post by Tomas on Jun 8th, 2013 at 12:09am
Nice colors for all these slings!
Kudos on the Peruvian, my first attempt was so bad I never tried a second one lol I should really revisit that

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Post by jlasud on Jun 9th, 2013 at 10:19am
So many nice slings :)

@ Lugh: yes it is a gladius hispaniensis  replica. We were thinking about a falcata,but archeologists said this would be more sure for a balearic slinger. Some sources say they also used a straighter type of falcata.
But as divers as they were,there were probably some without swords or shields or different stuff.

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Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Jun 9th, 2013 at 5:28pm
Peruvian 8 strand
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Post by squirrelslinger on Jun 14th, 2013 at 9:54pm
Thats pretty sweet.

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Post by hubert on Jun 16th, 2013 at 4:57am
sheep wool
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Post by hubert on Jun 16th, 2013 at 5:03am
Left: hemp & linen
right hemp and wool
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Post by jlasud on Jun 16th, 2013 at 8:31am
Again,nice slings! :D
How does wool fair to stone grinding ,compared to other materials?

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Post by walter on Jun 16th, 2013 at 9:57pm
Hubert, that sheep wool sling looks nice. Mainly cause I like small pouches. Tell me thats not an oversize lighter :-/

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Post by Dutchy on Jun 18th, 2013 at 3:45am


8 string braid with tut pouch

Uhm... Live preview shows the picture but not on the forum?

[img ][/ img] is broken?
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Post by Dan on Jun 18th, 2013 at 8:42am
Great looking slings guys!

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Post by Tomas on Jun 18th, 2013 at 11:26am
Alright I finally "perfected" my multi-finger loop! I had a previous version but this is better :) I made it to go on two fingers but it can be made bigger to fit more. Also. As to the pattern in black its just a four strand round braid around a core with some spacing in between the strands. It reminds me of coach whipping and on further investigation I found out coach whipping is similar but you use a six strand round braid! I made it for my kid neighbor and is child sized

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Post by Tomas on Jun 18th, 2013 at 11:26am

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Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Jun 18th, 2013 at 7:56pm
I like it! How does it work compared to one finger?

Great sling too.

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Post by _kava_ on Jun 19th, 2013 at 9:45am
random Celtic re-enactment...

[url]  http://www.flickr.com/photos/macreative/1365011824/in/photostream/lightbox/ ; [/url]

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Post by Tomas on Jun 19th, 2013 at 10:17am
Lugh-
I prefer it to just a single finger loop. I find it more stable and it lessens the tension from the sling snapping out :) I kind of was trying for loop that incorporated all your fingers like the Manchega style slings. One would just make a bigger loop for more fingers.

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Post by Ptolemy on Jun 23rd, 2013 at 12:46am
Thought I'd upload my slings so far, with tennis ball for size reference, beginning with my first functional sling;

Un-prepared sisal twine (with inverted fleece retention loopcovering sewn on):


"Craft" cotton (used this one for a few weeks and featured in my two previously posted videos):


Acrylic 8 Strand "round braid" (Made this one about a month ago, been very happy with it's performance):


Acrylic Balearic style (Literally just finished, as yet untested):

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jun 23rd, 2013 at 9:14am
Dutchy what kind of braid is that?

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Post by Caldou on Jun 23rd, 2013 at 2:04pm
http://www.kelticos.org/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1033&g2_serialNumber=2

2 slings, from Tibet and Yemen and a little "how to"
Click the picture to go to source page where you will be able to enlarge

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Post by Teg on Jun 23rd, 2013 at 4:22pm

Caldou wrote on Jun 23rd, 2013 at 2:04pm:
http://www.kelticos.org/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1033&g2_serialNumber=2

2 slings, from Tibet and Yemen and a little "how to"
Click the picture to go to source page where you will be able to enlarge


Little addendum to that post: This is an image from a book called: "Textile and weaving structures" by Peter Collingwood (1987). This is a very interesting book full of pictures of different textile pieces (no other slings but hats, bags, shoes,...). Not that much explanations are given but it is a very good source of inspiration if you are into braiding, weaving and knoting.

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Post by Dutchy on Jun 24th, 2013 at 5:55am
@Tomas simple 8 strand braid with 3 colors

More pic's

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Post by xxkid123 on Jun 24th, 2013 at 4:44pm
Whoa, forum looks way different now, I love how the message/new thread boxes are at the bottom of each chain, rather than a separate page. Makes scrolling up and looking at old stuff way easier and better than before. Many thanks to C_A

Anyways, my dad picked up an old bike from one of his coworkers and I've slowly picked up bike riding again. Yesterday I managed to get up to a levee overlooking a huge lake a few miles behind my house; although it's separated by a small boggy area so I have to go in a few big loops and up a few large hills and around several busy intersections to get there.

Anyhow, veni, vidi, slingy- I came, I saw and I slung.

Random picture of sunset, just to show how awesome the place was:


here's the actual lake I was slinging into, it's actually a bit bigger than this, as the lake is slightly ooblong and I was facing the closer side


Since I haven't slung in a long while due to a plethora of reasons, I decided to use a more reliable and overall awesome sling, the captain paul (golf ball sized).


And of course more pictures of where I was slinging from



Sorry no pictures of me actually slinging, I was by myself and there was no easy way of standing up my camera/phone somewhere and setting a timer on it.

EDIT: oh, my distance was around 50 yards tops, although I might/am probably off. There was a heavy wind coming off the lake towards me, and the levee drops another thirty yards down. It makes judging distances harder, and all my shots seemed extremely close to shore. I've been here once before a long time ago, and when I slung I also had a seemingly short distance, even though I know I've hit 80 yards and sometimes more.

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Post by DarbukaDave on Jun 25th, 2013 at 1:47am
Just posted in the Introductions forum, but I figured i would repost these pics here b/c it's where the action is! I hope that's ok?

Anyway, some recently made slings: woven wool pouch with jute cords, three tut slings of various dimensions (including one that will never get lost in the grass!) and a bunch of slings I built to test various construction techniques.
wool and jute

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7341/9130978509_473fc0624c.jpg

tut slings

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5338/9133189334_045f1b8d0d.jpg

prototypes

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3714/9133189422_34d7354909.jpg

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Post by David Morningstar on Jun 25th, 2013 at 8:37am

xxkid123, your photos are superb.

Great work there DarbukaDave!

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Post by curious_aardvark on Jun 25th, 2013 at 2:28pm
okay can you guys still see pictures ?
I can't.

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Post by crashtestdummy on Jun 25th, 2013 at 2:31pm
okay, this is just getting weirder by the minute - in my alter ego I can see the pics.

And what david said - great pics. :thumb:

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Post by squirrelslinger on Jun 25th, 2013 at 2:42pm
Nope, can't see pics.
took some screenshots..

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Jun 25th, 2013 at 2:54pm
Connected, I can't.

Not connected, I can.

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Post by Teg on Jun 25th, 2013 at 3:34pm
I can see the pictures logged in and not logged in. The only picture I can not see is the "thumbs up" smiley. It does not matter if I use Opera or Windows IE.

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Post by Dutchy on Jun 26th, 2013 at 9:37am
I can see pictures in IE not in chrome or firefox

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Post by lakeslinger on Jun 27th, 2013 at 3:45am
Logged in and not logged in I can see pictures from Jun 18th or newer, but not the older ones.

Great work, DarbukaDave!

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Post by DarbukaDave on Jun 27th, 2013 at 3:39pm
My picture viewing situation is the same as lakeslinger

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Post by Ptolemy on Jun 28th, 2013 at 4:40am
Using Chrome... I don't see the thumbs up emote.. that's it?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by DarbukaDave on Jun 28th, 2013 at 4:49am
Here's a new pattern I was trying out.. I think it looks fast, tomorrow will tell if it slings fast!

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3771/9156047753_cc91ed30cd.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5350/9156047711_60d1d9e651.jpg


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Post by Teg on Jun 28th, 2013 at 12:51pm
A replacement sling for everyday use.

Braided bast (raffia) treated with beeswax to increase the lifetime.



The pouch has some protective wrappings with twisted fibers against abrasion.


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Post by squirrelslinger on Jun 28th, 2013 at 6:52pm
That looks cool. I thought raffia was more of a golden color?

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Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Jun 28th, 2013 at 7:39pm
Very nice Teg. The braiding looks really well, especially for such rough material.

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Post by walter on Jun 28th, 2013 at 10:53pm
Teg,  nice replacement ;)

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Post by Teg on Jun 30th, 2013 at 12:20pm
Thanks for the nice replies! It's always good to hear that others like your works.


squirrelslinger wrote on Jun 28th, 2013 at 6:52pm:
I thought raffia was more of a golden color?


Yes, that's true. The colour on this photo is due to bad lighting while taking the picture and the treatment with wax, which altered the colour a bit.


Lugh-Lamhfada wrote on Jun 28th, 2013 at 7:39pm:
The braiding looks really well, especially for such rough material.

The trick is in the preparation of the material. I split up the thicker fibers I buy into thin ones. You can do this really fast by running it several times through your fingers. This way you will also get rid of irregularities.


walter wrote on Jun 28th, 2013 at 10:53pm:
Teg,  nice replacement

Its precursor (a similar one also out of raffia) broke on Thursday and awaits its reparation (new tail, new wrappings). So the new one is already in use.  ;)

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Post by squirrelslinger on Jul 1st, 2013 at 12:25pm
Yea, soaking the fibers helps a lot too if you want a nice sling.
Waxed after you made the thing or did you wax each fiber?

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Post by Pikåru on Jul 5th, 2013 at 11:36pm
Made a couple slingstones from fossilized coral.
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Post by DarbukaDave on Jul 6th, 2013 at 12:09am
Couple of pouches using a new technique called (I think) "warp interlock" to change colors in interesting patterns. Sorry about the foggy picture, I had something on my phone's case.

blackredquarters (1)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/97981155@N03/9218489725/

[/url]

blackyellowmirror

http://www.flickr.com/photos/97981155@N03/9221264784/

[/url]
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Post by David Morningstar on Jul 6th, 2013 at 4:15am

Those look amazing! If you could do us a tutorial I will add it to the faq thread.

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Post by curious_aardvark on Jul 6th, 2013 at 11:33am
attachments from upgrade should all now be back :-)
(I know, still not displaying, I'm working on it)

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Post by David Morningstar on Jul 6th, 2013 at 4:18pm

Yep, I have to click on them but they are there.

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Post by Pikåru on Jul 7th, 2013 at 12:52pm
Cook Island Sling:

I've been holding on to an illustration of a sling from the Cook Islands. The weave looked simple enough but it took the better part of the morning to figure it out. I used eleven cords for the pouch then down to five for the cords, no whipping. The material is garden variety jute but I had to get the weave down first before attempting with palm.

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Post by Teg on Jul 7th, 2013 at 3:52pm
@ Squirrelslinger (Reply #3769)

Soaking the fibers while working is better if you make wrappings and like things with single fibers as they will have less tendency to rip. However when the fibers dry they will shrink a bit...
This sling is worked dry, except the wrapping around the finger loop.
This sling was waxed after finishing it.

@ Pikaru (Reply #3775)
I've been playing around with this drawings in my head some months ago and run into a problem: Won't the width of the pouch shrink when the sling is stretched/whirled? Is it a problem? What do you observe?
The drawings: http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/BucArts-fig-BucArts301a.html

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Post by Pikåru on Jul 7th, 2013 at 4:30pm
Teg

Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Reply #3764 - Jun 28th, 2013 at 10:51am   

A replacement sling for everyday use.

Braided bast (raffia) treated with beeswax to increase the lifetime.

The pouch has some protective wrappings with twisted fibers against abrasion.


Where are all the photos? I'm assuming this thread has a photo, but there is no picture or link.

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Post by Teg on Jul 7th, 2013 at 4:39pm
Pikaru:
The pictures are embedded, but it seems that it does not work...
Therefore here the photos as attachments.
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Post by Pikåru on Jul 7th, 2013 at 4:42pm
Very nice Teg. Definately top shelf.

Rafia is another fiber that is not hard to work with and makes a great finished product.

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Post by squirrelslinger on Jul 7th, 2013 at 7:41pm
Teg, Raffia IMO is best worked wet. Most of my dry-made raffia slings look bad. Even with fine fibers. What I do now is keep a pan of hot water nearby, and soak each bundle of fibers in it before I weave them, and periodically dunk the sling too. BTW I do it on the deck, not inside.


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Post by Pikåru on Jul 7th, 2013 at 9:36pm
SSlinger. If you look at Teg's photos it looks like he's got all the bugs worked out for weaving raffia.

I'd like to see some of your work SSlinger.

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Post by Teg on Jul 8th, 2013 at 8:27am
The answer to the question "is something better than another thing" is usually: It depends.
It depends on:
- the technique you work with (I will never try to sew or knot with dry raffia, but I will braid with it)
- How you work (High or low tension, how dense or loose ...)
- When you work
- The effects you want to achieve (density, stability, flexiblity, how fine, resistance against wear and sharp stones, ...)
- The quality of your fibers (size, length, preparation of the fibers, ...)

You can soak your raffia and then dry it again. The structure of the fibers will change. And both fibers ("soaked" and crude one) are "dry".

When I work with raffia I produce a lot of waste. This is because I run the fibers so many times through my fingers that all irregularities are removed and only the strongest fibers remain. For me, this is easier to do when the fibers are dry. Then why should I make the effort to work them wet? I also have so many fibers that I really don't mind if some break.

In the attachment you see a photo of several fingerrings, made with "single strand" techniques. They are all worked wet as it would be simply impossible to make them with dry fibers. The fibers would constantly break while working. And as I only have one fiber it would be more than a nuisance.

You see, it really depends on what you want to do with the fibers. You never work without a plan and as you want to achieve a certain "effect", this effect will determine the material, the technique and the way you work with it. And there isn't a best answer to this questions but usually many very different approaches. My "raffia rule": Single fibers and loose -> wet, dense and many fibers -> dry. It usually works quite well.

Please show me some of your works ("wet" and "dry" ones), so that I can see, why you think that it is best to work raffia wet.
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Post by squirrelslinger on Jul 8th, 2013 at 5:40pm
I shall upload pics tonight. I don't comb the fibers, just split them into 3' pieces about the thickness of thick thread. When I try to dry-weave them, they generally end up fluffy.
My favorite slings are dense, durable, stiff, and fairly flexible at the same time. Wet working the stuff tends to give those. I have never tried soaking then drying it. I didn't know that did any good! I will have to try it!
Thanks!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jul 9th, 2013 at 8:08am
Licorice sling! Who says you can't play with your food!


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Post by timann on Jul 12th, 2013 at 2:49pm
Some friends, knowing my addiction, gave me a roll of sisal cordage as bithday present in November.  I prefer to use sisal outdoors, in the summer, and today I made my first sling from my gift.  It is rather Balearic I think, 5-strand braid, 27", and with bits of an old leather jacket sewn on with waxed flax (sold in Norway as knifemaker`s thread, used for the leather sheaths).  The release knot is a  Double Mathew Walker.  First I braided a short tail  after the knot, but testing the sling confirmed what I already knew; that a tail means a solid decrease in accuracy.  So the tail was spyderco-ed away well before the photo-session.
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Post by timann on Jul 12th, 2013 at 3:00pm
The sisal cordage seemed to be of good quality.  Years ago I unraveled some cheap sisal an braided a horrible sling from the short stiff fibers I was  able to salvage from it.  This material seemed better, and while this sling  was  made  from 5 simple  strands, maybe I`ll separate some of it into fibers and make a  sling from it.  I`ll take another look at Aurelio`s tutorial while I consider it :)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jul 13th, 2013 at 9:22am
Can you please explain how a tail affects your accuracy? I can't see the pictures on the forum yet btw:(

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 13th, 2013 at 11:07am

Tomas wrote on Jul 13th, 2013 at 9:22am:
Can you please explain how a tail affects your accuracy? I can't see the pictures on the forum yet btw:(

Darn, I can see the pictures just fine.  Well, through trial-and-error several of us manic sling braiders(walter and myself, I seem to rememer there where others too) realized, sometime ago, that accuracy was better without a tail behind the trigger knot.  I`m mot sure if this is a result of the tail distorting the grip, or wind resistance, or something else.  But the fact still remain.  Even in a simple single strand paracord sling the difference is noticeable.  The knot should be in the end of the release cord.  Of course all slingers should try out both ways and report their results.  Maybe others has different experiences.  We should apply science here ;)


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Jul 13th, 2013 at 11:26pm
Never used a release knot or tab until I came across this forum. Now I have gone back to folding my release cord like I've done for years. I haven't noticed any difference with or without a tail. Maybe if the tail was long but why would one have need for a long tail on the release cord?
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Post by Pikåru on Jul 13th, 2013 at 11:46pm
Been slinging using a wrist anchor lately. I've also gone back to using a shorter sling. From the middle of the pouch to the end of the wrist loop is 32". From the center of the pouch to there I fold and grip the release cord is 25".

This woven sling seem to throw anything I put into it. I wove it tight so it's stiff in the pouch but hasn't been a problem.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 14th, 2013 at 7:58am
Folding and gripping... never seen that before.  I have used slings backward, though, pinching the finger loop, and it sure works. 
I have used wrist loops but decided one finger loops suited me better.  Btw cool sling, distinct but clearly in the same family as your multiple-corded-pouch type sling.   

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 14th, 2013 at 12:30pm
Today I was fooling around with some bark strips, from willow or sallow or whatever.  I made some cordage by reverse twisting and braiding it.  Suddenly I thought; SLING!.  So I harvested some more bark, braided a suitable lenght, and made a simple Appu/sheepshank sling.  Which worked very well with stones.  So well I even made a little YT clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUxqoRh26o4
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 14th, 2013 at 12:38pm
Another picture...  The bark will probably dry out, and I don`t know what will happen with the sling over time.  But if I need a sling fast, this is a fine way to make it.  I simply cut of a few sapling and twisted them, then the bark came off almost by itself.  Then I held one end betwen my toes and braided.
  Almost instant cordage ready for making the Appu sling ;D

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Jul 15th, 2013 at 11:30am
Great shooting, timann!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jul 15th, 2013 at 4:11pm
Thanks Timman i am happy to learn anything that helps with accuracy hahaha so even having a tassel to make it crack will hurt my accuracy or is it just a long tail?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 16th, 2013 at 7:35am
@ Rat Man; Thanks. For a Appo sling braided from bark it was not all that bad ;)

@Tomas.  I usually leave 1-2" as tassel in my braided slings.  It don`t seem to have any ill effects.  But much of the tassel is usually worn away while the new sling is "worn in".

The idea behind a braided tail ofter the release knot was for me mostly a question of wear.  In one particularely successful Apache sling first the tassel was worn away, into the end knot.  Then I unbraided half the tail and made a new end knot.  When all that was worn away again and the trigger kno began to unravel it was time to add new cordage and redo the tip of the release cord.  My son still use this sling some times.

For slings made from sinlgle para- or poly cord I think the knot should be the end.  Leave until 1" if you has to, but in no way more than that.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 16th, 2013 at 11:22pm
timann, your slings have always been the standard I tried to equal, now you may even be (Maybe) the better slinger :( That was some fine slinging!

Tomas, the two to four inch tails were "in" a while back, but didn't do a thing for accuracy as they slow the release :-?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by DarbukaDave on Jul 17th, 2013 at 4:48am
Here's a blue and silver sling read to have the warp tightened. Also, it turns out that some of the nylon I use is UV reactive. Can't imagine when it would come up in real life, but it still looks cool!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 17th, 2013 at 9:41am
@walter; thanks, I try to do my best :)

@DarbukaDave, you got some nice weaving and a couple of seriously fine slings there.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Jul 17th, 2013 at 1:56pm
My rockman got so much use I wore away a 6" tail... but it scraped the ground each shot.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redneck on Jul 17th, 2013 at 6:29pm
Hello gentlemen!

Greetings from Russia. I present my sling. Brilliant idea about fastening pouch to sling, belongs to Mr Dale (post #215).

I can't buy any cord in my town, but I'm find - starting chainsaw's rope ("Champion" China made, but good made). All loops bonded by synthetic thread and some loops strengthened bondage of adhesive plaster.





Bigger images - www.flickr.com/photos/yariganna

Lenght of each sling - 3' + 2" for hook + 7" pouch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 18th, 2013 at 9:55am
Cool, Redneck.  But for me the fishing gear looks like weak links in your system, are they strong enough?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Redneck on Jul 18th, 2013 at 12:27pm

timann wrote on Jul 18th, 2013 at 9:55am:
Cool, Redneck.  But for me the fishing gear looks like weak links in your system, are they strong enough?

Yes, this element look as light and soft. But, each hook can stand the tension in the 45 kg. So, in throw moment, those hooks can stand 90 kg!

I throw stones till 1.5kg, and, I do not get sight of any damage. However, the release have a trend to fray through from hook to next 7". This place was protected with plaster (these are old photos and they do not have this change).

Actual photo:

I make more of 1.000 throws and, you can see - all right:

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jul 18th, 2013 at 1:45pm
Okay, it seems like you and your surroundings are reasonably safe :)
The slings themselves seems pretty fine, and the chainsaw rope seems to do it`s job very well.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jul 21st, 2013 at 3:59am
This cotton Balearic sling must've absorbed some of the sheer badas$ery of "Sharknado" as it played in the background, because I've never had blisters like these before from making just one sling. ಠ_ಠ

It was supposed to be only 74cm (29") long, but after stretching it taught, it turned out to be 79cm (31") long :p
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jul 22nd, 2013 at 7:05am
Thanks for the thoughts on tails timman and Walter! Also I think that Balearic looks great in cotton!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Jul 22nd, 2013 at 9:06am
Donner, that is probably my favorite cotton sling I've ever seen on here. We might use that one in The Guide in the section describing cotton as a sling making material if its cool with you, or we could use it in the Balearic section. Either way, its definitely worthy of being in TSG. Good work!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jul 24th, 2013 at 3:42am
Thanks guys! :)
And considering how low-quality that spool of 99-cent store butcher's twine was, the end result actually surprised me. :D

Feel free to use it however you like  8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 3:40am
After I couldn`t attach files for some time I want to show the slings I made since my last picture post. I still can´t see pictures directly when I log in, but clicking on the icons they open in a new window. But maybe you´re more lucky and can see them in the post.
The unfinished version of this sling was shown in the el-Lahun topic in the Project Goliath section
http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1360291032/30#30


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 3:42am
Another background.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 3:47am
The upper one was made following the tutorial on Pikåru`s website http://itanohu.blogspot.com
I like the pouch design as well as the cord attachment...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 3:49am
...that I modified for the other sling on the bottom of the picture to a double attachment.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 3:51am
Full leather slings perform great with heavy stones. For lighter ammo the leather cords are too heavy and somehow bend around the rock upon release leading to accuracy problems.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 3:57am
What I like on them is the simplicity of the cord attachment. It´s strong, but there are no knots deflecting the ammo on its way when flying out of the pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 3:58am
Another pair of leather slings.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 4:02am
Another "Pikåru-sling" - can I call it so?
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 4:04am
Split pouch sling with woven leather stripes. Very heavy, but surprisingly with a very clean release.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 4:05am
Closeup of the pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 4:07am
I found some rests of so called "recycling cord" so I had to make a sling of it.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 4:08am
Coloured jute and leather.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 4:09am
Backside
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 4:13am
Two more slings of this kind. The whipping is made with cotton and doesn´t affect the flexibility of the cords, cause it was not made tight. But it protects the cord from contact with the ammo.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 4:14am
Cotton and leather.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 4:16am
A sling of this kind I already made in the past. The cords that are woven through the pouch and have contact with the rock are leather.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 4:38am
My latest projects were some woven slings.
The peruvian one is made of uncoloured and green jute.
The Tematlatl is my preferred workhorse sling at the moment (even it doesn`t fit into the "rules" of my actual experiment described on p. 244).
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 4:41am
Coloured jute Tematlatl with a bigger pouch than the previous one.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 4:43am
Split pouch Tematlatl. Throws very good and accurate, everything from small to fist size stones. The release is very clean.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 4:52am
Fascinated by Teg´s tutorial http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1373289362 I interrupted my peruvian sling (with 56 strands in the pouch, grouped to 12 warp-strands) and started a lovelock-cave-sling. I don´t know if I´ll be able to finish / post it before my holidays, but here`s a preview of the unfinished pouch.
After the holidays I hopefully will be able to finally post the tutorial #3 for the shepherd sling.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 6:02am
Some great looking slings, LakeSlinger!

How are those Tematlatls? I've yet to try them out. Does that gap between split and pouch ever fumble shots?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 8:08am
The latest experiment. :)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Aug 2nd, 2013 at 8:42am
The "Quote" button doesn`t work for me.

@ Donnerschlag: Thanks that you like them. I also thougt, that the rock could get somehow into the gap of the Tematlatl, but it doesn´t. Since I´ve made them every shot had a clean release. On the other hand they are very secure against loosing the ammo at the windup, cause the pouch is quite flexible. So under centrifugal force it gets more cupped and holds the rock where it should be. The smaller Tematlatl performs so great, that I use it as my actual every day sling.

@ _kava_ : Great looking experiment! I´m still not able to make these peruvian braids.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Aug 4th, 2013 at 5:16pm
Kava, one time I have to ask you for that fistbraiding pattern  :o Or maybe I should also get Cahlanders book... But I fear I don't have the time to try it out thoroughly at the moment.

However, it is autumn and therefore harvesting time!
In the appended photo you see many slings. At least all this green stuff will be slings in the future  ;).
My first homegrown flax! This autumn I will be busy extracting fibers.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Aug 4th, 2013 at 5:22pm
And as I couldn't wait until the flax is ready to extract the fibers, I already made one out of the green plants. From some green stuff to a sling in about 2h. A sling fresh from the field ;).

Now I only hope it survives the drying...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Aug 5th, 2013 at 9:48am
that is awesome.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Ney on Aug 5th, 2013 at 11:29am
@lakeslinger and _kava_:Those are some very beautiful slings! I've been wanting to make a peruvian myself, I just fear that I'd go all OCD on it to try braid it as pretty as possible. :)
And what is that braid connecting to the pouch?

@Teg: The more I look at those bundles the more they resemble slings. :)
I don't recall seeing many flax slings (only Paleoarts makes them, if I remember correctly)
As for the "fresh" sling, could you post a picture of it when it dries? (if it survives, of course) :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Aug 5th, 2013 at 2:17pm

Ney wrote on Aug 5th, 2013 at 11:29am:
I don't recall seeing many flax slings (only Paleoarts makes them, if I remember correctly)

You can see one here : http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1172017416/3228#3228
Pictures #3 and #4

And Jaegoor made some beatiful ones too

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Aug 6th, 2013 at 8:47pm
Just finished my new workhorse sling. It's a 29" cotton Apache sling with a few firsts for me, when it comes to Apache slings:
A Tibetian-inspired diamond cradle, and Balearian-inspired 5-strand flatbraid with asymmetrical release cord.

My primary goal was to make a sling that I can use as both a medium-length sling and a short sling by simply choking up on the cords. I've found that having no release knot helps make this a bit easier, so I'm ditching the knot this time around. So far, so good.  8-)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Aug 6th, 2013 at 9:44pm
dude, you braid too tight. Nice job though!
i really, really like your apache slings.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Aug 7th, 2013 at 12:39am
I don't braid too tightly--everyone else just braids too loosely  :D

Thanks though! I braid tightly because I really like the heft and feedback that one gets from dense slings. When a dense sling breaks-in nicely, it's almost like playing with a chain, or metal cable :)
(Luckily they don't act like them when they hit you, lol)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by bluecanary on Aug 9th, 2013 at 8:10am
I was trying to sleep last night and was almost there when this concept popped into my head. Stayed up all night working on it (re worked it several times). haven't thrown with it yet. Should put a mean spin on tennis ball or my own concrete ammo. We shall see when there is enough light out.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Aug 9th, 2013 at 9:36am
that might... but keep in mind paracord isn't exactLY abrasion resistant..

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Aug 9th, 2013 at 2:09pm
Sisal Balearic, made this a few weeks ago.

I enjoyed making this immensely, I followed Aurelio's tutorial and used his process for breaking apart the individual fibres.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by bluecanary on Aug 9th, 2013 at 3:37pm
Thanks for the advice squirrelslinger! I try to use paracord with tennis/golf balls mostly. Lot less friction that way. That Balearic sling looks pretty tough! I ,may try one of those soon

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Aug 9th, 2013 at 5:29pm
"that might... but keep in mind paracord isn't exactLY abrasion resistant.."

SS, If 550 cord isn't abrasion resistant, what is?

Paracord is exactly abrasion resistant, more so than nearly any twine or any other common sling making material. The sheath/core system is designed specifically for maximum strength/abrasion resistance. That's why climbing rope is made that way.

Please keep in mind that many people read this forum for informational purposes, so consider your words prior to posting.

bluecanary, how did it sling?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Aug 9th, 2013 at 5:52pm
in my experiance, polyester cord is FAR more abrasion resistant. 550 cord isn't that bad. but the stuff i get is like $3 for 200 feet and it certianly isn't military spec(its made in china...not to ditch the chinese or anything but you know what I mean.) I got some black high quality stuff that was really durable from someone here... it lasted almost a month of hard slinging per cord.also- take a manila rope 1/8th inch diam(yea, isn't much, is it) and a piece of paracord. clamp both in a vice and pull a knife across each under 2# of tension. the manila i have usually doesn't take much damage... cuts at most half way through. the cruddy paracord is easily cut... i shall do a test with slings...and see which is better.  The manila is tarred, came from an old rope from the 1970's and was unusable cause of chem damage.
hard as stone.

i go through 550 cord release cords almost weekly now on my leather pouched sling. And i don't even use it that much, maybe 50 shots a day or so in the summer, 25-30 in the winter. in contrast, linen cords of the same thickness may last almost a month. i replace the 550 cord when i wear completly through the outer sheath... so there is a hole.
keep in mind what I sling though- medium weight stones that are NOT smooth in any stretching of the definition. they don't have razor edges though- its that 2-4" crushed limestone they use in road construction projects... except my friend's dad bought a lot of it and only needed half. We got the rest :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Aug 9th, 2013 at 9:25pm
I wouldn't say it's the best, and I also wouldn't say it sucks either. It's strengths are in tensile strength, not abrasion. That said, proper paracord still does a pretty good job standing up to abrasion, regardless.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Aug 9th, 2013 at 9:51pm

Donnerschlag wrote on Aug 9th, 2013 at 9:25pm:
I wouldn't say it's the best, and I also wouldn't say it sucks either. It's strengths are in tensile strength, not abrasion. That said, proper paracord still does a pretty good job standing up to abrasion, regardless.

highlight proper please :)
i was warned by someone here on this forum about paracord's resistance to abrasion.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Aug 9th, 2013 at 11:11pm
Partially: I simply said that just because paracord can pull 500 lbs before breaking doesn't make it the most invincible sling-making material by default ;)

(I pointed out that abrasion resistance isn't the same as breaking strength.)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 10th, 2013 at 8:08am
Paracord is pretty good quality cord!
I also have a new sling with a link for how to braid the pouch:)
http://www.frayedknotarts.com/tutorials/french.html
Believe me when I tell you this is an easy braid to learn!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Aug 10th, 2013 at 9:59am
you are forcing me to like balaric slings, tomas. grr...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Aug 10th, 2013 at 8:44pm
I've never seen the mil-spec paracord sheath fray before.

You can't judge paracord based on your experience with a really cheap knock off of the real thing.

And his tennis ball sling looks to be made with the real stuff anyway.

The ropes that most people heavily rely on for climbing aren't polyester or manila, but they are nylon with an outer sheath and many inner strands for the core.

Its not the best, but it's definitely up there.

This is in general and I've wanted to say it for awhile, not just cause of the nylon thing. Contrary to your post count may indicate, your experience is actually fairly limited and I believe (if you are anything like me when I was 14) you think you know much more than you actually do. Just chill a bit is all I'm suggesting. God gave you two ears, two eyes, and one mouth so you can watch and listen twice as much you talk. Just some advice I'd wish I'd received a few years ago.

Tomas, I'm looking forward to seeing that used with some slings!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Aug 10th, 2013 at 10:02pm
Spot on Daniel San.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Aug 10th, 2013 at 10:15pm
yea... i get what you mean.
i have used mil spec paracord- it is amazing stuff. knockoffs are cheaper(sometimes) and they don't last as long...
thats all I am trying to say. And its watch and listen 4 times as much as you talk. Although the surface area of your pupils plus the cross-section of your ear canal is only 1/4th the cross-sectional area of your open mouth???

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 11th, 2013 at 3:25pm
Dan and squirrel, I am glad you approve:) I don't think I'll ever make a Balearic the traditional way again.

As for some of the comments I see.... Say less than half of what you want to say and you'll find you've filtered out the bs:)
I care more about your honest opinion than useless facts and assumptions.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Aug 12th, 2013 at 5:30pm
With this sling (reply 3775) Pikaru motivated me to give a design from the Cook's Island (from Rarotonga to be precise) another try.

So here it is: A Rarotonga-inspired sling out of linen string. I was using odds and ends remaining from the Lahun project so it was a bit of using up the storage.
The dimension and the materials do not match the original one, but it is more or less the same pattern. The original pouch shall have been 210 mm long and 66 mm wide, which is, in my opinion, gigantic. This pouch is 14 cm long and, when stretched, 4.5 cm wide. The folded length of the sling is 70 cm.

The sling performs well, but not perfect. Due to the vast amount of material used (11 individually braided lengths, consisting each out of 5 threads), the pouch is, compared to other designs, rather heavy. Also it is not very fast in the release. It would be nice to try this design with another, lighter material to replace the braided strips and compare the results.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Aug 12th, 2013 at 8:57pm
Pita fiber fona/honda/sling I asked (paid) Luis to make for me after giving up on trying to do it myself with yucca fiber.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Lugh-Lamhfada on Aug 14th, 2013 at 4:40pm
How is it? I was thinking of buying a balearic from the Mallorca store but I might also order one from Mr.Livermore. After making one myself I was happy with it but I still want to own the real deal made by a master and from the Mecca of slinging ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Matt Borel on Aug 15th, 2013 at 9:23am
Just threw a few tennis balls. I need to get used to the longer release cord, but I'm sure it will be fine. It is beautiful. I'm not familiar with the Mallorca store.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 17th, 2013 at 7:43pm
Finally tried my hand with Hubert's tutorial. Question though- the pouch came out really stiff and thick, is this cause I doubled up my cord to save time?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 17th, 2013 at 7:45pm
My weft cord to be exact*

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Aug 18th, 2013 at 11:34am
I am going to say yes, even though i have never made one of these.
if you double the cord, its about 2 times as thick, 2 times as durable, and 2 times as stiff.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Aug 18th, 2013 at 11:38am
Matt,as you may know, balearic slingers wear the finger loop on the pinky ,and the release goes across the palm so it has to be longer.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Ney on Aug 18th, 2013 at 12:11pm

jlasud wrote on Aug 18th, 2013 at 11:38am:
Matt,as you may know, balearic slingers wear the finger loop on the pinky ,and the release goes across the palm so it has to be longer.


The style you described is the "mallorcan" style, which is used by the majority of balearic slingers. However, the "menorcan" style (used by Luis) is wearing the fingerloop ont the middle finger. Nevertheless, even with their "across the palm" style there is some cord left hanging, presumably for durability and easier repair.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Aug 18th, 2013 at 8:54pm

Teg wrote on Aug 12th, 2013 at 5:30pm:
With this sling (reply 3775) Pikaru motivated me to give a design from the Cook's Island (from Rarotonga to be precise) another try.

So here it is: A Rarotonga-inspired sling out of linen string. I was using odds and ends remaining from the Lahun project so it was a bit of using up the storage.
The dimension and the materials do not match the original one, but it is more or less the same pattern. The original pouch shall have been 210 mm long and 66 mm wide, which is, in my opinion, gigantic. This pouch is 14 cm long and, when stretched, 4.5 cm wide. The folded length of the sling is 70 cm.

The sling performs well, but not perfect. Due to the vast amount of material used (11 individually braided lengths, consisting each out of 5 threads), the pouch is, compared to other designs, rather heavy. Also it is not very fast in the release. It would be nice to try this design with another, lighter material to replace the braided strips and compare the results.


WOW!. That sling is awesome. Very detailed in its construction. Nice work.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Aug 19th, 2013 at 1:03pm
@Teg
schöne arbeit,probier es mal mit hanf oder anderem garn.ich kenn das auch vom leinen und deshalb verwende ich es nur noch gemischt mit anderen garnen.


@Tomas
so that the pouch is not unnecessarily rigid, should the spacing of the steel pins about 3 to 4 times the diameter of the yarn to be.
with the exception of wool.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Aug 19th, 2013 at 4:43pm
Pikaru & Hubert: Thanks for the replies!
@Pikaru: The idea came from the wikipedia definition of sennit: cordage made by plaiting strands of dried fibre or grass. As I had no coconut I used linen.
@Hubert: Thanks for the tip! I will try to find some thin hemp yarn. The hemp string in my store is too thick for this kind of work.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Aug 19th, 2013 at 5:24pm
Wow there are some really beautiful slings here to see!
Today i made my first rockman sling (see attachment)
I cant wait to try it!

Slinging rocks!

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Aug 20th, 2013 at 3:03pm
Looking good! whats it made from?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Aug 20th, 2013 at 3:37pm
I made it with sisal and jute for the pouch and loop weaving.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Aug 24th, 2013 at 4:23pm
Guess whats different about my new sling!!!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Aug 24th, 2013 at 6:47pm
no release tail ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Aug 25th, 2013 at 4:16am
Well i would call that bushy thing a tail ?

There is something other different ;-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Aug 26th, 2013 at 2:27pm
This is the first leather sling i made. I actually didnt want to make one just try out braiding with leather and whoops i just made a sling  :D
It felt quite amazing while slinging in my livingroom.
Cant wait to try that sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Aug 26th, 2013 at 6:13pm
Coolio...
I like your slings.
Anyway- on the other sling-
It is also a balaric(not a rockman?)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by monoid on Aug 27th, 2013 at 2:10am
Toby, it is amazing :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pz8 on Aug 27th, 2013 at 8:13am
My slings so far... one made of white nylon string, the other is paracord. Pouch is made of 2 strips of faux leather (vynil). Versatile, from tennis balls to smaller projectiles.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Aug 27th, 2013 at 3:08pm
Nice... Gorilla tape makes a nice pouch material.

Title: Trying out a new sling
Post by Thearos on Aug 27th, 2013 at 6:09pm
Greece
https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?action=downloadfile;file=Sling2.tiff (1294 KB | )

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Aug 28th, 2013 at 11:27am
Pz8 : I cut the pouch strips to get narrower towards the ends, and thick on the middle, and round off the corners on the ends,looks better and a bit more aerodynamic. Otherwise,nice.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pz8 on Aug 28th, 2013 at 11:54am
jiasud: thank you for the advice  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Aug 29th, 2013 at 4:43am
sling from naturally dyed pure wool   ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Aug 29th, 2013 at 4:58am
Sehr schön Hubert! Gefällt mir sehr gut!

Two short questions:
- Is the braid for the strings fistbraided or something different?
- How do the two tails perform? Do they behave different than a single one or is it the same?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Aug 29th, 2013 at 5:43am
danke teg!

die schlinge ist mit einer pappschablone geflochten.
die zweite frage hab ich leider nicht verstanden.

gruß hubert

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Aug 29th, 2013 at 9:07am
Die zweite Frage ist: Diese Schleuder hat zwei Enden am Schusslauf. Verhält sich die Schleuder dadurch anders oder fühlst du keinen Unterschied zu einer Schleuder mit nur einem Ende?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Aug 29th, 2013 at 11:12am
English please!
Dont be rude.

@ Hubert: How long did it take you to make that sling?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Aug 29th, 2013 at 11:43am
I guess Teg, being more fluent than Hubert will do a summary after sortig this out.

English is not our native language, so it's easier for us to revert to ours with people who can speak it.
I got the feeling that you are the rude one here, asking in such a demanding tone :)

BTW, Teg, I also count on you for the translation ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Aug 29th, 2013 at 3:13pm
dang, i really wish i could understand german :)
learning it now(taking german 1)
might be going to germany, france in 2 yrs...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Aug 29th, 2013 at 3:37pm
Why do you wish to understand german? I´d go for spanish ;-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 29th, 2013 at 7:02pm
German would be an interesting language to learn from an anglophone seeing as English is German based. Also I'm guessing a lot of European languages are similar to German so it would be a good "base" language. 
Also, with that leather sling, do you find it stretches badly?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Aug 29th, 2013 at 8:01pm
If you go about learning a language properly, then it's not all that difficult to learn a couple languages (to conversational fluency, at least) in a year or two of part-time effort. There's no need to act as if you can only choose one. ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Aug 31st, 2013 at 7:18am
Here we go... another sling is born.
I made it out of lose hemp fibers and to get some string around it, because it isnt braided that tight.
I got the split kind of balearic but again not tight enough.
The releasetail i like the most ;-)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Sep 1st, 2013 at 3:28pm
Thank you, Caldou, for those words.

The answers from Hubert to my questions were the following.
Question: How was it made?
Answer: Braided with the help of a cardboard gauge.

Question:
How do the two tails perform? Do they behave different than a single one or is it the same?
Answer: I did not understand the question.

And therefore I translated my second question into German.
By the way: Toby, don't you live in Germany and therefore speak German?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Sep 1st, 2013 at 3:52pm
It doesnt matter if i speak german or not, its still rude in my opinion ;-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Sep 2nd, 2013 at 8:40am
Hi everyone.
After some holiday absence I´m back and show my latest slings.

At first the finished lovelock-cave sling that I made with Teg`s tutorial. It was a pleasure to weave/braid it and see how it grew. The only problem is that I always lost the ammo when slinging due to the narrow pouch.

The second sling is a mixture of a Tematlatl and a "York-sling".

The third sling is one more with the knotless cord attachment to the pouch.

#4 is a fast made paracord and leather sling that throws very good when using a wide grip. Otherwise the 2 cords tangle together, an observation I made often with paracord. Therefore I prefer braided cords made of natural materials.
Nevertheless, paracord has its pro´s, too.

The last one is also leather and paracord from an old parachute (I bought a bag full of this material some months ago). The sewn attachment end is now used as a release tab. The pouch design was given the name "ninja turtles mask" by my daughter. The double finger loop is an experimental variation of my normally larger finger loops that I make for my personal grip style (knot between thumb and index finger, loop on the next two fingers).
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 2nd, 2013 at 8:55am
I really like this batch Lakeslinger, especially the tematlatl/York sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Sep 2nd, 2013 at 9:33am
I´m glad you like them.

The tematlatl/York-hybrid is faster to make and throws very clean. I had the idea when (after having made several tematlatls and variations in July/August; see some pages before) I found this leather piece and thought:
"why not? instead of weaving again..."

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Sep 2nd, 2013 at 11:21am

lakeslinger wrote on Sep 2nd, 2013 at 9:33am:
I´m glad you like them.

The tematlatl/York-hybrid is faster to make and throws very clean. I had the idea when (after having made several tematlatls and variations in July/August; see some pages before) I found this leather piece and thought:
"why not? instead of weaving again..."

that paracord looks really thick...
nice slings..
I like the tematlatl hybrid.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Sep 2nd, 2013 at 2:29pm
That Tematlatl/York hybrid looks very neat!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Sep 2nd, 2013 at 7:28pm
Nylon utility cord for the pouch and gutted and braided paracord for the cords with a wrist anchor.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Sep 3rd, 2013 at 9:07am
Pik, great looking sling.

How did you attach the pouch to the main cords (first Islander sling I've seen that way)?

Did you whip each section to a cord?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Sep 4th, 2013 at 8:48am
Here's one of my latest slings. I saw a paracord tut and I always thought looked awesome a while back and I've always wanted to make one. Finally one of my good friends, who is now a slinger, asked me to make a sling for him "that you(I) would be proud to use"

So here it is.

http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc495/KenpoFighter1/HPIM5871_zps7c1caf5d.jpg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by okapimike on Sep 4th, 2013 at 1:17pm
My first youtube :)

http://youtu.be/5jDED4f_a9o

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Sep 4th, 2013 at 2:20pm
Nice music and slinging ;-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 4th, 2013 at 4:15pm
Dan I have questions!
1. How much cord did you use?
2. Sid you gut it and if so did you find it compressed a lot?
3. How did you do the finger loop? I can't make out much for detail on my phone screen.
Good looking sling though!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Sep 5th, 2013 at 8:41am
It was a lot of Cord, and yes I gutted it. It was still pretty heavy even then. I added in a fifth strand and braided for a couple inches, then I folded it over, super glued it and whipped it.

I do wish I made the pouch an inch or two longer so it could handle a wider variety of stones but it is what it is.

Here's a little bigger picture.

http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc495/KenpoFighter1/d9f50f2c-907f-4c81-923b-067dd6820363_zpsfdeb345d.jpg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by sneaco on Sep 5th, 2013 at 5:49pm
Dan, that is a great sling ! Never even heard of the King Tut sling before, I'll need one of those some day soon.

-

Here is my latest piece, inspired by a sling from the amnh collection which can be found here: http://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=50%2E2%2F%20%20276&from_anthro=yes

tried to copy length and appoximate measurements but used thick leather strings instead of hide and probably a thinner pouch; bindings are hemp and dacron, bindings and pouch are waxed.

~73 cm is a bit long for my taste, works though, had a few good shots using sidearm and underhand.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Sep 6th, 2013 at 4:58am
Wow nice Leathersling.
Thats inspiring for me ;-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Sep 6th, 2013 at 11:55pm
Dan, No whiping was used except for the end of the release cord.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Sep 7th, 2013 at 8:48am

Pikåru wrote on Sep 6th, 2013 at 11:55pm:
Dan, No whiping was used except for the end of the release cord.


I zoomed in so I think I see it now. You wove the main cords separate (to keep the pouch 'open') and while doing so wove in the new material for the pouch in with the warp. Pretty classy.  8-) I'll have to try that sometime.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Ayla_of_Auel on Sep 11th, 2013 at 8:04pm
So this was my first attempt at a crocheted sling... or any sling for that matter... *smiles*

https://mpvkhw.blu.livefilestore.com/y2muyGSOy0Bl74mxBP1JztaaxvruBqB0b4AM4-b2lgB6goauBKoTcu52MFEfOUogi4bCTlEkideqhWpkmY4bMJH-w2LGQk3eZ_QVrfgR5hW488lcxmmf6VneLxQX5Gsu5lC/crochet1st3.png?psid=1


I dunno if that link will work... still figuring out the forum.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Sep 12th, 2013 at 6:13am

Quote:
So this was my first attempt at a crocheted sling... or any sling for that matter... *smiles*


looks good for tennis balls :) Good work :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Sep 13th, 2013 at 8:36am
alpaca wool and some sheep wool for the pouch  ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by monoid on Sep 13th, 2013 at 10:36am
Very cool :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 13th, 2013 at 11:49am
The two tassels make me wonder -two cracks? Would be cool!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Ayla_of_Auel on Sep 13th, 2013 at 2:39pm
Changed things up a bit, did a closed pouch and also I started in the pouch for this one... I miscalculated the length of the strings a bit, didn't take into account how much they'd shorten after slip stitching into the chain stitch so it's about 4 inches shorter than I'd initially intended... but still fine. tossed a few paper balls around last night with it but haven't taken it out to really use it yet.

also, the picture doesn't do it justice... it is slightly concaved as well so it will cradle a bit better.  about 3/4 of an inch.

http://sdrv.ms/17WcMns


again, dunno how accessible these pictures are... still haven't figured out how to post them directly onto the forum. **updated the link... should work now.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Bill Skinner on Sep 13th, 2013 at 4:21pm
AoA, I could see the first picture but not the second.  Those look good. 

Back when Mas was a student, he wanted to learn how to do a sling that way, now he has a job and I don't think he has the time right now. 

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Sep 13th, 2013 at 9:25pm
Here's my latest sling in the pursuit of the 'perfect sling' now my edc sling.

Balearic style sling made from tarred bank line that I've finally acquired. 26" long.

http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc495/KenpoFighter1/P9135716_zpsff0c4531.jpg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Arcane Tinker on Sep 13th, 2013 at 9:53pm
Will the tar come off and coat the inside of your pockets? I always roll my sling and store it in my front pocket with my keys and change and whatever else. It often unrolls and tangles with my keys but man, do they get soft!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Sep 13th, 2013 at 10:01pm
Usually when we here the term "tarred line" we think of something along the lines of waxed line with twine dripping with tar. This is a misconception. Its really just stiffer, darker, and has more longevity.

I've been carrying it for a couple days and I've never had any such problems and I don't think it could happen. I'd encourage anyone to try it out for themselves without a fear of sticky pockets.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Sep 15th, 2013 at 3:53pm
Just found a bit old photo.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Sep 15th, 2013 at 11:49pm
Here's a pic of moi in Greek style
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by sneaco on Sep 16th, 2013 at 6:59am

Toby wrote on Sep 6th, 2013 at 4:58am:
Wow nice Leathersling.
Thats inspiring for me ;-)


Thanks :) - you're most welcome


Hubert, I love the colour choice. How did you make the zigzag pattern ... ?


Here's my current arsenal of leather-pouch slings (visit my bazaar in case you're interested in details):




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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Sep 16th, 2013 at 3:12pm
That's a nice and beefy sling you've got going there, Sneaco. :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Sep 17th, 2013 at 5:30am
sling from naturally dyed pure wool
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Sep 17th, 2013 at 3:21pm
Oooooh, me likey ʅ (⊙◞౪◟⊙) ʃ

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Sep 17th, 2013 at 3:48pm
pretty sling Hubert!
Thunderclap, you remind me of someone ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Sep 17th, 2013 at 5:47pm
Oh? Do I remind you of me? :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Sep 19th, 2013 at 9:38am
Great show since my last posting here! You all made a really good work.

@ Donnerschlag: nice photo of the Greek style. I haven´t tried it since last autumn, cause I´ve never reached a satisfying accuracy. Now, some days ago (remembered of this style by your picture) I retried it and it worked very well. I guess it is because I´ve practiced a lot during the last months and got more secure with the sling.

Since two weeks I repeatedly try a new style, which has its origin in the Afghan sidearm style. Unfortunately I´m unable to make a video, but I try to explain it. In the starting position (for right handed slingers) you´re holding the sling behind your lower back with extended arms.  The left shoulder is facing to the target and the sling is held under a slight tension. Then you release the pouch you were holding with the left hand and let it swing horizontally behind you to the right, while you follow it with the right arm. Before the pouch is exactly on your right hand side, accelerate the movement of your arm. Now it goes for a half circle 45° upwards (in front of you, from right to left), then horizontal  behind you, from left to right. Then, when the pouch is in front of you, release. It may sound complicated with my foreign English description, but for me this style turned out to be very intuitive, accurate and powerful.

But now enough words! Here is the first of some pictures of my latest slings.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Sep 19th, 2013 at 9:41am
Next one: Apache sling with seamless inside
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Sep 19th, 2013 at 9:42am
Almost the same, but as a York-sling variation.
Both of the "seamless" slings have exchangeable release cords.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Sep 19th, 2013 at 9:46am
Cords unfinished yet: the basket sling. It´s big enough for tennis balls, but also suitable for smaller ammo like golf ball sized objects.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Sep 19th, 2013 at 9:50am
This one I´ve started at the beginning of august, but until now I haven´t finished to braid the cords. It´s for golf ball sized ammo and was made with Teg´s technique from the Lovelock-cave sling tutorial. The design is copied from a sling of David the shepherd.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Sep 19th, 2013 at 10:13am
Looks good!
I'm very intrigued by the "basket sling". A very nice pattern. What technique have you used there? Are this connected braids? Right now I have absolutely no clue how I could reproduce it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Sep 19th, 2013 at 4:03pm
@lakeslinger
Yeah, I used to have problems with Greek style, but most of that was solved when I stopped using my right arm to do all the work. Now I use my left to fling the pouch  to my left (I'm a righty). Once it rotates until it's near my right shoulder, THEN I start to use my throwing arm. At that point, it's not much different than most other throws :)

Boy, I like that seamless York and basket sling!  8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Sep 20th, 2013 at 9:51am
Thanks! I´m always happy when my slings like to someone.

First I thought that I also couldn´t reproduce the basket sling, but fortunately it´s so recent that I remember most of the steps. The rest I figured out by examining the pouch again. So I made (@ Teg and Donnerschlag) a drawn tutorial for the basket sling and added another tutorial (@ Donnerschlag) for the recent seamless York sling shown here, which´s making of was documented by some photos.

The basket sling is finished, too. I´ll post a picture of it soon.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Sep 20th, 2013 at 9:52am
Oh, I forgot. The tutorials are here:
http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1379684353/0

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 22nd, 2013 at 7:44pm
Made a Hubert style Tut and got the leather finger loop from one I saw Pikaru make :)


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 22nd, 2013 at 7:47pm
Six strand concave braid, the pouch was woven without a loom

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 22nd, 2013 at 7:48pm
Another Hubert style Tut Made out of wool and synthetics

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Sep 23rd, 2013 at 3:03pm
Here's my newest masterpiece. It's gawjuzz, and can sling cannonballs through airliners at cruising altitude

(Dear NSA: that was a joke. Don't break my new windows and doors, please.)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 23rd, 2013 at 7:27pm
How does it throw Donner?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Sep 23rd, 2013 at 10:04pm
The Eye
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Sep 23rd, 2013 at 10:26pm
Palm Fiber
Marianas Island Sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Sep 25th, 2013 at 7:32am
Nice sling pikaru :)

Gotta ask, where do you get your sling stones from? or do you make them?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Camo-sling on Sep 25th, 2013 at 8:23am
Nice Pikaru and Tomas!


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kjev on Sep 26th, 2013 at 11:04pm
Pikaru, the Honda Eye is definitely one of the coolest slings I have ever seen!

And like kava asked, where do you get your stones? They are totally cool! And how do they throw?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by sneaco on Sep 27th, 2013 at 4:28am

Camo-sling wrote on Sep 25th, 2013 at 8:23am:
Nice Pikaru and Tomas!


Oh yes indeed !

Thx donnerschlag, btw :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Sep 27th, 2013 at 9:16am

Pikåru wrote on Sep 23rd, 2013 at 10:26pm:
Palm Fiber
Marianas Island Sling


Pik, I really like the finger weaving on this sling!

So much so I've made a couple slings that way and put a section on finger weaving in TSG! :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Sep 29th, 2013 at 12:29pm
Here's my latest sling. I made it for my friends brother. I showed my friend how to sling a few months back and now him, his younger brother, and his girlfriend all sling.  8-)

I also added a leather reinforcement for increased texture since the picture, here it is regardless. Four strand round braid, mason line and tarred bank line, tapered release cord. For the pouch, 7 strand white flat braid, 4 strand finger weave. 27" long, throws great.
Kind of Balearic-ish inspired.

http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc495/KenpoFighter1/sling_zpsb6146c4c.jpg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Sep 29th, 2013 at 8:57pm

_kava_ wrote on Sep 25th, 2013 at 7:32am:
Nice sling pikaru :)

Gotta ask, where do you get your sling stones from? or do you make them?


I make all of my slingstones.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Oct 1st, 2013 at 4:16am
Pikåru, the eye is really impressive. In fact, the basic idea of my recently shown basket sling was to make a pouch that has a central hole like an eye. But it didn´t turn the way I imagined. Your solution seems much better to me.

The following two pictures show the finished basket sling and an experiment that´s unfinished yet. As you can see I picked up the idea of the eye. The two basket pouches are quite big. In the case of the completed one the release is delayed when using small (light) ammo.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Oct 1st, 2013 at 4:22am
Here is the Lovelock-cave sling I´ve made some time ago following Teg´s tutorial. The pouch was made too narrow, so all the rocks fell out too early. Now I added a 4-strand-braid on each side that was attached by multiple sewing around. After this modification it works phantastic.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Oct 1st, 2013 at 4:44am
Another one that I finally completed. It´s made by the same technique as the previous one. The pouch is very small (see also page 263). Until now I´m not convinced of this sling cause of loosing ammo. I´ll try to use smaller rocks for it. Maybe the problem will disappear after wetting/drying the pouch to make it softer.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on Oct 2nd, 2013 at 6:32am
When I was in Ireland, I found this tiny museum in Dingle. The person had an impressive display of artifacts, including a Roman ceramic glande. It was half the size of a chicken's egg. Alas, he would not let me hold it. :'(
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Oct 3rd, 2013 at 8:32am
Slingbadger, I believe you have won the award for largest picture ever posted on the Slinging.org forum  :D

Here's a picture I took this morning at sunrise.

http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc495/KenpoFighter1/PA035917_zpsb11c0c89.jpg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by ahil925 on Oct 3rd, 2013 at 2:47pm
Well I finally got around to making an actual Aussie sling.  My previous attempts were with jean denim with a single layer of duct tape for the pouch but they never felt right.  Now I have a small source of seatbelt material (alas poor 1990 Corolla, you will be missed).  So its seatbelt pouch, 550 cords, B50 dacron lashings, and superglue over the lashings. 32" folded.

Still need to try it out :\


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by English_Marauder on Oct 3rd, 2013 at 6:36pm

ahil925 wrote on Oct 3rd, 2013 at 2:47pm:
Well I finally got around to making an actual Aussie sling.  My previous attempts were with jean denim with a single layer of duct tape for the pouch but they never felt right.  Now I have a small source of seatbelt material (alas poor 1990 Corolla, you will be missed).  So its seatbelt pouch, 550 cords, B50 dacron lashings, and superglue over the lashings. 32" folded.

Still need to try it out :\r

Nice job. good looking sling. One word comes to mind "durable"

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by English_Marauder on Oct 3rd, 2013 at 9:55pm
A beautiful day on the shores of Lake Ontario. 8-)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on Oct 4th, 2013 at 6:27am
Watch out, you might be considered a terroist ::)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Oct 4th, 2013 at 11:48am

Kjev wrote on Sep 26th, 2013 at 11:04pm:
Pikaru, the Honda Eye is definitely one of the coolest slings I have ever seen!

And like kava asked, where do you get your stones? They are totally cool! And how do they throw?



Thanks guys. Most of my stones are kiln fired clay. Other are fossilized coral and some are limestone. The coral and limestone are worked by hand, pecking and shaping on stone but it's faster when I use my wet bench grinder and sand paper.

Like with most slings and slinging, the eye sling is a work in progress. Thanks again.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on Oct 6th, 2013 at 11:09am
Picture of David and Goliath from the late 14th Hours of Gian Galeazzo Visconti. The original is now in the Biblioteca Nationale in Floerence.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Oct 7th, 2013 at 11:17am
Here's another picture of me slinging, kinda considering this one for TSG cover (after more editing)


http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc495/KenpoFighter1/074f1a49-1136-4270-b793-d5e45f7682c3_zpsd06d5d7b.jpg

There will be lots of shots like this in TSG, see a preview here!
http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1381087003/2

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Oct 9th, 2013 at 9:50pm
Carolinian Island Sling. 
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Oct 10th, 2013 at 8:34pm
Absolutly beautiful.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Oct 11th, 2013 at 7:03am
alpaca wool Tri-color, fist braid, traditional pattern of peru  ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Oct 11th, 2013 at 7:31am
:o Tolle Arbeit

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Oct 11th, 2013 at 2:24pm
Pikaru & Hubert: Very nice works! Congratulations!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mr_Roundhead on Oct 12th, 2013 at 4:43pm
Hi, I just joined the other day and found a simple string tutorial on here by Malik Lund. So I braided me up some jute cordage and made one fer me self. This is the first sling I think I've ever made. I've made sling shots, but that's dif'rent.
;D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Oct 13th, 2013 at 12:12pm
Once upon a time, in a forest far far away, Charming Prince was taking a stroll.

Here, he found love at firt sight : Snow White, who lives with 7 dwarves, who were working at the local mine.

So he decided to move in and they lived happily all together :
http://caldazar.free.fr/blob/img/frondes/swanddwarves_mini.JPG

It was all nice and happy, but the couple soon wanted some intimacy and so decided to move out :
http://caldazar.free.fr/blob/img/frondes/movingout_mini.JPG

But Charming Prince was not so charming, so Snow White was quickly fed up with him. So they decided to divorce :
http://caldazar.free.fr/blob/img/frondes/swandcp_mini.JPG

And they lived happily each apart, without any child.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Oct 13th, 2013 at 3:08pm
;D Caldou, you made my day!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Oct 13th, 2013 at 4:13pm
You gotta make one of that kind:

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Oct 14th, 2013 at 7:28am

Toby wrote on Oct 13th, 2013 at 4:13pm:
You gotta make one of that kind:

Alas, it is store brought, I didn't made it. The only thing made by myself in those pictures are mud stains on the Dwarves and Snow White

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Oct 15th, 2013 at 3:55pm
  Nice string or Appu-sling, Mr_Roundhead.  For the first couple of months of my slinging I used nothing but.  Though it's limited, it's something I feel every slinger should know how to make.  If you can make this sling you can make a sling anywhere out of almost anything.  It's a great knowledge to have if you ever need a weapon quickly in an emergency situation. 
   What style do you use when slinging with string sling?  I was only able to use Apache (no wind up, just turn her loose).  If I tried any other style I'd loose the projectile prematurely.   

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Oct 19th, 2013 at 1:26pm
85g Bronze bullet in my lead chucker sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheGoodGuy on Oct 19th, 2013 at 2:57pm
Woven pouch hemp sling with wood bead release


Wooden bead is pyrographed with "dagaz" rune (D)-my inital,and the dark hemp strands and whipping is hand dyed with acorns

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Oct 19th, 2013 at 7:00pm
Jeez, the slings just keep on looking better!

jlasud, that is got to be the ultimate pouch for slinging lead and your bronze bullet is beautiful 8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Oct 20th, 2013 at 2:33am
That sling is a 43" er,thin cords,sends lead biconicals at bullet speeds. If you blink,you've missed it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Oct 20th, 2013 at 2:34am
Frumoasa prastie, TheGoodGuy! :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Oct 20th, 2013 at 2:43am
Great slings, guys!

An older topic here on the forum mentioned that the ancient balearic slingers used three different sling lengths, the shortest one about only 1/2 arm length. This gave me some curiosity for an experiment. I chose my best (not the most beautiful, but the most accurate) sling that has a length of extended arm + chest. Then I made two additional slings of the same type, but with decreasing lengths. The shortest one I made about 3/4 arm length. Then I tried them. What I observed was, that changing to a shorter sling always needed some 3 or 4 throws until I got the right feeling and became more accurate. Changing from a short to a longer sling in the same session was less problematic. Although having much more experience with the typical sling length I´m used to, I noticed that a short sling can be very accurate on short distances and is more suitable for some slinging styles like e.g. greek. Obviously there`s less power in the shot, what is one reason why I prefer my previously chosen ideal sling length.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Oct 20th, 2013 at 2:48am
Also,shorter slings can be reloaded faster,which is crucial in a battle. As they get closer, every second counts.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Oct 20th, 2013 at 2:48am
Another one of my best sling`s type (see previous post), but with twisted cotton cords.

On the bottom there´s an Apache style sling with a reused pouch and the option to be used as a short sling. The 2nd picture shows how I hold it.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Oct 20th, 2013 at 2:50am

jlasud wrote on Oct 20th, 2013 at 2:48am:
Also,shorter slings can be reloaded faster,which is crucial in a battle. As they get closer, every second counts.


That´s right. I remember a YT-video where a guy had a very short sling and reloaded it very fast.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Oct 20th, 2013 at 2:53am
Here`s another one of my reusing old pouches series.
In this case the experiment went wrong. Or the cords are too heavy (4 strands of thick cotton) or too long, but even with quite heavy stones there´s a significant delay on release.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Oct 20th, 2013 at 2:55am
@jlasud:

the bronze bullet looks great! How big is it?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Oct 20th, 2013 at 3:03am
O.k. here`s the latest sling. I tried it this morning at 6:30 am (on a dark lakeshore) and it works very well. The ends of the pouch are folded so the cord-strings come out from a hole in the fold. The exposed cords on the ammo side are covered with glue that dried while the pouch was in an overextended position. The outer part of the release cord is exchangeable.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheGoodGuy on Oct 20th, 2013 at 6:40am
Leather aussie pouch long sling with sisal cords and jute whipping
Jute balearic sling
Long sling is overall 2 meters long from loop to knot and balearic sling is 103 cm long overall.

Quote:
Frumoasa prastie, TheGoodGuy!

Multumesc! Ma bucur ca mai sunt romani pe aici! :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Oct 20th, 2013 at 1:29pm
nice stuff guys. Lakeslinger, great work as always.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Oct 21st, 2013 at 3:52am

Pikåru wrote on Oct 20th, 2013 at 1:29pm:
nice stuff guys. Lakeslinger, great work as always.


Thanks a lot. My best working sling types are the York slings and their variations and the ones made with the tutorial on your page (http://itanohu.blogspot.de/2013/04/my-sling-tutorial.html). So the work is also your credit.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Oct 21st, 2013 at 9:13am
lakeslinger, thank you.
So far in the quest for the best sling for me 'mysling' which I do call Pikaru has been leading for a while. The only thing I've changed lately is using a wrist anchor instead of a finger loop which has helped a lot with how I throw. I have also gone back to folding my relase cord instead of using a release knot but my question to you is why do you have a double loop finger anchor system?
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheGoodGuy on Oct 21st, 2013 at 5:07pm
Leather pouch sling with flax cords , leather finger loop and bone release tab-worked only with hand tools
Inspired by Paleoarts' elk hide sling tutorial-many thanks there
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Oct 22nd, 2013 at 9:33pm
Good craftmanship TGG. I wonder how long you'll be able to keep the bit of antler on the release cord.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheGoodGuy on Oct 23rd, 2013 at 4:25am
Thanks Pikaru. I don't think i'll have any problems with the bone tab -flax is quite sturdy

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on Oct 23rd, 2013 at 6:22am
That looks heavy duty

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Oct 24th, 2013 at 5:59am

Pikåru wrote on Oct 21st, 2013 at 9:13am:
lakeslinger, thank you.
So far in the quest for the best sling for me 'mysling' which I do call Pikaru has been leading for a while. The only thing I've changed lately is using a wrist anchor instead of a finger loop which has helped a lot with how I throw. I have also gone back to folding my relase cord instead of using a release knot but my question to you is why do you have a double loop finger anchor system?


Normally I use a single loop that´s big enough for two fingers. That works best for me when slinging. Here I made a sling that has an additional loop in the retention cord. When using this as a finger loop I have a shorter sling. The problem is the hanging down retention cord part with the long-sling finger loop that tends to tangle into the “active cords” and causes release problems. So I figured out this grip method that prevents the tangling problem.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Oct 24th, 2013 at 5:59am
Great work, TGG!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by English_Marauder on Oct 25th, 2013 at 5:13pm
Here are some pics of my new improved Balearic sling. this one is made of 24 strands of sisal. leather in the belly and on the finger loop. It tapers down to 6 strands on the release cord. The sling has been treated with a coating of beeswax and mineral oil. haven't broken it in yet. I will post some pics slinging with it soon. 
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by English_Marauder on Oct 25th, 2013 at 5:16pm
continued...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Oct 25th, 2013 at 10:39pm
Good job! :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by CodeMaker on Oct 26th, 2013 at 1:05pm
just hit a soda can twice from 20 meters with this, so i'm happy with it despite it being so ugly. it's pretty much a piece of olefin cut into the shape of a sling  ;D


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheGoodGuy on Oct 29th, 2013 at 5:03am
Woven pouch sling with pyrographed beech wood toggle and tab. Cords are 4 strand braided flax, the pouch weft and whippings are pure wool.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by English_Marauder on Oct 30th, 2013 at 5:14pm
Nice sling TGG.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Maillemann on Oct 31st, 2013 at 6:45pm
More Palestinian slingers in the news today.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Liberty dog on Oct 31st, 2013 at 10:11pm
What range are these Palestinian slingers getting?  Their slings seem to be on the long side.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Nov 3rd, 2013 at 5:36am
A perfect rifled shot. 40-45" slings,seems..me likey.  :thumb:  They have different skills, use different stones, but i think 200m is not uncommon.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kjev on Nov 3rd, 2013 at 9:58am

CodeMaker wrote on Oct 26th, 2013 at 1:05pm:
just hit a soda can twice from 20 meters with this, so i'm happy with it despite it being so ugly. it's pretty much a piece of olefin cut into the shape of a sling  ;D


"Out of all these troops, the best 700 were left-handed. Each could sling a stone at a hair and not miss" - Judges, 20:16 for all you right handed suckers out there Tongue


From a fellow lefty: AMEN!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Nov 4th, 2013 at 10:58am
alpaca and red plant dyed merino wool
16 strands fistbraid (round 4-4-4-4, 2-6-2-6 flat)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Nov 4th, 2013 at 11:35am
That is some very nice work hubert

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Nov 4th, 2013 at 11:46am
Oooooohhhhhh

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Nov 4th, 2013 at 2:02pm
Sehr schön!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Nov 4th, 2013 at 3:02pm
Everytime I show my slings around I hear the same words: Make jewellry, make jewellry!
For once an exercise piece for a sling was turned into a finished product.
Matching necklace and armband for the peruvian slinger.
16 strand fistbraid with Merino wool and stainless steel.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kjev on Nov 4th, 2013 at 3:39pm

hubert wrote on Nov 4th, 2013 at 10:58am:
alpaca and red plant dyed merino wool
16 strands fistbraid (round 4-4-4-4, 2-6-2-6 flat)


So what are you using for glandes in your first picture? The smaller one on the left looks suspiciously like a hard-boiled egg to me.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Nov 4th, 2013 at 4:18pm
beton eggs

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Steven on Nov 4th, 2013 at 4:34pm
+1@Tomas

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Slinging_wolf on Nov 4th, 2013 at 7:40pm
rifled shot? What's that?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 7th, 2013 at 8:44am
That are some serious works you`ve posted here, guys:
the pyrograved wooden parts of TGG, EM´s balearic sling and the impressive olefin-sling of Code Maker. I like simple slings.
Wie immer meisterhafte Arbeit, Hubert und Teg!

Even I`m not often online this times, I always continue sling making or experimenting.

In this sling the braid was started from the ends to prevent knots there. The outer release cord is exchangeable and is attached to the inner one with a loop that was made by splicing. Als for the attachment to the pouch on the retention end splicing was used.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 7th, 2013 at 8:48am
An apache sling made of thick jute cords.

A netted hemp sling that slings incredibly good if the ammo is as big as the pouch is wide. The braid was started from the release end, so there`s no knot.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 7th, 2013 at 8:55am
Jute etruscan sling.

Jute Rockman with exchangeable outer part of the release cord (spliced into the inner part; splicing area covered by loose whipping).

Another Rockman, made of the same thick jute that was used for the apache sling. It´s one of two favourites of the new slings that I show. The thick jute cords consist of 6 twisted strands each, so untwisting the cords and regrouping the fine strands makes possible a very clean tapering.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 7th, 2013 at 9:04am
When I had to discard a pair of old shoes this sling was "born". Two pieces of leather cut out and the original shoelaces. It doesn´t throw as I expected, so maybe I have to cut away the useless shoelace ends.

The second one is made of paracord and bicycle inner tube in an Aussie pouch style. The result is the second of two favourites. Great performance and a construction time of about 10 minutes (including the time needed to find the hole puncher).

The last one is of the same style, i.e. overlapped parts to form the pouch, but with leather and twisted jute cords.
Not tested yet.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by English_Marauder on Nov 7th, 2013 at 9:08am
Nice slings lakeslinger. Good craftsmanship.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Nov 7th, 2013 at 11:23am
Wait til you see the rest of his work EM, lakeslinger makes awesome stuff! Honest Lakeslinger, I don't know how you find the time to make them all

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 8th, 2013 at 3:44am

Tomas wrote on Nov 7th, 2013 at 11:23am:
Wait til you see the rest of his work EM, lakeslinger makes awesome stuff! Honest Lakeslinger, I don't know how you find the time to make them all


Thank you very much that you like my work. One main reason why I make so many slings is this forum, that always gives me new ideas and inspiration.
There´s not as much time needed as it seems. Almost all of my slings I make in the lunch break of my work (1/2 hour every day). Sometimes I start a new sling, then I let it unfinished for some time. Later I complete the few steps, so I can add a "new" sling to my postings that seems to be made in a short time. Also sometimes I "kill" an old sling and add new braided cords to an already existing pouch. That´s another way to quickly make a sling. Some types like the paracord and bicycle inner tube sling take only some minutes. Another secret is making two or more slings at the same time, e.g. while the glue I use to secure knots is drying I braid the cords of another sling. It can happen that I make or start making a sling at home when I have a new idea that can´t wait, but usually I use the mentioned 1/2 hour a day, where I´m sitting in a park near to my work, talking by cell phone (with a sling maker´s friendly headset), eating and braiding / weaving. Woven slings need about 3 or 4 days to be completed. So that´s all the mystery how I find the time.
When 5 to 10 new slings are made I take pictures and post them all together to share the results.
  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Nov 10th, 2013 at 11:50am
Settling on this design as the best sling for me. Braided and tapered fiber cords, wrist anchor and soft leather pouch.

The pouch on this sling is 3.5oz. If the leather is soft enough I favor about twice the leather weight.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Nov 10th, 2013 at 3:18pm
Nice heavy sling, Pik!  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 11th, 2013 at 5:38am
Great work, Pikåru!
Although I like to experiment making very different sling types, there are two designs that I favor as workhorse or EDC-slings, both equally:
1.  the one that you showed here, especially due to its release-friendly cord attachment (many thanks for your great idea and the tutorial on your page!) and
2.  the York-sling, or my personal variations of it (e.g. the “seamless” pouch with the additional glued on layer)
Practicing a lot led to my personal preferences for the cords, too. Using my favorite 2 mm jute cords, the retention cord has 8 strands near to the pouch and decreases to 6 strands after 20-30 cm (always flat braid). The release cord starts with a 6-strand flat braid and becomes after 20-25 cm a 4-strand round braid, optionally increasing again in the last inches (grip area). The combination of flat and round braid may seem ugly, but it’s the one that works best for me. Although knowing the problems a whipping on the release cord can cause, I don´t want to miss this protection of the most endangered part of the sling. Therefore I add a whipping that is very loose, cause there´s no necessity to reinforce the cord only to cover it from contact with the rock. With this method I note no difference to an unprotected cord.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 13th, 2013 at 5:46am
Time for a new picture show: this one was already finished when I made my last postings, but it wasn`t photographed yet. It is another recycling sling using leather from an old shoe. The cord attachment on the release side follows Pikåru`s method.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 13th, 2013 at 5:47am
A recently shown sling, modified by shortening the cords and removing the leather finger loop and release tab.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 13th, 2013 at 5:50am
Due to the abrasion problem I always wanted to work with waxed natural fibers, but the only ones I found were waxed cotton shoelaces, that IMO aren´t good for sling making (too thick and not untwistable into single strands, too short, too expensive). So finally I tried out to make them by myself. The first attempt went wrong, when I tried to melt a candle in the microwave oven (be careful: some candles have a small metallic piece on the bottom and the combination of metal and microwaves is not recommendable!). After 1 min and 1000W the candle didn´t change its temperature, i.e. cause it doesn´t contain water molecules that are necessary. So I put the candle into some water and now it worked perfectly. Almost at the boiling point of the mixture the candle was completely dissolved. The rest was simple. I put the complete roll of jute into the liquid and let it there for about 2 minutes to allow the wax-water-solution to soak in. Then it was dried overnight. I made this with a roll of thin (1 mm) and thick (4 mm) jute.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 13th, 2013 at 5:52am
The first one I´ve made with the waxed jute cords is this Etruscan sling. To keep the “belly” (I abuse here the terminus for the Balearic sling) not too thick and stiff the two outer pouch braids were tapered from 7 to 5 each, right before rejoining them. Then 7 strands were used to form the beginning release cord that was tapered until 3 x 2/3 cords. The remaining 3 strands from the joined outer pouch braids were used to make the central braid of the pouch that was then attached on the bottom of the point where the retention cord is separated into two braids.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Nov 13th, 2013 at 5:54am
As next project I finally made a very satisfying Balearic style sling, made also with the waxed 4mm jute cords. I call it Balearic style because it has some personal changes that are not traditional or authentic “Balearic”, i.e. how the finger loop is made, the adding of 2 strands into each pouch braid and the subsequent tapering from 7 to 5 strands, and -at last- the using of 3-strand braids in the outer parts of the cords.
Until now I didn´t like the Balearic slings cause the ones that I made did not work well for me. But what I had were braided split pouch slings that lacked a lot of important features.

So here I want to express my special thanks to 3 members:
Jaegoor for the topic “balearic sling“  (http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1354912599/0), especially the first post there,
Donnerschlag for his “Tutorial: Balearic Sling” (http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1382647725/0), especially the “knee” part and
Teg for his detailed advice in the topic “Tut Sling Pouch vs Balearic Pouch” (http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1361155793/15), Reply #24.

Today I chose 5 suitable oval stones and tried it. The accuracy was surprising!
Then I recollected the ammo and tried to sling with a imaginary shield (thanks again, Jaegoor for “Schleudern mit Schild” [slinging with shield] (http://blog.ottonenzeit.de/schleuderer-ecke/schleudern-mit-schild) pointing towards the target with a fist like I was holding a real shield. Great technique with an increase of accuracy and elegance. The key is that while till now I removed the pointing arm during the final acceleration here I strictly let it on the same position.   

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by balearic-sling on Nov 13th, 2013 at 1:30pm
braided balearic sling , the ones we used for competitions
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Nov 13th, 2013 at 1:43pm
Really nice attention to detail here.

Nicely done.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Nov 13th, 2013 at 4:42pm
Lakeslinger, first thank you very much for the thank-you! I feel honoured.


lakeslinger wrote on Nov 13th, 2013 at 5:52am:
The first one I´ve made with the waxed jute cords is this Etruscan sling. To keep the “belly” (I abuse here the terminus for the Balearic sling) not too thick and stiff the two outer pouch braids were tapered from 7 to 5 each, right before rejoining them.


Instead of worrying about a too stiff and thick belly, I developed another approach. I started to shoot slings asymmetrically, which means that I place the shot not in the middle of the pouch, but more towards the release end so that the belly is nearly under the stone or ball. This increased my accuracy and I think this way I also have a cleaner release. I found this out when I used a sling which I made with way too much tension. Try it out and tell me what you think ;). Nowadays I like it, when there is some material in the belly. It is, however, important that the belly is flat.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by English_Marauder on Nov 13th, 2013 at 5:01pm
nice slings guys.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by sneaco on Nov 17th, 2013 at 2:24pm
Nice slings indeed, I always enjoy looking in here and grasping some inspiration.

@balearic-sling: How did you braid the mid-section, i.e. the part where the strands split to form the pouch ? It looks so perfectly "next-to-each-other". Is there a trick ?

Cheers, Nico

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Nov 18th, 2013 at 4:20pm
Glad you found my tutorial useful, Lakeslinger--your slings came out great :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Nov 19th, 2013 at 7:53pm
White and grey utility cord net pouch sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Nov 22nd, 2013 at 3:26pm

Pikåru wrote on Nov 10th, 2013 at 11:50am:
Settling on this design as the best sling for me. Braided and tapered fiber cords, wrist anchor and soft leather pouch.

The pouch on this sling is 3.5oz. If the leather is soft enough I favor about twice the leather weight.


Pik, can you explain why this design is your favorite?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Nov 24th, 2013 at 3:19pm
Slinging in the night.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Nov 28th, 2013 at 7:20pm
Hello everyone!

     Please give input on the matter, critique my slings, ask questions, or simply say hi.

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Regards,

Matt


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on Nov 28th, 2013 at 9:54pm
Have 2 pictures from historical sources. First one is a mural from the conquest of Mallorca, 1285-1290. It shows a Muslim defender of the City of Mallorca using a staff sling. 
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on Nov 28th, 2013 at 9:58pm
Second is from the "Liber ad Honorem August I"  by Pietro da Eboli, c. 1197
It shows an assault on the City of Salerno by Enrico 1. A sling staffer is again seen.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by sneaco on Nov 29th, 2013 at 9:23am
A new ball-sling, 27". PA/PE cord, leather pouch.

The rubber balls are around 46mm in diameter.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by sneaco on Nov 29th, 2013 at 9:44am
a minimalist effort:

30"
cord PA/dyneema core, no sensible elasticity
1-1,5mm deer-leather (suede)-coated split pouch
pouch is waxed
sling weight around 15g

compared to the slings I made before, the speed this one can apply is brutal. I noticed the split loop works as a runway for the release knot.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Nov 29th, 2013 at 1:58pm
HuntsmanSling. Are your slings really selling for $100.00? Who is your market base?

Also, and if you don't mind telling us, where do you get your hemp cord from? The reason I ask is that I have not found a hemp cord that is consistent enough in diameter for a really good finish in the weave. Too many lumps or it's coated (not with beeswax) and stiff or if the diameter is consistent I can only find it in very small spools. Thanks

Nice work by the way.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Nov 29th, 2013 at 3:11pm

Morphy wrote on Nov 22nd, 2013 at 3:26pm:

Pikåru wrote on Nov 10th, 2013 at 11:50am:
Settling on this design as the best sling for me. Braided and tapered fiber cords, wrist anchor and soft leather pouch.

The pouch on this sling is 3.5oz. If the leather is soft enough I favor about twice the leather weight.


Pik, can you explain why this design is your favorite?


Sure Morphy. My favorite kind of sling is more about the kind of leather used for the pouch than it is about the other components that make up the sling. Single strand or multi strand braided anchor and release cords operate about the same and at the end of the day come down to personal perference and experience.

My experience dictates this design because I prefer a heavier sling. I want to be able to dry fire my sling and have it perform nearly the same empty as it does with a projectile. This is why the pouch is thick and the cords are wide at the root then taper towards the ends, especially the release cord. A release cord that starts thicker then thins out to the end makes for a smooth release without tangling.

For the leather, I prefer a heavy garment-like grade of leather because it is usually the softest. No matter where it comes from the leather must be soft and full grained. No stiff leather and no leather splits (suede). I prefer a cut from the belly or lower shoulder because the leather in those areas is more elastic. I like a pouch that will stretch a little and mold itself around the protectile, no matter what kind of projectile you're throwing so that it does not accidentally come out of the pouch on wind up.

Because belly area leather is typically weaker than say the back area you have to attach your pouch in a way that will not easily tear. Just punching a hole and attaching your cords will not last long. The way these cords are attached keeps the pouch in tact and allows the pouch to open up completely when you throw.

If you look at the photo, the pouch with the black dyed edging is actually a third less the weight of the pouch shown on the top which is 4.5oz. A leather gauge works best to measure the exact weight, which equals thinckness, of your leather to be sure of what you're working with.

These are my preferences based off of my experience. I do like some woven and split pouch designs and again most of these really perform very similarly to each other but I always come back to this pouch design and material. For all the years I have been slinging about the only thing that has changed for me recently has been the use of fiber braided cords instead of single strand or braided leather. Fiber just lasts so much longer.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Nov 29th, 2013 at 9:33pm
Good stuff Pik.  I find pouch leather is really important too.  Do you find that the cords being attached in that way lead to less wear on the release cord?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Dec 1st, 2013 at 6:05pm
Got a new experiment to share. I learned to make a "Mexican round braid" and put it on the edges of the pouch. I used some good quality synthetic cord to resist abrasion and green jute for the cords. This one is kind of a rough copy but it works fantastic.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by English_Marauder on Dec 1st, 2013 at 6:28pm
Nice sling Tomas!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Dec 2nd, 2013 at 11:50am
Thanks:) I am not happy with the loose ends with the finger loop but I don't know how to avoid that with natural materials yet

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Dec 2nd, 2013 at 12:43pm
An interesting  braid and a nice sling! I think I'll give this braid also a try when I have time.


Tomas wrote on Dec 2nd, 2013 at 11:50am:
Thanks:) I am not happy with the loose ends with the finger loop but I don't know how to avoid that with natural materials yet


There are several approaches:
- Start with the fingerloop. Fold the braid to make the loop.
- Trace your braid backwards and then either taper the strings you are braiding with or hide them in the core of the braid. This works well with round braids.
- An eye splice for 3 strand ropes.
- Make an adornment out of it, like I did it in a "Lovelock-inspired" sling.

- Hide it under a whipping / wrapping or similar thing. If you like fluffy stuff you could also make a pom-pom or a tassel around it. If I remember correctly I saw this once in a bolivian(?) sling.



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Dec 2nd, 2013 at 4:35pm
Thanks Teg- I generally try to splice it back into the braid if it's a synthetic material. Can you elaborate on the second option you proposed?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Dec 2nd, 2013 at 5:35pm

Tomas wrote on Dec 2nd, 2013 at 4:35pm:
Thanks Teg- I generally try to splice it back into the braid if it's a synthetic material. Can you elaborate on the second option you proposed?



Two photos of a "quick and dirty" model appended.

I substituted the white strings by coloured threads. Green threads turn counterclockwise, blue threads clockwise. 6 strand round braid. I traced back all three green threads, one blue thread and with the second blue thread I'm working this moment.
A 6 strand braid has a hollow core. So in the end you pull the threads into the hollow core (or continue tracing back and taper them). This step is not shown.
Just do this "tracing back" for long enough. 5 full turns should be enough, but it depends on the braid and the material. With the green threads I made one revolution. The tension on the braid will usually hold it together, so no seewing, glueing or whipping is required. Use a needle with a stub point and pay attention on how tight you make your braid. Test for stability before you cut the strings.

To my knowledge this works with most braids pretty well. The tricky part is to figure out how to begin so that the transition looks nice. But this I will leave up to you.  ;)

There are many, many variations of this approach. Make some models, use imagination and make what you like most ;).

I did a similar thing in the Lovelock sling with a 8 strand square braid in the picture above.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Dec 2nd, 2013 at 5:58pm
I removed the coloured threads, quickly finished it and cut all strings without tapering or pulling them into the core. It seems that for this string already one and a half revolution produces a stable result. But I would not trust it with my life  ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 4th, 2013 at 3:40am

Tomas wrote on Dec 1st, 2013 at 6:05pm:
Got a new experiment to share. I learned to make a "Mexican round braid" and put it on the edges of the pouch. I used some good quality synthetic cord to resist abrasion and green jute for the cords. This one is kind of a rough copy but it works fantastic.


Very impressive work! I like how the form of the pouch continues into the braid which then is tapered. Also using abrasion-resistant material in the pouch and jute (= light, flexible natural fiber) for the cords seems to be the perfect choice.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lbfist on Dec 4th, 2013 at 9:12am
My first sling.  I favored using this one for the better part of a year now.  Took it on about 13 or 14 Hunts this year for Hare and Squirrel.  Only 2 made it to the table.

Now this winter I'm on the quest for securing GoPro footage of me nailing a Snowshoe Hare.  Wish me luck - its alot harder than using the 'ol .22
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by English_Marauder on Dec 4th, 2013 at 6:39pm
Nice sling, and good luck on the rabbit hunt. That would make a nice video.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 5th, 2013 at 3:54am

lbfist wrote on Dec 4th, 2013 at 9:12am:
My first sling.  I favored using this one for the better part of a year now.  Took it on about 13 or 14 Hunts this year for Hare and Squirrel.  Only 2 made it to the table.


I hope they were tasty ;)
Great work! Not everybody`s first sling turns out so well made.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 5th, 2013 at 4:14am
By the way, I finally had time to take some pictures of my recent slings. This one I started more than a month ago. First I made the pouch and braided some inches at each end. Then I treated the finished parts with furniture wax, that contains some organic solvent. This had such a strong smell, that I had to wait almost 2 weeks until it had disappeared. Thereafter I finished the braids.
The solvent doesn`t seem to damage the natural fibers (jute), but the long lasting smell of the furniture wax was the reason to experiment with melted candle for waxing fibers like I´ve shown before.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 5th, 2013 at 4:40am
3 slings without finger loops. The retention cords are about 40 cm longer than the release cords and are whipped around the palm. The effective sling length can be varied easily and once you get used to it this kind of sling performs like any other. My preferred sling length I marked with a coloured whipping or -in the sisal sling- with a knot, where the cord comes out between the fingers. The "half peruvian" sling on the top I called so, because the pouch has a flat belly at the release side whereas on the retention side the pouch divides directly into 2 parts. All three slings have very soft and flexible transitions from pouch to release cord and perform very well.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 5th, 2013 at 4:47am
Another seamless-two-layer-pouch-sling, this time with flat braided cords. This sling was used for my first golf ball throw some days ago and is very accurate (the sling, not me  ;) ). 
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 5th, 2013 at 5:40am
Right at the time I have finally found out how to use braided split pouches correctly I got a sling from a trade with Dan (the black one on the picture, made of tarred bank line). Its performance is very good and after having seen how well the tapering was made with synthetic cords* I had to give a try and made the tiger sling. The cords I used are thicker than the ones in Dan`s sling and less stiff, what made some problems in the twisted release end. The finished product turned out to my full satisfaction, especially the pouch (bottom picture): a indicates the knee, b the belly, that I found out could be made more flat and flexible by crossing two strands on the back side, making a kind of reverse knee (c). The tiger sling throws very good, even small ammo is held securely in the pouch when loaded correctly, i.e. using Teg´s advice from page 269 (reply #4032) "I started to shoot slings asymmetrically, which means that I place the shot not in the middle of the pouch, but more towards the release end so that the belly is nearly under the stone or ball."   

* One reason why I prefer natural fibers is that you can easily add or remove strands in a braid by untwisting the cords and work single parts into the continuing braid to get a seamless transition. Also a drop of glue is soaked easily by natural materials. Synthetic cords are slippery and have to be melted at their ends.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Dec 5th, 2013 at 10:45am
Nice slings!


lakeslinger wrote on Dec 5th, 2013 at 5:40am:
The tiger sling throws very good, even small ammo is held securely in the pouch when loaded correctly, i.e. using Teg´s advice from page 269 (reply #4032) "I started to shoot slings asymmetrically, which means that I place the shot not in the middle of the pouch, but more towards the release end so that the belly is nearly under the stone or ball."   


Thank you for the feedback. I'm glad to hear, that this also works for you.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Dec 5th, 2013 at 1:28pm
Thanks again Lakeslinger and Teg, here's a link to a good tutorial
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ikoKfgm2SMw
He talks a lot but he's good!
There are lots of lacing patterns and even ring hitches would work well too :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Dec 5th, 2013 at 3:11pm
Tomas, I blame you for turning my pizza into a lump of coal! I completely forgot it while watching the video. It is good (the video, not the pizza)!  ;) Thanks!

PS: The action begins at around 7 minutes ;).

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Dec 6th, 2013 at 12:06pm
Ha! I will gladly take the blame for that. I think it's yet another worthy sacrifice in the pursuit of slinging;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Dec 8th, 2013 at 10:01pm











Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by deerdude68 on Dec 11th, 2013 at 7:07pm
i made my out of braided paracord, didn't get mine perfect but o well i will get it better when i need another http://i35.tinypic.com/110cbjl.jpg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by deerdude68 on Dec 11th, 2013 at 7:10pm
some things go well, others things go perfect.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lbfist on Dec 15th, 2013 at 11:54pm
My new Flavor ( English Brown Ale with Orange Must )

The single woven pouch is an old 'gal...me thinks it's time to retire her and find a new lass.  Seriously though it's a ticking time bomb.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Dec 16th, 2013 at 5:52am
1. Picture: 2 heavy slings from alpaca wool
2. Picture: my new mould for Easter eggs from ceramik or cement(from cement the eggs weigh approx. 120 g)
3. Picture: this explains why I 4 months ago had to wait ::)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Dec 16th, 2013 at 12:01pm
Very nice! What is the diameter of the cords of your sling?

Sehr schön! Kannst du mir den Durchmesser der Schnüre der Schleudern verraten?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Dec 16th, 2013 at 12:54pm
die mittler:1cm durchmesser,65cm lang.(58g)
die andere hat einen durchmesser von 1,4cm verjüngt auf 1cm,sie ist 80cm lang.(84g)

the mittler:1cm diameters, 65 cm long.
the other has rejuvenated a diameter of 1.4 cm on 1 cm, she is 80 cm long.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Dec 16th, 2013 at 1:28pm
Besten Dank! Nun verstehe ich, wieso du sie schwer nennst.

Thank you very much! Now I understand why you call them heavy.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Dec 17th, 2013 at 11:22pm
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 18th, 2013 at 5:34am

Teg wrote on Dec 5th, 2013 at 10:45am:
Nice slings!


lakeslinger wrote on Dec 5th, 2013 at 5:40am:
The tiger sling throws very good, even small ammo is held securely in the pouch when loaded correctly, i.e. using Teg´s advice from page 269 (reply #4032) "I started to shoot slings asymmetrically, which means that I place the shot not in the middle of the pouch, but more towards the release end so that the belly is nearly under the stone or ball."   


Thank you for the feedback. I'm glad to hear, that this also works for you.


I observed another advantageous effect of the asymmetric loading. Besides the fact, that the ammo has contact with less distance of the pouch and releases better the rock sits in the pouch with more stability against sideways slip out and the cords do not tangle (the folded sling shows less distorsion). I wrote it more detailed in this discussion: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1386720049/30

I only can recommend Teg´s idea to every slinger, independent if using split or solid pouches. 

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Slinging_wolf on Dec 18th, 2013 at 7:46pm

hubert wrote on Dec 16th, 2013 at 5:52am:
1. Picture: 2 heavy slings from alpaca wool
2. Picture: my new mould for Easter eggs from ceramik or cement(from cement the eggs weigh approx. 120 g)
3. Picture: this explains why I 4 months ago had to wait ::)

hey can you please tell me what braid you used for the center sling

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Dec 19th, 2013 at 4:13am
@Slinging_wolf
I used with both slings 24 strand nazca-braid.
by differently thick strand or several threads per strand one can achieve quite different efekte.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 20th, 2013 at 4:13am
3 Balearic slings.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Dec 20th, 2013 at 4:18am
Cradle-slings based on the discussion http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1386720049/30#30
and some more experimental slings. The white paracord sling I´ve mentioned here http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1385603364/30#30. Thanks to Timothy Potter for the how to (http://www.seekyee.com/Slings/howtos/knotslings.htm)!


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Dec 20th, 2013 at 4:22pm
Glad to see someone else using cradle slings :)
I like to make shorter cradles, I find them to be more stable.
My fave is made with a 3x4" pouch, with 2 6" cords joining into a 30" paracord piece.
Plus less air resistance.
Nice slings!!!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Dec 21st, 2013 at 1:02am
I call this lot the 'Diamond Collection' lol.

Nazca braids and some other braids.
Two of the slings have Andean style split pouches and one has a solid Tibetan style pouch.

:)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by English_Marauder on Dec 21st, 2013 at 8:31am
very nice slings. :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Dec 21st, 2013 at 11:47am
How do they shoot? I have never tried one. I thought thick cords slowed down stuff...
Nice braiding and weaving!!!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Dec 22nd, 2013 at 10:15am
very nice _kava_ ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Dec 24th, 2013 at 6:13am
Cheers Guys :)


Quote:
How do they shoot? I have never tried one. I thought thick cords slowed down stuff... 


Totally over thinking it. The sling has to match its owner ;), having used both 'thin' slings and 'thick' slings I can say that my distance and accuracy is unaffected by thin or thick cords or split / solid pouches.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Bill Skinner on Dec 24th, 2013 at 8:28am
Very, very nice!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Dec 24th, 2013 at 9:56am
My christmas present to myself: A bronze bullet from jlasud together with my newest sling.
Techniques used: 8 strand square braid, 16 strand peruvian fistbraid, plain weave, warp twining as desribed in my Lahun project with some extensions to control the pattern. I'm now able to make any two colour pattern with this technique. Aswell I tried out a new technique to make a release tab.

Merry christmas to you all!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Dec 24th, 2013 at 10:45am
Wow. Extremely nice braiding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that is one heck of a sling teg!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Dec 24th, 2013 at 12:00pm
Ah, so YOU'RE the one who bought it ;D
Both the bullet and sling are gawjuzz~

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Dec 24th, 2013 at 12:53pm
I think you outdid yourself sir. I'll have a PM for you in a day or two:)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Dec 24th, 2013 at 1:04pm
:o Fancy looking sling Teg! Dat tab..!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Slinging_wolf on Dec 24th, 2013 at 6:12pm

_kava_ wrote on Dec 21st, 2013 at 1:02am:
I call this lot the 'Diamond Collection' lol.

Nazca braids and some other braids.
Two of the slings have Andean style split pouches and one has a solid Tibetan style pouch.

:)

please show me a link or a totorial of how this brad is done

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Dec 28th, 2013 at 1:45am
Slinging to the feet of the Mont Blanc.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jan 6th, 2014 at 9:47pm
I took an old chop (a Chinese seal) that I had lying around for some reason, and carved it into a tiny, decorative sling stone. It shall be a pocket trinket for me to fiddle with, helping me to quit biting my nails. :)

Chops are usually made out of soapstone because it's easy it is to carve, but it sort of looks like alabaster to my untrained eye. Dunno. :/


I'm playing with the idea of carving a shallow line in the center to make it a tiny head for a Plains Indian war-club, but I doubt I will

EDIT: for some reason, the pic will show up seriously distorted unless you open it in another tab :p
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Jan 10th, 2014 at 9:58am
Very nice postings, guys.

My newest slings, all of them tested in my new slinging site (see: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1389365336/0).


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Jan 10th, 2014 at 10:21am
Top picture: a variant of my best sling, but with flat braided jute cords.

The 2nd and 3rd from top are modified slings adapted to my new slinging place. Especially the cradle sling is very powerful for distance (120 cm, = about 4 ft) or tree-branch-explosion (impressive sound) shots. The accuracy and safety against loosing ammo are great, although I must say that my accuracy improved in general. Because in the new slinging place there are no people like at the lake I can concentrate more on slinging and not watching for walkers. Therefore my throws are more accurate now.

The last sling has no big attachment knots or whipping at the retention cord near the pouch or the loop. Braiding was started from the loop (8 strand flat), thereafter strands were joined, short strands tapered out, then I continued with a 4(x2) strand round braid. Some inches before the pouch the strands continued unbraided, were then attached to the pouch by Pikaru´s method in two points and braided back around the loose-strand core as a 8-, then 6-, then 4-strand round braid (tapered strands were hidden in the core). At the end I used only two strands that were braided by alternating whipping around the core and fixed by a small, nearly invisible knot.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Jan 10th, 2014 at 11:38am
Compound sling
110cm long. Paracord retention cord,automatic release after manual release of the pouch.
Retention toggle.
About 200 grams of booster weight with the winch included.

I've tried it with 50-150gram ammo and it performs about 70-80% of a traditional 110cm sling. Plus the complexity of handling it, plus more tangling..I've pretty much lost interest in it.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Jan 12th, 2014 at 7:40pm
I whipped up an ammo bag this evening out of an old pair of canvas shorts and an SKS rifle sling which makes up the shoulder strap.

The sewing maching by the way belonged to my great grandmother and I've had it since the mid 70's. Over the years this machine has helped me make and repair so much outdoor gear.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jan 12th, 2014 at 9:47pm
Clever bag Pik, the pocket would hold a sling nicely.

Also I really like the multicolored split pouch

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Jan 16th, 2014 at 3:56am
Nice,sturdy bag Pik!  I like it!
I was thinking about making one with a "reinforced" opening so it always stays wide open to allow quick picking ammo from it.
I have my sturdy messenger bag, it's just sort of annoying to have to scavange trough it, to get a stone out.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Jan 16th, 2014 at 1:41pm
Thanks. I reinforced the bottom to keep it flat and have a stiffner at the top to keep it open. I'm going to hit the second hand clothing store to find pants to make a couple more. I've been looking for a messenger bag, maybe I'll just make one.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Jan 16th, 2014 at 1:42pm
Thanks. I reinforced the bottom to keep it flat and have a stiffner at the top to keep it open. I'm going to hit the second hand clothing store to find pants to make a couple more. I've been looking for a messenger bag, maybe I'll just make one.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Jan 17th, 2014 at 1:51am
WTG!
Somehow i got a second hand messenger bag,that has a second folding hardened bottom. Olive green and black..like it was meant for slingers :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Jan 20th, 2014 at 9:08pm
I finished two horsehair slings today. Both are split pouch and incorporate thin, soft buckskin.

The horsehair is from Mongolian Ponies. What's interesting about this type of horsehair is that it is much softer and thinner than American breeds which made for a very fluid sling.

I've played with horsehair before and found it to be too stiff to suit my taste and style. This hair however turned out a great sling. I have enough hair to make a few more slings.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Jan 20th, 2014 at 9:09pm
And the second sling made from Mongolian horsehair.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Jan 21st, 2014 at 1:50am
Cool! Looks fine,like some natural plant fiber.
Once i've braided a release cord from horse hair. It didn't held up to the expectations,regarding durability against abrasive stones.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Jan 21st, 2014 at 9:10am

jlasud wrote on Jan 21st, 2014 at 1:50am:
Cool! Looks fine,like some natural plant fiber.
Once i've braided a release cord from horse hair. It didn't held up to the expectations,regarding durability against abrasive stones.


A coworker gave me the material and asked me to make them for he and his son. I tried talking him into something more durable plus the hair has to be some thirty plus years old but that's what he wanted so that's why from a durability standpoint the slings are so thick. Initially I had my doubts on the thickness thinking they'd be too stiff but the hair is almost humanlike and the cords are not stiff at all. The jury is still out on long-term durability but they throw great and are unique.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Jan 24th, 2014 at 10:37am
I see. It's interesting how much different it is to the horse hair i've worked with. The ~4mm (1/6 ") cord i've done was stiff, almost like a electric cable of the same dimensions.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Jan 24th, 2014 at 12:13pm
Here is the same sling with a closer shot to see the detail of the pouch, anchor loop and release cord. For the release cord I wove a tight release tab of sorts, hoping it would eliminate or at least delay the end of the sling from coming apart after repeated throws. My prototype is working well so far but in the end I don't think horsehair will rank high on long term durability scale.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Jan 24th, 2014 at 7:19pm
Rubberized pouch sling. Found these swatches of rubberized cloth material and made some cupped slings.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Jan 25th, 2014 at 6:30pm
Recently took a short holiday to W.A.
Had to take some obligatory slinging pics :)


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Jan 26th, 2014 at 2:26am
:o nice place(s)! :exclamation :thumb:

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jan 26th, 2014 at 7:49am
I'm guessing southwestern US or Australia? Nice action shots too! I always forget this thread is not just for slings but slinging too!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jan 26th, 2014 at 7:11pm
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b547/iwanycky/403DDDFD-E259-4CC2-83D3-DF4FD8EEA11C_zpsok5qmbuy.jpg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jan 26th, 2014 at 7:13pm
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b547/iwanycky/82025290-2093-4B68-A1C2-E9B207ADE58C_zpsd2sdjo7f.jpg
This sling is for my grandparents :)
One of the prettier ones I've made if I do say so myself. It's a six strand half round braid with random patterns

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Jan 27th, 2014 at 2:01am

Tomas wrote on Jan 26th, 2014 at 7:49am:
I'm guessing southwestern US or Australia?


Western Australia bro. About 4000 Km's from Sydney ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Jan 31st, 2014 at 7:32am
Beautiful pictures _kava_! ;)

Sling made of alpaca wool and red merino wool.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Jan 31st, 2014 at 9:07am
Nice work hubert.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Feb 4th, 2014 at 10:56pm
A compact and strong heavy Chamorro sling for throwing 3.5 oz lead glandes.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Feb 23rd, 2014 at 9:29am
:thumb:   :o

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Feb 23rd, 2014 at 9:31am
Found the best palestinian slingers pic IMO  :D
Love how dynamic it is. Imagine 1000-2000 slingers in a ancient battle.

Also note how they are not using short slings. If you want to pack a punch as a slinger,long slings are the way to go.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Feb 24th, 2014 at 7:22am
Astonishing picture. Thanks !

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Feb 27th, 2014 at 4:25am
Nice pictures, guys. Haven´t posted for a while.
Here´s one of my new places where I use to practise target slinging. Picture 1 is the target, picture 2 is the place where I stand (it would be on the left side of the picture, on the far right you can see the target again). Here I finally learned helicopter, what now is my preferred style, cause the ammo flies in the most straight way and the ellbow of my throwing arm is less affected. With sidearm and afghan sidearm I tend to release too late (after extensive slinging), with fig 8 I sometimes throw too high - also after extensive slinging, when I can´t put enough power/acceleration into the last move.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Feb 27th, 2014 at 4:31am
A very short sling, completely made of rest material (pieces of recycling cord, inner paracord strands, orange poly-cord, 2 leather straps). It´s very accurate on short distances (approx. 10m - max. 15m) using a quick sidearm / overhead style. But you have to put much power in the throw.

Then another apache sling with braided jute cords and a sewing that prevents rolling of the pouch cords.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Feb 27th, 2014 at 4:37am
York sling with synthetic cords, leather pouch and orange jute for the protection whippings.

Synthetic cords split pouch sling with rubberized pouch (liquid rubber on the inside of the pouch). The yellow / red part is wrapped around the palm instead of using a finger loop.

#3 is a quick made, ugly looking, but very good performing and versatile cradle sling. The cords used for the pouch attachment are gutted (i.e. empty) paracord.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Feb 27th, 2014 at 4:46am
Peruvian style sling made of felting wool (here still unfinished before the felting). Not as beautiful as e.g. Hubert´s or cava`s slings, but sufficient for my braiding skills (the most complicated round braid I´m able to do is with 8, but mostly - also here - I use the 4 strand / group braid). The whole cords have a core, so the stretch is zero.

Today I´ll wash it at 40°C, so let´s see how much it will shrink. Folded length at the moment is 101 cm.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Feb 27th, 2014 at 8:40am
I like that second red sling! Seems like a great design.  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 1st, 2014 at 10:55am
Lakeslinger, I like the peruvian style sling too.  8-). Are the core cords wool?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Mar 2nd, 2014 at 11:29am
Hi,

i had great fun today with my sling and i thought i share it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoPJXx4m2Hs
To bad i couldnt download the video with my better shots.

I hope you enjoy.

Cheers
Tobi

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Mar 3rd, 2014 at 3:38am

Dan wrote on Feb 27th, 2014 at 8:40am:
I like that second red sling! Seems like a great design.  ;)


Thanks. You may recognize the style from this sling  ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Mar 3rd, 2014 at 3:41am

walter wrote on Mar 1st, 2014 at 10:55am:
Lakeslinger, I like the peruvian style sling too.  8-). Are the core cords wool?


Yes, the sling is wool only. I already washed it at 40°C, then at 60°C, but there`s almost no felting. No shrinking of the cords, too.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Mar 6th, 2014 at 1:56pm
To bad i couldnt share the fun i had...
Here is part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2OzY_Lfni4&feature=youtu.be

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Mar 6th, 2014 at 2:02pm

Toby wrote on Mar 6th, 2014 at 1:56pm:
To bad i couldnt share the fun i had...
Here is part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2OzY_Lfni4&feature=youtu.be



Nice slinging man. Personally, I find if I make my fig.8 a little more sidearm like I can control the height better. Might be something for you to try to see if you like it. I have a similar video that I took months ago I just haven't edited it yet. I'll post it soon.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Mar 7th, 2014 at 5:18pm
It has been awhile since I posted some of my own work but here are some of my slings I've made fairly recently. Most of them are from tarred bank line.
The First picture contains a couple bank line Tut slings and a split pouch where I finger wove the split instead of braiding. The second picture is a tut made from white mason line and tarred bank line (one of my better looking slings) and the sling below that is my favorite EDC sling which has a four strand round braid and a Balearic inspired 5 strand braid split pouch.

http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc495/KenpoFighter1/SSPX0165_zpsfb0ea9e2.jpg

http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc495/KenpoFighter1/SSPX0167_zpse66e61b0.jpg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Mar 8th, 2014 at 11:48pm
Nice work Dan.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by algorias on Mar 9th, 2014 at 5:48am
My Tennis ball sling. Made out of only 4 hemp strings as I wanted to keep it lighter than the ammo. I had trouble braiding the release cord straight (because it's very thin I suppose) so it actually twists up a little. Other than that I'm pretty happy with it.



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 9th, 2014 at 9:53am
nice tball sling, algorias :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Mar 13th, 2014 at 9:30am
sling from alpaca wool;
replica of a ritual sling  ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by algorias on Mar 13th, 2014 at 1:04pm
Amazing work  :o

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Timothy Potter on Mar 13th, 2014 at 2:27pm

hubert wrote on Mar 13th, 2014 at 9:30am:
sling from alpaca wool;
replica of a ritual sling  ;)


That's a very fine piece of workmanship. Is the border of the pouch braided, or is it hitched/embroidered like the old slings from South America?

-Timothy Potter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Mar 13th, 2014 at 2:43pm
thank Timothy Potter, yes it is braided.
16strand nazca-braid flat

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Mar 14th, 2014 at 1:54pm

hubert wrote on Mar 13th, 2014 at 9:30am:
sling from alpaca wool;
replica of a ritual sling  ;)


Sehr schön Hubert!

Very nice Hubert!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Mar 15th, 2014 at 8:16pm
Finally i can understand that.
Took long enough!

Teg wrote on Mar 14th, 2014 at 1:54pm:
Sehr schön Hubert!

very nice sling!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Mar 17th, 2014 at 4:12pm
What happens if you show some old macramé works to a slinging and braiding person?
He will copy it and make a braided macramé sling  ;).

I present: The fusion sling! The aim was to use as many different braiding and knotting techniques as possible in a still aesthetic and functional way.

Techniques used: (german expressions in () )
Knots:
- Josephine knot or Carrick bend (Josefinenknoten)
- Overhand knot respectively reef knot variations  (Überhandknoten und Samariter)
- turks head (türkischer Bund)
- double fisherman's knot (doppelter Spierenstich)

Braids:
- 4 strand flat braid (flaches Geflecht mit 4 Enden)
- 6 strand flat braid (flaches Geflecht mit 6 Enden)
- 8 strand flat braid (flaches Geflecht mit 8 Enden)
- 8 strand tubular braid (Schlauchgeflecht mit 8 Enden)
- 8 strand square braid (Quadratschnur)

Tools used:
- needle
- scissors

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Mar 17th, 2014 at 9:08pm
Teg, that is creativity at it's best! I bet with good quality cord that pouch design would be unbeatable

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Mar 17th, 2014 at 9:40pm
to be honest, it probably wouldn't be IMHO.
Not to dish Teg, but with some ammo, a balaric type split poch is better IMHO.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Mar 17th, 2014 at 11:49pm
Your work is getting better. Beautiful sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Bill Skinner on Mar 18th, 2014 at 8:32am
That is an outstanding sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Mar 19th, 2014 at 2:08am
sehr schön teg
very nice teg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Alaeddin on Mar 19th, 2014 at 3:08am
Impressive work

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Mar 21st, 2014 at 2:10am
http://www.lindenmuseum.de/fileadmin/user_upload/images/fotogalerie/Inka/Mumie_eines_Inka-Offiziers__Peru__Inka-Kultur__Imperiale_Phase__15.-16._Jh._n._Chr.__Museum_der_Kulturen_Basel__Foto_M._Gruber.jpg

great image  ;D
mummy of an Inca officer

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Mar 21st, 2014 at 1:15pm

hubert wrote on Mar 21st, 2014 at 2:10am:
http://www.lindenmuseum.de/fileadmin/user_upload/images/fotogalerie/Inka/Mumie_eines_Inka-Offiziers__Peru__Inka-Kultur__Imperiale_Phase__15.-16._Jh._n._Chr.__Museum_der_Kulturen_Basel__Foto_M._Gruber.jpg

great image  ;D
mummy of an Inca officer


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:o I live only 100 km away from this mummy! I have to visit it one day! Great find!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Mar 23rd, 2014 at 6:41pm
My usual braided sling wore out and I needed a quick replacement. This slick and easy model works so good it earned a permanent spot among my fave more elaborate slings

http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b547/iwanycky/C8FF3B11-2E35-40DA-87CE-ACD22E21EA8D_zpsnxdwht4c.jpg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by blackfur2 on Mar 24th, 2014 at 9:45am
Here is my new / remake of a king tut I took apart my first tut that I made as it was not the best and I can't find the cord that I used to make it so after I took it apart I made this

It's basically a mini bull whip with a pouch
The finger loop cord has a braided 4 strand core with para cord outer going over the braid then 8 strand diamond braid over that to the finger loop

The release cord has the same but only the first 6 inch has the paracord outer and 8 stand diamond braid it's then tapered the same way as a bull whip to six stand braid with the cords tapered in the braid itself to 4 strand braid to the release knot to a cracker  8-) lol


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by blackfur2 on Mar 24th, 2014 at 10:02am

blackfur2 wrote on Mar 24th, 2014 at 9:45am:
Here is my new / remake of a king tut I took apart my first tut that I made as it was not the best and I can't find the cord that I used to make it so after I took it apart I made this

It's basically a mini bull whip with a pouch
The finger loop cord has a braided 4 strand core with para cord outer going over the braid then 8 strand diamond braid over that to the finger loop

The release cord has the same but only the first 6 inch has the paracord outer and 8 stand diamond braid it's then tapered the same way as a bull whip to six stand braid with the cords tapered in the braid itself to 4 strand braid to the release knot to a cracker  8-) lol


This is the sling I took apart to make the new one

I only wish I made the 4 stand braid the other way from what I did so it would have green and black cord at each side not green one side and black on the other as I was braiding it  :-/ but cords where from this old tut so was all I could do

If you watch this video at about 35 mins in it shows how I tapered the release cord
http://youtu.be/PNVYOu7dYjE
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Mar 25th, 2014 at 10:30am
good work blackfur2



here is a video of my training with lacrosse balls
new wool sling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yOzm4Z3hYo
my favorite hemp sling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSN6UNVWOvI

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Mar 26th, 2014 at 4:22am
Awesome work by all of you guys! You really make work of art.
I was also working on some new slings, but had no opportunity to take pictures yet. Hopefully I´ll be able to do that soon.
Till then, here´s a picture I found while googling for peruvian slings.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by SPOOKYSHOGUN on Mar 26th, 2014 at 11:34am
Here's a sling pouch and a ammo bag that my father made for me last summer. The sling has rattlesnake inlays. I attached the cords to it in a unique way too. After running the para-cord straight through the reinforced holes, I melted a good bit of material and flattened it into thick discs. It's really simple and works like a charm. The ammo bag is modeled after a saddle bag from a motorcycle. It has a magnetic closure for the flap.
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa169/SPOOKYSHOGUN/The%20Ancient%20Art%20of%20Slinging/RattleSling_zpsf2c94166.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa169/SPOOKYSHOGUN/The%20Ancient%20Art%20of%20Slinging/RattleSling2_zps16f2703a.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa169/SPOOKYSHOGUN/The%20Ancient%20Art%20of%20Slinging/RattleSling3_zps6afa0f85.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa169/SPOOKYSHOGUN/The%20Ancient%20Art%20of%20Slinging/AmmoBag_zps4b43f6e5.jpg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Mar 26th, 2014 at 6:38pm
Give your father my compliments! That's my favorite sling I've seen in a while and I will be makin my own version of it

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Mar 26th, 2014 at 8:36pm
damn. that is one heck of a sling. I made an aussie-style sling from a copperhead skin. worked great. Until I lost it... snakeskin makes amazing camo.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by prastie on Mar 28th, 2014 at 6:37am
Somewhere, while browsing this forum, I saw a picture with some arabian dude with his face covered with a white turban, slinging a huge brick. Can't find it anymore. Can anyone help finding it? :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by prastie on Mar 28th, 2014 at 6:38am
Here's my sling, btw.
A friend who's into handmade stuff made some research and crafted it for me
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Mar 29th, 2014 at 4:31pm
The sling I made now is, regarding the design, not something special or beautiful. But the materials are a bit uncommon. What you see on this picture is a worn out pair of trousers.
I ripped it into strips and braided a sling out of it. The sewing at the release end is made with "airbag sewing thread". Yes, that exists and I got hold of a sample of some hundred meters of it. However I'm not yet sure for what purpose it is best used. It is marketed as "extremely stretchable, strong and abrasion-resistant with a high melting temperature and a breaking elongation of approximately 30 %" so I guess it could become my multipurpose thread. The next thing I will try is its durability as cracker. So far I can only tell that it is not really suited for knotworks.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 1st, 2014 at 4:02am
Finally I could take pictures and resize them, so here are the slings I´ve made in the last 1-2 months.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 1st, 2014 at 4:09am
And more...

The solid pouch wool sling was planned as a Tut-sling, but the pouch turned out too small. So with half of the release-end strands I made a loop some inches away from the pouch, braided back over the core, added the other release-cord strands and made two flat braids flanking the pouch. Then I attached them by sewing. Now there were too many strands on the retention side, therefore the two round braids there.
 
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 1st, 2014 at 4:13am
And the latest one, a heavy peruvian sling made with synthetic (acrylic) wool. All free ends were sewn into the braid, so there are no knots and no glue was necessary.

Two days ago I tested all the slings. All of them worked as exspected. Especially I liked the last 3 peruvian slings.
The solid pouch wool sling throws very accurate, but is tricky because sometimes the rock slipped out.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Apr 1st, 2014 at 1:52pm
good work lakeslinger ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Apr 1st, 2014 at 4:24pm
I like the color pattern on the Peruvian split pouch with the red and yellow:)
By the way, what happens to all of your slings you make?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Apr 1st, 2014 at 4:32pm
Lakeslinger, you put us all to shame.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 2nd, 2014 at 3:44am
Thanks for the compliments :D


Tomas wrote on Apr 1st, 2014 at 4:24pm:
... By the way, what happens to all of your slings you make?


All slings I make are tested, the best ones go into the "EDC rotation", others I keep and sometimes use them. Slings that did not perform well sometimes are modified / re-braided / recycled / "re-pouched". Some found their way into a box I keep in the cellar. The worst ones I threw away (especially the slings I made at the beginning of my sling making). A few slings I traded. But after I got more experience in sling making and after having found my perfect sling size (=length) most of them are repeatedly in use.

At the moment I started making a slings of the world series where I try to use more or less authentic materials and braiding styles, i.e. sisal and flat braid for a tematlatl (in lack of the authentic agave plant used by ancient aztecs), wool for peruvian and middle eastern slings, again sisal for the planned balearic sling. For the Tut and etruscan slings I will probably use jute, cause I don´t have linen and do not know what cord was used by etruscans. The same for the planned York-sling reproduction.

From the mentioned world slings the tematlatl is finished and tested, the middle eastern sling is in progress. Oh, and the loom for the Tut has already the warps attached.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on Apr 6th, 2014 at 9:54am
While at the National Gallery of Art in Washington,DC yesterday, I say 2 portrayals of David. One was a statue in marble in bronze done by Thomas Crawford in 1848
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on Apr 6th, 2014 at 10:01am
Sorry about the sizing on that. the second is David with the head of Goliath, by Andrea del Castagno, c.1450
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 13th, 2014 at 3:52am
Some pictures of my slings of the world before I´ll be offline for easter.

Central America: Tematlatl,
Egypt: Tut (the cupped kind, not like the Lahun sling),
Britain and probably parts of continental Europe: York-style sling
and -not world historic, but famous on this
forum- the "Australian" seat belt sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 13th, 2014 at 3:54am
Etruscan sling made with a stiff natural cord, of which I think is jute treated with some kind of harder than usual glue.

Balearic sling made from sisal, 7-strand-braid.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Apr 13th, 2014 at 4:17am
Middle eastern shepherd sling, made like in my Tutorial #3.
Twisted wool cords, no finger loop. The cords are very stretchy, so I use helicopter style for throwing, cause the cords stretch to their max length and then the sling works great.

Peruvian huaraca with pattern. The pouch is woven, only the white lines are sewn on. The only of my world slings I
haven´t tried yet, cause I finished it yesterday evening.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Apr 13th, 2014 at 6:55pm
those look really good!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Apr 14th, 2014 at 8:54pm
lakeslinger, your work is getting better all the time. Nice job.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Apr 16th, 2014 at 3:42am
good work lakeslinger!  ;)


here is my new work,
sling from alpaca wool
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Apr 16th, 2014 at 12:32pm
That is hypnotizing Hubert.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Apr 16th, 2014 at 1:08pm
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/Wave/image/joconde/0473/m078402_0002077_p.jpg
Between 1800 and 1850, after a poem from Jean de la Fontaine
Looks like the sling is a single solid strip with a wider pouch

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/Wave/image/joconde/0001/m503604_97de18731_p.jpg
Around 1603, by Guido RENI, a David and Goliath's head.
Diamond shaped netted pouch and really fat release cord Oo

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Apr 16th, 2014 at 4:56pm
Hubert, das ist eine wirklich schöne Schleuder. Immer wenn ich etwas Faustgeflochtenes sehe, ist mein nächster Gedanke die Anzahl Arbeitsstunden...

Ich habe ein, zwei Fragen zur Konstruktion: Ist das Muster ein 24 Enden Geflecht? Und jedes Ende besteht aus 3 Strängen, welche du in der Mitte auftrennst um die Tasche zu machen?

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English translation:
Hubert, this is a very nice sling! I always see fistbraided things and my next thought is always to estimate the working hours...

The pattern, is it a 24 strand braid? And every strand has 3 individual strings, which you split up in the middle?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Apr 16th, 2014 at 5:44pm
@teg
ich beginne mit dem pouch,der rand vom pouch & die fingerschlaufe sind mit 16 strängen flach geflochten.der innere teil des pouches sind nochmal 16 einzelfäden.
der dicke teil,mit den rauten,ist mit 24 stränge a 2 fäden rund geflochten.der rest ist mit 16 strängen a 2 fäden rund geflochten(spiral zigzag).
achja,es waren ca.15-20 arbeitsstunden und wolle im wert von 20,-€.zugegeben etwas dekadent :P

I hope teg translates for you all ::)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Apr 16th, 2014 at 6:03pm
Besten Dank für die schnelle Antwort!

Thank you for the quick answer!


hubert wrote on Apr 16th, 2014 at 5:44pm:
@teg
ich beginne mit dem pouch,der rand vom pouch & die fingerschlaufe sind mit 16 strängen flach geflochten.der innere teil des pouches sind nochmal 16 einzelfäden.
der dicke teil,mit den rauten,ist mit 24 stränge a 2 fäden rund geflochten.der rest ist mit 16 strängen a 2 fäden rund geflochten(spiral zigzag).
achja,es waren ca.15-20 arbeitsstunden und wolle im wert von 20,-€.zugegeben etwas dekadent :P

Quick translation:

I start with the pouch. The border of the pouch and the finger loop are 16 strand flat braids. The inner part of the pouch are another 16 single threads. The thick part, with the rhombs, are 24 strands a 2 threads round braided. The remaining part are 16 strands a 2 threads round braided (spiral zigzag).
Oh yes, it took me 15 - 20 hours and wool worth 20 Euro. I admit, a bit decadent  :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 17th, 2014 at 6:10pm
WOW Hubert, that sling is beautiful.  8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Apr 18th, 2014 at 3:48pm
RESIZING PICTURES:  Open Paint.Click Image/stretch/skew. type shrinkage ratio. Cuz pictures bigger than 6 screens are not fun.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by CodeMaker on Apr 18th, 2014 at 11:07pm
Cast my first lead glandes today. The one hanging from a wire is the only one I've trimmed so far. They have wires in them so I can paint them and/or coat them in rubber more easily. The wires are only temporary of course. They are 130g each, and are 2.2in long by 0.82in in diameter.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Apr 19th, 2014 at 6:14am
The wire trick is very smart

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Apr 19th, 2014 at 1:29pm
Good job! I just threw a bunch in a cut PET bottle,with a bit of black paint in it. Then i took them out with something,put them on newspaper to dry. Worked like a charm.

TIP:If you put the pouring channel on the mold to the side of the gland,at it's thickest diameter,it's easier,and nicer,when you cut off the sprue.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Sparkie on Apr 23rd, 2014 at 10:47am
Hubert that is an awesome braid, good for sobriety tests too. Stare at it for 3 minutes then walk straight line. verra verra sweet indeed

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mark-Harrop on Apr 28th, 2014 at 12:05pm
New additions to the arsenal…

http://s441.photobucket.com/user/stopher1120/media-full/Mobile%20Uploads/sling2_zps9700c161.jpg.html

http://s441.photobucket.com/user/stopher1120/media-full/Mobile%20Uploads/sling1_zps3d6a66fc.jpg.html


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Apr 29th, 2014 at 12:28pm
I like the colors!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on May 3rd, 2014 at 4:55am
Well then, while making my last sling I had some new ideas on techniques to try. So here is another experiment: A netted pouch without knots. The only knots present in this sling are a turks head as a release knot (made without inserting an additional string but using one string from the braided cord) and double overhand knots to secure the end. The toggle is a piece of wood with a dense braid over it so that the wood is clamped in place and does not fall out. Again, I have not introduced additional strings but made it with the strings coming from the renention cord. And as a special challenge I have not started by making the toggle but braided the retention cord first and then made the braid around the toggle.

The sling performs well, has a clean release and holds the ammunition really well.

Tools used:
- hemp string
- needle
- scissors
- knife

Techniques used for those who want to do something similar:

- 3 strand braid with one and two strings per strand (pouch)
- 9 strand braid with one and two strings per strand (retention / release cord)
- 6 strand flat braid (connectors in the pouch)
- 10 strand round braid (toggle)
- turks head
- double overhand knot

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on May 4th, 2014 at 11:55am
Oooooohhhh
Any thoughts on the toggle vs regular finger loop?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on May 4th, 2014 at 1:32pm

Tomas wrote on May 4th, 2014 at 11:55am:
Oooooohhhh
Any thoughts on the toggle vs regular finger loop?



Yes, toggles take longer to make  ;).

Honestly, no, not really. I made my first toggle about 5 years ago and last used a toggle 5 years ago. And this is my second one  ;).
I personally think that you can mess more things up while making a toggle e.g. thickness of the toggle or length. However, I have similar "sizing rules" for finger loops. I heard people say, that a shot gets more powerful with a toggle but can not really comment on that. In the few short sessions I made with this sling I have not really noticed a difference. I guess a toggle would be an advantage if you would shoot with gloves. Aswell, it's faster to take into your hands as you don't have to aim with your finger through the loop.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on May 6th, 2014 at 11:51am
very nice Teg!

der turks head knoten gefällt mir sehr  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheGoodGuy on May 21st, 2014 at 10:40am
Leather pouch hemp sling

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on May 24th, 2014 at 4:42pm
David and Goliath from the Audley Psalter, c. 15th. cent.
Lambeth Palace Library MS 3285 f.61v
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on May 31st, 2014 at 5:36am
I have strayed far from the artsy stuff this last week:  I wanted to try out a super easy idea.  Two bits of cordage tied together with overlap (some 12 cm/5") and a bit of duct tape.  The gap between the pouch parts is 5 cm/2".  I used some mixed paracord bits I happened to have laying around.  I made one 70 cm/27-28" and one 90 cm/35-36" to try out  the idea.  I used bandy and golf ball and had no issues with the simple pouch.  Repair will be super easy ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on May 31st, 2014 at 5:41am
...and.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Jun 2nd, 2014 at 5:15pm
A little in-between project: An ammunition pouch

Material: old, worn out T-shirts (Yes, I'm currently on the recycling trip)
Tools: Scissors
Techniques: -"Wulsthalbflechten" (German expression. I forgot the english one and don't have the right book at hand to look it up.)
- 6 strand round braid in three colours
Capacity: more than 10 clay glandes and a warning siren  ;).


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jun 2nd, 2014 at 10:04pm
Warning siren eh? Lol that would be. Good way to freak out the enemy! Send a volley of those glandes off let the enemy figure out what is going on lol

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by algorias on Jun 5th, 2014 at 3:43pm
It takes a man to sling pink!

Made from Hemp, which I dyed myself. Flat retention cord and round release cord, slim rockman pouch that will fit a 100g rock. Length is 75cm (29-30 in), the release cord is a bit longer as I am still deciding what release knot (if any) to make.

This sling is a tad short for me, so I'd be willing to swap it with someone who's interested.




Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Jun 9th, 2014 at 12:38pm
I was diligent ;)
sling from alpaca wool 63cm long
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Coordinatic on Jun 9th, 2014 at 1:45pm

Tomas wrote on Jun 2nd, 2014 at 10:04pm:
Warning siren eh? Lol that would be. Good way to freak out the enemy! Send a volley of those glandes off let the enemy figure out what is going on lol

The ball with many holes. They make a not of noise when in flight.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 9th, 2014 at 6:38pm
Hubert, saw the pic before I noticed who posted it and thought hubert braided that. Beautiful sling  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by okapimike on Jun 10th, 2014 at 2:22am

Handline fishing video I found on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkfMVxs5tmk&feature=youtu.be

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jun 10th, 2014 at 5:32pm
That's a gorgeous sling, Hubert! How long would you say it took?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Slinging_wolf on Jun 10th, 2014 at 10:33pm
How are those complicated braids made. Is there a tutorial of these braids? An example before the pouch how did you make that braid and the braid used for the majority part of the retention cord and another braid for the release cord. so if you please tell me a source on how i could do these braids or figure out how to make these braids and if not could you show me how to do these braids
thank you

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Jun 11th, 2014 at 12:13am
@Donnerschlag :thank you, I have about 15 hours required
@Slinging_wolf  :I'm working my way through the book of Adele Cahlander "sling braiding of the andes"
if you basics of the andes fist braid mastered? I can send you a plan by PM.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jun 12th, 2014 at 4:29pm
Alpaca wool makes excellent slings. Definitely my favorite wool.  I love the braid you use near the pouches. Very nice work, as usual Hubert!

(My only question is: How do you bring yourself to use them?)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timpa on Jun 13th, 2014 at 8:32pm

timann wrote on May 31st, 2014 at 5:41am:
...and.

Good idea to pouch!

And anyway a lot of beautiful slings and ammo!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 14th, 2014 at 8:15am

timpa wrote on Jun 13th, 2014 at 8:32pm:

timann wrote on May 31st, 2014 at 5:41am:
...and.

Good idea to pouch!

And anyway a lot of beautiful slings and ammo!

I have actually used those two minimalistic slings a lot lately with no issues at all.  No wear and no wear yet.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Merch on Jun 14th, 2014 at 2:00pm
I made this one last night.  The leather tabs on the ends were laser cut, it was my first time trying that with leather and it worked great!  The netting is for a lacrosse stick, I saw it at a sporting goods store yesterday and it was just begging to be made into a sling.  Cant wait to get out and try it.

http://s110.photobucket.com/user/mathya/media/IMG_1200.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1
http://s110.photobucket.com/user/mathya/media/IMG_1203.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Jun 14th, 2014 at 4:15pm

timann wrote on May 31st, 2014 at 5:36am:
I have strayed far from the artsy stuff this last week:  I wanted to try out a super easy idea.  Two bits of cordage tied together with overlap (some 12 cm/5") and a bit of duct tape.  The gap between the pouch parts is 5 cm/2".  I used some mixed paracord bits I happened to have laying around.  I made one 70 cm/27-28" and one 90 cm/35-36" to try out  the idea.  I used bandy and golf ball and had no issues with the simple pouch.  Repair will be super easy ;)

I tried this way back when I started slinging. I found it amazingly effective and cheap, but I had some stones get caught in the gap between duct tape and knot. They would release very early.
I also found that I couldn't get a "crack" from that type of sling.
Probably the pouch is too light and the reverse taper of the release cord(caused by the knot) prevents it from occuring.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Jun 14th, 2014 at 4:28pm
I have mostly used smooth ammo and have had no issues with the gaps, but some more duct tape can easily be used to cover them if there is issues. 
Slings like this are quiet, no cracks.  Fine when I dont want people to wonder what I`m doing  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Jun 16th, 2014 at 5:18pm
Double post: Sling from self processed, retted flax fibers.
For discussion see here: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1385938709/15#21


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Steven on Jun 16th, 2014 at 5:36pm
Too Cool 8-) Teg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by algorias on Jun 17th, 2014 at 4:56am
Really awesome work. I got a long way ahead of me before I'm able to make that. At least I have some raw materials now  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by justinw1 on Jun 18th, 2014 at 11:09am
My leaf pouch sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Jun 25th, 2014 at 10:47pm
Nice work justinw1

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Jul 1st, 2014 at 4:09pm
A waist pouch for ammunition.
This work is a follow-up from the ammunition pouch I've recently shown. A prehistoric technique combined with modern age recycling.
I worked more tightly, used finer materials and improved the shape.
It has a capacity of about ten 150 g clay glandes or 4 tennis balls.

Capacity: about 10  150 g clay glandes
Length of rope: 110 cm
Diameter of pouch: 11 cm
Depth of pouch: 16 cm
Materials: "T-shirt yarn" from T-shirts and curtains, strong seewing thread.
Techniques: "Wulsthalbflechten" (German expression), 6 strand round braid.

By the way: The colours are white and brown. It looks a bit pinkish because I took the picture at sunset.

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Post by Thearos on Jul 1st, 2014 at 4:38pm
Magnificent. Do you have a pattern for this ?

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Post by Teg on Jul 1st, 2014 at 5:37pm

Thearos wrote on Jul 1st, 2014 at 4:38pm:
Magnificent. Do you have a pattern for this ?


You could buy the pouch and analyze it!  ;)

No, I admit, I'm a bad salesman.

I work completely free-handed without patterns or instructions. But I can give you a short introduction to the technique:

I appended a small sketch of the technique "Wulsthalbflechten". You need a thin (blue) and a thick (red) material. With the thick material you work in coils, with the thin material you fasten one coil to the previous one. There are many different "stitches" to do this. I showed two of more than ten possibilities in the sketch. Eventually you will need a needle to do this. If you place the next coil in the same plane as the previous one you get broader, if you place it on top of the last coil you will keep the diameter. When you get broader you will have to add stitches out of order to keep the stitches close enough.

Did this help you?

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Post by slingbadger on Jul 12th, 2014 at 6:05pm
A Palestinian slinger uses his sling against the Israeli security forces. He is protesting against the barrier in the West Bank.
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Post by _kava_ on Jul 17th, 2014 at 9:14pm
Woke up this morning and caught the headlines.

An Australian was a suicide bomber in Iraq, Israel has decided to conduct a ground offensive in Gaza, and the Russian separatists have downed a passenger flight in rebel-held eastern Ukraine killing 27 Aussies and other nationalities.

The world is going to hell in a hand basket.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-02/a-palestinian-hurls-a-stone-towards-israeli-police-jerusalem/5567670

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Jul 18th, 2014 at 10:47pm
Kava, I couldn't agree more. My generation is going to have an interesting life.
Anyway, note that they tend to use longer slings than most of us here, probably cause they
1. aren't super interested in accuracy
2. don't have great ammo
3. probably have lots of practice already
4. only want range/power

Longer slings can substantially increase power. 3" of length is the difference between puncturing 1/2 inch plywood or not puncturing it.

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Post by hubert on Jul 24th, 2014 at 10:04am
bikonoide projectiles from brick clay, weight 70g.
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Post by squirrelslinger on Jul 24th, 2014 at 10:24am
noice!

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Post by Caldou on Jul 25th, 2014 at 2:38am

hubert wrote on Jul 24th, 2014 at 10:04am:
bikonoide projectiles from brick clay, weight 70g.


They look like sweet potatoes :o But I'm not sure I would like to eat one of those !

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Jul 26th, 2014 at 5:45am
Hi there! It´s been a while since my last posting in April.
I´ve been very busy the last months (and will continue to be), so there were only few occasions for slinging and sling making. In addition it became harder for me to upload images. From the camera / cell phone I have to pass the files to a specially authorized flash drive and only this one I can attach to a computer in my work, where I post from.
Surprisingly my slinging didn`t get worse, even when I made longer breaks. Maybe this is caused by slinging more instinctively / without thinking much about technique. I simply threw and hit.
Well, after the long words, here some pictures of slings I´ve made since April, in chronological order:
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Post by lakeslinger on Jul 26th, 2014 at 5:55am
2 more peruvian slings. They take more time than other slings to be made - another reason for the decrease of my sling making frequency. Although they have thick cords they throw very well, if not better than slings with thin cords.
Due to cored braids there´s no stretch, even it is wool.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jul 26th, 2014 at 5:59am
Top picture:
Here I followed Timann´s idea of a paracord and duct tape sling. Simple and quick to make with great throwing performance.

Bottom picture:
A bedouin sling, the pouch made of wool rests not longer than 1 m. Loosely twisted cotton for the cords.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jul 26th, 2014 at 6:04am
Tematlatl, made of cotton, which I found out was a well known material to mesoamerican cultures. I also thought that such an advanced people like the Azteks must have known more than flat braids.
;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Jul 26th, 2014 at 6:18am
Since the previously posted cradle sling (http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1172017416/4125) turned out to be a very suitable edc-sling I tried to make another -now split- variant of it.
It´s small when folded together, throws fast and is very secure against accidental slipout of the ammo. Paracord-typical is the sound upon release as well as -and that´s the only bad thing- the tendency of cord tangling after the shot.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jul 26th, 2014 at 6:44am
My latest sling so far, a long pouched jute rockman, not tested yet. My previuos rockman slings with short pouches  lost ammo easily, so the idea here was to make the pouch longer and position the rock asymmetric, i.e. nearer towards the release end. This works very good with balearic slings.

So I hope to have more time in the future to post more often again. Till then I´ll still look at the forum when I can to remain at the actual state. And I have to figure out how to resize and post pictures with my smart phone (HTC) directly, what would make things a lot easier.

:)
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Post by Tomas on Jul 26th, 2014 at 8:09am
Way to go Lakeslinger! Those are some amazing slings! Did you braid the Peruvian ones by hand or did you use any tools?

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Post by Toby on Jul 26th, 2014 at 1:26pm
These are some really beautiful Slings!
How long does it take to make one?

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Post by timann on Jul 26th, 2014 at 1:40pm
Nice work, lakeslinger.  And great that you try out different ideas.

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Post by lakeslinger on Jul 28th, 2014 at 4:13am
First try from my phone

Edit after installing and using a resize app
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Jul 28th, 2014 at 4:58am

Tomas wrote on Jul 26th, 2014 at 8:09am:
Way to go Lakeslinger! Those are some amazing slings! Did you braid the Peruvian ones by hand or did you use any tools?


Thanks! The Peruvian slings are braided by hand, the only tools I used were some clips of the kind you use in the kitchen. And it helps when you attach the unfinished sling onto something to keep it under tension while braiding. In my case it was hung over a door.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Jul 28th, 2014 at 5:04am

Toby wrote on Jul 26th, 2014 at 1:26pm:
These are some really beautiful Slings!
How long does it take to make one?


Thank you. Exactly I don´t know how long it takes, cause I made the slings in many steps, sometimes with days in between. But I´d guess about 1 1/2 hours for each cord and 1 hour for the pouch plus 1 hour for the rest (chosing, preparing and cutting the strands, finishing with knots or sewing at the remaining end strands, maybe fixing the release knot with glue and counting that I estimated too low). So it would be about 5 hours totally.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Jul 28th, 2014 at 5:09am

timann wrote on Jul 26th, 2014 at 1:40pm:
Nice work, lakeslinger.  And great that you try out different ideas.


Thanks Timann. Although haven´t posted for long I sometimes entered the forum to see what´s new. So I picked up your idea with the paracord and duct tape. You can see on the picture (knowing the size of the tape) that the pouch is very small. So the sling almost fits in a money purse. That doesn´t affect its performance as the stone is held by the cords and the taped part is only where it´s really needed, i.e. the point whrere the centrifugal force presses the ammo into the pouch. It´s the most minimalist sling I have and I really like how it works.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Jul 28th, 2014 at 5:15am
So I think I´ve resolved the problem with posting pics (see above). After having uploaded two giant size fotos of my latest sling, I installed an app for resizing pictures and substituted the fotos.
So in the future I can do it this way. For posting more text, I´ll prefer the computer.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jul 28th, 2014 at 5:00pm
They really are pretty Lakeslinger. And I like your unusual color combos. They aren't the usual safe choice, but they work well together which makes them all the more interesting.

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Post by Donnerschlag on Jul 30th, 2014 at 6:25pm
I grabbed some chunks of pumice from my little scramble across the foothills of Mt. St. Helens. They're so ridiculously light! I intend to make them into glandes :'D
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Post by walter on Jul 30th, 2014 at 11:03pm
Is that "the" bronze bullet?

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Post by Donnerschlag on Jul 30th, 2014 at 11:58pm

walter wrote on Jul 30th, 2014 at 11:03pm:
Is that "the" bronze bullet?

Oh yes. Also known as "The Elusive One" to some. I just call it "Peggy", after it's intended purpose. :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jul 31st, 2014 at 12:35am
I haven't quite settled down since I moved to Oregon (hence my complete lack of posts), but this riverbank is one place I came across for slinging actual stones. Of course, now that the weather's nice, the river is actually a bit too busy with various traffic engaged in water sports and such. So yeah: back to the drawing-board. :P

Such a shame too. That sub was a fun thing to aim for. :)
(Although my furthest casts only span 1/3 of the distance at best, haha.)
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Post by PNWSlinger on Jul 31st, 2014 at 1:05am
Hi all! Second post here after my intro. So much nice work in here. Really grateful that this place exists!
Here's my first decent all paracord sling thanks to Jeffery's tutorial. For a fast paracord sling it sure is a cool way to go at it, and the two finishing knots offered there are sweet!
I have some of this new 550 and some old army surplus paracord and just made use of both.
The plain older stuff is a lot more supple with a coarser weave, makes me think this combo would perform better in reverse. Still trying to connect design/materials with performance..
Compared to one I made with the newer paracord tied to a really soft/flexible basic leather pouch, something about this one is making it a little harder for me to use?
I guess I'm wondering what makes the feel of a paracord-leather-paracord sling so different from an all paracord sling?
Either way I'm having a lot of fun.
Thanks for sharing everyone!
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Post by Tomas on Jul 31st, 2014 at 9:12am
Nice pics Donner, I have a bag of key shavings I'm going to melt see if I can't have a nice color bullet like that!
I also like the paracord sling I be never made one like that before.
Here is "machine made sling version 1.0". It's gutted paracord sewn unto itself for a flat effect.
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b547/iwanycky/D29315A1-5CDA-4859-A2CE-DBF798C8F444_zpslwarja2u.jpg

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Post by Donnerschlag on Aug 1st, 2014 at 12:11am

Tomas wrote on Jul 31st, 2014 at 9:12am:
Nice pics Donner, I have a bag of key shavings I'm going to melt see if I can't have a nice color bullet like that!
I also like the paracord sling I be never made one like that before.
Here is "machine made sling version 1.0". It's gutted paracord sewn unto itself for a flat effect.
[URL=http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/iwanycky/media/D29315A1-5CDA-4859-A2CE-DBF798C8F444_zpslwarja2u.jpg.html]

Thanks :D
I really like how streamlined and seamless you managed to get that sling!
I got the bullet from Jlasud. He said he cast it from some scrapped bronze tool bits, or something. Now you have me curious as to how well bronze dust would work. :P

Here's a better photo of the bullet. It's all shiny because I just finished refining and polishing the shape to my particular liking. (I asked for a roughly-finished version so I could do it myself.)
The great thing about bronze is that it looks great at pretty much ANY stage when developing a patina. :)
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Post by Donnerschlag on Aug 1st, 2014 at 12:16am

PNWSlinger wrote on Jul 31st, 2014 at 1:05am:
Hi all! Second post here after my intro. So much nice work in here. Really grateful that this place exists!
Here's my first decent all paracord sling thanks to Jeffery's tutorial. For a fast paracord sling it sure is a cool way to go at it, and the two finishing knots offered there are sweet!
I have some of this new 550 and some old army surplus paracord and just made use of both.
The plain older stuff is a lot more supple with a coarser weave, makes me think this combo would perform better in reverse. Still trying to connect design/materials with performance..
Compared to one I made with the newer paracord tied to a really soft/flexible basic leather pouch, something about this one is making it a little harder for me to use?
I guess I'm wondering what makes the feel of a paracord-leather-paracord sling so different from an all paracord sling?
Either way I'm having a lot of fun.
Thanks for sharing everyone!

Wow, that's an amazing pj-sling (or are we calling it 5-strand SS nowadays? lol)!
I still remember my first one, (my 4th attempt, I think) and how damn well we worked together. And even then, it was much rougher around the edges. :P

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Post by Tomas on Aug 1st, 2014 at 7:34am
Funny choice of words D, it's actually just one big seam!
The key shaving are a mix of silver and brass colored keys so I expect it'll be almost an antique color.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Aug 1st, 2014 at 9:16am
Great work (slings and glande), nice slinging site (Donnerschlag) and thanks Morphy, that you like the colors.


Morphy wrote on Jul 28th, 2014 at 5:00pm:
They really are pretty Lakeslinger. And I like your unusual color combos. They aren't the usual safe choice, but they work well together which makes them all the more interesting.


Sometimes I use rests of cord which are not enough to make a whole sling from, so I start combining different colors. Hence women know better what colors fit together  ;), I asked my wife about her opinion for the peruvian slings. The cotton tematlatl was a wild combination of what I had.

My summer holiday start today, so the next weeks I don´t know if I´ll post much here. But maybe I make one or more slings to show then.

Have a nice time all you slingers. :D 

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Post by jlasud on Aug 3rd, 2014 at 8:32am
Good job with the polishing Donnerschag! If you wear it in you pocket for couple weeks, or polish it on some jeans by hand, it''ll even get finer :P and if you leave it alone for some time, it'll get a bit more yellowish. Freshly polished is a bit more silvery.

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Post by jlasud on Aug 3rd, 2014 at 8:35am
Tomas, very ingenious sling! I love how smooth the pouch,cords transition is!. Gutted paracord sewn like yours is stretchy somewhat? Compared to ungutted lets say?

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Post by Tomas on Aug 3rd, 2014 at 11:18am
No I don't find the paracord stretches gutted or full plus the stitching also reinforces against stretch.
It was ridiculously easy to make and economical too! If you have access to a sewing machine I can send you some instructions

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Post by jlasud on Aug 4th, 2014 at 2:32am
Yes, i can access a sewing machine, and i'm interested in tying your design.(rare thing to happen as i think i've found a sling design that is close to perfect)
So you just gut 550, and pull trough the hole in the pouch,and sew the two gutted together,all along the cords?

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Post by Tomas on Aug 4th, 2014 at 8:09am
No the secret is to gut it then iron it flat and then fold it on itself.  Many home sewing machines have a hard time with any leather so when you're at the pouch carefully crank the machine by hand. And use the thinnest needle you can, the paracord frays easily.
Let me know how it turns out and if you find any improvements to it:)

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Post by Pikåru on Aug 4th, 2014 at 2:57pm
Nice work Tomas. I can't tell from the picture but is that a zigzag stitch or regular? Zigzag would allow for cord stretch and flexibility. Just wondering.

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Post by Aule on Aug 4th, 2014 at 9:14pm
Hi everyone!

I just want to show my "real" two first slings



That´s the first one! It´s a very easy sling, made with some leather i recicled and some nylon cord (3mm). I made 5 more like that one, but i´m not very confortable with them since that nylon is a little hard to tie properly and i dont trust them. But they gave us a great sunday morning slinging rocks quite poorly  :) I followed the instructions by Chris Harrison for that one

For this one i used the guide by Dan Bollinger.



It´s made with 1,5mm hemp cord. I braid a bigger pouch to sling some tennis balls and i use some whipping knots since i saw them in a Mark Harrop video, and looked easy and practical. They are poorly executed, but i enjoyed all this braiding a lot! I did not use a release knot, but the whipping on the release cord finish at the point when the sling is balanced, so i use it as a release "feel". Some details of the whipping



I just finished it less than half an hour ago, and i went to the park to throw a couple of balls and it works amazing!! Well. i dropped one ball once, but i did not "load" the ball correctly!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 4th, 2014 at 9:32pm
Good lookin first slings Aule; I like the color of the natural one.
And Pikaru! It's just a straight stitch along both edges....although there might have been a slight zig or zag on my part haha

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Post by Cavemanzhi on Aug 6th, 2014 at 8:12am
I've been in the process of moving overseas for the last several months but I've finally finished moving and I've had a chance to make a few slings. The first picture is a set of three that I made from some cheap nylon thread I picked up at the local department store. They are (from top down) 6, 8, and 10 strand braids. They were more an exercise in braiding than for functional slinging, as is evident from the 6 stand with it's too short release cord.  :-[ These are the first slings I've braided with anything over 4 strands and I've gotten better because of it. Shout out to Timothy Potter, the braiding how-to's on his site really helped!

The second photo is my latest creation, which I fondly refer to as my "Harrop Bag Sling." I haven't used any of them yet, and the 6 and 8 strand ones are un-usably short, but I'll get out and take a few shots later today.
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Post by Cavemanzhi on Aug 6th, 2014 at 8:13am
Second photo.
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Post by jlasud on Aug 6th, 2014 at 9:54am
I think i'll just skip the sewing the leather part, and sew the cords.. and just the first 15cm, and then i'll leave just on gutted cord till the end.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Aug 6th, 2014 at 1:40pm
This is my new sling first of its kind for me.
Apples and tennisballs fits perfekt ;-)


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Post by Jaegoor on Aug 6th, 2014 at 1:48pm
Perfekt,,  ;D

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Post by Aule on Aug 6th, 2014 at 2:19pm
First world problems: Having so many apples that you have to sling them out of your property  :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Aug 6th, 2014 at 3:31pm
My shoulder hurts so bad  :(
These apples start to rott because a lot of them lay in the grass. They have many bad spots and look ugly.

Today i think i shot like almost 200 apples.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 6th, 2014 at 3:48pm
Perfekt!
Give your shoulder some rest before you go out and sling again. I overdid it more than a year ago and hurt my rotator cuff.... I'm still healing and haven't really slung with my right arm since.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Aug 7th, 2014 at 12:15pm
Tomas, I think this is the first sling I copied(sorta) from here, in the last couple years..
Well at least the gutted paracord sewn together part, which is excellent IMO as it gives a very smooth pouch to cord transition,no knots to interfere with the stones release. (also a major wear point)

I kept the aussie pouch design,as a well proven one for me. Also new thing: i went to a leatherware repairs shop and for very cheap, they put me 4 metal eyelets ,very neat.
110cm long as standard isuue length for me, and just 27 grams!! hair less than an ounce (for the weird measurements folk) Aand it's the first I made with the help of my mother and her sewing machine  :D Thanks Mum,for helping arming your boy! :) 
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Post by jlasud on Aug 7th, 2014 at 12:17pm
Oh and I just sew about 5" together so not all the way along the cords, and not on leather.
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Post by Aule on Aug 7th, 2014 at 5:00pm
Aussie´s pouch design looks superb! I´m gonna make myself one very soon!

Meanwhile, i made two plastic bag slings, i´m not very happy with the results, but it is good to practice. The new design of mark looks sturdier, i´ll have to make one  ::)



And details from the whipping:



I did not whipped them with thread made from the plastic bag cause it was really soft and it was breaking during the whipping. One is whipped with hemp thread, and the second one is whipped with thread i made from duct tape. It´s better for braiding than for whipping lol. I showed it here http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1407248961

Aüle

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Aule on Aug 8th, 2014 at 12:13pm


This was my first attemp to make a thick sling like some i´ve seen here, and i´m not very happy with it... it is made from 8 "double" strands and i found very difficult to braid it without twist it. Slinging I did not find it comfortable neither, don´t know if it´s the thickness or the making...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Aug 9th, 2014 at 9:02pm
use the 5 strand braid.
So much better.
10 strands, in 5 cords braided, then for the pouch splice in an additional 10 strands, for a total of 20, which divides so that each side of the pouch is 10.
then bring back together 4-5" later, braid with all 20 in groups of 2 with the same method as 5, but with 10, and 6-7" after the pouch comes back together start thinning it back down to 10, and 4" from the end of the sling bring it down to 5.
Or just read Donnerstag's balaeric tutorial...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Aug 10th, 2014 at 3:47am
I just found this:

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Aug 10th, 2014 at 4:22am
The Shemagh on the leprachaun is retarded / inappropriate.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on Aug 13th, 2014 at 6:47am
From the Irish National Gallery
David and Goliath, by Orazio Gentileschi 1605-1607
Note the netted pouch on the sling.
Sorry, I'm still jet lagged.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 13th, 2014 at 7:11am
That's the most detailed sling I've seen in any historical picture! And David looks pretty brawny too lol

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Aug 14th, 2014 at 4:26pm
The dry firing Gaul :

Bonus points if you can recognise the style used, 'cause I can't remember :P

The same, but explaining the Sling or asking for a volunteer for a round of "catch the stone with your teeth" :


I can't picture why I hadn't any volunteer...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Aug 17th, 2014 at 12:04am
On my summer trip to Guam this year I had an opportunity to see a private collection of native crafts. One item of interest was a reproduction sling. Looking closely, I don't think the craftsman was a slinger although the stone is an ancient artifact.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Aug 17th, 2014 at 12:08am
I took a second shot from the other side of the display case. This picture gives a better view of the pouch. The owner of the small museum in Inalahan didn't know what the sling was made from and I'm guesing it's from coconut fiber. My opinion is that if it is coconut fiber it is fiber from a young coconut.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drizzt on Aug 17th, 2014 at 1:37pm
Here is my second attempt at a Apache sling. It's not the prettiest, but I find it doesn't hold on to smaller stones. :)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Aug 18th, 2014 at 10:44pm
:)
Took a mate slinging. Good times  :)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Aug 19th, 2014 at 4:05pm
Netted hemp pouch sling with jute cords.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Aug 19th, 2014 at 10:17pm
Intersting match. Nice work

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mark-Harrop on Aug 20th, 2014 at 4:33pm
Video of my 2 latest slings! A short and a long…

Check out my bamboo skewer technique…makes a good pouch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPM31iIGCwY&feature=youtu.be

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Aug 21st, 2014 at 1:34pm
Walter : nice sling :)

Here is my MexiTut :
http://caldazar.free.fr/img/slings/mexitut_mini.JPG
Click the picture to see it big'n'heavy



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Aug 22nd, 2014 at 1:52am
My new sling sort of reminescent of a Native-American/Meso-American/York sling. I was in the mood for practicing overhand casts without the risk of thrashing braided release cords and such, so slings with easily-replaced cords are sort of trending in my EDC sling pocket now, lol. It's also nice to not have to worry about my raw denim jeans staining my favorite cotton sling indigo. ;D
This one's made of an off-cut of elk hide and reverse-twisted jute twine. I didn't have any of the usual tools this time around, so I sort of had to chew it into shape with flimsy scissors and toenail clippers.  :P
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Aug 22nd, 2014 at 1:58am
One thing I like about this one is that despite being a slitted leather pouch, it acts like a netted pouch of knotted twine. (I suck at making those, lol.)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Aug 22nd, 2014 at 5:36pm
If mermaids would have slings, they most probably would look like this!

Fancywork with different knots and braids.

It holds together without seewing or glue. As usually, this sling is fully functional. I shot it before taking the pictures. So it also keeps its form under strain.

Knots and techniques used:
Clove hitch
Marline hitching
Half hitching
Triple overhand knot
Eye splice
3-ply rope turning
1 over 1 under braid with skipped elements
"normal" flat braid
figure 8 wrapping

Materials used:
flax string
hemp string
thick wood skeewers

Tools used:
sanding paper
saw
scissors
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Aug 26th, 2014 at 11:13am
Nice work, teg.  I've never seen a pouch just like that one before.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Aug 26th, 2014 at 4:53pm

Rat Man wrote on Aug 26th, 2014 at 11:13am:
Nice work, teg.  I've never seen a pouch just like that one before.


Thank you very much! The design works, but still needs a bit refinement. The next time I will make the shape of the pouch narrower and longer. At the moment, it is clearly too short. You have to be really carefull when selecting and placing the stone and griping the release cord. Otherwise the stone will fall out.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Aug 29th, 2014 at 8:47pm
Great weaving Teg, as always.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Sep 4th, 2014 at 6:06pm
Summer's slinging is over. Here are the workaday slings which I used just about every day for a month. The long Rockman sling has zipties to prevent the pouch straps from uncrossing. Shortly after the photo, the release cord finally frayed and broke above the knot on that one.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Sep 4th, 2014 at 6:09pm
And here's my slinging spot. Target is the graffito in the background (very big target, but hits give nice white puffs). Ammo is fall from the cliff. Distance here is 25m.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 4th, 2014 at 7:26pm
Looks like a nice spot to sling Thearos. You should do some videos!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Sep 5th, 2014 at 4:45am
I did once. Got very kind and helpful advice

http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1315012082/0

esp. from Aussie and David Morningstar. But took the vid down since then.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Sep 7th, 2014 at 5:07pm
Another net pouch sling. This one is all jute. Weighs one ounce and is good for any shape ammo.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Sep 14th, 2014 at 3:22pm
Was that using Matthias Borstad's instructions ? Beautiful job

From the sublime to the ridiculous-- I went running today and found in the pockets of my top-- a short sling. It works nicely, but, as you can see, the Rockman pouch, as so often happens to me, is crooked-- one of the half-pouches is straight in the alignment of the cords, one loops around. It's probably obvious, but how to avoid this ?
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Sep 14th, 2014 at 5:54pm
Thearos, I think the pouch is just right; better than some of mine. Looks like it should work well.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Sep 15th, 2014 at 7:06am
I think one of the half-pouches is too long, hence this lop-sided effect. The half pouches are also a mite long in general, it seems. But thanks.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Sep 19th, 2014 at 3:32am
interesting pictures:
Medieval fire pots, grenades, fire bale
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Sep 19th, 2014 at 3:33am
;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Oct 3rd, 2014 at 6:32am
cool stuff !

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Oct 16th, 2014 at 8:51pm
Stuff of recent.
I'll get the rest up later.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mark-Harrop on Oct 17th, 2014 at 1:43am
Is that a magnetic "rattlesnake egg" in the projectile picture?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Oct 17th, 2014 at 10:49am
Nice gear Squirrel, thanks for posting!
I especially like the Balearic sling

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Oct 17th, 2014 at 11:56pm

Mark-Harrop wrote on Oct 17th, 2014 at 1:43am:
Is that a magnetic "rattlesnake egg" in the projectile picture?

It isn't magnetic. But yes.
Never heat those magnetic rattlesnake eggs. They loose their magnetism. Doesn't take much heat.
Thanks Tomas!
The Balearic is my workhorse now.
2nd set of leather.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Oct 18th, 2014 at 11:13am
   Nice gear, ss. I like the old, well honed knife in the last picture too. 

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Oct 18th, 2014 at 1:06pm

Rat Man wrote on Oct 18th, 2014 at 11:13am:
   Nice gear, ss. I like the old, well honed knife in the last picture too. 

That is my morakniv. I use it near daily... it is only a few years old(I think 2-3. I bought it after an EDC thread on here suggested it). Constant carving and chopping, plus the occasional honing, and 2 buffings, have stripped off the Morakniv logo. Amazing knife. Still cuts as well as when I bought it.

Thanks!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Nov 3rd, 2014 at 3:47pm
While weeding the garden, much to my puzzlement I found in the undergrowth a paracord (or simply nylon cord) sling (PJ-style pouch). I have no idea how it got there. I stopped making that kind of sling a few years ago. It's green and black with mould. But (once rinsed free of mud) it still shoots !

Eppur si muove.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jauke on Nov 8th, 2014 at 3:39pm
The whole batch,
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Nov 9th, 2014 at 1:43am
Jauke, the 7th from left and right has 3 strips of leather for the pouch? placed parallel and non tapering strips or?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jauke on Nov 9th, 2014 at 7:16am
Does this answer your question? (see pictures)
The sling isn't special. I made it out of scratch when I was bored 2 years ago or something, I only recovered it recently when I started slinging again. It works, but it needs longer cords (the finger loop is held with tape at the moment)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jauke on Nov 10th, 2014 at 1:34pm
Made a new sling from nylon. It's only 60 cm in length and I used a flat braid. The reason for the short length: I don't have much room to sling and I got a lot of obstacles.

It's purely made for the use of tennisballs.





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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Nov 13th, 2014 at 4:03am
Sling spotted in kid's David and Goliath booklet. (Like that's a big surprise, lol.)
I found it interesting because the artist coincidentally draw it in a way that resembles a surviving Malescero Apache sling from North America (Ignoring the weird grip on the retention cord, and all.)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Nov 14th, 2014 at 6:12am
Guys... please resize your pictures!!!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Oxnate on Nov 14th, 2014 at 8:19am

Toby wrote on Nov 14th, 2014 at 6:12am:
Guys... please resize your pictures!!!



YES PLEASE!!

It's very easy.  This:

(img height=500 width=500)http://slinging.org/forum/yabbfiles/Attachments/image_133.jpg(/img)

Will give you this:



Which is much nicer.  And everyone will be able to see it.

Otherwise it's a case of TB;DNL (Too big, did not look)


Not to mention the extra strain on the server having to show those huge images.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jauke on Nov 14th, 2014 at 10:31am
I don't actually see any pictures here on the board but only links to the pictures, so I don't see why I should resize them? When you click on the link it opens up in the correct size.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Nov 14th, 2014 at 11:51am

AncientCraftwork wrote on Nov 14th, 2014 at 10:31am:
so I don't see why I should resize them?

Here is why :
http://caldazar.free.fr/img/slings/Capture.PNG
That's what we get when we want to see the whole picture

And this is what we get when we open the page :
http://caldazar.free.fr/img/slings/Capturenormal.PNG

Click on the pictures to get them real size :)

and I have a fairly big screen !

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jlasud on Nov 14th, 2014 at 2:04pm
OK,i got it now .Thanks Jauke!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jauke on Nov 14th, 2014 at 4:00pm
@Caldou, but I don't see any pictures in the first place on this board. I also cannot quote people. See the given picture of what I see in your post.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Nov 15th, 2014 at 1:38am

Oxnate wrote on Nov 14th, 2014 at 8:19am:

Toby wrote on Nov 14th, 2014 at 6:12am:
Guys... please resize your pictures!!!



YES PLEASE!!

It's very easy.  This:

(img height=500 width=500)http://slinging.org/forum/yabbfiles/Attachments/image_133.jpg(/img)

Will give you this:



Which is much nicer.  And everyone will be able to see it.

Otherwise it's a case of TB;DNL (Too big, did not look)


Not to mention the extra strain on the server having to show those huge images.

Sorry--That was taken/posted straight from my iPhone. I normally DO resize my photos--I swear! ::) :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Oxnate on Nov 15th, 2014 at 6:15am

AncientCraftwork wrote on Nov 14th, 2014 at 4:00pm:
@Caldou, but I don't see any pictures in the first place on this board. I also cannot quote people. See the given picture of what I see in your post.


To see pictures (and everything else you're supposed to see on the boards)

At the top of this page you'll see this: Slinging.org Forum › General › General Slinging Discussion › Pictures of Slings and Slinging

Click on "General Slinging Discussion".  If you open it in a new tab, it will be easier to read these directions.

Right above this thread, there's a thread that reads "Setting forum templates - sorts 99% of problems - UPDATED: 1-1-2014".  Click on that.

C_A explains there how to see images. 

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jauke on Nov 15th, 2014 at 7:21am

Oxnate wrote on Nov 15th, 2014 at 6:15am:

AncientCraftwork wrote on Nov 14th, 2014 at 4:00pm:
@Caldou, but I don't see any pictures in the first place on this board. I also cannot quote people. See the given picture of what I see in your post.


To see pictures (and everything else you're supposed to see on the boards)

At the top of this page you'll see this: Slinging.org Forum › General › General Slinging Discussion › Pictures of Slings and Slinging

Click on "General Slinging Discussion".  If you open it in a new tab, it will be easier to read these directions.

Right above this thread, there's a thread that reads "Setting forum templates - sorts 99% of problems - UPDATED: 1-1-2014".  Click on that.

C_A explains there how to see images. 


Thanks, it works now! I am sorry for the big pictures. I will resize them.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Nov 18th, 2014 at 11:36am
I just came across this:

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jauke on Nov 28th, 2014 at 8:43am
I made my first ''Rockman'' sling today. For more information and pictures see my blog:

http://slingeren.blogspot.nl/
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jauke on Nov 30th, 2014 at 6:34am
Clay glandes made out of natural clay. For that reason they are not perfect, but they work. Here they are still drying. I think they sling best in a simple leather pouch sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Dec 7th, 2014 at 2:51pm
My first sling done on a marudai!!! It still needs a finger loop but it worked out well for an experiment!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Dec 7th, 2014 at 2:52pm
Dang. Its also my first picture upload from my new phone and I obviously need to learn to reformat lol

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Oxnate on Dec 7th, 2014 at 8:27pm

Tomas wrote on Dec 7th, 2014 at 2:52pm:
Dang. Its also my first picture upload from my new phone and I obviously need to learn to reformat lol


Just do this:

(img height=400 width=500)http://slinging.org/forum/yabbfiles/Attachments/1420573683458.jpg(/img)

Replace the () with [] and you get this:


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Dec 7th, 2014 at 8:57pm
That's my kind of simple answer! Thanks bro!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Rat Man on Dec 17th, 2014 at 6:43pm
Wow.  Gorgeous sling, Tomas!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Dec 17th, 2014 at 10:38pm
Beautiful sling Tomas! Thanks Oxnate for resizing :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Dec 18th, 2014 at 11:09am
Thanks I'm glad you liked it! It was as I mentioned, my first marudai sling. Well, I gotta say, I'll never braid by hand again. I can make a nice sling by hand but all that skill and effort has been dwarfed by this little apparatus. Its also much less strain on your hands.
Everyone should try it even if it is just the kumihino discs you can fit in your hand.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by blackfur2 on Dec 22nd, 2014 at 2:37pm

Tomas wrote on Dec 18th, 2014 at 11:09am:
Thanks I'm glad you liked it! It was as I mentioned, my first marudai sling. Well, I gotta say, I'll never braid by hand again. I can make a nice sling by hand but all that skill and effort has been dwarfed by this little apparatus. Its also much less strain on your hands.
Everyone should try it even if it is just the kumihino discs you can fit in your hand.


Very nice sling do you know any web sites that show you the maruidai/kumihino been think about trying it. Also Is the braid tight enough? The way I saw it on the disk looks like it would not be very tight can you like use bobbins with weights to get it tighter  :-/

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Dec 23rd, 2014 at 12:26pm
Blackfur, it definitely does braid tightly enough. I got a book on patterns but I'm sure there are tutorials on the internet.
My set up is pretty minimalistic. I drilled a hole In a stool to create the marudai and use small cylindrical spice jars as my bobbins. They have screwcaps so I can pour water in them to create weight. Other than that I also use a heavy measuring tape for my middle weight lol
I did it by feel  for the tension... If you want I'll pm you some patterns :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Dec 24th, 2014 at 2:09am
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6lparvcq1g7xm8e/AAAlktv62GrC7d--k2wswlA2a?dl=0#/

some pictures from the museum village http://www.steinzeithaus.de/index.html

Grüsse Hubert

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Dec 24th, 2014 at 6:46am
Wow!!! The freeze frames look awesome!!!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Jan 18th, 2015 at 5:47pm
Another Russian style sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jan 18th, 2015 at 7:02pm
Slick

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by MichaelJ607 on Jan 19th, 2015 at 9:12pm
Hi there! my name is mike I'm a newbie to slinging and I hope to get the ropes of it.  :P I just wanted to share my 2 slings I made.I made these a couple days ago in my free time the small one was the first one it was my prototype and I was trying to make a long sling it turned into a nice short sling the long one is my second sling. I had to improvise the cordage. Each of the 6 cords I used for both was comprised of 8 strings of thick fabric string together technically its a 48 ply braid  :). I made both and used both in about an hour and by used I mean figure out and use some techniques for the first time ever hey I stayed with in...6 ft of my target  ;D  just wanted to share my slings thanks for looking! p.s. the yellow on the other sling is sinew i had.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jan 20th, 2015 at 9:12pm
Pikaru- I like the design so much I made my own version... How did you get the cut out out bits so clean looking? mine looks pretty choppy and uneven :( I used and exacto knife btw

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jan 20th, 2015 at 9:43pm
Mike, amazing work for you're first two slings. Happy slinging :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by MichaelJ607 on Jan 20th, 2015 at 11:24pm
Thanks Walter! Happy slinging. ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jan 22nd, 2015 at 8:58pm
Much better than MY first two slings, Michael! :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by MichaelJ607 on Jan 22nd, 2015 at 11:22pm
Thank you Donnerschlag!  :) I swear I'll write more on the forum when I have time tomorrow. (I don't get much free time over the week.) one of the things that got me wanting to make them was Kult of Athena, they are selling a rather...cheaper looking sling for 24 bucks plus shipping on there site and I thought I could make a better one. The youtube channel Lindybeige got me into it also. I will include a pic of the Kult of Athena one i'm sure anyone on this site could make a better one  ;D (like the ones from the pdf leather cut out section of the forum.)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jan 31st, 2015 at 6:17pm
I posted a pic of a netted pouch sling a while back and wanted to also try a netted split pouch. This is my second attempt. Square netted; Six inches by two. Round braided cords; double retention loop; twenty nine inches pouch ctr to release knot.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jan 31st, 2015 at 7:06pm
That's a great one Walter. How do you make the netting?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Feb 1st, 2015 at 10:15am
Tomas, I used 1/16" two ply jute and doubled it by reverse twisting to increase pouch weight and strength. It takes eight feet of this string to square net each pouch strap.

To make the netted straps, cast on two meshes to a head rope(i used a pencil for a mesh stick), increase on the first and second rows (now there are four meshes), decrease next row. Continue alternating lncreases and decreases until row 9, which is a decrease. Decrease again on row 10 using a slightly larger mstick.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Feb 1st, 2015 at 8:07pm
Tomas, I used an Xacto knife too. I don't know how you cut yours but what I do is make numerous light cuts going over the area several times until I finally cut through the thickness of the material. It is sometimes difficult to keep your cutout even if you try and cut through the entire thickness at once. Just be careful and patient.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Pikåru on Feb 1st, 2015 at 8:08pm
walter, nice work

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Feb 1st, 2015 at 9:53pm
Thanks Pik  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by blackfur2 on Feb 2nd, 2015 at 5:53am

Pikåru wrote on Jan 18th, 2015 at 5:47pm:
Another Russian style sling.


Love this sling how did you attach the pouch ? :-/

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Feb 2nd, 2015 at 6:29am
Thanks for the ideas and info both Walter and Pikaru - the winter has me crafting away waiting for the sun to come back!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Feb 6th, 2015 at 5:32pm
Balearic sling .
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Feb 10th, 2015 at 10:02pm
Here's my EDC sling of two years. The tassel has worn surprisingly little over the years, and so far it's only needed fiber spliced back into the tassel end twice, and the stitching has only been replaced once. (That was also the last time I used anything but smooth ammo with it.)

It's surprising how long a natural-fiber sling will last if you take good care of it. :)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Feb 11th, 2015 at 1:56am
Thats a nice sling Donnerschlag what is it made of exactly?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Feb 11th, 2015 at 7:16pm

Toby wrote on Feb 11th, 2015 at 1:56am:
Thats a nice sling Donnerschlag what is it made of exactly?

Thanks :)
It's made of cotton butcher's twine

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Feb 17th, 2015 at 7:44pm
Soooo, I still can't seem to change the parentheses or even access the item description to resize my picture..... I'm trying from a cheap android phone(hint.... If anybody knows how...).
Won't post a pic this time but,

So its red and black with a "netted" leather pouch.
Made on a marudai :) 

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Feb 22nd, 2015 at 8:48pm
Balearic Sling.

5 weave 1mm hemp cord double coated in jojoba oil and once coated in melted bees wax. Whip is pre-wax cotton that is very tough and woven in. 6 inch pouch. 29 inches from center of pouch to base of ring. Made in America.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Feb 22nd, 2015 at 9:31pm
Nice sling Jaegoor. Why do you twist the two lines on the whip?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Feb 24th, 2015 at 5:29pm
It can be easily repaired. These are for the change.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Feb 24th, 2015 at 5:46pm
Nice work Donnerschlag. Very professional looking.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by squirrelslinger on Feb 24th, 2015 at 9:40pm
Donnerschlag, what type of cotton butcher's twine did you use to make that? All the stuff I've gotten has been stretchy and weak.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by blowgunman123 on Feb 24th, 2015 at 10:56pm
this might be too big... its all of my makings, that looked good.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Feb 25th, 2015 at 12:38am
wow quite the assembly of work. The whips are rad blowgunman123. I like the one split pouch sling the best even though I can tell it is not the sling you spent the most time on ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by blowgunman123 on Feb 25th, 2015 at 2:05pm
Yeah thanks

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by blowgunman123 on Feb 25th, 2015 at 3:16pm
here's a video of me slinging, just recorded it hope you guys like it.  :)
here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcZmT02tqfA

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Feb 25th, 2015 at 4:21pm
good job decent accuracy

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Feb 25th, 2015 at 5:11pm
Good slinging! The way you move your feet is very different but effective.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Feb 25th, 2015 at 5:25pm

Morphy wrote on Feb 24th, 2015 at 5:46pm:
Nice work Donnerschlag. Very professional looking.

Thanks Morphy  ;D



squirrelslinger wrote on Feb 24th, 2015 at 9:40pm:
Donnerschlag, what type of cotton butcher's twine did you use to make that? All the stuff I've gotten has been stretchy and weak.

It's the usual type or butcher's twine.  ;)
I usually get it from Home Depot, although the most-recent repair I made was with some butcher's twine my former room-mate had from some organic store. It was pretty much identical.
However you gotta braid it nice and tight, like the fingerloop-in-progress below.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by blowgunman123 on Feb 26th, 2015 at 12:43pm
Oh yeah and I forgot to say I was slinging at a old kids basketball hoop it's probably a 1 and 1/2x 1/2 a foot, And it was about 15-20m away. i also posted a more videos on the style that i used, if you want to see it better, and i posted a video on another way i sling, its a Modified figure eight. here's the link if you want to watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP46Zi6sgO4
thats the balearic style that i used in my first video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-yBNRU0cAQ
thats the modified figure eight.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Mar 2nd, 2015 at 6:40pm
A sling I made from Fique.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 2nd, 2015 at 7:23pm
Wow HuntsmanSling, that is a good looking sling. Like the color too :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Mar 2nd, 2015 at 11:34pm
Gorgeous work, Huntsman! :)

For some reason, I first read that as "ficus."  :P
Perhaps that should be your next sling-making project?  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Mar 8th, 2015 at 11:53pm
Don't know why, but it seems the Balearic sling I made from raw sisal fiber never made it onto this thread. Even though I finally finished it almost a year ago. :p

It's about 30" long and slings very nicely. As an added bonus, the crack is pretty robust, and scares the crap out of anyone remotely within earshot :)

After working with both untwisted sisal twine and raw sisal fiber, I have to say the raw stuff is world's better. Store-bought sisal twine can be pretty harsh, and rough on the hands. However, raw fiber feels more like braiding long, decently-thick blonde hair. It even has a bit of that bouncy quality that well-conditioned hair has. :)


Still doesn't change the fact that either method still takes, like, 10x more time to construct a sling than with pre-spun cordage. :p
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Mar 9th, 2015 at 12:14am
Wow super impressive work Donner. I love it!!! 

also we need to go slinging on the Washougal river near my house. Excellent slinging.

Or I know of a couple sweet spots along the University of Portland by the tracks along the Willamette River

Sent u a pm.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Mar 9th, 2015 at 12:28am

HuntsmanSling wrote on Mar 9th, 2015 at 12:14am:
Wow super impressive work Donner. I love it!!!

also we need to go slinging on the Washougal river near my house. Excellent slinging.

Or I know of a couple sweet spots along the University of Portland by the tracks along the Willamette River

Sent u a pm.

We should! The weather seems perfect for it too :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 11th, 2015 at 9:08pm
Sisal balearicus horridus

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Mar 11th, 2015 at 11:04pm
Looks fine to me Walter. Wish my failures turned out so good. :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Mar 12th, 2015 at 7:08am
Yep that's a good sling yo

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Mar 13th, 2015 at 5:02am

walter wrote on Mar 11th, 2015 at 9:08pm:
Sisal balearicus horridus

I'm surprised [and jealous] your first attempt turned out that well. It looks great :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Mar 13th, 2015 at 6:35am
ancient sling, new leather
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Mar 13th, 2015 at 7:23am
Very nice Jaegoor.
Here's my latest design :)
The paper shows the start of the pouch template.
Hope it explains well enough.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Mar 13th, 2015 at 9:21am
sehr cool

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Mar 13th, 2015 at 9:46am
Jaegoor;
Your work is truly impressive  and masterpieces,  Icould only dream of owning one of your pieces.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Mar 13th, 2015 at 2:34pm
I love that pouch design Tomas. I haven't seen one like that before.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Mar 13th, 2015 at 4:23pm
Thanks Morphy, its been tumbling around inside my head for close to a year... If you look back a couple pages on this thread you'll see I got.my inspiration from Pikaru's Russian sling and also Walter's netted sling.
Its a birthday present to myself but like all special occasions its a belated one ahaha

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 13th, 2015 at 7:07pm
Thanks guys, but the slings name is appropiate. It's taken three days for a nine oz stone to strsighten most of the kinks and twists out of it :-/

Jaegoor, really cool sling and stone  :)

nine oz rock

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by blowgunman123 on Mar 13th, 2015 at 11:06pm
my new sling, it's a leather split pouch, 2 ft in length, sorry for the bad picture quality. hopefully it's good enough.  :P
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Mar 15th, 2015 at 3:47am
Speaking of horridus Walter... I see you chose an appropriate stone for your sling. Yikes!  :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Mar 15th, 2015 at 4:59am
I dont make as many slings as I once did, but there has been a few lately.  Here is a wool sling, 24 strand braid, pouch is split pouch with a knit piece sewn in.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Mar 15th, 2015 at 5:06am
Same sling.  Would look better with the 24 strand braid going all the way down the release cord, but then there could be no taper.  Such a thick release cord would then be awful to use, and I make even such slings to be effective, not pretty!!!! :D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Mar 15th, 2015 at 5:11am
I found a supplier of cheap jute, and made this sling to try it out.  Simple split pouch, 5-strand braid.  I work fine, but the first few times I used it left me standing in a light cloud of floating fibres  :)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Mar 15th, 2015 at 5:16am
When I had finnished the sling above I saw several posts with pictures of slings with seven-strand braids.  Well, only one thing I could do, so I measured up seven strands of jute and got started....
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Mar 15th, 2015 at 5:16am
same sling...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Mar 15th, 2015 at 5:21am
And when I`m at it, I can`t remember taking pictures of my last "balearic" sling, made some time ago.  I`s simply the basic "how-to sling" from the Foner Balear homepage.  3 strand braid, sisal, bits of an old leather jacket sewn on with waxed flax thread.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Mar 15th, 2015 at 5:22am
Split pouch seen from the other side...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 15th, 2015 at 10:50am
Nice. Especially like the jute sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Mar 15th, 2015 at 11:15am
nice slings,particularly the wool sling like me

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 15th, 2015 at 11:15pm
jute balearic. Was aiming for 28. Got 27"  :-/
weighs 2oz. Feels good. Throws good. Next one is gonna be
braided yucca fiber.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Mar 16th, 2015 at 1:07pm
Nice sling Walter.  That kind of simple split pouch sling, made from a multitude of possible materials, is definitively my favorite to make and use. 

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 16th, 2015 at 1:36pm
Thanks timann :) I like the pouch too, but still like round cords better than flat. A round retention and flat release turning to round will probably work good.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Mar 16th, 2015 at 2:30pm
Trying out stuff like that is a good idea, Walter.  Hmmm, a SITH sling I recieved from Eoraptor years ago has indeed a flat release cord that turns round, and that one works well.  There could be some fun looking into this idea.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Mar 16th, 2015 at 6:11pm
Walter where are you going to get the yucca fiber from? Is it commercially available or something you are going to do yourself?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 16th, 2015 at 7:53pm
Been cutting and pounding a few yucca leaves every year for quite a while now. Dogbane too. Got enough for a sling for sure and will continue to harvest fiber until I get too old to wander the forest. Dogbane is much easier and faster to work, so I planted some a couple months ago.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Mar 17th, 2015 at 12:02am
I have a little experience with yucca but never tried dogbane. It's interesting to me how using different fibers with sling making is like using different woods in bow making. No matter what you use the end product does pretty much the same thing but with a little different soul.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Mar 22nd, 2015 at 3:45pm
28" agave fiber Balearic.  :)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Mar 22nd, 2015 at 4:21pm
Super cool

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Mar 22nd, 2015 at 6:05pm
Nice color combination. And over all just a cool sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Mar 22nd, 2015 at 7:52pm
Cool   :o :o :o

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by blowgunman123 on Mar 24th, 2015 at 12:57pm
Made a new sling out of wool here's a picture, i made it the way that i make my nylon slings that i typically use.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by blowgunman123 on Mar 24th, 2015 at 12:59pm
here's a picture of the nylon sling i have been using recently.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 24th, 2015 at 1:56pm
A 4 strand round braided retention cord. The release cord is flat braided from the pouch then back to a round braid. The round braid makes it easier to add and drop string, but as far as I can tell doesn't make a better (or worse) sling as the last two jute slings both feel and throw the same.  Happiness :)

29 inch jute sling



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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Mar 24th, 2015 at 3:18pm
Thanks Jaegoor, Morphy, and Tomas for your replies.

Walter did you kill that squirrel in the second photo?

Also Walter it's all a preference. I make both flat braid and twisted. I don't think there is much difference in function either. The twisted braid just looks better because it's more uniform and it's what the slings are like where they compete.

The twisted is at the top of the page that you already saw but here is the flat braid, similar to your fine specimen ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 24th, 2015 at 4:12pm
Huntsman, i'm going to braid a yucca fiber sling and will be astonished if it turns out like the sling in you're last pic :)

LOL no. Used to hunt them. Now I feed them  :noidea:

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Mar 24th, 2015 at 4:27pm
nice  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Mar 25th, 2015 at 3:09am
Walter you should start feeding them rocks. from your sling. you might only have to feed them once ;)

& Thank You very much for your kind words. I look forward to seein your Yucca fiber sling

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Mar 25th, 2015 at 3:14am
HuntsmanSling your balearic slings look very good  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Mar 27th, 2015 at 1:43pm
Thank you hubert :)

I stitched on some leather. Below you can see
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Prince21 on Mar 29th, 2015 at 6:41pm
Uploaded in another thread but thought I'd place it here as well...a few different styles (rockman/weaved, balaeric without leather, apache) that I've made. I've made some newer Balearic style ones with the use of leather guards, I'll try to take some pictures and get them uploaded as well


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 1st, 2015 at 12:08pm
This is an old favorite, 27", hemp, which once where pretty :). 
It was worn down into the knot, and I have braided in a new tip.  Now it has started to wear on the new knot.  I don`t think I`ll replace it again when it`s worn out this time.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Apr 2nd, 2015 at 8:30am
Huaraca Ceremonial from alpaca wool 3-color

finger loop- 12 strand flat, 24 strand core

24 strand 2threads+12strand 2threads core
-skeleton lizard
-lizard
-snake
-rhombs 3-color

pouch edge 16strand flat-diamond & zickzack

24 strand nazcabraid;brown 2 threads;black 3 thread;gray 6 threads
24 strand vertikal zickzack reduced to 16 strand spiral frets


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by timann on Apr 2nd, 2015 at 11:21am
That, hubert, is rather amazing.  Sure takes lots of thinking, planning and deep consentration to put all that together. 

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Apr 2nd, 2015 at 12:32pm
That 5th picture showing the profile of the pouch is sexy as hell. Best pouch I've seen in a long time.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Apr 2nd, 2015 at 2:02pm

Excellent work hubert ! It's almost like tapestry its so beautiful

Balearic Sisal Agave 28 inch competition grade.





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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Apr 6th, 2015 at 6:40pm
Found a pretty old sling, garden jute. Didn't like the pouch, so I unwove it to a certain point, then rewove away, until the old jute started to fray-- I continued weaving but it looked more like felting. On the photo, you can see, from right to left, old weave, new weave, and frayed weave.

It did shoot very nicely (very short sling, finger to elbow, and small pouch, for pebble throwing).
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Apr 8th, 2015 at 9:04pm
Nice work Theoros it looks like you could throw a pretty good rock with that pouch

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Apr 10th, 2015 at 4:30am
Thank you- It's a very small pouch (length of my thumb), but it does take the "half-egg" size which I like best--apart from the more readily available pebbles and small stones.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Apr 10th, 2015 at 8:31am
Hemp and leather.
This is my first twisted cord sling and I did it with a drill!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 10th, 2015 at 5:42pm
It has black and decker written all over it  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Apr 11th, 2015 at 9:20am
haha a drill? that's cool  8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Apr 18th, 2015 at 6:45pm
A sling for my girlfriend:) she slings kinda side arm
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 18th, 2015 at 9:44pm
Tomas, I also made a sling for my woman. we played catch for several years  and became better friends and i became a better slinger ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on Apr 19th, 2015 at 6:28am
SLINGPORN

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Apr 19th, 2015 at 8:13am
Walter- glad to see that:) its a nice sling you made!
On the topic of playing catch with slings; I've only played catch a few times(my catching partners used lacrosse sticks or ball gloves) but I noticed a huge improvement in my consistency and my lob.
Maybe bigger strides with that than with any other thing I've done to improve my slinging.
I'm going to get back to that:)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by FoolontheHill on Apr 19th, 2015 at 10:56am
Haven't braided in forever let alone posted, but Ive been caring for my grandpa since grandma died so I have downtime. A rockman, 2 balearics, 2 etruscanish, 1 peruvian inspired, and Large Marge.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 19th, 2015 at 11:19am
Foth, those are nice looking slings. Especially like the second etruscan :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Apr 20th, 2015 at 3:37am
Nice sampling of good slings :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Apr 23rd, 2015 at 6:04pm
Quick sling made with a coin knot

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 25th, 2015 at 11:38am
Looks similar to a netted pouch. Does it loose ammo during wind up?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Apr 25th, 2015 at 12:23pm
No it gripped the stone quite well.
I think you could make a full netted pouch with this knot and it would be amazing. You should make one Walter.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 25th, 2015 at 12:50pm
Amazing in one sense or the other  ;D but still working on a yucca fiber sling. If I would quit braiding and unbraiding I could probably finish it :-/

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Apr 25th, 2015 at 4:37pm
That's good attention to detail. And if its not perfect this time there is always next time!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 26th, 2015 at 7:12pm
Yucca fiber balearic. 27 inches pouch ctr to release knot. weighs 1.5 oz. Throws as well or better than any sling I have made so far. I'm very happy with it.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Apr 27th, 2015 at 12:33am
Sweeeet nice ! This is your first Yucca sling? Once you go agave fibers there is no going back. Looks great Walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Apr 27th, 2015 at 5:33am
Nice piece. I actually thought it was a jaegoor sling at first. If you look back a couple pages you can see his own Balearic and see how similar they are.
BTW is 1.5 oz heavy or light?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 27th, 2015 at 8:07am
Thanks guys :) Have enough fiber to try again.
Tomas, it's heavy enough to dry fire light enough for 3-4 oz ammo.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Apr 29th, 2015 at 3:07pm
Really nice Walter. Well done.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on May 3rd, 2015 at 5:51pm
27" Sisal
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on May 3rd, 2015 at 6:25pm
very nice work. the leather you do not need. it makes the sling slowly. ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on May 3rd, 2015 at 7:39pm
I've never seen leather fitted this way-- not only to protect the pouch from wear (and to ensure better escape for the stone ??) but also along a length of the release cord. To avoid wear ? But should the release cord not be clear of the stone ?

I also wonder why Jaegoor thinks leather slows the sling down. Less flex ? More weight ?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on May 4th, 2015 at 11:46am
Thank you guys. The leather is critical in my opinion. It makes your sling last forever plus it also secures your rock for a more confident release. I put the leather down the length of the release cord because as the rock is released it will sometimes touch and tumble along release cord faster then your eye can see which can cause damage over time.

Jaegoor thinks it will slow the sling down if you put leather because it can make it stiff. However if you don't completely wrap the sisal in leather, but just thread it on one side as I've done then you do not sacrifice flexibility. Every sling is stiff when you first make it, it just takes use to get it into its prime.

As long as the leather is not too thick nor threaded on improperly, Leather does not slow me down, nor does it Luis Pons Livermore. He does the same leather covering as seen here with his hand holding out his slings:
http://slinging.org/forum/yabbfiles/Attachments/download13.jpg

;)


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on May 4th, 2015 at 6:37pm
Huntsman, did you treat that sling with oil? Have you tried bees wax?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on May 4th, 2015 at 8:01pm
Hi Walter,

I have not treated that particular sling with oil yet. If I do I will just give it a light coat of Jojoba oil. It's made of sisal so it already has that durability built in.

I normally just use Bees wax on slings made of softer fiber, like hemp or jute, however it makes them heavy so I've become married to hard agave grass fibers for slings ie sisal, yucca, or fique.

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Post by walter on May 4th, 2015 at 8:12pm
I do the same thing with hemp and jute ;)
will try the jojoba on my yucca sling, but damn it's expensive :'(

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on May 4th, 2015 at 8:21pm
Ya it sure is pricy but it goes a long ways. Don't put too much or your sling will feel like a snake for the next month ;)

AND I have to say it really isn't all that necessary on yucca, but it's like waxing a car, why not? :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on May 14th, 2015 at 7:32am
I messed up!!! Surprisingly I'm not too mad about it
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on May 14th, 2015 at 7:34am
I set up the warps wrong and instead of tightening the weave it unraveled:(

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Blowgunman123 on May 30th, 2015 at 10:18am
made a new video on a new version of figure eight, here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeTvodsbxmE
hope you guys like it.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on May 30th, 2015 at 9:26pm
I think the plane of rotation is more Balearic than fig8 but it looks smooth. If you want to make it more fig8 keep it cocked behind your head.
There is a video I will find tomorrow to illustrate but I think you should look up the CHOT golf technique

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Blowgunman123 on May 30th, 2015 at 10:06pm
i have seen the CHOT technique and i like it but the reason that this works very well is because it gives you more time to wind up before the release, thus giving more power. the first spin is more of a Balearic style spin but the ending is a figure eight. although i will try to bring the sling up directly to my head instead of going around so that it looks more of a figure eight style.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on May 31st, 2015 at 12:11am
I think you're incorporating one of the best elements of the fig8 which is the quick wind up from the starting position.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on May 31st, 2015 at 5:04pm
There is always a discussion about what type of ammunition to use. Many still use old tennis balls. Others sling every stone they find. Some travel to distant beaches to collect the right, perfectly round stones and polish them themselves. Several swear on rusty balls and some do their own pottery. A few even cast lead shots themselves!

But I can tell you: You are all beginners! My shots are braided!  ;)

Cheers from a currently not very active Teg.

(hollow cube braided out of some ornamental gras recycled from an old bouquet of flowers)


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on May 31st, 2015 at 5:22pm
Keep it up TegI've been thinking for a great while that a monkeys fist would make great ammo.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on May 31st, 2015 at 5:59pm
Nice cube, Teg.  The sling is made with flax fiber?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on May 31st, 2015 at 6:55pm

walter wrote on May 31st, 2015 at 5:59pm:
The sling is made with flax fiber?


The sling is made with pita by Jaume Darder (Mallorca).

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Jun 1st, 2015 at 1:32pm
Not a fig-8, but a style with one rotation behind the back ?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Blowgunman123 on Jun 1st, 2015 at 1:41pm
the ending is figure eight, but all that i did was add an extra rotation behind my back as you said, it tends to help with power and a little with accuracy.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Blowgunman123 on Jun 1st, 2015 at 10:28pm
huntsman sling, how do you manage to keep the sisal from coming undone while using the sling? like when you lose string at the end before the twist?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Jun 1st, 2015 at 11:06pm
Attached two steps for how I tie my slings off. Also, unlike the photo, I've been incorporating synthetic into the last 4 inches of my slings so it never wears out. Use the white inners of normal paracord and twist it in. Easy peezy lemon squeezy. The green dot is where you start.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Blowgunman123 on Jun 1st, 2015 at 11:17pm
thanks but, that's not entirely what i meant (although that is very helpful also thanks :) ), like in the release cord if you know what i mean, the taper from the pouch to the knot that you showed, how does the strands that you drop not come out of the braiding?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Jun 1st, 2015 at 11:43pm
The fibers are twisted into the sling right. Well as you twist and fold the weave it creates a lock tight hold on the fibers. So as I throw them off to create the taper I just continue with the other strings in the weave. Later I come back and trim the strands that I threw off. Then candle the little hairs and it stays together.

The below example is a five weave but the strands are folded instead of the typical twist on my others. Just a different look I wanted to try.

..but you can see the strands that were thrown off can later be trimmed. Hope this answers your question.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Blowgunman123 on Jun 2nd, 2015 at 12:13am
ok, thanks  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 5th, 2015 at 10:46am
Huntsman, how wide is the retention cord on that sling?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Jun 5th, 2015 at 1:30pm
the thickest part of the retention cord where it comes out of the pouch is .75 inches as the sling sits right now. I know it looks super wide there in the photo but that's because it was freshly woven. Once it gets broken in it stretches and gets more narrow. It eventually tapers down to a .25 inch where my fingers pinch and right after that I add synthetic (recently) so I don't have to replace the darn whip every week ;)

Title: Re: Picturoes of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 5th, 2015 at 3:15pm
Thanks :) Recently finished a sisal fiber sling, but it's lighter than what I hoped for (1 oz.) Ive got enough yucca fiber for another balearic. Hope to get the weight up to 2 oz on a 28 inch sling.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 5th, 2015 at 3:29pm
Maybe a little better pic of the same sling


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Jun 5th, 2015 at 6:25pm
that looks great man. Respect* Ya the agave slings don't weigh much. The addition of leather helps with that though or just making them thicker like you hinted at.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 5th, 2015 at 6:58pm
Got a niece piece of leather stached away ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Jun 16th, 2015 at 5:43am
It´s been a while since my last post. About a year, I guess.
Have been very busy and still continue being, so my slinging and sling making had to be reduced. But I still continue both, even I have to make some large breaks. There are still some unfinished slings lying around.

So here are the slings I´ve made (or started) since then.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jun 16th, 2015 at 5:46am
and more...
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Post by lakeslinger on Jun 16th, 2015 at 5:50am
Seems a lot, but they´ve been made in a year. Before I made the same amount in much less time.
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Post by lakeslinger on Jun 16th, 2015 at 5:52am
And still more:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Jun 16th, 2015 at 5:59am
For now the last pictures:

(maybe the camera lens needs some cleaning...)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mark-Harrop on Jun 16th, 2015 at 6:57am
Prolific…

:o

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Jun 16th, 2015 at 3:46pm
One more finished.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jun 17th, 2015 at 6:06pm
After going through some old boxes in storage at my parent's house, I stumbled across my very first Aussie pouch, vintage 2008-2009 :)
It's such an early one that it's even labelled--good ol' #194A. :)
I believe it's one of the last few he actually bothered labelling, Lol.

I'm glad I kept the nice, labelled one tucked away, and kept the unlabelled one for actual use instead. I remember accidentally clipping one of my Aussie pouches on sharp desert granite when attempting an Underhand, and I believe it was the companion pouch that came with this one. I was forced to retire it, since the granite clipped through most of one of the straps. :P)

[Posting from tablet,  but I'll resize the photo once my new computer finishes updating.]
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 17th, 2015 at 7:21pm
lakeslinger, have you thought about opening a cyber sling shop :)
Especially like the last sling you posted.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jun 18th, 2015 at 6:22am
Hi Lakeslinger, I'm always amazed at how many slings you're able to make. Nowadays I only spin out one every couple months but I'm slow and finicky.
Do you have a favorite from this batch?
As well, you should try using a marudai. If you're making that many slings it'll make it easier on your hands and give you a whole other spectrum of techniques to try.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Jun 18th, 2015 at 9:34am

walter wrote on Jun 17th, 2015 at 7:21pm:
lakeslinger, have you thought about opening a cyber sling shop :)
Especially like the last sling you posted.


I´ve already thought about selling some slings on e..y, but in Germany slinging is too unknown to sell them for a good price (i.e. making-time vs. earning ratio) and maybe there could be some problems about selling "weapons", I mean if somebody buys it and uses it as a weapon. Maybe it´s not so bad that slings are quite unknown to many people: in Germany they aren´t even mentioned in the weapons law. Our government is quite fast in forbidding "dangerous" things. A sad example is the knife law from 2008, since then we´re not allowed to carry one-hand opening locking knives without a legal reason (which is not specified i.e. depends on the interpretation of the police officer).

The last sling I finished was quite spontaneous, it literally developed itself. Being kind of bored I made a chain hitch with a short piece of thick jute. Then the idea came to try a new pouch design, so I knotted the ends together. The last piece of jute I wove into the inner sides of the chain and there I had my warp cords. Thereafter I picked up a thinner jute cord and wove the pouch using a twisted weave. It turned out nice, but I haven´t tried it yet how it performs.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Jun 18th, 2015 at 9:45am

Tomas wrote on Jun 18th, 2015 at 6:22am:
Hi Lakeslinger, I'm always amazed at how many slings you're able to make. Nowadays I only spin out one every couple months but I'm slow and finicky.
Do you have a favorite from this batch?
As well, you should try using a marudai. If you're making that many slings it'll make it easier on your hands and give you a whole other spectrum of techniques to try.


My favorites are the tut and the rockman sling. Both throw very well. But I think the leather split pouch will turn out very good when it`ll be finished.

The problem with a marudai is that you can´t make a sling like I use to do. I often carry a small plastic bag with cord or an unfinished sling in my daypack and work a bit when sitting for 1/2 hour. Only a few slings I made at home.

At the moment (having skipped finishing the leather split pouch one) I´m working on a cobra knot sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by lakeslinger on Jun 18th, 2015 at 9:50am
BTW thanks to everyone who likes my slings. And a big compliment for all the slings shown here since my visit on this forum about 1 year ago. There are awesome works here.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Jun 18th, 2015 at 11:49am
Verry nice work LakeSlinger. I love them. There are a couple I really like. I agree with you that selling slings online is not cost beneficial in a work/price ratio!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 22nd, 2015 at 7:35pm
My second yucca fiber balearic. The fibers are from Yucca bacatta leaves. First pic is is of the sling still under construction. Second pic is the finished sling.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jun 22nd, 2015 at 10:01pm
Is that a wrist loop on that sling Walter?
Also, were you able to add the extra weight?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 22nd, 2015 at 11:37pm
Tomas, it's a finger loop braided 4" long so it'2"  when folded. Made it a little big so that when I add leather it should be just right. And yes, it feels just about right weight wise and think it will be just right when I add leather. Threw tballs and a few 4 oz rocks from it today. Didn't want to quit. Happiness  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Jun 24th, 2015 at 1:59am
I know the feeling :) Nice job Walter, you're hard work is paying off!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 24th, 2015 at 9:45pm
Thanks Huntsman :)
I harvested the yucca years ago, but never had the time to take on another learning curve. Not sure I want to make anymore slings out of commercial string ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TobyC on Jun 25th, 2015 at 11:26am
jute balearic sling, made with a simple whipping at the end of the release cord instead of a knot.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Jun 25th, 2015 at 2:08pm
Nice. Is the braiding on the retention cord sort of "rounder" than the flat braid on the release cord ?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TobyC on Jun 26th, 2015 at 9:12am
Not very, the angle of the picture just makes it look like that. Sorry about the picture size.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Blowgunman123 on Jun 29th, 2015 at 9:19pm
So i was looking through all of the old posts on this topic and noticed that somebody mentioned a while back that hubert has a tutorial on how to make a tut sling, anyways any of you guys have the link for that?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jun 30th, 2015 at 1:32am

Blowgunman123 wrote on Jun 29th, 2015 at 9:19pm:
So i was looking through all of the old posts on this topic and noticed that somebody mentioned a while back that hubert has a tutorial on how to make a tut sling, anyways any of you guys have the link for that?


Here's Hubert's Tut-sling tutorial. :)
http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1364114006/0

I swear--if I didn't have this tutorial bookmarked, It would be hell to find. It took me three and a half days just to find it again the first time, and that was after only 2 months had passed! Now that it's 2 years old, it would probably be next to impossible.
(I recommended it [and a couple other tutorial threads] to be edited into Aussie's "FAQ and Tutorial" thread, but it probably just fell through the cracks. :( )

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Jun 30th, 2015 at 4:04am
While tidying up, I found my Aussie-sling, which I had thought lost for a few years. Am very pleased. Thanks again, Aussie.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jun 30th, 2015 at 5:25am

Thearos wrote on Jun 30th, 2015 at 4:04am:
While tidying up, I found my Aussie-sling, which I had thought lost for a few years. Am very pleased. Thanks again, Aussie.

I may not use mine much, but I still love 'em too :)
(I usually opt for a seatbelt sling when it comes to non-braided slings, which happens to be another Aussie original)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Jun 30th, 2015 at 8:14am
It's the best for tennis balls, with its lovely cradle of a pouch-- good for target practice in parks. I'd like to try against a tennis practice wall (they have this square aiming point in the centre).

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Jul 9th, 2015 at 9:26pm
A sisal sling I made. I pre dyed the strands before I put it all together.

No sythetic whip yet, I add that after it breaks in which takes about 3 weeks. Hope you like it!

8-)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Jul 10th, 2015 at 5:19pm
I found this sling-- a nylon cord PJ model-- in a pocket. Took it for some spins, inspired by Huntmansling's recent posts. Alas, the pouch is too flat, and the cord is too slippy, so that, for the first in a long time, the stones escaped the pouch. I cannot get, with this thickness of cord (?) the right cupping of the pouch. I will dispose of this, in favour of rockman models or pouches of rougher material.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Jul 12th, 2015 at 4:16pm
27" Sisal Balearic 3 pattern
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jul 20th, 2015 at 2:29pm
Deadly
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Jul 21st, 2015 at 9:38pm
;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Jul 23rd, 2015 at 4:48pm
A bit on the heavy side no ? :p

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Jul 28th, 2015 at 1:03pm
Just made, Sisal 25.25" Balearic split pouch target sling.

Fire themed  8-)


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jul 28th, 2015 at 2:50pm
Yaaaaaaaaaa that's bossum!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dusansky on Jul 28th, 2015 at 3:24pm
Wonderful sling Huntsman!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 28th, 2015 at 5:55pm
8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Jul 29th, 2015 at 11:52pm
Thanks guys I really owe all my sling making abilities to this forum and people like you  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Blowgunman123 on Jul 31st, 2015 at 6:57pm
I made a new whip, it's a white and black 5 1/2 foot bullwhip, it has a full black turks head knot on the end then a transition knot, the plaiting is a 12 strand herring bone over two plaited belly's with a bb loaded core. It took me about 4-5 hours to make surprisingly. The handle is a two strand diamond plait. :)
my picture taking skill has still yet to increase, but hopefully it looks nice, in person it looks pretty nice.  ;D
Its cracks and works very well, i'll probably upload a video later tonight, and add a link here.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 31st, 2015 at 7:53pm
Looks good blowgunman! And your right. Your photography skills are definately not at the same level as your braiding ability :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Jul 31st, 2015 at 8:16pm
Looks cool Blowgunman. I like the white and black contrast on it, even if it is a whip and not a sling  :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Jul 31st, 2015 at 8:17pm
Another sisal 25.25" Balearic split pouch target sling.

Aquatic camouflage themed this time  8-)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 31st, 2015 at 8:51pm
Nice sling. I like the color combo. Did you buy or dye the fiber? And are you starting the splt the way Donner did it in his tutorial?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Jul 31st, 2015 at 9:11pm
Thanks walter!

I always dye my fibers myself. I use a product called Rit Dye. And, I've actually never seen Donner's tutorial, though I would like to now that I know it exists! ;)

My split method/ transition is sort of something that I stumbled upon through trial and error and it's still evolving. IMO it is one of the hardest parts of making a sling, and to be honest, I still have difficulties getting it right.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 31st, 2015 at 9:56pm
I'm using a cell phone otw I would put up the link. I was going to start a new topic asking what (exactly) is the difference in a balearic to say a sierra nevada. I think it's the knee ( Donner's glorious x) and the belly (an increase of fiber from the beginning of the pouch to it's end), I see an opportunity to ask here :-/

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Blowgunman123 on Jul 31st, 2015 at 10:58pm
Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI_Mq04wYeU
i guess i'll use an iphone if i get one, it will probably make a huge difference to the quality of the pictures. ;)
15-37 is a newer version of the underhand flick that i recently came up with. As you can tell my continuous side-arm flick still isn't good, but its getting better.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Jul 31st, 2015 at 11:20pm
Nice I gave it a like. Some loud ones there but I'm sure the audio quality doesn't do justice.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Blowgunman123 on Jul 31st, 2015 at 11:39pm
Thanks, and yeah the sound doesnt give it any justice, its a lot louder.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 1st, 2015 at 10:08am
Learned a new knot!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qrcr_J2OVME
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Aug 1st, 2015 at 1:19pm
sweet nice job. Will you continue the celtic bar for the entire sling?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Aug 1st, 2015 at 3:36pm
Pretty cool looking sling Tomas!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 1st, 2015 at 6:02pm
Well, it was just a pair of laces I made into the rough version you see in the picture. I'll make the polishes version later on but I mainly just wanted to share the knot.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Aug 4th, 2015 at 5:41pm
This sling goes to one of our very own slinging.org members!

A sling Dusansky just ordered. Don't worry Dusan the leather is going to be added tonight then it ships tomorrow!

"Burned wheat" theme as requested   :)




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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 4th, 2015 at 6:01pm
Nice! It really does have a scorched look!
This one is butchers twine and sport cord, 28".
And leather- this stuff is super thick and cushy,  I can honestly say its about as nice a piece of leather as I've ever seen. This sling really feels about perfect for me.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Aug 4th, 2015 at 6:16pm
Thanks I appreciate it. I was really unsure if I was going to nail the "burned wheat" theme while I was taking the dyed sisal out of the buckets. I'm happy with it though.

I like your sling Tomas. No idea how you attached the woven bit to the leather, but it looks pretty clean however you did it ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 4th, 2015 at 7:06pm
I used a square braid and braided around the tails of the leather. The great thing about using round and square braids is that you can braid around a core. You might like it better than a flat braid if you try it out for yourself:)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dusansky on Aug 5th, 2015 at 10:28am
Ohohooooo I love this one ! this sling really look like it is burned! Im eager to try this beauty !! Last thing I need is that this sling will hurl firebolts  :D.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dusansky on Aug 7th, 2015 at 11:46am
Very nice square braid! even how it is attached to pouch looks nice. Loop is two finger?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 7th, 2015 at 1:27pm
Yep for my middle and ring fingers:) I used to feel like my single finger was gonna pop off when the sling snapped open so I upgrades to two fingers and I never looked back:)


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Post by Dusansky on Aug 7th, 2015 at 1:35pm
Hmm... interesting, never thought much about it... I need to try it !  ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Aug 7th, 2015 at 7:45pm
Dusansky's sling with leather protection ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Aug 17th, 2015 at 3:20pm
Used in recent slinging-- very soft jute, quite nice to sling with, but the release cord suffers much wear. Was too lazy to put on whipping, so I bound the end with white electrician's tape. It actually works well, but is very ugly.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 17th, 2015 at 3:33pm
Can you buy hockey tape in your end of the woods Thearos? I like using that stuff.

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Post by Thearos on Aug 17th, 2015 at 5:01pm
What is it ? Never heard of it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 17th, 2015 at 6:51pm
It's grip tape for hockey sticks..... If you can't find any over there I can send you a few strips thru the mail. Its a great thing.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Aug 18th, 2015 at 1:17am
Nice I like the pouch on your sling Thearos :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 18th, 2015 at 3:47pm
Sling from a few years ago... Back in action!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Aug 18th, 2015 at 4:28pm
hmm that is nice tomas! Why ever did you put it out of action? ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Aug 18th, 2015 at 7:00pm
I like the look the gutted paracord gives it :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 19th, 2015 at 1:19pm

HuntsmanSling wrote on Aug 18th, 2015 at 4:28pm:
hmm that is nice tomas! Why ever did you put it out of action? ;)

Same reason I stop using all my slings... I made another! Ahaha really I found it too heavy back then but I like it now. I sometimes think I'm close to settling on a final design but then I learn something new and start in a new direction.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 23rd, 2015 at 9:13am
Made this little sling for my friend to hang in his car:)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 23rd, 2015 at 9:14am
Six strand half round, half flat braid. One of my favorite braids:)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Aug 24th, 2015 at 11:17pm
My third wildcrafted yucca fiber sling. Twenty eight inches pouch ctr to release. One and a half oz. It took four yucca leaves to make this sling. It takes 2 hours to dry process one leaf. :-?


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Aug 24th, 2015 at 11:27pm
Would like to know how the balearic pouch is supposed to be brought together. I have always matched left to right side cords which results in an overlapped pouch, which doesn't seem quite right for this type sling. Did something different on this sling. Is there a right/wrong way? Better way?
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Aug 24th, 2015 at 11:41pm
You're getting dang good dude. For sure the transition points from retention to pouch or pouch to release cord are the hardest when weaving fibers. I'll try to do a photoshop diagram to help you when I get home from Seattle, but I found that bundling too many fibers too soon when combining the pouch into the release cord leads to lumpiness. It's really hard to describe.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 25th, 2015 at 6:50am
Walter Donnerschlag(sorry about the spelling) has a tutorial where he explains how to split the braid with a "knee". I think its in the tutorial section:)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 25th, 2015 at 7:00am
Couldn't fins Donner's tutorial but this guy is from the Balearic islands and does it all proper. Here's his youtube- scroll down to see his three part explanation.
https://m.youtube.com/user/AurelioApe

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Blowgunman123 on Aug 25th, 2015 at 10:36am
here's a link to donner's tutorial: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1382647725/0

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Blowgunman123 on Aug 25th, 2015 at 1:26pm
Well this is what i ended up with, its 32 inches long from the center of the pouch to the finger loop. It has a Balearic style release cord. a leather pouch attached to the braided paracord via timothy potters method. the release cord is a 3 strand flat braid that tapers by the paracord guts being cut steadily, thus giving a smooth no burn or knot taper. the retention cord is a 4 strand round braid. i think it looks pretty nice, what are your thoughts? :-?
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 25th, 2015 at 2:34pm
Its gonna outlast you and your kids lol I like it. Simple but well made.

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Post by walter on Aug 25th, 2015 at 3:02pm
Looks real good Blowgunman. Nice work  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Aug 25th, 2015 at 5:55pm

Tomas wrote on Aug 25th, 2015 at 7:00am:
Couldn't fins Donner's tutorial but this guy is from the Balearic islands and does it all proper. Here's his youtube- scroll down to see his three part explanation.
https://m.youtube.com/user/AurelioApe


Thanks Tomas! Anyone rejoining the pouch straps using this method?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Aug 25th, 2015 at 6:21pm
I sorta do walter. So on each pouch strap there are 5 groups as ya know. On each strap it's 3 groups going one way and 2 groups going the other. When combining, you just gotta face the 3 groups on each strap toward eachother and overlay them one side at a time.

also that 3 part video is the one I was talking about in the PM sent a little bit ago.

Edit:

o also blowgunman baller job dude!!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Aug 27th, 2015 at 2:41pm
Deer skin Sisal spectra fiber whip 26.5 inch
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Aug 28th, 2015 at 5:49pm
Another nice sling Huntsman  8-)
Can't believe how fast you can braid them up :-?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Aug 29th, 2015 at 11:07am
Finished a sling last time I was 2000 years ago :
http://caldazar.free.fr/img/slings/longheavystocked_mini.JPG
http://caldazar.free.fr/img/slings/longheavyopen_mini.JPG
With its release cord at 125 cm (plus 17 cm of pouch), it is specialized in small peebles, those around 1000g ::)
Still have to try it to see how the attachment stand the stress.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Aug 29th, 2015 at 1:31pm

walter wrote on Aug 28th, 2015 at 5:49pm:
Another nice sling Huntsman  8-)
Can't believe how fast you can braid them up :-?

Thanks big guy I appreciate it. Haven't I told you? I've been cloning elves for quite some time now.  ;) :D

Nice sling Caldou. Looks to be hemp maybe?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Aug 29th, 2015 at 2:33pm
It's flax :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Sep 4th, 2015 at 1:33am
My latest leather deer skin covered sling. Aqua marine themed this time. Just sent this bad boy off to Europe :(
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Sep 4th, 2015 at 11:00pm
Another good looking sling Humtsman! Nice color combo too  8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Sep 5th, 2015 at 8:20pm

walter wrote on Sep 4th, 2015 at 11:00pm:
Another good looking sling Humtsman! Nice color combo too  8-)


Thanks dude the blue camo is inspired by the Coast Guard as that's the branch of the military I've been looking into recently

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Sep 5th, 2015 at 9:51pm
The coasties could probably use a a good slinger/sling braider  ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Xenovora on Sep 7th, 2015 at 11:03am
HuntsmanSling, those slings you make, they all look very similar and all super lovely looking! You seem to have mastered the technique for that type of sling making... I believe its the Balearic style sling, right? Sorry I'm a bit new here if I'm wrong hehe. I am curious though, how do those slings you make, which appear to be quite thick and firm but impossible to tangle actually perform? Im sure they are very functional and durable, but in comparison to a single paracord strand (thinner than 550) with a small leather pouch which I'm guessing would have significantly less air resistance as one of those you make, can you shoot anywhere near as far with a sling of the same length? How much % distance / power would one gain approximately (best guess) from a sling built to speed/range record goals?

I am very interested in making slings geared purely towards performance, without much regard for actual authenticity of historical account based slings of unprocessed material.

With this in mind, can someone recommend me 2-3 slings that will let me throw tennis balls much further than I am already able to do? I am also going to start practicing that long range slinging technique that I see many people use, where they have a 38-50 inch sling and rotate their entire body and let it fly and I want to make a sling that will most fit that goal.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Blowgunman123 on Sep 7th, 2015 at 2:23pm
I use a 52in paracord sling with a 6 strand 3 weave for my pouch, i have found that if you want to fire lighter smaller ammo faster and farther you need a heavy pouch that's why it has a woven pouch. The base tutorial for the sling that i use is here: http://slinging.org/index.php?page=5-strand-woven-paracord-sling-tutorial---jeffrey I will post a pic of it in a few, it was the sling that i fired a tennis ball almost a football field with, so it works. :)
Here's the pic, its not a good one, but you can see the idea. hopefully it makes sense. ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Xenovora on Sep 7th, 2015 at 2:36pm

Quote:
I use a 52in paracord sling with a 6 strand 3 weave for my pouch, i have found that if you want to fire lighter smaller ammo faster and farther you need a heavy pouch that's why it has a woven pouch.


I'm shocked by this, especially that you are referring 'lighter smaller ammo' to a tennis ball... thats about as big as my ammo will ever get. I thought a single strand split pouch of paracord (the simplest of all slings) would have a tennis ball go further than any woven pouch, and definitely more than a leather pouch since there is very little contact when you release. It would make more sense if you were referring to real tiny rocks or ball bearings though.

For the last 2 hours I've been working on making one of these http://www.seekyee.com/Slings/howtos/knotslings.htm But with the "twist braid" mentioned towards the end, however I can't get the loop to be the right size it seems impossible to tighten the braid if I make the loop too large to begin with. So I have to keep undoing it and praying that my loop is the perfect size for 2-3 cycles of twist braid. :-[

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Sep 7th, 2015 at 2:45pm

Xenovora wrote on Sep 7th, 2015 at 11:03am:
HuntsmanSling, those slings you make, they all look very similar and all super lovely looking! You seem to have mastered the technique for that type of sling making... I believe its the Balearic style sling, right? Sorry I'm a bit new here if I'm wrong hehe. I am curious though, how do those slings you make, which appear to be quite thick and firm but impossible to tangle actually perform? Im sure they are very functional and durable, but in comparison to a single paracord strand (thinner than 550) with a small leather pouch which I'm guessing would have significantly less air resistance as one of those you make, can you shoot anywhere near as far with a sling of the same length? How much % distance / power would one gain approximately (best guess) from a sling built to speed/range record goals?

I am very interested in making slings geared purely towards performance, without much regard for actual authenticity of historical account based slings of unprocessed material.

With this in mind, can someone recommend me 2-3 slings that will let me throw tennis balls much further than I am already able to do? I am also going to start practicing that long range slinging technique that I see many people use, where they have a 38-50 inch sling and rotate their entire body and let it fly and I want to make a sling that will most fit that goal.


Thanks and it's always good to see a new sling maker !

Yep Balearic. I started my slinging "career" using only paracord slings. After several years I then transitioned to natural fibers, so that gives you an idea of which one I think is better.(agave based fibers only ie sisal) I do however incorporate a synthetic whip on my slings to make sure they last a long time. So I guess I do a bit of a combo.

The thickness of the natural sisal sling helps keep the retention and release cords in even alignment with the pouch when twirling it around. Sisal is a very light material so although they look heavy, they are in fact pretty dang light. A finished sisal sling is about 2 ounces without the leather coverings. In fact a synthetic of the same thickness is MUCH heavier. O and I've never really felt any "air resistance" related issues with a thicker sisal sling.

In terms of flexibility the sisal slings takes longer to break in than the synthetic. However once broken in it flexes and springs back much better than any synthetic weave.

In terms of distance throwing I see little difference between paracord slings and natural fiber slings. Most of real distance comes from how perfect your throwing form is. In terms of short to medium range I feel that the Balearic sling has a big advantage because of control but that's really my opinion. (I'm sure there are those that disagree hehe)

If you're hooked on the paracord sling here are some examples I made in the past. Might give you some ideas

http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1361159182

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 7th, 2015 at 3:34pm
Tennis balls only go so far cause they are fuzzy and light for their size.
If you are looking for a good long distance sling, I would keep it trim with either a skinny split pouch or a solid pouch that would be smallish for less air drag. I've made lots of the fancy slings but paracord with a leather pouch performs as well or better than ANY of the crafted models... For me.
The Balearic slings do have a lot of stability and you can feel the sling solidly because they're so thick and stiff but a smaller thinner sling will move faster albeit perhaps not quite in the direction you meant ahah

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Xenovora on Sep 7th, 2015 at 3:36pm
The extent of my slinging so far has been standing on one side of the biggest field I can find within a reasonable distance of my house (5-10 miles) with a tennis ball or other rubber ball of similar size and having a friend stand on the other side, and whirling the ball as far as possible to them, with my slings coming apart or the ammo falling out waaay too often. I'm pretty hooked on paracord because its just so easy to use. I don't see any reason to make the cords thicker than a single 550 strand unless I wanted to taper the release end for whip cracking sounds... (which I really wanna do and I am wondering if it can be done with a single 550 paracord strand.) I've let the end fray 2-4 inches on a couple of them that I've made with weaved pouches, but the result is more of an air displacement sound... not very loud, not scary or intimidating sounding at all... nothing like a real whip. More like popping a towel in someones direction lol.

@Tomas, I know tennis balls wont go anywhere near as far as other objects, which makes them more fun and safe IMO since I'm really just playing catch with friends, but I'd like to be able to throw one as far as possible, specifically a tennis ball that is. Not just 'throw object further' but tennis ball further, so when my friends try to throw the same tennis ball, they only get half the distance xD

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Blowgunman123 on Sep 7th, 2015 at 3:45pm
So what i meant was that tennis balls have a large diameter, but are hollow and thus are light, so basically in order for you to get a fast release you need weight in the pouch and when you have a sling that long the pouch needs to be heavy if your firing tennis balls. the paracord pouch is also very small for tennis balls just enough for the tennis ball to stay in so its small just as Tomas said. also if your trying to get a crack out of a paracord sling you don't need a taper, just a one strand masons line short cracker around the length of your index finger, and with enough weight in the pouch and a good release you will be able to get a crack, its especially easy when you use rocks. Legos896 and me have been able to get around 200 meters with rocks he uses a leather pouch and one strand paracord, and his range is almost identical to mine, so you could go any route, after all slinging is a personal preference sport. :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Xenovora on Sep 7th, 2015 at 3:56pm
Thanks for the clarification and tips Blowgunman.

And to everyone else, thank you all for your replies! I appreciate the time you all spent trying to help me. I'll be taking it all in and doing my best to improve based on the advice :) Happy slinging to you all.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 7th, 2015 at 5:40pm
This is the sling I was talking about
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Xenovora on Sep 7th, 2015 at 6:12pm
Wow Tomas, that's exactly what I was looking for a template to make with leather. But what are you connecting the ends with? Is that electrical tape or something? I've just been using whipping with hemp twine which hasn't been too successful.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 7th, 2015 at 6:44pm
The template would just be a thin eye shape with a smaller eye cut out of the center:)
And ya I wrapped hockey on top of my whipping which is sewn through the leather and paracord first.
That sling will need a new release cord soon:)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 7th, 2015 at 6:45pm
Hockey tape*

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Xenovora on Sep 7th, 2015 at 6:54pm
Thanks for the clarification Tomas, I'll get to working on one immediately :) Got the leather in hand!

Does the eye cut out in the center make much of a difference in the slings ability to hold tennis balls? Or would it hold them just about equally well without the hole?

Whats the hole do when it comes to less drag? Does it help any? Unfortunately one will not be able to throw smaller projectiles it seems.. but the 'eye' shape sling rather than a rectangle as the seatbelt sling uses I imagine results in significantly less drag.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Sep 7th, 2015 at 8:45pm

Xenovora wrote on Sep 7th, 2015 at 6:54pm:
Thanks for the clarification Tomas, I'll get to working on one immediately :) Got the leather in hand!

Does the eye cut out in the center make much of a difference in the slings ability to hold tennis balls? Or would it hold them just about equally well without the hole?

Whats the hole do when it comes to less drag? Does it help any? Unfortunately one will not be able to throw smaller projectiles it seems.. but the 'eye' shape sling rather than a rectangle as the seatbelt sling uses I imagine results in significantly less drag.

It's more for the sake of cupping the ammo a bit better. :)
Although lots of people just do it for aesthetic reasons alone. (such as myself)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 8th, 2015 at 6:52am
I put the slit in the middle for function. I've tried flat solid leather pouches and my ammo fell out a lot. So I added the slit and it lets the ammo sink into the pouch a bit more securely. I used to use cupped pouches but they didn't release clean enough for me.
As for air drag,  I'm sure the slit makes no difference at all but I can sling small ammo with the split no problem.
Good luck with thy slinging quest.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Sep 10th, 2015 at 1:44am
My slingingplace:

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Sep 11th, 2015 at 3:52pm
Lovely spot Toby.

Another Sisal Sling. American Patriot Themed red, white, and blue ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Sep 11th, 2015 at 8:09pm
Nice green cool looking spot :)

Huntsman, that sling has made in the usa written all over it ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Sep 13th, 2015 at 4:49pm

walter wrote on Sep 11th, 2015 at 8:09pm:
Huntsman, that sling has made in the usa written all over it ;D

Thanks man!

Here is the patriot sling with leather thrown on

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Sep 13th, 2015 at 4:52pm
Here is another Sisal Balearic, cherry pie themed. Last two pics have leather coverings.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 13th, 2015 at 5:22pm
That's my fave so far Huntsman:) cherry pie lol

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Sep 13th, 2015 at 10:57pm

Toby wrote on Sep 10th, 2015 at 1:44am:
My slingingplace:

Wow, that HAS Toby a good slinging spot  :D
(Couldn't resist)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Sep 13th, 2015 at 10:58pm
Great work, Huntsman!
Now I want pie...  :'(

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 17th, 2015 at 7:28pm
Behold! My precioussssss
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Sep 17th, 2015 at 7:36pm
Nice. Like the way you braid into the edge of the pouch :-?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Sep 17th, 2015 at 7:40pm
The pouch is sewn-in leather ? Or somehow braided in ??

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 17th, 2015 at 8:18pm
The pouch has a Mexican round braid along the edge. Its not actually a braid but a lacing pattern for sewing leather.
So far, this is my favorite design I've Been able to come up with. Critique away, maybe you can see how to improve it:)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Thearos on Sep 17th, 2015 at 8:48pm
It's pretty amazing-- the thick rolled edge on the pouch, and the neat leather sheet.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 18th, 2015 at 8:26am
It was not difficult Thearos, time consuming, yes but no more than making a woven pouch. And its an easier technique. There's several different lacing patterns for edges you could pick any one from YouTube.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Sep 18th, 2015 at 3:33pm
Thanks Tomas and Donner!

& Tomas, you made a beautiful sling. The whip, the pouch, it's all so different  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 18th, 2015 at 9:30pm
Thanks a lot guys:)
I tried it out today and like with many experiments, I wasn't totally satisfied!
I'm probably going to undo the cords remake them a bit thinner.... The pouch is actually separate from the cords so I can replace them fairly easily:)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 20th, 2015 at 6:06pm
Totally did not rebraid the sling! What was I thinking!?!!? I soaked it and stretched it out. It's a big longer and a bit thinner and more along what I wanted it to be:)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Sep 22nd, 2015 at 2:37am
Another day of Slinging:
https://youtu.be/PCgnsXyEvJE

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 22nd, 2015 at 7:41am
What a nice looking place Toby. Slinging paradise!
Have you tried skipping rocks there?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Sep 22nd, 2015 at 1:20pm
Of course my friend ;-)
I´ll put the video up. It was an awesome day!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Sep 22nd, 2015 at 1:43pm
https://youtu.be/8NYhCz7VLi0
fair bit of wind so some went of out of the picture.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 22nd, 2015 at 2:09pm
Brilliant!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Sep 29th, 2015 at 6:52pm
Another burnt wheat themed sling. This one went to Singapore and has a bright yellow spectra line whip ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Sep 30th, 2015 at 8:31am
Nice! Like the wheatie and aqua marine best :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Sep 30th, 2015 at 1:23pm
Thanks walter always appreciated  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 30th, 2015 at 3:23pm
Reminds me I have a Balearic only partially started....time to finish it!

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Post by vetryan15 on Oct 14th, 2015 at 8:58pm
My paracord sling is my everyday carry, i show it off, and market them local as tennis ball throwers for dogs. The other one is my very first time braiding project a rock man sling. With jute. As it's my first one I am still learning to braid and such. It needs to be tighter.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Oct 14th, 2015 at 9:15pm
I have a jute sling very similar to yours Ryan. Great stuff:)

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Post by vetryan15 on Oct 15th, 2015 at 6:21am
@ Tomas.  Thanks, the last thing I gotta do is test it out. Which will happen sometime over the weekend. I can't wait.
Ryan

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Post by HuntsmanSling on Oct 16th, 2015 at 1:04pm
Good work Vetryan15, keep it up ;)

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Post by vetryan15 on Oct 16th, 2015 at 2:19pm
Thanks Huntsman
Ryan

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Post by HuntsmanSling on Oct 21st, 2015 at 2:10am
No problem Ryan.

So here's another one I've been working on that I wanted to share with you guys.

Sisal fiber dyed bright green and black to make a Balearic 25" Sling.

Hope you guys like the color combo!
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Post by vetryan15 on Oct 21st, 2015 at 10:00am
That looks awesome,  sort of like a variation on a camouflage coloring.  I do plan on owning 1of ur masterpieces, in the future.  Huntsman.  I wish I knew u when I was In the San Juan islands last summer.
Ryan

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on Oct 23rd, 2015 at 6:31am
Here's a historical reference. It's Muiredach's Cross from Monasterboice,Ireland. The panel depicts David and Goliath. Although eroded, the sling is still visible.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by dork on Oct 24th, 2015 at 7:56pm
Don't get the chance to visit here much anymore, so just wondering why the pics don't show up. Was the format changed or am I supposed to click on something.

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Post by slingbadger on Nov 3rd, 2015 at 9:47pm
Couple of Palestinian boys using slings against soldiers, from 2014
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jareth_Atian on Nov 4th, 2015 at 1:00pm
So, I have chronic insomnia...and when I can't sleep, I make stuff. Here are a couple of new slings that I put together over the last few days:
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 4th, 2015 at 3:28pm
They look good ;)
What are you going to do with the short cut offs and what kind of knot are you using for the release?

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Post by Jareth_Atian on Nov 4th, 2015 at 4:27pm
For these releases, I'm just using a simple overhand knot...After hearing some suggestions on another thread, I'm thinking of trying release-tabs instead.

As for the short cut-offs...I haven't decided yet. I'm thinking about cutting them flush and adding a dab of flexible fabric-glue to keep them from pulling back/unravelling. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Nov 4th, 2015 at 5:58pm
Man you rock! I wish my first creations looked as good.
If you do glue the loose ends, make sure your glue dries flexible.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Nov 5th, 2015 at 12:08pm

Jareth_Atian wrote on Nov 4th, 2015 at 4:27pm:
As for the short cut-offs...I haven't decided yet. I'm thinking about cutting them flush and adding a dab of flexible fabric-glue to keep them from pulling back/unravelling. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

For the synthetic ones what I used to do before I discovered the glorious light of sisal lol, just trim it very close then take a lighter to it careful not to burn the other strands. When it becomes a gew blob of hot plastic blow on it so it's not boiling hot then smoosh it into the fibers with your finger. That usually holds it.

For the hemp or sisal, try twisting each of your groupings as you braid then you can trim and they don't come loose.

Good job on the work finally someone that can take decent photos of their work :P

Also I suggest going with a smooth release with no knots it's more accurate in my honest opinion..

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jareth_Atian on Nov 10th, 2015 at 10:10pm
Insomnia strikes again! I've been making more of the Egyptian-style woven-pouch slings.

The eye-searingly-bright-neon sling was a proof-of-concept before I bought the #12 tarred braided-nylon bank-line for the second sling. Practicing tapering 4-strand round braids, etc.

Per Huntsman's suggestion, I've stopped putting on release-knots. Thanks!

As always...any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Nov 11th, 2015 at 3:44am
Those are museum shelf case nice. Well done Jareth. The first one the finger loop looks like it might hurt after a while. Sew some leather on that thing. I usually cut a piece 3.75" X 1" for my finger loops. ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Nov 11th, 2015 at 8:00am
Really quite impressive work dude. Do you even find it challenging? Lol
There are two techniques to making a 4 strand round braid that I know of. One passes one thread at at time and the other passes two at a time. You can hide your loose ends inside as if the braid were hollow if you're working on tapering. That way it looks seamless.
BTW did you use Timothy Potter's tutorial or Hubert's modified tutorial? The Potter version has a deeper cupping in the pouch while Hubert's version is shallower.
I think I'm going make a video today to show you the two techniques for the braid.
Check back later.
BTW kinda jealous of your progress.... I really struggled with the tut design at first

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Nov 11th, 2015 at 9:15am
Awesome! I want to make a hemp egyptian too, i guess its lasting much longer than my other slings.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jareth_Atian on Nov 11th, 2015 at 1:21pm
Tomas,

I was using Timothy Potter's tutorials for the braid and for the Egyptian-style woven pouch. The pouch is pretty deep, but with my loom and the number of warp threads I used...it works out to cup a tennis ball just about perfectly.

Thank you on the advice on tapering a round braid. I'll definitely give that a try!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Nov 11th, 2015 at 8:19pm
I did make a video for ya explaining what I meant but I gotta wait til I have WiFi tomorrow.

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Post by Jareth_Atian on Nov 13th, 2015 at 1:51am
I think that I figured out how to taper a round braid...I couldn't sleep last night and I whipped this up. This one was my first attempt at a six-strand round braid...It has juuuust a bit more thickness to it than the four-strand version, makes it easier to pinch the release-cord.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Nov 13th, 2015 at 6:40am
Dang, that was one of the things I had in the video I wanted to show you!
We will have to make a trade soon;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by SoLar on Nov 13th, 2015 at 8:06pm
My sling  :).
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Nov 14th, 2015 at 11:37am
I have been practicing with my braiding and weaving, more so then actual slinging. The first is a rockman with a leather tab. (Rockman is a gift).The second is an apache style. With elk hide and sinew.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Nov 22nd, 2015 at 12:08am
My new one. Braided jute, elk hide, jute whip stitch, elk hide tab, with sinew sewn.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Nov 22nd, 2015 at 6:52am
That sling reminds me of some of mine but my pouches have a small split

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Post by vetryan15 on Nov 22nd, 2015 at 9:40pm
@Tomas.  I haven't experimented with the small slit in middle.  What excatly does it help with? Pinching the ammo better? But this is my new hybrid sling. First time I used a template from this site.  It's water buffalo leather, really tough to cut. I think it's just ruined my scissors.  So leather pouch with 550 paracord. I have yet to get out and try my last few creations.
Ryan
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Nov 23rd, 2015 at 6:42am
Nice sling. It might take a while to break in... Try making it wet before you sling with it to help break ii.
Ya the slit helps keep the ammo in the pouch.

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Post by vetryan15 on Nov 23rd, 2015 at 7:21am
@Tomas.  Thanks

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TobyC on Nov 23rd, 2015 at 8:15am
My jute and leather EDC sling, next to a paracord and leather one that I made for my uncle, who I'm going to teach to sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Nov 23rd, 2015 at 8:34am
@Toby.  Those look great.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Nov 25th, 2015 at 4:58pm

Jareth_Atian wrote on Nov 13th, 2015 at 1:51am:
I think that I figured out how to taper a round braid...I couldn't sleep last night and I whipped this up. This one was my first attempt at a six-strand round braid...It has juuuust a bit more thickness to it than the four-strand version, makes it easier to pinch the release-cord.

Love those tarred bankline slings!!! That has been by far my favorite sling making material for feel, weight, and durability and I've made several similar tut slings myself. http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc495/KenpoFighter1/SSPX0167_zpse66e61b0.jpg  The bottom sling has been my favorite for quite a while now.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kailuakoa808 on Nov 26th, 2015 at 10:51pm
Here is a traditional Hawaiian Ma'a made from Pandanus leaves.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Nov 27th, 2015 at 12:20am
Excellent looking sling kailuakoa808

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Post by hubert on Nov 27th, 2015 at 2:20am

very nice sling kailuakoa808  ;)

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Post by kailuakoa808 on Nov 27th, 2015 at 5:31am
Here is another sling I have made.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kailuakoa808 on Nov 27th, 2015 at 5:36am
This is a sling that I'm fascinated about. I think it is from the Marquesa Islands. Has anyone have any more information on this sling or has replicated it. Would love to learn the braiding technique.
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Post by kailuakoa808 on Nov 27th, 2015 at 5:37am
Thank you also for the kind words!

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Post by Jaegoor on Nov 27th, 2015 at 7:11am
Ich denke es ist eine Technik des makramee. ich suche sie heraus. :o

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Nov 27th, 2015 at 9:34pm
The braid work baffles me on the "Marquesa Island sling." :o

Here is the finished Lizard sling I posted earlier. It has a new home in Australia :)

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Nov 27th, 2015 at 10:27pm
I've got a book on kumihimo with a few braids that seem similar.... I'd be happy to pm you pictures of the instructions.

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Post by kailuakoa808 on Nov 28th, 2015 at 5:04am
Beautiful work HuntsmanSling! The color combination is awesome! Tomas, I'd be interested those pictures please. Here is another traditional Hawaiian braided Ma'a made from coconut husk fiber. Coconut husk fiber is very different to work with.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Nov 28th, 2015 at 6:49am
WOW :D,that coconut husk sling looks awesome.  Seems like it would be a scratchy material.  Would you use leather for wraps, around the finger loop to make sure your finger doesn't go raw, from use?? Or is it a jute like material,  And softer than sinsal?
Ryan

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Post by kailuakoa808 on Nov 28th, 2015 at 5:58pm
vetryan15, thank you for the compliment! Actually this particular coconut fiber is soft, in between jute and sisal. My finger has not gotten raw from slinging this particular sling.

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Post by Jaegoor on Nov 29th, 2015 at 5:24am
wieder eine fertig. Hanf gewaxt
again ready. Hemp with wax.


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Post by vetryan15 on Nov 29th, 2015 at 6:32am
@jaegoor, your work is amazing as well, another fine craftsman you are.
Ryan

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Post by walter on Nov 29th, 2015 at 8:52am
You gotta love fiber art :)

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Nov 29th, 2015 at 2:49pm
Here's all my slings that aren't MIA.
In order starting with the yellow and green leaf one.
Yellow green wool leafy sling - bought from Timothy Potter a few years ago now.
Grey brown wool - SITH trade from Hubert.
Yellow neon mason line - SITH trade from Blackfur.
Brown leather black paracord- Trade from Morphy.
Black leather green and black Sportcord- my own.
Black leather pink mason line - made for my girlfriend.
White leather purple will and white mason line - another for my lady.
Red paracord - my own. (Made for slinging footballs!)
Brown leather grey paracord - my very first sling!!!!
I mostly only keep the ones in given and I have a white and green one like the white and purple I made for myself to go with my gf's but it is missing :(

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Nov 29th, 2015 at 3:51pm
Nice supply of slings there.
Ryan

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Post by kailuakoa808 on Nov 29th, 2015 at 4:29pm
Beautiful slings guys!

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Post by HuntsmanSling on Nov 29th, 2015 at 5:35pm
ya good job with that assortment. The far left one is particularly eye catching

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Post by HuntsmanSling on Dec 1st, 2015 at 6:38pm
No colors added to this personal 24.5 inch balearic rock chucker ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Dec 1st, 2015 at 7:51pm
Good stuff Huntsman, is it any different from the ones you sell?

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Post by HuntsmanSling on Dec 1st, 2015 at 8:54pm
Thanks Tomas. It's essentially the same exact sling except I haven't added the spectra fiber whip yet. It also has cow hide instead of deer skin like on the slings I normally sell. It's a little thicker and cheaper overall. Doing a little experimenting with durability. Cow hide seems to be the best for longevity but lacks the flexibility that deer hide offers.

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Post by Tomas on Dec 2nd, 2015 at 8:39am
It'll break in don't fret ;)

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Post by Tomas on Dec 2nd, 2015 at 8:42am
I've got a sling where the leather felt too stiff at first but it broke in and is perfect now.

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Post by HuntsmanSling on Dec 2nd, 2015 at 2:53pm
Ya you're right just gotta break it in. On second look though I forgot the finger loop on the sling is deer skin. Nice and soft for the middle finger :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kailuakoa808 on Dec 2nd, 2015 at 8:09pm
I love the natural look of that Sling HuntsmanSling.  I would love to order one like that one day. Here is a order I just completed for a good brother of mine.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Timmyman on Dec 6th, 2015 at 7:17am
My New Chubby friend the rock smasher.. She's a Balearic sling.. She's on the shorter side for accuracy at shorter distance..
I apologise for blurry pics.. they are taken on my phone.


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Post by Donnerschlag on Dec 6th, 2015 at 7:21am
Great sling, Timmy! ;D
Did you buy it from one of the Balearic guys, or make it yourself?

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Post by Timmyman on Dec 6th, 2015 at 7:31am
Thanks!
Made it myself  :)
I only sling with Balearic Slings made from sisal/"pita"
There strong enough to withstand the abuse I give them  ;)

This one is a 7 braid


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Post by Tomas on Dec 6th, 2015 at 11:50am
Very nice. And the picture are plenty clear

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Post by Timmyman on Dec 6th, 2015 at 2:56pm
Apart from my fat fingers in the way i just noticed  ;D

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Post by HuntsmanSling on Dec 7th, 2015 at 2:11am
ah a 7 braid..

great sling!

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Post by Timmyman on Dec 7th, 2015 at 4:11pm
Thankyou Huntsman!
;)

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Post by walter on Dec 8th, 2015 at 6:14pm
Yucca leaf fiber sling. Going to replace the knot with whipping at the end of the cracker. Good idea jaegoor :)


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Post by kailuakoa808 on Dec 8th, 2015 at 10:00pm
Do you process the Yucca leaves yourself Walter?

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Post by kailuakoa808 on Dec 8th, 2015 at 10:34pm
Some sling stones made from basalt. Takes a lot of time and patients to crank these out. All are free hand.
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Post by walter on Dec 8th, 2015 at 10:48pm

kailuakoa808 wrote on Dec 8th, 2015 at 10:00pm:
Do you process the Yucca leaves yourself Walter?


Yes. I used Y. bacatta

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Post by walter on Dec 8th, 2015 at 10:51pm

kailuakoa808 wrote on Dec 8th, 2015 at 10:34pm:
Some sling stones made from basalt. Takes a lot of time and patients to crank these out. All are free hand.


Nice stones ;)

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Post by kailuakoa808 on Dec 8th, 2015 at 10:53pm
Thank you Walter! Man I love working with natural cordage. Would not mind trying yucca one day. Great job!

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Post by walter on Dec 8th, 2015 at 11:11pm

kailuakoa808 wrote on Dec 8th, 2015 at 10:53pm:
Thank you Walter! Man I love working with natural cordage. Would not mind trying yucca one day. Great job!


Thanks! Working with natural unprosessed fiber is quite a challenge (for me) yet an extemely rewarding hobby  ;)

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Post by Timmyman on Dec 9th, 2015 at 7:10am
Love it Walter! :)

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Post by Cavemanzhi on Dec 9th, 2015 at 8:45am

walter wrote on Dec 8th, 2015 at 10:48pm:
Yes. I used Y. bacatta


A quick look at Wikipedia says "Yucca baccata specimens from the higher, mountainous regions of the Rocky Mountains is winterhardy and tolerates extreme conditions."

Do you think it'll grow in the UK?  I have what I like to call a "Brown Thumb" because I have managed to kill even the hardiest of plants, but if I let it go au-naturel in the backyard it might have a chance.

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Post by walter on Dec 9th, 2015 at 10:19am

Cavemanzhi wrote on Dec 9th, 2015 at 8:45am:

walter wrote on Dec 8th, 2015 at 10:48pm:
Yes. I used Y. bacatta


A quick look at Wikipedia says "Yucca baccata specimens from the higher, mountainous regions of the Rocky Mountains is winterhardy and tolerates extreme conditions."

Do you think it'll grow in the UK?  I have what I like to call a "Brown Thumb" because I have managed to kill even the hardiest of plants, but if I let it go au-naturel in the backyard it might have a chance.


Maybe too much precip :-/

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kailuakoa808 on Dec 10th, 2015 at 1:02am
A gift to a good brother of mine. Rock man style sling. With woven release tab. Made with Jute.
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Post by HuntsmanSling on Dec 30th, 2015 at 6:36pm
Cool lookin release tab on that sling kailuakoa808!

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Post by HuntsmanSling on Dec 30th, 2015 at 6:39pm
A Balearic Sling I made for a customer who wanted all black. Sisal 28.5 inch Stealth themed!

You'll note that I haven't put the Dacron whip on yet and it needs some more trimming overall ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Dec 30th, 2015 at 8:58pm
Beautiful :)

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Post by TobyC on Dec 31st, 2015 at 4:46am
Looks more like a bullwhip than a sling, but very good looking.

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Post by Tomas on Dec 31st, 2015 at 7:35am
Huntsman, is your retention cord the same thickness end to end?

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Post by HuntsmanSling on Dec 31st, 2015 at 6:26pm
Tomas, from the base of the finger loop down about an inch it is 10% thinner then it thickens and evens out for 20ish inches before beginning to thicken even more for two inches before the split to make the pouch. Hope that makes sense..

Thank you TobyC and walter! :)

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Post by Tomas on Dec 31st, 2015 at 7:34pm
Nice, have you experimented with a more extreme taper? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts since I'm considering making one with an exaggerated tapering

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Post by HuntsmanSling on Dec 31st, 2015 at 7:38pm
I have tried doing a taper on the retention cord from loop to pouch but I had little success. It is exceedingly difficult to get an even taper adding into the fibers of a sling so I just do an even braid on the retention. I also found that an even braid on the retention keeps your sling in better alignment when twirling it around.

Tapering the release cord is easier because it's backwards, you are getting rid of fibers which for me is much easier to keep track of.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Dec 31st, 2015 at 11:36pm
Aye I feel ya on that point. I often start from the pouch and braid out from there. It is def easier to remove strands than to add them.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jan 3rd, 2016 at 6:31pm
This is the same yucca fiber sling I last posted with dogbane whipping and minus the cracker knot, which was replaced with dogbane whipping. The last pic is the dogbane cordage I twisted up and used on this sling :)

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jan 3rd, 2016 at 8:12pm
Way cool
How many plants to a sling?

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Post by walter on Jan 3rd, 2016 at 9:50pm
Thanks Tomas! It took almost five Y. baccata leaves and three feet of dogbane (Apposynum canibinnum) cordage  ;)

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Post by HuntsmanSling on Jan 4th, 2016 at 1:43am
Nice work walter I know how much work and skill went into that sling. You make the most authentic slings on the forum ;)

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Post by Toby on Jan 4th, 2016 at 3:45am

HuntsmanSling wrote on Dec 30th, 2015 at 6:39pm:
A Balearic Sling I made for a customer who wanted all black. Sisal 28.5 inch Stealth themed!

You'll note that I haven't put the Dacron whip on yet and it needs some more trimming overall ;)

Wow! That sling looks deadly like on of these:



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Post by Jaegoor on Jan 7th, 2016 at 11:04am
:o :o :o 8-)
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Post by kailuakoa808 on Jan 7th, 2016 at 4:23pm
Beautiful sling Jaegoor!

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Post by kailuakoa808 on Jan 7th, 2016 at 4:25pm
Natural fibers I'm working with for future slings. The 2 buckets  are Hau "wild hibiscus  bark" and lauhala "pandanus.
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Post by Toby on Jan 8th, 2016 at 9:30am
If you have noisy pictures you can capture pictures with less megapixels. Saves diskspace and time, and might not be less quality.

Also i can then better watch the pictures, because they go waay over to the right.

1280x1024 is enough i´d say.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jareth_Atian on Jan 18th, 2016 at 5:51am
I recently braided another sling from #12 Tarred Bank Line (braided nylon twine with a protective coating). This one was a fairly simple split-pouch sling similar to the one on Dan Bollinger's 'Braided Sling' from the Guides and Articles section of this page...I used a six-strand flat braid for the fingerloop and pouch, and a round-braid for the down-cord and the tapered release-cord.

I've made a bunch o' slings from this material, now. :)



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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jan 18th, 2016 at 7:49am
Nice sling! I've been wanting to try bankline for a while now. It looks grippy.

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Post by abaddoneats on Jan 19th, 2016 at 3:28pm
Here's my baby please let me know what u think of structure ...is fairly short compared to what I've seen but fairly accurate been working on Greek overhand am making a longer one now with thinner cords to test differenc3.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Jan 19th, 2016 at 5:16pm
Nice work Aboddoneats thanks for sharing! Jareth your slings look flawless my friend!

My latest creation for a lady slinger up in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Purple Barney Killer as requested have a look:

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Post by walter on Jan 19th, 2016 at 6:57pm
Woohoo! It's a beauty Huntsman 8-)

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Post by hubert on Jan 25th, 2016 at 5:53am
Huaraca 70cm 
the alpaca wool comes from Peru  ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jan 25th, 2016 at 4:36pm
Very nice! Peru must have very colorful alpacas ;D

Hubert, do you use the wool slings?

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Post by Tomas on Jan 25th, 2016 at 5:39pm
I don't know how you do it Hubert. I've toyed with some 16 strand braids on the marudai and had some success but for you to do it by hand just amazes me! And

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Post by Donnerschlag on Jan 26th, 2016 at 12:48am
Gorgeous 8-)

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Post by HuntsmanSling on Jan 26th, 2016 at 1:33am
Thanks Walter!

&

Wow Hubert very pretty sling ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Jan 26th, 2016 at 3:01am
nice that you like it

@Walter...except a hemp sling for tennis balls, I only use wool slings.

@Tomas...Andean Fistbraid is easy to learn because it is very clear and many patterns are logically.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Jan 26th, 2016 at 4:41pm
Black sisal Balearic at 29 inches with black lacing this time ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jareth_Atian on Jan 27th, 2016 at 6:10am
Huntsman, I continue to be in awe of your workmanship. I'm definitely going to be purchasing one of your slings sooner or later. :)

Oh, hey, here's another sling I put together this afternoon...It's a rockman-style sling made from bonded, braided mason-line. The finger-loop is made using five-strand fishtail-braid, the down-cord is a six-strand round-braid and the release-cord tapers to a four-strand round braid.

Edited to add: Aaaaand another sling using the bonded braided mason-line.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by thebasketcase on Jan 28th, 2016 at 10:36pm
I took a break from sling but now I'm back. Been making slings more than I've been using them. So here what I've been up to.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by thebasketcase on Jan 28th, 2016 at 10:38pm
Another picture
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Post by thebasketcase on Jan 28th, 2016 at 10:38pm
Another
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Post by thebasketcase on Jan 28th, 2016 at 10:39pm
And another
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Post by thebasketcase on Jan 28th, 2016 at 10:40pm
Last one
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jan 29th, 2016 at 9:19am
Solid all over  8-)
Which one works the best?

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Post by Jareth_Atian on Jan 29th, 2016 at 10:38pm
Here's another sling using the bonded braided mason line; it has a Tutankhamun style woven pouch (As seen from T.J. Potter's wonderful tutorials!), an 8-strand fishbone flat braid on the down cord and a round braid that tapers from 9 strands to 4 for the release cord.

At first I thought that the pouch was too stiff to be functional, but after a bit of practice I'm definitely liking the way this sling handles.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jan 30th, 2016 at 11:07am
Nice :)

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Post by thebasketcase on Jan 30th, 2016 at 11:46am
Tomas, all of them work well but there's just something about the simplicity and effectiveness of the leather one that makes it my favorite.

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Post by Tomas on Jan 30th, 2016 at 5:24pm
Ya man, I am the same way. I've made all different kinds of braided slings but the paracord leather model I have can't be beat

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jareth_Atian on Jan 30th, 2016 at 6:17pm
I whipped up another Tutankhamun-style sling using bonded, braided mason line and tarred bank line...this one is has an identical length and weave as the previous sling, I just changed the contrasting color from white to black.

What do folks think, which color combination is more attractive?

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by thebasketcase on Jan 30th, 2016 at 9:17pm
I too used black and orange tarred bank line but to make a modified balearic, but I find I don't use it as much as the because I think it's too "holloweeny". Both of yours are beautiful slings but I'd go with white and orange.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jan 30th, 2016 at 9:24pm
They both look good. Like the color contrast and think you did an overall better job on #2.  What are you using for a release knot?

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Post by Jareth_Atian on Jan 30th, 2016 at 9:44pm
The release knot is a small section of common whipping, held in place by a bit of fabric glue and by a few sewn loops.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Jan 31st, 2016 at 1:12am
Nice job Jareth keep up the good work ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jan 31st, 2016 at 8:13am
I think I also like the one with black better.
I find I do like slings with light colors a lot once they get dirty lol

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Feb 1st, 2016 at 6:35pm


Picture is a little blurry but this is a simple sling I made the other day. First one in a long time.

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Post by HuntsmanSling on Feb 1st, 2016 at 7:25pm
oooo I like the leather covering and the split pouch :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Feb 1st, 2016 at 9:51pm
Looks good Morphy! Would that be jute!

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Post by Morphy on Feb 2nd, 2016 at 2:04am
Yes indeed sir. That be jute. I like it but want to give it some real use before deciding if it's a good fiber for my needs. Is it just me or does jute sometimes feel brittle and weak?

Btw, thanks Huntsman.  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Feb 2nd, 2016 at 2:10am
You're welcome! It's not just you Morphy. Jute is considered a soft fiber and thus is brittle and weak by nature ;)

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Post by Tomas on Feb 3rd, 2016 at 12:56pm
Nice, it looks trim

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Post by HuntsmanSling on Feb 11th, 2016 at 10:48pm
A 31.5 inch Balearic all natural sling. The longest I've ever made for a customer, sent to Barcelona, Spain.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Feb 12th, 2016 at 1:53pm
Very classic H-man.... Your slings are popular world wide!

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Post by walter on Feb 12th, 2016 at 5:21pm
Nice; my favorite color too :)
This is what the tail will probably look like after an hour of slinging.  :( At least it happened to one of mine, which is why i've gone to using a detachable popper  :)


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Feb 12th, 2016 at 7:37pm
Ya the whip breaking is a bugger. The above sling I made is unfortunately just going to be a wall hanger to be looked at which is why I didn't put the dacron whip on like I normally do ;)

I'd like to see your detachable popper if you have some photos walter that would be neat to see how you do it.

Also thanks for the compliments walter and Tomas!  :)

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Post by walter on Feb 12th, 2016 at 9:21pm
Got this from Jaegoor


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Feb 13th, 2016 at 1:27am
I have to admit it's an ingenious way of making a replaceable whip with all natural materials. I just wish there was a way to make the loop where the whip connects seamless without binding, but I understand that is reserved for the finger loop and you can't have both ;)

Thanks walter!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Feb 14th, 2016 at 12:53pm
You could try to splice the braid, it should be feasible with some pointed tool or crocheting hook or other stuff :p

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Post by HuntsmanSling on Feb 15th, 2016 at 12:53am

Caldou wrote on Feb 14th, 2016 at 12:53pm:
You could try to splice the braid, it should be feasible with some pointed tool or crocheting hook or other stuff :p

If you figure out how to do that please share. I would love to know how you accomplished the splice. I cannot figure it out for the life of me  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Feb 15th, 2016 at 6:51am
I almost suggested splicing myself but I feel it would be hard to do with natural fibers.
Basically, the idea is to fold back over and feed the ends back thru the links in the braid.
This image shows the idea with twisted cord but I'm sure you'll be able apply the technique to your braid
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Feb 16th, 2016 at 1:11am
Thanks Tomas. I tried again today and F'd up pretty bad. I know from left to right it's over, under, over but with a 5 braid I have trouble making it splice flawlessly because I'm splicing into a 5 braid rather than a twisted rope.

I'll keep tryin tho ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Feb 16th, 2016 at 2:23am
Maybe you can use a "passe-fil" (don't know the english name, a thread passer ? ) like this one :

I made one out of some brass thread, twisted the end in a loop and voilà, it works. It's crude, but working :p

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Feb 16th, 2016 at 6:15am
I'll post a video with paracord later this evening:)
I hate splicing BTW but caldou has the right idea. You can us a fid to feed your lines thru or anything with a tapered point like a chopstick.



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jareth_Atian on Feb 17th, 2016 at 3:38am
Is this the 12:30AM meeting for Compulsive Slingmakers Anonymous? I've been told that the first step is admitting that I have a problem...

(The leather boat-sling and one of the rockman-style slings were made in the last 24 hours. I've given away a bunch o' slings and thrown away a bunch more...but the collection continues to grow. :/ )
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Feb 17th, 2016 at 3:48am

Caldou wrote on Feb 16th, 2016 at 2:23am:
Maybe you can use a "passe-fil" (don't know the english name, a thread passer ? ) like this one :

I made one out of some brass thread, twisted the end in a loop and voilà, it works. It's crude, but working :p


I've never seen this before. Wow. You made this yourself?


Jareth_Atian wrote on Feb 17th, 2016 at 3:38am:
Is this the 12:30AM meeting for Compulsive Slingmakers Anonymous? I've been told that the first step is admitting that I have a problem...

(The leather boat-sling and one of the rockman-style slings were made in the last 24 hours. I've given away a bunch o' slings and thrown away a bunch more...but the collection continues to grow. :/ )


I am impressed and amazed by your collection. I like your tut slings the most because they are the most distant from my abilities and they look great Jareth.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Feb 17th, 2016 at 7:21am
Sorry I never did post the video, I'll get it online tonight.
Wow Jareth, you got quite the learning curve!
I'm really curious about the braided Mason's line material- could I persuade you to trade one to me? Seeing as you got all that overstock! If you are making that many slings and want to continue to experiment, I highly recommend trying a marudai braiding stool/platform. You can create some amazing braids with and it will hold the braid tight instead of making your hands do all the work.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Feb 17th, 2016 at 8:05am
That is colorful  :) Nice Don't worry, your braiding will slow down a bit once you get on the wrong side of 65 ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jareth_Atian on Feb 17th, 2016 at 12:07pm
PM sent to Tomas.

Thanks for the suggestion about a marudai stool!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Feb 17th, 2016 at 2:48pm
Hunts, no I didn't made this one, it's a google image search :)
this one seems to be a fisher accessory but to make a simple one you can take some wire, fold it in 2 at around 1/3rd, leave a small loop  and twist the 2 legs together.
Then you feed the loop side along the braided bit (same over/under as when you made it), put the yarn in the loop and pull it out. Rince and repeat with the next thread.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Feb 20th, 2016 at 11:59am
Ah I see, thanks for the information Caldou!

Here is a natural themed sling, but this one has a yellow dacron whip.

The third image has a closeup so you guys can get a better idea of how the dacron is woven into the natural fibers. Hope ya like it. ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jareth_Atian on Feb 22nd, 2016 at 3:33am
So, I haven't completed my full marudai bench yet...but I *did* pick up a small braiding disc and have been experimenting a bit...

These are two tut-style slings made from bonded mason line and tarred bankline. The down-cords and release-cords are braided with simple 8-strand kumihimo round braids. Thanks for the suggestion, Tomas!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Feb 22nd, 2016 at 3:52am
Nice job dude. Gorgeous. The tie off you make on the whip past the release knot is a tough one to keep from eventually coming apart. Maybe you've found a way that I didn't discover when I made slings like yours.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Feb 22nd, 2016 at 7:31am
Great job man, I expected no less!
Huntsman- great job splicing in that tail. Did you get any luck feeding your finger loop back into the braid?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jareth_Atian on Feb 22nd, 2016 at 1:32pm
Huntsman,

I've come across a new method of whipping this kind of braid that I *think* should resist coming apart...Obviously, long-term testing will be required. If there is no visible deterioration after a couple of weeks of use, I'll put together a tutorial.

Thanks!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Feb 24th, 2016 at 2:15am

Jareth_Atian wrote on Feb 22nd, 2016 at 1:32pm:
Huntsman,

I've come across a new method of whipping this kind of braid that I *think* should resist coming apart...Obviously, long-term testing will be required. If there is no visible deterioration after a couple of weeks of use, I'll put together a tutorial.

Thanks!


Alright. Let me know how it turns out Jareth. Good work regardless :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jareth_Atian on Feb 25th, 2016 at 9:45pm
Aaaand one more, this one using hemp cord and a sixteen-strand diamond-pattern kumihimo braid.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Feb 25th, 2016 at 11:36pm
Very nice man. Have you ever considered tying off the end of the whip with one of the strands used in the braid itself? Using one of these strands I half hitch it then thread it back through the braid about a quarter inch above where I made the half hitch. It never comes off because it's part of the original sling. Let me know how that tie off you have there holds up over extended use. Using that sort of tie off you've made there, I never could get mine to hold up to the abuse of whipping over time and I'd be interested to see what you did differently.

Thanks and again good job Jareth!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jareth_Atian on Feb 25th, 2016 at 11:50pm
On the hemp one, I cheat and use a flexible fabric glue inside the last half-dozen braids and then under the whipping. Heh.

For the nylon fibers, I do something closer to what you described: I use one of the strands used in the braid and melt the end to hold it in place. The melted end seems to hold pretty stable.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Feb 26th, 2016 at 5:25am
Holy wow! Did you do that on the stool or on a hand disc? I tried a couple 16 strand braids but found my stool had too small of a circumference and my bobbins got cluttered up.
I dunno if I've seen anybody progress as quick as you J.A, keep it up!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Mar 2nd, 2016 at 5:06pm
A 31 inch sisal Balearic "extra burnt wheat themed" for a customer in Texas. This is pre leather and dacron whip, all natural with some close up pics of the weave.

I hope you guys like it :)

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Post by HuntsmanSling on Mar 3rd, 2016 at 7:29pm
& with leather.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Mar 10th, 2016 at 3:45am
I like the choice of color on the leather Huntsman.

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Post by Jareth_Atian on Mar 11th, 2016 at 7:20am
Here's another sling that I made with a Tut-style pouch and spiral kumihimo braided cords. I used tarred bank line and black/gold/orange bonded, braided mason line. I like the colors...the black bank-line makes the orange and gold really pop.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 11th, 2016 at 7:19pm
@Huntsman & JA, nice work. They are both beeyootifull slings. JA, is a tut a favorite sling style or do you just like the look.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jareth_Atian on Mar 12th, 2016 at 9:31pm
I like the appearance of the Tutankhamun-style slings and they are fun to make, but I also enjoy using them. My favorite sling for throwing tennis-balls in my backyard is a Tut made from tarred bank line.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Mar 13th, 2016 at 1:39am
Thanks Morphy and walter for your compliments! I ended up putting the dark brown leather on the finger loop as well even though it wasn't as soft (customer request) gotta make'em happy ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 20th, 2016 at 4:43pm
I took about 3/4 of an older jute sling apart (didn't like the pouch). Left the finger loop and about a foot or so of the round braid, switched to flat braid, a balearic split pouch, a flat braided release with a detachable cracker.
The sling was 29". It is now 27".  The changes seem to have made an improvement in my accuracy. Probably due to the shorter length.
Happiness
:)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by HuntsmanSling on Mar 23rd, 2016 at 2:02am
Looks like a ton of hard work walter. I know how hard that is to achieve. Well done!

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Post by walter on Mar 23rd, 2016 at 2:08am
Thanks :)

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Post by Morphy on Mar 24th, 2016 at 8:20pm
You do very clean work Walter. I like it. Hey didn't you mention making a yucca sling from hand processed fiber?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 24th, 2016 at 9:30pm
Thanks Morphy! Yes, i've made five balearic slings and one "survival" sling out of yucca leaf fiber.  Truly an addicting pastime :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jareth_Atian on Mar 27th, 2016 at 4:49pm
I threw together two more slings.

The first is a black and white sling with a tut-style pouch. I used a flat-braid on the down-cord and a round-braid on the release.

The second sling uses a spiral kumihimo-style braid (still using the handheld kumihimo disk instead of a marudai bench. Sigh.)  I'm becoming very fond of the color combination of black tarred bank line with the orange/gold/black bonded, braided mason line!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 27th, 2016 at 9:28pm
Jareth, you make some really good looking slings!  Especially like the split pouch sling 8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jareth_Atian on Mar 28th, 2016 at 7:43pm
Walter,

Thanks!

Everyone knows that stones fly further if thrown from a sling braided in bitchin' colors. If I could find an equivalent to bonded, braided mason line in hot-rod red, I could launch stones into space! It's SCIENCE!

Or, um, not. But still, I'm having fun.

Thanks again!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jareth_Atian on Apr 23rd, 2016 at 2:49am
Oh, hey, I threw together a couple more Tutankhamun-style slings this week.

The top two are made from jute; the first was the Tut-style sling that I documented in my youtube video, the second was an experiment with fewer warps in the loom to make a shallower (but also narrower) pouch.

The third sling has the same narrow pouch as the second, but is made from bonded, braided mason line and braided tarred bank line. This one may end up being my personal sling for a while.

Finally, I was inspired by one of Timothy Potter's recommendations on another thread...the pouch on the last sling is broad but has a shallow cup. I just finished that one this morning and haven't had a chance to test it out outdoors yet (it's wet outside).
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Cavemanzhi on Apr 24th, 2016 at 9:28am
A buddy filmed me slinging at the driving range this afternoon, just thought I'd share!  :) My best shot was a little over 200 yards.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1371532202872496&id=1268175331

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Parmenion on Apr 24th, 2016 at 3:20pm

Cavemanzhi wrote on Apr 24th, 2016 at 9:28am:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1371532202872496&id=1268175331


I cant see it  :(

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Blowgunman123 on Apr 26th, 2016 at 7:44pm
I finally made a properly sized and tightly woven Tutankhamen sling, I'm really happy with how this turned out, it's made of wool/ tarred bank line ;D

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jareth_Atian on Apr 27th, 2016 at 1:57pm
That came out really nice! I've never tried making any slings that mix synthetic and natural fibers before.

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Post by walter on Apr 27th, 2016 at 5:26pm
Nice!  I like the color combo.

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Post by Xenovora on May 1st, 2016 at 10:00am
The pattern on the release cord tip is awesome looking!!!

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Post by Blowgunman123 on May 1st, 2016 at 2:55pm
Thanks guys, Jareth this is actually one of my first combos, i like the feel of the wool in hand but its durability isn't enough so that's why i picked to tarred bank line. The pattern or rather lack of pattern was actually made by just having two different colored strands mixed in with my blue wool and then just simply using a twist braid for the cords. it's probably one of my favorite simple yet cool looking patterns. :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on May 5th, 2016 at 1:55pm
Today i had a nice day, of course it had some slinging in it ;-)
I was aiming at the pipe and had one indirect hit and 1 hit just at the point where it comes out the ground. Shot about 30-40 stones.
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Post by Tomas on May 5th, 2016 at 6:36pm
Nice shooting

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Post by HuntsmanSling on May 13th, 2016 at 2:11pm
Balearic Sisal Black and Natural color combo. 29 inch with a dacron whip.
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Post by walter on May 15th, 2016 at 11:04pm
Saweeet Huntsman!

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Post by hubert on May 19th, 2016 at 2:22pm
Huaraca made of Peruvian alpaca wool ,80cm & 60cm
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Post by Tomas on May 19th, 2016 at 7:26pm
Top notch Hubert! One of these days I'll get good enough to compare lol that day is a long way away though

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Post by walter on May 29th, 2016 at 11:25am
This is a nine strand hemp balearic. Strings are 1mm diameter; 2 per strand in finger loop; 4 per in retention and pouch straps. Release cord has 72, tapering to one string on just 4 strands. This sling is 28" from pouch ctr to release; weighs just over 2 oz.

The cracker is attached like a cracker to a fall on a whip and can be replaced in less than a minute. If I make another one, i'll begin the release taper sooner; the last several inches down to six strings and reverse wrapped. That will cut a lot of bulk out of the hitch.

I'm leaving short pieces of the splices and dropped strings until i'm sure the sling is completely stretched out (no glue)


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Post by Jareth_Atian on Jun 17th, 2016 at 6:49pm
Here are three more slings that I made recently.

The first is a simple braided split-pouch sling made from tarred bank line, and the next two are rockman-style slings with release- and down-cords braided from bonded mason-line (and the pouches woven with tarred bank line).
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Post by hubert on Jun 22nd, 2016 at 8:44am
Archäotechnik project: throw a "Sturmtopf"    ;D
Military fireworks of 15th century
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Post by andsparksflies on Jun 23rd, 2016 at 7:45am
This is so far my favorite sling I've made. While it's technically the second one I've made (as the first was lost in the sticks when my buddy let go of both ends...), it seems to work well enough for my skill level (or lack thereof).  :D
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Post by andsparksflies on Jun 23rd, 2016 at 7:48am
I like to tie a celtic button knot at the end of the release cord. it feels safe. like a helmet.

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Post by HuntsmanSling on Jun 23rd, 2016 at 10:50pm
Wow I need to check this forum thread more often there's a whole bunch of cool new posts..

Walter nice work. I know how hard that type of sling is to make so well done.

Jareth your slings look clean and flawless as usual.

Hubert your exploding fire projectiles are awesome. How do you make them and light them on fire? Is there a fuse you light? You should post this in the main forum.

AndSparksFlies nice lookin sling, soon you'll have a whole collection of slings I'm sure!  ;)

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Post by andsparksflies on Jun 24th, 2016 at 12:22pm
;D

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Post by Thearos on Jul 20th, 2016 at 5:25pm
Made with a length of thick nylon clothes line. One knot serves as a toggle at the bottom of my fist, the other is the release knot. Mostly used for large jagged stones. Not good for distance, though.
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Post by walter on Jul 20th, 2016 at 10:07pm
That' s good Thearos! Nice to see you thought to make a simple sling. I had a similar idea. Mine is not a long distance sling either ;D


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Post by Thearos on Jul 21st, 2016 at 4:08am
I like that sling [edit: I mean *your* sling, Walter]-- the material, the crudeness. My sing is so heavy it's almost an effort to dry-fire it (a practice which dear old Aussie used to discourage-- it gives had habits).

[Addendum— it does throw a heavy smasher of a stone, bigger than an egg but smaller than the fist, twenty to thirty paces, with respectable power and accuracy]

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Dan on Aug 8th, 2016 at 9:35pm

Jareth_Atian wrote on Jun 17th, 2016 at 6:49pm:
Here are three more slings that I made recently.

The first is a simple braided split-pouch sling made from tarred bank line, and the next two are rockman-style slings with release- and down-cords braided from bonded mason-line (and the pouches woven with tarred bank line).


Great work! I have tested dozens of slings but I have been using a design very similar to the top one for the last couple years and I have yet to find one I like more!

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Post by Jareth_Atian on Aug 22nd, 2016 at 1:53am
I wove another Tutankhamun-style sling yesterday, this one using tarred-bankline and gold/orange/black bonded+braided mason line. I used a flat fishtail braid for the down cord and a tapering round braid for the release cord. This sling is ~27" from center of pouch to the finger-loop.
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Post by Thearos on Aug 22nd, 2016 at 8:35am
Fit for a king

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Post by walter on Aug 22nd, 2016 at 8:40am
Nice one! Like the color combo :)

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Post by sweslinger on Aug 31st, 2016 at 9:29am
Hiya! New member here, Marcus from Sweden (ja, ja...)!

Anyways, just purchased my first paracord batch a couple of says ago and this is the result so far:

- 3 bolas, two withouth weights that I made just for practicing monkeyfists, and one with 1.5cm steel balls. I'm driving with my neighbours crazy by practicing indoors at night. A hallway and a collapsible shower curtain rod makes for a great practice area ^^

- 2 slings. Only difference between them are the sizes of the pouch. The black is the smaller one (never saw that one coming, huh?) and the pink is slighty wider and longer.

I would appreciate any recommendations for paracord sling patterns, the one I used feels very basic. It is certainly functional, but lacking in pizazz.
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Post by Jaegoor on Sep 1st, 2016 at 4:54pm
Schleuder mit Tasche  :o :o :o
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Post by Jareth_Atian on Sep 2nd, 2016 at 3:22am
I recently constructed these two Rockman-style slings for a customer. They are both the same approximate length, and use a fishtail-style flat braid for the down cord and a tapering round-braid for the release cord.

I like this color combination (the orange-gold-black bonded mason line, and the black tarred bankline) a lot! I think that I'm going to make a Rockman-style sling in these colors for myself, too. :)
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Post by Wingshooter on Sep 3rd, 2016 at 7:28pm
Here is a pouch style I have been working on. The outside lines under tension pull the pouch to cup the ammo no matter what shape it is in. I have only tried it here in the back yard with tennis balls and it looks like it may work really well. Have any of you guys tried this and what were the results. I should be able to go out next week and do some serious throwing. 
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Caldou on Sep 7th, 2016 at 7:35am
Wingshooter, I did a similar sling (almost) : a few pages ago.
It works OK but it's still too short since I didn't do a separate pouch :p

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by RC on Sep 15th, 2016 at 12:31pm
What's up, guys?
Those are pics of my recently made all-jute seabelt-like sling for tennis ball practicing. It's 80 cm long (31,5") with 3-braided string and jute tape that I found at local builder's supply as a pouch. For cords fastening and stopper I've used double Matthew Walker knots, stopper is whipped as well.

I'm rather satisfied with the result, so I'll probably try rockman and balearic next.

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Post by walter on Sep 16th, 2016 at 6:05pm
Good idea and nice work! Got to find some of that tape :)

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Post by vetryan15 on Sep 21st, 2016 at 5:05pm
I really like that jute webbing

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Post by Jaegoor on Oct 11th, 2016 at 4:13pm
Schleuder aus Alpaka Wolle. Speziel für meine Blei Munition.  ;)
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Post by vetryan15 on Oct 12th, 2016 at 7:12am
Jaegoor. Your work never ceases to amaze me

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Post by jeffbonds on Oct 12th, 2016 at 1:21pm
thats a nice looking sling great job

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Post by kicktheotter on Oct 14th, 2016 at 9:27am
Thought I should contribute some pictures of my slings. These were all made by myself. The first one I made was the red paracord one on the bottom right. I used a slingshot pouch and it works really well. It's probably my best sling but then it might just be because it's the one I've practiced with the most.
The one above it is my newest sling made from the same paracord and some leather for the pouch.
All the other slings are simple braided slings with either split pouches or pouches I've braided in some extra string to.
The unusual ones are the top and bottom ones on the left. The bottom one is a sling that has a reindeer antler bead so that I can use as a bracelet and the one above that one is tapered to work as a whip. It... sort of works. I think iit needs a bit more experimentation.
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Post by jeffbonds on Oct 14th, 2016 at 11:33am
thats nice they look great kick

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Post by Jaegoor on Oct 26th, 2016 at 12:13pm
Makrame Sling.
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Post by Blue Raja on Oct 26th, 2016 at 12:21pm
Capital job! The taper is especially impressive.

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Post by walter on Oct 26th, 2016 at 12:57pm
:thumb:   

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Post by jeffbonds on Oct 26th, 2016 at 4:37pm
great sling do you use a jig of some sort or is it all just buy hand im interested in getting into making slings like that all of mine are just really simple no tapering or anything

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Oct 26th, 2016 at 5:31pm
Ich verwende keine schablone. Ich habe nur eine Vorstellung .  Das verjüngen ist aufwendig. Aber sehr funktional.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by jeffbonds on Oct 30th, 2016 at 9:34pm
alright well they look great especially since you didnt have any guides or jigs

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by bonne-voglie on Nov 1st, 2016 at 3:37pm
Hello
A try of tuto for my weaved sling ;o)
4/5 meters (12/15 feet )
the size of the first loop give ( more or less ) the height of the pouch

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Post by bonne-voglie on Nov 1st, 2016 at 3:39pm
pic nr2
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Post by bonne-voglie on Nov 1st, 2016 at 3:40pm
pic nr03
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Post by bonne-voglie on Nov 1st, 2016 at 3:41pm
pic nr 03 bis ;o)
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Post by bonne-voglie on Nov 1st, 2016 at 3:43pm
pic nr 04 / 05 / 06
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Post by bonne-voglie on Nov 1st, 2016 at 3:45pm
pics nr 07 / 08 /
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Post by bonne-voglie on Nov 1st, 2016 at 3:53pm
here is a different way to finish the pouch
( with a ''hole" on the middle can be a kinky mask for halloween ;o)
before every things is tighten,  you ad loop ( you can do it two, three times )but only less then the half way and the loop return to its original point.
Ad: I have forgotten the knot at the end of the weaving of the pouch
The positive point is you Can weave in 5 minutes and unweave in 5 seconds ;0)
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Post by jeffbonds on Nov 1st, 2016 at 7:27pm
nice thanks for the tutorial

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Post by yonderstone on Nov 1st, 2016 at 10:26pm
Nice! Well done!

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Post by deucevongambit on Nov 4th, 2016 at 12:03pm
Here's a sling I made the other day in an attempt to make a sling that was fast, able to accept wide sizes of ammo, and was small and inexpensive to make. 95# paracord from Hobby Lobby, 3 strands at 15' long. Plaited like a Rockman sling with a 3 strand braid for the finger loop, 6 strand plait hold and release cords, 6 strand knotted pouch. Smaller ammo can be a bit hard to throw because it can fall through the pouch and/or the cords are a bit stiff to get that solid feeling you get when your strings pull tight. But egg sized ammo and larger throws so nicely and easily! Throws the same distance with less effort than my favorite woven paracord pouch sling. Possibly one of my favorites!
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Post by walter on Nov 4th, 2016 at 12:17pm
Nice! Really like the pouch 8-)

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Post by bcuyle on Nov 4th, 2016 at 8:12pm
I am new on here.  I love many of the woven slings many of you have posted.  Where would I look for directions on how to make my own? :-/

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Post by Tomas on Nov 11th, 2016 at 9:02am
Another experiment turned out well:)
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Post by Tomas on Nov 11th, 2016 at 9:08am

bcuyle wrote on Nov 4th, 2016 at 8:12pm:
I am new on here.  I love many of the woven slings many of you have posted.  Where would I look for directions on how to make my own? :-/

Check out the FAQ and tutorials header in the "general slinging discussion" section

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Post by jeffbonds on Nov 11th, 2016 at 6:58pm
that looks really nice tomas its really nice looking id assume itd be a really good to throw with sling how do you like it

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Post by Tomas on Nov 11th, 2016 at 10:15pm
It throws great and im selling them for $30-45 depending on the level of detail.
I'll probably make a tutorial but it takes some specialized tools to make it well

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Post by hubert on Nov 12th, 2016 at 4:52am
Very nice Tomas,
Here a tip for a seamless finger loop:
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Post by Tomas on Nov 12th, 2016 at 9:23am
Hubert I thank you for that tip! I often use that same "knot" to embellish zipper heads on purses I make or even to tie on conchos. For anybody who isn't familiar with it, it's called a blood knot.
I dunno how I'd get the pouch to fit through the slit though:(

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Post by hubert on Nov 12th, 2016 at 12:03pm
I saw in a private collection an Apache Sling, from a piece of leather (bridle,stolen at the US Cavalry) with the fingerhole I showed.

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Post by Jaegoor on Nov 22nd, 2016 at 4:13pm
Schaut gut aus Thomas

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Post by jeffbonds on Nov 22nd, 2016 at 10:55pm
nice thanks for the help ill keep that in mind when i get around to making a all leather sling

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Post by Jaegoor on Nov 24th, 2016 at 1:05pm
Sling a la  Makramee
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Post by kicktheotter on Nov 24th, 2016 at 2:07pm
Amazing!

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Post by Tomas on Nov 24th, 2016 at 6:10pm
Pretty cool jaegoor.
Can you tell us about how you made it?

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Post by Jaegoor on Nov 25th, 2016 at 5:31pm
Schwierig zu erklären  :-/

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Post by Morphy on Nov 26th, 2016 at 8:58pm
Tomas, another beautiful design.  Hey it looks like you rounded the leather on the end of the release cord? Did you wet pull it through a round hole? I was going to mention doing that but it seems like you already may have done it if I'm seeing it correctly. You ever consider doing both cords like that?

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Post by blackfur2 on Nov 27th, 2016 at 6:18pm

Tomas wrote on Nov 12th, 2016 at 9:23am:
Hubert I thank you for that tip! I often use that same "knot" to embellish zipper heads on purses I make or even to tie on conchos. For anybody who isn't familiar with it, it's called a blood knot.
I dunno how I'd get the pouch to fit through the slit though:(


Try it like this http://www.animatedknots.com/brummelmcdonald/#ScrollPoint

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Post by Tomas on Nov 27th, 2016 at 10:29pm
Morphy- when I tapered it and beveled the edges it became roundish. It's still actually squarish which I like for keeping track of the inside versus outside. Once it got burnished it made it even rounder. Although it would look cool to have the entire cord(s) slim enough to be round, it would be a weaker sling And wouldn't last near as long.
I really do like having a small stitch line for the finger loop. I like it aesthetically and it is less bulky than a blood knot. I also think it is stronger since the leather remains whole without being split.
I really like this sling. I like the dimensions, the weight, and the fluid feel to it.
I also have a braided sling I'm building that may end up being my best ever. I'm going to make tutorials for both after the xmas season

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Post by slingbadger on Dec 1st, 2016 at 6:42am
Sling made of plaited coconut fibers, wit a toggle of bone and tassel of  human hair. From the Polynesian island of St. Christina.   Now in the National Museum of Scotland.
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Post by Tomas on Dec 1st, 2016 at 8:02am
Wow that's insane craftsmanship.  :o :o :o
Any guesses on,how they made the pouch?

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Post by Parmenion on Dec 1st, 2016 at 10:39am
:o

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Post by kicktheotter on Dec 1st, 2016 at 10:52am
That's beautiful.

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Post by Jaegoor on Dec 1st, 2016 at 12:09pm
Tolle Arbeit

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Post by walter on Dec 1st, 2016 at 1:16pm
Beautiful sling! I'm snagging a copy of this pic :)

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Post by Morphy on Dec 1st, 2016 at 1:36pm
^ditto that.

Wow that's a thing of beauty. 


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Post by walter on Dec 1st, 2016 at 6:42pm
Slingbadger, is there an estimate of the age of the sling?

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Post by slingbadger on Dec 2nd, 2016 at 6:30am
Modern

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Post by SlingerDave on Dec 4th, 2016 at 8:26pm
Finished this tut a few days ago for a friend.
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Post by kicktheotter on Dec 4th, 2016 at 11:27pm
Nice!

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Post by SlingerDave on Dec 5th, 2016 at 5:23pm
These are all the slings currently in my possession. If I were to collect all my slings, I would be going on a long road trip all over the place lol. I estimate this is only one/seventh of the actual number I have made.

part one: natural fibers

From the top left to right: Balearic made from jute, latigo cords with braintan pouch sewn with genuine sinew (made by my brother), leather/jute sling, sisal woven pouches, Tut jute, and finally a sisal Balearic.
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Post by SlingerDave on Dec 5th, 2016 at 5:27pm
Part two: synthetic

From top left to right:woven paracord, paracord/leather slings, rockman, Peruvian influenced, and a second rockman.

That is the state of my current collection.
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Post by vetryan15 on Dec 5th, 2016 at 6:49pm
Those look awesome

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Post by kicktheotter on Dec 6th, 2016 at 3:25am
Some real nice slings there.

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Post by Tomas on Dec 6th, 2016 at 3:01pm
Nice nice nice

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by SlingerDave on Dec 6th, 2016 at 6:28pm
Thanks for the kind words fellas.

Gonna go out on a limb and say that the pouch on the sling slingbadger has graciously shown us was braided using a gaucho style braiding and the center braiding reversed directions whenever it contacted the outer braided rim.

My thoughts anyways. Definitely a work of art.

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Post by Blue Raja on Dec 10th, 2016 at 1:24am
Impressive!

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Post by WojtekimbieR on Dec 10th, 2016 at 12:00pm
Here are the only slings I'm not ashamed of,
a 91cm (36") ultralight single strand 2mm Polyethylene,
a 89cm (35") PE triple-braid with a replaceable cracker
a 43cm (17") triple-braid jute

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Dec 10th, 2016 at 5:14pm
My first international Sling sale.

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Post by vetryan15 on Dec 10th, 2016 at 5:19pm
@Tomas.  Sweet job, I was super excited on my 1st international sale as well. Keep up the good work.

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Post by kicktheotter on Dec 10th, 2016 at 5:29pm
Can't wait for it to arrive! I've been checking the post box every day. As soon as it gets here (and I actually can find the time) I'm heading straight to the field, with that giant frying pan I have for a target in hand, and testing it out :D

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Post by Tomas on Dec 10th, 2016 at 5:50pm
@Otter- I kept your bonua piece out of the picture so you still have some suspense!!!!!!
@Vetryan thanks man, what do you sell?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Dec 10th, 2016 at 6:46pm
I do slings, handmade knives, ferro rods,  just bushcraft gear, but looking ti expand inti other items. I have a small etsy shop

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Post by Tomas on Dec 13th, 2016 at 6:39am
That's pretty cool Vetryan. I hang out with a knife making group and just drew my plans for my second knife last week. Even though I spend a lot of time in the shop I only dabble in it. We basically do steel cutouts but I would love to try doing a blade from stock. My buddy just doesn't have the gear for that at this point.
Btw, if you could post or even message me  on how you make a ferro rod I would be very interested.
Good on ya for being industrious btw

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Dec 22nd, 2016 at 12:50pm
My last project
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Post by SlingerDave on Dec 22nd, 2016 at 5:05pm
I like it  8-). Nice touch with the blue blanket stitch accent on the border.

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Post by Teg on Dec 22nd, 2016 at 6:00pm
[smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Let me guess:
32 strands square braid at the pouch?
Fingerloop maybe 8 strand square braid with 2 strings per strand?
The cords are hard to make out. It could be 16 and 8 strand square braid, slight tapering at the end. But I'm not completely sure about that.
And no core threads?


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Post by hubert on Dec 23rd, 2016 at 2:30am
@Teg  Fingerloch 12 strang flach ; 24 strang rund ; 32 strang rund ;...pouch ...; 32 strang auf 16 strang verjüngt
Es ist im Grunde ein normales Fishgrat nur einfarbig , jetzt weiss ich warum man kaum/ keine einfarbigen Schlingen in den Anden findet...es ist sehr unübersichtlig & nervig zu flechten. (& kein Kern richtig)

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Post by Jaegoor on Dec 23rd, 2016 at 12:55pm
Ist aber eigentlich nicht so schwierig. Da man beim Fischgrad meist zweifarbig arbeitet. Also 8 die eine Farbe und 8 die andere Farbe.  Arbeitet man einfarbig, markiert man 8 mit einem bändchen.  hat bei mir immer gut funktioniert.a :P

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Post by Teg on Dec 23rd, 2016 at 4:51pm
Merci!

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Post by kicktheotter on Dec 26th, 2016 at 6:24pm
I recently got a leather sling from Tomas (which is both beautiful and works great) but he also threw in the package this absolutely incredible leather pouch. I'm not well versed with rope craft so did my clumsy best to put some cords on it and ended up doing a somewhat messy simple braid. It's not as nice as it could be, and I'll probably redo it at a later date but for now it's functional though I did also make it obscenely long. It's really at the very edge of usability but I wanted one crazy long sling so I took the chance.

The second sling I made after I remembered using a braiding board years ago as a kid to make cords and wanted to try for a sling. I was going to do two separate cords but realised I had more than enough to do the whole sling going back to the simple braid and a single extra string for the pouch. It's worked out really well. Instead of a loop it has a longer cord to wrap round your hand. I might try the braiding board with Tomas' pouch at some point...
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Post by kicktheotter on Dec 26th, 2016 at 6:26pm
Sorry for the massive pictures! On my phone now but I can edit them down later (though that might still be a while I'm afraid).

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Post by SlingerDave on Dec 26th, 2016 at 9:02pm
They look good. How long is the one with the leather pouch, 36 inches?

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Post by kicktheotter on Dec 27th, 2016 at 6:04am
More like 43 inches :D It really is a monster. I haven't tested it much but managed to get a stone off with helicopter and fig 8 (Although doing fig 8 with this hurt. Might have to stick to helicopter).

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by SlingerDave on Dec 27th, 2016 at 8:48am
:o :o Trying to get a mental image of fig. 8 with a 43 inch sling... it's not working, but then again it's probably an impossibility anyway for my 5' 6'' frame.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Dec 27th, 2016 at 4:59pm
I'm no giant so it was a struggle but I did it. Damn near tore my arm off but I did it.

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Post by Tomas on Dec 31st, 2016 at 1:45pm
Incredible as always Hubert
kicktheotter- that's a really cool braid!
I'll post about how I attach the cords here on my next sling project just so you can see how I do it.
Looks good though!!!

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Post by Jaegoor on Jan 4th, 2017 at 6:21pm
Balearic Sling ala Jaegoor  ;D
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Post by vetryan15 on Jan 4th, 2017 at 6:24pm
Jaegoor,  your work is so beautiful! ! I enjoy your work so much. 1 day I shall own one

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Post by kicktheotter on Jan 5th, 2017 at 1:34am
Nice!

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Post by Bueron on Jan 10th, 2017 at 2:17am
My latest sling, works very well. I took two of the strongest leather laces I could find, and doubled them up on each side, twice the strength. each one individually had the strength to hold up, so I figured two is as good as one. Double cords seems to work well, doesn't tangle up at all, worth the extra reliability. I will add a better picture once I get a camera phone :).
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Post by Bueron on Jan 10th, 2017 at 2:20am
The knots are a bit looser, but hey, what the hell? that is less damage the knots do to the overall cord, and less memory left. I will later make a similar "double sling" with para cord, see how that goes. With an extra strong pouch, I could make a sling big enough to throw a thirty pound projectile, though I will stick to ten or fifteen pound ones for safety.

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Post by Tomas on Jan 10th, 2017 at 9:30am
I'm looking forward to better pictures!

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Post by Bueron on Jan 10th, 2017 at 12:14pm
I hope to have a friend of mine take pictures of me with it, as well as it being used Today.

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Post by Jaegoor on Jan 12th, 2017 at 7:19am
:o :o :o
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Post by Tomas on Jan 12th, 2017 at 7:54am
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

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Post by SlingerDave on Jan 12th, 2017 at 10:23pm
Pure Beauty!!! I have always wished to learn Peruvian braiding.

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Post by kicktheotter on Jan 19th, 2017 at 12:07pm
I made another braided sling with a braiding board but this one is wool. I recently got a large ball of wool with no real need for it so I wanted to try a sling and it was easy to braid but it's a VERY stretchy sling. I need to give it a proper test but this was only ever really a test piece so it's no great loss if it turns out to only be decorative and I actually really like the black and grey colour scheme. Came out a lot less boring than I first thought it would.

It's 85cm from the centre of the pouch to the end of the release cord. No retention loop because of the braiding style (probably a work around but I'm not knowledgeable enough to know what it is) so the longer cord is simply wrapped round a few fingers.
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Post by Tomas on Jan 19th, 2017 at 5:28pm
Great work my man! I find my projects are constantly evolving and I think you've got some awesome stuff in store for us

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Post by kicktheotter on Jan 20th, 2017 at 4:01am
Thanks! Yeah I'm really liking this method of braiding and I'm definitely going to do some more experimenting.

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Post by Spaghetti Weston on Jan 20th, 2017 at 4:07pm
Hi Folks,

Just want to show you my first and second slings.

Sling 1: Followed instructions found on YouTube on how to make a woven paracord sling, but for my first attempt I used $5 nylon "camping cord" instead. The pouch is about 3". Single string construction, bound with very thin waxed cord. This is my trusty companion - makes a very satisfying whip sound.

Sling 2: Split pouch style made for tennis balls. This is my own design and I cannot blame anyone else if it fails, but I will learn something. Base is constructed with same nylon stuff as described above. Cords are doubled and woven tightly, figure-8 style, with black t-shirt material. Pouch cord is neatly encased with sturdy shoelaces tied in macrame-style square knots. A friend of mine commented that it looks like some kind of B&D device. Maybe I'll call it The Punisher  ;D

I am presently halfway through a jute sling, but already I've had to pause and ponder how to weight it. I'll post pics of it when I find a solution and finish it.

Last photo is me & my new best friends. They fold and fit neatly in my purse along with plenty of river stones (and pebbles for the slingshot) in case I can't find any around.

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Post by walter on Jan 20th, 2017 at 4:34pm
I like #1 best. good work. Good jute makes great slings. If #2 doesn't have any issues, you will have another good sling. Thanks for showing off your work.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by SlingerDave on Jan 20th, 2017 at 6:40pm
I like the first one too. [smiley=thumbsup.gif] Remember slings are flexible extensions of the arm. They can be made out of any flexible material. (Then again, I've never seen a braided sling from cable or wire... Oh Timpa,  ::)) But you get the idea, if it says it's paracord sling it can be made out of anything with the same thickness so long as it isn't weak.

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Post by Jaegoor on Jan 20th, 2017 at 7:36pm
Und noch eine.  ;D
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Post by Tomas on Jan 23rd, 2017 at 9:42am
SLO mo shot on target.
Feel free to advise/critique
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8g-31V-5Apo

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Post by Blue Raja on Jan 23rd, 2017 at 12:31pm
Well thrown.  I am working on my figure 8.  The slo-mo helps a lot.  Thanks

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Post by kicktheotter on Jan 23rd, 2017 at 1:53pm
I'm working on fig-8 too. I still need to try and bring the release down a bit to stop sending rocks into orbit :D

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Post by Morphy on Jan 23rd, 2017 at 9:34pm
Nice shot. If it feels right and it's working, can't ask for much more than that.

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Post by Tomas on Jan 23rd, 2017 at 10:00pm
I definitely self analyze a lot when I catch myself on tape.
Btw I made my friend try slinging there too and he hit the target on his first throw ever! After that it was all misses and I felt better lol

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Post by Jaegoor on Jan 24th, 2017 at 2:30am
Ich selbst mag diesen Stil nicht so gerne. Er ist sehr unflexible. Auch halte ich ihn nicht für gesund . Arbeiten sie mehr aus der Hüfte . Geschwindigkeit und Kraft entstehen genau dort.

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Post by Tomas on Jan 24th, 2017 at 7:21am
Thanks Jaegoor I will focus more on my hips during practice. I will also take a video of myself doing helicopter styles. I never really settled on any one style but am happy to take your advice!

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Post by Blue Raja on Jan 29th, 2017 at 10:49am
Historic image:

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/shepherd-boy-with-a-sling-near-the-grazing-fields-outside-news-photo/3093696?#circa-1920-a-shepherd-boy-with-a-sling-near-the-grazing-fields-picture-id3093696

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Post by Jaegoor on Jan 31st, 2017 at 11:40am
:o :)
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Post by Tomas on Jan 31st, 2017 at 2:54pm
They just keep getting better and better

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Post by Morphy on Jan 31st, 2017 at 8:23pm
What really impresses me, even more than the quality of the work, is how fast Jaegoor makes them. 

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Post by Alex.Ost on Feb 2nd, 2017 at 4:58am
Two pictures from last week. This is at a (momentarily frozen over) lake in the city
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Post by Tomas on Feb 2nd, 2017 at 6:11pm
Beautiful sling!

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Post by okapimike on Feb 3rd, 2017 at 4:38am
http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1722198_1548120,00.html

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Post by Parmenion on Feb 3rd, 2017 at 8:42am

okapimike wrote on Feb 3rd, 2017 at 4:38am:
http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1722198_1548120,00.html


looks like chiaraje but worse.


Quote:
"We were using swords but they were not effective,"

LOL
some of them dont even have bows, just bow looking sticks with springs at the tips (http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1722198_1548100,00.html)
i wonder if they would use a shield if they knew how to make one.

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Post by kicktheotter on Feb 3rd, 2017 at 9:25am
Bow looking sticks they may be but it seems they get the job done. Nasty. It seems that they have really very few casualties though (considering the pretty massive size of forces in the pictures). It briefly mentions "codified, age-old traditions" and I wonder if that controls exactly how the violence is directed and stops it being a real massacre.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by SlingerDave on Feb 7th, 2017 at 1:58pm
This is a cool photo I just found yesterday. It was taken at a amazing event three years back. There is a ultra-marathon group called Fuego y Agua, and they came up with what they call a survival race. The runners had to run 50k/100k and about every 4 miles they had to participate in survival themed activities: making a quick survival bow, starting a bow drill fire, ect. Anyway, my brother and I were some of the volunteers and to pass the time between runners we did a bunch of slinging.
The runners thought it was so cool that next year they added slinging to the competitions, which unfortunately we were unable to attend. They were very crazy, and against our strong advice they used real stones  :o :o :o ( Many of them had never slang before, it was a absolute miracle no one was hurt!!!)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Parmenion on Feb 7th, 2017 at 4:22pm

SlingerDave wrote on Feb 7th, 2017 at 1:58pm:
They were very crazy, and against our strong advice they used real stones


people adapt quickly
3 days ago some 12 year old kids watched me while slinging, after i finished i asked them if anyone wanted to try.
(they didn't even know slings excisted! )
the bolder one tried ,
i showed him the underarm ,
1st try he hit the ground before releasing,
2nd try he didn't release!!! everyone stared at him  :o
i asked him "why didn't you release?"
"oh should i release it?"
Everybody said OBVIOUSLY!

well, after a while everyone had a sling in his hands trying to throw straight
2 of them got pretty close to the target many times , the other two abandoned trying probably because of the slings i gave them (one too short ,the other too long)

complete noobs, noone got hurt , everyone threw stones....




 

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by SlingerDave on Feb 8th, 2017 at 9:00am
Well, I most certainly have trained beginners to sling with stones from the get-go, but I always hit the deck or crouch behind a tree.  ;D

The thing to consider with this situation though, is that they woke up at 3 o clock in the morning, and in order to compete they had to run in these rubber sandal kits they made themselves, so their feet were bloody from running up and down Texas' finest jagged hills and canyons. Then they swam in a frigid river for a few miles. After 8 hours of that, they participated in the slinging challenge, exhausted and very delirious, trust me on that one.  ;) (They were carrying cactus pads in their hands without removing the spines!  :-?)

Different story... a few years ago I was teaching a friendly gentleman and two 12 year old's how to sling. They had each bartered for a sling from me, and I wanted them to be able to leave that day with a relative understanding of how to sling safely. The problem was that there was only ONE tennis ball, each had to wait his turn.

One of the boys wandered off, I didn't think much of it at the time, and thought he could teach himself how to sling. He picked up the ugliest jagged stone this side of the atmosphere, put it in the sling, and began doing helicopter the way most beginners do, rigid, tense, and very fast.  :-? From what I gather, he drew his arm out as if doing jumping jacks, didn't release, and the stone skated across his scalp like a plow through a field.  [smiley=cry.gif] I heard a yell, went to see what happened and found him touching the top of his head, blood trickling down. Thankfully, there was a retired special forces medic around and he fixed him in short order.  :) 

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Feb 13th, 2017 at 11:35pm
My first braided sling. Made out of tarred bank line and is 31 inches folded.
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Post by Tomas on Feb 14th, 2017 at 12:52pm
I like the dimensions

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Post by Drakolith on Feb 14th, 2017 at 10:28pm
UPDATE: I didn't like the pouch of the sling I made after testing it I found that because I didn't braid the pouch tightly it had a rough release and the strings were already fraying quite badly. So I decided to rebraid it. That didn't go well so I had to cut it in half and I improvised and used the cords to go though a leather pouch and 2 other cords to add "whipping" to each attaching side to hold them in place and burned all the strands to keep them from slipping out. Then I modified the pouch a bit and here's the end product. So now I like it better, in my opinion leather grips and releases better... but that's just what I think from my experiences.
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Post by Jaegoor on Feb 15th, 2017 at 12:03pm
Flachband Sling
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Post by Tomas on Feb 19th, 2017 at 11:29am
Progress
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Post by fattybones on Feb 19th, 2017 at 6:29pm
Here's what I've been doing. That tapered release is very accurate, at least indoors with socks.  I can't wait to test that out.  I get all my sling materials at the dollar store :) They even sell river rocks.
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Post by JudoP on Feb 19th, 2017 at 6:58pm
I wouldn't even want to dirty them with rocks! Very pretty.

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Post by walter on Feb 19th, 2017 at 7:26pm
Tomas, your pic is huge and blurry :-?

like your pretty slings fattybones :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Feb 20th, 2017 at 8:19am
Weird. I thought I already posted this, but my post history shows that I didn't?  :-?

Oh well. Here's how I stow my EDC sling. (My trusty cotton apache.)
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Post by Donnerschlag on Feb 20th, 2017 at 8:21am
Also, Hey again. Long time no see~  8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Feb 20th, 2017 at 9:23am
Hwy Donner. How old is that sling now?

Sorry for the picture quality folks, I'm blaming the new phone!
Awesome netted pouch sling btw

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Post by Morphy on Feb 20th, 2017 at 9:26am
That stitching is so perfect it almost hurts. Lol

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Feb 20th, 2017 at 3:50pm
My lord... Yeah I really need to practice my sling making...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by fattybones on Feb 20th, 2017 at 4:02pm
Thanks, you make me feel happy guys!

Donnershlag, I don't know anyone who could sew like that by hand, It looks like it was made in a factory!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Feb 20th, 2017 at 7:24pm
Lol thanks  ;D

I made it in 2013, so the sling's almost 4 years old now. Aside from repairing the tassel 4 times and redoing the stitching twice, I'm kinda surprised the cotton's held up this well.  :-?

As for the stitching, it helps if you lay and nudge the thread around to be exactly how you want it before you cinch it nice and tight. (I also like to use some quilting/fabric glue to attach the pouch to the sling, so I'm not trying to juggle three things at once.)

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Post by vetryan15 on Mar 4th, 2017 at 4:22pm
You do great work. I still have yours. It's one of my favorites

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Mar 8th, 2017 at 9:50pm
Very proud of this. My best sling yet. Any suggestions for names?
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Post by JudoP on Mar 14th, 2017 at 12:12pm
My current slings-

1) 27'' Black Jute Balearic style, skinny in form. 4 strand flat braid with 2 per strand, doubles to 4x4 in belly and then tapers to 4x1. Pouch is split with a leather covering sewed on. I like this one quite a bit- it's quite light and manageable and the black jute is really nice stuff. Kinda thinner/denser than usual.

2) 32'' Jute Balearic style. 5x4 doubling to 5x8 in belly and tapering down to 5x2. Leather covered pouch. Larger and thicker than the black jute version. This is an earlier attempt at a kind of Balearic style sling. It's a bit too heavy/large for my particular tastes though is excellent for tennis balls.

3) 37'' Shaped leather pouch (6 hole style) with paracord arms. 37'' is a bit too long for me, probably should shorten at some point. I like this sling but I don't enjoy putting muddy rough rocks in it as my leather is a bit thin and dainty.

4) 32'' Seatbelt sling with paracord arms and nylon masons' line whipping. This is probably my highest performing sling, very lightweight and strong and that pouch is probably the most reliable I have. I'm planning to make a seatbelt style with leather in the future.

5) 29'' paracord woven pouch. Arms are polyester waxed thread, 4 strand flat braided, slight taper from 3-2 threads per braid. I didn't think this pouch would work well but it's surprisingly safe (at least on rougher rocks). Quite manageable and fast/easy to throw with.

6) 29'' paracord woven pouch- similar to the above although it's a bit bulkier overall. Cords are round braided nylon blinds cord taper from 6-4, also there is a stepped core in the retention cord to give extra taper. Not tested this one yet, hopefully the pouch is as good as the last one and it's not too heavyweight.

7) 30'' semi-split paracord woven pouch. Again made from nylon 2.5mm blinds cord, retention cord is 3 strand braided with 2 threads per strand and release is 6-4 tapered flat braid. My newest sling and not yet tested- I'm hoping this brings the best of split and solid pouch together for super reliability. Weight feels pretty good too.

8) 30'' Rockman style. Paracord weave and nylon masons' line cords 3 strand braided. This is my go to workhorse for large, rough ammunition. Though it handles small stuff surprisingly well too. It's a bit stretchy though which I feel bleeds power and that 'snap' feel.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Apr 7th, 2017 at 7:53am
Harrharr
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Post by Morphy on Apr 7th, 2017 at 8:26am
*Ba-dum chh*   :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by cwoodham on Apr 11th, 2017 at 10:20pm
Hey y'all. This is my current favorite sling. Materials used were paracord and some small paracord like cord
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Apr 11th, 2017 at 10:35pm
I'm usually not a fan of neon colors, but for some reason that really works well with the grey to me.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Apr 11th, 2017 at 11:37pm
My new sling similar to my other here, but it is much longer, about 32 inches, and the stitching is much better, even though the knot pulled through or untied in two places making me have to glue it to the pouch with fabric glue since there wasn't enough thread for me to make a knot (and lead sinker ammunition, Greek glande dated 300 BC (recent birthday gift)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Apr 11th, 2017 at 11:38pm
Inside of pouch (looks better to me than the outside)
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Post by Drakolith on Apr 11th, 2017 at 11:44pm
Close up of glande, for anyone who is interested. It seems to the only part of the inscription left says NIZ, anyone have any idea what the whole think could have been/meant? I'd really like to know.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Apr 13th, 2017 at 8:03pm
This is 1 of 3 balearic style slings  I just made. Sisal, leather pouch, leather finger loop. Tapered release cord, sewn wit real sinew. I definitely won't be making anymore of these.  Unless for family  or friends.
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Post by Blue Raja on Apr 14th, 2017 at 12:18am
Vetryan - very impressive.  That leather looks familiar! 

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by cwoodham on Apr 14th, 2017 at 9:35am
This is a larger paracord sling. The release and retention cords are a round braid. Its a little too stiff for light projectiles but catapults the larger ones.  :)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by cwoodham on Apr 14th, 2017 at 9:36am
Less zoomed in
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Apr 15th, 2017 at 7:29am
Very nice slings gents!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Apr 20th, 2017 at 2:25pm
My Balearic style slings.
African style
Mesoamerican  style
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Post by kicktheotter on Apr 20th, 2017 at 3:20pm
Real pretty. What material is that that you used?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Apr 20th, 2017 at 3:44pm
Thanks. The balearic sling was sisal. The African was jute and mesoamerican was jute and sisal

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Post by Blue Raja on Apr 23rd, 2017 at 11:02pm
Looking good, Ryan! You are well on your way to reproducing every sling known by human-kind.

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Post by vetryan15 on Apr 24th, 2017 at 6:05am
Thanks Marc, I only had to reproduce the 3 for the'Mariners Museum 'down in Newport news Va.  To be used in thier education department. I don't think I will ever reproduce these again. Lol

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Post by Tomas on May 4th, 2017 at 8:42pm
Hi All,
I got a new little sling creation I wanna share with you!
This was the product of me fiddling around with reef knots and cat's paw knots.
This is a very very extended cat's paw knot.
I also am curious if anybody has already made a sling like this!!! If not, then I would like to name it the Cat's paw sling!
I'll probably make a more refined model soon but I had to share the concept
With you. It's easy and tight and took about ten minutes tops and that was the first time with all the fiddling
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Post by Tomas on May 4th, 2017 at 8:49pm
Sorry about the sizing, I have a different phone than I used to and I am not up to date with it yet
Can anybody see a way to tie it off better of any improvements?

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Post by kicktheotter on May 5th, 2017 at 9:39am
Looks good. I might try it out myself.

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Post by Drakolith on May 5th, 2017 at 1:33pm
I usually just use a simple overhand knot, cut the leftover short and burn the end so it melts into a little nub that can't be pulled through.

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Post by Morphy on May 5th, 2017 at 3:45pm
Nice slings guys.

Cwoodham, thats a really nice color combo. Beautiful.

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Post by walter on May 5th, 2017 at 8:17pm
Ten minutes to make a sling?! I would wrap and burn the end. That will take another ten anyway :)

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Post by kicktheotter on May 13th, 2017 at 2:29pm
Sorry not a picture, more lots of pictures one after the other. Didn't realise my girlfriend was filming the tadpoles and she managed to get me doing fig 8 :D

By the way if any of you ever find yourselves in Helsinki go to Lauttasari island. Beautiful scenery and lots of good sling stones.
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Post by kicktheotter on May 13th, 2017 at 2:32pm
These were the sort of size stones I was using. Pretty small but I only had a short sling with quite a small pouch.
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Post by RC on May 22nd, 2017 at 6:00am
Hi there,
I wanted an adjustable sling, so I've made one. It's nothing fancy though, but works well for EDC.

Sling is adjustable in the range of 50-100 cm (20-40 in). Picture setup is for 80 cm (31 in).
The cords are 3 mm and for pouch I've used 2 stripes 15x2,5 cm (5.9x1 in), all from polypropylene.

Knots used are: portuguese bowline for the loop, double overhand as a stopper knot and tautline hitch with extra loop for gripping to cord. Ends of the cords are melted for neat look.

Despite the slippery and splitting of the pouch the sling throws nearly everything. I've lost a few stones, but i guess it's due to me being lame and also some of the projectiles were really small, because I've used what I found.

That being said, I'll probably sniff around now for some leather. I was thinking about one 4 mm layer or two of 2 mm thickness (I dont know the US equivalent), but it'll be probably too stiff. So, if I may ask, how thick are your leather pouches? Also, is there a rule which side (the rough one or the outer one) works better for the inside of the pouch?

Cheers.
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Post by kicktheotter on May 22nd, 2017 at 10:17am
That looks awesome! Great way to make it adjustable as well. I remember seeing a YouTuber say that the rough side can be used for smoother stones and the smooth side for rough stones but to be honest I just use the rough side and keep the smooth side looking nice.

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Post by RC on May 22nd, 2017 at 2:44pm
Thank you kindly.

In your experience (or anyone's else), does the rough side have the advantage? Because I'm wondering - putting the slipping out stones issue aside - how increased friction affects the throws from the physics point of view. I've read topic about riffle spinning, so I guess the more friction the better, but it's only assumption.

On the other hand, I've seen A LOT of balearic slings with 'shiny' side of leather attached upwards.

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Post by vetryan15 on May 22nd, 2017 at 4:50pm
The rough side of leather holds and grips the ammo better

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Post by JudoP on May 22nd, 2017 at 7:41pm
I've always used smooth/shiny side up for pouches. I just don't like the idea of the nice soft side on muddy/rough stones.

If you make the pouch right it will basically never drop stones anyway.

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Post by kicktheotter on May 23rd, 2017 at 1:40am
Really there are so many variables I don't know how well it can be worked out. How rough is rough? What size are the stones? What type of rock? How worn is the leather? All these things could influence it so I think best thing to do is just experiment and see what you prefer.

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Post by RC on May 23rd, 2017 at 6:24am
Thanks for the help, guys!

I was just considering if there is a rule, like it is with elasticity ('the less stretch in sling, the better'), so I could include the knowledge from the step one, which is the design process. If there was a dogma in this field, everyone would be like "what are you, dumb? use this or that and nothing else"  ;D

Since it seems to be more up to preferences, I won't be worrying about doing it the wrong way.

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Post by kicktheotter on Jun 2nd, 2017 at 4:09pm
I realised I hadn't got around to posting one of my newer slings which is really a crime as it's now one of my favourites. It's a pretty simple braided sling that I've made... well not quite a hundred times before but I'm getting there :D This one is a little different from it's predecessors though. I believe Jaegoor made a sling a fair while ago with a handle instead of a retention loop and it really inspired me so I finally got around to making my version with a piece of reindeer antler. It's pretty short, about 88cms from antler handle to release knot, which makes it perfect for Apache style. I'm still getting use to holding the antler rather than the loop, but I really like it and is definitely a favourite in my collection (I think I have enough slings now to officially label it a collection :D ).
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Post by Tomas on Jun 3rd, 2017 at 7:52am
Looks good man

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Post by Drakolith on Jun 3rd, 2017 at 1:50pm
Nice. What's the sling made of?

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Post by kicktheotter on Jun 3rd, 2017 at 2:19pm
Regular cotton string. Almost all of my slings are made of it actually just because it's cheap, easy to buy (or for my dad to steal from his work's store cupboard...) and it's thick enough that the finished sling has a good amount of mass but thin enough that it doesn't end up monstrous.

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Post by Drakolith on Jun 3rd, 2017 at 3:39pm
Ah. Cool.

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Post by RC on Jun 16th, 2017 at 11:12am
So the time has come to make my first balearic attempt. I'm for sure going to exploit this type a lot because I just love the look.

This one is made of 2 mm jute cordage. Almost tightiest 5-braid I could make, 10 strands for the loop, doubled for the retension, doubled again before the pouch. Release tapered to 5 single strands. I may decide to add some pouch covering though.

Functional lenght is 87 cm (34 in). Release is another 26 cm (10 in) longer. Sling weights 85 g (3 oz).

I've spotted some mistakes so I'll improve in the future. Also, I can tell that jute won't be my favourite material.

Anyways, hope you like it!

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Post by walter on Jun 16th, 2017 at 12:02pm
Looks good RC  :) I like 2 oz for balearic slings, but mine are only around 27 to 28" from pouch ctr to release.

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Post by kicktheotter on Jun 17th, 2017 at 6:59am
That's your first attempt? I need to go hide my first attempts a bit lower in the box I keep them in...

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Post by hubert on Jun 23rd, 2017 at 6:20am
Replica of a Sling from England(Vindolanda) 4rd century.
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Post by kicktheotter on Jun 23rd, 2017 at 8:34pm
Wow really nice!

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Post by walter on Jun 23rd, 2017 at 9:48pm
Nice sling hubert! The release cord looks like a round braid. Wasn't expecting that :-?

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Post by Drakolith on Jun 23rd, 2017 at 10:31pm
Nice! How was that design put on? Recently I made a design on one of my slings(with a wood burner, but it just cut a layer of the leather, didn't really burn like I wanted it to, so I colored in the grooves with a pen, I hope it stays) the sling is still in the making.

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Post by Jaegoor on Jun 25th, 2017 at 5:39am
kleine Blei Sling
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Post by vetryan15 on Jun 25th, 2017 at 7:00am
Beautiful work. I would love to own one of your pieces one day

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Post by Drakolith on Jun 25th, 2017 at 2:20pm
Same.

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Post by Morphy on Jun 25th, 2017 at 3:51pm
Looking good guys. Hubert, is that braid historically accurate?

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Post by Drakolith on Jun 26th, 2017 at 11:17pm
Here's my newest sling, and in my opinion, the best looking one I've made. It's made of Kevlar cord in the traditional apache style. I burned the maze design into it (I draw mazes at school when I have nothing else to do, and I like the way they look so I burned a small one on leather and cut a pouch from it) however the burning just cut though the top layer of skin to the felt part, and didn't burn so I had to go and accentuate the design with a pen. Also this is the first time I've put a bit of leather over the inside of the finger loop.
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Post by Jaegoor on Jun 30th, 2017 at 12:38pm
noch eine
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Post by Mersa on Jul 3rd, 2017 at 1:49am
Dyneema. 24inch.
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Post by Drakolith on Jul 3rd, 2017 at 11:38pm
Interesting. If I may ask, what's with the metal beads on the finger loop?

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Post by Mersa on Jul 4th, 2017 at 5:47pm
No sinister plot purely decorative

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Post by Drakolith on Jul 4th, 2017 at 8:19pm
To me, it looks like it would be uncomfortable, but, to each his own.

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Post by Mersa on Jul 10th, 2017 at 4:40pm
Second sling. Originally intended as gift for my niece hence the pink. Slings good gonna be hard to give away.

1.5mm dyneema 250kg MBS
Spliced arms, removable
Horrible made up weave pouch that consumed too many man hours, suited for tennis balls.
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Post by Mersa on Jul 10th, 2017 at 10:48pm
Morning of sling making
Oldest to newest 3 pink made today
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Post by walter on Jul 11th, 2017 at 8:53pm
The first pouch (on  the top) looks the best to me  :)

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Post by Mersa on Jul 18th, 2017 at 6:24am
Been making slings all week
Given 7 away and almost out of dyneema

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Post by Tomas on Jul 18th, 2017 at 4:11pm
Cool pouch on the pink one! How's it throw?

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Post by Mersa on Jul 18th, 2017 at 6:03pm
In the pic of the two the full pink one I gave away , only got a few throws with it but it's probally my best sling yet . The realeased way silky smooth and requires almost no energy in the wind up

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Post by walter on Jul 19th, 2017 at 11:42pm
justice, just a stone throw away


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Post by Drakolith on Jul 20th, 2017 at 4:57pm
Nice looking sling Walter!

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Post by vetryan15 on Jul 20th, 2017 at 5:04pm
That is beautiful, I keep practicing with that braid, but it always kicks my ass.

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Post by walter on Jul 20th, 2017 at 5:40pm
Thanks!  Trying to get that image and text printed on a few tshirts. I guess it's not easy to do from a pic. :noidea:

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Post by Tomas on Jul 21st, 2017 at 7:42am
Did you start the sling at the pouch Walter?
I really like this one

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Post by walter on Jul 21st, 2017 at 10:44am
Tomas, Started at the finger loop. Used dogbane fiber for whipping and release.
The sling is jute.

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Post by Morphy on Jul 21st, 2017 at 12:07pm
Too bad naming slings isnt as prevalent as swords or bows. Justice would be a perfect name for that sling. Nice job!

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Post by walter on Jul 21st, 2017 at 6:00pm
Thanks Morphy, Justice it shall be  :)

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Post by Jaegoor on Jul 22nd, 2017 at 9:47am
Makramee Sling  :)
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Post by vetryan15 on Jul 22nd, 2017 at 9:53am
The master has returned.  Sweet

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Post by cpman on Aug 7th, 2017 at 7:02pm
I recently made two slings that I've really been enjoying.

First is a 23" hemp sling with a solid pouch. The pouch is a bit messy. The retention loop and edges of the pouch are flat 4 strand braids, and the cords are a square 8 strand braid 1/8" thick. The release cord is finished with a matthew walker knot, with an overhand knot as the release knot.

The other is a 29" sisal sling with a split pouch. It's my first ever split pouch sling. In the past, I was pretty resistant to trying a split pouch but this sling is fantastic. It's made with some cheap bailing twine. I love how this one throws. The retention loop and pouch are 3 strand braids, and the cords are round 6 strand braids 1/4" thick. The release knot is a matthew walker knot. I still need to burn off the rest of the "hairiness".

I'm really happy with how both of them came out, and they are both a great improvement over my old sling -- an 18" (yes, only 18") braided hemp sling with a pouch woven shut. They're both a lot lighter than that one and have a much cleaner release.

I'm really shocked at how well the split pouch one handles ammo of all sizes. I love how well I can feel the rocks I throw with it and how clean the release is.

The braided pouch one is also wonderful. I'm pretty accurate with it using the figure 8. It can't handle super big ammo, but it's fun to use it to throw multiple pieces of small gravel.
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Post by walter on Aug 12th, 2017 at 1:49pm
A five strand and a seven strand split pouch sling. The five strand was intended to be an apache. The seven strand a balearic. The only difference between the two types being the pouch covering, which I have'nt got to yet. So right now, I have two more balearics :)


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Post by walter on Aug 12th, 2017 at 7:26pm
the five strand is the top pic in above post. Have sewn on a leather pouch. Not a very good job, but it's on there.  My first apache :D



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Post by Morphy on Aug 12th, 2017 at 10:30pm
Looks good actually. So good I will gladly exchange mine for yours....just a nice guy like that. No? Worth a shot...

So whats the word on the whipping on the release cord? Is that for grip or did you add a replacable cord there, or what?

Nice Job!

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Post by walter on Aug 12th, 2017 at 11:36pm
The end of the release is bent over to form a loop. The whipping holds it in place. I run about nine or ten thin strands through the loop, reverse twist them four or five times, tie a constrictor to hold them in place and now have a replacable cracker. Takes just a few minutes to replace.

I can also hold the release at the end of the release cord, which places the projectile in the middle of the pouch or hold the loop, whicjhplaces the projectile up against the release end of the pouch, which is what I almost always do because I think that causes the projectile to leave the pouch a fraction of a second sooner.

That and a shorter than normal pouch seem to make enough difference that I can throw with slightly better accuracy.  ;)

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Post by kicktheotter on Aug 13th, 2017 at 6:10am
Real nice work! I'm planning on something similar with a horn retention handle. Whether it will come out as nice as these...

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Post by walter on Aug 13th, 2017 at 6:44pm
Looking forward to seeing your new sling KTO  :)

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Post by Mersa on Aug 17th, 2017 at 4:14am
Kangaroo leather 6 strand round braid split pouch 28inch with hemp cord whipping.
This thing took me forever!!!

Can someone let me know if I've mastered the art of resizing pics yet , thanks
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Post by JudoP on Aug 17th, 2017 at 4:42am

Mersa wrote on Aug 17th, 2017 at 4:14am:
Kangaroo leather 6 strand round braid split pouch 28inch with hemp cord whipping.
This thing took me forever!!!

Can someone let me know if I've mastered the art of resizing pics yet , thanks


Nice work. Does it stretch much? I've not made any all leather slings yet.

Pictures seem all good  :)

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Post by Mersa on Aug 17th, 2017 at 5:02am
It's getting better I hung lead weights on it to try stretch it out.
I always go back to my original dyneema sling for any serious slinging. This is mainly for the look, I have a medieval festival next weekend so this will be my weapon of choice.

Hope is through time it will become a loved sling that functions and looks pretty. Yet to test it heavily.

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Post by walter on Aug 17th, 2017 at 5:34pm
Looks good Mersa. I bet that skinny split grips  ;) How long is that pouch?

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Post by Mersa on Aug 17th, 2017 at 5:39pm
3 and 3/4 of a inch seems to work with my practice ball but still yet to give it a good throw.

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Post by yonderstone on Aug 18th, 2017 at 2:32am

Mersa wrote on Aug 17th, 2017 at 4:14am:
This thing took me forever!!!


I really like the look of that design. How many hours would you guess that took?

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Post by Mersa on Aug 18th, 2017 at 5:22am
Well it was my first round braid , I would say I put a solid 4 hours into it. Was unable to braid tight so I had to go through and pick strands individualy once I got far enough through.


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Post by Morphy on Aug 18th, 2017 at 2:21pm
Beautiful sling Mersa. Nice work.

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Post by Mersa on Aug 19th, 2017 at 4:12am
Thanks morphy

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Post by kicktheotter on Aug 19th, 2017 at 4:51am
While waiting for some hemp string to arrive, I got hold of this wool thread and got down to braiding. I really like the finished product and the white and grey colour scheme gives it a "winter camo" look.
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Post by Mersa on Aug 19th, 2017 at 6:53pm
Nice

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Post by walter on Aug 19th, 2017 at 10:04pm
Camo; my favorite colors  ;)

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Post by kicktheotter on Aug 20th, 2017 at 4:12am
All the materials finally arrived and this was the result!

Horn handle, hemp string in a triple braid with a taper from 12 to 5 strands. 171cm in total with a 9cm long pouch.

I love it.

It looks like a barbarian’s sling and it just looks so cool and it's probably the best sling I've made so far. It turned out longer than I was originally planning but it's not monstrously big so I think it's good. I cannot wait to test it out properly.
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Post by Mersa on Aug 20th, 2017 at 4:51am
Very nice.

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Post by Morphy on Aug 20th, 2017 at 9:20am
Thats a beauty. It does sort of look like a barbarians sling. And it packs up nicely for easy storage.  :)

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Post by walter on Aug 20th, 2017 at 10:13am
You envisioned a sling, ordered the materials, worked them together and created the sling you had envisioned.   8-)

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Post by Morphy on Aug 20th, 2017 at 10:16am
I should probably add that a true barbarian sling would be dyed in the blood of your enemies. Just throwing that out there.  ;) 

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Aug 20th, 2017 at 10:25am
Went and tested it out today and it is definitely a long sling. It was a bit of a strain on the arm to begin with mostly just because I've been using short slings recently so I wasn't quite used to it but once I was warmed up it was great to use and really sent the stones flying. Just in the course of using it, the braid around the handle has loosened slightly but I was expecting that to some extent and the groove is deep enough in the horn that it's only rotating slightly and not falling out of the groove. It's not really much of a problem. I'm already thinking of ways it could be improved slightly (thicker, perhaps shorter...) So expect to see another one of these some day.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Aug 25th, 2017 at 2:01pm
Mir gefällt der retention toggle .

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Aug 25th, 2017 at 2:11pm
Blei Sling. Glandes 100g.
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Post by kicktheotter on Aug 25th, 2017 at 2:24pm
Thanks Jaegoor! I have you to thank as my inspiration. Obviously, as your picture shows, I still have a way to go :D

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Post by Morphy on Aug 25th, 2017 at 2:28pm
Nice work Jaegoor. Beautiful simplicity.

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Post by Tomas on Sep 7th, 2017 at 6:30am
Awesome!!!
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Post by Tomas on Sep 7th, 2017 at 6:31am
Oops on the sizing

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Post by kicktheotter on Sep 7th, 2017 at 6:52am
My Amdo Craft Tibetan sling has arrived! I really can't wait to get out and test it. Curse the bad weather which turned up on the same day as the sling!
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Post by Mersa on Sep 7th, 2017 at 5:51pm
The arsenal

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Post by Morphy on Sep 7th, 2017 at 5:59pm
Otter, those are such beautiful slings. And a great price too. I really need to get one and support them...

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Post by vetryan15 on Sep 7th, 2017 at 9:25pm
I got a couple from amdo craft. As wall hangers.  The prices converted to USD, are cheap. 2 years ago I paid like 20 fir both including shipping.

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Post by kicktheotter on Sep 8th, 2017 at 2:56am
This one worked out at 11.99€, that's including shipping, which is more than a reasonable price for such beautiful workmanship.

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Post by Jaegoor on Sep 11th, 2017 at 6:49pm
:o :o :o :) nice

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Post by kicktheotter on Sep 13th, 2017 at 12:12pm
So I posted elsewhere (on the topic about tungsten ammo) that I had ordered a 2 inch (5.08 cm) diameter steel ball bearing and it's (finally) arrived!

Because it's so slippery (kind of designed to have next to no friction so...) and it's a perfect sphere, it will only really sit and be held by specific pouches. I haven't tested it out in throwing but, at least in placing it in the pouch and swaying it about a bit, these are the slings that can handle it. Clockwise, the Apache sling I got from JudoP, the 3D printed sling I got from Curious_Aardvark, a paracord and leather rockman style sling I made and finally a braided split pouch sling with an antler retention handle that I also made.

Now I'm sure the inclusion of the split pouch might raise eyebrows but, as far as my current tests have shown, the pouch is small enough to not allow the ball to pass through it but is large enough to cup it and hold it in place. Whether it will work out in practice, I can't say for certain at this point but I am going to try it out and see how it goes. It's a really quite short sling as well so it might be too short for such a heavy object regardless of the pouch style. I'll let you all know how the experiments go. I cannot wait to test this on the big metal pan :D 
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mersa on Sep 13th, 2017 at 5:48pm
Nice ball hope it make a big clang for you.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Sep 18th, 2017 at 4:10am
Its been some time since I last posted.
Slowly winning over converts though  ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Sep 18th, 2017 at 4:11am
Posing
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Post by _kava_ on Sep 18th, 2017 at 4:12am
Sling shot.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Sep 18th, 2017 at 12:15pm
Welcome back Kava. Its good to see another one of your expertly made slings again. Thats beautiful, can you give any details on it? What kind of wool, is it braided around a core, etc?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Sep 18th, 2017 at 6:57pm
In a proof-of-principle study I managed to make an egyptian-style sling freehanded. No loom, frame, jig or similar implement was used. The only used tool during construction are scissors. To the best of my knowledge this is the first time anyone has done this in modern times. If not, please bring it to my attention.
I loosely followed the features and dimensions observed in the el-Lahun/Kahun sling on display in Manchester Museum (Acc. No. 103). While it is not yet a perfect copy, the results are nevertheless promising.

The approach is based on twining. If time permits a short tutorial will follow tomorrow for further discussions.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Sep 18th, 2017 at 7:28pm
Nice :) Is the pouch frame made similar to the Mexican tematle (shepherd sling) ?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Sep 18th, 2017 at 11:47pm
Please do make a tutorial Teg.  That looks great. Also looks like it took quite a bit of work with all that white thread.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Sep 19th, 2017 at 3:29am
I would be really interested in a tutorial.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mersa on Sep 19th, 2017 at 3:57am
Love the look of that one

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Sep 19th, 2017 at 3:14pm

walter wrote on Sep 18th, 2017 at 7:28pm:
Is the pouch frame made similar to the Mexican tematle (shepherd sling) ?


It is somewhat related. However the Tematlatl is a split pouch and then filled with weaving or twining while the above sling is what you would get if you leave away the split pouch and use the "frame" as connection to release and retention cord.


Morphy wrote on Sep 18th, 2017 at 11:47pm:
Also looks like it took quite a bit of work with all that white thread.

The bell rang midnight more than once while trying to make it ;)

Edit: Tutorial available here: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1505851909/0#0

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Sep 19th, 2017 at 4:55pm
sehr schön Teg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 20th, 2017 at 8:27pm
Ref you have brains and talent!
Bravoooo

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Post by Tomas on Sep 20th, 2017 at 8:27pm
Teg*

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Sep 26th, 2017 at 9:58am
Finally found the time to take out the frying pan target and sling stones. Unfortunately my improvised muffling system of cardboard and paper fell apart fairly quickly... Luckily the spot I've found is very out of the way and it wasn't much a problem that it was back to clanging. Eventually I'll come up with a permanent solution. It's been a while since I've slinged rocks and I was surprised how much easier I found it compared to tennis balls. With tennis balls I miss far more often than I hit but with rocks I do much better I think because of the extra weight. I also got to test out the 2 inch ball bearing and boy, I would not want to be hit by it. Rocks are bad enough but the sheer extra power of the ball bearing was incredible. the first photo of the pan, all the dents are from stones, the second picture was taken after a few hits with the ball. Massive deformation. This wasn't even close to my full power and I'm sure there are others on this forum who can throw a lot harder so it really shows what a sling can do. I'm really fascinated by what the pointed plumb bob I have will do to it so that's my next objective.
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Post by kicktheotter on Sep 26th, 2017 at 10:34am
Oh and I also have the plumb bob ready to go. I'm wondering if it will punch holes in the pan... The wool on the end is more to help in finding it after it's been thrown than anything else. Maybe it will help right it in the air but it's that heavy I don't think it will have much of an effect.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Sep 26th, 2017 at 10:58am
Nice! Looks like your target is hanging in there. That plumb bob should be very interesting if it managea to fly true.

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Post by Mersa on Sep 26th, 2017 at 5:05pm
Great stuff , you'll put a hole in it if the plumb bob doesn't tumble

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Post by kicktheotter on Sep 27th, 2017 at 2:01pm
Got the chance to go out today and the results are in! The plumb bob is somewhat difficult to aim but I've been using heavy stones and a heavy ball bearing so I'm not so used to light ammo. When I did get it on target, it was pretty darn effective. The tip of it isn't that hard and rolled a bit with just the first direct hit but honestly it doesn't make that much of a difference. Its a pointy bit of metal and it hits hard whether it's sharp or not. It didn't quite punch all the way through but it got darn close. I wasn't throwing full power but I think it would have to have that very sharp point, maybe with a square cross section, to get all the way through. I did get one glancing shot which roughed up the side of it quite badly which shows the metal isn't all that hard. Really I don't mind because it was cheap and I didn't expect much from it so all in all it makes great ammo. I'm not entirely sure, but I think I managed to give it some spin on the release. The wool was almost always twisted as if it had been spinning whenever I went to collect it. Yet again I find myself wanting a slow-mo camera...

I also managed to find some suitable trees to hang the pan from which didn't make it much louder than when it's on the ground so I think I'll be doing that again in the future. I didn't get any photos of it up because I got a bit distracted by a slight problem I had...

I lost the 2 inch ball bearing. It's currently somewhere in a bush. I have no idea how it was lost really as it's large and really shiny. It should have been easy to find! It got too dark to keep searching for it so I'm going to have to go back tomorrow :(
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mersa on Sep 27th, 2017 at 6:59pm
Nice stuff, sucks you lost the bb good luck finding it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Sep 27th, 2017 at 9:02pm
Ive probably spent weeks of my life simply walking around looking for lost ammo so I feel your pain. Metal detector might help if you have access to one.

That plumb bob did pretty good. Bet with a really sharp tip it would do a number on a deer. Ill have to keep that in mind when the zombie apocalypse goes into full swing.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Sep 28th, 2017 at 4:07am
I do think even this pretty blunt one could go into a soft target. I might take out a cardboard box and see how much penetration it manages. Obviously a deer and a cardboard box are a little different but it at least gives a vague idea.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Sep 28th, 2017 at 8:21am
I found the [expletive] ball bearing! The [expletive] thing was INSIDE the [expletive] log I thought it had bounced off! Somehow it bounced off the ground in front of it, up and about halfway through the log. I spent hours wandering around in the [expletive] grass through the [expletive] litter, dodging [expletive] broken bottles and [expletive] mosquitoes and it was inside the [expletive] log the whole time!

Now with that off my chest I can get back to slinging...

(Sorry for blurry photo but I was a tad excited at the time.)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Sep 28th, 2017 at 9:02am
Glad you found yourball bearing  :D
Dlssapointed to hear Finland has litter and mosquitos  :(

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Sep 28th, 2017 at 9:08am
This is a particularly bad spot as it's right next to a road and a McDonalds. A lot of stuff seems to have been thrown from cars. I detest litter and those that litter. It's not perfect over here but I think generally there is less litter than in the UK. Mosquitoes, in the far North, are a big problem. At some times of the year in Lapland you can't stay outside for too long because you'll be covered in bites. Locals are more adapted to it but if I get even one bite it swells up and gets itchy as Hell. If I was in Lapland at those times I would go crazy. Down South where I am it's not as bad but they can get pretty numerous. Not as bad as the horseflies out in the forests though. THOSE are the ones to really watch out for.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Sep 28th, 2017 at 10:54am

walter wrote on Sep 28th, 2017 at 9:02am:
Glad you found yourball bearing  :D
Dlssapointed to hear Finland has litter and mosquitos  :(


Ya, Arizona isnt exactly known for its thriving mosquito population is it?  ;D. At least thats one thing you got going for you Walter. On those nights when you walk ouside and its still 98 degrees you can always tell yourself, "Ya but not one damn mosquito for miles."

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Sep 28th, 2017 at 12:04pm
It doesn't help that I'm mosquito catnip. My Finnish girlfriend and her family get less than half the number of bites I do even if we are all sat outside at the same time in the same place. It seems they like the taste of my English blood :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Sep 28th, 2017 at 12:56pm
My wife is the same way with ticks. Ive been in the wild a hundred times more than her and never pulled a tick out of me. She goes out for one day and if she isnt careful she can have 3 or 4 of them.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mersa on Sep 28th, 2017 at 5:13pm
Well done finding it , it lives another throw !!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Sep 28th, 2017 at 10:18pm

Morphy wrote on Sep 28th, 2017 at 10:54am:

walter wrote on Sep 28th, 2017 at 9:02am:
Glad you found yourball bearing  :D
Dlssapointed to hear Finland has litter and mosquitos  :(


Ya, Arizona isnt exactly known for its thriving mosquito population is it?  ;D. At least thats one thing you got going for you Walter. On those nights when you walk ouside and its still 98 degrees you can always tell yourself, "Ya but not one damn mosquito for miles."


Ah, I live in the mtns. Warmest summer nights in the low 70's  :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Sep 30th, 2017 at 2:19pm
I've been wanting to make a sling that's a bit thicker than the usual cotton string slings I make so I put together this sling. It's herringbone braid for the release and retention cords and then a 4 strand braid that I just found in Google for the split pouch. It was a little fiddly to work out, particularly combining the split back together. And that's where the mistake came in...

I basically combined the one side of the pouch upside down so it's twisted. I only noticed it once it was finished so there isn't much I can do about it now. It's not really a big problem but still the perfectionist in me is annoyed.

I think I'll be making a version 2.0 of this. I really like it but I know a few ways to improve it and I know to look out for that confusing transition. If anyone is interested in this one I would be happy to trade it. If I am going to be making another one the same way then no need to have two :D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Sep 30th, 2017 at 4:21pm
Otter, you did some nice braiding, finger loop looks perfect. I think the four strand braiding you used on the pouch straps  is also called finger weaving.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Sep 30th, 2017 at 4:35pm
Thanks! I think it makes for a good pouch but it really complicated the rest of the braiding. There probably is an easy solution but it might take more experimenting.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Oct 8th, 2017 at 2:55pm
(On the top of a pyramid in Giza, about 1330 BC)

"Oi, Tut! How's it going?"
"Thanks for asking Ankh. Still a bit warm from casting, but otherwise splendidly. And you?"
"Oh, I'm slinging along, just slinging along."
"Shut up the two of you! Don't you see that we are in the spotlight?"
"C'mon Amun, relax! Why do you always have to be such a pyramidal-headed fellow?"


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Oct 8th, 2017 at 4:56pm
Now those are some good woven pouches :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Oct 9th, 2017 at 1:54pm
Very, very nice Teg.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Oct 11th, 2017 at 7:11am
Hahahahahahaha

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mersa on Oct 31st, 2017 at 10:00pm
http://slinging.org/forum/yabbfiles/Attachments/trim_8BB0EB43-B480-49F3-B19A-CEE997AD4948.MOV


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Oct 31st, 2017 at 11:03pm
Nice shooting!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Nov 3rd, 2017 at 9:16pm
Nice shot!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BarefootSlinger on Nov 6th, 2017 at 11:47pm
Coming back from about a couple years break, Heres one i made up with some spare really inconsistent cheap hemp cordage from nepal, and i bought some better hemp and dacron and hopefully will make my main go-to sling :) 8-)

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BarefootSlinger on Nov 8th, 2017 at 5:19am
Made this sling from the tutorial in the forums, hard work first time using 5 strand braid, 27inches long! Has a Dacron reinforced tip for no reason and love it, much heavier than my normal slings :P
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Nov 8th, 2017 at 12:12pm
Both look real good!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Nov 8th, 2017 at 12:56pm
I like them both. That top one looks primal. Great look from cheaper materials.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Nov 10th, 2017 at 6:11am
I always did want to make a hemp sling but the stuff can't be found in my area

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BarefootSlinger on Nov 10th, 2017 at 8:02pm
I just got the material from a local crafts store, not cheap cost $20 of materials to make the hemp one, tried it out at the beach and feels great but my slinging am is weak after a long time not doing it
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 11th, 2017 at 9:39pm
Hemp is not all that inexpensive. I have very close to seven dollars in hemp cord in every one of my hemp slings.. Add at least five hours of braiding.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Nov 12th, 2017 at 7:33pm
Even cheap hemp is fairly costly when making slings. Never found a source for quality hemp fiber.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 12th, 2017 at 7:37pm
Hemp Basics LLC on the net  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Nov 12th, 2017 at 7:45pm

walter wrote on Nov 12th, 2017 at 7:37pm:
Hemp Basics LLC on the net  :)



Ahh, well look at that. It does exist. I was starting to think hemp fiber was a myth. And just as I would have expected it is fairly expensive
I will have to keep this in mind when I make my next primitive bow. Thank you sir.   :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 13th, 2017 at 6:34pm
Latest addition to the arsenal  :) Two mm hemp string; yucca cracker; 27"
pouch ctr to release.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Nov 13th, 2017 at 8:45pm
Beautiful

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Nov 13th, 2017 at 11:40pm
Nice looking sling. It seems like a lot of people use flat braids. Have you noticed any advantage to them?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Nov 14th, 2017 at 5:45am
Huaraca, alpaca wool from the Erzgebirge of the wool mill "NaFaBo" The good piece is 4 months old & has easily 2000 shot behind.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Nov 14th, 2017 at 6:12am
Wow! Again I check this thread and there are two amazing looking slings.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 14th, 2017 at 8:12am
Morphy, I think flat braiding is easier than round and in order for pouch straps to work side by side (not over lapped) like on a balearic sling, at least that part of the sling would have to be flat braided.

Hubert, that is a very nice sling! It looks like it has more substance (thicker and heavier) than some of the slings you have posted. Did you braid it free hand or use a braiding box (marudai?)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 14th, 2017 at 7:08pm
@ vet 15 and kto, Thank you  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Nov 15th, 2017 at 4:20pm
Very nice slings guys! Morphy, this might help answer your question: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1488602099

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BarefootSlinger on Nov 18th, 2017 at 10:25pm
Second go at a Balearic sling, very happy how it turned out, 26.5 inches, took it to the beach today where there is a goldmine of round pebbles, slings well. used less string to compensate for the extra weight of adding leather.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Nov 19th, 2017 at 1:35pm
Nice sling, and very nice stones, I wish I had some like that near me.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 19th, 2017 at 3:19pm
+1  :thumb:

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mersa on Nov 19th, 2017 at 6:49pm
Nice

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Nov 19th, 2017 at 7:02pm
Great looking sling. I second the comment about the sling stones. I'm jealous.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Nov 20th, 2017 at 3:09am
Those stones look basically perfect. I have maybe one or two that are that good. I'm always chasing after them into the bushes because I REALLY don't want to lose them.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BarefootSlinger on Nov 20th, 2017 at 7:12am
Theres a lot of Ovoid ones in there that you arent seeing but i think they fly just fine i cant tell the difference, theres this one beach and none otheres like it that i know of thats just a big pile of round stones  that carpet above the high tide mark for a hundred meters or so haha a slingers honey hole, though obviously the majority arent suitable its still easy to spot all the ones your looking for. Gonna make regular trips to stock up

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Nov 21st, 2017 at 6:57pm
:)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Nov 21st, 2017 at 7:28pm
Beautiful as always, I would love to add one to my collection

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Nov 23rd, 2017 at 7:29am
Amazing! I def need to make myself a new sling!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mersa on Nov 26th, 2017 at 12:59am
Current slings in possession. Top down

Small split pouch single strand dyneema. Unused....ready for departure.

My all time favourite split pouch single strand dyneema 27inch. This is my first sling , well the same bit of cord retied several times over the last 18 months.

Spliced 1.5mm dyneema split pouch frame with dyneema weave. Secondary sling I don't use much but keep in my car and comes out on odd occasion where I don't have my primary sling.

Decorative sling, kangaroo leather 6 strand round braid with rabbits fur pouch pocket, lucky rabbits foot handle and hemp and leather whipping.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Nov 26th, 2017 at 6:07pm
Nice slings! Especially that last one!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by BarefootSlinger on Dec 10th, 2017 at 7:49am
My current arsenal, Short sling is 26.5 inches for an idea, really liking longer slings now so I made my first twisted string one that sits on the ground with a little slack hold my arms down by the side and the long paracord one is shortened from one that came up to my throat, it really hurled stones far but was abit cumbersome , still quite long though but have not found it harder to be accurate after a few days getting acquainted and a different technique (spinning it for quite a while, and pretending to release but keeping it in the pouch until it goes click in my head and just feels right, then if my follow through is good it goes very close, it's like as soon as I release it I can tell how good the shot was so I do pretend releases to gauge when and how to let go??? Hard to explain). The pile are dead slings from good ole times
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mersa on Dec 10th, 2017 at 11:01pm
http://slinging.org/forum/yabbfiles/Attachments/trim_50C92057-3B76-4139-AFD6-569708F79D79.MOV

Another 10m practice day

Nice slings above ::)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Dec 12th, 2017 at 2:28pm
Remembered my girlfriend got video of me slinging into the lake in Koli. Helicopter using one of C_A's 3D printed slings and an icy rock from the shore. Very low energy as I was aiming at a lump of ice on a wooden pole which was pretty close to the shore and I didn't want to slip over. With a big coat on and being very out of practice, it took an embarrassingly long time to hit the ice. I really can't wait to get back to proper practice but that's going to be quite a while :(
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JH on Jan 27th, 2018 at 1:37pm
Main 2 slings, hemp, about as long as my arm and hand fully extended. 160g rock.

Above: flat braid with each strand group individually braided
Below: normal round braid with each strand group loose



clay ammo

rock bag with cotton liner just big enough to fill it completely with rocks and still walk comfortably

220g artillery, the largest I throw with these slings

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Jan 27th, 2018 at 2:39pm
Nice clay ammo. I really need to get some clay sometime...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JH on Jan 27th, 2018 at 3:59pm

Kick wrote on Jan 27th, 2018 at 2:39pm:
Nice clay ammo. I really need to get some clay sometime...


If you do and you aim for consistency by weighing every projectile you make, keep in mind that wet clay weighs a lot more than dried clay. If you want 130 g projectiles you must make them about 160 g when they're wet, and that is just after air drying. I don't know how much ligher they get after they're furnaced but presumably even more

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JH on Jan 29th, 2018 at 7:41am
First try at a more authentic looking Balearic sling






5 strand-braid, sisal, not in fibre but twine, added 8 extra strands gradually when thickening towards the pouch and for the pouch. I still have to manage the pouch overlap more correctly and will do so on the next one after this one. It holds tennisballs and big rocks perfectly, better than my other slings.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Jan 29th, 2018 at 10:07am
Looks great!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JH on Jan 30th, 2018 at 5:13am

Kick wrote on Jan 29th, 2018 at 10:07am:
Looks great!


Soon I will receive a real Balearic sling from Luis Pons Livermore. I don't intend to use that one except sparsely and just keep it as a collectible, but it'll give me a better impression of what a real one is like. Probably a lot smoother, more refined and accurate still. But I am really growing to like the thicker split pouch design and the thick taper towards the pouch. Lately I've been throwing larger rocks more and more and these heavier Balearic slings just throw them so much more confidently in my experience.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Jan 30th, 2018 at 7:17am
I know what you mean. Some of my earlier slings seem down right flimsy now. I got an Apache sling from JudoP which could well be the sturdiest sling I have. Nice thick cords and really feels like I could put anything in it and it would be fine.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JudoP on Jan 31st, 2018 at 3:56pm

Kick wrote on Jan 30th, 2018 at 7:17am:
I knew what you mean. Some of my earlier slings seem down right flimsy now. I got an Apache sling from JudoP which could well be the sturdiest sling I have. Nice thick cords and really feels like I could put anything in it and it would be fine.


Funny as I always feel a bit worried about jute, though its a lovely material hence me handing it out in gifts. I'll send you a sisal one next time, that's real toughness!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Jan 31st, 2018 at 4:23pm
I wouldn't say no to a sisal one :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JH on Feb 1st, 2018 at 9:28am


Awhile ago I made this sling. It is made out of cheap cordage with 2 straps of (in this case, fake) leather from an old belt.
Holes are punched with a regular paper hole puncher. The design is very similar to the Aussie pouch but without having the two straps glued together at the ends.
After testing out multiple sling designs I believe this is the most versatile and durable sling design of all.

This design slings small rocks, big rocks, uneven rocks, very slippery and smooth rocks, spherical clay balls, clay and lead glandes, tennis balls, golf balls and snowballs all equally well.
Most of my other slings have a compromise. My regular split pouch slings don't sling golf balls or spherical ammo (except tennisballs). My braided split pouch slings don't sling incredibly smooth rocks well or sling small rocks at all. My woven closed pouch slings often have pouches that are a bit too small and tend to fail with big smooth rocks and definitely can't sling tennis balls, and weaving the pouches takes a lot of time and rope. My flat leather pouch sling doesn't hold golf balls or tennis balls properly. And they all suck slinging snowballs, except this one. Aside from that, they all need more care and time when placing the ammo in the pouch. With this design you drop it in and go

Because the two middle pieces are not glued together, they have inherent adaptability to any ammo. Old belts can be bought at any thrift shop. All it takes is 4 cuts and 4 holes and you have a pouch. Because it's so simple, it can be made in 20 minutes (or less if you don't twist the cords, although I recommend doing so). This is the first sling design with which I am truly confident throwing anything that I come across and have access to in my ammo inventory without having to swap between different slings. Since I built it, it goes everywhere with me.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JudoP on Feb 1st, 2018 at 11:14am
That's a nice sling, I've made a couple like that, it's probably the best sling design bar none for simplicity whilst remaining highly effective.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Feb 1st, 2018 at 1:01pm
I would agree. I threw one together in less than 5 minutes and it works with everything.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Feb 1st, 2018 at 11:26pm
I agree JH, I made one similar and its one, if not my most favorite to use. I’ve tried replicating it but always failed on the pouch for some reason, it’s always lopsided. My first one came out perfect but hit a metal plate and was cut a bit, so I sewed it together and now I call it the Frankenstein or zombie sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TimberGhost on Feb 2nd, 2018 at 5:04pm
Interesting! I will have to make one:)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheJackinati on Feb 4th, 2018 at 12:22pm
Here is my Balearic-style sling. It is made from hardware shop sisal twine, with the fingerloop done with nine strands done in the way that you do a five-strand braid and is doubled after the pouch. I tapered it down on the retention cord back to nine strands. Next time I am definitely watering the sisal before working it... blisters suck!

I kinda stuffed up on the pouch portion and only realised at the last moment when I joined them together.

https://imgur.com/buh32eH

Here is an image of my first woven wool sling. I can't remember how many yarn strings that I used, but It was a round four-strand braid.

https://imgur.com/RJznCEw

Here is my white woven sling where I used a balearic-esque flat braid instead of a round braid. (I am not good at round braiding.)

There is tapering on the retention cord. I thought that it was worryingly thin but it has held up quite well.

https://imgur.com/PooLjXR

And here is my red woolen sling with a woven pouch. This is also made in a five-strand flat braid. At the fingerloop it was 15 yarns, so doubled up it was around 30 yarns. No tapering on the retention cord.

The retention cord has also developed a cork-screw like twist on the end, which kinda sucks.

https://imgur.com/hlwWULx

This is quite a solid piece and I cannot wait to use it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Feb 4th, 2018 at 1:20pm
Nice work Jackinati. I especially like those last few wool ones. I bet they work great.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Feb 4th, 2018 at 1:55pm
Really nice! Do report back on their performance. I'm thinking of trying out a few different methods with wool namely a nålbinding pouch. I think it could work well but I need to experiment a bit first.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Feb 4th, 2018 at 5:23pm
I loved number 3!!!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheJackinati on Feb 4th, 2018 at 11:32pm
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Morphy wrote on Feb 4th, 2018 at 1:20pm:
Nice work Jackinati. I especially like those last few wool ones. I bet they work great.


They work well and they have a good feel about them, though I haven't tried the last one out with actual stones.


Kick wrote on Feb 4th, 2018 at 1:55pm:
Really nice! Do report back on their performance. I'm thinking of trying out a few different methods with wool namely a nålbinding pouch. I think it could work well but I need to experiment a bit first.


That would work pretty well I think. I myself was thinking of trying a felt pouch just to see if it was possible. I think I saw a few images of Afghan slings that use felt pouches, though I could be wrong.


Tomas wrote on Feb 4th, 2018 at 5:23pm:
I loved number 3!!!


Thanks, number three is my favourite one. Even though it is  thin-ish it is still quite strong and can handle 100+ gram rocks quite easily.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Feb 10th, 2018 at 6:59pm
A 24" hemp split pouch sling with round braids and replacable cracker.
This design works well; i'm braiding another one now, but with smaller diameter jute twine.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Feb 11th, 2018 at 6:54am
That's beautiful. Great job.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Feb 11th, 2018 at 11:39am
Beautiful! I've got about 200m of hemp string in the post. Can't wait to get my hands on it :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Feb 11th, 2018 at 4:34pm
Thanks for the kind words  :)
Spent most of today hunting antler sheds and of course, brought this sling to give it a good work out. I am now a better slinger throwing Greek and f8. Not as good throwing balearic :-/ 
The sling I am braiding now was to be 24" also, but I would like a little more power with less effort so it will be 25" with the narrower retention and release cords ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Feb 12th, 2018 at 9:25am

Kick wrote on Feb 11th, 2018 at 11:39am:
Beautiful! I've got about 200m of hemp string in the post. Can't wait to get my hands on it :D


Using 2.5 mm three strand hemp, I can braid a 27-29" Sling out of 5, 16 foot lengths of cord plus 10 18" pieces. You can braid a 24" sling using 14 feet of cord.  So, 200 meters should last quite a while :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Feb 12th, 2018 at 11:02am
Nice sling Walter. What's your favorite sling length?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Feb 12th, 2018 at 12:11pm
It was 27 until I made this sling. Twenty four inches might be just a little short cause I have to put more oomph into the throw though I was noticably more accurate. Going to try 25" and see if that helps a little with the oomph and to see if I am as accurate.
If I remember correctly, there is a recommended atlatl length determined by the length of your fore arm. Slings might be similar  :noidea:

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Feb 12th, 2018 at 12:32pm

walter wrote on Feb 12th, 2018 at 12:11pm:
It was 27 until I made this sling. Twenty four inches might be just a little short cause I have to put more oomph into the throw though I was noticably more accurate. Going to try 25" and see if that helps a little with the oomph and to see if I am as accurate.
If I remember correctly, there is a recommended atlatl length determined by the length of your fore arm. Slings might be similar  :noidea:



Yes sir I agree.  Proportion. In bow making it's like that as well in terms of balancing energy storage vs. functionality in your enviorment. Although in bows longer not only means (typically) more powerful, it also means more accurate. We aren't quite that lucky. 

24-26" is my favorite length. I refused to try such short slings for years but once you get a feel for them they are addictive. I've been of the opinion that a sling should be proportional to the slinger for a few years now. It does make sense. But I don't have the data to show what is the correct proportion or why. Do you have a specific reason you believe that Walter?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Feb 12th, 2018 at 2:03pm
I think style is a big factor though when it comes to length. The crazy long Tibetan sling I got in the SITH is impossible to use if you want to use fig 8, underhand, overhand, Balearic... basically any throw. Helicopter starting with the sling vertical was possible but very messy and near tore my arm off. THEN I started using the technique of starting behind the shoulders and coming up into helicopter and it finally made sense. The two Tibetan slings I have are now two of my favourites and almost twice as long as most of the others.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Feb 12th, 2018 at 3:04pm
@Morphy : Shorter slings are faster to make  :D, use less fiber or twine, fun to use  :noidea: and I am more accurate with one. At least with the sling posted above. I don't know if this would be true for most slingers. I read somewhere on this forum Louis Pons uses quite a short sling for his size.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Feb 12th, 2018 at 8:35pm
I like that style KTO. And the lady that uses it makes it look very easy.

@Walter- Ya, I think Yurek mentioned he was slinging at 45 m/s or so. Fastest he had examined. And that's with heavy stones and a short sling. He's a beast.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Feb 12th, 2018 at 11:06pm
I think these last few comments may have me trying a shorter sling for my near future. I often feel like it has to be a hard and fast shot for me to be satisfied with it but maybe I’ll try for less  length and oomph and see if my control improves.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheJackinati on Feb 12th, 2018 at 11:37pm
I personally prefer shorter slings, though my largest sling is my second or third favourite.

I think I throw stones at a higher velocity with my longest sling but my accuracy is about as good as a stormtrooper.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JH on Feb 13th, 2018 at 8:50am
Made another simple leather split pouch sling, simply works fantastic
65cm cords

351 gram rock



169 gram rock


(these pics are a few days old, since I have retwisted the cords to be a bit tighter and shortened the fluffy end and cut the corners of the pouch, I recommend so)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JH on Feb 18th, 2018 at 6:39am
Some of my best slings,

1 real Balearic sling from Mr Livermore,
1 paracord closed pouch sling from a SITH
1 simple aussie pouch sling (my distance thrower)
1 leather aussie pouch style sling with 5 strand-braid hemp twine cords
1 three-strand braid hemp twine sling with closed pouch
1 'fake' paracord closed pouch sling that has seen a lot of abuse





stone heap in the middle - all between 80-95 grams, good for small game
stones around the heap - all between 175-200 grams except one. War ammo

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Feb 18th, 2018 at 6:46am
Real nice collection. I should put up a group shot of my favourites once I find the time.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JH on Feb 19th, 2018 at 4:27am

Kick wrote on Feb 18th, 2018 at 6:46am:
Real nice collection. I should put up a group shot of my favourites once I find the time.


I must have like 10 more slings somewhere, but these are probably the nicest.

I tried Luis sling for the first time yesterday. It takes a lot of getting used to. I could not get as much power out of it compared to my regular sling. It holds rocks well though.

I tried slinging the big smooth rocks in the pic with the paracord sling and sometimes they work, sometimes they slip out. 200 gram is really the max for that pouch size. Tennisballs work sometimes, sometimes they slip out.
Still nothing beats the leather split pouch for me. No slippage, can throw huge and small, light and heavy. And the hemp really has a nice snap to it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LouisH on Feb 25th, 2018 at 8:51am
Here is my new youtube channel about slinging, hope I will be able to post more but that will depend on how my flu is going. https://youtu.be/ybIDnzoQS5c

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by LouisH on Feb 25th, 2018 at 8:54am
Hey JH im wondering is the leather on the smooth side makes it more prone to slip

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Feb 25th, 2018 at 9:44am
Always on the lookout for more slinging Youtube channels :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JH on Feb 27th, 2018 at 4:56am

Barefoot slinger wrote on Feb 25th, 2018 at 8:54am:
Hey JH im wondering is the leather on the smooth side makes it more prone to slip


In my experience, yes. Using the rough side for holding the projectile is better for preventing slippage, but it also probably depends on the leather. My leather comes from old belts and other items, it's all been treated in different ways.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Mar 1st, 2018 at 10:00am

AncientCraftwork wrote on Feb 19th, 2018 at 4:27am:

Kick wrote on Feb 18th, 2018 at 6:46am:
Real nice collection. I should put up a group shot of my favourites once I find the time.


I must have like 10 more slings somewhere, but these are probably the nicest.

I tried Luis sling for the first time yesterday. It takes a lot of getting used to. I could not get as much power out of it compared to my regular sling. It holds rocks well though.

I tried slinging the big smooth rocks in the pic with the paracord sling and sometimes they work, sometimes they slip out. 200 gram is really the max for that pouch size. Tennisballs work sometimes, sometimes they slip out.
Still nothing beats the leather split pouch for me. No slippage, can throw huge and small, light and heavy. And the hemp really has a nice snap to it.


Do those Balearic slings feel as heavy as they look? I always find, at least with shorter slings, the real heavy, bulky slings feel awkward to use and don't seem as fast. (Not your pictured slings, but the Balearic one you got from Luis).

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JH on Mar 1st, 2018 at 3:11pm

Morphy wrote on Mar 1st, 2018 at 10:00am:

AncientCraftwork wrote on Feb 19th, 2018 at 4:27am:

Kick wrote on Feb 18th, 2018 at 6:46am:
Real nice collection. I should put up a group shot of my favourites once I find the time.


I must have like 10 more slings somewhere, but these are probably the nicest.

I tried Luis sling for the first time yesterday. It takes a lot of getting used to. I could not get as much power out of it compared to my regular sling. It holds rocks well though.

I tried slinging the big smooth rocks in the pic with the paracord sling and sometimes they work, sometimes they slip out. 200 gram is really the max for that pouch size. Tennisballs work sometimes, sometimes they slip out.
Still nothing beats the leather split pouch for me. No slippage, can throw huge and small, light and heavy. And the hemp really has a nice snap to it.


Do those Balearic slings feel as heavy as they look? I always find, at least with shorter slings, the real heavy, bulky slings feel awkward to use and don't seem as fast. (Not your pictured slings, but the Balearic one you got from Luis).


Yep and it does feel awkward to sling. I couldn't throw as fast as with my regular sling, but somehow Luis manage to do it. It probably takes some getting used to.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JH on Mar 3rd, 2018 at 5:22pm
My scale is saying the Balearic sling weighs 74 grams.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheJackinati on Mar 4th, 2018 at 3:37am
Well, Luis is a pretty muscular guy, and his slinging stance is damn good. I daresay, he could give a Trebuchet a run for it's money!

With those large 'siege' rocks that the Balearic people like to sling, I think sturdy slings is a necessity for them.

Also, I wouldn't recommend overhead vertical styles with a Balearic-style sling. I whacked myself in the nuts once with mine. :'(

On the otherhand, I could just suck with that style of sling.  ;D


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Mar 4th, 2018 at 11:16am
The temperature has finally dropped to a sweltering -4C so I was finally able to go out and sling a few snowballs and a few rocks. Again I took the Tibetan sling and I'm amazed how accurate such a long sling can be. I don't get any amazing power or distance with it but really, thinking about the purpose of these slings being for herding so getting rocks close to predators to scare them off, not hitting and killing them, it really works well for that.
https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?action=downloadfile;file=VID-20180304-WA0003.mp4 (1358 KB | 148 )

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Mar 10th, 2018 at 4:29pm
Very cool. I noticed you were using the style of the Tibetan lady?  It looked very fluid. I wonder if that is a common style among them? If so it might make sense why they use such long slings.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Mar 10th, 2018 at 6:02pm
I've really taken to it and it just makes sense with this sling. I can really see how it would be used for herding. You don't get a lot of power or speed but accuracy is actually surprisingly good. I haven't used it much while going for a specific target but where I have been roughly aiming has been exactly where it's landed so I think this would be perfect for scaring off wolves or other predators. You don't necessarily have to hit and kill them so speed and power aren't always necessary they just need deterring.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mersa on Mar 11th, 2018 at 6:34am
Agreed ! I want to try incorporate it into my Bow hunting . If I could move the animals closer to a blind my friends can take the shot . We can all share the meat . Definatly looks the goods for a long sling

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Mar 11th, 2018 at 12:33pm
It's been really interesting trying it out because I think I kind of forgot (and I might not be the only one) that, yes slings were used in war and hunting for thousands and thousands of years but they were most often used on farms just as a deterrent. Maximising speed and power weren't always top of the list when it came to sling design and slinging style in those farming and herding communities and the Tibetan sling (at least the AmdoCraft Tibetan slings; I really can't speak of the history of Tibetan slings) really sticks out to me as a sling designed for herding. With this throw you can hold the starting position with it resting on your shoulders for as long as you like as you patrol around, you're ready to throw at all times, it incorporates a large helicopter spin to really get the attention of everything around you and it's really a pretty accurate throw. In this situation you want the predator to see you've seen it and then send it on it's way.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mersa on Mar 18th, 2018 at 6:41am
Pig melon practice
https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?action=downloadfile;file=trim_5F46CED4-3D1E-4361-9653-A03356CABE3D.MOV (6089 KB | 45 )

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 18th, 2018 at 1:28pm
I made this sling shortly after Aussie introduced his seat belt sling. Pcord and leather with the cord attachment the same as on Aussies seat belt sling. A sling with no name.  Every bit as good a sling as a seat belt, but not water proof.

Generally, I don't name my slings. They are either balearic, split pouches or solid pouch slings, but I recently discovered a few new catagories in "Sling Braiding Traditions and Techniques".

Here are a few pics of my Spanish sling, a Spanish sling from Pitt Rivers museum and a Saudi sling just cause I like them :)


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 18th, 2018 at 1:39pm
Loaded with a four oz rock


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Mar 18th, 2018 at 2:24pm
Looks good. What's used for the whipping?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 18th, 2018 at 5:12pm
Thanks! The whipping is synthetic sinew from Tandys.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 18th, 2018 at 6:09pm
Tried a couple of these in jute, but they are too light for me. This is made with 2mm hemp. It has a 5 strand flat braided finger loop, 8 strands round braided over a core of 2 on the retention cord and a wrapped on release "bead" . Cracker is not replacable.  Twenty five inches from pouch ctr to release. A hair under 2 oz. Throws as well as I hoped.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Mar 18th, 2018 at 7:17pm
Beautiful.  Walter, the onew I have from you from SITH, it sits in my exotic sling collection.  I freaking love it. I did use it a few times. .it's awesome

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by RS on Mar 18th, 2018 at 8:10pm
i am pretty much only doing noodles these days(actually as of late i have found a hobby in just throwing rocks by hand.  i use a different style than i use to use and my accuracy and power have improved.), but that is one fine looking sling, walter. 

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 18th, 2018 at 8:13pm
Thanks for the feed back :)
I have a dozen braided slings and thinking I might try selling those, netted bags, yucca fiber, bow drills etc. on etsy. Is that venue working ok for you?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Mar 19th, 2018 at 10:20pm

Mersa wrote on Mar 18th, 2018 at 6:41am:
Pig melon practice


Nice throw Mersa! In the shot from behind you it looks like your slinging at dawn or dusk? Really strikes a chord with me. I've spent too many evenings to remember slinging through the evening into twilight out in the country. Such a beautiful feeling. Great video my friend.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Mar 20th, 2018 at 9:08am

walter wrote on Mar 18th, 2018 at 8:13pm:
Thanks for the feed back :)
I have a dozen braided slings and thinking I might try selling those, netted bags, yucca fiber, bow drills etc. on etsy. Is that venue working ok for you?


Since I started my etsy shop in 2015, I have done decent.  It's not a quick get rich, but in my situation it has helped alot. The biggest issue is promoting,  which I do myself on social media.  I don't feel I should pay to have etsy promote it. But with my record, I do have a small following. .my situation it has helped to supliment my income.  To date I have bought in $1200. Which isn't alot. But whatever I make it helps.  Another issue,  is recently alot more competition has shown up on etey, I don't think mine are the best out there. But alot of people recently started adding em. But I offer some of the best customer service,  and actual knowledge about slings. But the hardest part,  is building  a reputation. 

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheJackinati on Mar 20th, 2018 at 11:11am

vetryan15 wrote on Mar 20th, 2018 at 9:08am:
Snip


I was looking at your slings around a week or two ago on etsy, comparing the prices on slings. You make some awesome slings and your reviewers reflect that.  ;)

I might enter the market once I have made a few Andean-style huaraca slings. I'm thinking that a price of $60-80 AUD per sling would be my rough price range.

At the very least, I likely won't be that competitive to you. I only want to sell one of my slings so that I can buy more Alpaca wool. (The shipping cost for Australians is ridiculous!)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Mar 20th, 2018 at 1:03pm
Vetryan15 can I get a link for your Etsy shop?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Mar 20th, 2018 at 1:58pm

TheJackinati wrote on Mar 20th, 2018 at 11:11am:

vetryan15 wrote on Mar 20th, 2018 at 9:08am:
Snip


I was looking at your slings around a week or two ago on etsy, comparing the prices on slings. You make some awesome slings and your reviewers reflect that.  ;)

I might enter the market once I have made a few Andean-style huaraca slings. I'm thinking that a price of $60-80 AUD per sling would be my rough price range.

At the very least, I likely won't be that competitive to you. I only want to sell one of my slings so that I can buy more Alpaca wool. (The shipping cost for Australians is ridiculous!)


Thanks,  I find its getting a but harder,  with the recent market flood of slings. More and more people are making and selling em. But I noticed those people are selling it for the money, thinking there are easy to.make. I have even found out with the 'paracord' slimgs. Mostly. Those are of low quality braiding and weaving. Since most of the time, you can see that in alot of the pictures.  I spent a long time in customer service, do I know how to handle those situations.  But i.make do. I live very cheaply,  abd I am getting ready to move to another state, where the cost of living, is alot cheaper more then 1/2 less then where I currently am at. I have only made 2 price changes since I started. But only after some major events that happened. 1 was when I git the pieces in the museum,  abd another when I partnered up with a primitive living skills survival school.  But I also only do Natural materials anymore.  At some point, when I get the time to braid the kumihimo atyle, I wull be adding those as well. I actually have a few slings in Australia. 

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Mar 20th, 2018 at 2:01pm

Morphy wrote on Mar 20th, 2018 at 1:03pm:
Vetryan15 can I get a link for your Etsy shop?

Sure

https://www.etsy.com/shop/ryansoldtimevisions
Here is my website
www.ryansoldtimevisions.com
I have all pictures of my work, abd a couple tutorials. I wrote one that was published in 'backwoodsman ' magazine.  In January of this year.  My variation of the seat belt sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Mar 20th, 2018 at 3:29pm
Good looking slings. Have you ever thought about going to a localy owned sporting goods or archery store (I highly doubt a big chain store would let you do this) and seeing if they would give you space to display and sell some slings in return for some of the profit? Might be good exposure for you. Flea markets are also an option.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Mar 20th, 2018 at 3:49pm

Drakolith wrote on Mar 20th, 2018 at 3:29pm:
Good looking slings. Have you ever thought about going to a localy owned sporting goods or archery store (I highly doubt a big chain store would let you do this) and seeing if they would give you space to display and sell some slings in return for some of the profit? Might be good exposure for you. Flea markets are also an option.


Thanks, I haven't thought about the stores.  But I did a couple flea markets.  After my move and I get the time, I wil be doing more flea markets, and craft fairs.  I did 1 craft faur, I made like $5 profit.  Counting table cost. It wasn't too bad. Only issue was it was at a church, and the head preacher had no idea what a sling was. Lol.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Mar 20th, 2018 at 8:57pm
Vetryan15, do you have any experience making hand tools like draw knives? By the way, nice shop. Your work speaks for itself and the prices are very reasonable.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Mar 20th, 2018 at 9:16pm

Morphy wrote on Mar 20th, 2018 at 8:57pm:
Vetryan15, do you have any experience making hand tools like draw knives? By the way, nice shop. Your work speaks for itself and the prices are very reasonable.

Thank you. I appreciate the kind words.  I actually have only done knives so far. But, I do plan on branching out, and making draw knives and other equipment.  I am in the process of moving to Maine, to look at property to buy, abd build a log cabin myself.  I actually just picked up a draw knife.  I had spoken to my mentor,  but he told me to just buy one, it would be easier then making one. Lol. I was trying to save money, and try to get the experience of making one. But it didn't work out.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Mar 20th, 2018 at 9:19pm
If anyone is interested,  I am really active on instagram.  ALL my work I have done is on there. Just search vetryan15 there. My profile pic is me with 1 of my pythons. 

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Mar 20th, 2018 at 11:10pm
Wow, some preacher  ;D.

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Post by vetryan15 on Mar 21st, 2018 at 6:36am

Drakolith wrote on Mar 20th, 2018 at 11:10pm:
Wow, some preacher  ;D.


What do you mean?  Someone asked a question

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Mar 21st, 2018 at 8:34am

vetryan15 wrote on Mar 20th, 2018 at 3:49pm:
[quote author=6056454F4B484D504C240 link=1172017416/5202#5202 date=1521574169] Only issue was it was at a church, and the head preacher had no idea what a sling was. Lol.


Sorry, I have no idea how to quote. Hahaha

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Mar 21st, 2018 at 8:40am

Drakolith wrote on Mar 21st, 2018 at 8:34am:

vetryan15 wrote on Mar 20th, 2018 at 3:49pm:
[quote author=6056454F4B484D504C240 link=1172017416/5202#5202 date=1521574169] Only issue was it was at a church, and the head preacher had no idea what a sling was. Lol.


Sorry, I have no idea how to quote. Hahaha


Oh. Lol. It's cool. I just didn't put it together.  Yeh. He didn't know what it was.. I found it very comical,  and explained it to him. He ended up buying a couple.  So it wasn't a total loss.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Mar 21st, 2018 at 4:33pm
Well, that’s good at least. Also, you said earlier you were planning to build your own cabin?  I’ve always wanted to do that, I love the rustic style and building things/working with my hands. But I don’t think I can as I have no experience in building buildings, woodworking, or masonry. Other than with LEGOS Hahaha.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Mar 21st, 2018 at 5:25pm

Drakolith wrote on Mar 21st, 2018 at 4:33pm:
Well, that’s good at least. Also, you said earlier you were planning to build your own cabin?  I’ve always wanted to do that, I love the rustic style and building things/working with my hands. But I don’t think I can as I have no experience in building buildings, woodworking, or masonry. Other than with LEGOS Hahaha.

Yes I am, looking at buying a 25 acre property,  gonna camp while I build on it. I have only basic carpentry skills.  I  watch this guy on YouTube,  called 'my self relience ' he is in Canada and documents his build on it. But I have been planning is for over 10 years. It's about time I jump on it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by RS on Mar 21st, 2018 at 7:47pm

vetryan15 wrote on Mar 21st, 2018 at 5:25pm:

Drakolith wrote on Mar 21st, 2018 at 4:33pm:
Well, that’s good at least. Also, you said earlier you were planning to build your own cabin?  I’ve always wanted to do that, I love the rustic style and building things/working with my hands. But I don’t think I can as I have no experience in building buildings, woodworking, or masonry. Other than with LEGOS Hahaha.

Yes I am, looking at buying a 25 acre property,  gonna camp while I build on it. I have only basic carpentry skills.  I  watch this guy on YouTube,  called 'my self relience ' he is in Canada and documents his build on it. But I have been planning is for over 10 years. It's about time I jump on it.


a friend and me are talking about buying a large piece of land and splitting it.  i want to do something close to what u are saying here.  i am sure she will go the traditional route.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Mar 21st, 2018 at 10:53pm
10 years, wow yeah you sound ready. Haha, that made me think, imagine how cool it would be for some slingers to build a bunch of cabins near each other and start a slinging neighborhood  ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 21st, 2018 at 11:35pm

Drakolith wrote on Mar 21st, 2018 at 10:53pm:
10 years, wow yeah you sound ready. Haha, that made me think, imagine how cool it would be for some slingers to build a bunch of cabins near each other and start a slinging neighborhood  ;D


:fftopic: I accept partial responsibiliy  :)
was ready in the late 70's

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Mar 22nd, 2018 at 7:28am
Awesome

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Mar 22nd, 2018 at 12:52pm
Nice Walter! That's my dream right there. Log cabin on some land. Sounds like I'm not the only one.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Mar 22nd, 2018 at 3:08pm
Seems like a lot of slingers like the rustic style.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Mar 22nd, 2018 at 3:10pm
I've said before but if it was possible to live at my girlfriend's family summer cottage year round, I would already be there. I have to say I would want a slightly upgraded cottage than a bare bones log cabin (what can I say? I'm technically a soft city boy) but yeah being out in the forest every day? Yes please.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by RS on Mar 22nd, 2018 at 4:54pm
walter...that is kind of cool....built a small stick one once and put a grass thatched roof on, got pretty decent at crafting those types of roofs from grass and fronds.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Mar 22nd, 2018 at 9:42pm
There's some *really* nice log cabins these days.  Give me 20 acres and a decent cabin up in the mountains and no one would ever see me again. I would just sit up there braiding my slings, making my bows and fish for trout. Life would be good.  ;) Maybe have a nice little garden... Man... That's the life.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Mar 22nd, 2018 at 10:02pm

Morphy wrote on Mar 22nd, 2018 at 9:42pm:
There's some *really* nice log cabins these days.  Give me 20 acres and a decent cabin up in the mountains and no one would ever see me again. I would just sit up there braiding my slings, making my bows and fish for trout. Life would be good.  ;) Maybe have a nice little garden... Man... That's the life.



That's my plan.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheJackinati on Mar 23rd, 2018 at 10:17am
You bastards, stop stealing my life goals!  :P

That log cabin is mine. Mine I say.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Mar 23rd, 2018 at 3:05pm
I feel like we are getting really off topic. I’ll make a thread in other topics for us to continue this seemingly common log cabin goal of slingers.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JudoP on Mar 26th, 2018 at 10:03am
New 30'' rockman sling made from 1.5mm all black polypropylene. It has a woven finger loop. The retention cord is mostly 3x2. Release cord is 6x2 tapered down to 3x2. It's skinny and lightweight, made for all weather comfortable and easy slinging.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JudoP on Mar 26th, 2018 at 10:25am
Balearic style sling made from sisal twine, length 24''.

I tried using the rough side of leather on the pouch this time but not tried it out yet to see if it's better. This is motivated by lacklustre reliability on smooth beach pebbles.

I was trying a different method of splicing cords in this time so the pouch arms aren't as thick as I would usually do.

I also have a full fibre balearic sling on the way, of which I'm currently about 70% complete and it's looking pretty good.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JudoP on Mar 26th, 2018 at 10:30am
Woven pouch sisal sling of length about 27''.

This was quite difficult to make, initially I thought the woven part might not be possible with sisal but it works with some effort. It turned out pretty nice in the end and has a decent cupping to it.I would probably use a different material next time though. Sisal and weaving are not natural friends!

This and the above sling are also pending leather lined fingerloops for extra comfort   8-)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Mar 26th, 2018 at 10:36am
I just got this from Luis Pons Livermore
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Mar 26th, 2018 at 11:27pm
Damn nice slings. I'm thinking I might need to get a Luis sling...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Mar 27th, 2018 at 8:28am
Very nice slings guys.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 27th, 2018 at 8:54am
Excellent balearics judoP! Very nice.
Vetryan,  do you know what fiber Luis used to braid that sling?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Mar 27th, 2018 at 9:08am
Love the woven sisal sling!!!!!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by manospuercas on Mar 27th, 2018 at 11:25am
JudoP, excuse me if I missed something but are you making your own cord from sisal fibers or commercial string?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by manospuercas on Mar 27th, 2018 at 11:26am
I meant commercial sisal cord.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JudoP on Mar 27th, 2018 at 1:05pm
The slings pictured are using just commercial sisal twine, but I do have one nearly done which is all fibre (the fibre I got from deconstructing the cord).

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Mar 27th, 2018 at 4:32pm
Walter, 
I do not, but did reach out to him. Hopefully he will get back to me soo

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Mar 28th, 2018 at 6:56am
Luis got back to me, it's actually hemp. 

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 28th, 2018 at 10:33am
@judoP, that is an interesting release knot. Would you tell us how you make it?

vetryan, looks like there is a patch on the leather covering?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Mar 28th, 2018 at 11:02am
It is leather,  looks like it was cut out for a project and just used a different color leather as a patch. I like it. Makes it stand out and gives it character

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JudoP on Mar 28th, 2018 at 11:59am

walter wrote on Mar 28th, 2018 at 10:33am:
@judoP, that is an interesting release knot. Would you tell us how you make it?


Sure, all of the release knots on these are some form of wall knot or double matthew walker. Sometimes multiple knots. It's the same with the knot midway in the cord which I use to grab onto.

The one on the rockman may look a bit weird because I cut off the out cords from one side to try make it look better. Not sure if it actually does look better but shouldn't affect performance anyway :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by The Montanan Slinger on Mar 30th, 2018 at 3:24pm
Some single strand paracord slings I have. The one on the right is more recent, I can't wait to throw a rock with it!

Whereas the other one is modified and is best suited towards tennis ball practice now.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 31st, 2018 at 2:54pm
Saw David Morningstar's high praise for the Mexican shepherd sling (Mexican tematlatl?)  Found his tutorial and more or less followed it
This sling is 25" pouch ctr to release, 6" pouch and a flat spot in the round release cord instead of a knot or wrapped bead . A bit heavy at 2.5 oz, but throws well. Making a lighter version out of hemp.
Thanks for the how to David 8-)


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Mar 31st, 2018 at 3:58pm
That looks awesome.  I.made one last year I posted it here. Buy out if jute and sisal. Turned out alot better then in had expected. It was 1 of 3 i.donated to a museum in Va.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Mar 31st, 2018 at 4:41pm
The warp and weft are reversed? Pretty cool idea. Looks like someone solved a design issue long before we were born.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 31st, 2018 at 4:41pm

vetryan15 wrote on Mar 31st, 2018 at 3:58pm:
That looks awesome.  I.made one last year I posted it here. Buy out if jute and sisal. Turned out alot better then in had expected. It was 1 of 3 i.donated to a museum in Va.


:thumb:   :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 8th, 2018 at 3:25pm
The hemp version
These throw well, but so do balearic slings and there is not any weaving in a balearic :D

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by nwmanitou on Apr 9th, 2018 at 2:03am
Walter, did you uses a flat or round braid for the hemp sling?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 9th, 2018 at 8:22am
It's a 6 strand round, which is actually flat on 3 sides.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by nwmanitou on Apr 9th, 2018 at 11:49am
Thank you Walter. I think I'm going to try and make one of these.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by David Morningstar on Apr 9th, 2018 at 4:00pm

walter wrote on Mar 31st, 2018 at 2:54pm:
Thanks for the how to David 8-)


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Apr 9th, 2018 at 6:20pm
I’m in love with this one
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 9th, 2018 at 6:36pm
Can see why, Tomas! 


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Apr 10th, 2018 at 8:35am
That’s a really nice sling Thomas.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Apr 10th, 2018 at 9:20am
Beautiful work as always Tomas. The texture on that leather is hypnotizing.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Apr 10th, 2018 at 10:08am
Really nice work.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Apr 10th, 2018 at 10:36am
Thanks gents. I’ll be trying it out today!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Apr 19th, 2018 at 5:22pm
:)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Apr 19th, 2018 at 5:24pm
8-)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mersa on Apr 20th, 2018 at 5:02am
Wunderschönen!!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Apr 20th, 2018 at 8:42am
Absolutely amazing. Such great craftsmanship.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheJackinati on Apr 20th, 2018 at 2:06pm
Look's like Jaegoor is planning to sling some pineapples. That is one long pouch! ;D


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Apr 21st, 2018 at 4:42am
It's the shortest sling I've ever made :D

It's a mere 98cm from retention loop to release knot. Despite it being so short it seems so far to be pretty well balanced and I really can't wait to test it out on the beach on Monday.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 22nd, 2018 at 10:05am
kto, how is that short sling working out?

This is a 26 and 28" hemp balearic. It has some 4 & 6 strand round  braiding and some 4&5 strand flat. Two release grips


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Apr 22nd, 2018 at 10:44am
Haven't tried it out yet but if the weather is ok I should find out tomorrow. Great work by the way.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 22nd, 2018 at 11:50am
Thanks :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Al Paca on Apr 25th, 2018 at 5:45am
Leather and jute.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Apr 25th, 2018 at 5:52am
Looks good. How does it handle?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Apr 28th, 2018 at 6:46pm
Tried my hand at a modified rockman today.  The release cord ends in a crown knot, then the round braid transitions to the traditional flat braid. The whipping on the finger loop is purely cosmetic. I like the contrast of the black cord against the jute, but it doesn’t serve any functional purpose. I’ve only taken a couple of throws with a tennis ball so far, but it seems to handle well.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Apr 28th, 2018 at 6:48pm
... oh yeah. I gave it a once over with some wax, then burned off all the jute hairs to get that smoky look. Almost forgot to mention that part.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Apr 29th, 2018 at 3:46am
Looks good!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Alex.Ost on Apr 29th, 2018 at 1:04pm
I was on a one week hiking trip to Mallorca 3 weeks ago, naturally i took my Sling with me. A couple of pictures came out okay:

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The Sling is made by Luis

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Apr 29th, 2018 at 2:07pm
Luis's slings are awesome.  I have one in my collection

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Apr 29th, 2018 at 2:44pm
Nice looking slings guys. I like that smokey look NoOneofConsequence. What's the length on it?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Apr 29th, 2018 at 3:44pm
Those are some great vacation photos, Alex!

@Morphy: it’s about 30 inches to the center of the pouch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on May 9th, 2018 at 10:51pm
I tried my hand at a two-tone hemp sling this week. I have not tried throwing with it yet, but I like the look and feel better than jute so far. It’s 25” ( ~60cm) from release knot to pouch center.  The retention cord is a standard 3x6 flat braid. The release cord is a 4-strand diamond round braid with a series of crown knots at the end.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on May 9th, 2018 at 10:55pm
Heres a close-up of the two-tone patterns
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on May 9th, 2018 at 11:27pm
nooc, I like the look of jute if it is made from good quality fiber, but like hemp better mainly because the fiber is slightly heavier. In my humble op, a 27+" sling should weigh 2oz :-?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on May 11th, 2018 at 10:38pm
Update: I had a chance to throw with the hemp sling  and it works well with tennis balls, which it was designed for, but not as great with medium or small rocks because the pouch is so wide.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on May 13th, 2018 at 9:20am
Fellow braiders, I have a challenge for you.

On a scale from 1 to crazy: How cool is this?  ;D

---
Sample piece to explore new ways to make fingerloops and possibly also pouches.

Wool, 2 x 24 strings in a dot-weave pattern, freehanded fistbraiding.
Used tools: scissors.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on May 13th, 2018 at 7:44pm
Teg, you are a fiber artist 8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on May 13th, 2018 at 8:44pm
For the last year or so (with just a few exceptions), I have been braiding the same type of sling with just a few variations. I think this may be the best I have made so far. It is hemp,  26" with five, five doubled, nine, eight, seven and six strand braids. The release bead is hemp and the release cord ends with a constrictor .
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on May 13th, 2018 at 10:32pm
Beautiful work Walter. Always loved your slings.

@Teg, can you explain a little about how this loop is made so I can compare it against the usual loops? Right now I've only made the ones with the cords folded over.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheJackinati on May 14th, 2018 at 12:56am

Morphy wrote on May 13th, 2018 at 10:32pm:
@Teg, can you explain a little about how this loop is made so I can compare it against the usual loops? Right now I've only made the ones with the cords folded over.


Not Teg, but if you have 24 strands and don't want to fold it down the middle, you can braid for around a few centimeters on one end then split the 24 strand cord into two pairs of twelve yarns and braid it for around 3-5 centimeters or however long you like your fingerloop. Then you can combine them back into a 24 strand cord, although you might get the occasional 'stuff-up' when combining them.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on May 14th, 2018 at 4:43am
Walter that sling is utterly fantastic. Bravo!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on May 14th, 2018 at 7:09am
@ Walter: Thank you! Your sling is nice. It does have a replaceable end for the release cord or is there a change in the braiding pattern?


@Morphy: The usual loops in fistbraiding are made by
1. starting a braid, fold it over and continue with the doubled string count.
2. Starting the full braid, split in half, then recombine (as described by Jackinati).
3. Make a full braid for a long length, then sew it together to form a loop.

While all of these methods work, they have a couple drawbacks. Most are aesthetic though...

1. & 2. The look of the finger loop does not match the look of the rest of the retention cord. The loop has usually a different thickness or uses a different braiding method altogether. If you want the same pattern in the retention loop as in the retention cord you may have to work with doubled strings, which makes the retention cord utterly thick.

2. will produce a stub on the inside of your hand. I don't like that.

3. It is difficult to make the sewing strong, long lasting and unobtrusive at the same time. Also, where the braids are sewn together, a different pattern develops (which actually can look quite nice).

The method I posted in the previous picture is different as it is able to retain the pattern and thickness over the whole braid, including the fingerloop. It works by braiding both 24 strand braids into each other at a right angle (bottom crossing). So there's no "combining" (as mentioned by Jackinati) of the braids required. The same technique can also be used to cross a braid with itself to form a loop (top loop in the picture).
As mentioned, this retains the pattern and thickness over the whole braid. Also, it is strong as both braids, which are crossed, retain their internal structure and stabilize each other. There's no room for any wiggling.
Furthermore, the little stub will be on the outside of your hand, thus not interfering with your grip on the retention cord. Last, the whole unit of retention cord and retention loop looks neat and smooth. The loop does not form an individual visual entity but is part of the retention cord.
Last, I just like the technical challenge ;)

Next step: Make an actual sling with this.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on May 14th, 2018 at 9:24am
Thanks for the explanations. You guys constantly give me more to learn and practice. I am grateful! (Can't say the same for my wife though  ;) ).


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on May 14th, 2018 at 6:26pm
Thanks for the feedback! Teg, in the pic  it looks like a replaceable braid, but is a 7 strand flat braid going to a six roundish.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on May 15th, 2018 at 1:08pm
Thank you!

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Post by Teg on May 17th, 2018 at 7:10pm
Fistbraided sling made out of swiss wool (Wollspinnerei Vetsch). Working period: January to May, Braids with 4, 24 - 40 and 48 elements, woven pouch (plain and interlocked tapestry weave) with half-round 6 element braid for the borders.

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Faustgeflochtene Schleuder aus Schweizer Wolle (Wollspinnerei Vetsch). Arbeitsdauer: Januar bis Mai, Geflechte mit 4, 24 - 40 und 48 Elementen, gewobener Brief (Schlitzwirkerei und einfach verhängte Schlitzwirkerei) mit halbrundem 6er Geflecht als Randabschluss.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on May 17th, 2018 at 7:16pm
Beautiful work Teg. Inspiring stuff.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on May 17th, 2018 at 8:17pm
WOW!! I am speechless. That is amazing

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on May 17th, 2018 at 8:27pm
Beautiful sling Teg!  Thanks for sharing :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on May 17th, 2018 at 8:48pm
Wow Teg, that’s incredible!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheJackinati on May 18th, 2018 at 12:57am
Good work Teg. I have a good idea how much effort one of those takes!

I've not yet had the courage to try fist-braiding, but I do use a braiding card.

Mine is slimmer than yours due to using thinner yarns (Alpaca), but it uses pretty much the same pattern with the smaller continuous diamonds, except the eyes are red. I have noticed that if you use more yarns in the eye, you can create a textured and 'grippier' sling cord because it makes 'bumps'.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on May 18th, 2018 at 2:31pm
I'm going to add my congratulations as well, awesome work!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on May 20th, 2018 at 11:18am
Thanks to everyone for the motivating replies!  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on May 20th, 2018 at 11:25am
Amazing sling! If I had one like that I’d be afraid to use it  ;D.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on May 20th, 2018 at 12:24pm
From time to time I hear the following sentence: "If I ever see one of your slings laying around, I'll cut a piece of and hang it around my neck!"  ::)


And yes, this sling is intended for shooting.

(with smooth stones ;) )

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by The Montanan Slinger on May 20th, 2018 at 10:15pm
A very heavy sling, a paracord Balearic style sling, 5-strand (partially gutted near the end).
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on May 21st, 2018 at 7:49am
That looks really nice. I've mostly been using natural materials for sling making or cotton string but I do want to have a go at making a braided paracord sling. Would be that bit more long-lasting.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on May 21st, 2018 at 6:20pm
That is a nice colorful balearic kto! How heavy is very heavy? More than 2 oz?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on May 21st, 2018 at 6:52pm
I didn't make it! The Montanan Slinger did.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by The Montanan Slinger on May 21st, 2018 at 8:56pm
Thanks for clarifying KTO! :D

Thanks for the feedback as well y'all. I was practicing with it yesterday, it was heavy enough to be really inaccurate as I'm more used to lightweight slings made from one strand of paracord. :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on May 23rd, 2018 at 8:53pm
Somebody threw away a perfectly good tow strap today!
... at least it was perfectly good for my purposes  ;D
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on May 23rd, 2018 at 11:22pm
Looks really nice, never thought about using one of those for a sling pouch, but it looks like it works great.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on May 24th, 2018 at 11:13am
The colour looks good too :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on May 26th, 2018 at 4:55pm
Yes, very nice. It has now fulfilled the highest destiny any tow strap can hope for... The sling pouch.

This is the tow straps version of leaving the karmic wheel and attaining Nirvana.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on May 28th, 2018 at 6:17am
12th cent. illustration showing a slingstaff  and Perrier in action. You can see they are definitely related.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on May 28th, 2018 at 10:32am
I'm always surprised by the Medieval depictions of staff slings because the sling part is always so short. It almost looks like a shallow plastic bag. I still haven't had the opportunity to test out my staff sling (read Tibetan sling tied to a broom handle...) but I wonder if it would be better to make a much smaller sling component.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on May 28th, 2018 at 10:29pm
I wouldn’t take medieval paintings proportions too literally myself. By that logic, those are either giant slingers or small children sitting in a castle fort on top of a pile of dirt with som bansai trees growing out of it :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by slingbadger on May 29th, 2018 at 6:39am
Yes, but you can see that the Perrier and slingstaff work on the same principles. Maybe the slingstaff inspired the Perrier.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on May 29th, 2018 at 11:22am
Obviously it's not a one-to-one but it is something I've noticed is often the case in depictions.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Al Paca on May 31st, 2018 at 7:10am
Experimenting with different method, this is a standard 5 string braid (but doubled up because I am using a cotton string). Just before I arrived at the pouch I wove in and extra thread and the used that as a weft in a basic weave for the pouch.

I made a basic loom out of a chopping board (she’ll get over it!). I finished it with a whipping around each side of the pouch and ran a light cotton stitch around the pouch and back through the middle just for a bit of extra strength. I actually will use it! Will have to try it out over the weekend.

I don’t know if this type of sling has a name or not and if anyone can advise me what this type of sling is I’d appreciate it. I’ve sort of evolved my approach over time and this is where I’ve got to.

Oh and because it’s cotton I guess It has the added advantage of being fully machine washable. Iron on a high heat!!!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on May 31st, 2018 at 6:31pm
An  Al Paca woven pouch sling :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Al Paca on Jun 1st, 2018 at 3:56pm
Haha. Thanks Walter

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jun 3rd, 2018 at 11:36am


This is a sling I made for Mersa. He and I did a sling trade awhile back. Well, to be specific he sent his to me in a few days. 3 months later I'm still waiting to finish his out with the right color leather. (Ya I'm slow...  :-?) He's been a good sport about it.  He told me once he couldn't build bows because he's not patient enough but this whole sling trade has shown me otherwise.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Jun 3rd, 2018 at 12:00pm
I can't speak for Mersa but to me it looks like it will be worth the wait :D Awesome work!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheJackinati on Jun 3rd, 2018 at 1:08pm
What kind of wool are you using Morphy?

Nice sling by the way, that is an interesting braid pattern. I assume it is hand-braided?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Jun 3rd, 2018 at 1:36pm
Morphy,  that is amazing.  WOW.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 3rd, 2018 at 1:59pm
Nice!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mersa on Jun 3rd, 2018 at 11:43pm
I am a lucky boy!!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Jun 4th, 2018 at 12:17am
Great slings as always boys!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jun 4th, 2018 at 6:49am
Thanks for the kind words guys.

@TheJackinati- It's acrylic yarn and hand braided. My experience in the past is acrylic isn't as durable as natural wool, hence the leather is needed. Once the leather is on it should last quite awhile. Also gives me a chance to add another accent color.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Jun 4th, 2018 at 3:21pm
very nice @Morphy

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Jun 4th, 2018 at 4:20pm
Well done Morphy! I was looking forward to see your sling ever since you had started  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jun 4th, 2018 at 11:29pm
Thanks guys. :D

@Teg- You've been a big help. Thanks. I think I have a new addiction now.  ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Jun 5th, 2018 at 2:20pm

Morphy wrote on Jun 4th, 2018 at 11:29pm:
I think I have a new addiction now. 


Mission accomplished  ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Jun 5th, 2018 at 6:06pm
What’s this new addiction? Or did I miss something?  :o

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jun 8th, 2018 at 10:04am

Drakolith wrote on Jun 5th, 2018 at 6:06pm:
What’s this new addiction? Or did I miss something?  :o


Braiding Drakolith. And cheeseburgers.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Jun 8th, 2018 at 3:45pm
Ah, I see.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jun 25th, 2018 at 12:51am


24 inch cotton sling


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jun 25th, 2018 at 1:43am
Looks amazing Morphy!  Must’ve taken a while to make.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Jun 25th, 2018 at 3:37am
Incredible!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mersa on Jun 25th, 2018 at 4:08am
Pretty excited for mine !!!!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Jun 25th, 2018 at 3:04pm
Nice one!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 25th, 2018 at 8:00pm
Saweet! D0 YOU LIKE THE RELEASE AS MUCH AS A TAB?
N0t shouting  new phone  :-/

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jun 25th, 2018 at 8:03pm

walter wrote on Jun 25th, 2018 at 8:00pm:
Saweet! D0 YOU LIKE THE RELEASE AS MUCH AS A TAB?


I'm not sure what you mean Walter? I like tabs because they give such a nice release. This tab is a bit longer than usual because I want to experiment with different cord position.

By release do you mean just a bare cord vs something like a tab?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 26th, 2018 at 9:08am
As a leather tab. :-[

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jun 26th, 2018 at 9:32am
Ahh gotcha. I think they both can work well but it seems like leather holds on to moisture longer than a woven tab, especially if the woven tab is using synthetic fiber.

This is especially a problem when using vertical styles like the figure 8 because the sling tab is constantly hitting the ground. Any dew or latent moisture eventually absorbs into the tab and can throw off the release timing a bit.

Probably some type of material that releases cleanly and absorbs no moisture would be ideal for a tab.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Jun 26th, 2018 at 9:50am
@morphy, that is beautiful

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jun 26th, 2018 at 10:05am
Thanks Vetryan and thanks everyone. I appreciate the kind words.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Jun 26th, 2018 at 1:44pm
Very nice Morphy, maybe you could give Jaegoor a run for his money  ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jun 26th, 2018 at 2:29pm

Drakolith wrote on Jun 26th, 2018 at 1:44pm:
Very nice Morphy, maybe you could give Jaegoor a run for his money  ;D


Thanks for the compliment however much undeserved. ;) I've got a lot to learn still.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jun 28th, 2018 at 9:55am
First attempt at sewing leather on a sling. Hemp cordage and a piece of scrap suede. Next time, I might actually pay attention to the stitch pattern and aesthetics, but I really like the way it slings :)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jun 28th, 2018 at 10:11am
Nice job, what kind of leather is it?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Jun 28th, 2018 at 10:40am
Looks awesome!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jun 28th, 2018 at 11:12am
Thanks!
@Morphy: The leather is from a pack of suede  scraps they sell by the pound at Hobby Lobby, (which is a big craft store here in the US for those who have never seen one). I used an acrylic based leather conditioner (which says “don’t use on suede” on the bottle :) ) for waterproofing, because I get a lot of dog slobber on my ammo. The acrylic stiffens it up a bit, but I don’t care about keeping the suede soft because it’s not being used for upholstery, and it functions just fine as a sling :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mersa on Jun 28th, 2018 at 5:10pm
Good looker

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Cetilim on Jul 2nd, 2018 at 6:38pm
My latest. Two strands 7/64" Dyneema Amsteel, with a deer skin pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mersa on Jul 2nd, 2018 at 8:36pm
Bet that pumps, dyneema is great

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jul 2nd, 2018 at 10:05pm
Beautiful, clean looking design. I like it alot.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Cetilim on Jul 2nd, 2018 at 10:32pm

Mersa wrote on Jul 2nd, 2018 at 8:36pm:
Bet that pumps, dyneema is great


Yeah, the fact that it doesn't stretch even a little bit makes it so I can really feel the energy transfer. It's wicked fun with a bucket of golf balls.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jul 2nd, 2018 at 11:35pm
:thumb:

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Cetilim on Jul 3rd, 2018 at 12:31am

Morphy wrote on Jul 2nd, 2018 at 10:05pm:
Beautiful, clean looking design. I like it alot.


Thanks. I do try to not have to make them all that often, since I'd rather be throwing than making, so I tend to look for stuff that will last a while. My other sling is about three years old, and I used 80# fishing line to make it.

I think this one should last at least that long.  :)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mersa on Jul 6th, 2018 at 5:24am
Some hits
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by The Montanan Slinger on Jul 6th, 2018 at 1:46pm
What else can I say? I be jelly of those hits. ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mersa on Jul 6th, 2018 at 6:17pm
I had a good time yesterday , first session in months

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jul 8th, 2018 at 11:37am
Bill Skinner recently brought up the topic of how the depth of the cup affects the throw. I don’t think I’ve shown this sling yet, but it’s an asymmetric hybrid flat/cupped sling, and it’s my favorite general purpose sling, because it works with tennis balls, rocks of any size, and whatever else fits in the pouch. The retention side has a deep cup, but the release side is flat. It’s also a really long pouch so you can put a lot of spin into the projectile.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Jul 8th, 2018 at 11:53am
Ooooo that does look nice. Very sleek.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jul 8th, 2018 at 2:47pm

NooneOfConsequence wrote on Jul 8th, 2018 at 11:37am:
Bill Skinner recently brought up the topic of how the depth of the cup affects the throw. I don’t think I’ve shown this sling yet, but it’s an asymmetric hybrid flat/cupped sling, and it’s my favorite general purpose sling, because it works with tennis balls, rocks of any size, and whatever else fits in the pouch. The retention side has a deep cup, but the release side is flat. It’s also a really long pouch so you can put a lot of spin into the projectile.


That may well be a new design. Has anyone else heard of such a thing?  Interesting idea. I can see where you are going with that train of thought. Have you noticed it being more accurate?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jul 8th, 2018 at 4:05pm
I don’t know if I’m the first, but it was my own design. Hard to say about accuracy, because it also has a longer cord than my others, so I don’t have anything that’s a fair comparison. These are the kinds of things I will test on a trebuchet when I get that going. I plan to get that done this year, but probably not this month :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jul 15th, 2018 at 12:52am
As promised, here is the finished sling made with bamboo cordage. I made this one for my wife who started using my slings to play fetch with our dog. The colors remind me of a Mexican Fiesta :)

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Jul 15th, 2018 at 3:00am
That looks really awesome. All my slings end up boring colours. Might need to make some fancy ones :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jul 15th, 2018 at 9:40am
Wish I could get my wife to sling. That is nice. Are the cross straps along the pouch just for aesthetics or also meant to carry some of the load?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jul 15th, 2018 at 10:25pm
Yeah, she may not be a hardcore slinger (yet), but  I am happy she’s taking an interest (and so is my dog! ;D ). The cross straps started as a way to hold the shape on my hemp sling before I decided to add the leather (posted on 6/28/2018 about a page back).  I liked the look, so I kept it on this one too. In theory it should take some of the load off of the stitching, but it’s mostly just for looks :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JudoP on Jul 16th, 2018 at 12:03pm
Interesting hybrid pouch- I've wondered before if such designs might be able to benefit from the best of both worlds, but not got round to trying it before.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Jul 17th, 2018 at 3:13pm
Finally dragged myself out despite the heat (had to wait til past 8pm for it to be cool enough to stand). The paper bag worked surprisingly well as a target. I tried out BAMBULA's fig 8 style throw which works well but I'm still rubbish at it. I actually did quite well with Greek style and Balearic. Balearic particularly. I've been using it so much for long distance I forgot that it's good for target slinging.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jul 20th, 2018 at 12:39pm
Wicked cool sling Morphy! That’s something to be very proud of.

@nooneofconsequence - check out ratman’s cobra slings. They’re a different take on the same concept.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jul 22nd, 2018 at 10:06pm
I’ve been able to crank out about one per week lately. This one is black, white, and grey hemp with a grey suede pouch and dyneema stitching. Finally it was whipped with a black waxed cotton. Worked great at the dog park with tennis balls today.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Jul 22nd, 2018 at 11:45pm
Heres a few I've made recently. Most are jute and hemp, but the blue one with the grey leather is a sort of marine rope.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Jul 23rd, 2018 at 6:07am
Really nice. I particularly like the one with the black lengths. Might want to resize the pictures though. Most photos end up massive when uploaded.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Jul 23rd, 2018 at 8:43am

Kick wrote on Jul 23rd, 2018 at 6:07am:
Really nice. I particularly like the one with the black lengths. Might want to resize the pictures though. Most photos end up massive when uploaded.

Haha yeah, sorry about that. I'll have to figure out how to do that from my phone. That sling, I gave to my wife's grandpa, and the one with the yellow/green lengths I actually traded for an Everlast heavy bag a couple days ago. I might take some to my local craft/flea market. Most people dont know they want a sling until they see a nice one.  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Jul 23rd, 2018 at 2:56pm
Just finished up a Balearic style out of polypropylene 2mm cord. Will probably need to wrap the pouch in leather to give ammo a proper grip. Pros of the poly: waterproof, heat fuseable, durable, easy to work. Cons: braids and weaving not the tightest, just a touch of stretch, doesnt grip smooth stones the best.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Jul 30th, 2018 at 11:41pm
Im loving the look of the burgundy cords with the grey leather pouch.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jul 31st, 2018 at 8:44am
I dare say you’ve got some great creative slings there!
I like the paracord one too:)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Jul 31st, 2018 at 11:59am
Thanks! I love making braided slings but they'll soon be neglected with the way the paracord and leather pouch ones have been performing. Plus they are easy to roll up and pocket.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 1st, 2018 at 1:21pm
Side by side view of the full cup and half cup versions of my pouch. Going to do more testing soon! The reason i've been making so many out of different pieces of leather is to make sure there is repeatable consistency with the design. When I am satisfied, I'll throw some pouches on the trading post.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Aug 2nd, 2018 at 10:03am
That's the problem with paracord vs braided...you can braid a sling to look very pretty but it may not work as good as paracord. Paracord is just the perfect cordage for a sling Imo.



Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 2nd, 2018 at 11:10am
I agree. I've found that my very best braided slings (both natural and synthetic) can easily be matched and sometimes outperformed by simple paracord slings, with much less effort to make too.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Aug 2nd, 2018 at 1:04pm
I agree as well. I've made a fair few braided slings and the sling I have in my pocket almost every day (just in case) is one of C_A's paracord and leather slings. Rolls up real small and can always be relied upon.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Aug 3rd, 2018 at 8:30am
pcord/leather or pcord/seatbelt seem best for lighter ammo. Balearic for 4oz+.
Best cord attachment (my humble op)


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 4th, 2018 at 8:23am
Paracord and leather make a really good sling. My little trick is to iron the paracord flat;)
I’ve been wanting to make as dense and thin a sling as possible for a bit mostly cause the paracord can be a little light with larger stones.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Aug 4th, 2018 at 3:21pm
Whoa ironing paracord? What an idea. I’m assuming it’s gutted when you iron it? I might have to try this...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Aug 4th, 2018 at 8:05pm

walter wrote on Aug 3rd, 2018 at 8:30am:
pcord/leather or pcord/seatbelt seem best for lighter ammo. Balearic for 4oz+.
Best cord attachment (my humble op)


I've noticed bulkier slings feel a little more natural with heavier ammo so I think I may have subconsciously seen this as well without actually crystalizing it into words.

I wonder also if certain slings feel more natural with thin flexible cords vs heavier bulky slings. For example I feel like a paracord type cordage is almost ideal for fig-8. Thicker and heavier slings feel weird with the fig-8 to me.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Aug 5th, 2018 at 12:49am
Maybe balearic throw for heavier "balearic" slings?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Aug 5th, 2018 at 9:21am
I've found similar results too. C_A's paracord and leather sling seems designed for fig8. It just fits. Then there is the experience I had with the super long Tibetan sling. Couldn't get it to feel comfortable until I saw how Tibetans use them and it suddenly made complete sense. I do think certain slings fit certain styles.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Blue Raja on Aug 5th, 2018 at 12:06pm
How do Tibetan's sling? Is there a vid that you can link to?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 5th, 2018 at 12:13pm

Drakolith wrote on Aug 4th, 2018 at 3:21pm:
Whoa ironing paracord? What an idea. I’m assuming it’s gutted when you iron it? I might have to try this...


No it’s not gutted. I tried it gutted and it’s too light. You get a nice cushy flattish oval:)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Aug 5th, 2018 at 12:57pm

Blue Raja wrote on Aug 5th, 2018 at 12:06pm:
How do Tibetan's sling? Is there a vid that you can link to?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGmnXHQxi0E

I don't know for certain if it's a specifically Tibetan style but this person in the video is Tibetan and it works really well with the two Tibetan slings I have. It's basically helicopter but with the starting position behind the back, using the shoulders for leverage to set the sling rotating. It takes a lot of effort to get a long sling moving and I've almost strained myself trying to go from holding the sling vertically to getting it spinning. This technique makes it effortless and is my go-to for long slings.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 5th, 2018 at 8:11pm
Couple of leather models here
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Post by Tomas on Aug 5th, 2018 at 8:14pm
Second model
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Post by Tomas on Aug 5th, 2018 at 8:15pm
One is a little slimmer
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Aug 6th, 2018 at 8:27am
Beautiful work Tomas. How much do you charge for one of those?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 6th, 2018 at 9:12am
Taxation laws for my business selling overseas is kind an obstacle at this point.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 6th, 2018 at 11:06am
Thats some nice leather! Here's a similar style pouch i mocked up with some scrap leather and paracord.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Aug 6th, 2018 at 11:50am

Tomas wrote on Aug 6th, 2018 at 9:12am:
Taxation laws for my business selling overseas is kind an obstacle at this point.


Ahh. Hope that gets worked out. They are beautifully done and no one else seems to make those types of slings.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 6th, 2018 at 12:19pm
Anybody have any luck with a Balearic style pouch and paracord?
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Aug 6th, 2018 at 5:16pm
https://youtu.be/6rVSSngKdgg

Here is another video showing Tibetans slinging. They aren't using the beyond the shoulder method however their slings are much shorter than in the other video and much much shorter than my giant one. Not that size is everything...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 6th, 2018 at 5:38pm
Thanks Morphy! PM me maybe we can work something out

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Post by Tomas on Aug 6th, 2018 at 5:39pm
And you’re right! Nobody else makes em cause they’re my own original design.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 6th, 2018 at 10:57pm
Tomas, if you have a paypal account you can get paid as a gift or donation from friends and family, then mail out slings as just normal packages

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Aug 7th, 2018 at 3:05pm
Love the leather tooling on those Tomas!  Nice work!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Aug 9th, 2018 at 6:43am
great slings tomas  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Aug 9th, 2018 at 6:51am
1. sling  52cm yarn of hemp
2. sling 54cm yarn of Jute 
3. small sling 48cm Yarn of hemp, nature and bleached

the cracker in balearic style from PP
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Aug 9th, 2018 at 9:33am
Gorgeous Hubert.  :)

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Post by kicktheotter on Aug 9th, 2018 at 12:00pm
Wow. Can't really say anything more :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JudoP on Aug 9th, 2018 at 2:11pm
Some great looking slings coming out, I need to up my game  :P

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 9th, 2018 at 8:30pm
Hubert those are great! I use the sling you sent me pretty often!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 10th, 2018 at 12:54pm
Just finished up a really nice one. Sisal, jute, and hemp with green leather. Asymmetric woven pouch. Its probably my new favorite piece.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Aug 10th, 2018 at 1:32pm
Flint, how do you go about sewing the leather onto the retention loop? I’ve never been able to figure out how to do that.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 10th, 2018 at 2:49pm
Heres a little visual guide i made just for you. Cut a leather strip the length you need to wrap around your finger and just wide enough to wrap around the finger loop. Punching holes down the sides will make it much easier. Im using artificial sinew. Start with the knot on the inside and continue to thread the needle into the inside portion, alternating sides and pulling it tight. Work your way to the end then connect them using the 1st hole and last hole you pushed the needle through.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Aug 10th, 2018 at 4:59pm
Oh, I see now! Thank you for making this.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 10th, 2018 at 11:03pm
No problem, I hope it helps.

Heres a jute, sisal, and hemp rockman i just finished.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 12th, 2018 at 4:03pm
Mossy stone about to get on the move!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 18th, 2018 at 1:38pm
Theres a couple pics in my tutorial, but this one turned out so good, i had to get another pic. Its not perfect but its definitely going to be my new EDC.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Aug 18th, 2018 at 1:49pm
Flint, these are the types of slings I can really see a market for. Hard working weapons that look good, are super durable and don't take 30+ hours to make per sling. Are you selling them?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 18th, 2018 at 2:02pm
Not yet, but thats the idea. Now that I have a good pouch design, im trying out some ideas to make them look as good as possible. I was set on making my natural ones to sell but they take 2-3 hours straight for me to make and i know they wont last as long as paracord + leather.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Aug 18th, 2018 at 2:22pm
I'm really liking the look of them. Really awesome design.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 18th, 2018 at 8:28pm
Thank you! Heres the best one yet!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mersa on Aug 18th, 2018 at 9:20pm
Yeah Flint these are a great product.
Hope they perform as well as they look!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 18th, 2018 at 9:39pm
Thanks! I wouldnt keep making them if they didnt work well. So far I have found that this design is good no matter how thick the leather is, i've tested and compared these out of almost every cut of leather i own.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 19th, 2018 at 6:14am
Pretty rad!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 19th, 2018 at 12:12pm
2 more to add to the collection!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Aug 19th, 2018 at 12:35pm
Good looking slings Flint.  :thumb:

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Aug 19th, 2018 at 10:37pm
Very nice slings flint!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Aug 20th, 2018 at 12:46am
I've been experimenting with my new photography lightbox... I still have a lot to learn :)

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aGt4BIewpk2cXgxH33EOBm6AVNBN1CM5?usp=sharing

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Aug 20th, 2018 at 1:24am
Those are nice slings flint.  I really like the finger loop designs. Are you cutting everything by hand?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 20th, 2018 at 1:57am
Thanks guys! yes, I am only using EMT scissors and a cheap leather punch to make these. I just ordered a better punch since mine is junk now. I might order some better cutting tools too, but I dont really have any complaints about my scissors.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 21st, 2018 at 12:31pm
First attempt at an apache sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Aug 21st, 2018 at 5:43pm
That looks awesome!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 22nd, 2018 at 9:07am
Thanks! Im happy with how it turned out, might have to make a couple more.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Aug 23rd, 2018 at 3:18pm
Very nice!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 24th, 2018 at 3:52pm
Its not perfect, but i always give it all i got.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 27th, 2018 at 3:05am
Anyone else like owls?
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Aug 27th, 2018 at 9:43am
Well done. They both look great.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 27th, 2018 at 10:01am
Thanks! I ended up scrapping the finger loop for the barn owl, just didnt like how it turned out. I'll replace it later

Edit: finished the new finger loop.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Aug 27th, 2018 at 6:49pm
How did you do that very outer layer of leather for the owl? I’ve never seen leather like that.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 27th, 2018 at 7:52pm
Just got lucky going through a pack of leather scraps. I have some other gold and lots of silver too.

Edit: heres the pdf of the owl sling to get a better look at that leather.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 28th, 2018 at 4:17pm
Who likes honey badgers?
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Aug 28th, 2018 at 6:18pm
Wow, that’s really cool. I might have to commission you one day to make a sling for me with a mask from one of my favorite games.  ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 28th, 2018 at 6:28pm
Is it majora's mask?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Aug 29th, 2018 at 12:54pm
Nope, I actually haven’t played any of the legend of Zelda games come to think of it...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Aug 30th, 2018 at 7:22pm
Looks like a honey badger to me ;D

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7wHMg5Yjg

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Aug 31st, 2018 at 11:17am
The Cthulhu sling Flint made for me arrived and I finally got some cords on it. Just simple herringbone braids (Both about 71cm) but they should do the trick. I felt paracord would be too neat so went with natural fibres. The pouch is so great and not just for the awesome design but it's really nice thick leather and the asymmetric style looks like it's going to work really well in practice. One thing I didn't expect is how comfortable the fingerloop is. I thought it might end up being too thick but it's genuinely one of the most comfortable retention cords of all of my slings.

I haven't had the chance to go test it out but I'm thinking this weekend I'll go back to Lauttasaari and throw some rocks into the ocean. It seems appropriate with it bearing the face of a horror of the deep... :D Thanks again Flint
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 31st, 2018 at 11:44am
Wow, those natural cords really bring it to life! The finger loop will feel even better once you break it in. Happy slinging!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Aug 31st, 2018 at 12:19pm
Nothing shows you care like Cthulhu.

Looks good. All of Flint's slings look good for that matter.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Aug 31st, 2018 at 12:47pm
Thanks Morphy! Heres what im gonna finish up today  ;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Blue Raja on Sep 1st, 2018 at 5:13pm
Woven sling pouch on simple loom with paracord release and retention cords



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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Sep 2nd, 2018 at 12:10am
Nice sling! But what’s with the creepy face on the wall?  :o

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Blue Raja on Sep 2nd, 2018 at 3:47pm
Thank you - it throws great!  Working on my second attempt.  They are a lot of fun to make.

The creepy face relates to a research project.  Try a Google search with "The Coney Island Funny Face" "Asbury Park Tillie" and "Alfred E. Neuman."

The face also makes a great target.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Sep 3rd, 2018 at 6:31am
That face is a staple in NJ  history.  I hated hearing about it all the time

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Sep 8th, 2018 at 3:20pm
Cortilliod Sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Sep 9th, 2018 at 12:53am
That's just beautiful.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Sep 9th, 2018 at 6:12am
@jaegoor that is amazing, stunning.  Have you made any of your silk slings recently?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Sep 9th, 2018 at 9:38am
Beautiful work Jaegoor. Is the tab historically accurate? I imagine one would have to have something like a tab or a knot to sling with such thin cords.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Blue Raja on Sep 9th, 2018 at 3:49pm
Wow! Impressive.

Here is another one of my efforts, without the scary face.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Sep 9th, 2018 at 5:38pm
Blue Raja, that looks awesome! Does the loom help cut down on time? Also, what type of cordage is that?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Blue Raja on Sep 10th, 2018 at 12:44am
Flint -

Thank you for the compliment.  The loom cuts the weaving time substantially.  The warp is jute twine and the weft is acrylic yarn. Before I cut the sling off the loom, I gather the jute twine around the paracord release and retention cords and bind it with the knots that you use to make a paracord or jute bracelet (there is a good explanation here: http://www.madebyhippies.com/hemp/howtotiehempjewelry.html)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Sep 10th, 2018 at 4:12am
Morphy . Leider gibt es keine historische Vorlage.  Dieser Tab wird von mir bevorzugt . Die Methode der Herstellung ist jedoch historisch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 10th, 2018 at 7:00am
Good looking slings y’all!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Sep 12th, 2018 at 12:09am
A proud cock.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Sep 12th, 2018 at 12:57am
Very nice, what do you use to cut the leather out of curiosity?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Flint Austone on Sep 12th, 2018 at 1:38am
I use emt/medic scissors. Theres probably better options out there, but they work well and i dont really have any complaints about them.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Sep 14th, 2018 at 6:15am
So creative!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Sep 14th, 2018 at 1:45pm
Always have a sling on you. You never know when you might find some perfect ammo just lying around the place :D

I've never actually used acorns as ammo before but they work pretty well and are the perfect size for this sling I got from Loki. Really awesome sling by the way. It's beautiful and, despite being one of the smallest slings I have (both in length and pouch size), it works fantastically well and because it's small is perfect as an EDC sling. It's easier to find stones that fit this sling than stones for the larger slings I have. Also wraps up nice and small and fits in one of the small pockets of my jacket.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Oct 5th, 2018 at 10:17am
Rekonstruktion Corcelletes Sling Nr. 2
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Oct 5th, 2018 at 10:21am
Innenseite
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Oct 5th, 2018 at 10:21am
Außenseite
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Oct 5th, 2018 at 1:02pm
Incredible work.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mersa on Oct 5th, 2018 at 5:22pm
Yeah that's a really nice looking sling

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Oct 5th, 2018 at 5:57pm
Agreed, wonder if it throws as good as it looks.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Oct 5th, 2018 at 6:17pm
Beautiful work as always. Is this a replica perhaps of the sling you and Teg studied?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Oct 5th, 2018 at 6:27pm
Yes. It is a replica. The original is in Switzerland. She is very easy. Shoots very well.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Oct 5th, 2018 at 6:37pm
I am still working on improvements. And I want to try other materials.
The original was found as early as 1850. Due to an error in the archive, the original was lost. I found it again.
The material was given flax / linen. That is not confirmed. This statement probably means that it was made from plant fiber. I could already exclude Lindenbast as a material.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Oct 5th, 2018 at 6:48pm
It's my second replica. I gave this to a friend. She will continue testing her.
More replicas are in progress.
I'm getting better at making.
I seldom shoot so light slings myself. But you get used to it. From the first model there is a test video. Unfortunately only in German.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i5Xz_oNvu2k

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Oct 6th, 2018 at 8:14pm
Wow yeah, that is really thin. Looks like it does throw as good as it looks  ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Oct 12th, 2018 at 8:24am
Cortaillod Sling
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by kicktheotter on Oct 12th, 2018 at 1:06pm
That is truly a work of art. Fantastic!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Oct 13th, 2018 at 12:20pm
I agree. I would love to see a guide on how to make it. It looks like the main cord just sort of goes right through the pouch to the other side. Never seen a design quite like it.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Blue Raja on Oct 13th, 2018 at 2:26pm
Excellent weaving! This is a work of art.  All of the stitches are perfectly even.  Very inspiring - can we have a tutorial or instructions?


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Oct 15th, 2018 at 2:18am
I second Morphy and Raja. Tutorial please  ;D!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Oct 15th, 2018 at 1:48pm
Ein Tutorial wird es geben. Ich brauche Zeit dafür.

Morphy hat es gut erkannt.  Es ist eine sehr einfache Konstruktion.
Es gibt eine Hauptschnur.  Diese ist durchgehend.  Rechts und links werden weitere Fäden dazu genommen.  Alles wird miteinander vernäht.
Im Prinzip ganz einfach. 😁

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Toby on Oct 23rd, 2018 at 6:34am
Oh my gosh! I want this! Make a tutorial PLEASE!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mersa on Oct 26th, 2018 at 4:08pm
My slings
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Oct 26th, 2018 at 6:46pm
They look good Mersa!

I was looking for an alternative for a leather pouch covering on balearic slings. This one is made of walmart black jewelry hemp. Six strand flat braid. Works great. Five strand braid might even be better.
Going to try square knotting one for my favorite sling this weekend.

Last pic is a 5 strand hemp covering




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Post by vetryan15 on Oct 26th, 2018 at 7:12pm
Awesome stuff,  looks great

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Post by kicktheotter on Oct 27th, 2018 at 3:47am
Great slings all round :D

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Post by Morphy on Oct 27th, 2018 at 6:50am

walter wrote on Oct 26th, 2018 at 6:46pm:
They look good Mersa!

I was looking for an alternative for a leather pouch covering on balearic slings. This one is made of walmart black jewelry hemp. Six strand flat braid. Works great. Five strand braid might even be better.
Going to try square knotting one for my favorite sling this weekend.


I've also been looking for an alternative to leather covering. Can I ask what your motivation is for that?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Oct 27th, 2018 at 10:04am
@ Morphy, leather is pricey and (to me ) difficult to work with. I would rather braid  :)
You?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Oct 27th, 2018 at 3:23pm
I've always been curious how well a sling would work as a survival weapon without having leather to make it more durable. Most of my non leather pouches don't last as long as I would like.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Donnerschlag on Oct 28th, 2018 at 9:21pm
Oooooh, those are gorgeous Jaegoor! I gotta try and make myself one of those :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Oct 29th, 2018 at 11:33am
For survival, you just have to be able to hunt more calories than it takes to make a new sling. That really depends on what you hunt and how good/lucky you are. Depending on your skill level, it might be more efficient to make a survival bow, or, if you live in Texas like Morphy... use a shotgun ;D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by DavidtheSlinger on Nov 13th, 2018 at 6:46pm
64-inch Balearic style sling, made from sisal, with a pouch size of four inches. Ammo normally used are tennis balls. (Sorry for such a large photo, still figuring out how to use the forum...)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Drakolith on Nov 14th, 2018 at 1:13pm
Nice sling. Don’t worry about it, took me a while to figure out resizing aswell. If you’re on a phone get a photo editing app with a resizer tool, on computer, there’s probably a already installed one by defalt, the best size for this site is 600x800 or 800x600.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 18th, 2018 at 5:24pm
A 2 oz 26 1/2 inch hemp balearic with a braided hemp pouch cover.


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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Nov 18th, 2018 at 5:26pm
The pouch cover

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Post by kicktheotter on Nov 19th, 2018 at 1:39am
Amazing work!

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Post by walter on Nov 21st, 2018 at 7:26am
Thanks!  :)

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Post by Tomas on Nov 22nd, 2018 at 4:50am
Neat

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Post by joe_meadmaker on Dec 9th, 2018 at 6:20pm
A sling pic, and a question.  This is a paracord sling I made quite a while back.  It's similar to the single cord split pouch design from Mersa.  But it's made from 2 cords (as can be seen from the two colors).



Here's a closer shot of the pouch.



And the question.  Does anyone recall seeing a sling like this, or a tutorial anywhere?  It's been a long enough time since I made it that I don't remember where I found the instructions.  It's definitely possible it was on this forum, but I haven't been able to find it.

I would like to try to recreate it with a slightly larger pouch and longer cords, but there are a couple places where the cords tuck underneath and I can't see exactly what's happening.  I'm working on another sling right now.  If I don't find anything by the time that's done, I'll probably just give it a go and try to figure it out.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by joe_meadmaker on Dec 9th, 2018 at 7:29pm

joe_meadmaker wrote on Dec 9th, 2018 at 6:20pm:
Does anyone recall seeing a sling like this, or a tutorial anywhere?


Scratch that.  It's the Woven Paracord Sling on the Tutorials page.  So there's another sling picture for everyone anyway :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Mersa on Dec 10th, 2018 at 12:04am
Nice design , and almost exactly how I would do it with 2 seperate cords .

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by joe_meadmaker on Dec 30th, 2018 at 2:14pm
Earlier this month I placed an order for some slings from Amdo Craft.  They arrived the other day.  They're all absolutely beautiful.  I can't wait to give them a try.

The given measurements are from the center of the pouch to my release point.  They didn't come with tied release knot.  I'll probably leave them that way because I generally don't use a release knot in my slings.


Garma
33.5 in. (85 cm)



Gombo
31.5 in. (80 cm)



JaCun
36.25 in. (92 cm)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kick on Dec 30th, 2018 at 5:08pm
Awesome! Hope you love yours as much as I love mine!

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Post by vetryan15 on Dec 30th, 2018 at 6:40pm
You cant go wrong with those,  even at the prices. I love mine

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by DesertWalker on Jan 2nd, 2019 at 6:01pm
Roughed out this sling with Yucca fibers. There is a spot I messed up the braid, so i'm not sure how long it will last.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by JudoP on Jan 3rd, 2019 at 7:13pm
A couple new all jute (black and undyed) slings made over the christmas period.

A 33'' rockman and a 38'' woven pouch. Not tested yet so will have to report back on performance. Both of them were made so that no cords were introduced or cut in the pouch which was particularly challenging with the 38''er.

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by DesertWalker on Jan 3rd, 2019 at 9:15pm

JudoP wrote on Jan 3rd, 2019 at 7:13pm:
A couple new all jute (black and undyed) slings made over the christmas period.

A 33'' rockman and a 38'' woven pouch. Not tested yet so will have to report back on performance. Both of them were made so that no cords were introduced or cut in the pouch which was particularly challenging with the 38''er.


Nice job! Those turned out nice.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by DesertWalker on Jan 3rd, 2019 at 9:20pm
After I finished the yucca sling I threw together this one using Paleoarts tutorial. This is made with jute, horsehide, and antler.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by joe_meadmaker on Jan 4th, 2019 at 2:57pm
@JudoP and @DesertWalker

Great looking slings guys!  Thanks for posting.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kick on Jan 5th, 2019 at 4:30am
I'm always amazed at what people can put together. Amazing slings!

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Post by TheMightyAslan on Jan 8th, 2019 at 9:02pm
Absolute newbie here, been lurking on the tutorials for a couple months and thought I would share my progress with you all. Left to right is a chronological timeline of my slings. Ive exclusively been using paracord so far:
Simple leather cup sling
An experimental triple split pouch
An mexican style sling (thanks dave morningstar for your tutorials)
A balearic inspired split pouch (finished an hour ago)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kick on Jan 9th, 2019 at 9:46am
They look great! Might want to resize the pictures though. Pictures always end up huge on here.

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Post by Mersa on Jan 11th, 2019 at 9:59pm
Current arsenal , from left to right
EDC dyneema Mersa style key ring sling (lives on my key chain)
Dyneema Mersa sling (my best performing sling and my first)
Round braid Kangaroo leather sling with lucky rabbits foot handle and rabbit fur pouch (more decorative the a thrower)
Cotton split pouch by Morphy
Hemp solid pouch with cracker by Heubert
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by joe_meadmaker on Jan 12th, 2019 at 8:11pm
I'm loving all the recent sling pictures.  Everything is looking great.  I just finished another one.  After seeing images of slings with asymmetrical pouches, it's something I've been wanting to try.

This one has a diamond pouch like I normally use for braided slings, but one side is lengthened giving it more of a kite shape.

I only have a couple throws with it at this point, so don't really have an opinion on it yet.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kick on Jan 19th, 2019 at 8:37am
More slinging ice balls with the shorter Tibetan sling on a really beautiful snowy day.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jan 19th, 2019 at 1:09pm
@ Joe, Knew who made that sling before I saw your name attached to the post. Really like your slings, but if you reversed the kite end for end I think the sling would release the projectile a little sooner. Just saying  ;)

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Post by Mersa on Jan 19th, 2019 at 9:46pm
I feel sorry for all you winter folk

I've been practicing here
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kick on Jan 20th, 2019 at 3:10am
Sure, Sun, warmth and azure waters are great and all but at this point I have Stockholm syndrome and love the snow :D

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Post by joe_meadmaker on Jan 21st, 2019 at 11:03am

Kick wrote on Jan 19th, 2019 at 8:37am:
More slinging ice balls with the shorter Tibetan sling on a really beautiful snowy day.

I finally had some good packing snow in my area about a week ago and was able to try the new Tibetan slings.  Now that is great fun.  Still have snow now, but it's too cold and dry for a snowball.

I also bought some ice sphere molds and have been using those too.  They work really well.  Just get cold fingers :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by joe_meadmaker on Jan 21st, 2019 at 11:08am

walter wrote on Jan 19th, 2019 at 1:09pm:
@ Joe, Knew who made that sling before I saw your name attached to the post. Really like your slings, but if you reversed the kite end for end I think the sling would release the projectile a little sooner. Just saying  ;)

Thanks for the tip!  I was curious about that.  I looked at some pictures of asymmetrical pouches, and the "long side" seemed to be on the release cord.  Admittedly I could have just been seeing them wrong.

The release side being shorter does make logical sense.  Guess I'll have to make another one :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kick on Jan 21st, 2019 at 2:37pm

joe_meadmaker wrote on Jan 21st, 2019 at 11:03am:
I finally had some good packing snow in my area about a week ago and was able to try the new Tibetan slings.  Now that is great fun.  Still have snow now, but it's too cold and dry for a snowball.

I also bought some ice sphere molds and have been using those too.  They work really well.  Just get cold fingers


Ha ha! A convert! :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jan 21st, 2019 at 5:29pm
@ joe, you may or may not know that you can make a normal pouch and get the same or even better results by making the release point farther  away from the pouch. For instance, for throwing golf balls with your sling, I grasp the release cord 3" past the release knot. Now, the ball  sits at the very edge of the pouch instead of in the middle of it. Cleaner, faster release? I think so and to me that is what counts :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by The Celestial Paladin on Jan 26th, 2019 at 4:37pm
All the good rocks are buried. :(

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kick on Jan 29th, 2019 at 3:38am
I watched CoyoteSlinger's recent video on how to ply rope and had sudden inspiration.
https://youtu.be/hW8QGodcdsg
I was aware of plying but sometimes you need something to push you in the right direction to notice something very obvious :D For an experiment, it worked out very well. I started with 9 stands of jute, folded in half, plyed them together (passing the lengths through the first twist to make the retention loop) then tying a knot and separating the stands into 6 strands of 3 each, braiding those to make the pouch, then plyed to the release knot.

The result is a sling I'm really happy with. Still needs testing but it holds tennis balls easily and, because of the pouch type, rocks of all shapes. This was also quicker than braiding. Would recommend.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jan 29th, 2019 at 7:41am
Looks like it would be a good choice for a fiber survival sling. How long did it take to make?

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Post by Kick on Jan 29th, 2019 at 2:04pm
Well I made it over two days but that was because of starting later in the evening. All told, about 2 or 3 hours but I wasn't rushing. I think it would be possible to make a simpler one with fewer braids in around an hour. Probably less with practice.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by joe_meadmaker on Jan 31st, 2019 at 2:56pm
Here's a sling I made over the last couple days.  It's pretty massive, the picture doesn't really do it justice.  The 4-strand braid is made from paracord.  And the pouch is leather.  At it's widest points the pouch is approximately 11 in (28 cm) X 6.25 in (16 cm).  The length of the sling from center pouch to release point is about 50 in (127 cm).

This sling came about because I've recently been using ice made in spherical molds as projectiles (thanks to Kick posting the idea ;)).  I also recently had a new batch of mead fermenting, and for my temperature control setup I use a cooler filled with water and very large ice cubes.  I make the ice by freezing water in plastic containers.  The temperature control part for this batch has ended, but I still have a handful of really big ice cubes in my freezer.  It got me wondering if I could sling them.  And so I decided to make a really big sling.

It's definitely more of a novelty sling, but I'm hoping to give it a try this weekend.  If it works I'll try to shoot a video and post it.


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Post by Kick on Jan 31st, 2019 at 3:06pm
Awesome! Also this reminds me, I need to go put some more ammo in the freezer for the weekend...

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Post by _kava_ on Feb 3rd, 2019 at 3:41pm
Bit of a gypsy feel this one.... work in progress
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Post by Mersa on Feb 4th, 2019 at 8:41am
West coast sunset sesh
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Willem208 on Feb 4th, 2019 at 11:07am
Looks like fun! I need to go slinging again! :'( ::) ;D

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Post by joe_meadmaker on Feb 4th, 2019 at 12:29pm
@_kava_ - That sling looks fantastic!  Will it be functional with the added decorations (like the little skull), or is this more of a decorative sling?

@Mersa - Great shot!  I love silhouette images and the background sunset on the water is just beautiful.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by _kava_ on Feb 4th, 2019 at 3:38pm
@joe -Cheers, It will be functional and decorative  ;)

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Post by joe_meadmaker on Mar 12th, 2019 at 9:57pm
I finished a new sling tonight.  I don't recall seeing a pouch done this way.  So I'm curious if anyone has seen or used one like this before.  Essentially it's a braided split pouch sling, which then has a piece of leather attached to fill in the pouch.

Here is the sling after braiding was complete.  It's made from linen cordage.


Here is a shot of the leather before attaching it to the sling.


Here is the sling with the leather pouch attached.  I put it on with rivets.


And finally, a close up shot of the pouch.



When I got done I couldn't wait to try it.  I went outside and gave it a throw in the dark.  No idea where that apple went, but the throw and the sling felt very solid.  I'm still concerned that the position of the leather might slide around on the sling.  But I can't wait to give it another go when I can see.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Mar 13th, 2019 at 8:45am
It looks almost, but not quite like an Apache. Pretty sure you have an original. As usual, nice work :)
Where did you get the linen?

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Post by joe_meadmaker on Mar 13th, 2019 at 9:57am
Thanks!  I actually don't recall where the linen is from.  I've had it for quite a while, and it was lost for part of that time.  I found it in a closet a couple weeks ago and decided to try a sling with it.  Probably got it through ebay or something like that.

The cord pretty thin.  It's about the same diameter as the hemp I use.  I made this sling a little longer than normal, so I went with 16 strands in the braid instead of 8 like I usually do with hemp.

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Post by Tomas on Mar 15th, 2019 at 4:55am
Wicked new design!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Mar 30th, 2019 at 6:08pm
Bear claw asymmetric sling made from a broken cellphone holder. The sides of the bear claw shape were trimmed later because the sides were too wide and didn’t help with ammo retention but still caused air resistance.
Cordage is bamboo.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by joe_meadmaker on Apr 4th, 2019 at 10:56am
@NOC - Nice reuse of materials.  Looks good!  I like the color variation between the retention and release cords.  One of the Tibetan slings I have has a different braiding pattern for each cord and I like it a lot.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by fattybones on Apr 5th, 2019 at 2:34pm


A lucet is an ancient way to make cord from yarn that goes all the way back to the Vikings.  The cord is strong with a slight stretch and will not unravel if cut.  I made my lucet out of a forked stick (fallen).

I used a lucet and cotton yarn to make a long cord.  Then I tied a sheepshank in the cord and wove it together with yarn to make a pouch.  Sling is very accurate and ammo does not stick in the pouch, even when shooting hackysacks as in the picture.

Below is a link that explains how to lucet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh3l85F9LAE

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by joe_meadmaker on Apr 5th, 2019 at 3:11pm
@fattybones - Looks intriguing.  At first glance I thought it was a slingshot :D

When I click on the link I get a message that the video is unavailable.  It's possible there's an issue on my end, although other YouTube videos seem to be working.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by fattybones on Apr 5th, 2019 at 3:35pm
Thanks, should be fixed now.  Accidentally missed the last character in the video url.

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Post by Jauke on Apr 27th, 2019 at 3:34pm
So I found some really old, but extremely tough natural cordage hanging on the back of an old painting. It seems that age has just strengthend this cord, which must have been treated chemically for it to last this long and become so strong. I thought it would make for good slinging cords, and that they do. Pull one end through the pouch and twist them together, do the same on the other end. I prefer this over single cords, as it adds just an extra bit of thickness. I am not sure what natural material it is made out of, but I would like getting some more of it. It feels like the strongest cords I have ever used on a sling. I bet these will outlast all my other cords. Sling is an arms length, just short of 60 cms for me, which I recently discovered I find most comfortable. I reused two old strips of some type of belt material that just won't wear out for the pouch. This will be my main new/old sling for everyday carry.
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Post by Jauke on Apr 27th, 2019 at 3:34pm
close up of the cords. If someone can identify this material please do so. Some sort of treated hemp?
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kick on Apr 28th, 2019 at 7:49am
I made a lucet a while back as well and Have used it for making cords out of wool for a few projects. I've thought of using it for a sling but I wanted to use something stronger than wool. The problem is that using a tougher material makes it harder to do so I haven't made much progress with the idea so far.

Jauke, that looks awesome! Really like the look of it and if it works as well as it looks then that really is a "for life" sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Apr 28th, 2019 at 9:36am
@ Jauke

Pretty nice old sling  8-)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Apr 28th, 2019 at 4:40pm
Kick, versuch es mal mit fingerstricken. Es geht viel schneller als mit einer lucet

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NVz-VXY3Rmw

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kick on Apr 29th, 2019 at 8:24am

Jaegoor wrote on Apr 28th, 2019 at 4:40pm:
Kick, versuch es mal mit fingerstricken. Es geht viel schneller als mit einer lucet

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NVz-VXY3Rmw


That does look good. Looks like it would be tough on the hands though using anyhing but wool. I know wool can make a fantastic material for slings but I'm still hoping to use something more longlasting.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kick on Apr 29th, 2019 at 9:13am
I've given it a go with some wool and then again with some jute and I've managed to get the idea of it. I still would need to work on the tensioning and my hands are a little clumsy. I an see it making a nice cord although I have noticed a disadvatage compared to a lucet. With this you have to have precut pieces or find some way to splice in more material whereas, with a lucet, you can start with an entire ball of material and make a cord as long as you like.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheJackinati on Apr 29th, 2019 at 9:24am

Kick wrote on Apr 29th, 2019 at 8:24am:
That does look good. Looks like it would be tough on the hands though using anyhing but wool. I know wool can make a fantastic material for slings but I'm still hoping to use something more longlasting.


Perhaps you could try Alpaca wool. I believe that it has more tensile strength than Merino wool, if I remember correctly.

And, If it never works out, you could use it for Nalbinding, and end up with the softest hats and gloves in all of Finland!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kick on Apr 29th, 2019 at 9:44am
I'm defintely going to keep practicing it. I think it's always good to have a few different skills for doing the same thing. If nothing else it will make for a good party trick :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by joe_meadmaker on Apr 29th, 2019 at 10:40am
@Jaegoor - Thanks for posting that video link.  I just started trying to make cordage with a lucet.  Literally just started, I've only had two or three sessions.  It's much more difficult than it looks in all the videos I've watched.  I'm not sure how but I keep getting a wrap incorrect and it makes it impossible to tighten things up.  I'm going to keep at it though.

I also want to try that finger technique now.  It definitely looks like a workout for the fingers.  :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by fattybones on May 8th, 2019 at 5:43pm
Cool finger knitting.  I am always interested in new braiding techniques for jewellery.  It reminds me of loop braiding, which is good for jewellery but bad for slings.  (Maybe a decorative wall-hanging sling.)

I learned everything from this lady.

https://www.youtube.com/user/loopbraider

Also I always use cotton yarn, it's softer than wool and a bit stronger in my experience.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by joe_meadmaker on May 15th, 2019 at 9:32pm
I bought a new pair of boots yesterday.  In general I don't like the laces that are used in most boots.  They seems to come untied on their own too easily.  So the first order of business is usually to pull them out, and replace them with pieces of leather lace.

As soon as I pulled the original laces out, it only took a second for the thought to pop in my head, "I know what to do with these".  I cut off a piece of some red leather I ordered a couple months ago and put together a boot lace sling :)


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on May 16th, 2019 at 1:32pm
Kumihimo Sling. 😁
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Post by Jaegoor on May 16th, 2019 at 1:33pm
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by cram on May 16th, 2019 at 1:45pm
Nice sling jaegoor!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by cram on May 16th, 2019 at 2:03pm
@ Jaegoor

where did you learn the braids?  ::)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by joe_meadmaker on May 16th, 2019 at 2:45pm
@Jaegoor
That is a work of art :o
Beautiful craftsmanship!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on May 16th, 2019 at 6:06pm
Cram  Ich habe viele Bücher gelesen. ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheJackinati on May 17th, 2019 at 1:00am
Cool, Andean-esque Chevron/diamonds and Tibetan-esque Zig-zags... Is this what happens when you bring an Andean-style sling and a Tibetan sling into a room and play Barry White?  ;D

Oh, and I love the pouch.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on May 17th, 2019 at 5:49am
Ob du es glaubst oder nicht. Alle Muster stammen aus Peru.
Kannst du gerne bei Rodrick Owen nachlesen.  ;)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kick on May 31st, 2019 at 4:55am
I've made 4 new slings in the past week, two for a friend that are very simple, one that's my own attempt at something I've seen before and one that I don't think anyone has made before.

I finally convinced a friend to take up slinging (or at least give it a go)! Unfortunately he lives back in England rather than over here in Finland, so we won't be meeting up regularly but still it's cool that I might brace finally converted someone :D I made him a really simple paracord and leather sling using a pouch that I took off a failed experiment from a while ago. The pouch is great and should ensure that there are few slippages. The other is the super simple single-piece paracord sling which I actually really like as a design. Super simple, slightly better hold on ammo than a split pouch and can be adjusted,if necessary, really easily. He's going to mostly be using tennis balls and these slings work perfectly for them.

The third sling is jute with a synthetic rope end which is... ok. It's got a lot of twist to it in the synthetic end which is more just aggravating to me because I like neat slings. I haven't had a lot of time to test it so I'll have to see if it has any effect on performance but the few throws I've had with it have been pretty good, I just wish it looked neater...

The last sling I made last night and was an experiment. I took two lengths of jute, folded each of them in half, twisted them separately to form two lengths, threaded them through each other at the folded end, tied the same knot I use for the simple paracord sling on each side to hold the end of the pouch and it was done! A super thin, super light, super strong split pouch jute sling. I did a bit of testing and it works pretty well. One problem is that the pouch was large enough for tennis balls to go straight through which I didn't realise at first. I think I could adjust it to fix that, but then again, if I place the ball right, it stops slipping through so it isn't much of a problem.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by cram on May 31st, 2019 at 5:15am
@ Kick

lol  I've also made a ply-twisted jute split pouch last week, I'll send a pick tomorrow

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kick on May 31st, 2019 at 6:13am
Really? Damn! Nothing new under the Sun :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by cram on May 31st, 2019 at 6:27am
I'm not the first one to make it http://itanohu.blogspot.com/2014/01/slings-of-world-mongolian-desert.html

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kick on May 31st, 2019 at 8:20am
Cool!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on May 31st, 2019 at 8:43am
@Kick, I like the sheepshank (2nd pic)  :thumb:

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kick on May 31st, 2019 at 8:54am
That's the name of the knot! I never remember the name of knots. It's such a simple design and works so well. I recommend everyone make one just because it takes 5 minutes at most (with adjusting it).

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by cram on Jun 2nd, 2019 at 7:00am
Ok here's the sling I promised to show
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheJackinati on Jun 3rd, 2019 at 12:15am

cram wrote on Jun 2nd, 2019 at 7:00am:
Ok here's the sling I promised to show


Did the pouch twist when you did yours?

Whenever I do a ply-twisted sling, I end up with twisting pouches!  :-[

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kick on Jun 3rd, 2019 at 2:48am
Mine hasn't. I did mine in a slightly different way to cram though.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by cram on Jun 3rd, 2019 at 5:37am
@ TheJackinati it did


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheJackinati on Jun 3rd, 2019 at 5:55am

cram wrote on Jun 3rd, 2019 at 5:37am:
@ TheJackinati it did


I had to stitch on a leather pouch to mine in order to stop them from twisting. It worked.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Frondeur on Jun 4th, 2019 at 8:17am
hello!

here are pics of some of my slings...
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by cram on Jun 4th, 2019 at 8:20am
Nice slings Frondeur!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kick on Jun 4th, 2019 at 10:32am
Nice! How does the captured release one work for you. Mine was releasing very early so had to adjust it. It still needs some testing and fine tuning.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by joe_meadmaker on Jun 4th, 2019 at 11:47am
I agree with the crowd.  Great stuff Frondeur!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Frondeur on Jun 6th, 2019 at 5:34am
@ Kick: This Y pouch is a bit tricky and does well only with small and dense missiles. I had better luck with my T pouch, but I gave it away... Should make another some day...

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kick on Jun 6th, 2019 at 6:40am
I had the opposite problem with mine. I started out with a T shape and it just wouldn't hold ammo at all.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Frondeur on Jun 7th, 2019 at 10:30am
@Kick

Yes. If I remember well, you were slinging ice balls, by this times.

For me, the trick was to put the ammo in the middle partof the T, like if it was a simple, flat pouch. The third branch (the foot of the T) wasn't realy involved in holding the stone. It only acted as the trigger. Therefore, I had to lenghten the release cord to avoid accidental "fire" during the stroke.

I haven't use captives for a while, but hope this will help in some way.

Sling well!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kick on Jun 7th, 2019 at 10:51am
Ah ok I see. I think tennis balls are a better fit for the pouch I have on it now. I do really need to go and test it some more and see how it goes.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by The Celestial Paladin on Jun 8th, 2019 at 10:05am
Synthetic Kahun (Tut) sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by cram on Jun 8th, 2019 at 11:34am
Nice sling!  @ The Celestial Paladin


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by joe_meadmaker on Jun 9th, 2019 at 12:08am
Just finished this one tonight.  It's very similar to another I made, just shorter.  It's made from linen with a leather pouch.  The length is about 30.25 inches (77 cm).  I hope to have a chance to give it a try tomorrow.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by cram on Jun 9th, 2019 at 1:56am
Nice sling Joe! But what type of braid is that?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by joe_meadmaker on Jun 9th, 2019 at 9:46am
Thanks!

I usually refer to this as an 8-strand square braid, but I'm not sure if that is accurate or not.  Here is a video of the technique being called a "herringbone braid".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvji-YqA9jo

I follow the basic pattern that a lot of tutorials use.  Take 8 strands and start braiding in the middle to create the finger loop.  Once there is enough braid for the loop, bring everything together and continue braiding.  So the release and retention cords actually have 16 strands in them.  But I'm still using the 8-strand technique, just with each strand doubled up.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 9th, 2019 at 12:22pm
:thumb: Perfect braid to split at the tail.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Frondeur on Jun 9th, 2019 at 2:50pm
Oh I like this one! Herringbones are good for tapering, also.


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by joe_meadmaker on Jun 9th, 2019 at 4:24pm
Thanks guys!


Frondeur wrote on Jun 9th, 2019 at 2:50pm:
Herringbones are good for tapering, also.

I keep intending to try one with a taper.  It's not something I've ever used yet.  But I always forget when I'm finishing the braid.  I'll have to make sure I give it a try in one of the next few slings I make.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by DesertWalker on Jun 9th, 2019 at 9:57pm
My first split pouch! Made of braided Agave fiber.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by metalode on Jun 9th, 2019 at 11:46pm
Never made a rockman before so gave it ago, made it way to light for normal use but it's good for throwing tennis balls with the kids. Tail is also to long in here and haven't completed whipping yet as went out to see how it threw first.
See if this photo works.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kick on Jun 10th, 2019 at 12:30am
Great slings!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by joe_meadmaker on Jun 10th, 2019 at 8:12am
@DesertWalker - Nice!  How is it working for you?

@metalode - That's beautiful.  I love the colors :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by DesertWalker on Jun 10th, 2019 at 12:33pm

joe_meadmaker wrote on Jun 10th, 2019 at 8:12am:
@DesertWalker - Nice!  How is it working for you?


Just finished it yesterday, but the few throws I did to test it out went pretty well!

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kick on Jun 11th, 2019 at 4:36pm

Kick wrote on Jun 7th, 2019 at 10:51am:
Ah ok I see. I think tennis balls are a better fit for the pouch I have on it now. I do really need to go and test it some more and see how it goes.


This is a pretty late comment on what I said before but I managed to test the captured-release sling some more and, after some adjustments, I think I've finally got it releasing at the right time. Honestly, it's not much of an improvement over a normal sling but it's an interesting design and I felt I had to have at least one for the collection :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jun 11th, 2019 at 5:11pm
“Bear Claw” asymmetric sling...  33 inch (84cm) long sling made from 4-strand round braided jute with a leather reinforced finger loop. All the leather came from an old couch that was being thrown out. That’s right... I weaponized a couch!
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by joe_meadmaker on Jun 11th, 2019 at 6:18pm
@NOC - That looks great!  I just read your other post about getting leather from the couch and was curious what it looked like.  Didn't take long to find out :D

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Tomas on Jun 11th, 2019 at 8:03pm
NOC I really dig that.
Do you find the assymetrical pouch behaves any different?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jun 11th, 2019 at 9:06pm
I haven’t tried this one out yet, and I don’t have hard numbers on normal vs asymmetric sling designs, but it should theoretically have a more consistent release because the release side of the pouch moves out of the way with less resistance.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Kick on Jun 12th, 2019 at 2:52am
The Cthulhu sling I got from Flint (where is Flint? He disappeared ages ago.) is the same sort of shape and has the smoothest release of any sling I've ever used. It feels amazing to sling with.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Frondeur on Jun 12th, 2019 at 4:51am
Ow! I had forgotten about this assymetric pouch! another project for me, when I get a chance to braid again.
- I've got a good internet access for now, but not a single bit of twine with me!


Kick wrote on Jun 11th, 2019 at 4:36pm:
Honestly, it's not much of an improvement over a normal sling


Well, the advantages of a "captive" are quite specific: I made it for narrow path slinging (ie forest), and that's the only use for me.
there's still the timing correction on long slings, but I never really explored this.
and of course S'clash players have somthing to say about this...
http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1501700280


Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by metalode on Jun 13th, 2019 at 2:24am
I walked over to the park (my house is in background) to do some slinging and one of my daughters decided she prefered my new sling. Bit big though, it's 900mm-35 in folded but she likes it.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by walter on Jun 13th, 2019 at 11:57pm
:thumb: Who on this forum ever suspected they would see a left handed female slinging with a 35" sling! What are the odds?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by TheMightyAslan on Jun 14th, 2019 at 8:52pm
Just finished this today, an aztec style, round braid sling from paracord. Chucks egg sized rocks like an absolute powerhouse
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by metalode on Jun 15th, 2019 at 1:02am

walter wrote on Jun 13th, 2019 at 11:57pm:
:thumb: Who on this forum ever suspected they would see a left handed female slinging with a 35" sling! What are the odds?

Yep she gets it from me, I golf lefty, rifle shoot right, use bows lefty and sling right although im trying to learn to sling ambidextrous.
Made a couple quick slings, one for younger daughter and blue one for me. Blue one was done in 20 minutes. 
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vashu1 on Jun 18th, 2019 at 10:58pm
Tried to improve accuracy by making staff sling with short handle and hook.

First tries felt good but I don't really have experience or time.

Did anybody experiment with hook release?
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jun 21st, 2019 at 12:32am

NooneOfConsequence wrote on Jun 11th, 2019 at 5:11pm:
“Bear Claw” asymmetric sling...  33 inch (84cm) long sling made from 4-strand round braided jute with a leather reinforced finger loop. All the leather came from an old couch that was being thrown out. That’s right... I weaponized a couch!


I really need to try one of these. I wonder if a woven pouch can be made Egyptian style with only one side cupped?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jun 23rd, 2019 at 1:36am

Morphy wrote on Jun 21st, 2019 at 12:32am:
I really need to try one of these. I wonder if a woven pouch can be made Egyptian style with only one side cupped?

An asymmetric Egyptian sounds very interesting.
If you want a no-frills asymmetric leather pouch to build a sling around, just PM me your address. I have a spare bear claw “couch pouch” that’s just waiting for some cordage. 

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Morphy on Jun 23rd, 2019 at 8:21pm
Thanks NOOC! I won't turn that down. Maybe I can throw something together for you in return.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jun 25th, 2019 at 10:23pm
@Morphy, if you can come up with something to trade that has about the same value as a piece of leather from a smelly, old, worn-out sofa, then that’s fine, but I’m perfectly happy to just  drop it in the mail and see what you do with the final result :)

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Teg on Jun 29th, 2019 at 6:40am

Funditor406 wrote on Jun 8th, 2019 at 10:05am:
Synthetic Kahun (Tut) sling.



Well done. I'm a bit late but might I ask which guide / tutorial you followed?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by biglap on Jul 3rd, 2019 at 10:31am
Playing around with braiding. Got the idea looking at a YouTube vid from Lindybeige (9 min mark) used 3 strands of pink and 3 strands of green using 12 feet strands of nylon mason’s cord, I got a 24 inch sling. The material is somewhat slippery and does not hold up to wear very well, but costs next to nothing and the braiding is quick.

https://youtu.be/FN3mztvclHk

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by biglap on Jul 3rd, 2019 at 10:33am
Tried making a staff sling. Reference was mostly made to Youtube https://youtu.be/FN3mztvclHk

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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by joe_meadmaker on Jul 3rd, 2019 at 3:03pm
Hi biglap, welcome!

I like your staff video.  Looks like a real nice throw!  I still have yet to make a staff sling.  It keeps getting pushed back because of other sling-related projects ;)

Your sling looks good too.  Although there appears to be a couple areas where the braid is a little loose.  As you get used to braiding, things should start to tighten up.  Have you done much throwing with it yet?  I'm curious how it's working for you.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Jul 21st, 2019 at 6:14pm
Eine Makrame Sling.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by hubert on Jul 22nd, 2019 at 1:19am
sehr schön Jaegoor

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Jul 22nd, 2019 at 6:58am
Jaegoor,  that is a beautiful piece of art

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Jul 22nd, 2019 at 10:12am
;)
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Jul 22nd, 2019 at 10:21am
:o
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Jaegoor on Jul 22nd, 2019 at 10:30am
Am Brief gibt es zwei unterschiedliche Strukturen. Das geht in dieser Form nur mit makrame. Perfekt für eine Sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by vetryan15 on Jul 22nd, 2019 at 6:23pm
I would die a happy man, if I could own one of your masterpieces, I would want to be buried with it. I dont think you ever made a bad or ugly sling.

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by Neddie_Seag00n on Jul 25th, 2019 at 12:22pm
Here are my slings, old to new from left to right. The all red one is the only paracord speciment to not show significant signs of damage. The two purple ones at the end are made of djembé cord, as is the third one pictured which I made today. They are very heavy, and after release they come around and wack me in the face very hard. I hope they will last longer than their predecessors.
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Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by joe_meadmaker on Jul 29th, 2019 at 5:18pm
@ Neddie_Seag00n

Slings look nice!  You mentioned that the djembé cord ones are heavy.  Does that seem to help or hurt its sling performance as compared to paracord?

Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Post by joe_meadmaker on Jul 30th, 2019 at 3:14pm
I finished this sling last night.  It's a bunch of "firsts" for me, so here we go.
[list bull-blackball]
  • This is the first time I made a Rockman style sling.
  • Related to the first point, this is the first time I've done a woven sling pouch.
  • This is the first time I've used two different types of cordage in a braid.  This sling is hemp and linen braided together.
  • And finally, this is the first time I've used a taper in the braid.  The release cord tapers down from 16 strands to 8.


    I like how this sling came out, but there are a couple problems with it.  I made the pouch a little too long.  When I was testing it, nothing slipped through the pouch, but there's definitely enough room for that to happen.  Next time I'll shorten it up.  The second thing is the sides of the pouch tend to rotate where they come together.  After each throw I needed to readjust it before loading another projectile.  So I'll have to try to tighten that up the next time I try a Rockman.

    Overall I really like the look of this sling.  I only threw it three dozen times, but it already has a nice clean feeling in the movement.  Most times when I use hemp, the sling needs a little while to break in.  This one did not.  Which I'm assuming is because of the linen.

  • Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Jul 30th, 2019 at 4:23pm
    Since I'm in the photo zone, here's a few of my most recent slings.

    The sisal apache/shepherd is very similar to the one I used at the balearics this year and is probably the favourite sling in my collection, it's about 25'', made entirely of sisal fibre, leather and nylon waxed thread. It's light, flexible and soft yet has a tough feel to it and very low stretch.

    The jute rockman is one I whipped up recently as I had some black jute to use, haven't thrown with it yet, but seems pretty nice. It has a paracord pouch. I tried braiding in nylon cord to the end but it's a little thicker than intended.

    The final one is a design I've used once before and turned out really nice. It's all sisal cord but it's gone through a process of wetting, drying, braiding, wetting again and drying under tension which seems to get really good results from sisal. I unravelled the final 6 inches or so and braided fibre to avoid twisting in the cord. It has a really nice feel for some reason, and the cracker I added gives a good bang.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jul 30th, 2019 at 8:55pm
    Beautiful work guys. Those sisal slings are HOT. I always come here when I need motivation to get mine done.  :D

    @Joe An easy fix for the too long slit is needle and thread. I've had to do that on a few slings and it works great. Match the thread to the color of the pouch and it's almost invisible.


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on Jul 30th, 2019 at 9:27pm
    Instead of fixing a rockman, braid a balearic pouch :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Jul 30th, 2019 at 9:56pm
    @JudoP - Beautiful slings!

    @Morphy - Great idea!  I'll give that a try.

    @walter - A balearic will be attempted in the near future.  :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Jul 31st, 2019 at 5:17am
    Wow. I need to both get back to sling making and seriously up my game. Incredible stuff.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Frondeur on Jul 31st, 2019 at 8:42am
    Poor internet connexion here, but I actually could load the pics!

    some beautifull works here!
    JudoP's sisal apache looks so fine!
    I just miss my braiding kit...

    Thumb up, everyone. you keep me motivated!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Neddie_Seag00n on Jul 31st, 2019 at 4:41pm
    @ joe_meadmaker

    So it's been a while since I had any large quantities of cordage to make new slings, and the new ones I made are quite different to their predecessors as it is, for instance I've not had such big wide pouches for a while, particularly on the arm-length specimens. What immediately comes up is the sheer amount of damage on my skin from friction. The recent increase in power and accuracy that I also note may be coincondental; enthusiasm breeds dedicated practice, you know. Especially on the longer newly made djembé slings, I guess I'll find out how sturdy they are based on the amount of wear by the end of summer.
    (I have had some spectacular explosions as my larger quarts projectiles hit the long dead ancient signal box.)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Aug 21st, 2019 at 2:41pm
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s56Lsgo_2F0&feature=youtu.be

    Video from Balearics this year of one of my diana hits. Not sure if this is the right place to put it but 'slings and slinging' seems appropriate even if it's 90% slings!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on Aug 23rd, 2019 at 8:09am
    Here a very simple and versatile sling, 82 cm length and a very fast throw. Not pretty or a work of art but extremely effective. I like the combination of brown leather belt and brown natural fibre cords.  Makes it look more traditional even though its not.

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Aug 23rd, 2019 at 10:09am
    Very nice!  I'm a big fan of this design too.  Although the ones I have are just done with paracord (or laces from a pair of boots in one circumstance).  There is definitely an elegance to the simplicity and effectiveness of it.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on Aug 23rd, 2019 at 11:01am
    This cordage that  I used doesn't melt when I burn it, so I assume it was natural, but I may be mistaken. I really don't know what the cord is made out of. But it is extremely tough and many decades old, I am not sure natural cord can last this wel this long unless it had a big chemical treatment.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on Aug 23rd, 2019 at 11:03am

    joe_meadmaker wrote on Aug 23rd, 2019 at 10:09am:
    Very nice!  I'm a big fan of this design too.  Although the ones I have are just done with paracord (or laces from a pair of boots in one circumstance).  There is definitely an elegance to the simplicity and effectiveness of it.


    Of all the slings I tried there is still not one that surpasses this design in effectiveness for me personally. If I could only have one sling this would be it.

    It works so well that I haven't been motivated for a long time to  spend hours and hours braiding slings and learning new designs that look much prettier. I've braided about 15 slings in the past and got about 3 foreign slings, including one of Luis' balearic slings, but none work as well as this one for me.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Aug 23rd, 2019 at 1:35pm
    That is what's known on the forum as an 'Aussie' sling. It's a very good design, lightweight, simple and versatile. My only concern is the ease in which the pouch pieces can 'roll' (pouch attachment method dependant). My personal solution to this which I think gives the best balance of stability and flexibility, is too add slightly longer leather at an angle and thread the cord back through it. Let me find a pic...

    With appropriate attachment I'd say this ranks as joint number one for paracord type slings shared with the mighty seatbelt sling (also an Aussie creation).
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on Aug 28th, 2019 at 10:21am
    That is great... I will apply that method to my future slings. I see what you mean by rolling leather. I was thinking about a way to get rid of it, that seems to be the way.

    Here a hemp sling, approx 60 cm, that I put together in 20 minutes or so. I like these quick to make rough traditional looking designs.  It slings well.  I put it through a quick test of about 50 throws or so and it's still holding together  :D
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on Aug 28th, 2019 at 2:23pm
    Here a heavy sling with a thick leather pouch and 455 gram 'boulder'
    A sling made especially for heavy projectiles. It call it The Besieger
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on Aug 28th, 2019 at 2:26pm
    Very light PJ sling made out of hemp.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on Aug 30th, 2019 at 9:10am
    70 cm cords, paracord, loop cord 2 strings of paracord without guts twisted, release cord 1 string of paracord with guts twisted, I got tired of my pouches breaking so I got some thick leather this time
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on Aug 30th, 2019 at 9:10am
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Aug 30th, 2019 at 9:51am
    Looks good Jauke!  I really like the "distressed" leather look.  Question, are you just making all these slings you've been posting, or are they ones you've had?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on Aug 30th, 2019 at 1:54pm

    joe_meadmaker wrote on Aug 30th, 2019 at 9:51am:
    Looks good Jauke!  I really like the "distressed" leather look.  Question, are you just making all these slings you've been posting, or are they ones you've had?


    These are of last week

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on Sep 1st, 2019 at 3:48am
    75cm Sisal splice sling out of 6mm twine made up out of three, 2 mm twines, I will probably still cut the part after the release knot a bit shorter overall.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Sep 10th, 2019 at 8:57am
    I finished another sling a couple days ago.  Like the last one I made, this one is also a combination of hemp and linen. I had it out for about 3 dozen throws yesterday.  I'm not 100% sold on it yet, but so far I really like the combination of different fibers.


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on Sep 10th, 2019 at 8:40pm
    @ joe_meadmaker

    Nice braid work  :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by cram on Sep 11th, 2019 at 12:26am
    @ joe_meadmaker
    That's a beautiful sling!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Teg on Oct 1st, 2019 at 6:03pm
    I gave a little "twist" to one of my methods to make this kind of solid pouched slings.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Oct 2nd, 2019 at 3:41am
    Absolutely beautiful Teg! Amazing work!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Oct 2nd, 2019 at 5:03am
    Cordaillot Sling. 😁 Super Arbeit.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Oct 2nd, 2019 at 8:54am
    Not Cortaillod but very very close (or near, I don't know the good word).
    I want the same without hesitation.  ::)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Oct 2nd, 2019 at 9:13am
    Cordaillot ist eine Schleuder aus der Schweiz. Es ist wirklich sehr ähnlich

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Oct 2nd, 2019 at 12:58pm
    Beautiful work as always Teg. You and Jaegoor always giving me new ideas.

    So...any desire to make a build along with this particular design?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by hubert on Oct 3rd, 2019 at 2:58am
    sehr schön Teg !

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Teg on Oct 6th, 2019 at 4:21pm
    Besten Dank! Thank you very much!


    Morphy wrote on Oct 2nd, 2019 at 12:58pm:
    So...any desire to make a build along with this particular design?


    Eventually, there will be one for sure. But I'd like to try some things out before I invest the time to make it.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Oct 6th, 2019 at 9:59pm

    Teg wrote on Oct 6th, 2019 at 4:21pm:

    Morphy wrote on Oct 2nd, 2019 at 12:58pm:
    So...any desire to make a build along with this particular design?


    Eventually, there will be one for sure. But I'd like to try some things out before I invest the time to make it.

    You can add me to the list of people who are anxious to see that tutorial.  Beautiful sling Teg!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by hubert on Oct 7th, 2019 at 1:59pm
    60 & 54 cm Hanf mit Cracker aus Polypropylen
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by vetryan15 on Oct 7th, 2019 at 2:16pm
    Stunning

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Oct 8th, 2019 at 1:37am
    My second favorite sling, I do love the cracker, was lucky enough to score one of these on last years SITH

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Oct 8th, 2019 at 4:19am
    Ich liebe diese Art Slings. Super gemacht Hubert.
    Sehr zu empfehlen.. Absolut Top. 😁

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Oct 20th, 2019 at 5:18pm
    .

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Al Paca on Nov 24th, 2019 at 3:28am
    With best wishes, Pierre Defrondes
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Dec 10th, 2019 at 8:42pm
    After completing the sling I'll be sending out for the SITH, I had the inclination to keep braiding.  I also had some colored hemp that I picked up recently, so made a sling for Christmas.  Although ironically not to give to anybody. :)


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Dec 10th, 2019 at 10:46pm
    Lookin good there Joe!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TheJackinati on Dec 11th, 2019 at 4:55am
    Candy cane sling!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on Dec 11th, 2019 at 7:16am
    @ Al Paca

    :thumb:  Is that a piece of leather sewn on or is it just the back drop?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Al Paca on Dec 14th, 2019 at 10:42am
    Hi Walter

    It is sewn on. I just use a sewing machine with a "jeans" needle, very clean and tidy finish. Although historically it would be super inaccurate of course!!!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Teg on Dec 15th, 2019 at 4:55pm
    A couple slings.

    The build-along is here: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1576446462/0#0
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by vetryan15 on Dec 15th, 2019 at 7:33pm
    Beautiful

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Jan 3rd, 2020 at 6:26pm
    A couple more slings I made, first went to Aslan for this years SITH, it's a sisal apache sling with a nylon cracker. Second is a butterfly pouch (or is it boat? I always get confused) with some thinner sisal cords.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Jan 5th, 2020 at 6:55pm
    Nice JudoP!  Great looking slings as usual! :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jan 9th, 2020 at 10:18pm
    Gorgeous Judo!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Jan 30th, 2020 at 5:50am
    Had to repost this because it’s going to get lost in the online challenge topic.

    http://slinging.org/forum/yabbfiles/Attachments/C84C18BB-7046-4299-8E7A-039883F79679.MOV

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Jan 31st, 2020 at 6:20am
    You're awesome dude!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jan 31st, 2020 at 5:15pm
    Balearic Sling nach Jaegoor Art.
    Noch ungewachst.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by George Besendorfer on Feb 1st, 2020 at 1:15am
    There are some nice slings on here! I put one together not long ago using jute and I feel like I spend more time fixing it and trying to keep it working right then I do slinging. The jute feels too light and the tail wears out so fast from the sonic crack. I broke down a sisal rope as I can not find a source for the fiber else where. Attached is the start of my new sisal sling.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on Feb 1st, 2020 at 3:36pm
    and a good start it is  :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Teg on Feb 2nd, 2020 at 2:48pm
    Another sling made by twining over sticks.

    A little variation of my usual approach.

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Feb 2nd, 2020 at 3:07pm
    Beautiful work!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Feb 3rd, 2020 at 5:58pm
    Teg. Das gefällt mir ausgesprochen gut. Top

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Teg on Feb 5th, 2020 at 4:03pm
    Besten Dank! Kiitos!
    (Grazie! Merci beaucoup! Gracias! Grazia fitg! Thank you! Tibi gratiam ago! Arigato gosaimasu! Obrigado !... )

    Edit: Forgot my own dialect :D Märsi viumau!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Feb 22nd, 2020 at 4:25am
    An eight year old boy makes his first sling
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Feb 22nd, 2020 at 7:29am
    Awesome!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Feb 22nd, 2020 at 7:39am
    That's looking better than my first sling and a lot better than my first woven sling :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Feb 22nd, 2020 at 10:51am
    He is a good student

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TheJackinati on Feb 22nd, 2020 at 1:48pm
    Better than any of my attempts. :'(

    A fine student indeed!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by vetryan15 on Feb 22nd, 2020 at 5:23pm
    Fantastic job.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Feb 23rd, 2020 at 1:01am
    What a great photo!  It looks like that's going to be a very nice sling.  Thanks for sharing Jaegoor.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on Feb 28th, 2020 at 8:12pm
    Sling made from slick UHMWPE 2" webbing and 1.8mm cord.
    EStar stopper knot for release, and a large loop to make two finger loops when folded over.
    The webbing is attached to the cord using the seatbelt 'M' method, but with the ends of the 'M' folded up again so that it looks like 3 V's side by side (call it the 3V method?).
    Interestingly when the cords are pulled, the sides of the pouch come up as extra insurance against stone-slippage.
    The sling is 34" and weighs 7.1g

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on Feb 28th, 2020 at 8:39pm
    Nice! Going to try a two finger loop.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Feb 28th, 2020 at 8:57pm
    Light slings are great, love their efficiency.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Feb 29th, 2020 at 3:24am
    That looks very nice.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on Feb 29th, 2020 at 6:01pm
    Thanks!
    Just took it out for a spin for a few hours, and it's a fantastic sling. Very efficient and powerful, but I feel its slightly too long for my liking (I feel I could get similar performance out of something a bit shorter). No wear to the pouch at all, a little amount of wear to the release cord but mostly superficial. It looks as though it will last quite a long time.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on Mar 1st, 2020 at 2:34pm
    My second attempt at a sisal Balearic sling, using fibres from twisted rope.
    After a few slinging sessions it's a bit dirty, but just as functional.
    It has a slightly waxed pouch for extra abrasion resistance.
    To combat the deterioration of the end of the release cord, I added second tassel that is easily replaceable.

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Mar 1st, 2020 at 2:42pm
    That looks fantastic!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Mar 1st, 2020 at 6:45pm
    Yeah that’s a pretty one

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on Mar 1st, 2020 at 7:15pm
    @ Way of the Sling

    :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on Mar 14th, 2020 at 4:03pm
    25", 1.57oz, Sling.
    Balearic style braid, hemp, wax-soaked, with a sisal tassel.
    Uses up almost exactly 1 spool of 20lb hemp cord.
    (I only had multi-coloured cord on hand, and so it's a bit colourful for my liking)
    Completed sling is completely waterproof, has no elasticity, extremely resistant against abrasion, it's not hard on the hands, its thorn-proof, and I find It has very good handling characteristics.
    I highly recommend giving this a try.

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Mar 14th, 2020 at 4:36pm
    That looks really nice. I think more slings should be colourful :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Mar 15th, 2020 at 5:01am
    That’s awesome, I like it, colour is wicked!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Mar 15th, 2020 at 9:15am
    Nice

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Mar 18th, 2020 at 6:08pm
    A manila (abaca) fibre sling I'm working on, and my linen rockman sling with kevlar reinforced cracker. Apologies as it won't let me put it the right way up  >:(

    More pictures coming when the manila balaeric is finished!
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on Mar 18th, 2020 at 7:27pm
    Those are real nice fiber slings  :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on Mar 19th, 2020 at 12:50am
    I agree, very nicely done indeed.
    I'm looking forward to seeing the abaca Balearic complete, as it looks as though you have done a sterling job so far.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Mar 19th, 2020 at 5:41am
    Awesome!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Mar 21st, 2020 at 8:45pm
    Manila sling complete. 24'' length with 6'' pouch. Leather cover fingerloop and pouch, with kevlar reinforced tassel.

    Already shaping up to be a favourite at least from throwing a few tennis balls around. Very sturdy pouch and feels surprisingly light for a balaeric sling. May be because I took quite an aggressive taper on the retention cord but I think the material itself is actually quite light.

    It's a little bit rough though, may mandate electrical tape index finger covering. Might soak it to make it softer and less stiff.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Mar 22nd, 2020 at 7:12am
    Really nice!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Mar 22nd, 2020 at 11:20am
    Beautiful work guys as always.

    @Way of the Sling -  that’s a real slim and clean build with the wax dip. How’s she work?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on Mar 25th, 2020 at 11:21pm
    Hemp cord sling, beeswax soaked. For use with glandes and light stones.
    27" (from finger loop to pouch centre)
    Unwaxed weight: 5.2g
    Waxed weight: 7.9g

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Mar 26th, 2020 at 10:59am
    That is thin. Good for distance :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Mar 27th, 2020 at 3:18pm
    After tweaking and testing for 10 months and making more than 60 prototypes made from paper, cloth, leather from an old couch, and various plastics (even one made from a Dorito’s bag!), I am ready to say my asymmetric tennis ball sling design is nearing the finish line:
    Here’s the end result:
    -Hand-stitched leather pouch custom sized for tennis balls
    -425 paracord cordage with hand-stitched eyelets
    -Self-adjusting leather finger loop made from excess pouch leather
    -Metal grommets reinforcing all the holes in the leather.
    -Optional replaceable bullwhip-style cracker on the release cord (not shown)
    -High-contrast features on the release cord and flat side of the pouch to prevent accidentally grabbing the retention cord during reloads

    I bought a lot of tools and learned a lot of new skills to get to this version of the sling. I made a bullwhip just to study the supersonic crack. I custom built a paracord hot knife to get clean edges on the cords. I bought an eyelet press and various leatherworking tools. Two of the prototypes went to the bottom of a lake, were recovered, and continue to launch tennis balls to this day... This design is rock solid and each sling should last for years.

    Behold... my masterpiece!
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Mar 27th, 2020 at 3:40pm
    Nice! I was using the sling I got from you... a while ago? I now can't remember when or why i got it from you, but the asymmetric pouch releases so cleanly. It's similar to the Cthulhu sling I got from Flint Austone which also releases super cleanly.

    EDIT: It was for the Abloy lock! I never did ask did you manage to crack it?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Mar 27th, 2020 at 8:48pm
    Yes!  I love that lock... I haven’t picked it yet... but the internet says they’re easy. I just need to make a custom tool for that.

    I can’t believe I only sent that one last year!  A lot has changed on my designs since the one I sent to you!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Mar 27th, 2020 at 9:20pm
    Great looking sling NOC!  60 prototypes!  That's dedication there. :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Mar 27th, 2020 at 9:55pm
    Dedication?  Maybe... but mostly just a lot of old couch leather cluttering up my garage :)

    I had a lot of fun giving them away.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Mar 29th, 2020 at 7:42am
    NOC - will you ever try a braided/woven version?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Mar 30th, 2020 at 12:40pm

    Tomas wrote on Mar 29th, 2020 at 7:42am:
    NOC - will you ever try a braided/woven version?


    Sure. This paracord-based sling had specific design goals. One was that I wanted a low-cost sling that was fast to make and easy for anyone to use. I wanted to get them into a lot of hands quickly. The design is basically done, but the process still needs work. I probably put more than $200 into tooling up, and there’s still more tooling needed, because I’m still cutting the pouches with scissors and sewing pieces by hand right now.

    It would cost at least 10-100x what I spent on my current setup to make machines and jigs for braided slings. I might be able to 3D print custom jigs to save money, for example, but braiding is way more complicated and time consuming than cutting leather and paracord.  It might be a fun challenge down the road, but I’m not ready to tackle a braided sling just yet.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on Apr 9th, 2020 at 8:22pm
    29" Balearic Sling, Sisal.

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Teg on Apr 10th, 2020 at 11:27am
    Looks good!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Apr 10th, 2020 at 2:02pm
    Very nice!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on Apr 11th, 2020 at 11:29am
    Nice! Are you going to cover the pouch straps?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Apr 12th, 2020 at 5:52am
    Nice one WOTS.  :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on Apr 12th, 2020 at 12:30pm

    walter wrote on Apr 11th, 2020 at 11:29am:
    Nice! Are you going to cover the pouch straps?

    Thank you.
    It's not something I've done before, but I got some recycled leather on the way to give it a try on this one.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Apr 16th, 2020 at 10:52pm
    Loaded sling for launching light ammo... 30g worth of steel slingshot pellets sewn into a pocket on the back of the pouch.

    I will test it tomorrow in the daylight after the leather glue cures.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Apr 16th, 2020 at 11:12pm
    I love the look of that

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Apr 17th, 2020 at 5:17am
    Interesting to see what affect it has. Looking forward to hearing about it :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Apr 17th, 2020 at 9:03am
    Well... first impression of the loaded sling: It’s a lot of fun!
    I added a cracker to the release cord and it gives a really nice crack without sending a tennis ball into orbit.
    I also tried throwing empty plastic Easter eggs, and the wind resistance stops them after about 15 feet but the Magnus effect is really obvious as the egg curves wildly in mid-air. The sling is comfortable for throwing things that weigh almost nothing.

    I suspect it would be a really useful tool for short range sling golf shots too.

    I will try to post a video soon-ish.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Apr 17th, 2020 at 9:25am
    Awesome!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Apr 17th, 2020 at 1:54pm
    How was the follow through?  I know one of the issues I had when working with the compound sling was that after you let the projectile go, there's still a big weight coming around.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Apr 17th, 2020 at 6:19pm
    @joe_meadmaker It’s not bad, honestly. In my case, it’s only 30 extra grams though. 

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Apr 17th, 2020 at 7:45pm
    the magnus effect is awesome when you actually add lift. nothing like letting a projectile go and it climbs not falls

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on Apr 21st, 2020 at 12:09am
    New 25" Sisal Balearic (light)
    1.5oz

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Apr 21st, 2020 at 4:33am
    Very clean braid. Really nice!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Apr 21st, 2020 at 8:15am
    Gorgeous WOTS. There something so cool looking about a well made sisal sling.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on Apr 21st, 2020 at 6:18pm
    @ Way of the Sling
    looks good
    :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Apr 21st, 2020 at 9:47pm
    Agreed.  Beautiful sling!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Apr 21st, 2020 at 11:50pm
    Yeah that “classic” sling beauty

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Apr 25th, 2020 at 9:24am
    Couple new jute slings I whipped up. I really like this design, getting nice clean release even on bad or too light stones.

    The thinner pouched one performs slightly better, you can access the split pouch type behaviour better whilst the other acts more as a rigid solid pouch.

    I've waxed both and it has a nice effect on the jute. I've also finally found a minimalist type tab that I can get along with.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by darksidedsam on Apr 25th, 2020 at 9:41am

    JudoP wrote on Apr 25th, 2020 at 9:24am:
    Couple new jute slings I whipped up. I really like this design, getting nice clean release even on bad or too light stones.

    The thinner pouched one performs slightly better, you can access the split pouch type behaviour better whilst the other acts more as a rigid solid pouch.

    I've waxed both and it has a nice effect on the jute. I've also finally found a minimalist type tab that I can get along with.

    Can see why the guy on the discord group i joined yesterday said JudoP makes very nice slings now, those are very nicely made

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Apr 25th, 2020 at 10:18am
    That would be me :D I've been advertising for you :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on Apr 25th, 2020 at 12:39pm
    Very cleanly done! Excellent work.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sarosh on Apr 25th, 2020 at 1:33pm
    Nice slings. what's their mass?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Apr 25th, 2020 at 2:51pm
    Well I managed to dig out some kitchen scales which may or may not be accurate.

    The one with the wider pouch is 25g
    The narrower pouch (and slightly thinner) one is about 22g

    This is post wax weight, not sure how much it adds but you can notice it. Both are slightly thicker in the middle and tapered as I feel it gives a nicer release and is a bit more stable/safe for holding ammo.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on Apr 26th, 2020 at 11:39am
    25" Balearic with leather.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Rat Man on Apr 26th, 2020 at 12:32pm
    Great looking sling.  I shrunk your picture using MS Paint.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Caldou on Apr 26th, 2020 at 3:22pm
    My first twinned sling !



    Lot of things to do differently... including the picture :p

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on Apr 26th, 2020 at 3:41pm
    @ Way of the Sling

    Beautiful sling wots!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Rat Man on Apr 26th, 2020 at 3:43pm
    WTG Caldou!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Apr 26th, 2020 at 9:10pm
    Nice one Caldou! I’ve got to try this.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Apr 27th, 2020 at 2:50am
    Awesome slings guys!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Apr 27th, 2020 at 6:43am
    New sling. 6 strand round braid with different coloured jute. Honestly, this thing was a nightmare. The braid kept going wrong, being really uneven, the transitions were difficult and it ended up being very twisted. Luckily it ended up pretty straight after wetting it down and hanging it up with clamps on the release cord. I love the colours but I might go back to flat braids :D
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Apr 27th, 2020 at 7:50am
    Very nice kick!!
    I love this thread.
    So many beautiful designs, pretty braid styles and so many individual touches.
    It’s amazing how similar and how different slings can be.
    Love this photo of my sling.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Apr 27th, 2020 at 9:26am
    If that sling could talk I bet it would have a few stories to tell Mersa.   ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Apr 27th, 2020 at 12:02pm
    ;)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Apr 27th, 2020 at 12:33pm
    Jaegoor, I would love to know how you made the tab on the release cord.

    Direkt von translate.google.com
    Jaegoor, ich würde gerne wissen, wie Sie die Lasche am Freigabekabel hergestellt haben.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Apr 27th, 2020 at 2:57pm
    Das ist eine sehr einfache makrame Technik.
    Du hast vier Fäden. Einer wird dein arbeitsfaden. Mit diesem knotest du die jeweils anderen. Du beginnst nach rechts.
    Bei jedem Faden machst du jeweils zwei rechte Knoten pro Faden. Bist du au der linken Seite, knotest du zurück mit zwei links Knoten pro Faden. Ganz einfach. 😁

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Apr 27th, 2020 at 9:07pm
    Amazing slings!  I love all the recent pictures!

    Here's is the last one I finished.  This is my four-fiber sling.  It's a braid of hemp, linen, nettle, and tussah silk.  I also picked up some gray leather for the pouch which I think worked great.


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on Apr 27th, 2020 at 10:23pm
    Wow, incredible looking slings! Joe, i think there is a bit of abstract artist in ya :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Apr 28th, 2020 at 9:14am
    That's really cool.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Apr 28th, 2020 at 7:26pm
    The “Icebreaker” sling

    Great stuff joe

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Rat Man on Apr 29th, 2020 at 10:23pm
    Great looking sling, Joe.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Apr 30th, 2020 at 12:26am
    Beautiful work Joe!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Apr 30th, 2020 at 3:08pm
    Nice work Joe!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on May 2nd, 2020 at 11:34am
    The work of a nine year old boy. A very hopeful young talent.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by vetryan15 on May 2nd, 2020 at 4:50pm
    Amazing!!!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on May 2nd, 2020 at 5:32pm
    Wow!  Fine work by that young man.  Beautiful sling!  :o

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on May 2nd, 2020 at 8:48pm
    Very nice

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on May 3rd, 2020 at 3:40pm
    Beautiful work

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Captain_Twine on May 7th, 2020 at 4:44pm
    I found the ends of the cords on this sling interesting - It looks like the down cord is designed to tighten around the fingers? I've gotta try that on my next work. The way the tassel on the release cord is attached looks great, too.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on May 9th, 2020 at 7:16am
    ;)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 9th, 2020 at 2:34pm
    I got this sling a little while ago from Luis Pons Livermore. Really fantastic and very comfortable to sling. Now if only my Balearic style was good enough to do it justice :D
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on May 9th, 2020 at 2:40pm
    Du brauchst keinen Balearic Stil.  8-)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 9th, 2020 at 2:56pm
    True, but it still annoys me that I can't get the hang of it ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Teg on May 10th, 2020 at 10:06am
    I have seen quite a few slings. But this one is a first...

    https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/315749



    Peru, 14-15th century
    Shell, cotton, beads, wood
    Length 56-5/8 in. (144 cm)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by vetryan15 on May 10th, 2020 at 10:36am
    That is amazing. I can only imagine how long it would take to make one of those

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Teg on May 10th, 2020 at 11:05am
    Yes, it is amazing. But while marveling at this sling, I constantly ask myself: Why? E.g. the feather-adorned release "knob" (?). And it may be quite heavy and thus akward to swing? And the strings might also be rather fragile as they seem to be rather thin...

    Anyone in for a reconstruction?  :D

    It's beautiful, but I would assess it more as a ceremonial item than as a sling for use...
    There are andean sling slings for ceremonial use, but these are quite different from this one.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 10th, 2020 at 11:33am
    It's certainly a little different to my paracord and slingshot pouch sling :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by vetryan15 on May 10th, 2020 at 12:16pm
    My 1st thought was ceremonial as well. Maybe made as a gift to a ruler, of a different tribe.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Teg on May 10th, 2020 at 12:29pm
    Here we go:
    Reportedly from a tomb in the Chancay Valley,
    Central Coast, probably at the site of Caqui

    Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/metpublications/Peruvian_Featherworks_Art_of_the_Precolumbian_Era

    Peruvian Featherworks: Art of the Precolumbian Era
    King, Heidi, with essays by Mercedes Delgado, Mary Frame, Christine Giuntini, Johan Reinhard, Ann Pollard Rowe, and Santiago Uceda (2012)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 10th, 2020 at 12:36pm
    That makes sense. If it's going to be used in the next life, you want it to be classy :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on May 10th, 2020 at 3:38pm
    A really simple and easy to make sling out of 4 strands of ~2+ meter long hemp and a piece of leather with the adjustable loop I copied from Jeagoor
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on May 10th, 2020 at 6:47pm
    NICE  :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 11th, 2020 at 2:39am
    Nice! I made a similar sling a little while ago but haven't really used it at all. It's a good design though.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on May 11th, 2020 at 5:23pm
    In a time when each bead had to be created from scratch that sling must have taken a long time to make.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on May 12th, 2020 at 8:45am
    100% Hemp sling

    Done some slinging today with it. A little getting used to but works great. Very clean release.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on May 12th, 2020 at 11:02am
    Beautiful Jauke!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 12th, 2020 at 3:15pm
    Really clean even weaving. Awesome!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tejo on May 14th, 2020 at 11:29am
    Hi! I'm a new member and these are my favorite slings (my others are too crappy to be shown).
    The gray one was made with a piece of glove and zip ties.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tejo on May 14th, 2020 at 11:36am
    Sorry for the enormous image :(

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 14th, 2020 at 12:02pm
    Welcome from Finland! They look really nice!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tejo on May 14th, 2020 at 12:32pm
    Thank you Kick!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on May 14th, 2020 at 12:49pm
    Welcome Tejo

    Good slings you have there.
    I find my traditional primitive slings a little harder to use than my 'simple', easily assembled, synthetic cord slings

    When I use my primitive slings that have each a few hours of labour into them, and I discover they don't sling as good as my paracord slings, I previously got discouraged to make traditional slings, thinking the added complexity wasn't worth it if it wasn't gonna sling better than the 5 minute paracord slings.

    While these synethetic cord slings are easy for us to assemble and they sling really well, the truth is that even the most complex traditional slings made by hand are still more ''simple'' than the simplest of synthetic slings, being that synthetics requires oil being pumped up from deep inside the earth to be created and complex braiding machinery, and all the machinery for that, while the skillfully crafted ''traditional slings'' only require plant fibre and a pair of hands (and maybe some small weaving tools)

    on't know why I rambling on I just felt like sharing these thoughts.




    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tejo on May 14th, 2020 at 1:15pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on May 14th, 2020 at 12:49pm:
    Welcome Tejo

    Good slings you have there.
    I find my traditional primitive slings a little harder to use than my 'simple', easily assembled, synthetic cord slings

    When I use my primitive slings that have each a few hours of labour into them, and I discover they don't sling as good as my paracord slings, I previously got discouraged to make traditional slings, thinking the added complexity wasn't worth it if it wasn't gonna sling better than the 5 minute paracord slings.

    While these synethetic cord slings are easy for us to assemble and they sling really well, the truth is that even the most complex traditional slings made by hand are still more ''simple'' than the simplest of synthetic slings, being that synthetics requires oil being pumped up from deep inside the earth to be created and complex braiding machinery, and all the machinery for that, while the skillfully crafted ''traditional slings'' only require plant fibre and a pair of hands (and maybe some small weaving tools)

    on't know why I rambling on I just felt like sharing these thoughts.

    I agree with your thoughts, I have spent hours making some slings just to realize they are made from crap materials and will not work well. I will try to make a sling with phormium tenax plant when I can gather some leaves.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on May 14th, 2020 at 1:24pm
    Here is a jute sling I made yesterday
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tejo on May 14th, 2020 at 1:28pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on May 14th, 2020 at 1:24pm:
    Here is a jute sling I made yesterday

    That is a nice looking one, Jauke.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on May 14th, 2020 at 7:20pm
    @ Tejo

    Nice work! Like the seat belt type attachment on the leather pouch.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tejo on May 14th, 2020 at 10:05pm

    walter wrote on May 14th, 2020 at 7:20pm:
    @ Tejo

    Nice work! Like the seat belt type attachment on the leather pouch.

    Thanks! I made it like that to prevent the cords from ripping through the pouch.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on May 15th, 2020 at 10:40am
    ;)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on May 15th, 2020 at 10:50am
    Pretty sling Jaegoor

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 15th, 2020 at 11:10am
    I'm so impressed with how clean everyone's weaving is. I need to get back to making some woven pouches, particularly with the twining over sticks method.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tejo on May 15th, 2020 at 11:38am
    Beautiful sling

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on May 17th, 2020 at 4:27pm
    I don't know how all you great weavers out there keep everything so even, this is one of the best looking slings that I've made and it pales in comparison.


    Also, what do most of you used for whipping on the release cord? When I've tried whipping, it usually falls apart after throwing for a while.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on May 17th, 2020 at 8:25pm
    That pouch is a beauty!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on May 17th, 2020 at 11:07pm
    Kind words from a skilled weaver such as yourself.
    I am pleased that I got to use some of my bark-tanned deer leather on the sling. It holds up pretty well so far.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on May 17th, 2020 at 11:11pm
    That’s a beautiful sling

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on May 17th, 2020 at 11:42pm
    Nice job IG!

    For the whipping I use a needle and thick thread two wraps then sew through the cord, then two wraps and sew through on and on till you are done. It will never move or creep.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by brokeOkie on May 18th, 2020 at 1:55am
    Jaegoor, your braiding and weaving work is absolutely stunning!   I’m a new member, but I had just thumbed through this forum recently after making my first sling, and had seen quite a few examples of your work.  This is an impressive sling!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by brokeOkie on May 18th, 2020 at 1:57am
    IronGoober, that weave looks super tight.  Makes my fingers ache just thinking about it.  Looks great!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 18th, 2020 at 3:25am
    Certainly better than my attempts at weaving :D I really should make some more slings...

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by brokeOkie on May 18th, 2020 at 4:55am
    Here is my first sling.  I gotta say, I deliberated a great deal before I decided which kind to make.  This is an Apache sling made with a 3 strand/6 strand flat-braided 2mm hemp line.  Length:  26” (66 cm) pouch center to release knot/end of retention cord loop.
    Weight:  1.2 oz. (34 g)
    Not sure how that compares to other weights and lengths, but I made it to be about 2” off the ground when hanging straight down. 
    I really have enjoyed the inspiration of looking at all the slings here in this forum by the way.   Y’all have been posting some amazing work throughout the years.   I’ve had a lot of time on my hands to go back and look at those during this time. 
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by brokeOkie on May 18th, 2020 at 4:56am
    ...and I forgot to mention, the pouch was made from a stingray hide that I had found a good deal on years ago.  Finally put  it to good use. 

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 18th, 2020 at 6:15am
    That looks really amazing! Your first sling!? Mine was cheap paracord and a slingshot pouch :D My first braided sling was old cotton string that was braided... badly.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by brokeOkie on May 18th, 2020 at 6:34am
    Thanks so much, Kick! 

    Yeah, it’s my first one.  It was kind of a combination of hobbies for me.  I have too many hobbies.  Haha!  I had done some braiding before as a teenager making bracelets for friends out of hemp.  Also, I’ve done leatherwork for about 8 years.  I was lucky the two came together as well as it did.  Been a long time since I’d braided. 

    I was originally going to use paracord as well, but I ended up finding 50 meter rolls of hemp online for about $0.90 and I decided I wanted it all to match.  Lucky China has cheap prices on that stuff here. 

    I’ve seen your work on here too though.  You’ve got some epic slings.  I hope I can progress to that level in the future. 

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on May 18th, 2020 at 6:56am
    That stingray hide is striking to say the least! Well done, puts my first sling to shame lol. Can’t wait to see where you go from here!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by brokeOkie on May 18th, 2020 at 7:12am
    Thanks Morphy!  I’m honored that you like it. 

    It’s a beautiful material to work with, but it is not easy on needles to sew.  Haha!

    I need to learn some weaving techniques from some of you all after I experiment with a few of the leather and braiding ideas I’m thinking about. 

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on May 18th, 2020 at 7:57am
    Love the stingray hide!!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by brokeOkie on May 18th, 2020 at 8:12am
    Thanks Mersa!  It surprised me how supple it can be with a little leather conditioner.  Definitely a great material. 

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 18th, 2020 at 8:31am
    I feel you've already surpassed my efforts :D My slings aren't all that special.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on May 18th, 2020 at 8:56am

    Kick wrote on May 18th, 2020 at 8:31am:
    I feel you've already surpassed my efforts :D My slings aren't all that special.


    @BrokeOkie - He’s talented and modest. Infuriating isn’t it?  ;D ;)

    @All - Here’s two slings I made for some guys down at the station. I had no idea they would like them so much. It actually made me feel really good to have someone appreciate this and seem to really want to use it. Many ice, potatoes and eggs sacrificed themselves for our ammo needs yesterday. May they Rest In Peace.



    The red trimmed one was made from old firefighting boots we had at the station. They were going to be thrown out anyways. The leather is still fantastic. Very high quality stuff. 

    I’m a little hesitant about the size of the tab but that’s what he wanted and it can easily be trimmed if it becomes an issue. I liked the idea of incorporating the logo into the sling though so hopefully it works.




    The brown and grey one is a more traditional one. They both seem to work well.


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on May 18th, 2020 at 8:58am
    The masterpieces keep coming

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 18th, 2020 at 9:25am

    Morphy wrote on May 18th, 2020 at 8:56am:
    He’s talented and modest. Infuriating isn’t it?


    You call me talented then post slings like that!?  ;D
    Those are far better than anything I've cobbled together.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by brokeOkie on May 18th, 2020 at 9:51am
    @Morphy.  Truly it is.  Lol. 

    The last pics I saw of the multicolor roundbraids @Kick made were super cool!  I wouldn’t even attempt a round braid yet.  Haha!

    Also, @Morphy...those slings are super cool you just posted!  Dig both of them, but especially that red and black one.  Alas, the poor unborn of the fowl.  What an eggsistence. 

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on May 18th, 2020 at 2:08pm
    Another jute sling, similar to my previous one but this one has the pouch woven through all seperate strands from beginning to the end instead.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 18th, 2020 at 3:44pm
    Really nice!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on May 18th, 2020 at 5:08pm
    @All- Thanks everyone!

    @Jauke- that jute seems to weave up nicely. Have you tried it yet? Looks great!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by vetryan15 on May 18th, 2020 at 7:23pm
    Here is my basic simple moose and jute, i am sending this to a customer in England.  I include in every order an all weather seat belt sling to keep up with the tradition that Aussie started, in his memory. 

    I understand its not the best looking, but i like to keep it simple, and functional.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on May 18th, 2020 at 11:50pm
    Just an old sling I made for my youngest niece from dyneema.
    Pretty sure I just made up the design as I went, it was a few years ago I made it, feels nice but it’s very short, too short for me.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on May 18th, 2020 at 11:50pm
    Just an old sling I made for my youngest niece from dyneema.
    Pretty sure I just made up the design as I went, it was a few years ago I made it, feels nice but it’s very short, too short for me.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on May 19th, 2020 at 3:36am

    Morphy wrote on May 18th, 2020 at 5:08pm:
    @All- Thanks everyone!

    @Jauke- that jute seems to weave up nicely. Have you tried it yet? Looks great!


    it works as good as I expect from a natural fibre sling, and it has a nice connection to nature. It looks so stereotypically like a sling, something like it is what I would expect people in the past to have used and it feels good to use something similar. 

    I really like this design and twisted cords instead of braided cords. It adds a really great adjustable fingerloop (once you have this you don't want to go back), a very easy and even transition from cords to pouch on both sides, allowing even and equal length pouch strands for solid weave, something I always had a harder time with using a braid. It's also just a whole lot less frustrating to work with because you only got 2 bundles of cords you're twisting around each other instead of 3 or more bundles hanging loose that you're braiding. This is also a sling design I feel I could recreate and want to recreate with fibre harvested myself, given time.

    One thing I really have not regretted is buying one of Luis' balearic slings. It's one of my most precious slings and gives me a good platform and a sling from somebody else to compare my own to. If my own slings sling as good or better I am satisfied. 

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 19th, 2020 at 4:59am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on May 19th, 2020 at 3:36am:
    One thing I really have not regretted is buying one of Luis' balearic slings. It's one of my most precious slings and gives me a good platform and a sling from somebody else to compare my own to. If my own slings sling as good or better I am satisfied. 


    I recently got one myself and they are so well made. Love it.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by brokeOkie on May 19th, 2020 at 12:08pm
    Well y’all,

    I walked around exploring along the river where I might be able to sling for my first time without worrying about bystanders.  Found a great place!  I gotta say, I’m hooked already!  Hope to be going back again tomorrow afternoon.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Captain_Twine on May 19th, 2020 at 12:21pm
    This is my most recent sling! It's undergone a lot of experimentation, but I'm fairly happy with the finished result. It's got an adjustable finger loop (The inspiration for which came from from one of Jaegoor's slings; I'm not sure it follows the exact design.) The adjustable loop is basically a regular finger loop à la the Dan Bollinger pictorial ( http://www.slinging.org/articleimages/20/19.htm ), the difference being that it's super small, and the rest of the sling is fed through it. It works, at any rate. ;D

    In all of my previous slings, I simply had a knot at the end of my release cord, but these would eventually "slide" down the cord as they tightened, throw after throw, and threw off my grip. For this one, I made a second loop where I felt the cord should end (I thought of it like a sword's pommel), which has stayed in place since! I originally had braided the excess cord into a kind of trailing "tail," which, I eventually noticed, produced way too much drag. I sawed it off at the end of the loop, and voila! I was left with a cool "split tail" that produces less drag, and still helps the sling to stay the same in my hand throw after throw, just like the original "pommel loop." (It also makes a satisfying, dull popping sound on release.)

    The braiding is a bit messy toward the release end, since I had to braid in additional strands to make up for the shorter pieces I used in the beginning, but it still holds up fine.


    6-strand (4/6 sisal twine, 2/6 yarn (light gray and brown)
    Split-braid pouch
    Split tail "pommel"

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on May 19th, 2020 at 3:32pm
    If you like a release cord knot, perhaps try a Matthew Walker knot. Someone else recently posted it on here, and it looks like it would work well, and not move or come undone. (just look on youtube for tutorials). I hadn't seen it before, but I mean to try it out.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Captain_Twine on May 20th, 2020 at 10:11am

    IronGoober wrote on May 19th, 2020 at 3:32pm:
    If you like a release cord knot, perhaps try a Matthew Walker knot. Someone else recently posted it on here, and it looks like it would work well, and not move or come undone. (just look on youtube for tutorials). I hadn't seen it before, but I mean to try it out.

    Sounds interesting! Maybe I'll check it out at some point.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by hubert on May 21st, 2020 at 8:32am
    my new collection
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on May 21st, 2020 at 8:55am
    So nice , really beautiful, functional art

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by brokeOkie on May 21st, 2020 at 9:31am
    Those are incredible, Hubert!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on May 21st, 2020 at 9:43am
    As always, beautiful work Hubert.   [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Captain_Twine on May 21st, 2020 at 10:06am
    Woah! Slings aside (Beautiful work!) those projectiles are pretty awesome. Did you make the red ones out of clay?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on May 21st, 2020 at 10:44am
    My own Hubert sling is beautiful and one of the better functioning slings I've used.
    Thanks man!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 21st, 2020 at 10:48am
    He's not half bad using them either :D Really beautiful slings!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on May 21st, 2020 at 2:24pm
    Great work hubert!  Those pictures are fantastic.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on May 21st, 2020 at 3:26pm
    Really well made set of slings!
    Thanks for sharing the great work.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by hubert on May 21st, 2020 at 4:37pm

    Captain_Twine wrote on May 21st, 2020 at 10:06am:
    Woah! Slings aside (Beautiful work!) those projectiles are pretty awesome. Did you make the red ones out of clay?



    Yes, this is a brick clay, very high strength.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on May 22nd, 2020 at 3:05am

    hubert wrote on May 21st, 2020 at 4:37pm:

    Captain_Twine wrote on May 21st, 2020 at 10:06am:
    Woah! Slings aside (Beautiful work!) those projectiles are pretty awesome. Did you make the red ones out of clay?



    Yes, this is a brick clay, very high strength.


    How did you make those slings? Is there a tutorial? Very well made, that's about perfect

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on May 22nd, 2020 at 11:31am
    :
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on May 22nd, 2020 at 6:47pm
    Eye candy

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 23rd, 2020 at 4:34am
    I'm really liking colourful slings recently. I need to make some more with some good contrasting colours.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on May 24th, 2020 at 8:23pm
    Very dazzling sling Jaegoor!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on May 24th, 2020 at 8:28pm
    Low elasticity wool with leather pouch, and a nylon tassel.
    28"
    Don't know if I'm a fan of the blue, but using up what's left of it.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on May 24th, 2020 at 9:36pm
    How is this wool lower elasticity? Looks great by the way! 👍

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on May 24th, 2020 at 11:20pm
    Looks good in blue :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 25th, 2020 at 1:35am
    That's a really nice sling. How is the tassel attached?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tejo on May 25th, 2020 at 11:13am
    Jute rockman. I really like it.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on May 25th, 2020 at 12:52pm

    Morphy wrote on May 24th, 2020 at 9:36pm:
    How is this wool lower elasticity? Looks great by the way! 👍

    Cheers. The wool parts have been steamed while stretched, which permanently removes the wool's perceivable elasticity.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on May 25th, 2020 at 12:59pm

    Kick wrote on May 25th, 2020 at 1:35am:
    That's a really nice sling. How is the tassel attached?

    Thanks. The strands to make the tassel are slipped into the 'loop' that is created at the beginning of the 2 strand braid.
    Hopefully this makes sense.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 25th, 2020 at 2:27pm
    Ah ok I get it.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on May 25th, 2020 at 6:47pm
    @ Tejo

    Looks good  :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tejo on May 25th, 2020 at 10:25pm
    Thank you!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by brokeOkie on May 26th, 2020 at 12:14am
    WOTS, Tejo...those are both beautiful works.  Good job, y’all!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on May 28th, 2020 at 2:51pm
    I made this sling out of some old plastic cordage I found. For the pouch I used some cheap fake paracord. It has 5 strands in the pouch and resembles a PJ sling but it has no knots on or near the pouch, it's simply spliced. Knots on the pouch with this cord would be impossible as they would be too big and impede the projectile upon release. It took less than 30 minutes to make. Splicing it creates a very nice flat pouch. The weave has no solid cup to it by default as I like it. It is quite a large pouch and holds tennisballs very well. The sling is short, with a 45 cm retention cord.  I like short slings because I can use them more effectively in my area that is full of obstructions and short slings work better with my preferred Greek style. This sling feels extremely durable.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 28th, 2020 at 3:06pm
    That looks so good! It's great what can be achieved even with "low quality" materials. I imagine that sling will last forever.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 29th, 2020 at 4:32am
    Finally finished this twining over sticks sling. I think I can do better but this came out pretty good.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on May 29th, 2020 at 3:32pm
    That looks great, a work of art. Jute is pretty nice to work with but mine do have a little stretch. That looks like jute to me?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Rat Man on May 29th, 2020 at 3:45pm

    Tejo wrote on May 25th, 2020 at 11:13am:
    Jute rockman. I really like it.


    A Jute Rockman is one of my favorite slings.  I has a great feel and is very versatile.  Yours looks just about perfect.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tejo on May 29th, 2020 at 6:10pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on May 28th, 2020 at 2:51pm:
    I made this sling out of some old plastic cordage I found. For the pouch I used some cheap fake paracord. It has 5 strands in the pouch and resembles a PJ sling but it has no knots on or near the pouch, it's simply spliced. Knots on the pouch with this cord would be impossible as they would be too big and impede the projectile upon release. It took less than 30 minutes to make. Splicing it creates a very nice flat pouch. The weave has no solid cup to it by default as I like it. It is quite a large pouch and holds tennisballs very well. The sling is short, with a 45 cm retention cord.  I like short slings because I can use them more effectively in my area that is full of obstructions and short slings work better with my preferred Greek style. This sling feels extremely durable.

    I like that sling, must be great for throwing big stones.


    Rat Man wrote on May 29th, 2020 at 3:45pm:

    Tejo wrote on May 25th, 2020 at 11:13am:
    Jute rockman. I really like it.


    A Jute Rockman is one of my favorite slings.  I has a great feel and is very versatile.  Yours looks just about perfect.

    Thank you! Now I'm making another Rockman which will be a little longer.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tejo on May 29th, 2020 at 6:13pm

    Kick wrote on May 29th, 2020 at 4:32am:
    Finally finished this twining over sticks sling. I think I can do better but this came out pretty good.

    Looks good! How long does it take to make one of those?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on May 29th, 2020 at 7:48pm
    @ Kick

    Nice sling Kick!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on May 29th, 2020 at 9:06pm
    @ Kick
    Clean weaving! Might take a stab at it myself sometime.
    What is the whipping for on the lower portion of retention and release cords?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 30th, 2020 at 6:48am

    Tejo wrote on May 29th, 2020 at 6:13pm:
    Looks good! How long does it take to make one of those?

    Not as long as you would think. I was using the twining over sticks method which is a lot easier and quicker (in my opinion) than standard weaving and gave a really good result. I learned a lot from making this one so know I can do better on the next one.


    Archaic Arms wrote on May 29th, 2020 at 9:06pm:
    What is the whipping for on the lower portion of retention and release cords?

    With making the pouch, I was left with 6 strands on each side, but they weren't long enough to make the full cords. I started with a 6 strand braid then switched to twining two lengths and wove in the loose pieces into the twined piece. There were still some ends sticking out so I just put some whipping on it to stop it coming loose. It also adds a bit of protection to the cords. This is something I would want to change in my next one. I like the twined cords, but the whipping is pretty bulky, inflexible and will probably come loose. Full 6 strand cords would be better, but then again I also hate having to do 6 strand braids :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on May 30th, 2020 at 7:19pm
    Great work kick!!
    Looks beautiful!!!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on May 30th, 2020 at 9:17pm
    Kick do you feel like the flat pouches hold onto ammo well? Especially with the figure 8? Looks great man. One thing I like about the twining is the orientation of the weft threads.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 31st, 2020 at 5:32am

    Morphy wrote on May 30th, 2020 at 9:17pm:
    Kick do you feel like the flat pouches hold onto ammo well? Especially with the figure 8? Looks great man. One thing I like about the twining is the orientation of the weft threads.


    It seems to work fine. This one has quite a small pouch, about 9.5cm by 4.3cm, but, with both Balearic and Fig. 8, there were no problems. It still needs some more extensive testing really but it does have a slight cupped shape so I don't imagine it would drop ammo anymore than any other sling. The next one I make will probably be a little bigger so I can use ammo that is closer to my preferred size, but this one works great and is good for distance shots.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tejo on May 31st, 2020 at 11:47am

    Kick wrote on May 31st, 2020 at 5:32am:

    Morphy wrote on May 30th, 2020 at 9:17pm:
    Kick do you feel like the flat pouches hold onto ammo well? Especially with the figure 8? Looks great man. One thing I like about the twining is the orientation of the weft threads.


    It seems to work fine. This one has quite a small pouch, about 95cm by 43cm, but, with both Balearic and Fig. 8, there were no problems. It still needs some more extensive testing really but it does have a slight cupped shape so I don't imagine it would drop ammo anymore than any other sling. The next one I make will probably be a little bigger so I can use ammo that is closer to my preferred size, but this one works great and is good for distance shots.

    95cm by 43cm? Thats quite a big pouch.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on May 31st, 2020 at 11:51am
    Das Muster wurde in Haithabu gefunden. Auf einem Kleid.
    Als Schleuder gefällt es mir besser.  ;)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 31st, 2020 at 11:55am

    Tejo wrote on May 31st, 2020 at 11:47am:

    Kick wrote on May 31st, 2020 at 5:32am:

    Morphy wrote on May 30th, 2020 at 9:17pm:
    Kick do you feel like the flat pouches hold onto ammo well? Especially with the figure 8? Looks great man. One thing I like about the twining is the orientation of the weft threads.


    It seems to work fine. This one has quite a small pouch, about 95cm by 43cm, but, with both Balearic and Fig. 8, there were no problems. It still needs some more extensive testing really but it does have a slight cupped shape so I don't imagine it would drop ammo anymore than any other sling. The next one I make will probably be a little bigger so I can use ammo that is closer to my preferred size, but this one works great and is good for distance shots.

    95cm by 43cm? Thats quite a big pouch.


    Whoops! That's supposed to be 9.5cm by 4.3cm :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tejo on May 31st, 2020 at 11:59am
    Beautiful sling, as always.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 31st, 2020 at 12:03pm
    Really nice Jaegoor.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on May 31st, 2020 at 3:13pm
    Beautiful Jaegoor!  :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Teg on Jun 1st, 2020 at 10:34am

    Kick wrote on May 29th, 2020 at 4:32am:
    Finally finished this twining over sticks sling.


    Nice one! I like!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on Jun 3rd, 2020 at 7:56am
    My first sling with a tab instead of a knot. I made some small mistakes but I will improve it in the next sling. I think I really like it
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jun 3rd, 2020 at 11:13am
    😄 😂 Gut geworden.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Captain_Twine on Jun 3rd, 2020 at 7:25pm
    My first-ever leather pouch sling! This was my first leatherworking project; I figured it'd be good to start small, and what better way to do that than a sling pouch?

    I made my two cords out of 2/3 sisal twine and 1/3 acrylic yarn, with an adjustable cinching loop at either end to attach to the pouches.

    The pouch straps are basically 7/8" wide strips of leather cut at 4 1/2" long, with a hole punched 1/4" in from either sides. (I would have used eyelets to reinforce the holes, but the ones I ordered were too small to accommodate the cords.)

    Overall, I'm pretty happy with my result! Once I get my hands on some bigger eyelets and dye, I intend to make the pouch itself much more interesting.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jun 3rd, 2020 at 11:15pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jun 3rd, 2020 at 7:56am:
    My first sling with a tab instead of a knot. I made some small mistakes but I will improve it in the next sling. I think I really like it



    I much prefer tabs over knots. If you use the sling a lot, you can always re-weave the tab, whereas with a knot you have to replace part of the release cord.  Great job on the pouch!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on Jun 4th, 2020 at 8:37am
    @Jeagoor.
    Danke. Die Schleuder sind nicht so gut wie deine, aber deine sind eine Inspiration. Meine sind alle noch freihändig gebaut, ausgenommen eine Nadel für den letzten Teil des Gewebes. Ich möchte versuchen, in Zukunft mit einigen kleinen Handwerkzeugen oder Webbrettern bessere Schleuder herzustellen.
    Ich denke, Sie haben Recht mit dem flachen Beutel entwurf. (Entschuldigung für schlechtes Deutsch)

    @CaptainTwine
    I made slings looking very similar in the past, and they throw about everything, the only problem I had was that compared to other designs, this design releases the shot late, especially on smaller projectiles that do not rest on the sides of the pouch but rest inside the pouch. This is due to the inherent cupping of this design. It's very friendly for beginners but I personnaly have moved on to other designs. Let me know your experiences with it!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Captain_Twine on Jun 4th, 2020 at 12:24pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jun 4th, 2020 at 8:37am:
    @CaptainTwine
    I made slings looking very similar in the past, and they throw about everything, the only problem I had was that compared to other designs, this design releases the shot late, especially on smaller projectiles that do not rest on the sides of the pouch but rest inside the pouch. This is due to the inherent cupping of this design. It's very friendly for beginners but I personnaly have moved on to other designs. Let me know your experiences with it!

    I'll definitely post on how it goes! This will also be the first time I've used such a sling as this, as well as making one, so I'll keep all this in mind when I practice today. I'm not sure if it'll perform better than my other slings; I suspect I'll be able to get more range out of it at least. (It is much longer than my others, around 47-1/2" inches versus 37" for my second-most recent sling.)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tejo on Jun 4th, 2020 at 3:06pm
    @jauke
    Very nice weaving!

    @Captain_Twine
    Looks good! Did you split the braid at the end of the release cord to make it crack like a whip?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Jun 4th, 2020 at 4:15pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jun 4th, 2020 at 8:37am:
    @CaptainTwine
    I made slings looking very similar in the past, and they throw about everything, the only problem I had was that compared to other designs, this design releases the shot late, especially on smaller projectiles that do not rest on the sides of the pouch but rest inside the pouch. This is due to the inherent cupping of this design. It's very friendly for beginners but I personnaly have moved on to other designs. Let me know your experiences with it!


    Perhaps it is the stiffness of the leather? It looks quite thick here. I've done this same aussie pouch design with thinner leather and it's one of the smoothest releases I've had.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Captain_Twine on Jun 4th, 2020 at 8:21pm
    I tried it out! Honestly, I couldn't be happier with how it went; it threw like a dream. If the heat wasn't so oppressive today I might have stayed out with it for an hour or two ;D I loved how it felt. It also holds tennis balls reasonably well, which makes for a good practice/garden defense ammo for out in my yard.


    Tejo wrote on Jun 4th, 2020 at 3:06pm:
    @Captain_Twine
    Looks good! Did you split the braid at the end of the release cord to make it crack like a whip?

    Thanks! I think it's probably the best sling I've made yet. It would be awesome to have a whip-crack, but I mostly did it to give my hand a place to rest that wasn't a knot, ha ha. The split acts almost like a pommel, allowing my hand to feel where to hold the release cord without having to look. It helps a lot with keeping the throw consistent over the sling's use, I think! The sling itself is actually pretty quiet, which is a little disappointing to be sure.


    JudoP wrote on Jun 4th, 2020 at 4:15pm:
    Perhaps it is the stiffness of the leather? It looks quite thick here. I've done this same aussie pouch design with thinner leather and it's one of the smoothest releases I've had.

    To be honest, I'm not totally sure I chose the right thickness of leather for a sling pouch, but this was all I had ::) The leather is pretty flexible in my case; I didn't do any hardening/wet-forming on it. I dunno how much it's affecting anything though.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on Jun 5th, 2020 at 3:32am

    JudoP wrote on Jun 4th, 2020 at 4:15pm:

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jun 4th, 2020 at 8:37am:
    @CaptainTwine
    I made slings looking very similar in the past, and they throw about everything, the only problem I had was that compared to other designs, this design releases the shot late, especially on smaller projectiles that do not rest on the sides of the pouch but rest inside the pouch. This is due to the inherent cupping of this design. It's very friendly for beginners but I personnaly have moved on to other designs. Let me know your experiences with it!


    Perhaps it is the stiffness of the leather? It looks quite thick here. I've done this same aussie pouch design with thinner leather and it's one of the smoothest releases I've had.


    Definitely the thickness. They just weren't flexible enough. And the ones that I made with thin leather had a habit of ripping after so many throws.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tejo on Jun 5th, 2020 at 10:33am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jun 5th, 2020 at 3:32am:

    JudoP wrote on Jun 4th, 2020 at 4:15pm:

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jun 4th, 2020 at 8:37am:
    @CaptainTwine
    I made slings looking very similar in the past, and they throw about everything, the only problem I had was that compared to other designs, this design releases the shot late, especially on smaller projectiles that do not rest on the sides of the pouch but rest inside the pouch. This is due to the inherent cupping of this design. It's very friendly for beginners but I personnaly have moved on to other designs. Let me know your experiences with it!


    Perhaps it is the stiffness of the leather? It looks quite thick here. I've done this same aussie pouch design with thinner leather and it's one of the smoothest releases I've had.


    Definitely the thickness. They just weren't flexible enough. And the ones that I made with thin leather had a habit of ripping after so many throws.

    I wonder if using backpack straps to make an aussie pouch would be a good idea  :-?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on Jun 5th, 2020 at 11:58pm
    New Balearic sling received from Luis.
    Weight: 3oz
    Length: 22" from loop to centre.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Jun 6th, 2020 at 2:12am
    Nice! If it's anything like mine from Luis it'll be a dream to use.

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    Post by Jauke on Jun 6th, 2020 at 2:16am
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    Post by Morphy on Jun 6th, 2020 at 6:33am
    To me the Balearic slings are some of the most beautiful of all slings but they look so heavy I can’t imagine using them. Maybe that makes them more accurate?? I have no idea. Must be some advantage. Either way Luis does beautiful work you are lucky!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Jun 6th, 2020 at 7:27am
    Morphy- I have a hemp Balearic from Jaegoor. He recommends them as the best but it doesn't perform for me as nicely as my own paracord design.
    I trump that up to materials.
    I'm a fan of the weight and feel of synthetics vs natural fibers.

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    Post by Jauke on Jun 6th, 2020 at 9:09am
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on Jun 6th, 2020 at 6:12pm
    An interesting concept, but there are two things I would like to point out. I can't imagine you could get a bi-conical projectile to stabilize point-first if it was released in such a way (please correct me if i'm wrong), and to me that is one of the most important aspects of a sling.
    I believe there is a sweet-spot with regard to friction as friction is needed to stabilise projectiles (especially elongated ones), but too much friction is counterproductive.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on Jun 6th, 2020 at 6:16pm

    Tomas wrote on Jun 6th, 2020 at 7:27am:
    Morphy- I have a hemp Balearic from Jaegoor. He recommends them as the best but it doesn't perform for me as nicely as my own paracord design.
    I trump that up to materials.
    I'm a fan of the weight and feel of synthetics vs natural fibers.

    Thick and heavy Balearic slings are very stable and predictable, and thus are good for target shooting. However in order to make the best use of them, one should use projectiles 150g or more.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on Jun 6th, 2020 at 6:24pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jun 6th, 2020 at 2:16am:
    I have the exact one except no finger guard. Tell us your experience with it. To me it slings so different compared to my flexible slings that fit in my pockets.

    Have yet to give it a substantial test, but so far it has been rather intriguing. First thing to note is that it was twice as heavy as the Balearic sling I made (which happens to be the same length), and it is very predictable sling to use. It offers the perfect opportunity to really see whether sling weight (to a degree) negatively effects power.

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    Post by Jauke on Jun 7th, 2020 at 3:55pm
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    Post by Morphy on Jun 8th, 2020 at 5:24pm

    Archaic Arms wrote on Jun 6th, 2020 at 6:24pm:

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jun 6th, 2020 at 2:16am:
    I have the exact one except no finger guard. Tell us your experience with it. To me it slings so different compared to my flexible slings that fit in my pockets.
    It offers the perfect opportunity to really see whether sling weight (to a degree) negatively effects power.



    I imagine it would. Take all the excess near pouch/ pouch weight from something like a Balearic sling, remove it and instead add it to the stone. Same weight, more kinetic energy down range.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on Jun 8th, 2020 at 10:49pm

    Morphy wrote on Jun 8th, 2020 at 5:24pm:
    I imagine it would. Take all the excess near pouch/ pouch weight from something like a Balearic sling, remove it and instead add it to the stone. Same weight, more kinetic energy down range.

    I think so as well, but there is a maximum speed one can swing a sling, and one could hypothetically throw a 100g at the same speed with both slings (just the heavier sling uses more energy). So far it seems to support this as the Luis Balearic sling weighs twice as much as my own Balearic, yet is just slightly behind when throwing 50g projectiles. Therefore, I could perhaps make my Balearic slings slightly thicker and not see a decrease in power for 150g stones, but get the benefit of increased stability.
    Just an idea I had.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sarosh on Jun 9th, 2020 at 2:42am
    If it can't rifle spin a biconical then it's no good use of the biconical shape . you sacrifice external ballistics .
    It would be interesting if you could rifle spin a biconical with a y sling.

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    Post by Jaegoor on Jun 9th, 2020 at 1:26pm
    Ich verwende für römische schleuderbleie eine Balearic sling in Miniatur. Vom Design ist eine Balearic sling das beste für gezielte Schüsse. Der schwerpunpunkt liegt nicht mittig. Deshalb drückt sie im Schuß. Es ist gut wenn dieses Design etwas mehr Gewicht hat.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tejo on Jun 9th, 2020 at 3:08pm
    Here are three slings that I made. I have not slung anything other than a paper ball and a squishy ball because of the pandemic, but I think they would work well with stones and tennis balls.
    Update: I already tested them with round and smooth stones of different sizes and the last one is my favourite.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Jun 9th, 2020 at 4:24pm
    Those are really nice! I've never got any woven pouches to look as clean as these,

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    Post by Morphy on Jun 9th, 2020 at 5:19pm
    Really well done Tejo!

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    Post by Way of the Sling on Jun 9th, 2020 at 6:42pm
    Indeed, that is some good work there!
    I particularly like the style of the last one.

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    Post by Tejo on Jun 9th, 2020 at 7:13pm
    Thanks. The last one is my first attempt at a sling of that kind. Next one will be better.

    @Kick
    Just have a little more patience and you will get better results!

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    Post by walter on Jun 9th, 2020 at 9:33pm
    @ Tejo

    Nice slings!

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    Post by Tejo on Jun 9th, 2020 at 9:40pm
    @walter
    Thank you!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Jun 10th, 2020 at 3:37am
    Nice slings folks!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on Jun 10th, 2020 at 9:09am
    The last one is also my favorite Tejo
    I find that this pouch made with hemp, even small ones, do a substantially good job holding and throwing small and large stones up to 250g, and they are also perfect for lead.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on Jun 10th, 2020 at 9:22am

    Archaic Arms wrote on Jun 8th, 2020 at 10:49pm:

    Morphy wrote on Jun 8th, 2020 at 5:24pm:
    I imagine it would. Take all the excess near pouch/ pouch weight from something like a Balearic sling, remove it and instead add it to the stone. Same weight, more kinetic energy down range.

    I think so as well, but there is a maximum speed one can swing a sling, and one could hypothetically throw a 100g at the same speed with both slings (just the heavier sling uses more energy). So far it seems to support this as the Luis Balearic sling weighs twice as much as my own Balearic, yet is just slightly behind when throwing 50g projectiles. Therefore, I could perhaps make my Balearic slings slightly thicker and not see a decrease in power for 150g stones, but get the benefit of increased stability.
    Just an idea I had.



    For 3 days I have slung with Luis balearic sling, inspired by this forum and his video's. I did about 350 shots. It starts to feel really good as one gets used to it. However, the cycle repeats. I get used to the Balearic sling and I get enthusiasstic about it's performance. Then after a few days I use my thinner natural hemp sling. And wow Am I blown away by how much faster  the thin hemp throws and how much easier it is to use.  :-/

    I really want to love his sling, it is a product of master handcraftship, I really want to believe, because he does so well with it and the Balearics have a legendary reputation, and maybe it just takes more practice than 350 shots to maximize its potential. And when you hold it, it really feels like you have a serious weapon.
    But every time I swap to a thinner sling I am blown away by how much more efficient it feels.

    So the extreme thickness could still be argued for durability reasons. But I am starting to think a natural fibre sling can be made very strong and quite thin (just a little more than 4 mm) if hemp, linen or nettle is used and the cords are waxxed. I was doubting my jute slings could handle the heavy rocks 250g and I still do but my thin waxxed hemp one is holding up extremely well to them.

    I would love to see Luis use a thinner sling one day and hear his opinion about it.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jun 10th, 2020 at 12:48pm

    Archaic Arms wrote on Jun 8th, 2020 at 10:49pm:

    Morphy wrote on Jun 8th, 2020 at 5:24pm:
    I imagine it would. Take all the excess near pouch/ pouch weight from something like a Balearic sling, remove it and instead add it to the stone. Same weight, more kinetic energy down range.

    I think so as well, but there is a maximum speed one can swing a sling, and one could hypothetically throw a 100g at the same speed with both slings (just the heavier sling uses more energy). So far it seems to support this as the Luis Balearic sling weighs twice as much as my own Balearic, yet is just slightly behind when throwing 50g projectiles. Therefore, I could perhaps make my Balearic slings slightly thicker and not see a decrease in power for 150g stones, but get the benefit of increased stability.
    Just an idea I had.


    Good points. So the next question would be can we prove that such slings are more stable. And how do we define that? Better scores?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on Jun 10th, 2020 at 2:59pm

    Morphy wrote on Jun 10th, 2020 at 12:48pm:

    Archaic Arms wrote on Jun 8th, 2020 at 10:49pm:

    Morphy wrote on Jun 8th, 2020 at 5:24pm:
    I imagine it would. Take all the excess near pouch/ pouch weight from something like a Balearic sling, remove it and instead add it to the stone. Same weight, more kinetic energy down range.

    I think so as well, but there is a maximum speed one can swing a sling, and one could hypothetically throw a 100g at the same speed with both slings (just the heavier sling uses more energy). So far it seems to support this as the Luis Balearic sling weighs twice as much as my own Balearic, yet is just slightly behind when throwing 50g projectiles. Therefore, I could perhaps make my Balearic slings slightly thicker and not see a decrease in power for 150g stones, but get the benefit of increased stability.
    Just an idea I had.


    Good points. So the next question would be can we prove that such slings are more stable. And how do we define that? Better scores?


    There's no doubt in my mind his sling is the most stable one I have used. The square braid and the taper ensures that the cords will never twist during spinning and that the sling will open up correctly (haven't had the cords twist around each other after a throw, ever) That's a good thing. But is it worth the trade off of using a sling that requires more energy to use, I don't know.

    The whip snap is really cool, and makes using it fun, especially to impress others. Other than that it's not really beneficial to a sling and would betray position but could also be a nuisance to neighbours. I think I prefer a tab. You would never hear where its coming from.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on Jun 10th, 2020 at 9:37pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jun 10th, 2020 at 2:59pm:
    There's no doubt in my mind his sling is the most stable one I have used. The square braid and the taper ensures that the cords will never twist during spinning and that the sling will open up correctly (haven't had the cords twist around each other after a throw, ever) That's a good thing. But is it worth the trade off of using a sling that requires more energy to use, I don't know.

    The whip snap is really cool, and makes using it fun, especially to impress others. Other than that it's not really beneficial to a sling and would betray position but could also be a nuisance to neighbours. I think I prefer a tab. You would never hear where its coming from.

    Yes I agree, because it is so thick it resists twisting very well, and is also very predictable as a result. Because it is a sling designed purely for target practice, power isn't really a priority. I would imagine that slings used for war would have been lighter.
    The tassel that makes the crack however, does serve a purpose that is more than just entertainment. It exists because it dissipates the energy of the release cord just after the throw. With a sling that heavy it is especially important as there would an uncomfortable amount of "recoil" if it wasn't there.

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    Post by Jauke on Jun 16th, 2020 at 2:14pm
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    Post by Kick on Jun 16th, 2020 at 5:15pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jun 16th, 2020 at 4:00pm:
    Pieces of broken brick, broken roof tiles, anything goes.


    This is why I really love staff slings. It really feels like you can chuck in anything and send it flying. Hand slings I feel require that little bit more finesse.

    I'm still really surprised staff slings (hand slings as well but particularly staff slings) don't turn up more in riots. They're the perfect weapon for an urban environment in that you can pick up almost anything and impart a serious amount of force to it and then if you can't find anything to throw you still have a big stick.

    *DISCLAIMER* I do not mean by my comment that I WANT staff slings or hand slings to be used in any riots/protests! These are weapons of war and can easily kill people and I am against the killing of people.

    I just find it strange that these haven't been implemented by people that don't have the same qualms about hurting others that I have.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jauke on Jun 17th, 2020 at 4:59am
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    Post by Jauke on Jun 17th, 2020 at 5:49am
    I just discovered that I could use this sling either as an y-sling, or as a regular sling   :o
    If I want to use it as an Y-sling, I release both release cords on a throw.
    If I want to use it as a normal sling, I only release one of the release cords, while retaining the other. This means the projectile will roll out of the pouch as with a normal sling and get the friction that is needed for rifling.
    This means I potentially have a sling here that is both optimized for long distance when releasing only 1 cord, as it can then utilize rifling biconicals, but also easier short distance accuracy if I swap to releasing 2 release cords, which gives the immediate release/bola-like throw :o :o
    This needs more testing

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    Post by IronGoober on Jun 18th, 2020 at 12:35am
    I enjoy learning about your experimentation, I want to focus on one sling and get good with it, and therefore don't experiment much with sling types. It's really interesting to see all the designs everyone comes up with. Maybe I will once I feel I've mastered my current sling type.  Your accuracy with this sling was impressive.

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    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jun 18th, 2020 at 5:47pm
    Just arrived from the Netherlands.  Thanks Jauke!
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    Post by Jauke on Jun 19th, 2020 at 2:03am
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    Post by WojtekimbieR on Jun 20th, 2020 at 2:59pm
    This is a 2mm polypropylene six-strand braided sling I made a couple of weeks back. It's my fourth sling I think. Tried to experiment with adding additional strands for the pouch and tapering the release cord with a replaceable snapper. Didn't turn out as nice as I'd like but I'm still happy to have tried. Certainly not nearly as nice as some of the pieces I see posted here
    Edit: aimed at a medium length of 70cm folded since I have slings that are too long and too short for me haha

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    Post by Way of the Sling on Jun 20th, 2020 at 5:09pm
    18" sisal 'light' Balearic sling with semi-nylon tassel, and a 200g stone for reference.
    Weight with leather: 1.15 oz
    I've found this length to be very practical up to 50y with 200g stones (haven't tested max range yet, but is probably about 100y with the same stones).
    It's very handy, and probably my new favourite.

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    Post by Way of the Sling on Jun 20th, 2020 at 5:15pm
    Very colourful, good WojtekimbieR! What type of braid did you use for the pouch?

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    Post by Captain_Twine on Jun 20th, 2020 at 9:25pm

    WojtekimbieR wrote on Jun 20th, 2020 at 2:59pm:
    This is a 2mm polypropylene six-strand braided sling I made a couple of weeks back. It's my fourth sling I think. Tried to experiment with adding additional strands for the pouch and tapering the release cord with a replaceable snapper. Didn't turn out as nice as I'd like but I'm still happy to have tried. Certainly not nearly as nice as some of the pieces I see posted here

    Looks great! It's nicer than any of mine, at least ;D I've never been able to really do much with the end of release cord, myself - How did you do that with yours?

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    Post by WojtekimbieR on Jun 21st, 2020 at 5:06am

    Archaic Arms wrote on Jun 20th, 2020 at 5:15pm:
    Very colourful, good WojtekimbieR! What type of braid did you use for the pouch?



    Captain_Twine wrote on Jun 20th, 2020 at 9:25pm:
    Looks great! It's nicer than any of mine, at least ;D I've never been able to really do much with the end of release cord, myself - How did you do that with yours?

    Thanks! For the pouch I used a 6-strand flat braid from the tutorial I followed at T. J. Potter's website [url=www.seekyee.com/Slings/index.htm[/url]]www.seekyee.com/Slings/index.htm[/url] which, weirdly, no longer seems to work for me. The release knot is a 4-strand crown stopper knot with ends melted flat. I forgot to plan ahead for any reasonable way to attach a removable cracker, so I simply tied that onto the release cord.

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    Post by Tejo on Jun 21st, 2020 at 11:55am
    That sling looks pretty good to me, WojtekimbieR.

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    Post by Jauke on Jun 21st, 2020 at 2:18pm
    Awesome @Way of the sling
    How long did it take to make?

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    Post by Kick on Jun 21st, 2020 at 2:50pm
    Really nice slings all round! :D

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    Post by walter on Jun 21st, 2020 at 3:33pm
    Impressive. Really like the short balearic  :thumb:

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    Post by Way of the Sling on Jun 24th, 2020 at 5:02pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jun 21st, 2020 at 2:18pm:
    Awesome @Way of the sling
    How long did it take to make?

    Thanks, I spread it out over three days so perhaps about 10 hours for the braided part and a few more hours to sew on the leather. It should last for a long time. Surprisingly, the nylon tassel degraded very quickly so I re-braided it with just sisal and it's now much better.

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    Post by Jauke on Jun 25th, 2020 at 1:39am
    Nice. Since you know how to make these you can sling without worrying too much about the tassle as you can always repair it

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    Post by Jauke on Jun 26th, 2020 at 7:18am
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    Post by Jauke on Jun 26th, 2020 at 10:17am
    added some leather.
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    Post by IronGoober on Jun 26th, 2020 at 12:13pm
    Jauke, I like it! Looks sturdy.

    WOTS, that is a pretty balearic. When you made this, how much attention did you need to pay to keeping each individail strand twisted? 

    I have always had trouble when braiding to keep the braid from doing like a half or full rotation along its length. What is your method for keeping even tension on each strand to avoid twisting?

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    Post by Morphy on Jun 27th, 2020 at 6:58am
    Very nice Jauke  :)
    Bet that throws very well just from the looks of it.

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    Post by Waxwing_Sling on Jun 27th, 2020 at 12:57pm
    This is the sling I've been using since I recently got back into slinging.
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    Post by Morphy on Jun 28th, 2020 at 6:08pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jun 28th, 2020 at 10:44am:

    Waxwing_Sling wrote on Jun 27th, 2020 at 12:57pm:
    This is the sling I've been using since I recently got back into slinging.


    Nice braid. However, I recommend going to a flat pouch so good stones can roll out of the pouch more easily and get more consistent spin on release. 


    +1, or at least a lot flatter. Too cupped and it can affect release, especially with less than perfect ammo.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by vetryan15 on Jun 29th, 2020 at 7:05pm
    Here is a rock man i made for a coworker who is moving out to Alaska.  Plus a few seatbelt slings. I am jealous of him, so the next best thing i could think of was have some slings i made in the state. I was just playing around with the jute cord after tge release knot and combed it out. Like it alit better.
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    Post by Jauke on Jun 30th, 2020 at 8:29am
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    Post by Kick on Jun 30th, 2020 at 9:06am
    That looks really nice!

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    Post by Waxwing_Sling on Jul 2nd, 2020 at 12:07am
    I've improved on my design somewhat, using more material for the pouch (which by default seems to make it flatter). After a brief trial run it seems to be working well

    I still need to develop a way to make some rounder braids. I'm looking into 8+ strand braid tutorials.
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    Post by Jauke on Jul 2nd, 2020 at 4:27am
    That looks like a great improvement

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    Post by Waxwing_Sling on Jul 2nd, 2020 at 11:59am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jul 2nd, 2020 at 4:27am:
    That looks like a great improvement


    Thanks. The pouch material is thicker as well, so hopefully it won't lose it's shape from getting wet (as I am generally slinging river stones straight out of the Mississippi). I think the reason my earlier sling ended up with such pronounced cupping is it was much thinner material, and was constantly getting wet, then drying out. It took on a more cupped shape than it started with.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jul 2nd, 2020 at 2:57pm
    Paracord is a good start but if you really want to braid an 8 strand braid is a good one. 6 strand might be good too and a little easier.

    That looks like a nice upgrade though I’m sure that should be a little more forgiving especially on less than perfect ammo.

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    Post by Jauke on Jul 5th, 2020 at 3:50pm
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tejo on Jul 5th, 2020 at 4:31pm
    Here is a picture of this sling I made yesterday. Its kinda similar to the one from Cliff's woven paracord sling tutorial but the cords are not permanetly attached to the pouch and was made with 6 pieces of cord  and 3 pieces of twine. It's not a beauty but works really well for me.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Jul 6th, 2020 at 2:50pm
    Jake that's pretty close to my own models. Keep it up!

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    Post by Morphy on Jul 6th, 2020 at 3:01pm
    Nice Tejo!

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    Post by Tejo on Jul 6th, 2020 at 9:42pm
    @Tomas
    Thanks! What are those models you mentioned? I want to make more like that.
    @Morphy
    Thanks!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on Jul 9th, 2020 at 5:27pm
    Batch of glandes, ~50g each.

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    Post by Tomas on Jul 9th, 2020 at 7:02pm
    Nice sling and glandes!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Caldou on Jul 11th, 2020 at 4:53pm
    Some times ago, I made a sling for another reenactor. This time, I didn't forgot to take pictures but to note the lenght ! So here is the war sling :
    http://dpinson.yo.fr/images/slings/hycarius/full.png
    Green is wool, white is hemp and brown is linen. Attached to the retention cord are replacement for cracker

    A close up of the pouch, with the tennis ball for the size :
    http://dpinson.yo.fr/images/slings/hycarius/closeside.png

    Does it make my bottom look fat ? Maybe :p
    http://dpinson.yo.fr/images/slings/hycarius/closetop.png

    And opened up :
    http://dpinson.yo.fr/images/slings/hycarius/closeupopen.png

    It will be used with stones (big ones :p ) or clay bullets, like 2100 years ago in my part of the world :)

    Click the pictures to get the full experience ;)


    In the package, I added fishing weight, 2*100g and 3*75g... I made a happy youtuber (it will be used in the background of his next videos ! *insert fanboy dignified scream*) :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jul 11th, 2020 at 5:06pm
    Beautiful!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Caldou on Jul 11th, 2020 at 5:50pm
    Thanks ^^

    And yet, I'm not 100% happy with it, should be longer, could be more nicely woven, without the scrotum effect when folded and whitout the weird fold at the ends of the pouch...

    But it's still a fine one :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tejo on Jul 11th, 2020 at 8:05pm
    Awesome!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on Jul 11th, 2020 at 9:31pm
    Amazing sling Caldou!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Rat Man on Jul 11th, 2020 at 10:34pm
    Beautiful.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by vetryan15 on Jul 12th, 2020 at 8:41am
    Fantastic. 

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Jul 12th, 2020 at 10:10am
    Very good !

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on Jul 12th, 2020 at 4:07pm
    Caldou, well done!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Jul 12th, 2020 at 6:06pm
    Gorgeous

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Captain_Twine on Jul 12th, 2020 at 10:10pm
    Beautifully woven! It looks like it'd be a pleasure to sling with. What purpose does the green wool tied to the retention loop serve, out of curiosity?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jul 12th, 2020 at 10:50pm
    Beautiful work Caldou! 

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Teg on Jul 13th, 2020 at 8:30am
    Well done!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by hubert on Jul 13th, 2020 at 9:02am
    Well done! sehr schön !

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Caldou on Jul 13th, 2020 at 2:39pm
    Thanks for those message, having it at home for quite a long time before being able to send it I finished by seeing only the negative aspects ^^

    @Captain_Twine : they are left-over of the cord and are here to serve as reserve cracker, the person who will use it is living out of sling reach, making it complicated to go and change the cracker by myself ^^

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Jul 15th, 2020 at 3:37am
    Left to Right

    1. Dyneema Mersa Sling (Keyring/EDC Edition)
    2. Dyneema Mersa Sling (Model 001)
    3. Kangaroo Leather 6 Braid with Rabbit Foot Handle and Fur Pouch
    4. Cotton Sling By Morphy
    5. Hemp Sling By Hubert
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Jul 15th, 2020 at 3:47am
    Damn those are nice looking slings!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Jul 15th, 2020 at 4:17am
    Yeah they’re pretty nice, still need to add a Balaeric Sling to the collection, and waiting on a 2019 Sith arrival from CA.

    Love the patina on my MERSA

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by vetryan15 on Jul 15th, 2020 at 7:37am
    Those are freaking beautiful.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Jul 15th, 2020 at 9:27pm
    That's a sick Peruvian.
    I always admired those slings but never commited to the 16 and 24 strand braids. Let alone the weaving!!!!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Jul 15th, 2020 at 10:46pm
    Beautiful stuff being posted.  I think every time someone posts a picture of a sling, my first thought is, "I want one of those!". :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Waxwing_Sling on Jul 18th, 2020 at 10:55pm
    Wow! Mine pale in comparison.

    I finally brought my first sling up to the standard of the second, replacing the tiny cupped pouch with a much bigger, not-so-cupped pouch.

    As you can see, I had a nice selection of river rocks to practice with.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jauke on Jul 19th, 2020 at 5:22am
    Nice. What grip style do you use?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jauke on Jul 20th, 2020 at 11:10am
    Made a really simple sling out of willow bark. 2 ply, 3 strand pouch and weaved it with strips. It slings really well for how quick you can make one, it took about 50 minutes. I am confident it can take down a pheasant. The only tool one would need to make it is an edged/sharp stone for removing the outer bark and cutting the strips. The cordage is stronger than I thought. I have thrown about 50 times with it and it is still holding up well. It is my first try at one, the next one is going to be more refined but first I want to sling this one till it breaks to see how much it can handle.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on Jul 20th, 2020 at 7:44pm
    Pretty cool, jauke  8-)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Way of the Sling on Jul 20th, 2020 at 10:01pm
    Some great slings here.

    Jauke, that willow sling certainly has that 'survival' look to it!
    Have you tried flat braids with the willow?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Jul 21st, 2020 at 1:55am
    I love the historic reconstitution :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jauke on Jul 21st, 2020 at 2:55am
    Refurbished my willow sling into something slightly better

    @wots nope
    @tombelaine me too.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jauke on Jul 21st, 2020 at 7:17am
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Jul 21st, 2020 at 8:00am
    I love the look of traditional materials but I can’t get over the performance of modern materials.
    Very nice to have the skills to make that from next to nothing, it’s satisfying learning skills from the past.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jauke on Jul 21st, 2020 at 10:17am
    Yes I have no doubt that modern materials offer better performance

    I made another one from willow bark. It's not the most optimal sling design but with big rocks it works good. Big rocks can make up for a lot of fabrication imperfections

    https://youtu.be/sD9a6uhqjKI
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jul 21st, 2020 at 3:00pm
    I’ll bet that would be great with smaller ammo too with a patch of leather sewn over the pouch.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jul 21st, 2020 at 5:41pm
    Jauke, that looks really nice. I'm very partial to naturally sourced slings at the moment (no premade bits).

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jul 21st, 2020 at 5:45pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jul 21st, 2020 at 7:17am:
    I will eventually settle to only using traditional slings made from the field because my primary reason for the sling is as a tool for primitive survival. I've decided that getting good at competition throwing; ''sling as a sport'' is no longer relevant for me



    That is funny. I've gone sort of the opposite direction. I think I'd really like to get into competition slinging. My first 12 years of slinging were only stones and a certain type of sling. Now I want to use consistent ammo so I can see what level of accuracy I can ultimately achieve. And I think I'll throw in naturally made fiber slings to mix things up.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NimNom on Jul 22nd, 2020 at 5:38pm
    Jauke, Thats really cool! The strings on mine are made of elm bark, but I find them a little hard to knot sometimes.
    How did you get the willow bark to be so smooth and supple? :madmonkey: :madmonkey:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jauke on Jul 23rd, 2020 at 2:31am
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    Post by jauke on Jul 23rd, 2020 at 8:56am
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Jul 23rd, 2020 at 8:58am
    :) I don't know make rope with bark. But I think that I can try.
    Thank you for this video.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jauke on Jul 23rd, 2020 at 12:40pm
    Ultra thin willow bark sling. Bark retrieved from a single stick of willow about 2 meters long and 4 cm diameter.  About 72 cm cords. Do not try to sling this at home  (in case it breaks) ;)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jul 23rd, 2020 at 3:30pm
    Looks good man. You’ve been really prolific lately, it makes for lots of interesting posts and ideas. One question, did you boil the cordage in ash and water or just use it straight from the tree?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jauke on Jul 24th, 2020 at 3:16am
    ALL three of my willow slings had the release knot blown off yesterday. Than again I abused them to see what they can take and it was to be expected. The thin one didn't last 5 throws. The thicker ones lasted about a ~150 throws. 

    So, willow bark makes great quick cordage for stuff like water bottle slings, rafts or other to tie something down, but don't expect to make a long lasting sling from it.

    I will focus on a different plant now.

    @morphy I boiled one in just water, the other one in water+ash and one without any. But don't expect it to become stronger by boiling it, but it will become more supple.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Jul 24th, 2020 at 7:34am
    I decided to experiment a bit with round braid and a different pouch design. It turned out pretty nice but I think I still prefer flat braid with a minimalist tab for this type of sling. Material is jute (waxed). I'm really liking this woven fingerloop design. The thin cord parts pivot on your finger to stay on, yet it is really comfy.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Jul 24th, 2020 at 7:39am
    So nice. What a beautiful sling JudoP

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jauke on Jul 24th, 2020 at 10:29am
    @Judo nice sling, pleasing to the eye

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jauke on Jul 24th, 2020 at 10:46am
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Captain_Twine on Jul 27th, 2020 at 9:53am
    Huh... That's actually really interesting. I might try that out.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jauke on Jul 28th, 2020 at 7:28am
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Bushman on Jul 29th, 2020 at 10:25am
    I've lurked on here for a fair while, I'm currently using a 550 paracord, split pouch sling with an 8" long cracker, 27" long from finger loop to center of pouch. I currently have some artificial sinew wrapped around the finger loop as it was giving me a blister on the my middle finger after slinging for a day. The two bullets are of some low grade blue clay I collected while digging a spring well, they exploded on impact, they were sun dried, not sure if they are dense enough to cause any damage if the need arose, I'll need to make up some more.


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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jul 29th, 2020 at 5:47pm
    I found that sundried clay hits plenty hard. If you fire it, it loses a lot of mass due to moisture loss. Almost feels like a sponge comparatively.

    I get blisters if I throw hard and a lot no matter what I put on the retention ring. Gotta build them calluses to get it to stop! If I haven't been slinging a lot lately, the blisters appear quite readily. I just keep moving the placement of the retention cord, I'm almost to my pinky, 5 blisters currently...

    That sling looks nice. The choice of color makes it almost look like a natural cordage sling.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jul 30th, 2020 at 7:47am

    IronGoober wrote on Jul 29th, 2020 at 5:47pm:
    I get blisters if I throw hard and a lot no matter what I put on the retention ring. Gotta build them calluses to get it to stop! If I haven't been slinging a lot lately, the blisters appear quite readily. I just keep moving the placement of the retention cord, I'm almost to my pinky, 5 blisters currently...


    I’ve experimented with a lot of finger loop styles, and this is my favorite. It self-adjusts to different finger sizes, evenly distributes the tension across a large area of the finger, doesn’t rub or slide against the fingers, is really fast and simple to make from scrap leather, and is easy to replace if necessary.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jul 30th, 2020 at 7:50am
    ...And for those who like to use double loops, you just add another one next to it.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jauke on Jul 31st, 2020 at 9:27am
    I have received NOOCs sling. After inspecting it and some quick tests, I am confident in stating that this is a sling design that ranks high up there in my list of favorite convential sling designs. It feels like a more thorougly designed Aussie pouch
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jul 31st, 2020 at 11:22am
    Thanks for the high praise jauke!  Enjoy!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jauke on Aug 1st, 2020 at 8:11am
    Brass bola sling balls, total weight with cords is 256 grams
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Aug 1st, 2020 at 9:27am
    ooooooOOOOoooo fancy!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Aug 1st, 2020 at 10:03am
    Very nice jauke! ...and so much potential for immature jokes!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jauke on Aug 1st, 2020 at 10:22am
    You see the leather they used around the round stones for original bolas? They used the scrotum sacks from bulls for that
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Aug 1st, 2020 at 10:54am
    Bulls must have been livid.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Aug 1st, 2020 at 11:19am
    I hope for the sake of the bola user that the bull wasn’t still attached

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Aug 1st, 2020 at 12:01pm

    NooneOfConsequence wrote on Aug 1st, 2020 at 11:19am:
    I hope for the sake of the bola user that the bull wasn’t still attached

    That would require some balls!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jauke on Aug 5th, 2020 at 3:14am
    Slinging the brass-ball bola is an epic sight. It flies over a 100 meters readily where I live

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Aug 5th, 2020 at 4:08am
    Ghost put up a very informative video on throwing bolas. I need to make another one so I can try it out more. Seems like an excellent weapon.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jauke on Aug 5th, 2020 at 5:05am
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Aug 6th, 2020 at 11:42am
    The work of a ten year old student of mine.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Aug 6th, 2020 at 3:02pm
    Short Balearic-style sling, braided from 'Pita' fibre that Luis gave me.
    Length: 15" (from loop to middle)
    Weight: 35.5g
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Aug 6th, 2020 at 3:11pm
    Wow a ten year old, that is impressive.
    Certainly a very nicely made sling.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Aug 6th, 2020 at 9:35pm
    Pretty slings guys

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MitchInTheGlatrix on Aug 6th, 2020 at 10:49pm
    Can't get enough seeing all the amazing varieties (and artwork) of slings from around the world.  Here's the sling that I used to put one through Goliath's chin (Aiming for the forehead but I'm no David).... 

    https://youtu.be/2P9Jz-dRMk0
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jauke on Aug 7th, 2020 at 5:02am
    Welcome back Techstuff / Yahweh Bless you in Yeshua !


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Aug 7th, 2020 at 9:42am
    All these years later and still one of the best sling videos I’ve seen! If that is you Tech Stuff, welcome back!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MitchInTheGlatrix on Aug 7th, 2020 at 1:05pm
    Thanks guys, ripped half a Van Winkle there, but here I am still slinging!  Can't zip those 2-3oz weights out there like I use'ta could, but I can still get the heavier ones motivated.  Got a chrono recently to settle an old dispute over the actual velocity of the grand kids NERF toys,  ;) so thought I'd finally get some numbers up for the sling.  Probably be doing that this weekend.

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    Post by jauke on Aug 8th, 2020 at 5:37am
      :o

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jauke on Aug 9th, 2020 at 8:31am
      :o

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jauke on Aug 9th, 2020 at 1:26pm
      :o

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Aug 9th, 2020 at 2:39pm
    I'm very glad you are having so much fun with this. It's great to see someone else have as great of an obsession with slings as oneself.

    I've tried wrist loops before. I didn't like it. They ended up giving me too many blisters.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Aug 9th, 2020 at 6:06pm
    You must really be creating a large collection with your quest in sling design.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Aug 10th, 2020 at 12:46am
    Y slings are definitely on my list to make, especially after your experience of them.
    Keep up the great experimenting spirit!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MitchInTheGlatrix on Aug 10th, 2020 at 1:37pm
    Some cool gear!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NimNom on Aug 18th, 2020 at 5:34pm
    Over the weekend, I lost my first sling to Lake Superior. I was pretty bummed about it, but after making this beauty I dont feel as bad anymore.


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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Aug 18th, 2020 at 10:36pm
    Nice sling NimNom!
    Lost your first sling in Lake Superior?  That's a story you need to tell now. :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Aug 19th, 2020 at 2:34am
    Had a fun practice today
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Aug 19th, 2020 at 8:26am
    WHOA!  :o

    Disc throw challenge!  Awesome hit man!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MitchInTheGlatrix on Aug 19th, 2020 at 12:33pm

    Mersa wrote on Aug 19th, 2020 at 2:34am:
    Had a fun practice today


    Now there's a man who's comfortable with his skill!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Aug 19th, 2020 at 1:23pm
    Awesome stuff Mersa! I should try an aerial target hit sometime.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Aug 19th, 2020 at 2:10pm

    Mersa wrote on Aug 19th, 2020 at 2:34am:
    Had a fun practice today

    I was pumping my fist in the air as I watched that aerial hit.  That looked so smooth.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NimNom on Aug 19th, 2020 at 5:37pm

    joe_meadmaker wrote on Aug 18th, 2020 at 10:36pm:
    Nice sling NimNom!
    Lost your first sling in Lake Superior?  That's a story you need to tell now. :)

    So I was on this strange sidewalk pier thing on the side of the Great Lake, and I thought "Hey, I should see how far I can throw a lake rock with my sling!"
    (This sling was made of rope I had spun from elm bark, and a rag as the pouch. Very ghetto.)

    I wound up and released, and the rope broke! Sling flew 15 feet into the lake, and the rock soared straight up into the air! Almost hit my brother.

    Was pretty bummed about it, but now that I have this new sling it doesnt seem so bad anymore  ;)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Aug 19th, 2020 at 6:11pm
    Those are some good hits Mersa!
    Sounds like the new one is a good replacement NimNom!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Aug 19th, 2020 at 6:17pm
    Experimental double-split pouch.
    I haven't seen this pouch design before, so I thought I'd give it a try. It seems quite practical.
    Speed test in manila and better quality one in sisal.
    Stone is 204g
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Aug 19th, 2020 at 6:53pm
    Thanks everyone!!

    That dual split pouch looks awesome!!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on Aug 19th, 2020 at 6:57pm
    @ Albion Slinger

    LOL Love it :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by vetryan15 on Aug 19th, 2020 at 7:11pm
    Mersa, damn that was awesome.

    Albion, that double split looks wicked, and that it can probably hold a stone very nicely

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Aug 19th, 2020 at 11:01pm
    @Albion Slinger I hate using this slang, but it seems totally fitting here, those are dope. They look amazing. Is that a 3 strand braid or more? It's super even. I have trouble getting my slings to look that uniform.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Aug 19th, 2020 at 11:30pm
    @Albion Slinger - I'm with everyone else.  That sling looks pretty amazing!  I'm curious how you think it performs.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Aug 20th, 2020 at 7:37am
    Wow that is a damn pretty design. That looks amazing.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Aug 20th, 2020 at 2:16pm
    Thank you all for the kind words.
    IronGoober wrote on Aug 19th, 2020 at 11:01pm:
    Is that a 3 strand braid or more? It's super even. I have trouble getting my slings to look that uniform.

    They are both three strand braids, but I plan on making one with five strands. On the sisal one I twisted each cord outwards before passing over, which gives it a different look. It's important to stagger the fibres at the begginning otherwise they will all end at the same time, which makes it a real challenge to keep even.
    joe_meadmaker wrote on Aug 19th, 2020 at 11:30pm:
    I'm curious how you think it performs.

    I tested it yesterday, and I was very impressed by how well it held stones, combined with how clean the release was. It seems to offer the best of both worlds, between a split-pouch, and a cupped pouch, as it's rest state is flat, and it cups slightly as it opens wider. I really like it.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Aug 20th, 2020 at 2:24pm
    After re-braiding many tassels, I've begun to get a bit irritated by their high maintenance. For really light slings I don't see the benefit of having them, so I changed the end of the slings to this.
    I've said previously that I'm not a fan of release knots, but I'm gaining a bit of a soft spot for them again in this application.
    Now they are silent, have good grip, and little/no maintenance.
    I also love how well a three strand flat-braid transitions to 3-ply twining.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Aug 21st, 2020 at 3:13am
    Flying and rolling
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Aug 21st, 2020 at 6:51am
    Albion you might want to look into Chamorro sling designs!
    I remember Pikaru in particular made some nice models.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Aug 21st, 2020 at 10:25am

    Mersa wrote on Aug 21st, 2020 at 3:13am:
    Flying and rolling

    Awesome man!  Maybe you need to start a nail into a board, and then throw the board into the air. :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Aug 21st, 2020 at 9:16pm

    Tomas wrote on Aug 21st, 2020 at 6:51am:
    Albion you might want to look into Chamorro sling designs!
    I remember Pikaru in particular made some nice models.

    I did actually try and make one at some point, but I didn't quite get how to bind the pouch together.
    Those slings can certainly be aesthetically pleasing.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Aug 22nd, 2020 at 4:04am
    When you know
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Aug 22nd, 2020 at 11:25am
    ;D Great shot! Also slinging with other people. I'm jealous...

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Aug 22nd, 2020 at 3:13pm

    Kick wrote on Aug 22nd, 2020 at 11:25am:
    ;D Great shot! Also slinging with other people. I'm jealous...

    Couldn't have said it better!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Aug 23rd, 2020 at 7:02pm

    Mersa wrote on Aug 22nd, 2020 at 4:04am:
    When you know


    Ah. That was satisfying to watch.  Mersa, I think you should get a better repository of all of your hits so they can all easily be watched.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Aug 24th, 2020 at 1:45am

    Mersa wrote on Aug 19th, 2020 at 2:34am:
    Had a fun practice today


    Nice shootin’ Mersa!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Captain_Twine on Aug 25th, 2020 at 5:50pm

    Mersa wrote on Aug 21st, 2020 at 3:13am:
    Flying and rolling

    Wow! That's pretty awesome.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Aug 28th, 2020 at 2:02am
    I wanted to try something different. 2 retention loops, 4 strands each, to a 6 strand retention cord, to a 4 strand release cord ending in a tab. Haven't tried it out yet.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Aug 28th, 2020 at 3:30am
    Schaut gut aus.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Aug 28th, 2020 at 8:25am
    @IronGoober - Wow man!  That looks great!  :o

    Love the two tone.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Aug 28th, 2020 at 9:02am
    That looks incredible. I'm sure it will be as functional as it is pretty :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Aug 28th, 2020 at 9:03am
    Yeah she’s a looker that’s for sure

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Captain_Twine on Aug 28th, 2020 at 3:47pm
    That is one heck of a sling - I like green/brown tones in a sling, myself. Let us know how the dual retention loops work out.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Aug 28th, 2020 at 9:35pm
    Thanks everyone, it's nice to hear from such skilled slingmakers such as yourselves.

    I really like the dual retention loop. I feel like it helps keep the cords from twisting, but it could be my imagination. It could be the thicker retention cord (I usually do 4 strand). It also wears your fingers less i.e. prevents blisters. I didn't want to cover it with leather at first, but I think I will. I like the extra padding.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Aug 28th, 2020 at 10:44pm
    I very much agree.
    That sling looks really great! What is this one made of?
    Also, how long did it take you? 

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Aug 28th, 2020 at 10:47pm
    This was made from jute. I found a green spool so I bought in on a whim.

    I think this took me about 4 or 5 hours. The 6 strand braid I hadn't done before so it took me a while to learn. Weaving the pouch and the release cord was about 1.5 hours.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Sep 4th, 2020 at 4:58pm
    Something resembling a sling :)

    25” made from jute and leather.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Sep 4th, 2020 at 8:09pm
    And since the wrist-worn Easyant sling was a flop...
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Sep 4th, 2020 at 11:53pm
    Fashionable and functional

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on Sep 5th, 2020 at 11:11pm
    @ IronGoober

    Nice! Tried it?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Sep 5th, 2020 at 11:52pm

    walter wrote on Sep 5th, 2020 at 11:11pm:
    @ IronGoober

    Nice! Tried it?


    Yes. Actually, it is quickly becoming one of my favorites, if not my favorite. I quite like the dual retention loop, it is quite comfortable.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Sep 9th, 2020 at 9:01am
    I had to re-work the finger loop a bit, but mostly I just like the way this last photo came out.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Sep 10th, 2020 at 1:39pm
    I found some cotton cord in my garage a couple weeks ago.  I didn't remember having it.  The cord has almost no stretch so I thought it might make a good sling.  I put this together last night.  It was dark by the time I finished but hopefully I'll try it out tonight.

    As mentioned, the cord is cotton.  I attached two pieces of the cord to one another other with barrel knots to form the pouch area.  I added a hemp whipping on each side to strengthen those connections.  And finally added a leather X-pouch that I like using.




    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Sep 11th, 2020 at 12:06am
    Lookin' good Joe!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Sep 19th, 2020 at 1:22pm
    Sling from trade with IronGoober.
    Sterling job, and great to use!
    I also look forward to it's long lifespan, because its looks very durable.
    Cheers!

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Sep 19th, 2020 at 2:14pm
    That looks really nice and yeah will probably last a lifetime.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Sep 21st, 2020 at 7:21pm
    That’s a nice looking sling!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Sep 26th, 2020 at 1:37pm
    First attempt at a 7-strand Balearic.
    16.5"

    It was all going well until I butchered the tapering of the 'belly'...

    The last photo is a 203g stone thrown from 30m that lodged itself in a dead trunk (using this sling). I thought it was rather curious.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Sep 26th, 2020 at 1:51pm
    Looks really nice and that's a good embed :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Sep 27th, 2020 at 12:35am

    Archaic Arms wrote on Sep 26th, 2020 at 1:37pm:
    It was all going well until I butchered the tapering of the 'belly'...

    Butchered? Hardly. That is beautiful. It's super impressive how much power you continually get from such a short sling.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TheMightyAslan on Sep 29th, 2020 at 2:29pm
    It's been a productive lockdown for me in terms of making slings. Ive found myself really taken with the tematlatl sling design, plus using paracord makes for all kinds of funky colours.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Oct 1st, 2020 at 1:42am
    Aslan- I really wanna try making one of those now!
    Nice slings yo

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Oct 8th, 2020 at 11:52am
    Experimental woven 'Y' Sling, made from 'Pita'
    Small, for throwing stones like this 64g one.
    It has a border around the pouch to help prevent any slippages.
    Very fast release.






















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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Oct 8th, 2020 at 11:56am
    Oh, that is nice.  Channeling your inner Jauke?

    I really like the weave that you did for the pouch. I'm trying to figure out how you did it...

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Oct 8th, 2020 at 3:43pm
    I just tested it, and I can see where he was coming from. The release is practically instantaneous with these small stones and it makes for a very different sensation to a normal sling. It's a similar feeling to a stone slipping out prematurely with a traditional sling. Where I can see the benefit, is the consistency of release. Unfortunately my design isn't working like I'd hoped and stones automatically release when I put power into the throws...
    Back to the drawing board.
    The pouch is also too small.

    IronGoober wrote on Oct 8th, 2020 at 11:56am:
    I really like the weave that you did for the pouch. I'm trying to figure out how you did it...

    I used a needle to go through the braid, and weave the warp back and forth across the split-pouch. I then used the needle as a shuttle to carry the weft. I tried to keep it tight with my fingernail.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Oct 8th, 2020 at 5:54pm

    Archaic Arms wrote on Oct 8th, 2020 at 3:43pm:
    I just tested it, and I can see where he was coming from. The release is practically instantaneous with these small stones and it makes for a very different sensation to a normal sling. It's a similar feeling to a stone slipping out prematurely with a traditional sling. Where I can see the benefit, is the consistency of release. Unfortunately my design isn't working like I'd hoped and stones automatically release when I put power into the throws...
    Back to the drawing board.
    The pouch is also too small.

    IronGoober wrote on Oct 8th, 2020 at 11:56am:
    I really like the weave that you did for the pouch. I'm trying to figure out how you did it...

    I used a needle to go through the braid, and weave the warp back and forth across the split-pouch. I then used the needle as a shuttle to carry the weft. I tried to keep it tight with my fingernail.


    I think your current design is right on the bleeding edge of what could work. If there is any rocking of the stone or uneven pulling of the retention/release cords, it seems like you could get a early release, because the stone is precariously supported.  I think it would work if you just extend the pouch a cm or two. 

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Oct 8th, 2020 at 7:02pm
    WELL. it’s probably the prettiest Ysling I’ve seen. Props just for that alone

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Oct 8th, 2020 at 8:51pm

    Archaic Arms wrote on Oct 8th, 2020 at 3:43pm:
    stones automatically release when I put power into the throws...

    The pouch is also too small


    I think these two things go hand in hand.  I have a Y-pouch that I made with paracord.  The pouch area came out just a little bit smaller than I was planning.  Several times when I tried to put some extra power into a throw, the projectile came out way too early.  I'm intending to do another at some point.

    Your sling does look great though.  I really like the idea of braiding the cords back together.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Oct 9th, 2020 at 5:54am
    When you get the pouch size perfected, would you mind uploading a PDF? I would love to try this type of sling!!!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Oct 9th, 2020 at 9:17am
    That looks amazing!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Oct 9th, 2020 at 4:03pm
    That is a nice looking y-sling! 

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Oct 10th, 2020 at 12:16pm

    IronGoober wrote on Oct 8th, 2020 at 5:54pm:
    I think your current design is right on the bleeding edge of what could work. If there is any rocking of the stone or uneven pulling of the retention/release cords, it seems like you could get a early release, because the stone is precariously supported.  I think it would work if you just extend the pouch a cm or two. 

    I was thinking the same thing. I'll have a go at making another one at some point, that should hopefully work as a proof of concept.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Oct 10th, 2020 at 12:25pm

    joe_meadmaker wrote on Oct 8th, 2020 at 8:51pm:
    I think these two things go hand in hand.  I have a Y-pouch that I made with paracord.  The pouch area came out just a little bit smaller than I was planning.  Several times when I tried to put some extra power into a throw, the projectile came out way too early.  I'm intending to do another at some point.

    I think you are right, sounds very similar to what I've experienced. When I get around to it, the next one will likely have short cords and big pouch for throwing big stones.
    Tomas wrote on Oct 9th, 2020 at 5:54am:
    When you get the pouch size perfected, would you mind uploading a PDF? I would love to try this type of sling!!!

    I will keep this this in mind when I make the next one at some point, and document the process. If you can't wait until then, I can describe to you in greater detail the process.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Oct 11th, 2020 at 5:53am
    Thanks Lewis, I just want the dimensions when you have em

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Oct 12th, 2020 at 7:21pm
    This one took the better part of a month to finish... Aussie style split pouch with tapered 8-strand waxed jute. 27-inches long so I can do direct comparisons with my asymmetric slings of the same length.

    ... and now thanks to the pumpkin challenge... my son keeps asking if we can drop some bricks on this pumpkin too :)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Oct 13th, 2020 at 8:48am

    NooneOfConsequence wrote on Oct 12th, 2020 at 7:21pm:
    ... and now thanks to the pumpkin challenge... my son keeps asking if we can drop some bricks on this pumpkin too :)

    ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Oct 13th, 2020 at 1:00pm
    Looks like that will last a long time!
    8 strand? did you do it free-hand or with a braiding disk?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Oct 13th, 2020 at 3:18pm
    Freehand... herringbone weave, dropping a strand every 3” or so after the first 9” of 8 strand weaving. Obviously after 4 strands are dropped, it’s just a standard round braid for the remainder.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Oct 13th, 2020 at 6:24pm
    300g glande of doom
    Made from 2x 150g plumb bobs and tape to fill the gap and provide a little grip
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Oct 14th, 2020 at 7:36am
    That is one wicked pumpkin killer there Mersa! 

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Oct 14th, 2020 at 11:26am
    Sent to me by a friend
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Oct 14th, 2020 at 6:51pm
    Es ist ein bescheuertes Bild. Propaganda von idioten für idioten

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Slyngorm on Oct 19th, 2020 at 8:37am
    Handmade sling I bought from a local Balearic slinger during my visit.
    It resembles the slings Menorcan slingers in Carthagian service used.

    I haven’t used it much yet.

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Oct 19th, 2020 at 11:30am
    Beautiful!  Looks like one of Luis's slings: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1384364968/60.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Slyngorm on Oct 19th, 2020 at 12:57pm
    Well I guess I can’t hide the details of my travels even a bit.
    Yeah, it was Luis from which I bought it. Great guy. He gave me a ride to the training field. We had a slinging session and he gave me some tips and a ride back to my hostel.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Oct 19th, 2020 at 1:16pm
    That sounds unbelievably awesome!  I wish I could experience that!  :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Slyngorm on Oct 19th, 2020 at 2:38pm
    Definitely a great time. His slinging club had a shed for storing piles of ammunition, targets and even spare slings if you would believe it.

    If you ever have the time for a visit, CA posted contact info to local Balearic slinging hosts in my Spain thread. And remember to bring sunglasses or a cap cause I ended up spending my entire session slinging into the sun  :-[

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by vetryan15 on Oct 20th, 2020 at 5:43am
    [quote author=1A2530272E263B24490 link=1172017416/6125#6125 date=1603132728]Definitely a great time. His slinging club had a shed for storing piles of ammunition, targets and even spare slings if you would believe it.

    If you ever have the time for a visit, CA posted contact info to local Balearic slinging hosts in my Spain thread. And remember to bring sunglasses or a cap cause I ended up spending my entire session slinging into the sun  :-[/quote]


    You should realy make a post and if possible pictures of this adventure. Would love to hear more about it

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Oct 20th, 2020 at 11:01am

    Slyngorm wrote on Oct 19th, 2020 at 12:57pm:
    Well I guess I can’t hide the details of my travels even a bit.

    With such a niche hobby we all know everybody :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Slyngorm on Oct 20th, 2020 at 4:34pm

    vetryan15 wrote on Oct 20th, 2020 at 5:43am:
    You should realy make a post and if possible pictures of this adventure. Would love to hear more about it

    That will be for another thread though. I never did snap any images at the field (was only there for half a hour) but I did at some other (non-slinging) places.

    I have managed to catch some pictures of slinging figures at a local museum though.
    http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1599131551/0



    Kick wrote on Oct 20th, 2020 at 11:01am:

    Slyngorm wrote on Oct 19th, 2020 at 12:57pm:
    Well I guess I can’t hide the details of my travels even a bit.

    With such a niche hobby we all know everybody :D

    Sadly true...


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Oct 23rd, 2020 at 8:16pm
    Here are two loose natural fiber slings. Just showing one of mine for comparison. The one on the left is a sling I made from New Zealand flax. I wanted to try a new (new to me) pouch style.  This sling works surprisingly well. Despite being longer than my usual and very lightweight, I was pretty accurate with it.

    The other sling is my sling trade with AlbionSlinger. It's a beaut.  Notice how much more even the braid is than with my sling. I tried too, when I made mine. Still can't come close.

    I really like the pouch design. I haven't tried it with stones, but it works well with rustyballs.  The release cord has HDPE fibers in the end so it's held up well, and it makes a very nice crack when I sling (unlike my other slings, because I usually use a tab)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Oct 23rd, 2020 at 8:58pm

    Archaic Arms wrote on Oct 13th, 2020 at 1:00pm:
    Looks like that will last a long time!
    8 strand? did you do it free-hand or with a braiding disk?


    ...nope. It broke at the finger loop after less than a month. It was only 4-strands of jute where it broke. :(

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Oct 23rd, 2020 at 9:47pm

    NooneOfConsequence wrote on Oct 23rd, 2020 at 8:58pm:
    It was only 4-strands of jute where it broke.


    Aw. That sucks. 

    I really like jute for its feel, but this here is precisely why I also dislike it. It is also very susceptible to wear, as I'm sure anyone who has used it is aware. I've had so many release cords snap because of a tangled stone. I had one sling that I had just finished, and I was throwing a pretty jagged stone, it was probably the 30th stone that I'd thrown. It got caught in the cord, ripped through all 4 brand new strands in that 1 throw.   This doesn't happen with sisal, but it feels bad on my delicate skin :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Oct 24th, 2020 at 6:41pm
    Fixed. Here’s a before and after. Instead of the finger loop bending the jute, it is now in line.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Oct 24th, 2020 at 8:00pm
    Ya I find for the amount of work involved, some of the natural fibers aren't worth the effort.
    Hemp seems to do well for me as well as cotton. Wool, I don't really like.
    Any reviews on linen?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Oct 24th, 2020 at 10:06pm
    I like linen. I haven't made any cordage myself, but I have a big spool of it I got somewhere a while back.  I've done several linen slings, and also combined it with hemp to do a half and half braid.  From my own experience, it's not quite as strong as hemp, but still holds up well.  It's pretty low stretch and also has a softer feel than hemp.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Oct 24th, 2020 at 10:59pm
    I really like how bamboo dyes well with bright colors and feels very soft and flexible. Maybe I will have to try that for my next non-paracord sling.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Oct 25th, 2020 at 7:54pm
    Linen sling.  The greasy one is wax.  😁 I wax hemp and linen.  It increases durability.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Oct 25th, 2020 at 11:22pm
    Beautiful

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by vetryan15 on Oct 26th, 2020 at 5:30am
    Stunning, absolutely amazing

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Oct 30th, 2020 at 7:57am
    A few new slings that I finally got round to finishing. A hemp fibre balearic with hempx (polypropylene) braided into the tail+ A couple of seatbelt slings.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Oct 30th, 2020 at 12:11pm
    Nice looking Balearic, Judo!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Oct 30th, 2020 at 12:16pm
    Trying out an Egyptian-style sling with a flat pouch.
    Cords are linen, and the pouch is hemp.
    23"
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Oct 30th, 2020 at 12:45pm
    Real nice slings. I haven't made any for a while now. I do have an Egyptian sling that's half finished and then I wanted to try and redo the cords for some of my previously made Egyptian slings.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Oct 30th, 2020 at 10:54pm
    Dang! Everyone is stepping up their game!@Kick @AlbionSlinger, I also want to make an Egyptian style sling. I need to make a mini loom though.

    @AlbionSlinger What did you whip the end of the release cord with? Or is that sewn?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Oct 30th, 2020 at 11:12pm

    IronGoober wrote on Oct 30th, 2020 at 10:54pm:
    Dang! Everyone is stepping up their game!@Kick @AlbionSlinger, I also want to make an Egyptian style sling. I need to make a mini loom though.

    @AlbionSlinger What did you whip the end of the release cord with? Or is that sewn?

    Sewn. It came undone today, but I think sewing is the best route to take for a smooth, inline finish. I think it would also work a lot better with a 4 strand braid rather than the twisted cords on this one.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Oct 31st, 2020 at 3:40am
    Try out the twinning over sticks method. Don't need a loom then just some wooden skewers.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Teg on Oct 31st, 2020 at 6:42am

    Kick wrote on Oct 31st, 2020 at 3:40am:
    twinning over sticks method

    The link to said method: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1576446462/0 ;  :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Oct 31st, 2020 at 7:46am
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Oct 31st, 2020 at 9:41am
    That's a great picture Kilisi!  Beautiful looking location.  :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Oct 31st, 2020 at 7:42pm
    Quadruple fingers twisted and woven.  The material is hemp.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Oct 31st, 2020 at 7:56pm
    Use a children's loom.  They don't cost a lot and are very suitable.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Oct 31st, 2020 at 7:59pm

    Jaegoor wrote on Oct 31st, 2020 at 7:42pm:
    Quadruple fingers twisted and woven.  The material is hemp.


    Beautiful looking sling

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Nov 2nd, 2020 at 6:57pm
    Awesome shot of the youngsters!!!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Nov 3rd, 2020 at 2:42am

    Tomas wrote on Nov 2nd, 2020 at 6:57pm:
    Awesome shot of the youngsters!!!

    Thanks Tomas, it's what slinging is all about for me.

    I'm pretty old and have no slinging ambitions beyond getting food and battering things with stones. But the kids might.

    Plus they're more photogenic... I'm pretty ugly and heavily tattooed :-)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Nov 3rd, 2020 at 3:28pm
    Ugh you tattoo types disgust me... Probably out there injecting marijuanas under a bridge!!!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Nov 3rd, 2020 at 4:29pm

    Tomas wrote on Nov 3rd, 2020 at 3:28pm:
    Probably out there injecting marijuanas under a bridge!!!

    Ahahaha..... tattoos are cultural for Polynesians, we invented them :-)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Nov 4th, 2020 at 3:11pm
    Goliath stone.
    1436g or ~3.17lb

    Goliath_stone_1436g.JPG (371 KB | 20 )

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Nov 4th, 2020 at 3:15pm
    WOW. That's closer to staff sling or even trebuchet ammo :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Nov 4th, 2020 at 5:02pm
    Please don't blow a tendon...

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Nov 4th, 2020 at 6:59pm
    Holy moly!  Did you throw that!?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Nov 4th, 2020 at 9:09pm

    Archaic Arms wrote on Nov 4th, 2020 at 3:11pm:
    Goliath stone.
    1346g or ~3.17lb

    That's high-end staff sling ammo! Did you hand-sling that?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Nov 5th, 2020 at 1:37pm
    Whoops, 1436g not 1346g... corrected it now.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Nov 5th, 2020 at 1:47pm

    joe_meadmaker wrote on Nov 4th, 2020 at 6:59pm:
    Holy moly!  Did you throw that!?


    SerKraus wrote on Nov 4th, 2020 at 9:09pm:
    That's high-end staff sling ammo! Did you hand-sling that?


    I have thrown it yes, but the sling is 20" and I find it's much easier to throw it with a pirouette compared to "Balearic" style. I find it amusing how light 500g stones feel after throwing the giant ones. 500g is a lot more practical (no surprise there!).

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Nov 5th, 2020 at 1:52pm

    Archaic Arms wrote on Nov 5th, 2020 at 1:47pm:
    500g is a lot more practical


    ^ Can you believe this guy!  :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Nov 5th, 2020 at 7:01pm

    IronGoober wrote on Nov 5th, 2020 at 1:52pm:

    Archaic Arms wrote on Nov 5th, 2020 at 1:47pm:
    500g is a lot more practical


    ^ Can you believe this guy!  :)

    A full fist grip makes it a lot easier. I think a lot of it comes down to grip rather than strength when throwing such stones. Also, when I say it's more practical, I think its more a statement of the impracticality of the Goliath stone.  ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Nov 12th, 2020 at 2:35am
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Nov 12th, 2020 at 12:48pm

    a wrote on Nov 12th, 2020 at 2:35am:
    I'm starting them young, this little guy is out every day chasing the other kids and trying to hit them with his sling
    We tried to ban him, but he doesn't care.


    That boy is gonna be scary accurate in a few years. It’s fun starting them off young.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Nov 12th, 2020 at 6:34pm
    The sling is a weapon.  Children need to learn not to use it to shoot others.  If you don't learn it, there is no sling.  The boy in the picture does not make his sling himself. If he attacks other children with it, I would cut his sling in front of his eyes.  In my group, a sling doesn't even lie on the floor.  The children in the group learned this very quickly.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Nov 13th, 2020 at 1:48am
    We bring up our kids a bit tougher over here... This baby is one year old, he's not going to hurt anyone unless they allow him to.

    Sling as a weapon should only be a part of training. I use multiple weapons and teach exercises designed to train balance, dexterity, hand speed, situational awareness etc,. Always with offence and defence. The sling I do not rate as the most dangerous https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNgUq0B1aus
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqpylJquz7A

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Nov 14th, 2020 at 6:37am
    How's the ammo situation over there Killisi? Do you guys have lots of sling stones in your area?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Nov 14th, 2020 at 6:56am

    Morphy wrote on Nov 14th, 2020 at 6:37am:
    How's the ammo situation over there Killisi? Do you guys have lots of sling stones in your area?

    We use tennis balls at home but we're running out, they split very quickly. I've got about 50 split ones I haven't decided what to do with.

    For stones we only use them when I take the kids out and there's plenty around, but difficult to find somewhere for them to sling and the country has been on lockdown 8 months.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Nov 21st, 2020 at 10:01pm
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Nov 22nd, 2020 at 9:33am
    My opinion is if the sling is short, it's ok but if the sling isn't short, it's difficult to sling because of the wind.
    Just my idea and the test I do.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Nov 22nd, 2020 at 6:10pm

    TOMBELAINE wrote on Nov 22nd, 2020 at 9:33am:
    My opinion is if the sling is short, it's ok but if the sling isn't short, it's difficult to sling because of the wind.
    Just my idea and the test I do.

    Yes, you're right. Strip sling you can adjust the length just by wrapping more of the end around your hand. There is no pouch to centre.

    For heavy rocks it's better long, wind resistance isn't important with a heavy rock, you're not going to throw it very far anyway. I like hitting things with big rocks and this length is my normal.

    I can throw with this length all day, but if I used a shorter sling I'd have some shoulder problems pretty fast.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Nov 23rd, 2020 at 2:55am
    I'm thinking I might make a strap sling but an almost hilariously overbuilt and fancy one :D Kind of take the point of it being super simple and basic and do the opposite. Why? Just because I think it would be kind of funny. I'll be the only one to think it's funny but that hasn't stopped me before.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Nov 23rd, 2020 at 3:05am

    Kick wrote on Nov 23rd, 2020 at 2:55am:
    I'm thinking I might make a strap sling but an almost hilariously overbuilt and fancy one  Kind of take the point of it being super simple and basic and do the opposite. Why? Just because I think it would be kind of funny. I'll be the only one to think it's funny but that hasn't stopped me before.

    Ahaha cool, do it man. My son split the ends into four thin strips so he could braid them on his. It actually works really well (but lessens the versatility). But I can imagine one with lace borders and other frilly bits being both hilarious and useable.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Nov 23rd, 2020 at 3:54am
    I kind of like the idea of it being a belt/sash that then would be durable and the right dimensions to be a sling. Hmmm... Some planning to do.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Nov 23rd, 2020 at 5:00am

    Kick wrote on Nov 23rd, 2020 at 3:54am:
    I kind of like the idea of it being a belt/sash that then would be durable and the right dimensions to be a sling. Hmmm... Some planning to do.

    My first and only sling for years was a scarf cut from a bushshirt

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Nov 23rd, 2020 at 5:55am
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Nov 23rd, 2020 at 7:04am
    Ha ha I feel like that’s a common thread with beginners, everywhere but where they’re aiming is under fire

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Nov 24th, 2020 at 8:51am
    I think I remember reading that some of the characters in the Redwall books were slinging with sashes they had around their waists!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Nov 25th, 2020 at 6:05am
    I have also experimented with such a strap sling, using various
    types of materials, canvas, leather, nylon and sisal. It is a very interesting type of sling. It has no true ''pouch''.
    Due to the flat nature of the strap sling, twirling it does not  work very good, it is best utilized in a quick throwing fashion without a wind-up. And also because it has no pouch or really any stiffness
    in the pouch, utilizing a wide grip (so there's a gap between the straps) doesn't work. Strap slings like tight grips, so that the straps are grabbed together or at least really closely. The great benefit of the strap
    sling is how large the rocks are that one can throw. Rocks that weight a pound are no longer the exception, but become the norm. It taught me how important a good full-grip on the release cord is, for
    optimal slinging. As a result I stopped using release knots or tabs in my other slings, now I just extend the release cord to my pinkie and grab it with my whole hand.

    The flat-strap sling, will even sling spherical ammo. But only if the tight-grip is utilized, otherwise your ball will fall out.
    The downside of this type of sling is obvious. Controlling the pouch in a very consistent matter is not possible. So handmade biconicals are not properly slung with a strap-sling. The strap sling I consider meant for stones only, big stones primarily.

    Hence the accuracy of a convential sling with round or braided cords and a unique pouch is quite a step up from the flat-strap-sling. This experience lead me to believe that the Achaean sling was in fact just a more well thought-out and developed convential sling, so that a better grip can be used for consistent rifling on good ammo.

    While both of types of slings are the convential fly-out release cord sling that shoot off-the-helicopter (as old member Thomas put it), the more refined sling is definitely a different animal to use in practice than the old strap sling. `

    But did they really use strap slings in the past? The only material I think makes sense for a strap sling is a thong of leather. But even that takes a very long time to prepare primitively, and of course
    a large dead animal. And weaving a strap is going to take much longer and more tools than a convential sling. Maybe it did see some use, when people lacked knowing better. We do see strap-slings on ancient images, and my experimenting with themtaught me that they could be realistic depictions. Anyway, when it comes to authentic slings, I still prefer the tapered Balearic style sling made from raw yucca or similar fibres. There are many aspects in slings to consider
    and this type has the most positive attributes I seek in my sling. My accuracy was enhanced greatly by making sure that the release cord end is very clean and not stiffer than the rest of the cord, so that it doesn't hang up in my hand when I release it or fly about wildly on release.

    It turns out, that my ''ill releasing'' with convential slings was caused-- not by pouch friction -- but by release cord release delay in my hand. Now that I solved that issue, my accuracy with the normal sling has
    increased tremendously. The problem with heavy stones and slinging hard is that the momentum pulls so hard on your hand, that you can't release your fingers off the knot or tab quick enough, and these extrusings ''hang up''
    in my hand if only for miliseconds, causing unwanted release delay. Using smooth release cords that I can grip with all my finers and without extrusions, solved the problem. No more knots for me. And I place
    the loop on my middle finger. I could write an essay why but I'll just say that place works the best for me.

    Also, I want to place on more comment on spherical ammo. I don't think this shape is totally redundant for slings
    and replaced by biconicals/ovals. The sphere has on great benefit I discovered for close-range accuracy.
    Because of the nature of the ball, it releases very  clean, if coupled with round sling cords. A sphere cannot really
    roll on a round cord- as a result you will never have ammo being caught in the release cord or being
    deflected by the release cord. That makes the sphere a very interesting choice. The sphere also has no built-in-direction bias, because it can roll in all directions and on all axis evenly. No rolling bias translated to a clean exit out of the pouch.
    An oval however, due tue the more cillindrycal shape, has more directional-rolling-bias. This can be mitigated by making sure there is no flat part on the oval, but it is smooth and a little rounded, like they traditionally are. For long range and ultimate speed and power, the more oval shaped projectile beats the sphere. But no matter what is used, good ammo is the key to good accuracy. We can engineer our slings to perfection all we want but we often lack that fervour when it comes to ammo, at least I do.

    Anyway, that was a long post. I think I prefer this way of contributing. Stay away for a while, gather some thoughts and then combine them into one post instead of a hundred of seperate snippets. Good to be back, truthfully, I never left.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Nov 25th, 2020 at 7:13am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Nov 25th, 2020 at 6:05am:
    The strap sling I consider meant for stones only, big stones primarily.

    I agree, they're great for big stones. In my case it's the only sling I used for a long time, accuracy was much the same as I get with my sling now (but I've spent much less time on it).

    To do smaller stones it's best to use a thinner strip, I used to just fold mine in half along it's length. The weight of the stone holds it together until release.
    AncientCraftwork wrote on Nov 25th, 2020 at 6:05am:
    The only material I think makes sense for a strap sling is a thong of leather.

    Theres lots of easy ways primitives could make robust strips, still in use today. A strip of bark hammered like tapa cloth, or even a vine hammered flat. I haven't tried either for slinging, but they're made and used every day here for various household needs.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Nov 25th, 2020 at 2:07pm
    Hello J.
    You say :
    "But did they really use strap slings in the past? The only material I think makes sense for a strap sling is a thong of leather. But even that takes a very long time to prepare primitively, and of course."
    At that time, they had flint, game and time. And they didn't hunt a game for only a sling. With a piece of leather and a knife of flint, they could make a sling. Among others uses.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Nov 25th, 2020 at 4:24pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Nov 25th, 2020 at 6:05am:
    Due to the flat nature of the strap sling, twirling it does not  work very good, it is best utilized in a quick throwing fashion without a wind-up.


    I think you used the wrong materials, with cloth the stones won't fall out, because once seated the sling is not flat, it conforms to the shape of the projectile. I've never had a problem with stones, bricks, pine cones or anything else falling out. The stone used in this video is almost perfectly round. The weight is 690 grams. The grip is normal width. Full rotation on windup from vertical plane to horizontal.
    https://youtu.be/mqu-plfFFj4

    In terms of release, strips are pretty clean, the release end is not heavy and it's pulled tight/thinner shape by the stone. The instant you let go of it it flares out due to wind resistance rather than following through on momentum. So when I shoot my current sling the cord carries on and wraps itself around me. A strip doesn't, it slows down immediately It only has momentum from the weight of the stone. Hope that makes sense.

    I don't do science, I just sling, so these are just observations in passing. But you can see it in action if you look closely at the throw in the video link.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Dec 1st, 2020 at 7:30am
    This is a primitive design I wanted to share, it is a tapered 2 ply cord sling with a 3 strand split pouch made from harvested yucca fibre. Very similar to a Balearic sling but with twisted cords instead of braided. It's very quick to make and harvesting the fibre from Yucca leaves is also a very quick process. It works great. 130g clay biconical next to it.
    IMG_20201201_132429.jpg (323 KB | 19 )

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Dec 1st, 2020 at 7:48am
    Nice! I want to try a similar style with the lime bast I got recently. Actually getting around to it is another thing.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 1st, 2020 at 11:53am
    Excellent! Nice sling!

    I am really starting to like 2 ply twisted cords, they work much better than I thought they would. I thought that they would have a problem twisting. I have run into no such problem.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Dec 1st, 2020 at 5:27pm
    Nice!

    I’ve been toying with the idea of tapered twisted cordage. You would have to use glue or whipping every time you drop a strand... haven’t worked that part out yet.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Dec 1st, 2020 at 5:37pm

    NooneOfConsequence wrote on Dec 1st, 2020 at 5:27pm:
    Nice!

    I’ve been toying with the idea of tapered twisted cordage. You would have to use glue or whipping every time you drop a strand... haven’t worked that part out yet.


    Beeswax my good man. Beeswax.

    That's awesome Jauke. That right there is a legitimate survival sling if such a thing isn't a huge oxymoron to begin with.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on Dec 1st, 2020 at 8:56pm
    @ J

    Nice sling and gland  :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Dec 2nd, 2020 at 3:51am

    NooneOfConsequence wrote on Dec 1st, 2020 at 5:27pm:
    Nice!

    I’ve been toying with the idea of tapered twisted cordage. You would have to use glue or whipping every time you drop a strand... haven’t worked that part out yet.


    If you use a coarse vegatal fibre, like sisal and its relatives, it locks itself in and the taper becomes very gradual, so I found no need for glue or whipping.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Dec 3rd, 2020 at 8:52am
    That makes sense if you’re working from raw fibers... you can almost continually reduce it. That’s not exactly what I was thinking about though. I will have to try some things and post pictures... eventually

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Dec 5th, 2020 at 9:45am
    Sometime ago I experimented with very long elongated clay biconicals, l10-15 cm long, thin and pointy,
    but these slung terrible, and they are create instability in the sling cords during wind up. Just the slightest
    wrong pouch orientation angle resulted in a corrupt flight.

    So the opposite projectile would be a sphere, it is much more forgiving and is very stable on the sling cords. But the downside is that a sphere does not have a point.
    So I have been experimenting with fat biconical, they're almost a sphere just a little pointy, they work great and they are very forgiving.

    It seems the thicker and rounder you make the glande, the more foriving and easier it is to get good consistent point first flights, and the longer and thinner you make the biconical, the harder it gets to achieve this.
    Somewhere is an optimal ratio, and it is probably not as thick as this, but I like  the fat biconical.
    IMG_20201205_153240.jpg (166 KB | 20 )

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Dec 5th, 2020 at 1:32pm
    Interesting. I usually go for the 2:1 or as much as 2.5:1 ratio though that is pushing it.

    I have plans to make a very simple dart throwing sling basically a sling that throws darts. Nothing new about it really.  But the ammo can't be made in primitive settings making it almost useless for my uses. Still will be cool though.

    The other idea that I've been throwing around is the clay glande with sharp flint flakes pushed into the front. If tapered correctly it should do wicked damage on game and that at least would be possible under primitive conditions.


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Dec 5th, 2020 at 4:34pm
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 5th, 2020 at 6:56pm
    Awesome. Was this a community competition? or a family one? That looks like a nice sling too.. (looking down nose trying to get a closer look)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Dec 5th, 2020 at 7:03pm
    Great stuff Kilisi!  Tell her congratulations. :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Dec 5th, 2020 at 8:19pm

    IronGoober wrote on Dec 5th, 2020 at 6:56pm:
    Awesome. Was this a community competition? or a family one? That looks like a nice sling too.. (looking down nose trying to get a closer look)

    My kids and a few from the neighbourhood. As far as I know I have the only slinging backstop in the country, so it's just family and friends.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Slyngorm on Dec 6th, 2020 at 8:33am
    Soon you will turn Polynesia into the new slinging hotspot of the world.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Dec 6th, 2020 at 3:06pm

    Morphy wrote on Dec 5th, 2020 at 1:32pm:
    Interesting. I usually go for the 2:1 or as much as 2.5:1 ratio though that is pushing it.

    I have plans to make a very simple dart throwing sling basically a sling that throws darts. Nothing new about it really.  But the ammo can't be made in primitive settings making it almost useless for my uses. Still will be cool though.

    The other idea that I've been throwing around is the clay glande with sharp flint flakes pushed into the front. If tapered correctly it should do wicked damage on game and that at least would be possible under primitive conditions.


    So a kestrosphendone?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Dec 6th, 2020 at 3:10pm

    Slyngorm wrote on Dec 6th, 2020 at 8:33am:
    Soon you will turn Polynesia into the new slinging hotspot of the world.

    I hope not, I don't teach people, just a few local kids have picked it up from watching mine. Don't need these people using slings. Half our murders here are stonings.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Dec 6th, 2020 at 9:20pm

    Morphy wrote on Dec 5th, 2020 at 1:32pm:
    But the ammo can't be made in primitive settings making it almost useless for my uses. Still will be cool though.

    The other idea that I've been throwing around is the clay glande with sharp flint flakes pushed into the front. If tapered correctly it should do wicked damage on game and that at least would be possible under primitive conditions.


    Unless you have a time machine, I can’t imagine many primitive conditions around here where there wouldn’t be plentiful access to materials like road signs or car leaf springs to make darts from.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Dec 7th, 2020 at 9:35am
    I lost the primitive sling I made previously on a field trip, so this morning I fastened together another one with some slight modifications, but now from manilla fibers.

    This design is not really about looks or quality. It's an experiment in how fast a good sling can be made from raw fibers. It proved to me how quick a sling could be made in the old days. I also have a few similar like this but simply out of a 3 strand braid and I am undecided what is better. They seem to work just as good as any other sling I have.

    Such a simple and primitive design is a huge step up from a ''thong / strap'' sling made out of a single stip of leather or woven material, when it comes to performance in my experience. I can find no true reason to settle for such a strap-thong sling if this type of sling can be constructed under a few hours .  In fact I notice no difference in performance between this and other designs I have with more complex braids, I do notice vastly reduced construction time at the expense of some durability that the more complex braids offer.
    However, the durability is still miles higher than that of the primitive braided or twisted willow bark slings I posted earlier.  Those only lasted around 50 shots, they are no comparison, these will last many many times that.


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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Dec 7th, 2020 at 10:15am
    That's an nice design. It's interesting to see the twisted cords going into a balearic like design. I've also considered trying braiding like you have the split (not sure what you would call that braiding) I've done a few fingerloops like it but not a pouch.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Dec 7th, 2020 at 2:42pm
    That's a nice lookin' sling J! 

    50 throws?!  Wow!  I thought it was bad that my jute slings start to show wear after a couple months... which equates to somewhere between 1000 and 2000 shots.  To be fair, I am also using tennis balls, which are not as hard on a sling as rocks would be.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Dec 7th, 2020 at 5:53pm
    Here a 3 strand Balearic from raw yucca fibers that I processed quickly, not very refined but the sling works wonderfully and its quick to make.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Blnkfrst Nolstnam on Dec 8th, 2020 at 1:23pm

    a wrote on Nov 14th, 2020 at 6:56am:

    Morphy wrote on Nov 14th, 2020 at 6:37am:
    How's the ammo situation over there Killisi? Do you guys have lots of sling stones in your area?

    We use tennis balls at home but we're running out, they split very quickly. I've got about 50 split ones I haven't decided what to do with.

    For stones we only use them when I take the kids out and there's plenty around, but difficult to find somewhere for them to sling and the country has been on lockdown 8 months.


    Something u may can try with those split tennis balls...
    https://youtu.be/tH_GdWUmsNU

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Dec 8th, 2020 at 2:51pm

    KB wrote on Dec 8th, 2020 at 1:23pm:
    Something u may can try with those split tennis balls...
    https://youtu.be/tH_GdWUmsNU

    Very cool

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Dec 8th, 2020 at 3:30pm
    Apache with a jute core and acrylic wool covering. Took a long time to make! Now I can finally get to work on the SITH offering...
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Dec 8th, 2020 at 5:23pm
    Nice slings J!

    JudoP, that is quite beautiful!  I'm currently working on a black and white sling as well.  The one I'm doing is hemp.  Should be done within the next week.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Dec 9th, 2020 at 8:10am
    Wow that has gotta be one of the nicest apache slings I've seen!
    Very very nice.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Dec 9th, 2020 at 8:30am
    Beautiful work JudoP! Whoever your SITH person is will be lucky.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Dec 9th, 2020 at 10:51am
    That is a textbook picture perfect sling right there JudoP

    I untwisted the previous sling I made from manilla. It is not working properly.
    I don't know why. But its fouling shots and its not whipsnapping properly.
    maybe 2ply twists have some inert reason it doesn't work well with tapering.
    Either way I have no such problems with braided slings.
    Twisted cord is probably best left as string with a universal thickness and not as a tapered thong.

    Instead now I am braiding a Balaeric out of it but with a thinner middle braid in the middle of the split, like with the etruscans, I am liking the way that is working out.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on Dec 9th, 2020 at 5:19pm
    @ JudoP

    Nice apache  :) I made a few plaited wool over hemp slings, but they are not as pretty.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Dec 9th, 2020 at 5:40pm

    JudoP wrote on Dec 8th, 2020 at 3:30pm:
    Apache with a jute core and acrylic wool covering. Took a long time to make! Now I can finally get to work on the SITH offering...

    This is a thing of beauty, nice work.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Dec 9th, 2020 at 5:50pm
    This is the braid one of my daughters copied from an internet tutorial to make me a sling. It comes out square and looks pretty cool.

    The pouch is basic split pouch and the release cord is a tapering braid. I don't really use it because it doesn't work well with tennis balls but I like it hanging in my room.


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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Dec 9th, 2020 at 5:55pm
    These are very basic woolen slings the kids made, nothing special compared to what I see on here, but they put in a lot of effort and they're still in use 8 months later. We no longer use these rubber balls because they're not available, but they were much better than tennis balls.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 9th, 2020 at 7:37pm
    Those are some dang fine slings. I'd be proud to have made them!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Dec 10th, 2020 at 2:43am
    So pretty!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Dec 10th, 2020 at 11:43am
    Love the color scheme! Perfect slings for a tropical climate.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Dec 10th, 2020 at 2:35pm
    Your kids did a good job !

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Slyngorm on Dec 11th, 2020 at 4:16am
    Very simple paracord sling but I have trusted it for over a year now and has never failed me. It is my first "true" sling.
    Before that I spent a year using one made of regular twisted rope.

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Dec 11th, 2020 at 1:25pm

    Slyngorm wrote on Dec 11th, 2020 at 4:16am:
    Very simple paracord sling but I have trusted it for over a year now and has never failed me. It is my first "true" sling.
    Before that I spent a year using one made of regular twisted rope.


    Have you considered weaving through 5 strands instead of 3 to get a wider pouch?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Dec 11th, 2020 at 3:53pm

    Morphy wrote on Dec 10th, 2020 at 11:43am:
    Love the color scheme! Perfect slings for a tropical climate.

    Yes, the kids like colourful stuff, plus no arguments about who owns which sling

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Dec 11th, 2020 at 3:55pm

    Slyngorm wrote on Dec 11th, 2020 at 4:16am:
    Very simple paracord sling but I have trusted it for over a year now and has never failed me. It is my first "true" sling.
    Before that I spent a year using one made of regular twisted rope.

    I like the minimalist designs, I gave up on separate pouches long ago, they just don't last with the big rocks I like throwing.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Slyngorm on Dec 11th, 2020 at 5:19pm

    SerKraus wrote on Dec 11th, 2020 at 1:25pm:
    Have you considered weaving through 5 strands instead of 3 to get a wider pouch?

    Not at all yet.
    But it sounds intriguing.
    Is it possible though? I'm thinking it might be as good to make the 3 strands longer and then convey that into width.



    a wrote on Dec 11th, 2020 at 3:55pm:
    I like the minimalist designs, I gave up on separate pouches long ago, they just don't last with the big rocks I like throwing.

    Thanks.
    I like it because it works and because you can manufacture a sling with nothing but paracord in little under an hour.
    I don't really care to fiddle with braiding besides using paracord.

    My attempts at a split pouch sling using the same minimalist measures have been ok so far and mostly aimed at throwing tennis balls.
    One consisted of two strands  attached  to a ring of cord. This worked ok with tennis balls but I had to make sure to place the it right lest it fall out.

    Now I am experimenting with 3 paracords braided together for a pouch.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Dec 11th, 2020 at 7:15pm

    Slyngorm wrote on Dec 11th, 2020 at 5:19pm:
    My attempts at a split pouch sling using the same minimalist measures have been ok so far and mostly aimed at throwing tennis balls.

    I made some very simple heavy duty slings for the boys. We don't have paracord here, but it's a similar thicker rope. I just undid the braiding on half of the rope, split all the lines and the core into two groups, braided a few inches like a split pouch, then cut out the core and braided all the rest together again. Basically unbreakable.

    They use them when we go out slinging rocks.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 11th, 2020 at 10:30pm
    Dyed New Zealand Flax with bark-tanned deer leather. I actually started running out of blue fibers, so I had to change the pattern to be able to finish the sling, but I quite like the way it turned out. It has a pretty clean release. I just wish I could have made the pouch strands a bit wider
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Dec 11th, 2020 at 11:21pm
    Very nice sir!  Looks a lot like the slings from Luis.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Dec 12th, 2020 at 12:19am

    IronGoober wrote on Dec 11th, 2020 at 10:30pm:
    Dyed New Zealand Flax with bark-tanned deer leather. I actually started running out of blue fibers, so I had to change the pattern to be able to finish the sling, but I quite like the way it turned out. It has a pretty clean release. I just wish I could have made the pouch strands a bit wider

    Thats a beauty, I especially like the double fingerloops.... nice job

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Dec 12th, 2020 at 1:57am
    That's super beautiful. Awesome job!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Slyngorm on Dec 12th, 2020 at 4:21am
    Looks amazing. I love the colors!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Dec 12th, 2020 at 4:26am
    That really is something else. I know the fact that you gathered, processed and dyed the fibers yourself shouldn't affect how I see it but it just makes it more beautiful to me. If you get a chance to make a video of you using it I'm sure none of us would be opposed to watching it lol.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Dec 12th, 2020 at 7:46am
    Very pretty that one, I agree with Morphy that it adds to it that you processed your own cord too.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on Dec 12th, 2020 at 8:34am
    @ IronGoober

    Very nice nz flax sling  :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sarosh on Dec 12th, 2020 at 2:25pm
    https://youtu.be/8Ki4RmBBXyg
    Vine Sling

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Dec 12th, 2020 at 8:19pm

    Sarosh wrote on Dec 12th, 2020 at 2:25pm:
    https://youtu.be/8Ki4RmBBXyg
    Vine Sling

    Didn't work out very well.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Dec 13th, 2020 at 3:35am
    It's all about the experimentation though :D I do think with most natural courage it needs processing and twining or braiding to get the most strength or of it. I've been amazed at how strong the nettle twine I've made is.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Dec 13th, 2020 at 9:40am
    Cool experiment Sarosh.  Definitely elvish looking!  :)

    Question.  Were you throwing lefty, or was that a flip of the video?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Dec 13th, 2020 at 8:39pm

    IronGoober wrote on Dec 11th, 2020 at 10:30pm:
    Dyed New Zealand Flax with bark-tanned deer leather. I actually started running out of blue fibers, so I had to change the pattern to be able to finish the sling, but I quite like the way it turned out. It has a pretty clean release. I just wish I could have made the pouch strands a bit wider


    Very beautiful! I love the craftsmanship. I hope my SITH sling doesn't disappoint   :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 13th, 2020 at 9:10pm

    SerKraus wrote on Dec 13th, 2020 at 8:39pm:
    Very beautiful! I love the craftsmanship. I hope my SITH sling doesn't disappoint   

    I guarantee you it will not! 

    I've just been really enjoying ramping up the effort level put into slings. I have so many slings that are similar now, it seems like some stylish and different style ones are the way to go.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Dec 14th, 2020 at 2:03am

    IronGoober wrote on Dec 13th, 2020 at 9:10pm:
    it seems like some stylish and different style ones are the way to go.

    Sounds like you need to get rid of some. Feel free to donate 5 to my kids, in return I got a real funky all natural fibre one that you can have. Smells a bit like potatoes, but you can probably wash that right out.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sarosh on Dec 14th, 2020 at 3:02am

    joe_meadmaker wrote on Dec 13th, 2020 at 9:40am:
    Were you throwing lefty, or was that a flip of the video?


    I was throwing lefty ;)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Dec 14th, 2020 at 7:54am
    Great success !!!!

    Whipping laid untop a 3 strand retention cord braided from loose fibre
    This makes the sling much stiffer, stable and responsive to the wrist without having to resort to ultra thick cords or extreme tight unaerodynamic square braids, instead its round and all naturel !!!

    Say good bye to cords twisting around each other while twirling...

    Thats a rubber baseball for reference
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Dec 14th, 2020 at 7:56am
    It is hemp whipping over a 3 strand sisal core
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Dec 14th, 2020 at 9:12am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Dec 14th, 2020 at 7:54am:
    Great success !!!!

    Whipping laid untop a 3 strand retention cord braided from loose fibre
    This makes the sling much stiffer, stable and responsive to the wrist without having to resort to ultra thick cords or extreme tight unaerodynamic square braids, instead its round and all naturel !!!

    Say good bye to cords twisting around each other while twirling...

    Thats a rubber baseball for reference



    I will admit that is a great idea.  ;D

    I've been meaning to try a different method but not sure how to do it. Might have to give this a try first.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 14th, 2020 at 10:36am

    Morphy wrote on Dec 14th, 2020 at 9:12am:
    I will admit that is a great idea. 


    Outstanding! I agree, that is a great idea. Seeing it in action would be welcome.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sarosh on Dec 14th, 2020 at 11:37am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Dec 14th, 2020 at 7:56am:
    It is hemp whipping over a 3 strand sisal core

    I am doing this on the split pouch instead of leather protection, much better and easier to apply, replace or fix.
    I was thinking of a sling core made by cords (not braided for minimal stretch) and whipping around them to keep the cords together, I did a short sample and didnt like that it would take too much time to do the whole length and added mass without adding breaking strength (performance over durability).
    Whipping is great protection I dont understand why there aren't more split pouches with whipping protection.



    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sarosh on Dec 14th, 2020 at 11:45am
    a quick pic of what I'm talking about
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Slyngorm on Dec 14th, 2020 at 1:08pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Dec 14th, 2020 at 7:54am:
    Great success !!!!

    Whipping laid untop a 3 strand retention cord braided from loose fibre
    This makes the sling much stiffer, stable and responsive to the wrist without having to resort to ultra thick cords or extreme tight unaerodynamic square braids, instead its round and all naturel !!!

    Say good bye to cords twisting around each other while twirling...

    Thats a rubber baseball for reference


    Looks smooth!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 14th, 2020 at 2:52pm

    a wrote on Dec 14th, 2020 at 2:03am:
    Sounds like you need to get rid of some. Feel free to donate 5 to my kids, in return I got a real funky all natural fibre one that you can have. Smells a bit like potatoes, but you can probably wash that right out.

    Send me your address ;)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Dec 14th, 2020 at 3:08pm
    All I can say is I’m glad you’re back J!  Keep questioning convention and pushing the limits!

    Nice work!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Dec 14th, 2020 at 3:55pm
    Apache slings and split pouch sling
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Dec 14th, 2020 at 4:20pm
    Love me some Apaches!  8-) 8-)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 14th, 2020 at 4:52pm

    Sarosh wrote on Dec 14th, 2020 at 11:45am:
    a quick pic of what I'm talking about


    I've tried, but apparently I am terrible at whipping, because every attempt has just had the whipping unwind or rip off. Leather actually ends up being less work for me because it stays on for so long. I actually don't think I've had to replace any leather yet, I lose the sling first.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 14th, 2020 at 4:57pm

    Scorpion Vin wrote on Dec 14th, 2020 at 3:55pm:
    Apache slings and split pouch sling

    Nice slings.

    And stone collection!  The problem with starting such a thing is that you want to save each stone for a really good target, and since you rarely have them with you when a worthy target presents itself,  you just end up accumulating a lot of stones. 

    If anyone reads the outdoors comedy author Patrick McManus, I highly suggest the story "Throwing Stuff". He summarizes the phenomenon pretty well in that story.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Dec 14th, 2020 at 5:40pm

    IronGoober wrote on Dec 14th, 2020 at 4:57pm:

    Scorpion Vin wrote on Dec 14th, 2020 at 3:55pm:
    Apache slings and split pouch sling

    Nice slings.

    And stone collection!  The problem with starting such a thing is that you want to save each stone for a really good target, and since you rarely have them with you when a worthy target presents itself,  you just end up accumulating a lot of stones. 

    If anyone reads the outdoors comedy author Patrick McManus, I highly suggest the story "Throwing Stuff". He summarizes the phenomenon pretty well in that story.


    Thanks!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Dec 15th, 2020 at 4:17pm
    I finished this one the other day.  It took a really long time to get it done.  I was about halfway through it and stopped.  Just didn't feel like working on it for about a month.  I also messed up some of the braid where it splits for the pouch, so I had to undo that and fix it.

    I like the way it turned out.  The inspiration for the pattern is based on a sling I got from Luis.  I've only thrown it a dozen times so far.  It feels nice, but a little tight.  I think it will be a lot better once I get it broken in.

    The cordage is hemp.  The pouch is leather.  The length is about 30 inches (76 cm).




    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 15th, 2020 at 4:35pm
    That's a looker Joe.  I like the pattern. How many strands?

    I'm still amazed you can throw so consistently with such a cupped pouch. I yank my shots hard whenever I've tried a cupped pouch.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Dec 15th, 2020 at 5:56pm
    Thanks!  The entire sling uses an 8-strand herringbone braid.  The finger loop and pouch have 8 strands, and then most of the sling has them doubled up to 16.  The release cord is then also tapered down to 8.

    The cup of the pouch looks much more extreme when it's empty.  Here's another pic to show how a tennis ball sits in it.  I think I've gotten used to a cupped pouch out of a necessity.  For the life of me, I can't keep an ice ball in a split pouch.  I'm sure there's folks on this forum who can, but I drop them way too often.

    I do have a number of balearic slings that I really want to use, so I'm planning to make some rusty balls as soon as I remember to buy balloons at the store.




    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Dec 15th, 2020 at 6:16pm
    Nice lookin’ sling Joe!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Dec 15th, 2020 at 6:21pm
    Looks really professional Joe. The braid is so good I thought it was store bought stuff. But it's tapered. Very nice.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Dec 15th, 2020 at 9:07pm

    joe_meadmaker wrote on Dec 15th, 2020 at 4:17pm:
    I finished this one the other day.

    The verdict from my team is that it looks 'Supercool'.... nice work

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Dec 16th, 2020 at 5:27am

    joe_meadmaker wrote on Dec 15th, 2020 at 5:56pm:
    For the life of me, I can't keep an ice ball in a split pouch.  I'm sure there's folks on this forum who can, but I drop them way too often.

    I don't want to sound like I'm showing off but I took Luis' Balearic sling out yesterday with ice balls on a walk. Didn't drop a single one! I was pretty amazed honestly. Shows how good Luis' slings are rather than my skills really :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Dec 16th, 2020 at 8:04am
    Damn fine looking sling Joe! I've noted your style, it's something of a minimalist apache by the looks of it? Does it affect the pouch behaviour or is it purely for reduction in weight/air resistance?

    As to the ice ball thing, perhaps a thicker/stiffer split branches will do the job? Maybe with leather covering. Personally I find split pouches are not great for spherical ammo, though this is quite rare to find naturally so not much of an issue.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Dec 16th, 2020 at 8:58am
    Thanks everyone!

    @Kick - Your versatility with different slings and various styles is definitely something I envy.  ;)

    @JudoP - The intention of that pouch design was solely to facilitate that part of the sling making process.  I used to use a full pouch that was stitched on the whole way around.  At one point I had the thought that the pouch could just attach at four points, and should still be as effective as a full pouch.  They're really quick and easy.  Cut out an 'X' shape, a little contact cement on the tabs wrapped around the sling, and a couple rivets for some added strength.  The lessened weight and projectile contact might be adding a benefit, but I can't say that I've really noticed it.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Dec 16th, 2020 at 12:50pm
    Sling from self harvested yucca fibres, Etruscan-Balearic inspiration
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Dec 16th, 2020 at 12:51pm
    ''On what finger do you put your loop?''

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Dec 16th, 2020 at 12:52pm
    All of them
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 16th, 2020 at 1:19pm
    Love it.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Dec 16th, 2020 at 5:35pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Dec 16th, 2020 at 12:51pm:
    ''On what finger do you put your loop?''

    Cool idea

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Dec 16th, 2020 at 6:51pm
    Fiber Knuckles. Nice!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sarosh on Dec 17th, 2020 at 3:04am
    Nice look!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Dec 17th, 2020 at 8:09am
    What I am liking about it, is that there are many different configurations possible. I can slide all four loops over 1 finger and it's just like a traditional 1 finger loop, or I can divide the loops between 2 fingers and there would be 2 loops on each.
    So far I am liking it to wear all 4 of them seperate. It creates a nice width between the cords that is exactly between the ring and middle finger, and a nice load distribution over the hand. I much prefer this over a wrist loop or a toggle, because the loops dont get in the way of me holding the release cord, something I have trouble with when using a wrist loop or toggle. Thanks Irongoober for the inspiration with your 2 finger loop designs, multiple finger loops is a feature I will hence forth incorporate in my builds

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 25th, 2020 at 2:37am
    Jute sling, 27.5 inches long (70cm). The pouch is HUGE. I used Teg's twining over sticks (skewers) method.

    This is the first sling I've ever done in this style and/or method. I like it so far. The pouch is really stiff, but it doesn't seem to be a problem from my first test throws.

    Getting the warp through the weft was difficult. I'll have to refine that part on my next sling. But I think I like this style of sling.  Actually, I haven't really run into too many styles that I really don't like yet, except for some experimental slings.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Dec 25th, 2020 at 7:59am
    That jute looks a lot nicer than the stuff I've used. Nice looking sling IG!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Dec 25th, 2020 at 8:43pm
    Gorgeous

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by dork on Dec 26th, 2020 at 4:09am
    That is beautiful work right there. Very nice.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Dec 26th, 2020 at 4:38am
    Very beautiful.
    How many time to do it ?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Dec 26th, 2020 at 9:28am
    That’s a purdy sling IG! 

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 26th, 2020 at 5:09pm

    TOMBELAINE wrote on Dec 26th, 2020 at 4:38am:
    Very beautiful.
    How many time to do it ?


    This was the first time I tried this style of sling, with the weft being parallel to the sling length. Also, the first attempt at the twining over sticks.

    I hope to be able to produce the quality that hubert/Jaegoor produce on a regular basis. Maybe not as colorful in my next attempt, but try to make it look as neat/clean/ordered.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Dec 26th, 2020 at 10:40pm
    @IG, I am curious to know how this holds up over time. My last few jute slings wore out faster than I expected, but it may be the way I was doing it or the specific roll of twine I had.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 26th, 2020 at 11:26pm

    NooneOfConsequence wrote on Dec 26th, 2020 at 10:40pm:
    @IG, I am curious to know how this holds up over time. My last few jute slings wore out faster than I expected, but it may be the way I was doing it or the specific roll of twine I had.


    I've also had trouble with Jute slings. Mostly with stones though. One sling I had the entire release cord rip off when literally the THIRD STONE that I'd thrown from it tangled.  That was very heartbreaking. I actually switched to mostly sisal slings after that. 

    I have only put this through it's paces today with rusty balls, so nothing abrasive, and I see no sign of wear after ~200 throws.  But I think with any abrasive stones, I think it'd be toast in a ~500 throws (if no tangle-ups happened). I probably will use this just for target practice (rustyballs) and not heavy use like all of my other leather covered slings.  Either way, I'll give you an update in a few months.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Dec 26th, 2020 at 11:58pm
    Unless there’s a pumpkin involved, I don’t throw rocks in my yard... only tennis balls.  I’ve had trouble with bend points Like finger loops and loops attached to leather pouches wearing out. My latest jute failure was a release knot ripping off.  It’s a shame too, because the tapered jute had a really nice crack to it before the cracker fell off.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Dec 27th, 2020 at 6:28am
    I've found jute can vary a lot in quality. Really good clean jute without lots of bits rolled up in it can be fairly long lasting.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Dec 27th, 2020 at 10:15am
    Jute never fails to fail me. I love the way it feels when braiding but I've also had a release cord tear in half during sling adolescence. It was very disappointing.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Dec 27th, 2020 at 11:58am
    Jute does the job if it's braided tight and on the thicker side IMO. Also if you give it a non-jute tassel because sonic booms will wreck it fast.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Dec 27th, 2020 at 12:23pm
    Doesn't even need to be sonic booms really. Even light thwips will strip it quick.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Dec 27th, 2020 at 2:47pm

    JudoP wrote on Dec 27th, 2020 at 11:58am:
    Jute does the job if it's braided tight and on the thicker side IMO. Also if you give it a non-jute tassel because sonic booms will wreck it fast.


    I finished mine with a standard bullwhip top knot and a dyneema cracker. The jute ripped off below the finishing knot. It was a good craft-grade jute that was a consistent thickness and bark-free... not the cheap twine from the hardware store. That doesn’t mean it’s not a bad batch, but it’s still disappointing.

    I think I am done with jute for a while personally.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 27th, 2020 at 4:17pm
    I think jute doesn't handle small radii under stress well. The fibers are too fine and the first few under stress break, and then thereafter it breaks with an unzipping effect. That's my theory.

    I love how soft jute is, but I think that is also why it is weak. The fibers are small, which is why it feels soft, but it is also why it is prone to abrasion and tearing. Fibers like sisal are more robust mostly because they are thicker. Again, a theory, only anecdotal evidence to back it up.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Dec 28th, 2020 at 12:16pm
    Braided wool apache sling with stitched leather pouch and fingerloop. 31'', soaked in hot water and dried under tension to remove stretch.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Dec 28th, 2020 at 12:33pm
    Beautiful work as always Judo!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 28th, 2020 at 1:53pm

    JudoP wrote on Dec 28th, 2020 at 12:16pm:
    Braided wool apache sling with stitched leather pouch and fingerloop. 31'', soaked in hot water and dried under tension to remove stretch.


    That's almost too pretty to use!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Dec 28th, 2020 at 2:25pm
    Before I saw who posted the picture I thought, "Oh wow Hubert posted another sling, beautiful..."  That's a big compliment lol. Looks great man! What kind of leather did you use? I used to make and use apaches exactly like this, though perhaps not as nice,  and they work flawlessly.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Dec 28th, 2020 at 3:37pm
    Damn that's super beautiful.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Dec 28th, 2020 at 3:42pm
    I want one...

    That is an amazing looking sling!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by vetryan15 on Dec 29th, 2020 at 3:11am
    WOW. Thats amazing

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Dec 29th, 2020 at 5:07am
    Very nice slings. @Judo What braids did you use? They look great!
    I haven't tested it yet, but I think a much more effective way of removing elasticity from wool is by either steaming it or by pouring hot water on it WHILE it is stretched. This makes it so that the the stretched wool fibers cannot relax back to their original state due to the change that the fibres undergo.

    My lurking holiday has come to an end.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Dec 29th, 2020 at 6:40am
    Thanks all for the kind words, I'm really happy with how this one worked out!

    @Morphy: Thanks for the compliment! The leather is furniture grade, though perhaps a little more premium than the usual offcuts. I got a bunch of a4 sheets from amazon which seem good quality. I do love an apache sling, though I feel like after soaking the wool might be a little bit too flexible for this size of pouch, but I will have to test.

    @Albion: That's something to try for sure. I got the andean sling braids book for christmas, so will have plenty of opportunity to try out different methods. The braids themselves are nothing fancy, but I do like how the colours worked out. I think the retention is mostly a 6 strand round braid which transfers into a 12 strand when I add the blue material. The release cord starts as the same 12 strand but with the colours in different places and reduces down to 8 IIRC.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Willem208 on Dec 29th, 2020 at 7:29am
    That looks great JudoP! With regards to the apache sling you sent me for SITH a while back, will it help to soak it in warm water and dry under tension? It is rather stiff and feels a bit bouncy.  :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Dec 29th, 2020 at 8:22am
    If I recall correctly I think I sent a jute one out to you. I'd say for jute using that soaking and dry under tension process is personal choice because it's not particularly stretchy under normal conditions. It will soften the sling a lot and make it more flexible which may make it slightly less reliable with larger (200g+) rocks I'd imagine. I'm not sure but it may be less tough in the post soaked state due to softness, but if flexibility and flowy-ness is preferred it's probably worth a shot.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 29th, 2020 at 3:28pm
    One more from this Christmas break.

    This one is waxed cotton string (I think), 27" (70cm), 8 strand round braid on the retention cord, 2 ply reverse twist on the release cord, jute tab.  This one was fun, a lot of work, and turned out better than the first two woven slings that I made..

    You can see where I messed up tightening the warp (there's a wobble), it got so tight, it broke when I was pulling it through.  Given that, and the weakness of this string, I hope this thing holds up.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Dec 29th, 2020 at 4:02pm
    Very nice work IG.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Dec 29th, 2020 at 5:04pm
    Really like the aesthetic of the sling. The little mistakes just give it more character!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Dec 29th, 2020 at 5:29pm
    I love it. I agree imperfections make it all the more beautiful. Man, the amount of warp threads in that thing is pretty crazy. It almost looks like leather by the way the material lays. Very nice IG!

    Do you feel like explaining some of the design aspects? For example is there a reason you went with reverse twist on the release cord vs the round braid?  I’ve seen indigenous slings that had a similar design, I would assume to make the release cord easier to replace? How has the accuracy been with reverse twist cordage?

    Also, at some point do you think you could make a tutorial on the tabs you use? I’ve been meaning to make my own tutorial. I would love to see what you have come up with.   :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 29th, 2020 at 7:23pm

    Morphy wrote on Dec 29th, 2020 at 5:29pm:
    I love it. I agree imperfections make it all the more beautiful. Man, the amount of warp threads in that thing is pretty crazy. It almost looks like leather by the way the material lays. Very nice IG!

    Do you feel like explaining some of the design aspects? For example is there a reason you went with reverse twist on the release cord vs the round braid?  I’ve seen indigenous slings that had a similar design, I would assume to make the release cord easier to replace? How has the accuracy been with reverse twist cordage?

    Also, at some point do you think you could make a tutorial on the tabs you use? I’ve been meaning to make my own tutorial. I would love to see what you have come up with.   :)

    I appreciate the questions.

    The number of warp threads was very high. This was not by design, but mistake. The first sling I tried with ~1mm thick thread turned out ok though, so I thought I'd try to improve upon the first one.

    The release cord was 2 ply exactly for the reason you said, easier to replace. I like the 4 strand round braid asthetic (oops, it was 4 strand, not 8, just strands doubled up), but it takes so much longer to replace it if/when it breaks. Honestly, I don't notice a difference with 2 ply vs braided in terms of consistency/accuracy. As long as the twist is tight. I had a loose twist on one sling that did seem to be a bit more inconsistent.

    We should start a thread with tutorials on different release cord termination methods. I'd love to see how others do it as well.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Dec 30th, 2020 at 6:21pm
    Quick balearic style sling made from cheap polypropylene bailing twine.

    35g @ 24''. Feels light as a feather. Polyprop is light stuff and this is definitely on the thin side. You could get some pretty high velocity on throws from this.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on Dec 30th, 2020 at 7:09pm
    Very nice!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Dec 31st, 2020 at 6:14pm
    Double layer leather pouch with sisal braided cord. I'm experimenting a bit with new styles, the inner hole is pretty messy though because I don't have my knife/cutting board at home.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Dec 31st, 2020 at 7:13pm
    Wow you’ve been cranking out a lot of slings lately!  Nice work!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 31st, 2020 at 9:02pm
    I like it.

    I don't have too many diamond shaped slings. But I think they might be one of the cleanest releasing full-pouch slings. Your's seems like the best of both worlds (split vs. full) because you have that small relief in the center to hold projectiles better. Looks great too!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Jan 2nd, 2021 at 3:36am

    IronGoober wrote on Dec 29th, 2020 at 3:28pm:
    One more from this Christmas break.

    This one is waxed cotton string (I think), 27" (70cm), 8 strand round braid on the retention cord, 2 ply reverse twist on the release cord, jute tab.  This one was fun, a lot of work, and turned out better than the first two woven slings that I made..

    Thats a beauty, well done

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kilisi on Jan 2nd, 2021 at 3:37am

    JudoP wrote on Dec 31st, 2020 at 6:14pm:
    Double layer leather pouch with sisal braided cord. I'm experimenting a bit with new styles, the inner hole is pretty messy though because I don't have my knife/cutting board at home.

    Never seen a pouch like that, it looks cool.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Jan 6th, 2021 at 3:51pm
    Yet another one:

    Apache made from nylon 2mm cord round braided between 6 and 8 strand with a permanent core. I like the way it handles, perhaps a little heavy on the release cord though, thinner cord would be more flexible to work with and I have some 1.5mm on the way.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jan 6th, 2021 at 4:29pm
    You sir have a tab growing out of your cord. That is quite convenient.

    You liking this new round of slings? Seems like you are on a roll.

    Hey you know what I bet you won't do. I bet you won't build a bow. You see that JudoP that's me questioning your resolve. You won't do it...you're not down...

    Actually that's more of me trying to drag you down to our bow building threads. C'mon man join us!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Jan 8th, 2021 at 8:49am

    Morphy wrote on Jan 6th, 2021 at 4:29pm:
    You sir have a tab growing out of your cord. That is quite convenient.

    You liking this new round of slings? Seems like you are on a roll.

    Hey you know what I bet you won't do. I bet you won't build a bow. You see that JudoP that's me questioning your resolve. You won't do it...you're not down...

    Actually that's more of me trying to drag you down to our bow building threads. C'mon man join us!


    I've had a lot of time in the past week or so! Probably less so now, but I'm not short on new ideas and refinements at all.

    I've fought with tabs quite a bit, couldn't get them to work for me as they seem to make the release quite jerky and heavy for my personal taste. However, I've grown to like this minimalist version for slings which are too slippery or thin when grabbing the release cord alone. I'd never have a secure grip on that slippery nylon without a knot or a tab, and from the two I prefer tabs.

    As for bow making I did consider it for a time but I'm not entirely sure I have the tools, setup or space to do it in my current (rented) accommodation. Once I get my own place I'm gonna get a good workshop going for sure though  :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Jan 8th, 2021 at 8:51am
    A couple of slings I did a while ago.

    Red wool Balearic 15", with 226g stone for reference.
    Braided very tightly with seven strands, making it very rigid and inelastic.

    Thin hemp Balearic 27" (also braided with seven strands)


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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Jan 8th, 2021 at 8:56am
    They look great, I'm not sure I've seen a balearic sling in wool before.  Have you treated the wool at all by soaking/drying under tension or waxing? How long is the split on the hemp sling? Looks pretty long but it's difficult to tell from photos.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jan 8th, 2021 at 8:58am
    Those are really pretty and well refined.
    I sometimes switch to putting the loop on my index finger with Balaeric slings because the Balaeric does not really need cord-seperation to prevent twisting all that much. However, loose-fitting finger loops on my Balaerics tend to fly off my index finger, have you had this happen to you?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by vetryan15 on Jan 8th, 2021 at 9:07am
    Those look amazing. 

    @judoP. In regards to bow making. I only use a hatchet, rasp, drawknife, and tillering tree for it thats bare minimum you need

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Slyngorm on Jan 8th, 2021 at 10:07am
    I love slings that look so smooth, sleak and simple.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Jan 8th, 2021 at 2:13pm
    Super beautiful! I've been working on the pile of unfinished sling I have but none are looking as good as these.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jan 8th, 2021 at 8:15pm
    Love them Albion, very nice work!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Jan 9th, 2021 at 7:30am
    Slickkkk

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Jan 9th, 2021 at 7:41am

    JudoP wrote on Jan 8th, 2021 at 8:56am:
    They look great, I'm not sure I've seen a balearic sling in wool before.  Have you treated the wool at all by soaking/drying under tension or waxing? How long is the split on the hemp sling? Looks pretty long but it's difficult to tell from photos.

    Cheers. The wool is not treated at all, just simply braided as tightly as possible, and I think it is actually the best way to remove wool's excessive elasticity. Naturally, more strands used in the braid, the stiffer it will be.
    Both cradles are 6" long, which is my go-to length.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Jan 9th, 2021 at 7:46am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jan 8th, 2021 at 8:58am:
    Those are really pretty and well refined.
    I sometimes switch to putting the loop on my index finger with Balaeric slings because the Balaeric does not really need cord-seperation to prevent twisting all that much. However, loose-fitting finger loops on my Balaerics tend to fly off my index finger, have you had this happen to you?

    You hit the nail on the head. I personally prefer having the ring on the index finger for a couple of reasons, and with a Balearic sling I can do so without any consequence. When I first started having it on the index finger the sling came off on a couple of occasions, but it was the same with the middle finger. Hasn't happened since then however.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jan 11th, 2021 at 11:58am
    Leather greek style pouch sling, and very short sling with big stone, to start learning the left hand
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jan 11th, 2021 at 12:10pm
    short sling made of wool from an old coat, very durable material

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jan 11th, 2021 at 2:58pm
    What makes a sling “Greek style”? Or are you just from Greece perhaps?  ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jan 11th, 2021 at 4:44pm

    Morphy wrote on Jan 11th, 2021 at 2:58pm:
    What makes a sling “Greek style”? Or are you just from Greece perhaps? 

    I saw a photograph from the museum showing a Greek sling and a view pouch alike to this pouch, but, the attachment of the pouch to the ropes was different, so I came to the conclusion that this shape of the pouch was typical for the Greeks.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Jan 11th, 2021 at 5:52pm
    Today I made this micro sling, it is about 25cm(folded). In the photo you can see how small it is compared to my hand and a 100g stone in the pouch. That is now the shortest sling in my collection of 50 slings
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jan 12th, 2021 at 6:46am
    Wow tiny little guy. Cool!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jan 14th, 2021 at 12:56pm
    🐻 Teddy sling

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jan 14th, 2021 at 1:13pm
    Balearic Sling ala Jaegoor
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jan 14th, 2021 at 2:41pm
    Beautiful Jaegoor!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by vetryan15 on Jan 14th, 2021 at 2:53pm
    I would kill to own one of those Jaegoor. 


    I am serious

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jan 14th, 2021 at 3:05pm
    Wow!  That’s a beautiful sling Jaegoor!

    Is the retention cord a constant width and only the release cord is tapered?


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jan 14th, 2021 at 3:28pm

    vetryan15 wrote on Jan 14th, 2021 at 2:53pm:
    I would kill to own one of those Jaegoor. 


    I am serious


    This man will stop at nothing Jaegoor. Any chance you could sell Vet one so we can sleep better at night?  ;)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jan 14th, 2021 at 4:06pm
    If the answer is yes, then there's a good chance a few other people will temporarily change their name to vet also ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jan 14th, 2021 at 4:10pm
    It looks like a Balearic sling, but is constructed differently.  The braid is double.  And crude fiber was not used.  The highest strand number is 48. This is reduced to 6. It is very durable.  I have been shooting such a model for 12 years.  It withstood tens of thousands of shots well.  But it takes me a long time to finish.  Unfortunately I have little time for this hobby.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jan 14th, 2021 at 4:32pm
    What does it mean that the braid is double?  I can see the two distinct sections, but I don't understand how it came to be.  Is it some sort of hybrid between a round braid and a flat braid?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jan 14th, 2021 at 4:40pm
    If I recall correctly, the retention loop (ring) is a 12 strand fish-tail braid, doubled to the retention cord to be 24 strand fish tail, and then doubled again for the pouch, then tapered on the release cord down to 6 strands.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jan 14th, 2021 at 4:55pm
    It's a flat braid.  How to know it.  It starts on the eye with 12 strands.  You start in the middle.  If you bring the loop together, 12 strands become 24 strands.  The difference.  You always put two strands on top of each other.  So the braid is double.  It is not only very durable but also strong and flexible.  It was my idea to work that way.  I thought it made sense

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jan 14th, 2021 at 5:06pm
    IronGoober

    Then you know how to do it :D ;) :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jan 14th, 2021 at 5:23pm

    Jaegoor wrote on Jan 14th, 2021 at 5:06pm:
    IronGoober

    Then you know how to do it :D ;) :)




    ...and now so do I!  Thanks!  I can see why you don't make a lot of these slings Jaegoor.  That looks like it takes a really long time, but it also looks like it's worth the wait!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jan 14th, 2021 at 5:53pm
    Yes it takes a long time.  And you need a lot of strength in your fingers.  You have to have done it a few times.  It's a little faster with routine.  The material is hemp.  At the end, the entire sling is soaked in liquid beeswax.  Before and after each shooting I use bow string wax for the letter.  Over the years the sling looks like leather.  I shoot a lot.  Therefore the whip is interchangeable.  I do this two or three times in the monath

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jan 14th, 2021 at 7:27pm
    Wow!  How many shots do you take in a month that it needs to be replaced that often?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jan 15th, 2021 at 4:06am
    When I train, it's always two hours.  That's about 250 rounds.  100 shots are documented.  I've created an automatic table.  It automatically adds up all the points.  Even the mistakes.  The program then creates a performance curve.  I've been doing this for ten years.  Since I used to do competitive sports, this is normal.  I am often in the forest.  I have a small course there.  Old trees, branches or small rocks.  The whip already has contact with the ground.  This increases the wear and tear.  The exchange takes about five minutes.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Jan 15th, 2021 at 5:39am
    That is a glorious sling.
    24 strand braid looks hypnotising.
    How much does the wax increase the weight of the sling?
    Also, how long is the pouch? 6" is usual for me.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jan 15th, 2021 at 7:55am
    The length of the letter is 14cm from the knee.  With the belly the length is 19cm.  Wax makes sling a little heavier.  Not much.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jan 15th, 2021 at 1:41pm
    This is a simple sling that you can make from a 1 long, single piece of paracord
    I like it more than the 3 strand sheepshank design, because it has better resistance againts pouch-torque and because its made of just 1 continuous piece of cord.

    I was also looking for a fingerloop solution that evades leather. A single paracord fingerloop around 1 finger is not good enough in my opinion, it cuts into the finger and the load distribution is not good. Instead, I simply made the fingerloop much larger and fold it on itself, and now I have 2 loops that I can wear over all four fingers, like I do with my 4 looped Etruscan Balearic sling, surprisingly effective yet simple
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jan 16th, 2021 at 8:39am
    That’s a nice looking noodle there J :)
    How does it throw?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jan 16th, 2021 at 9:48am
    Ever considered making a tutorial and making it the official J sling?  :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jan 16th, 2021 at 10:46am
    Have just tested it with about a bucket full of rocks. Works very good, it really sends them far and fast. Optimal rock weight feels to be somewhere around a 80-100 grams, but it will sling heavier rocks too, even though the pouch is not very wide, it is quite stable.

    it slings very nostalgic as it reminds me of my early slings I made when I was 13

    The fingerloop solution also works flawlessly. Now it'll find a place in one of my pockets and be my new edc sling

    If more are interested I will see if I can make a tutorial but I do not want it named after me

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jan 16th, 2021 at 12:50pm
    I understand. You're a good man J.  ;)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jan 16th, 2021 at 3:51pm
    It can also be made without the weft on the cords, and instead just solely a pouch. This reduces the weight a little, and requires less cordage. It looks very similar to a woven 3 strand sheepshank pouch, or a PJ pouch, but it does not make use of a sheepshank knot, nor is the pouch woven in with a seperate cord. Instead, it is made from just a single piece of paracord. I prefer this method over the peaceful jeffery design.

    A 3 strand paracord woven pouch is quite narrow, but remember a sling pouch does not have to be wider than the projectile it is throwing. Such pouch width is workable for rocks up to 150 grams, but that is stretching it. Ideally around a 100 grams is right for this cord size, in my opinion. Then the sling and pouch react very responsive to the wrist.


    Why this design? I was looking to come up with a no-nonsense, maintenance-free and generally tough sling that I can put in my pocket, that I can also unweave very quickly if I need cord and reweave if I need a sling. The KISS-method, or keep-it-simple, stupid! method, is the approach I wanted to take. I see it as a ''survival sling'' because in my ''survival kit'' I always have paracord and because they last a long time without the ''hassle of the tassle'' that comes with natural fibre slings. The pouch size is perfect, because I do not want to throw heavy bombard rocks with a paracord sling anyway.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jan 16th, 2021 at 4:22pm
    I wanted to show how I use this fingerloop. Multiple configurations that result in different cord-width seperation are possible. I love this solution, because it is simple and achieves what I want-weight distribution over all my fingers, while not providing obstruction in my hands (like I get with a wrist loop) for grabbing the release cord.
    Note I do use a small overhand knot on the release cord for grip on these paracord slings, but I also grab the rest of the cord that extends beyond the knot.

    I much much prefer this over a wrist loop. The wrist loop gets in my way of holding the release cord, and, a wrist loop chafes the finger from which the cord exits as you swing the sling.

    In my experience, it feels as if I can put more power into the throw with multiple fingerloops, the momentum of the sling is not pulling as strong on my index and thumb, or on the single finger that holds the release cord, but instead it is spread out on my whole hand. And even if this would just be a placebo, then at least it prevents chafing that comes with a single paracord fingerloop.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Jan 17th, 2021 at 4:03pm
    Nice work with the finger loop design J!!!
    I have been using the same concept on my slings to spread the tension between multiple(I settled on 2 fingers worth) fingers and I honestly wouldn't have it any other way.
    Take it to the next level and create a separation in the cordage to keep it all locked in place.
    Cool pouch too my man 8-)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Jan 17th, 2021 at 4:03pm
    Here's a different along with the same concept.

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Jan 17th, 2021 at 4:07pm
    Wish I still had that orange one. It was an outstanding piece for me

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jan 17th, 2021 at 7:08pm
    Love that orange one. Very nice.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Jan 18th, 2021 at 9:16am
    Ya I really gotta make another one!
    Ugh discipline lol

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jan 18th, 2021 at 2:45pm
    Another made-of-1-single-cord paracord sling design, below the previous design. This has a wider pouch
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jan 18th, 2021 at 3:21pm
    Many different widths and configurations are possible, for example here is a pouch optimized for lead projectiles , marbles or golf balls, clay or small smooth stones up to 100 g
    It can be assembled and dissassembled from a piece of cord in less than 10 minutes
    much better than a plain noodle.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jan 18th, 2021 at 4:37pm
    You can also just make this deisign in into a standalone pouch. I used natural cordage here.
    The advantage of a standalone pouch is that if the release cord wears out, you can twist or braid in a new one.
    I will show that in a few minutes

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jan 18th, 2021 at 5:23pm
    .
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Jan 19th, 2021 at 6:15am
    Nice, I love the glande too,!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jan 20th, 2021 at 9:36am
    Ok Jaegoor, I’m going to try your way. 10cm down, and a long way to go! I might be finished some time in the year 2023. 
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Jan 20th, 2021 at 11:01am
    24'' manila apache sling.

    The manila fibre was soaked/disassembled from rope, braided dry then the finished sling was soaked and dried under tension, which is my standard process for sisal fibre slings.

    Compared to the sisal the soaking/drying under tension of the final sling has had a smaller, but still noticeable effect. The sling is more pliable and 'flowy' than before the process, but to a lesser extent than sisal is when treated the same way. I honestly don't know whether flowy or more stiff is better in a sling. I feel stiff may have better safety with large irregular ammo, and may be more responsive to pouch angle, but flowy feels really nice, maybe it is better with lighter ammo.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jan 20th, 2021 at 2:41pm
    You're gonna have too many to know what to do with soon. Do you twist the fibers in the same direction?

    I was confused looking in detail at some balearic slings, it seems like the fiber is always twisted clockwise and counterclockwise on either side of the braid, which means that each strand would have alternating twists... When I tried that, it didn't work. I had to keep the same direction of twist.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Jan 20th, 2021 at 3:30pm
    J, I really like the concept of a 1 strand sling, and you have made some nice designs. I think that one with the short, wide pouch would look great made from loose fibre. Also an interesting concept having a pouch separate from the cords.

    NooneofConsequence, that looks like a good start! What material are you using?

    Judo, that is a very nice looking sling! What do you use for the cracker?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Jan 20th, 2021 at 3:35pm

    IronGoober wrote on Jan 20th, 2021 at 2:41pm:
    You're gonna have too many to know what to do with soon. Do you twist the fibers in the same direction?

    I was confused looking in detail at some balearic slings, it seems like the fiber is always twisted clockwise and counterclockwise on either side of the braid, which means that each strand would have alternating twists... When I tried that, it didn't work. I had to keep the same direction of twist.


    Oh I reached the point of having too many slings a looong time ago :P

    The twist always goes in the opposite direction to the braid as it comes across. This way the fibres always line up lengthwise down the cord.

    Each strand does indeed have alternating twist direction as it moves from left to right and back. When braiding a strand over from right to left it has an s-twist, and when going left over to the right it has a z-twist.

    http://www.nordicneedle.net/guides/stitching-materials-guides/threads/s-vs-z-twist/

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Jan 20th, 2021 at 7:02pm

    Archaic Arms wrote on Jan 20th, 2021 at 3:30pm:
    Judo, that is a very nice looking sling! What do you use for the cracker?


    Thankyou  :)
    Dyneema fibre, though it's probably overkill for this. The release cord is barely tapered so I'm not expecting much on the cracking front. Still it's the second time using this material in the cracker and I want to practice braiding it in.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Jan 20th, 2021 at 7:14pm
    Quite an experimental one for me. I bought some backpack strap (polypropylene) and wanted to make a sling with it. Aiming for a lightweight all weather sling. The disadvantages are the strap material is quite slippery, and doesn't like being cut (all the weave/weft just slides out if you cut it, and lighter sealing is broken by flexing the edge).

    I used an aussie pouch with a short extra piece stitched in between which is then connected to the cords. Because of the width of the strap I chose to use doubled paracord to whip on to (helps reinforce pouch stability in any case). The cords are bound on with artificial sinew and measure about 35''.

    I've finally had a go at the double finger loop I hear many on here rave about and so far really like the feel of it. It's quite versatile like this, it naturally synches tight on the fingers, you can also use a single finger in the middle bit and it will simply wrap around also synching around the finger as you pull. If anyone wants to do this fingerloop it's really easy to remember because the fancy bit is just an overhand knot but not tightened.

    Also added a kevlar cracker, have to see how much of a crack I can get out of paracord!
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jan 20th, 2021 at 8:17pm

    Archaic Arms wrote on Jan 20th, 2021 at 3:30pm:
    NooneofConsequence, that looks like a good start! What material are you using?


    It’s just black and natural cotton craft twine I bought on Amazon. I’m not sure how it’ll hold up, but I hope it doesn’t shrink too much because the finger loop is already a little tight.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jan 21st, 2021 at 1:13pm
    Chumash sling construction
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jan 22nd, 2021 at 6:58am
    7 strand flat braid
    hemp
    sling weight 20 grams
    length 67 cm / 26''
    replaceable horsehair tassle (although I don't expect the need to replace, this hair is TOUGH)
    wrist loop or double fingerloop
    maximum projectile weight ~100g

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Jan 22nd, 2021 at 10:29am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jan 22nd, 2021 at 6:58am:
    7 strand flat braid
    hemp
    sling weight 20 grams
    length 67 cm / 26''
    replaceable horsehair tassle (although I don't expect the need to replace, this hair is TOUGH)
    wrist loop or double fingerloop
    maximum projectile weight ~100g


    DAMN! That sling is ready for war!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jan 22nd, 2021 at 2:28pm
    Most durable and stiff sling I have ever made.

    It is made from a 5 strand flat/square/balearic braid, with 5 strands of #275 Paracord, which is the stiffest smallest paracord they offer.
    Each strand of the 275 paracord is approx. 2mm wide yet packs an impressive 5 seperate inner strands inside the 32(?) strand roundbraid mantle.

    The sling is 75 cm long / 30'' and weights a hefty 50 grams, and is equipped with a wrist loop / double figure loop.
    It  will hold  and sling rocks up to the size of a baseball with the pouch angle still giving instant response to the wrist movement with such hefty rocks.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jan 22nd, 2021 at 4:25pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jan 22nd, 2021 at 2:28pm:
    Most durable and stiff sling I have ever made.

    It is made from a 5 strand flat/square/balearic braid, with 5 strands of #275 Paracord, which is the stiffest smallest paracord they offer.
    Each strand of the 275 paracord is approx. 2mm wide yet packs an impressive 5 seperate inner strands inside the 32(?) strand roundbraid mantle.

    The sling is 75 cm long / 30'' and weights a hefty 50 grams, and is equipped with a wrist loop / double figure loop.
    It  will hold  and sling rocks up to the size of a baseball with the pouch angle still giving instant response to the wrist movement with such hefty rocks.

    Very original work, looks like carefully, paracord should be stronger than jute.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Jan 22nd, 2021 at 8:36pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jan 22nd, 2021 at 2:28pm:
    Most durable and stiff sling I have ever made.

    It is made from a 5 strand flat/square/balearic braid, with 5 strands of #275 Paracord, which is the stiffest smallest paracord they offer.
    Each strand of the 275 paracord is approx. 2mm wide yet packs an impressive 5 seperate inner strands inside the 32(?) strand roundbraid mantle.

    The sling is 75 cm long / 30'' and weights a hefty 50 grams, and is equipped with a wrist loop / double figure loop.
    It  will hold  and sling rocks up to the size of a baseball with the pouch angle still giving instant response to the wrist movement with such hefty rocks.


    Very interesting. Never seen something like this before.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jan 23rd, 2021 at 11:57am
    I wrapped release cord with jute winding, it was damaged, it would have lasted for another 150 throws, I have never seen the entire cord damaged along its entire length
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Jan 23rd, 2021 at 12:53pm

    Scorpion Vin wrote on Jan 23rd, 2021 at 11:57am:
    I have never seen the entire cord damaged along its entire length

    I haven't either.  Do you have any videos of your throwing style?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jan 23rd, 2021 at 4:10pm
    I have decided to undo the 275 braided paracord sling because the recoil was too high for my taste (due to the heavy release cord) and because the weight overall was too great, clocking in to 50-55 grams.  So instead I rebraided the sling with a basic 3 strand flat braid  on the retention loop, cord and release cord, with the 5 strand only starting near the pouch so I get the required strands for making the pouch. The sling now clocks in at a more respectable 35-40 grams, while still having the flat cords I desire. Even though the 3 strand is not as stiff as a 5 strand it is still plenty of stiff due the nature of the cordage used. The other specs are exactly the same. She slings like a dream now.  quite silent too. I think this will become my default sling.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Jan 23rd, 2021 at 6:48pm
    Very interesting idea, also didn't know about 275 paracord.
    I'm interested to know why you have the narrower sections on both sides of the pouch. Does it help hold the projectile better or merely a product of the 1-cord pouch design?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jan 24th, 2021 at 5:27am
    I like solid pouches but only when they are quite long and narrow. I do not like it when the stone is engulfed by the pouch, this I only find acceptable if I were throwing very slippery ammo like marbles, ice balls, wrought iron balls or lead balls. If I were to throw any of these, I find this pouch is still wide enough to cup and form to hold them securely. But with clay and stone biconicals I want the pointy bits or oval bits to portrude from the the sides of pouch.  The narrower sections on the sides of the pouch give a sort of taper-effect to the pouch. A solid pouch does not have to be as wide on the sides as it does in the middle where the projectile is seated.

    Aside from that. this solid pouch is easy to weave.  In all my sling making I strive for no tools except my hands. I don't first braid the sling and then weave the pouch. I first braid the retention cord, then weave in the pouch, then braid the release cord, in that order.
    This results in it being much quicker to weave, and I  do not have to cut the cord for the weave beforehand, I can just weave it in right from the spool, so I will never accidentally cut too little cord for the weave.

    As of recent I have been preferring solid pouches over split pouches. I like the extra security it gives for the ligher weight ammo that lately has gotten my preference. I am trying to settle for a generic sling design, sling length, projectile weight range, or at least some universal attributes.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jan 24th, 2021 at 1:12pm

    joe_meadmaker wrote on Jan 23rd, 2021 at 12:53pm:
    Do you have any videos of your throwing style?


    No, but it looks like Byzantine Style

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Willem208 on Jan 24th, 2021 at 1:13pm
    Close but not quite...  >:( ;D
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jan 24th, 2021 at 4:23pm
    That’s a pretty small target there Willem. How far away are you throwing from?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jan 24th, 2021 at 5:11pm
    A simple linen sling.  For a friend in France
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Jan 24th, 2021 at 6:30pm
    Beautiful

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Jan 24th, 2021 at 9:37pm

    Jaegoor wrote on Jan 24th, 2021 at 5:11pm:
    A simple linen sling.  For a friend in France


    If that's simple then what are my slings?  :o

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Willem208 on Jan 25th, 2021 at 12:18am

    NooneOfConsequence wrote on Jan 24th, 2021 at 4:23pm:
    That’s a pretty small target there Willem. How far away are you throwing from?

    The distance is 10m. I have gotten confident enough to throw tennis balls in my backyard but I just don't seem to be hitting the tin.   ::) :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jan 25th, 2021 at 12:28am
    Willem, I'd say you're doing fine. I've been practicing every day about 100-200 throws since April. (and slinging overall for about 13 years now.)

    I went out today from 10 - 15 m and tried to hit a soda can... After about 100 throws I hit it only 3 times.  I guess I'm trying to say is that you'll get there, but even when you do, the hits can still be few and far between.  Of course, then other days you might hit it 10 times in 30 throws.

    It seems to vary quite drastically in my experience. Or maybe I just don't practice correctly. Either way, I like your backstop! Seems to work nicely!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jan 25th, 2021 at 7:04am

    Willem208 wrote on Jan 24th, 2021 at 1:13pm:
    Close but not quite

    When I started to use sling I tried to hit from 200 meters into a tin can hanging on a stick, it was madness

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jan 25th, 2021 at 10:05am

    Scorpion Vin wrote on Jan 25th, 2021 at 7:04am:

    Willem208 wrote on Jan 24th, 2021 at 1:13pm:
    Close but not quite

    When I started to use sling I tried to hit from 200 meters into a tin can hanging on a stick, it was madness


    That depends on how many tin cans and how close together they are packed on those sticks  :whistle:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MarianoV123 on Jan 25th, 2021 at 11:02am

    Scorpion Vin wrote on Jan 25th, 2021 at 7:04am:

    Willem208 wrote on Jan 24th, 2021 at 1:13pm:
    Close but not quite

    When I started to use sling I tried to hit from 200 meters into a tin can hanging on a stick, it was madness

    Did you ever hit it??

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jan 25th, 2021 at 11:54am
    You won't reach 200 meters with this sling, but it will throw fist sized (crap) rocks at scary speed. If I lived in a rocky environment without good river pebbles this is the type of sling I would pick.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jan 25th, 2021 at 2:34pm
    Here is another one I have from leather, this one does not have the belt holes still in there. I feel like the minimum rock weight for this sling to work is around 200 grams but preferably you want between 250-500 grams. I can throw a ~500g rock approximately 45 meters with it as some might have seen in a privat video in the past.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jan 25th, 2021 at 3:01pm

    MirkoSling wrote on Jan 25th, 2021 at 11:02am:
    Did you ever hit it??

    No, but from a distance of 100 meters, from a hill, my stones landed 5 meters from an iron disk on a tree, I did not hit it either. It is necessary to make round identical ammo from clay to achieve maximum accuracy and try again. Smelting metal is harmful to health. Especially lead.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jan 25th, 2021 at 4:27pm
    Another all leather sling, I used this one the most of the leather slings I have. This one is more trimmed down and fit for ~100g projectiles
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Jan 25th, 2021 at 4:34pm
    Nice! Makes me want to take out the all leather sling made by Tomas but I also don't want to ruin it in the crummy wet weather we have currently.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jan 25th, 2021 at 5:49pm
    My first sling
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jan 25th, 2021 at 5:51pm
    Аfter 2 months of practice

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jan 25th, 2021 at 6:02pm
    When I was inexperienced and didn't even know how to weave correctly
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jan 25th, 2021 at 6:04pm
    When it started to look like a sling
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jan 25th, 2021 at 6:08pm
    Recently made, greek style pouch, with deer skin, from cut old jacket
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jan 25th, 2021 at 6:36pm
    I decided to load all my slings.
    I've experimented a lot.
    According to my feelings, Balearic slings with a split pocket shoot more powerful by 5-10% because of the clean release, the ammo flies faster. But you need to choose a medium-sized stone, large ones roll and fall out, and small ones feel bad.

    I love Apache style slings.

    They allow me to throw even super heavy stones of 500-600 grams, but only at 30 meters.

    On average, Apache-type sling with a solid pocket, for every 100 throws have 3-4 miss release, the delay in releasing the cord prevents free release.


    I constantly train sling skill with my friend, so I take Apache slings, I am so always sure that the projectile will not roll, because the Balearic slings are the hardest in mastering for me. Even when I am with someone, I throw a stone with a force of 50-70%, when I invest 100% I am afraid that the projectile will not roll over, although this has not happened yet.

    The Apache sling has never stone rolled back to the side, no matter how bulky it may seem.


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by xud9a on Jan 27th, 2021 at 11:57am
    Some of my slings.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by xud9a on Jan 27th, 2021 at 12:03pm
    Apologies for picture size, now I know I can post a picture I will try to resize  🤪

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by xud9a on Jan 27th, 2021 at 12:04pm
    Having said that I never realised close up timber could be so spacey, ....man !   🤣

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jan 27th, 2021 at 12:43pm
    Nice!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jan 27th, 2021 at 3:34pm

    xud9a - call me zud 👍 wrote on Jan 27th, 2021 at 11:57am:
    Some of my slings.

    Very good work. Does the blue sling have no pouch? Or is he so small?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jan 27th, 2021 at 4:17pm
    Yesterday i make short simple slim sling, jute six braid rope and wool pouch sewing

    Lenght 22 inches
    55 centimeter
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jan 27th, 2021 at 4:35pm
    Lots of good slings being posted.

    Xud, think I'm going to have to shorten it to that lol, I like it man. Especially the color of that blue sling. Something about that shade is very nice for a sling.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by xud9a on Jan 27th, 2021 at 8:11pm
    Guys, many thanks for the compliments. I am running to catch up so making slings to try and find what works for me. So where I use leather I will make a few identically but wet and/oil them in different ways to gauge the effect. I have tried various materials, natural and man made for braids and the two balearics are homemade butchers twist hemp and cotton and plain blue jute. The twist is a knotted pouch and the blue jute is 12 strand so the pouch needs reinforcing with leather. Cheers.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by xud9a on Jan 27th, 2021 at 8:12pm
    Btw Morphy, my friends call me zud  👍🌈

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by xud9a on Jan 27th, 2021 at 8:14pm
    And Rayman, many thanks for re sizing 🍌

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MarianoV123 on Jan 29th, 2021 at 4:57pm
    Made a new leather and paracord sling after reading one of No One of Consequence's posts. The pouch design is from Curious Aardvark.

    The pouch holds ammo better than any other pouch I've had before, but it sometimes holds it too well and turns it into a club that hits me on the back. Only a problem if I use smaller stones though.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Jan 29th, 2021 at 6:53pm
    Here is my new balearic style jute sling that I am making, just finished the pouch. Will be trying to make cracker for it out of some plastic fibres string I found in my grandma's gardening tools ;D
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jan 29th, 2021 at 9:46pm
    Looks good! Nice and even. No twist! Good job, I have a hard time with that.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Jan 30th, 2021 at 4:44am
    So here is the finished product
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on Jan 30th, 2021 at 10:12am
    Looks good!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Jan 30th, 2021 at 11:53am
    Its a good start, this video helped me with technique when I was started making them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ouNR6djZy4&list=PLcteFoT9qg-X7gZqDzIUph0iy-DIzv_Hg&index=6

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Jan 30th, 2021 at 1:18pm
    I think I've seen this video already when I was trying to find some visual information on how they make balearic slings.(my slings then were just those simple split braids you can find tons of tutorials on and of course simple paracord ones) Ended up using some tutorial I found here on the forum

    I also liked this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO4ERyUXdYU

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by xud9a - call me zud 👍 on Jan 30th, 2021 at 4:53pm
    Lovely job and far better than my attempt using jute, though the jute  blue is rather nice !  I followed this tutorial

    http://www.tourism-mallorca.com/foners/03angl/01ferFona.html

    ....go to those who know ! And am now "itching" to try it in sisal 
    Cheers.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jan 31st, 2021 at 11:29am
    unknown origin
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Jan 31st, 2021 at 12:10pm
    I finished this one recently, and it's already gone.  I had a couple friends over last night for a beer.  One of them really liked this sling so I gave it to him.  Although I made him throw a few ice balls with it as part of the deal.

    I bought a bunch of blue leather on Etsy.  This was the first sling I made with it and I think it came out fantastic.




    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Jan 31st, 2021 at 12:50pm
    That looks really nice. Awesome job! Blue is a good colour for slings. I really love the electric blue in the one AmdoCraft sling I have. Reminds me of that one.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Jan 31st, 2021 at 3:30pm
    A couple more, 20" and waxed 24".

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jan 31st, 2021 at 3:45pm
    is that wax sticky or dry?

    That looks like about the perfect Balearic sling

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on Jan 31st, 2021 at 7:20pm
    @ Albion Slinger

    Nice slings! I have tried splicing in just before the split, but it never worked out quite like yours.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Feb 1st, 2021 at 3:52am
    Those are beautiful. What material are they?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Feb 1st, 2021 at 4:56am
    That's just about the best Balearic I've seen. Very sleek and beautiful. Bet it works well.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Feb 1st, 2021 at 9:23am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jan 31st, 2021 at 3:45pm:
    is that wax sticky or dry?

    It's 100% beeswax so it's a bit tacky, but that I find that good so that you can grip it better.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Feb 1st, 2021 at 9:25am

    Kick wrote on Feb 1st, 2021 at 3:52am:
    What material are they?

    They are both braided from DK weight hemp yarns. I like it, It's quite a good material.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Feb 1st, 2021 at 9:26am

    walter wrote on Jan 31st, 2021 at 7:20pm:
    I have tried splicing in just before the split, but it never worked out quite like yours.

    I splice in the fibers right after the split, and then remove them after I rejoin the split.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Feb 1st, 2021 at 10:06am
    Dang AS, that is mastery! Every sling you make looks better than the last one.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Feb 1st, 2021 at 1:25pm
    Sehr gut gelungen. Ein doppelt liegendes geflecht. 😁 Sie werden viel freude damit haben.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Feb 2nd, 2021 at 6:51am

    Archaic Arms wrote on Jan 31st, 2021 at 3:30pm:
    A couple more, 20" and waxed 24".

    It looks more than professional.
    I'm wondering how long is your split pouch? Visually 16-18 centimeters
    or 7 inches

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Feb 3rd, 2021 at 9:07am
    Thank you all for the compliments!

    Scorpion Vin wrote on Feb 2nd, 2021 at 6:51am:
    I'm wondering how long is your split pouch?

    Both of them have a 5" long pouch. I recently made the switch from 6" which you only really need if you want to throw very big stones.


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Feb 6th, 2021 at 11:49pm
    Well my dog ate my favorite sling  >:(

    Fortunately he just ate the release cord... easy fix even if it doesn’t quite match the old cord :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Feb 7th, 2021 at 12:35am

    NooneOfConsequence wrote on Feb 6th, 2021 at 11:49pm:
    Well my dog ate my favorite sling  >:(

    Fortunately he just ate the release cord... easy fix even if it doesn’t quite match the old cord :)


    Uh uh not this time NOOC. Those sir are human teeth marks!!! Nooc, how did it come to this? That being said addiction to paracord is a disease. This is not your fault my friend. I am addicted to turtle collecting if that makes you feel better.

    Damn...im getting weird again. Not enough sleep.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 7th, 2021 at 3:09pm
    I am experimenting again with a fist-length release 'tab'.
    I notice that the release is clean when my release grip is only on the tab and not on and below the tab.
    It seems to work for me so far.
    The stone you see here is around 350g
    The sling length 70 cm ,with 20 cm leather belt pouch
    It has thin cords because I intend it only for Greek style.
    I don't notice any real problems with cord-twist and heavy rocks as long as I don't use multiple rotations.

    The benefit for a fist long release tab seems to come into play with artillery sized rocks like this. It allows me to handle heavy rocks better. The downside for me seems to be a somewhat delayed release for very light projectiles. This because there is more inertia to overcome in opening of the pouch due to the heavier release cord. In my case it is also caused by quite heavy and large leather pouch. However, another benefit of the long tab for me is that it silences the sling quite, the sharp paracord whishing sound greatly reduced upon my release. A downside seems that the the release cord does flop out and about after a release, because of the concentration of weight at the end of the release cord. But this does not seem to have an effect on hte projectile for me, because the projectile is long gone out of the pouch
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by David Morningstar on Feb 7th, 2021 at 7:03pm

    Another Egyptian, made using Teg's study of the Kahun object in Manchester Museum. The two warp strands are larger diameter than the weft and are reverse-twisted together to make the retention and release cords.


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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Feb 9th, 2021 at 7:28am
    Great sling David!

    It looks neat. Woven slings are probably very difficult and long to make

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Feb 9th, 2021 at 7:31am
    Made yesterday for friend
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Feb 9th, 2021 at 7:32am
    Reinforced old sling  8-)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Feb 9th, 2021 at 7:36am
    Primitive sling and line of slings
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 9th, 2021 at 8:13am
    Nice slings S.V
    Hemp whanger, 65g clay shot, thumb-tab
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Feb 9th, 2021 at 9:47am
    Great slings everyone!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Feb 9th, 2021 at 9:55am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Feb 9th, 2021 at 8:13am:
    Nice slings S.V
    Hemp whanger, 65g clay shot, thumb-tab


    Very neat. Did you make the pouch like in those paracord tutorials?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 9th, 2021 at 1:57pm

    SerKraus wrote on Feb 9th, 2021 at 9:55am:

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Feb 9th, 2021 at 8:13am:
    Nice slings S.V
    Hemp whanger, 65g clay shot, thumb-tab


    Very neat. Did you make the pouch like in those paracord tutorials?



    Similar to those tutorials but modified to suit me

    I am experimenting with different sizes of release tabs
    so far I still prefer the full fist tab over a thumb + index and middle finger only tab.

    A light release tab like the one in this hemp sling really reduces the noise of the sling to almost nothing,
    it is very stealthy. The lack of a sonic crack should also enhance durability.

    A problem arises for me when I grip the tab below and on the tab, than it acts like a big release knot and it
    gets hooked on my releasing fingers upon release resulting in inconsistent releases.

    But when I grip the tab only on the tab, the exit of the tab from my hand is very clean.

    A light tab seems to be good, it doesn't have much 'recoil', in contrast to a heavy tab, which can feel like I am  throwing a 'handle''. A bad feel but it does not seem to have an effect on the stone.





    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Feb 10th, 2021 at 5:20pm
    Slings with some interesting design features!
    J, haven't seen an open tab like that before but I imagine it would provide a reasonable grip.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Feb 10th, 2021 at 5:36pm
    A wild Apache appears in the undergrowth...

    Thought I'd give the design a try.
    Made of hemp with waxed cotton canvas for the pouch.

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Feb 10th, 2021 at 6:01pm

    Archaic Arms wrote on Feb 10th, 2021 at 5:36pm:
    A wild Apache appears in the undergrowth...


    "It uses Turkey Throw. It is very effective!"

    Nice sling bro! Youve been killing it lately with all the very fine looking death noodles.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Feb 10th, 2021 at 10:48pm
    @Albion  Do you notice any differences from your usual balearics in terms of performance/timing?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 11th, 2021 at 8:21am
    @Albion yes, it is one aspect I like of twisted cords, the ability to splice. it makes it easy to make a loop and a tab.
    I left the tab open here without weft, to make it lighter than if it was woven. The New Caledonia sling inspired me.
    I don't know how he made the tuft. But it lead to this.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Feb 11th, 2021 at 1:35pm

    IronGoober wrote on Feb 10th, 2021 at 10:48pm:
    @Albion  Do you notice any differences from your usual balearics in terms of performance/timing?

    Yes it was different, not by a lot, but noticeable. First thing I found was that it imparted more spin on projectiles, second was when I was throwing stones that were smaller than sides of the pouch and noticed that they released late. Another interesting discovery was that it worked particularly well with big stones, which makes sense because they cant sit below the split which would result in a late release (same reason why the smaller stones don't work so well). I find it's also slightly quicker to load because you don't have to position the stone as carefully, which would likely big plus if loading under stress.
    So if I were to make a conclusion based on that experience alone I'd say that Balearics are better if using mixed ammo, Apaches are better if using selected ammo (but not by much either way).

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Feb 12th, 2021 at 11:38am
    Thank you J!

    Albion slinger, your sling looking originally and interesting,
    As for the release, as already mentioned in one of the topics, the mass of the projectile must be sufficient so that it has enough inertia to fly out on time.
    It turns out that the Balearic slings are a smoothbore gun, and the Apaches are a rifled gun, due to the rotation  ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 12th, 2021 at 2:47pm
    @Scorpion Vin I suspect you are confusing general split pouches to a Balearic split pouch sling, the latter requires quite unique characteristics to count as a Balaeric and provides plenty of spin. You should contact Luis Livermore for buying a genuine Balaeric sling and see what it's all about.  I didn't really understand them until I bought one from the Islands. He also accepts cash.
    I literally posted him a 50 euro bill over the mail to get mine lol, cause I don't have paypal.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Feb 16th, 2021 at 4:14pm
    This is the result of my todays slinging session.
    Using my new short jute balearic sling with balearic sidearm throwing style.
    Target: 30x60cm open pizza box(what me and my friends call Franta) at 10 to 20m, hit count: 20, shots taken:30

    not bad for 10 month slinger
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Feb 16th, 2021 at 5:19pm
    Good work, sir! Those are some great statistics. That's a fine looking sling too.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Feb 19th, 2021 at 2:12pm
    ;)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by xud9a - call me zud 👍 on Feb 19th, 2021 at 2:27pm
    Wow Jaegoor, gorgeous glandes and sexy sling.
    Is the sling hemp ?
    Is the glande , with the flat spot, on the upper right, a casting flaw or a design feature ?
    Cheers.  👍👍👍

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Feb 19th, 2021 at 2:42pm
    The sling is made from raw hemp.  The letter has a core made of raw jute.  Twisting takes a while.  There are glandes who have met before.  I am very meticulous when it comes to lead.  Every shot was found with a detector on my premises.  Now I am shooting on a range for old front-loading rifles.  There is a special bullet trap.  A detector is no longer necessary

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Feb 19th, 2021 at 3:07pm
    :)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Feb 19th, 2021 at 3:49pm
    Looks like a joy to use!  Would that be “Schleudernvergnügen” auf Deutsch?

    Are you still replacing all the slings that were stolen? Or were those recovered?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Feb 19th, 2021 at 4:03pm
    One was handed in.  The others have now been replaced.  I have good children in the group.  They made their slings themselves.  Now you want to finish more slings.  When training starts again, they want to make their replacement slings available to new slingers.  This behavior is absolutely awesome.  It makes me very proud and satisfied to be able to train such kids.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Feb 19th, 2021 at 5:35pm
    That looks very heavily waxed. Bet it lasts forever. How does the reverse twist act during throwing? Is it just as accurate as your normal slings?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Feb 20th, 2021 at 2:25am
    Reverse rotation?  I do not understand that.  She shoots very well.  The letter is very stiff.  Like leather.  I've already woven it very tightly.  😁 The finger eye is very large.  It is intended for two fingers or a self-locking one.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Feb 20th, 2021 at 6:53am
    Yes sorry, the cords are not braided but twisted? Google translate is having a hard time with that one.

    Ive used a few slings with reverse twist cords but never at your level. Does it affect accuracy at all compared to braiding?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Feb 20th, 2021 at 9:02am
    It is better?  Mh?  It's an ideal design for a sling.  Perhaps it would also be possible in a 3⃣ D printer.  😁

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Feb 20th, 2021 at 9:15am
    It's beautiful as always.

    I'm curious- How does a woven sling like this one compare to your hemp balearic slings Jaegoor? Is it comparable accuracy?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Feb 20th, 2021 at 10:09am
    The Balearic sling is much heavier.  It is also suitable for heavier stones.  This one is a lightweight one.  I use them when walking.  When I hunt tree stumps.  However, I don't understand why she should be better or worse at aiming?  However, I am wondering why this design did not exist in the Balearic Islands.  I'm currently researching that.  There is a high braid art with esparto.  I'm trying to make this design with the raw fiber esparto.  However, the letter will then be braided and not woven.  😁

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 9:02am
    There is a lot of talk here about stiffer and thicker slings being better for accuracy so I was just wondering if you noticed any difference.

    I think I'm more in agreement with you of different slings for different ammo. Stiffer and thicker slings may help for large stones but are not necessary for accuracy (IMO).

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 10:53am
    When I use my super light slings with 200g rocks, I lose control over the pouch orientation after the second or third rotation when I use Balaeric or Helicopter. This effect is very easy to notice.  The release and retenion cord cross each other. The release becomes erratic. It's sh*t. No matter how much I try to use my wrist, or how much I separate the cords. The pouch will have a mind on its own.

    When I place said rock in the sling I received from Luis I can rotate the sling as much as I want and the cords won't twist and the pouch will orientate consistently upon release. I believe pouch orientation control is critical for sling accuracy.

    I regain pouch orientation control with my super light slings by using Greek style, which eliminates the multiple rotations,
    and therefor most of the problems associated with pouch control with light slings and heavy stones. Now I can sling 200g
    and heavier stones with my light slings without problems or a noticeable reduction in accuracy to me

    I prefer this solution, because I notice too great of an effiency decrease with heavy slings. The power required to get the same distance with a 200g rock with Luis' sling feels much greater to me than the power required to achieve a greater distance with a light and thin sling.

    I also no longer feel I need a different sling until the stones become heavier than a pound. And thats only because the pouch gets too small. So I feel as if Greek Style allows me to
    sling a greater range of rocks without having to swap to a different sling.
    A light sling will release heavy stones but a heavy sling won't release light stones well.

    The light sling is simply a more efficient pendelum. That it is also simpler in construction is another benefit for me.
    All that said I understand why some prefer multiple rotations and their arguments for it, and therefor heavier slings.
    And ofcourse you can make a trimmed down Balaeric that's quite light and still has good pouch control with multiple rotations.
    People are free to disagree, maybe someone has figured a way to control the pouch with super light slings, heavy stones and multiple
    rotations, but I haven't.


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 11:10am
    J, what are you experiences with multiple rotation styles with light slings and light ammo?

    Say, a paracord solid pouch sling with <80g stone, I feel like such slings have enough twist resistance to not cause issues with ammo of this size, I could be wrong though.

    I do like Greek style for accuracy, but I can't get much power with it. There's a video out there of some getting pretty good power with it but I don't have the knack.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9PpJ01FTx8&t=60s

    I agree a lighter sling is noticeably more efficient and can get better release velocity.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 12:01pm
    Those experiences have been good. I have used Balaeric style with thin and moderate slings a lot. It was my main style for a long time. With a single paracord sling of medium ~70 cm length and a woven pouch, using Balearic or Helicopter, I am usually limited to rocks below 125 g when I use multiple rotations, 150g is stretching it, and below 100g feels ideal for pouch orientation control.

    The reason I like Greek style aside me being to use a wider range of stone weights in the same sling,
    is because to me its ideal for hunting. I view the sling as an oppertunistic hunting weapon.
    When I am gathering edibles for example, I carry the sling and some stones with me when I see waterfowl.
    I have tried active sling hunting, but it's not productive. 3 days , 5 hours a day nd not a single hit. It was a waste of time and calories.
    Whenever I tried Balaeric or Helicopter, it would chase away the few oppertunities I did get. I don't have time to do a wind up.

    I take cover in the reeds until the birds are close and then pop up and do a Greek throw. I was lucky once. I tried to get some hits on head cam after that, but no success, maybe I will try it again in the future. I do have some close calls on film.

    More success I have with waterfowl that's just sitting further away in a field, chilling, and landing a shot from a distance into the group, these are large groups, often hundreds of birds, and hoping
    to get a hit. This I have a greater rate of success with. It's a bit like throwing into an enemy army. Often the birds
    don't even know what hit them and I have as many tries and chances as I carry stones. It's a game of chance.
    Eventually you will hit one and it stays down. Sometimes they get scared and fly up and you get another chance
    to take one down from the sky. But you must not get seen. Geese will not fly over me when they see me,
    especially not if I hhave to get up, get in position, start the twirl... it's too slow a procedure for me. I need to pop up
    and throw immediately. Greek is perfect


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Oxnate on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 12:31pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 12:01pm:
    Those experiences have been good. I have used Balaeric style with thin and moderate slings a lot. It was my main style for a long time. With a single paracord sling of medium ~70 cm length and a woven pouch, using Balearic or Helicopter, I am usually limited to rocks below 125 g when I use multiple rotations, 150g is stretching it, and below 100g feels ideal for pouch orientation control.

    The reason I like Greek style aside me being to use a wider range of stone weights in the same sling,
    is because to me its ideal for hunting. I view the sling as an oppertunistic hunting weapon.
    When I am gathering edibles for example, I carry the sling and some stones with me when I see waterfowl.
    I have tried active sling hunting, but it's not productive. 3 days , 5 hours a day nd not a single hit. It was a waste of time and calories.
    Whenever I tried Balaeric or Helicopter, it would chase away the few oppertunities I did get. I don't have time to do a wind up.

    I take cover in the reeds until the birds are close and then pop up and do a Greek throw. I was lucky once. I tried to get some hits on head cam after that, but no success, maybe I will try it again in the future. I do have some close calls on film.

    More success I have with waterfowl that's just sitting further away in a field, chilling, and landing a shot from a distance into the group, these are large groups, often hundreds of birds, and hoping
    to get a hit. This I have a greater rate of success with. It's a bit like throwing into an enemy army. Often the birds
    don't even know what hit them and I have as many tries and chances as I carry stones. It's a game of chance.
    Eventually you will hit one and it stays down. Sometimes they get scared and fly up and you get another chance
    to take one down from the sky. But you must not get seen. Geese will not fly over me when they see me,
    especially not if I hhave to get up, get in position, start the twirl... it's too slow a procedure for me. I need to pop up
    and throw immediately. Greek is perfect


    Have you ever tried a bola against birds?  Basically, make three slings and tie them shut with rocks in them.  Then tie all three together.  You triple your chances of hitting a bird with a rock and you get the added chance of tangling one in the string.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 12:31pm
    This was one of those close calls. It was aimed on only 4 birds, would have been the sling throw of a century.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 12:41pm
    I am still going to give that a shot soon Oxnate but I have to be more select where I use it. Can't use the bola in the bracky reeds and wetlands,
    because I would never find it again. But on farmlands it could work. But the benefit of the sling is that if you miss you don't have to bother retreiving the stone. And I imagine a bola would be more messy if it only gets tangled. You'd probably have to twist its neck. A sling kill is cleaner. If I was dependent on it, I would use the sling on the oppertunities I would not waste an arrow or bola at if I had access to more primitive weapons.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 2:07pm
    I don't see any need to hunt birds with a sling.  Fortunately, it is also banned in many countries.  And the greek style video is a joke.  Sorry if I get clear.  Take a stick.  Also the picture with the bird.  Let it be.  They have very little idea how to hunt birds with a sling.  Definitely not.  I could tell you, but I won't.  They didn't even understand why a multiple rotation is necessary for the hunt.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 2:39pm
    Whatever.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 2:53pm
    Jaegoor, you want to believe multiple rotations are required for everything, fine. I respect your opinion.
    But don't tell me ''they'' have no idea how to hunt, that triggers me. Because my stomach said other wise.
    As in bird hunting with slings, it's useful for when society goes to poopy.  Then the laws do not apply. Geese are virtually a pest in my country. Their populations are completely out of control.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 3:14pm
    I understand what you are saying J. I really do. But have you thought about the ramifications of those actions? I mean... They know where you live now. And birds...birds never forget...   :-? :-?


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 3:17pm
    No harm, No fowl

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 3:24pm
    I am not an enemy who hunts.  And from my point of view, everyone should practice their skills.  But train your head too.  Study before you act.  There are numerous historical images.  They show you exactly how to do it.  I'll give you a tip.  Look at the slinger on the beyeux tapestry.  Compare it with your photo.  With a multiple turn you have more influence on angle, height and spin.  I keep hearing that wouldn't work.  It works great.  But I hardly saw anything on moving targets and figure 8 here.  I am very direct and say what I see and think.  Does that make you angry?  According to me.  Don't expect recognition from dead praise.  It is worthless

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 3:41pm
    I think it's amazing you can judge so much of my slinging posture and hunting skills from a photo that shows only my hand. I believe you are referring to the photograph I posted in the other thread ''fabric pouch'' ?

    The slinger on the bayeux tapestry also. How are you so sure he used multiple rotations? And why care only about the Bayeux tapestry depiction, and not all the ancient Mediterrean sling-bird hunting scenes?

    When I hunt, I do it ethically, and seldomly.  I would not consider hunting swans for example, unless it was an emergency and even though I have so many oppertunities to do so. And they are only a few swans here. Because these populations are not out of control. But the geese, we have fields full of them. Nobody cares about the geese here. Ask permission of a farmer and you got it. Is it real hunting? ''Real hunters'' would say fishing is not hunting. I don't care what is definited as real hunting as long
    as I get meat. Yes, this is not stalking an animal for hours or moving stealthy through hunting grounds, and taking a shot
    at a still standing rabbit or deer. This is slinging at large flocks of geese flying over head and flying over the lands. It's not that hard. I think most here could do it. Doing this, multiple rotations does not work for me. In fact, I think itis ridiculous.
    I admit, that what I do doesn't take nearly the skill that would be required to hunt like a ''real hunter''.
    But who cares as long as I get food?

    I know what works for me. I have no problem with moving targets and Greek style. There is no hard proof that you have more control over angle, spin and height with multiple rotations. It is what you believe through your experience.  You have your arguments for it. I have listened to your videos where you explain your reasoning. Yet I have my reasoning for Greek style and I have my reasons for opting out of multiple rotations, that I have explained.


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 4:02pm
    First, to hunt the geese, I want to have them fly in my direction. This minimizes their distance away from me, and maximizes the concentration of the flock.

    if I stand in the field, and they see me, they will not fly towards me. The flock spreads out and avoid flying over me. They will fly south, west and east, but not north- towards me.

    To get them to fly towards me, I have to position myself to be in the wind. So that when they take off, they naturally fly with the wind towards my direction. It helps to have another person make a noise  on the other side. A team effort greatly increases chance of success. Done this only once. A fire cracker can also work. Or slinging a stone into the flock from a long distance.

    I have to hide myself behind cover. It can be a hedge, a tree, bushes, in the reeds, or in a ditch next to a canal.  When they can't see me, the flock can fly over me. I only have ample time to react and sling. There is no time for positioning myself perfectly. There is no time for twirling the sling 3 times. This is not target slinging. I have adrenaline, the noise of the geese. I have to stand up from my cover and throw the stone in a split second with Greek style. This is how I have managed to get geese. It is what further motivated me to study this style.
    It's not real hunting? Ok

    In my scenario, in my experience, in my set up, multiple rotations do not fit.
    Maybe in another scenario? But not mine.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 4:26pm
    Seriously though, just thinking out loud.. I do wonder if its possible to actually hit them in the air. I really doubt it.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 4:37pm
    It's absolutely possible, and easier than you think. One of these days I will get 2 with 1 stone.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 4:39pm
    OK.  Let's leave it.  It fits for them, so it must be right.  You're welcome!  They only really want to learn if it comes from them.  What does someone else's lifelong experience count?  1 + 1 = 5 😂 Of course you don't see the movement in a picture.  But they don't realize that it wasn't about the slinger at all.  It's about his prey.  Strangely you can see that in a lot of pictures.  From ancient times to today.  And if you look at the oldest sling in the world from America, you will notice that a duck decoy was also found.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 4:41pm
    I understand the use of decoys. But there is no need for that here. You don't understand just how many geese there are here Jaegoor.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 4:46pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 4:41pm:
    I understand the use of decoys. But there is no need for that here. You don't understand just how many geese there are here Jaegoor.


    See, the troll in me wants to say “You won’t do it youre not down!” But the animal lover in me says, please don’t kill them unless you have to. I get it, easy meat. But animals are incredibly smart. Seriously, I troll, but I loooove animals. And I eat meat. So im a hypocrite as well.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 4:51pm
    And the sling isn't the most humane. Also, I don't know about all the differing laws, it's in most places illegal or strictly controlled.

    Putting on my fancy new Moderator hat just in case younger members or forum readers get the wrong idea about hunting with slings.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 4:53pm
    Morphy it is possible.  It's not difficult at all.  I don't even have to hide.  The sling can even pop.  But you don't hunt birds from the front or the side.  You chase them from behind.  It's so hard for my face.  I can get a lot of stones in the air in a short time.  Hawks often hunt from above.  My stone can do that too.  I shoot from behind at a swarm and over a swarm.  The stone will fly ballistically and make a curve.  Ideally, it falls from above.  The birds won't associate it with you.  You can do it over and over again.  Even children can do that. A shot from the side or from the front is always noticed.  The animals will react accordingly.  So they always shoot from behind.  As simple as that.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 4:58pm
    Oh my goodness, that is utterly brilliant. I never would have considered that. And it would totally work too...

    But I guess by saying that you are implying that slinging at them from the front or sides would be silly and impossible. That’s a shame. That certainly destroys my dream of seeing that. I guess there’s no need to continue thinking about it if theres absolutely no proof it can be done.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 5:04pm
    You can see exactly that on the carpet. In many other pictures too.  Even on Greek vases you can see exactly that. I don't have to kill animals to test my ability with a sling.  There is another way.  I am sure that my sling can feed me.  But she doesn't have to.  But I've already done it.  Let the balloons go up, or shoot kites or small toy parachutes.  On the pendulum.  All of this can train their skills.  Go into nature.  Learn animals.  Observe the nature.  And if they have to, they hunt.  But think about what you are doing beforehand.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 5:10pm

    Jaegoor wrote on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 5:04pm:
    You can see exactly that on the carpet. In many other pictures too.  Even on Greek vases you can see exactly that. I don't have to kill animals to test my ability with a sling.  There is another way.  I am sure that my sling can feed me.  But she doesn't have to.  But I've already done it.  Let the balloons go up, or shoot kites or small toy parachutes.  On the pendulum.  All of this can train their skills.  Go into nature.  Learn animals.  Observe the nature.  And if they have to, they hunt.  But think about what you are doing beforehand.


    Years ago when I was a much, much better slinger lol... I came to the same conclusion. I got to two points at the same time. I got to the point where I could hit a squirrel from 20 ms, but I also realized “why”? What am I proving? Im going to kill this thing for what?

    Actually it started with rabbits. I would go to this spot and they were really really cute. And horribly dumb. They would stand there and let me walk up. I have no idea why and Im not making this up. ALL the other rabbits in the area would run away like lightning but in this one area of scrub brush they would let me get within 6 feet. Weird... Anyways I thought to myself, “What, Im going to kill *this?* End it’s life for what exactly? My freezer is full of meat. It’s already dead. Ill eat that.

    So I started bringing carrots with me to throw to the rabbits when I was in the area. They loved it. Also saved a baby praire dog but that’s a different story.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 5:31pm
    Having the birds fly away from you has no hunting advantage. It is an ill tactic, the natural result of a lazy preperation.
    I can do it too. All I have to do is stand out wide open in the field, just far enough so they don't get scared, so the birds that sit still can see me. Than I sling at them, and they will take off, and fly the opposite direction from me. What advantage does that have? Zero.
    Yes, I can take shots over and over again, if I stand far away enough. But for the greatest chance, you want to be close. If you have the possibility to close the distance without being seen, do that. If you don't, you need to get the flock to fly to you. I've had them skim over my head because they didn't see me. That's when I took shots, it gives the highest chance for a hit.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 6:49pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 5:31pm:
    Having the birds fly away from you has no hunting advantage. It is an ill tactic, the natural result of a lazy preperation.
    I can do it too. All I have to do is stand out wide open in the field, just far enough so they don't get scared, so the birds that sit still can see me. Than I sling at them, and they will take off, and fly the opposite direction from me. What advantage does that have? Zero.
    Yes, I can take shots over and over again, if I stand far away enough. But for the greatest chance, you want to be close. If you have the possibility to close the distance without being seen, do that. If you don't, you need to get the flock to fly to you. I've had them skim over my head because they didn't see me. That's when I took shots, it gives the highest chance for a hit.


    Ok so lets get a productive conversation going here shall we? Here’s my question J. Have you killed any geese this way? Is this something that has been successful on multiple occasions. Because Jaegoor is making some very good points too. What do you think about his idea of throwing above them and letting it hit them on the way back down? It sounds just amazing to me. I look forward to your point of view.

    Also, little tangent here... If I was doing that Jaegoor I would absolutely paint my sling stones to look like Perigrine Falcons.  :o :o :o 8-)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Feb 23rd, 2021 at 2:31am
    Jaegoor, I think you are wrong about Bayeux tapestry. The image is misleading because it is a part of a kind of "comic strip".
    This image is more telling.
    The sheperds  kept the wolves away with a sling, farmers the birds during sowing.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 23rd, 2021 at 3:23am

    Jaegoor wrote on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 5:04pm:
    You can see exactly that on the carpet. In many other pictures too.  Even on Greek vases you can see exactly that. I don't have to kill animals to test my ability with a sling.  There is another way.  I am sure that my sling can feed me.  But she doesn't have to.  But I've already done it.  Let the balloons go up, or shoot kites or small toy parachutes.  On the pendulum.  All of this can train their skills.  Go into nature.  Learn animals.  Observe the nature.  And if they have to, they hunt.  But think about what you are doing beforehand.


    I don't agree that you can expect to consistently hunt with a sling if you don't practice it. Balloons are no substitute.
    Which Greek vases are you talking about?

    It is logical that birds fly the opposite direction when they see you slinging at them, like crows and gulls do when
    a boy is trying to chase them away from the plowing and sowing, like on the tapestry. Have you thought about that?
    That that might be the only reason? The artists are not the hunters.
    But you confidently state this is the way to hunt birds and you ridicule any other way.
    I think you are the troll.


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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 23rd, 2021 at 3:24am
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Feb 23rd, 2021 at 4:33am
    Nice that you are starting to deal with it.  A multiple hunt of land and water.  Of course, it increases the chance of success.  And the other guy is Heracles when he was hunting the evil swamp birds.  Often shown with a bow and arrow.  But the picture doesn't show something.  Because he had help.  From the divine Athena.  He had bells or bells from her.  These were from Hephaestus.  And they made such a noise that the terror birds flew away completely and disoriented.  So frightened they were that they never landed again.  Heracles killed only a few.  And that's exactly what the picture shows.  A swarming swarm in a panic.  But they hunt alone.  And maybe they'll want to hunt there again.  So not the best method.  Ravens birds are difficult to hunt.  They recognize a weapon and keep their distance.  Therefore it is difficult to hunt them.  I've hunted like this several times.  I managed about five to six rounds before a swarm was out of range.  So learn to shoot quickly.  You have now learned three ways to hunt birds.  If you add the decoys, there are even four methods.  Others would say thank you.  They call me a troll.  I can live with it 😂

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Feb 23rd, 2021 at 6:19am
    Just for info :
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 23rd, 2021 at 6:42am
    I can write just like you jeagoor. You don't know how to hunt birds. You don't know multiple rotations are not required to hunt.
    Don't expect dead praise. Others would thank me for it. 😂

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Feb 23rd, 2021 at 7:59am
    Some really good points being made. Tombelaine really good catch on the other interpretation

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Feb 23rd, 2021 at 9:19am
    Oh well.  I said what I think and that was more than I wanted to say.  😁 For my part, everyone should do what they think is right.  Maybe I'll be retiring soon.  Or?  Uh no.  But I've experienced a lot and with this knowledge I don't have to hide.  Where are all the videos here of people doing better?  I have not seen her yet.  First and foremost, I wanted to avoid hunting with a sling.  It is not necessary.  Should anyone feel offended.  Here you go.  None of this was meant to be an insult.  And now we should go back to posting pictures of slings.  😁

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Feb 23rd, 2021 at 9:31am

    Jaegoor wrote on Feb 23rd, 2021 at 9:19am:
      And now we should go back to posting pictures of slings.  😁


    Yes please

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Feb 23rd, 2021 at 2:42pm
    Here here!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 24th, 2021 at 9:00am
    Twisted netted sisal sling

    Pro's
    - very light sling (10-20g)  fast to make, feels very efficient in use, little drag,
    - requires less fibre to make than a braided sling or a woven pouch
    - easy to make
    - well suited for clay ammo and smooth stones

    con's
    -  not very well suited for angular rocks, for that rock type I prefer a flat leather strip pouch


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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Feb 24th, 2021 at 5:08pm
    I really like the aesthetic of that sling, rustic, simple but pleasing.
    Is the base of the pouch 4 cords and then netted together?
    I'm also interested in seeing how you did the netting.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Feb 24th, 2021 at 5:49pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Feb 24th, 2021 at 9:00am:
    Twisted netted sisal sling

    Pro's
    - very light sling (10-20g)  fast to make, feels very efficient in use, little drag,
    - requires less fibre to make than a braided sling or a woven pouch
    - easy to make
    - well suited for clay ammo and smooth stones

    con's
    -  not very well suited for angular rocks, for that rock type I prefer a flat leather strip pouch


    Youre killing it lately J. How does it compare to some of your others? Any idea of how much spin it puts on the shot compared to other slings?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Feb 25th, 2021 at 3:48am
    I like it. The new stuff just keeps coming!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 25th, 2021 at 4:25am
    it's simple, just use your creativity
    splice a 3 strand pouch sling from a long single twisted cord,
    and splice in a net with any pattern you like with another piece of cord, I tried netting knots, but this is easier, quicker, and less obtrusive than knots, you can splice in any net pattern you want

    the sling with the 3 strand pouch itsel is made from a long piece of twisted sisal cord, just two pieces right from the
    twine ball, reverse twisted
    together as tight I could
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 25th, 2021 at 12:03pm


    Quote:
    Youre killing it lately J. How does it compare to some of your others? Any idea of how much spin it puts on the shot compared to other slings?


    I don't know, I have only thrown about 10 clay shots with it, worked fine, but thats smooth clay shot, I would imagine that
    bad rocks don't work well in netted slings.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Feb 25th, 2021 at 2:01pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Feb 22nd, 2021 at 4:02pm:
    I have to stand up from my cover and throw the stone in a split second with Greek style


    What do you think about Apache style?

    I notice that with less effort, my stones fly farther than, for example, the Byzantine style with more force. But, too long slings do not work, those that are longer than 30 inches. I for personal identified 3 varieties of Apache, with a spin, without a spin with a diagonal release and an almost vertical release

    P.S.  And horizontal without spin release
    just like this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynPQjANd22I&ab_channel=Jes%C3%BAsVega

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Feb 25th, 2021 at 2:04pm
    The Apache style is very similar to the staff sling throw, since the hand acts as a staff and is released in the same plane

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by vetryan15 on Feb 25th, 2021 at 2:30pm
    Here is my most recent one, its a

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by vetryan15 on Feb 25th, 2021 at 2:37pm
    Rockman style split pouch, its the first time i am using Alpaca wool.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Feb 25th, 2021 at 2:48pm
    Ryan you ok? Your hand looks weird.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by vetryan15 on Feb 25th, 2021 at 5:48pm
    Yeh. I had one of my hand models help out

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Road Dog on Feb 25th, 2021 at 7:01pm
    Hey everyone here's a split pouch paracord sling I made. I made a tutorial on how to make it if you want to try this design. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tXyXCEDDds
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Feb 25th, 2021 at 7:35pm
    Nice work- and welcome to the forum!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Feb 25th, 2021 at 8:49pm

    Road Dog wrote on Feb 25th, 2021 at 7:01pm:
    Hey everyone here's a split pouch paracord sling I made. I made a tutorial on how to make it if you want to try this design. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tXyXCEDDds


    Great first post! Welcome! Have you tried it out yet?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Oxnate on Feb 25th, 2021 at 10:38pm

    Morphy wrote on Feb 25th, 2021 at 8:49pm:

    Road Dog wrote on Feb 25th, 2021 at 7:01pm:
    Hey everyone here's a split pouch paracord sling I made. I made a tutorial on how to make it if you want to try this design. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tXyXCEDDds


    Great first post! Welcome! Have you tried it out yet?


    >:(  If you'd watched the video, you'd know he did. :'(

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Feb 26th, 2021 at 2:28am

    Oxnate wrote on Feb 25th, 2021 at 10:38pm:

    Morphy wrote on Feb 25th, 2021 at 8:49pm:

    Road Dog wrote on Feb 25th, 2021 at 7:01pm:
    Hey everyone here's a split pouch paracord sling I made. I made a tutorial on how to make it if you want to try this design. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tXyXCEDDds


    Great first post! Welcome! Have you tried it out yet?


    >:(  If you'd watched the video, you'd know he did. :'(


    Yea, true. Guess I missed that one. Thanks for the heads up Oxnate.

    Yea, anyways,  I look forward to watching the video. Sorry, Road Dog, been a bit busy, didnt have time to watch it just yet.  Looks great though.  ;)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Feb 26th, 2021 at 3:40am
    Welcome! Great sling and tutorial. How long have you been slinging?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Feb 26th, 2021 at 6:07am
    Finally finished my pita fibre sling from fibres sent over by Luis. I went for a hot pink dog poop bag tail :D It's not the cleanest and there's definitely things I learnt along the way for next time, but I'm fairly happy with how it turned out.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Feb 26th, 2021 at 4:18pm

    Kick wrote on Feb 26th, 2021 at 6:07am:
    Finally finished my pita fibre sling from fibres sent over by Luis. I went for a hot pink dog poop bag tail :D It's not the cleanest and there's definitely things I learnt along the way for next time, but I'm fairly happy with how it turned out.


    Way better than I wouldve done. I still have not tried a twisted raw fiber sling. As far as I’m concerned PITA stands for Pain in the Ass lol. God bless you guys that can make those work lol.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Feb 26th, 2021 at 9:43pm
    @Kick That looks good! The pouch in particular is really even. I can't seem to keep mine even, I'll do it for a few inches, but then when I need to splice in more fibers, it always makes the braid have a bump from the sudden increase in width. I'm not sure the trick to make it even. AlbionSlinger and JudoP both seem to have it figured out, but I haven't yet.  Each sling I make looks better than the last, but nothing like those two's slings.  I like the tassel on the end. I've tried doing it, but can't seem to make the final knot stay in place.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 28th, 2021 at 5:06am
    Update on the netted sisal sling. I have thrown more with it and I can say its use is not limited to only perfect ammo.
    I think this is one of my new favorite designs, because its traditional, compact, natural, light and simple. I put it on a better scale. The sling only weighs 11 grams. Yet 200 gram rocks are a joy to use with it, the sling feels very efficient, and with some care I can even use a rotor style and 200 gram rocks without problems, even though the sling is light and thin. The increased efficency over a 50-100 gram heavy sling is very noticeable. This means I can sling the same rock as fast as a heavier sling of the same length, but with less effort, less effort means a more controllable and accurate swing to me.


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Feb 28th, 2021 at 9:13am
    A  playful variation on my standard asymmetric sling.  The main differences are:

    1. Stitched boot leather from my old cowboy boots. I reinforced the stitching with leather glue, but I don’t know how the “Frankenstein” leather will hold up at the seams yet.

    2. Double finger loops.

    3. Tabbed release.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Feb 28th, 2021 at 12:19pm
    @NOOC How does it feel? any different during use?

    @J I like the simplicity of your netting method. I started making a netted sling, but it looked terrible and was getting too complicated. Yours is great. Simple and effective.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Feb 28th, 2021 at 4:11pm
    It was just made in a pinch. I have been trying to figure out how that Mexican made that netted sling in that Discovery episode where he slung a clay ball at a dolls head and I can't seem to figure it out. They say they made their example in only 30 minutes. He seemed to use twisted cords as well and maguay fibres, or something like that, which is similar to sisal, and a series of netting knots. But whenever I use netting knots and natural fibres, it gets too bulky. I tried all kinds of ways. The splicing method seems to work if I take care to splice it properly. The end result seems to be the same. A very light and simple sling from raw material. I got another coming from self harvested Yucca. It's a natural design that should rival paracord for its efficency I think. When you reverse twist the sisal cords as tight as you can its actually quite stiff for its meager width.


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Feb 28th, 2021 at 4:59pm
    @IG I gave only taken a few shots with it so far. The cord length is slightly different than I am used to because of the way the tab and finger loops are tied off, so the timing is slightly different for sure. The boot leather is stiffer and heavier than my normal upholstery-grade leather, and the seam down the middle may affect retention because of the raised leather where the pieces overlap.

    All in all, it throws very similar to my other slings. I can’t tell you whether the double finger loops or tab make any difference at all yet.

    As far as my visceral response to throwing with a Franken-leather boot sling... I really like it a lot. I think that’s mostly because it reminds me of Morphy’s boots ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Feb 28th, 2021 at 10:23pm

    NooneOfConsequence wrote on Feb 28th, 2021 at 4:59pm:
    As far as my visceral response to throwing with a Franken-leather boot sling... I really like it a lot. I think that’s mostly because it reminds me of Morphy’s boots


    I literally thought that was the reason you made it.

    @J That is funny, I watched that documentary and was trying to make a netted sling for the same reason, that they said it only took 30 minutes. They said it was just simple knots, so I'm assuming they already had the string/twine made.  I'm looking forward to your new design.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Mar 1st, 2021 at 2:11pm
    Good looking slings everyone!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Mar 1st, 2021 at 3:14pm
    Finished another twining over sticks sling which has been on my floor for literally months. Had trouble sleeping last night so got to work on it. Each time I make one of these it comes out better than the previous attempt and this one is no different. I really like it. Still need to put it through it's paces though. Although they get better I still think I can do better than this one. My idea of having a braid on the release side to act as a flat runway for the ammo... I don't know. I don't like it all that much and the transition into a the twining is pretty messy. Next time I'm just going to twine it all. The loop is maybe a tiny bit small but I was too happy with how the splicing turned out to change it :D I have tiny fingers anyway so it's all good.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Teg on Mar 1st, 2021 at 3:18pm
    @kick Very well done! It's great to see the progress you made. You have come a long way!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Mar 1st, 2021 at 3:34pm
    Thanks! Your tutorial being so clear and easy to follow is the reason :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Mar 1st, 2021 at 5:56pm
    Beautiful kick

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Mar 2nd, 2021 at 5:33am
    Good !!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Mar 2nd, 2021 at 8:31am

    Kick wrote on Mar 1st, 2021 at 3:14pm:
    Finished another twining over sticks sling which has been on my floor for literally months. Had trouble sleeping last night so got to work on it. Each time I make one of these it comes out better than the previous attempt and this one is no different. I really like it. Still need to put it through it's paces though. Although they get better I still think I can do better than this one. My idea of having a braid on the release side to act as a flat runway for the ammo... I don't know. I don't like it all that much and the transition into a the twining is pretty messy. Next time I'm just going to twine it all. The loop is maybe a tiny bit small but I was too happy with how the splicing turned out to change it :D I have tiny fingers anyway so it's all good.


    I braided my cords and I've been thinking of unbraiding it and twisting it instead. Great job!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by David Morningstar on Mar 2nd, 2021 at 1:30pm
    Nice work Kick!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Mar 2nd, 2021 at 3:13pm
    Thanks guys!


    SerKraus wrote on Mar 2nd, 2021 at 8:31am:
    I braided my cords and I've been thinking of unbraiding it and twisting it instead. Great job!

    I like both braiding and twisting, but twisting is quicker.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Mar 2nd, 2021 at 4:04pm
    😄 😂 Nicht immer. 😁

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TheHMGSlingingRep on Mar 3rd, 2021 at 8:51am
    This is a collection of some of my slings and other paracord projects.
    I tried using cotton string but that failed as the cotton was obviously too stretchy. But it is here none the less. 
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TheHMGSlingingRep on Mar 3rd, 2021 at 8:52am
    A more detailed look at the pouch on one of my jute slings.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by xud9a - call me zud 👍 on Mar 3rd, 2021 at 9:28am
    Way better than my early tries  🍌👍

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Mar 3rd, 2021 at 1:23pm

    xud9a - call me zud 👍 wrote on Mar 3rd, 2021 at 9:28am:
    Way better than my early tries  🍌👍

    Same for me, those are really nice slings




    And here is what my new balearic sling did to 1,5cm particle board:
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Mar 3rd, 2021 at 4:09pm

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Mar 3rd, 2021 at 1:23pm:

    xud9a - call me zud 👍 wrote on Mar 3rd, 2021 at 9:28am:
    Way better than my early tries  🍌👍

    Same for me, those are really nice slings




    And here is what my new balearic sling did to 1,5cm particle board:


    Damn that must be a heavy sling...shattered that board on impact.


    HMG-yes that is now your new nickname from me- very nice work. How do you like the skinny split pouches? Ive never quite got the knack for them but some people are deadly using them. We had a member that was here for years, really a staple of this forum for a long time whose name was Dan. He loved those skinny splits. Skinny tarred bankline if I remember correctly. He was quite good with them.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Mar 4th, 2021 at 5:00pm
    Nice twining over sticks @kick!, have you tried alternating the twists for each pass?

    TheHMGSlingingRep, looks like your sling collection is coming along nicely!

    Czechslinger1.0, that's a good looking Balearic! Looks very short too, what's it's length? I think the shortest I have is 15".

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Mar 4th, 2021 at 5:03pm
    Magic sling.
    24", 36g.
    200g stone for reference.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Mar 4th, 2021 at 5:21pm
    The three wishes granted by the Genie:
    1: A sling that will behave exactly the same in all weather.
    2: This sling must also be half the weight of a Luis Balearic.
    3: Finally, this sling must be very rigid and responsive.
    The genie also threw in durability, grip, and some springiness just for the hell of it, even though "it was a bastard to braid" said he...

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Mar 4th, 2021 at 5:28pm
    Gorgeous.  Is that a 7 strand braid? Are you going to share your genie's secret material? or keeping it that to yourself so you can best us in the online challenge?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Mar 4th, 2021 at 5:41pm
    I second IG. What material? The color is beautiful. And as always beautifully made.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Mar 4th, 2021 at 5:45pm

    IronGoober wrote on Mar 4th, 2021 at 5:28pm:
    Gorgeous.  Is that a 7 strand braid? Are you going to share your genie's secret material? or keeping it that to yourself so you can best us in the online challenge?

    Cheers. Yes, seven strands has become my standard. The material is polypropylene yarn, which while plaiting, constantly tries to unravel itself. It also doesn't absorb water so trying to braid it with clammy hands is awful (working with it outside alleviates this problem).

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Mar 4th, 2021 at 6:03pm

    Archaic Arms wrote on Mar 4th, 2021 at 5:00pm:
    Czechslinger1.0, that's a good looking Balearic! Looks very short too, what's it's length? I think the shortest I have is 15".

    Thanks! It is such an honor to get a praise from someone who makes such a gorgeous slings. It is 18" which is now my preferred lenght for accuracy.

    Wow that thing it absolutely beautiful! I love blue on slings, that is why most of my slings have now at least blue cracker. If a genie showed up and offered me 3 wishes that sling would be one of them. I had lots of similar polypropylene yarn somewhere in my house, maybe if I find enouogh it I will try to make similar one.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Mar 4th, 2021 at 7:25pm
    Excellent look on that. The famous wizard balearic finally emerges!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Mar 4th, 2021 at 7:33pm
    Oh wow, is that beautiful!  Love that blue!  :o

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Mar 4th, 2021 at 11:06pm

    Archaic Arms wrote on Mar 4th, 2021 at 5:03pm:
    Magic sling.
    24", 36g.
    200g stone for reference.


    I could only wish to have such skill!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Mar 4th, 2021 at 11:08pm

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Mar 3rd, 2021 at 1:23pm:
    And here is what my new balearic sling did to 1,5cm particle board:


    I love the way you tapered it. Very interesting!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Mar 4th, 2021 at 11:37pm

    Archaic Arms wrote on Mar 4th, 2021 at 5:00pm:
    Nice twining over sticks @kick!, have you tried alternating the twists for each pass?

    Thanks! I haven't but that might be interesting to try. That blue sling is a work of art! How long did it take?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Mar 5th, 2021 at 12:07am
    That blue sling looks absolutely amazing Albion! 

    Kick yours looks really good too! 

    We have a really talented group of sling-makers here!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by xud9a - call me zud 👍 on Mar 5th, 2021 at 6:00am
    I have sling envy.......but it spurs me on to try harder
    Thanks guys.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Mar 6th, 2021 at 7:52am

    xud9a - call me zud 👍 wrote on Mar 5th, 2021 at 6:00am:
    I have sling envy.......but it spurs me on to try harder
    Thanks guys.


    +1

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Mar 6th, 2021 at 9:25am
    Just to give an idea how stiff Luis' short Balaeric sling is here up north with 5C, and thats a 440g rock for size comparison

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Mar 6th, 2021 at 9:28am
    Is that yours?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Mar 6th, 2021 at 9:29am
    I bought it from him

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Mar 6th, 2021 at 9:31am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Mar 6th, 2021 at 9:29am:
    I bought it from him


    Lucky man. Bet that works great.  :D :o

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Mar 6th, 2021 at 9:32am
    It's a disaster with tennisballs when its so stiff. But there's hardly any twist in the cords when you rotor a 400g rock. It's fun

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Mar 6th, 2021 at 1:50pm
    Wow that is very stiff! the one I got from him is very supple and not at all rigid. I think he must of worked the fibre wet or soaked the sling afterwards.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Mar 6th, 2021 at 2:54pm
    I think the temperature difference causes it somewhat. I bought it in the summer. It gets pretty hot there where he lives I think. Now it's winter here, the fibres contract. If I keep it inside the house for a few days it becomes a lot more supple. Normally my slings are in the shack.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Mar 7th, 2021 at 12:33pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Mar 6th, 2021 at 9:25am:
    Just to give an idea how stiff Luis' short Balaeric sling is here up north with 5C, and thats a 440g rock for size comparison


    I am waiting for mine to arrive. It's been five days but it's felt like an eternity. I'm keeping it a secret until it arrives. Nobody in my household knows!  ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Mar 7th, 2021 at 3:09pm
    These Slinge i made are awesome.
    Middle one 20 g Outer one 40g
    70cm
    Perfect fit 80-130gr rocks very stable and responsive
    Tight 3 strand flatbraid, polyester, 2 finger-fingerloop, smooth release cords
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Mar 7th, 2021 at 4:08pm

    SerKraus wrote on Mar 7th, 2021 at 12:33pm:

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Mar 6th, 2021 at 9:25am:
    Just to give an idea how stiff Luis' short Balaeric sling is here up north with 5C, and thats a 440g rock for size comparison


    I am waiting for mine to arrive. It's been five days but it's felt like an eternity.   ;D


    LOL man do I know that feeling well!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Mar 7th, 2021 at 7:29pm
    That's really quite remarkable stiffness. Did you break it in thoroughly as it could gain a bit more pliability over time?

    I wonder if it's a humidity/temperature differential rather than absolute that causes this?

    For example if it's braided in the summer on Menorca then is transported to a relatively cold, humid northern European country the braid swells and stiffens up. However, if it was braided in said cold/humid country in the first place there wouldn't be any additional swelling.

    All my fibre slings have been braided in the UK and I've not seen any different behaviour using them on the balearics. Though it would be a lie to say that I was really trying to detect any change!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Mar 8th, 2021 at 9:10am
    It's becomes very pliable when I take it inside a warm house for a few days.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TheHMGSlingingRep on Mar 8th, 2021 at 1:42pm

    Morphy wrote on Mar 3rd, 2021 at 4:09pm:

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Mar 3rd, 2021 at 1:23pm:

    xud9a - call me zud 👍 wrote on Mar 3rd, 2021 at 9:28am:
    Way better than my early tries  🍌👍

    Same for me, those are really nice slings




    And here is what my new balearic sling did to 1,5cm particle board:


    Damn that must be a heavy sling...shattered that board on impact.


    HMG-yes that is now your new nickname from me- very nice work. How do you like the skinny split pouches? Ive never quite got the knack for them but some people are deadly using them. We had a member that was here for years, really a staple of this forum for a long time whose name was Dan. He loved those skinny splits. Skinny tarred bankline if I remember correctly. He was quite good with them.

    It was mostly trial and error. These were some of my prototypes. My final design - of which the only two in existence have been given to my friends - has a far thicker pouch.

    I think on the next sling I make I'm going to try splicing material in before the pouch to try and flesh it out.

    As for shooting them, I have had trouble with lighter stones; they seem just to fall out. Heavier stones however, just like tennis balls, seem to fit the pouch size and traction far better.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TheHMGSlingingRep on Mar 8th, 2021 at 1:45pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Mar 6th, 2021 at 9:25am:
    Just to give an idea how stiff Luis' short Balaeric sling is here up north with 5C, and thats a 440g rock for size comparison


    Other than being free from twisting lines, is there any other benefit to using stiffer slings? I have only ever used paracord and lighter jute slings so I'm fairly curios. 

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Mar 8th, 2021 at 2:44pm
    I had some cleaner releases with stiffer slings, but that is highly individual. Also i found it easier to control pouch orientation. I would recommend experimenting on your own and finding what suits you. Everyone likes their slings a bit different.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Mar 8th, 2021 at 5:34pm
    When that sling I have from Luis is this stiff, it is a terrible sling to use for normal slinging. Like all the
    rotation solely comes from the wrist. It's a dog to use. A sling must be pliable and supple in order to work, or it wouldn't be a sling, but a solid extension, like an
    atlatl stick. I like my slings to be ''stiff enough'' so that the cords do not cross each other when I turn my wrist back and forth.
    Make the sling stiffer than what is required, and it won't release well and suck energy from the system, make it too supple/pliable, and lose control over pouch orientation. I experimented with both. Find the perfect balance that is required for your ammo
    If you are not able to find this balance due to circumstances, than it's better your sling is too supple/pliable than too stiff, because you can still put a bandaid on that on too suppleness with Greek style, byzantine or any style without a rotor or spherical shot. Or simply deal with a more erratic shot. But a too stiff sling will not sling, or require extremely heavy ammo to open.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Mar 8th, 2021 at 5:42pm
    That is perfectly said J

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Mar 9th, 2021 at 4:52pm
    The slings I made for other people
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TheHMGSlingingRep on Mar 10th, 2021 at 7:20am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Mar 8th, 2021 at 5:34pm:
    When that sling I have from Luis is this stiff, it is a terrible sling to use for normal slinging. Like all the
    rotation solely comes from the wrist. It's a dog to use. A sling must be pliable and supple in order to work, or it wouldn't be a sling, but a solid extension, like an
    atlatl stick. I like my slings to be ''stiff enough'' so that the cords do not cross each other when I turn my wrist back and forth.
    Make the sling stiffer than what is required, and it won't release well and suck energy from the system, make it too supple/pliable, and lose control over pouch orientation. I experimented with both. Find the perfect balance that is required for your ammo
    If you are not able to find this balance due to circumstances, than it's better your sling is too supple/pliable than too stiff, because you can still put a bandaid on that on too suppleness with Greek style, byzantine or any style without a rotor or spherical shot. Or simply deal with a more erratic shot. But a too stiff sling will not sling, or require extremely heavy ammo to open.


    That would explain why I couldn't see any benefits.  ;D

    Many thanks for the clear explanation.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Mar 10th, 2021 at 6:21pm
    Very good feels after shooting in this sling, 33 inches lenght, 16x7 centimeters pouch and old rusty metal detail as projectile.

    And damage on the wall after hit


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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Mar 10th, 2021 at 6:29pm
    Another sling and rock after twenty hits
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Mar 11th, 2021 at 3:10am
    Nice looking sling and great looking ammo :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TheHMGSlingingRep on Mar 11th, 2021 at 12:12pm
    Impressive impacts  :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Mar 11th, 2021 at 5:17pm
    Crazy powerful impacts! What was the weight on the metal and stones?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Mar 12th, 2021 at 4:56am
    Thanks everyone! Metal has a weight from 30 grams to 120. The stones weighed 80-100 grams and 400 grams are heavy

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Mar 13th, 2021 at 4:04am

    Archaic Arms wrote on Mar 6th, 2021 at 1:50pm:
    Wow that is very stiff! the one I got from him is very supple and not at all rigid. I think he must of worked the fibre wet or soaked the sling afterwards.


    I have the sling inside a warm house now for a few days. Now it is as limp as a noodle.
    It probably is moisture and the cold causing it. It really changes the characteristics of the sling.
    I don't like it. My jute slings also have this. Very stiff in a cold and humid environmet, very limp when it warms and dries up. Maybe hemp is better to deal with this. My synthetic slings are not affected by it.

    edit seems like it's mostly the high humidity. It swells the fibres.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Mar 13th, 2021 at 9:20am
    ;)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Mar 13th, 2021 at 11:59am
    I like the color combination. Is that hemp?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Mar 13th, 2021 at 12:55pm
    Yes. It's Hemp  :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Mar 14th, 2021 at 6:14pm
    Albion slinger. Esparto sling
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Oxnate on Mar 14th, 2021 at 10:01pm
    Jaegoor, do you know how to set the width on pics or to use Paint to shrink before uploading?

    That would make it much easier for us to see them.

    Thanks!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Mar 14th, 2021 at 10:51pm
    An adaptation of the Mersa sling:

    I added a knee to the pouch, and the inside of the pouch was soaked with silicone so it will grip smooth stones more easily.  I used Morphy’s tab, and my own self-adjusting leather finger loop.

    Third picture obviously shows the correct way to load a rock  ::)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Mar 14th, 2021 at 11:38pm
    Hopefully it works well for you!!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Mar 15th, 2021 at 12:23am

    Mersa wrote on Mar 14th, 2021 at 11:38pm:
    Hopefully it works well for you!!


    Well... it’s not an original Mersa sling, but I’ll try it out and report back.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Mar 15th, 2021 at 6:47am
    Hopefully the tab works out for you. Im curious to see how that silicone works as well.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Mar 18th, 2021 at 8:01am
    So as I was tidying my bedroom a bit, I put all of my slings into a crate. I counted them and I have total of 43 slings, 45 if I count staff slings.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Oxnate on Mar 18th, 2021 at 9:15am

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    Post by J on Mar 19th, 2021 at 10:03am
    sissal
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    Post by TOMBELAINE on Mar 19th, 2021 at 11:32am
    J, I like this design.

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    Post by J on Mar 19th, 2021 at 12:32pm
    :o bad oscillation
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Mar 19th, 2021 at 8:34pm
    I really like that sisal one J.  The pouch looks really interesting.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Mar 19th, 2021 at 9:21pm
    Agreed, very pretty!!
    Great stuff J

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Mar 20th, 2021 at 8:02am
    This is a very flat sling, with a 3 strand flat braid done flat, made of hemp.
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    Post by J on Mar 20th, 2021 at 8:04am
    .
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    Post by Mersa on Mar 20th, 2021 at 9:19am
    What’s the total weight

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    Post by J on Mar 20th, 2021 at 10:01am
    35 grams says my scale, but that can be +/- 5 grams because the scale is not that precise.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Mar 20th, 2021 at 10:29am
    Not bad but still too much weight for me , I feel the recoil on my joints If the sling isn’t super light weight.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Mar 20th, 2021 at 12:29pm
    You should try that all leather beast I have. I think it weights 80 grams.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TheJackinati on Mar 20th, 2021 at 12:33pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Mar 19th, 2021 at 10:03am:
    sissal


    I don't know what you did with that pouch... but oh my... It's Beautiful!!

    I don't think I have seen a pouch quite like that before.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Mar 20th, 2021 at 12:39pm
    I don't quite know either

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Mar 20th, 2021 at 2:12pm

    TheJackinati wrote on Mar 20th, 2021 at 12:33pm:
    I don't know what you did with that pouch... but oh my... It's Beautiful!!

    I don't think I have seen a pouch quite like that before.

    I quite agree, very unique!
    Nicely done J!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Mar 25th, 2021 at 1:14pm
    Synthetic variant of the hemp sling I showed on the previous page. 30 grams in weight. Likewise a flat 3 strand braid made up of 6 strands, for the cords and pouch. Likewise an excellent sling for spiral shots, that excels in consistent quick reloading, and an interesting grip can be used effectively with good pouch orientation control because of how wide and twist resistant the cords are, the grip I am talking about has both cords next to each other side by side so they exit from the same place (technica de precision.) A feature made possible by how flat the cords are.

    I now perform my twist-osscillation tests using this tight grip, thinking that if it passes my test with a tight grip than it will definitely pass with a wide grip. And the tight grip is interesting with very slippery stones because it prevents the stone from swaying in the pouch, so it's very secure. Although I still prefer to use a wide grip in most of my throws,
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Mar 25th, 2021 at 4:23pm
    ...

    That's one of the most gorgeous slings I've ever seen. I don't know what to say. How can it be that a piece of art like that is a lethal weapon?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Mar 25th, 2021 at 4:44pm
    Nice sling J

    Come to the dark side , next stop Dyneema

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Mar 25th, 2021 at 5:41pm
    J I have a spool of dyneema....first ones free...everyone's doing it...

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Mar 25th, 2021 at 8:13pm
    J, I agree that sling design is surprisingly effective for how little time it takes to make. I made something very similar last summer to compare with my sisal Balearics.

    What dyneema do you use Mersa? It's got me curious because the only stuff I have is 1.8mm and the double overhand knot release is a bit small...
    Also, how much do your slings weigh?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Mar 25th, 2021 at 8:28pm
    The cordage I use on my go to sling is a 3-4mm dyneema.
    I just love the low stretch and light weight. I can’t remember the weight exactly but from memory it’s under 20g , and my EDC sling is less than 10g pretty sure. My scales are broken so I can’t check.

    All I know is they’re light

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Mar 26th, 2021 at 3:59am
    @Albion I can vouch for this style of braid. It makes the braid flatter, and reduces the thickness compared to a 5 strand or 7 strand flat braid. It bends very easily in one direction, much less side to side.

    I have been slinging without a real whip cracker or a taper on both of these. It doesn't feel essential, and it reduces the noise.
    Yesterday I did some distance throwing with clay projectiles, and I couldn't say the distance was much less, but I assume it's
    a little less, compared to a single paracord sling. But so far the benefits of these very flat cords seem to outweigh the downsides for me. The ease of of consistent reloading is such a privilege compared to round cords that bend so easily in all directions. But with these flat slings, I can rest assure the cords have no innate twist with a single swoop of my hand. And I got consistent control over the orientation, granted I use the right ammo. That greatly enhanced the consistency in my shots.

    And I got to say... getting clean consistent spiral shots with this multiple rotation Balaeric style, and with the cords held against each other, (tight grip) is hilarious. I should know better and use cord seperation in the hand, but now I have more understanding for the lack of a wide grip I see in Balearic slinging videos.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by xud9a - call me zud 👍 on Mar 26th, 2021 at 8:42am
    @J. and Albion.
    As advanced braiders you both know of which you speak but I'm sorry I don't recognise the braid used. Please could you post a link to a tutorial so I can have  a try.
    I know I will not be up to your standard but practice .........
    Cheers,
    Zud👍

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Mar 26th, 2021 at 9:01am
    Xud, go to the previous page and look at the hemp sling I posted on the bottom, it shows the structure of the braid. A total of 6 cords, divided into 3 groups of 2, and these 3 groups are braided to form a simple 3 strand flat braid, with each group of 2 strands having the cords side to side.  I can't show it any better, the picture should hopefully explain it.

    Once I get to the pouch section, I braid in another 3 strands that I folded into halve so I get another 6 strands. So that When I reach the pouch point, I have a total of 12 strands. Now I have 6 strands for each pouch string, and the pouch strings are braided as wide as the sling cord. Once I have the length of the pouch I want, I join them together, and I let the short cords I braided in before the pouch, now out of the sling in 3 steps gradually.
    So that after a few cm of braid, I have 6 strands again and I continue on to finish braiding the release cord with these 6 long strands I started out with

    Now this explanation probably didn't help you at all and just made things sound more complex. So just study the picture, it should tell you how.



    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by xud9a - call me zud 👍 on Mar 26th, 2021 at 9:08am
    @J. Many thanks. To the braiding hook with words on a screen........Sunday night.

    Cheers,
    Zud👍

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Mar 28th, 2021 at 5:07am
    Just made my first rockman sling.
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    Post by Kick on Mar 28th, 2021 at 5:36am
    That looks really nice! I can never get weaving to look decent. Your's is so neat!

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    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Mar 28th, 2021 at 12:19pm
    Thanks Kick!

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    Post by SerKraus on Mar 28th, 2021 at 1:07pm
    Damn! Is that jute? You are either really skilled, talented, or both.  ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Mar 28th, 2021 at 2:16pm
    Good job. :)
    The weaving and the braiding looks quite consistent.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Mar 28th, 2021 at 4:10pm
    Thanks SerKraus, it is jute.

    Thanks Albion. I have quite problem getting my four strand round braids consistent especially with more than one piece of string per strand. This is my first sling where I did not mess it up. At first the long sling for SITH was supposed to be round braid with the pouch being flatbraid or woven with paracord but I messed up the braid so much I decided to go with the flat for the entire sling.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Mar 29th, 2021 at 9:12am
    Is there a tutorial you could link for the round braid?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Mar 29th, 2021 at 10:39am
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMJAAkhHcZE&t=5m58s
    This is one way.

    The verbal description: Strand 1 to 4 from left to right. How I do it is take strand 1, bring in front of strand 3 and cross over it and behind it (to make strand 1's final position #2). Then you just do the same on the other side, Strand 4 in front of strand 2, around and behind it to take position 3. Rinse and repeat.


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Mar 29th, 2021 at 1:38pm
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juwvv1XMfjM

    This is the tutorial I followed when making my first sling with four strand round braid. It is the same just upside down.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Mar 29th, 2021 at 5:09pm
    'long' range accuracy sling, to help with the egg challenge.
    27.5", 43.7g, waxed hemp.

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Mar 29th, 2021 at 5:30pm
    Very sexy

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    Post by Morphy on Mar 29th, 2021 at 9:30pm
    Looking good!

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    Post by walter on Mar 30th, 2021 at 12:09am
    Nice! Are the splces added before the split?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Mar 30th, 2021 at 12:30am
    What I would give for half the experience some of you guys have...

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on Mar 30th, 2021 at 12:48am
    @ SerKraus

    A lot of time and excruciating finger cramps  :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Mar 30th, 2021 at 4:48am
    Beautiful as always Albion

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Mar 30th, 2021 at 8:20am

    walter wrote on Mar 30th, 2021 at 12:48am:
    @ SerKraus

    A lot of time and excruciating finger cramps  :)


    I get get those regardless of what the end product looks like  8-)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Mar 31st, 2021 at 10:38am

    walter wrote on Mar 30th, 2021 at 12:09am:
    Nice! Are the splices added before the split?

    Cheers. New yarns are spliced in after the 'knee' (the beginning of the split).

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Mar 31st, 2021 at 6:29pm
    Started in mid-January; finished at the end of March.  2.5 months for one sling!  That was a marathon.
    This is a copy of Jaegoor’s 24-strand fishtail design, but not quite an exact copy. I will try it out soon. 
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Mar 31st, 2021 at 6:32pm
    I think this deserves a higher resolution photo. What a beauty!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Mar 31st, 2021 at 6:38pm
    Nice sling nooc

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Mar 31st, 2021 at 8:01pm
    Aint she purty??  ;) :D Now for the dip and the throw!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Mar 31st, 2021 at 11:26pm

    IronGoober wrote on Mar 31st, 2021 at 6:32pm:
    I think this deserves a higher resolution photo. What a beauty!


    As you wish
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Apr 1st, 2021 at 3:10am
    :o So pretty

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Apr 1st, 2021 at 4:29am
    Awesome! I also want to try and make many strand braided sling, they look amazing.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Apr 1st, 2021 at 8:59am
    Is it cotton? I once tried braiding thin cotton and the braid looked similar. Beautiful sling. A work of art!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Apr 1st, 2021 at 10:34am

    SerKraus wrote on Apr 1st, 2021 at 8:59am:
    Is it cotton? I once tried braiding thin cotton and the braid looked similar. Beautiful sling. A work of art!


    Thanks!  Yes. It is made from cotton.

    After these photos, I treated the sling with a waterproofing agent. Once it cures and I have a chance to test it out, I will do a post about the process.

    @czechslinger: be warned!  Once you start, there’s no going back. I spent months telling myself that I was wasting my time on this one silly sling, because I could make a perfectly functional sling in under an hour... I sometimes didn’t touch it for a week because I was discouraged by how slow progress was. Now that it’s finished,  I have completely forgotten about the hours of mind-numbing boredom, and I just want to make another one!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Apr 1st, 2021 at 1:32pm

    NooneOfConsequence wrote on Apr 1st, 2021 at 10:34am:

    SerKraus wrote on Apr 1st, 2021 at 8:59am:
    Is it cotton? I once tried braiding thin cotton and the braid looked similar. Beautiful sling. A work of art!


    Thanks!  Yes. It is made from cotton.

    After these photos, I treated the sling with a waterproofing agent. Once it cures and I have a chance to test it out, I will do a post about the process.

    @czechslinger: be warned!  Once you start, there’s no going back. I spent months telling myself that I was wasting my time on this one silly sling, because I could make a perfectly functional sling in under an hour... I sometimes didn’t touch it for a week because I was discouraged by how slow progress was. Now that it’s finished,  I have completely forgotten about the hours of mind-numbing boredom, and I just want to make another one!



    ad·dic·tion
    /əˈdikSH(ə)n/
    noun
    the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity.

    "Now that it's finished, I have completely forgotten about the hours of mind-numbing boredom, and I just want to make another one!"

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Apr 1st, 2021 at 8:12pm
    It's not addiction if I like it though  >:(

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Apr 1st, 2021 at 8:16pm
    I love the pattern you got in that!  Great looking sling!  :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Apr 10th, 2021 at 7:33pm
    It’s been more than 24 hours since anyone has posted a new sling. What’s wrong? Is everyone ok?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Apr 10th, 2021 at 8:52pm
    I died.

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    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Apr 11th, 2021 at 12:38pm

    Morphy wrote on Apr 10th, 2021 at 8:52pm:
    I died.


    *Shrug*... is everyone else ok?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Apr 11th, 2021 at 1:41pm

    NooneOfConsequence wrote on Apr 11th, 2021 at 12:38pm:

    Morphy wrote on Apr 10th, 2021 at 8:52pm:
    I died.


    *Shrug*... is everyone else ok?


    That was hurtful. Youve wounded my soul.

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    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Apr 11th, 2021 at 2:37pm

    Morphy wrote on Apr 11th, 2021 at 1:41pm:

    NooneOfConsequence wrote on Apr 11th, 2021 at 12:38pm:

    Morphy wrote on Apr 10th, 2021 at 8:52pm:
    I died.


    *Shrug*... is everyone else ok?


    That was hurtful. Youve wounded my soul.


    I love you Morphy.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Apr 11th, 2021 at 8:47pm

    NooneOfConsequence wrote on Apr 11th, 2021 at 2:37pm:

    Morphy wrote on Apr 11th, 2021 at 1:41pm:

    NooneOfConsequence wrote on Apr 11th, 2021 at 12:38pm:

    Morphy wrote on Apr 10th, 2021 at 8:52pm:
    I died.


    *Shrug*... is everyone else ok?


    That was hurtful. Youve wounded my soul.


    I love you Morphy.


    Awkward... achieved!  At least I know I can still embarrass you in the afterlife Morphy. If I had any dignity to begin with I might have been embarrassed by now too!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Apr 11th, 2021 at 9:57pm
    :-[ :-* ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Apr 17th, 2021 at 5:05pm
    Just made another balearic sling out of sisal string. Still need to burn those loose fibers of and give it some water treatment to make it less stiff.
    This one will replace the one I currently use once I manage to completely destroy it with my bad stone ammo.  ::)

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Apr 17th, 2021 at 6:47pm
    You guys and your fancy Balaeric slings. Beautiful work Czech!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Apr 17th, 2021 at 7:32pm

    Morphy wrote on Apr 17th, 2021 at 6:47pm:
    You guys and your fancy Balaeric slings. Beautiful work Czech!

    It does make me laugh.  I was outside all day throwing a few different ones.  But 5-minute leather pouches and paracord, every single one.  ;D

    Beautiful sling there sir!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Apr 18th, 2021 at 4:33am
    Really clean braiding! Great stuff!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Apr 18th, 2021 at 8:57am
    So many of you all make gorgeous slings now. There was a time you wouldnt see a sling like some of these made but once in awhile. And now its like everyone has a specialty and everyone is posting cool stuff.

    Duckhands slings are a good example of someone embracing their own style. I like them a lot.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Apr 18th, 2021 at 4:58pm
    Yes, Duckhands slings are fing beautiful. Like I wouldn't even try to replicate that, because my version would look like some cheap chinese rip-off that you would buy for few cents on wish and when you get the product it looks nothing like what was advertised.(not my experience, I am too smart to buy something from wish)


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Apr 18th, 2021 at 5:04pm
    Man, someone needs to make a modern and clear Balearic sling tutorial.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Apr 19th, 2021 at 3:54pm
    I managed to find photo of my first two slings with some ammo(what would I give for ammo like that now).

    Unbelievable that I came such a long way from making shitty slings to pretty decent slings I would say.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Apr 20th, 2021 at 1:34am
    Always love to see a staff sling :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Apr 20th, 2021 at 3:54am
    At that time I considered staffsling to be more powerful. Most range I got our of hand sling was 80m using simple underhand throw which in my opinion is the easiest to learn and 100 to 120m with staff sling. Also I loved the automatic release, rocks almost always flew where I wanted them to fly without lots of training. Actually my first hits on target were with a staff sling, first ever shot I had taken with it hit a beer keg I was using as target from 25m! Though that was more luck than skill.
    Now that I have more expertese with hand slings I consider them superior in terms of range, accuracy and power. Only staff sling that can exceed hand slings in power and range is the captive release staff sling that I am testing right now that was inspired by what albion was doing.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Apr 20th, 2021 at 8:41am
    My brother-in-law's first ever throw with a staff sling almost hit me from across a field. The tennis ball went right by my face! I believe the staff sling's greatest advantage is its ease of use. However, I'd say the hand sling is more versatile.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Apr 20th, 2021 at 9:46am
    Staff sling can handle bigger ammo too but it's range is about the same as the hand sling I would say.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Apr 20th, 2021 at 11:55am

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Apr 20th, 2021 at 3:54am:
    Only staff sling that can exceed hand slings in power and range is the captive release staff sling that I am testing right now that was inspired by what albion was doing.

    Are you going to make a video? I'm still anxiously awaiting AlbionSlinger's second episode...

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Apr 20th, 2021 at 1:45pm
    I am planning to include it in my long range slinging vid. Only clip of me using it so far is on the slinging group on FB.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Apr 21st, 2021 at 1:59pm

    IronGoober wrote on Apr 20th, 2021 at 11:55am:
    I'm still anxiously awaiting AlbionSlinger's second episode...

    I have made a couple of other designs, one of them being very  similar to the 'traditional' design of staff sling but facilitating rotation of the sling overhead. During use it looks exactly like that medieval staff sling depiction Jaegoor shared, but unfortunately does give any perceivable benefit.
    I have yet to fabricate the promising 'improved' staff model, but I haven't yet decided whether to cast the 'crucial' part in bronze or not. A pure copper-tin Bronze is a fantastic alloy and I love working with it.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Apr 21st, 2021 at 4:04pm
    Sounds interesting. I also want to experiment more with this concept.... I want to try different staff and sling lenghts. I want to see what happens if I put my superlong sling on the end of the 5ft staff I use now :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Apr 22nd, 2021 at 4:44am
    I've ALSO been looking at experimenting with staff slings :D I have always used staff slings with fairly long slings, almost half the length of the staff, but with a lot of depictions they are really quite short slings so I've been wanting to see what sort of differences come from different length slings. I have the staff sling ready but haven't filmed the video yet.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Apr 22nd, 2021 at 2:20pm
    It’s Christmas morning in the NOOC house! I just got in from the mailbox.

    Thanks Practical Paracord for the Easter ‘21 prize, and thanks Iron Goober for the Balearic! 

    Both look amazing and I can’t wait to try them!
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Apr 22nd, 2021 at 2:40pm
    Balearic sling with a release tab? That is interesting. I like release tabs on my simple paracord slings(except for my super long ones) I think I know what my next balearic sling is gonna be like...

    Also like the smiling sling. I have few that are inspired by this design and they are great, they seem to have nice clean release even with that big knot. Maybe I will buy the actual one!

    (on my
    Kick wrote on Apr 22nd, 2021 at 4:44am:
    I've ALSO been looking at experimenting with staff slings  I have always used staff slings with fairly long slings, almost half the length of the staff, but with a lot of depictions they are really quite short slings so I've been wanting to see what sort of differences come from different length slings. I have the staff sling ready but haven't filmed the video yet.


    Kick I really look forward to see the video. I usually use slings half the lenght of the staff(on my automatic release staff slings) as that seems to be the sweetspot for me, shorter releases too early sending the stone behind or high above me and longer too late sending the stone into the ground in front of me. Now that changes with captive release staff slings, because i can put a 170cm superlong sling on the end of a 3ft staff and it will work nicely(this tested today). Now I want to test it with my 150cm(5ft) staff to see what kind of scary ranges I can get...

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Apr 22nd, 2021 at 6:54pm

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Apr 22nd, 2021 at 2:40pm:
    Now that changes with captive release staff slings, because i can put a 170cm superlong sling on the end of a 3ft staff and it will work nicely(this tested today). Now I want to test it with my 150cm(5ft) staff to see what kind of scary ranges I can get...

    Looking forward to the report/video!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Apr 23rd, 2021 at 8:42am
    ;)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Apr 23rd, 2021 at 9:48am
    Jaegoor,
    Great slings, great ammo.
    Well done.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Apr 23rd, 2021 at 10:33am
    I can only dream of having slings and glandes like those! Those pins and patches are awesome!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Apr 24th, 2021 at 5:06am
    Gorgeous Jaegoor!!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Apr 24th, 2021 at 3:40pm
    Gracias

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Apr 24th, 2021 at 3:49pm
    They are the gold standard.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by ThePowersNation on Apr 25th, 2021 at 10:15pm
    This is the first sling I've made by braiding, and actually the first thing I've ever braided at all. I made it following a tutorial by Derek Taylor on Youtube and am pretty jazzed about how it turned out.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Apr 25th, 2021 at 11:27pm
    Looking good man! Youll hear this alot but thats way better than my first braided sling. I made some truly horrendous slings in my day.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Apr 26th, 2021 at 3:08am
    I swear the quality of people's first slings is much better now than when I started out. I think there must be better quality tutorials nowadays or something. Looking good!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Apr 26th, 2021 at 9:05am
    That's something I haven't thought of before. Maybe better tutorials need to be made for people to make better slings.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Apr 27th, 2021 at 4:50pm
    My first ever braided sling was the same. For me it was also the first thing I ever braided  ;D I also followed Derek's tutorial  :D it is a good one to get into braiding slings.
    Great sling!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Apr 27th, 2021 at 4:54pm
    I just finished my eleven-strand balearic style jute sling. Decided to switch to four strand round braid on the release cord because I was too exhausted from the eleven-strand braid on the pouch. The sling turned out pretty nice I'd say.

    It is also my heaviest sling yet. In the second picture there is a 257g stone in the pouch for comparison.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Apr 27th, 2021 at 4:58pm
    Looks great! How does it perform?

    I've been really enjoying the balearic slings I've made lately. They seem to have a clean release and good pouch orientation control.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Apr 27th, 2021 at 4:59pm
    Is there a reason for why you changed the braid type after a certain point on the release cord?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Apr 27th, 2021 at 5:34pm
    I don't kow how well it throws. From my indoor testing with old socks in ducttape it has quite clean release for being such a heavy sling. I also like balearic slings for the same reasons.




    There is none, I just made it where it felt right ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Apr 28th, 2021 at 3:41am
    Really nice sling! I need to get back into sling making.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Apr 28th, 2021 at 7:20am
    I have made a simple  6 strand braid paracord sling, that can be used as a belt. (i get a range of about 80 meters with 9 out of 10 shots and the release is very clean)

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Apr 28th, 2021 at 11:29am
    Nice Mike! And if you ever needed it you have a good amount of paracord to use as well.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Apr 28th, 2021 at 12:53pm

    Morphy wrote on Apr 28th, 2021 at 11:29am:
    Nice Mike! And if you ever needed it you have a good amount of paracord to use as well.


    Thanks. I have made it out of some paracord i had left, from making an other sling out of it.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Apr 28th, 2021 at 12:55pm
    that is the other sling (i have worked on a quicker and simpler way to make egyptian style slings ) It takes about 4 meters of cord and 6 nails. making it took me less than 20 minutes and if you use 3 strings you can do it quicker and braid it after doing the pouch. I didnt have any problems with it after using it about 500 times today. If you want i could try explaining how i did it.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Apr 28th, 2021 at 12:56pm
    sorry for the low quality picture

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Apr 28th, 2021 at 4:43pm
    Pretty good! Paracord slings work well and last super long, especially braided or woven paracord slings seem almost indestructible. Like the simple braided one, also like the idea of having a sling instead of belt!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Apr 28th, 2021 at 9:45pm
    I've pondered a sling sling before. Half rifle sling half rock sling. However, what if you could also make it part belt?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Apr 29th, 2021 at 2:32am

    SerKraus wrote on Apr 28th, 2021 at 9:45pm:
    I've pondered a sling sling before. Half rifle sling half rock sling. However, what if you could also make it part belt?


    I will try to make it work better as a belt, without making the sling worse.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Apr 29th, 2021 at 1:45pm
    i have made a new egyptian style sling with the same method from natural cord. ( it took 30 minutes to set everything up, make the pouch and braid the cords.) I did make some small mistakes, but it works great.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Apr 29th, 2021 at 1:47pm
    ( The pouch)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Apr 29th, 2021 at 1:47pm
    (open sling)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Apr 29th, 2021 at 1:48pm
    full sling
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Apr 29th, 2021 at 1:50pm
    Please tell me what you think about it.
    If enough people suggest it i will try to make a tutorial for this design.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Apr 29th, 2021 at 1:51pm

    SerKraus wrote on Apr 28th, 2021 at 9:45pm:
    I've pondered a sling sling before. Half rifle sling half rock sling. However, what if you could also make it part belt?


    I’m a little disappointed... when you said “sling sling” I thought you were going to suggest a sling that slings slings... an inception sling if you will.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Apr 29th, 2021 at 3:07pm

    NooneOfConsequence wrote on Apr 29th, 2021 at 1:51pm:

    SerKraus wrote on Apr 28th, 2021 at 9:45pm:
    I've pondered a sling sling before. Half rifle sling half rock sling. However, what if you could also make it part belt?


    I’m a little disappointed... when you said “sling sling” I thought you were going to suggest a sling that slings slings... an inception sling if you will.


    You mean something similar to Joerg Sprave's slingception but instead of slingshots with slings? Btw video about that is way back when his videos weren't all instant legolas or modern crossbows but actually about slinghots and crazy weaponry powered by rubber which I enjoyed more to be honest.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Apr 29th, 2021 at 6:40pm
    Well, you can tie up a sling into a ball with a stone inside of it and sling that.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Apr 30th, 2021 at 2:07pm

    SerKraus wrote on Apr 29th, 2021 at 6:40pm:
    Well, you can tie up a sling into a ball with a stone inside of it and sling that.


    slingception ?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by walter on May 2nd, 2021 at 9:51pm
    @ czechslinger1.0

    Eleven strands! Very nice. I have braided  a 7 and a 9, but I think 5 is plenty ;) Again, nice work!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on May 3rd, 2021 at 5:17am
    Thanks walter!
    My favourite are seven. I just love how they look.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on May 3rd, 2021 at 5:29am
    These are my balearic slings I've been making lately, two of them are thinner long slings(one 80cm and other 100cm) and another four are short slings(45cm, one with release tab out of paracord) and one medium sling(60cm). Shorter long sling looks like crap, that is why I use it the most.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 3rd, 2021 at 5:33am

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on May 3rd, 2021 at 5:29am:
    These are my balearic slings I've been making lately, two of them are thinner long slings(one 80cm and other 100cm) and another four are short slings(45cm, one with release tab out of paracord) and one medium sling(60cm). Shorter long sling looks like crap, that is why I use it the most.


    Did you make the same sling multiple times ?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on May 3rd, 2021 at 6:08am
    oh poopy I forgot the 30cm short sling.


    MikeG wrote on May 3rd, 2021 at 5:33am:
    Did you make the same sling multiple times ?

    Basically yes, the four short ones are copies of themselves  :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Loren on May 3rd, 2021 at 4:44pm
    This forum is fascinating !!!

    I added some sling information to my Facebook Homepage.

    https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=5337281006314063&set=a.670981426277401

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on May 3rd, 2021 at 8:27pm
    @ czechslinger1.0

    Great looking slings you've made there! :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 4th, 2021 at 5:16am
    I have made a small balearic style sling from gutted climbing rope
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 4th, 2021 at 5:16am
    :)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on May 4th, 2021 at 12:15pm
    Full leather sling, 75 centimeters, and short 30 centimeters
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on May 4th, 2021 at 1:46pm
    Not a looker but a reliable sling made of gutted paracord, 3 strand flat made up of 6 strands in a 2-2-2 fashion,  pouch straps jsut as wide as the sling straps. Very silent and no taper like I desire. Quite light for its size, and very free from oscillations. No release knot, just a full fist grip on the smooth cord
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on May 4th, 2021 at 2:56pm
    Whoa some really cool slings all the sudden! I love them guys!

    That strap sling is cool. Does it work well? I want it to work regardless of how it does. It looks awesome.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 5th, 2021 at 2:24am
    I have made a 4 strand split poch sling with 2 finger holes and  a whip cracker
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 5th, 2021 at 2:24am
    :)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 5th, 2021 at 2:25am
    :)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 5th, 2021 at 2:25am
    :)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 5th, 2021 at 2:32am
    What do you think about it ?
    I dont know what the weight is, but it is very lightweight and works very well.
    It is short, (from my wrist to the middle of my upper arm) but very accurate and powerfull.
    The release knot is big and i could make it a bit smaller, but it works well enough to hit a bottle at 15 meters and that is good enough for me.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 5th, 2021 at 6:30am
    Looks good to me. You can post multiple pictures on the one post by the way. It's not the most obvious system, but on the left when you make a new post is Attachments and a box with a + in it. If you got that it will open more attachment spots.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 5th, 2021 at 7:05am

    Kick wrote on May 5th, 2021 at 6:30am:
    Looks good to me. You can post multiple pictures on the one post by the way. It's not the most obvious system, but on the left when you make a new post is Attachments and a box with a + in it. If you got that it will open more attachment spots.


    Thanks for explaining.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on May 5th, 2021 at 8:36am

    IronGoober wrote on Apr 22nd, 2021 at 6:54pm:
    Looking forward to the report

    Well turns out a superlong sling on a 5ft staff doesn't work that well. On a stick this long I should just stick(see what I did there?) with normal long sling.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on May 7th, 2021 at 12:20am
    18" Balearic target sling.

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 7th, 2021 at 1:37am
    Beautiful view, beautiful sling :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Teg on May 7th, 2021 at 11:34am
    Very nice!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by xud9a - call me zud 👍 on May 8th, 2021 at 8:35am
    Ennnveeeee  !

    :-[

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on May 8th, 2021 at 1:23pm
    Is that release cord partially less tapered than your others ? If so how do you like it?  Is that the sling you used in the video you posted ? Nice work

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 9th, 2021 at 1:14pm
    new sling for range
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 9th, 2021 at 1:16pm
    Split pouch
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on May 11th, 2021 at 8:45am
    Sisal balearic 41g @ 24'' with dyneema tassel
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 11th, 2021 at 1:48pm
    So pretty!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on May 12th, 2021 at 8:42am
    Gorgeous man.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on May 12th, 2021 at 10:11am
    Great Balearic! I love the look that sisal, less yellow than the usual stuff sold.
    Do you find the dyneema whip gets tangled and knotted with use? The stuff I use separates into individual fibres, and I find that happens with mine.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on May 12th, 2021 at 10:27am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on May 8th, 2021 at 1:23pm:
    Is that release cord partially less tapered than your others ? If so how do you like it?  Is that the sling you used in the video you posted ? Nice work

    Sorry I must of missed this.
    I suppose it is slightly less tapered because for very heavy stones I like a substantial release cord to grip on to. I tend to be more gentle on the taper of the belly on these short slings as well. The sling still cracks loudly even with 33% more whip material than usual as well. I don't notice any substantial difference, other than it has very good twist resistance due being a thick 7 strand plait.
    Yes it is the sling used in the video.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on May 12th, 2021 at 6:45pm
    Thanks all.

    Here is a sling you may have seen before in the abstract slings thread (although I did not formally enter this one to the competition).

    After a fair bit of usage I'm very impressed with the performance of this sling. I'm not yet definitely certain the dual mode really provides much benefit but it seems like it does.

    I'm posting here because it's probably my favourite paracord/compact design now, and I want to document it in a centralised location.

    (forgive the fancy presentation, I find it a slightly nicer way to attach multiple pictures together)

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on May 12th, 2021 at 6:48pm

    Archaic Arms wrote on May 12th, 2021 at 10:11am:
    Great Balearic! I love the look that sisal, less yellow than the usual stuff sold.
    Do you find the dyneema whip gets tangled and knotted with use? The stuff I use separates into individual fibres, and I find that happens with mine.


    Cheers, yeah I found some basically white sisal but I blended it with some more yellowy stuff since I ran out. Need to get hold of some more soon. I've got some good looking sisal on order from Teg which should be nice.
    I've had no issues so far with the dyneema but I haven't been using it for very long and I don't manage to get out and pressure test my slings as much as I should do.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 13th, 2021 at 8:44am
    Balearic style sling
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on May 14th, 2021 at 9:39am
    Mike what is the red thing? Is it leather, rubber or something else?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 14th, 2021 at 11:16am

    Morphy wrote on May 14th, 2021 at 9:39am:
    Mike what is the red thing? Is it leather, rubber or something else?


    Its leatherette (sorry if it is wrong, i dont know the correct word)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 14th, 2021 at 11:50am
    what would you call this sling ? (I wanted to make a egyptian sling, but one side is bigger than the other and it is not as cupped as the normal egyptian style slings)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on May 14th, 2021 at 12:04pm
    Your standard Egyptian slings are woven up and down the pouch and typically done on a loom or some other apparatus. The sling pictured there is something like a PJ (Peaceful Jeffery) sling which is a horizontal weave with 5 wefts(?). Though on yours you vary the number more throughout. You see some pouches like yours amongst the Guam slingers.

    Personally I just group all horizontal weave solid pouches together in one family as there are many possible slings that all have similar construction and only differ by weft number moving down the pouch. There are only names for a few variants of these which are mostly from people doing tutorials (ts3, PJ, cobra etc).

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 14th, 2021 at 12:11pm

    JudoP wrote on May 14th, 2021 at 12:04pm:
    Your standard Egyptian slings are woven up and down the pouch and typically done on a loom or some other apparatus. The sling pictured there is something like a PJ (Peaceful Jeffery) sling which is a horizontal weave with 5 wefts(?). Though on yours you vary the number more throughout. You see some pouches like yours amongst the Guam slingers.

    Personally I just group all horizontal weave solid pouches together in one family as there are many possible slings that all have similar construction and only differ by weft number moving down the pouch. There are only names for a few variants of these which are mostly from people doing tutorials (ts3, PJ, cobra etc).


    The good thing is, that the sling works and the name is not important.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 14th, 2021 at 2:17pm

    MikeG wrote on May 14th, 2021 at 12:11pm:

    JudoP wrote on May 14th, 2021 at 12:04pm:
    Your standard Egyptian slings are woven up and down the pouch and typically done on a loom or some other apparatus. The sling pictured there is something like a PJ (Peaceful Jeffery) sling which is a horizontal weave with 5 wefts(?). Though on yours you vary the number more throughout. You see some pouches like yours amongst the Guam slingers.

    Personally I just group all horizontal weave solid pouches together in one family as there are many possible slings that all have similar construction and only differ by weft number moving down the pouch. There are only names for a few variants of these which are mostly from people doing tutorials (ts3, PJ, cobra etc).


    The good thing is, that the sling works and the name is not important.

    Always the most important aspect :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on May 14th, 2021 at 8:03pm
    That's the beauty of slinging. If it works, it's a sling!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on May 16th, 2021 at 12:57pm
    Plastic sling with round and flat braids and a loop for the wrist
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on May 17th, 2021 at 1:33am
    Video frame showing the release with a Balearic-style sling.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on May 17th, 2021 at 7:48am
    Super good photo !

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on May 17th, 2021 at 2:06pm

    Archaic Arms wrote on May 17th, 2021 at 1:33am:
    Video frame showing the release with a Balearic-style sling.


    Same thing here with a full fist pinch grip
    https://youtu.be/aKM4n5-ZsRs
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on May 17th, 2021 at 2:23pm
    Here's some food for thought: it's not the rock that rolls out of the release cord, it is the release cord that rolls out from under the rock. It's the unwinding action of the release cord below it that gives it the spin, or in other words, the pulling away of the release cord or pouch away from under / side of the rock as you follow through

    Some more for thinking, does a sling really have a ''pouch'' ? It's more like one halve of the sling is retention cord and the other halve is release cord, with the division between the two happening exactly in the middle of the cord where the stone sits, with whatever construction is required in the middle for the cord to hold on to the stone. It's just semantics I guess

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on May 18th, 2021 at 8:13pm
    I made it as a gift
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on May 18th, 2021 at 10:27pm
    Nice man!!! The colors work really well.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on May 19th, 2021 at 9:12am
    I've gotta work on my round braid. I hope it'll look as good as yours!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on May 21st, 2021 at 3:36am
    Round braided,
    16x6 pouch
    63 centimeters lenght sling

    Jute four-strand thread
    jute in wax

    it is felt that the jute covered with wax is much more resistant to tearing and abrasion!


    according to preliminary sensations one of the best I've done


    Is hemp and jute the same? Jute is made from a variety of the Cannabis plant, is there a difference?
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on May 21st, 2021 at 5:46am
    :)
    Good.
    :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on May 21st, 2021 at 6:53am
    Excellent job Scorpion V

    Hemp and Jute are not the same. Generally Hemp is considered a stronger fibre. But I've also seen high quality jute and bad quality hemp.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 22nd, 2021 at 8:27am
    New rockman sling
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 22nd, 2021 at 12:43pm
    Made a balearic sling from the same string
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on May 22nd, 2021 at 4:09pm
    Looks like you are improving with every sling Mike
    Here's a firm but small diameter sling from gutted paracord, braided as tight I could. Slings best with 125-150 g rocks in terms of twist and release resistance with a tight grip. I find this split pouch to be too unsecure without a tight grip and would  personally recommend 'more pouch' if you like a wider grip, but that's personal
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 23rd, 2021 at 6:47am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on May 22nd, 2021 at 4:09pm:
    Looks like you are improving with every sling Mike


    Thanks.

    Your sling looks good, but as you said it is not secure.
    It looks like it is very stiff ( do you prefer stiff slings). For me it seems like stiff slings are not as secure as softer slings (That is what I have seen in my experiments).

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on May 23rd, 2021 at 7:27am
    It depends. I am still experimenting between different types of braids, round, flat, twisted, and different levels of pliability.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on May 23rd, 2021 at 4:14pm
    Experimental ultra light sling
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on May 23rd, 2021 at 6:36pm
    120 Centimeters sling for abrasion projectiles, plastic (polyester)  cords, ropes :)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on May 23rd, 2021 at 7:43pm
    Nice! How long is it?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 24th, 2021 at 6:24am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on May 23rd, 2021 at 4:14pm:
    Experimental ultra light sling


    How well does it work ?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 24th, 2021 at 6:31am
    This is the stiffest sling i have ever made. I made it as a gift for my father (he prefers stiff slings) and it was my first sling, without any mistake. The release cord is tapered and it has a release tab and a whip cracker at the end.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 25th, 2021 at 6:03am

    SerKraus wrote on May 23rd, 2021 at 7:43pm:
    Nice! How long is it?


    He said 120 centimeters

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on May 25th, 2021 at 10:20pm
    Quickly made this to test the Cortaillod principle, which Jaegoor speaks highly of. I am stunned by it's functionality, it really is a fantastic sling design.
    Big thanks to Teg for the twining over sticks tutorial! It's become my new favourite weaving method.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on May 26th, 2021 at 12:04am
    What is it that you like about it? I'm a bit surprised, unless you have the type of ammo that Jaegoor has (with the groove), it seems limited in its use.  The central ridge seems like it would make it prone to dropping ammo prematurely. So, I'm interested if your experience differs from that.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by hubert on May 26th, 2021 at 1:37am
    I don't think that's a sling. All other sling designs are stable at the edges to hold the projectiles. The Cortaillod principle just doesn't make sense for slings and inventing bullets for it is kind of weird.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on May 26th, 2021 at 2:00am
    A good start.  But it's not Cordaillot.  😂 The shape is wrong.  The original was woven with boards.  So Teg's tutorial is wrong for Cordaillot.  My first replica looks the same as the original, but is not woven with boards either.  It is similar in terms of the binding, but not original.  When weaving with boards, there is a very strong twisting of the threads.  This is absolutely typical for weaving boards and a unique selling point.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on May 26th, 2021 at 2:23am
    Hubert.  So you don't think it's a sling.  What is it then?  You can of course have your opinion.  But it doesn't change the fact that it's a sling.  You judge something and you neither made it nor shot it.  If you had done this, your knowledge and your opinion would certainly be different.  Then you would know that there is a kind of edge.  It was worked with edge boards.  But to know that, you have to do it. In addition, this fabric was worked with s and z twine.  That means the thread is twisted left and right.  And always alternately.  This creates a very stable fabric even without a border.  It is completely different from everything you know about slings.  And that's not just my humble opinion.  Experts with significantly more knowledge and experience have confirmed this.  So it's totally banana if you think it's a sling.  It's definitely a sling.  Even a very unusual and a very elaborately crafted sling.  And after 10,000 documented shots, this little piece of fabric is still functional.  Oops.  And stones up to around 100g can be shot very well with it.  And oh wonder, stones like this are also found in the find complex.  But of course you already knew that.  If not and if my explanations are not enough for you, then I recommend writing to Thomas Reitmaier.  He is practically the chief archaeologist in Switzerland.  You can then communicate your well-founded new findings to him.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by hubert on May 26th, 2021 at 2:52am
    Silvio, I have my doubts, but to be able to make a final judgment, I need more information. But purely constructively, it doesn't make sense to me. Maybe it is something to carry a load or part of a piece of clothing, but maybe it is something completely different.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on May 26th, 2021 at 3:19am
    Definitiv nicht

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Curious Aardvark on May 26th, 2021 at 6:47am
    well it's definitely a sling.

    Just one that's been designed for a specifically shaped ammunition.

    I can't see the benefit myself. But I make specific sling designs for specific ammunition types - so it's not unusual.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 26th, 2021 at 6:49am

    hubert wrote on May 26th, 2021 at 2:52am:
    Silvio, I have my doubts, but to be able to make a final judgment, I need more information. But purely constructively, it doesn't make sense to me. Maybe it is something to carry a load or part of a piece of clothing, but maybe it is something completely different.


    Why would you think that ? It seems to work well as a sling. If it slings a rock or other ammo, it is a sling and your opinion will not change that.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 26th, 2021 at 6:52am

    hubert wrote on May 26th, 2021 at 2:52am:
    purely constructively, it doesn't make sense to me


    Why not ? Not every sling is made the same way. Slings were used around the world and for a very long time, that means it is possible, that different cultures made different slings. Only because you didnt make a sling like that before, it doesnt mean, that it isnt a sling.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on May 26th, 2021 at 6:53am
    The object was already called sling when it was found a hundred years ago.  It was then lost in an archive because it was incorrectly numbered.  But even today everyone agrees that it is a sling.  She shoots brilliantly.  So what else do you need as proof?  I have seen Teg so far as a friend and a scientist.  His research on the tut ench Amun sling still impresses me today.  Unfortunately this was not the case with the cordaillot sling.  And I don't want to say more about it.  That it is a sling is absolutely certain.  However, it is a very extraordinary sling.  The production is very complex.  And you don't suspect that at first glance.  There are still some secrets.  It is not yet clear whether it was colored.  Since it was woven tablet, one can suspect a colored pattern.  However, an examination would be invasive and is therefore not approved by Switzerland.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 26th, 2021 at 6:56am

    Jaegoor wrote on May 26th, 2021 at 6:53am:
    The object was already called sling when it was found a hundred years ago.  It was then lost in an archive because it was incorrectly numbered.  But even today everyone agrees that it is a sling.  She shoots brilliantly.  So what else do you need as proof?  I have seen Teg so far as a friend and a scientist.  His research on the tut ench Amun sling still impresses me today.  Unfortunately this was not the case with the cordaillot sling.  And I don't want to say more about it.  That it is a sling is absolutely certain.  However, it is a very extraordinary sling.  The production is very complex.  And you don't suspect that at first glance.  There are still some secrets.  It is not yet clear whether it was colored.  Since it was woven tablet, one can suspect a colored pattern.  However, an examination would be invasive and is therefore not approved by Switzerland.


    Where could I get more information about it ? (It seems like a very interesting sling to me and I would like to learn more about it)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on May 26th, 2021 at 7:04am
    Jaegoor, do you have an idea when an article was published about it?
    This sling interests us all.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 26th, 2021 at 7:06am

    TOMBELAINE wrote on May 26th, 2021 at 7:04am:
    Jaegoor, do you have an idea when an article was published about it?
    This sling interests us all.

    Most of us (some dont think that it is a sling)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on May 26th, 2021 at 7:09am
    Alex.  It is not for special ammunition.  There are also various stones in the complex.  These were viewed as slingstones.  I did 10,000 rounds with it.  With stones.  The special ammunition is a theory of mine.  It has not been scientifically researched at all and therefore has not been proven.  However, such forms are actually found as individual finds.  They are called "grouting" stones.  I myself made hundreds of them out of clay and shot them.  So they really make sense.  I think I know and have enough knowledge to make such a statement.  But it's just a theory at first

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on May 26th, 2021 at 7:16am
    This sling is currently being exhibited in the new Biel Museum in Switzerland.  Then she goes to another museum.  Where it was found.  Also in Switzerland.  There is a scientific lecture about it.  I am also waiting for the publication.  But there will probably also be other publications about it.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on May 26th, 2021 at 11:19am

    Jaegoor wrote on May 26th, 2021 at 2:00am:
    The shape is wrong. 

    Just to be clear, It's not supposed to be a replica. Just an experiment to test the effect of the spine running along the pouch. It has certainly caught my interest.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on May 26th, 2021 at 11:23am

    Jaegoor wrote on May 26th, 2021 at 2:23am:
    In addition, this fabric was worked with s and z twine.  That means the thread is twisted left and right.  And always alternately.

    How do you find identical 's' and 'z' twine? can you buy such a thing?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on May 26th, 2021 at 11:32am

    Jaegoor wrote on May 26th, 2021 at 6:53am:
    However, it is a very extraordinary sling.  The production is very complex. 

    Something I find curious is that the cords are very simple in construction compared to the pouch. Any theories as to why this might be Jaegoor?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on May 26th, 2021 at 11:45am

    IronGoober wrote on May 26th, 2021 at 12:04am:
    What is it that you like about it? I'm a bit surprised, unless you have the type of ammo that Jaegoor has (with the groove), it seems limited in its use.  The central ridge seems like it would make it prone to dropping ammo prematurely. So, I'm interested if your experience differs from that.

    I'm not entirely sure how, but the spine gives it an amazing clean release, more so that all of my other slings (aside from Y slings). It could be that as the stone balances on the spine it thus has very little contact with the rest of the pouch on release. Another theory I have is that it allows air to get under the stone, and on release, the pouch is pulled away from the projectile (acting a bit like a parachute). If that latter theory is true, then it help explains the shape as well as why the cords are twisted. The former allows the wind to catch it better and the latter facilitates the tilting of the pouch.
    As to whether the spine causes stones to fall out prematurely, I haven't tested it extensively, but I haven't had any problems.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sarosh on May 26th, 2021 at 12:55pm
    one could also say that the egyptian sling design doesnt make sense. they made an elaborate pouch and then they reverse twisted the cords!  :-?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on May 26th, 2021 at 1:31pm
    The two cords are a problem.  They are not received from the original.  I proceeded logically and reconstructed the sling from the middle.  There is a second logical form.  Since it was woven with boards, it is possible that the cords were also woven.  It was worked with boards for the edge and for the middle.  These had a different perforation.  I don't want to publish everything about this yet, as the process is still ongoing.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on May 26th, 2021 at 1:35pm
    Albion your observation is correct.  Opening is very quick.  There is no belly of the letter.  The reason is reduced friction when firing.  With little force you can generate amazing speeds.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on May 27th, 2021 at 1:26am

    Archaic Arms wrote on May 26th, 2021 at 11:45am:

    IronGoober wrote on May 26th, 2021 at 12:04am:
    What is it that you like about it? I'm a bit surprised, unless you have the type of ammo that Jaegoor has (with the groove), it seems limited in its use.  The central ridge seems like it would make it prone to dropping ammo prematurely. So, I'm interested if your experience differs from that.

    I'm not entirely sure how, but the spine gives it an amazing clean release, more so that all of my other slings (aside from Y slings). It could be that as the stone balances on the spine it thus has very little contact with the rest of the pouch on release. Another theory I have is that it allows air to get under the stone, and on release, the pouch is pulled away from the projectile (acting a bit like a parachute). If that latter theory is true, then it help explains the shape as well as why the cords are twisted. The former allows the wind to catch it better and the latter facilitates the tilting of the pouch.
    As to whether the spine causes stones to fall out prematurely, I haven't tested it extensively, but I haven't had any problems.



    I would love to see some 240 fps footage of a release, it would be very interesting to see how it differs from a balearic sling.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on May 27th, 2021 at 11:43am
    Im moment ist die schleuder hier. https://latenium.ch/de/
    Am neuenburger see wurde wurde sie auch gefunden.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 29th, 2021 at 12:16pm
    I am currently making a cortaillod style sling (not a perfect copy), but i want to make it bigger. I would like to know what i need pay attention to.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 29th, 2021 at 12:17pm
    I only want to test the design and not make a perfect copy

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on May 29th, 2021 at 6:14pm
    A functional design is also dependent on the condition.  The type of production is special.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 30th, 2021 at 7:30am
    This is my cortaillod sling (I didnt make a copy, i just wanted to test the design). It is much bigger than the original and works very well.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 30th, 2021 at 7:31am
    Here is the pouch
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on May 30th, 2021 at 7:32am
    Nice Mike!! Wow you are on a roll man! How does it work?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 30th, 2021 at 7:45am

    Morphy wrote on May 30th, 2021 at 7:32am:
    Nice Mike!! Wow you are on a roll man! How does it work?


    I knitted the pouch and just attached the cords.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 30th, 2021 at 7:46am
    It has a very clean release and the stones fly with a lot of power. It does not need a lot of force, to get amazing speed and works with normal stones (no special ammo needed)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 30th, 2021 at 7:56am
    ( Took 6 hours to make and about 20 meters of cordage for the pouch

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on May 30th, 2021 at 9:26am
    Real nice. Looks pretty.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 30th, 2021 at 9:36am

    Kick wrote on May 30th, 2021 at 9:26am:
    Real nice. Looks pretty.

    Thanks

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on May 30th, 2021 at 11:16am
    Sehr coole interpredationen. Gelungene Arbeit. Sieht sehr funktional aus.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on May 30th, 2021 at 11:51am

    Jaegoor wrote on May 30th, 2021 at 11:16am:
    Sehr coole interpredationen. Gelungene Arbeit. Sieht sehr funktional aus.


    Danke. Ich werde bald noch einmal versuchen diese Version zu machen, aber darauf achten, dass sie die Größe des Originals hat. Um das machen zu können, brauche ich aber erstmal mehr Schnur.
    Denkst du, dass eine flache Mitte Vor- oder Nachteile im Vergleich zu einer Runden (Originalen) bietet ?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on May 30th, 2021 at 1:49pm
    Every once and awhile we get people on here that start making slings and get good really fast. I feel like we have had a couple of those in the last year.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jun 5th, 2021 at 4:17pm
    Worn sling, after 300 abrasive shots, nylon cords 73 centimeters
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jun 5th, 2021 at 4:22pm
    Pristine sling, 74 centimeters waxed jute cords
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Jun 5th, 2021 at 8:04pm
    By the way, the leather doesn’t need to be that far up the release cord. The first few inches are what get damaged.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jun 6th, 2021 at 4:02am

    Scorpion Vin wrote on Jun 5th, 2021 at 4:22pm:
    Pristine sling, 74 centimeters waxed jute cords


    Very nice!! I never get tired of seeing a well made "working" sling.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Jun 6th, 2021 at 6:56pm
    Derived from the Cortaillod, it's essentially the same but with one side missing. It's a designated tear-drop ammo sling, and it works very well with these projectiles. Tear-drop ammo performs excellently with the standard Cortaillod design as well.
    Sling weighs 9.4g
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Jun 7th, 2021 at 4:41am

    Archaic Arms wrote on Jun 6th, 2021 at 6:56pm:
    Derived from the Cortaillod, it's essentially the same but with one side missing. It's a designated tear-drop ammo sling, and it works very well with these projectiles. Tear-drop ammo performs excellently with the standard Cortaillod design as well.
    Sling weighs 9.4g



    Looks very nice. How did you get the idea ?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Jun 7th, 2021 at 11:27pm
    Wow more sling porn
    Droooooolll

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jun 8th, 2021 at 12:18am
    Ahh the old half-noodle. A design once thought lost.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Jun 8th, 2021 at 7:30am

    MikeG wrote on Jun 7th, 2021 at 4:41am:
    Looks very nice. How did you get the idea ?

    Thank you. Experimentation revealed that tear-drop ammo works with the Cortaillod design, and since the tear drop only sits on the left side (with the spine supporting the tail), the right side of the pouch is unnecessary.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Jun 8th, 2021 at 7:45am
    The only contact with the pouch is on the left side, and the centre of mass is almost in the middle, due to the tail of the projectile acting as a counterbalance. On release, contact with the cords is very minimal because the thick portion of the teardrop is already ahead of the cords (when loaded). Also, because most of the force is pushing down left of the spine, it makes it open and tilt very freely on release.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jun 8th, 2021 at 8:02am
    @Albion very clever design for that projectile shape. I have had great success rifling teardrop clay with a standard slings as well but that could work even better.

    Here are some netted slings, very simple design with splices
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Jun 8th, 2021 at 10:45am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jun 8th, 2021 at 8:02am:
    very clever design for that projectile shape. I have had great success rifling teardrop clay with a standard slings as well but that could work even better.

    Here are some netted slings, very simple design with splices


    I would guess, that they are very light. What is the weight of them ?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jun 8th, 2021 at 11:23am
    Without counting the weight of the release tab and retention loop

    white one- 14g
    black red- 11g
    grey-white - 8g

    these are my Greek style slings, I generally do not use multiple rotations with these slings, I might do Byzantine style with them occasionally.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Jun 8th, 2021 at 11:34am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jun 8th, 2021 at 11:23am:
    Without counting the weight of the release tab and retention loop

    white one- 14g
    black red- 11g
    grey-white - 8g

    these are my Greek style slings, I generally do not use multiple rotations with these slings, I might do Byzantine style with them occasionally.


    Some people prefer light slings, but i am not one of them. (mine are very heavy)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jun 8th, 2021 at 11:56am
    I like them with Greek style and Byzantine style only. They throw really efficient. If I do Balaeric style I prefer a Balaeric sling which tend to be heavier.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Jun 9th, 2021 at 9:13pm
    Wow those slings are really light! I might have to attempt one of those with wild-harvested cordage at some point. :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Jun 9th, 2021 at 9:16pm
    The next installment.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jun 10th, 2021 at 3:55am
    Wow.
    I tried my hand at a middle ridgeline hemp sling yesterday but I failed. Not exactly a cortalloid but my own interpetration of how I would make it using my own fabrication methods. I first twisted a single 3 mm 3 ply hemp cord the length of my sling, with loop and release end. So a single cord without pouch yet. That went well and I like the suppleness of the hemp compared to twisted sisal which as a lot more memory.
    So my idea was to use thin a seperate 1 mm hemp cord and then splice this in the middle to form a weft pattern, and then and tightly weave a diamond pouch in the middle.
    But after about finishing half the weft I decided to drop the project because the side of the pouch was sagging too much
    compared to the the middle strand, and no way that would ever hold a rock. I do prefer my pouch to cup in the middle.
    I guess what I did wrong was not weaving the outside ridge of the pouch tightly enough, so it didn't sag. But then
    all I am seeing what I would get is a 3 strand split pouch in function but with solid weft between the strands to eliminate the splits and make it solid.


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jun 11th, 2021 at 3:12am
    sling with 4 cords and square netted pouch
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jun 11th, 2021 at 3:46am
    initial impressions:
    works well with sphere balls, similar to y sling
    good stability
    not much else


    Since spheres also work well with the regular sling, the regular sling provides more oppertunities

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jun 11th, 2021 at 10:59am

    Archaic Arms wrote on Jun 9th, 2021 at 9:16pm:
    The next installment.

    Wow, Albion slinger, this looks amazing against the backdrop of beautiful stones! Apparently you waxed it :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jun 11th, 2021 at 1:48pm

    SerKraus wrote on Jun 5th, 2021 at 8:04pm:
    By the way, the leather doesn’t need to be that far up the release cord. The first few inches are what get damaged.

    My slings have a habit of getting damaged along the entire length of the release cord  :D

    This is retention cord
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jun 11th, 2021 at 1:59pm
    In this sling almost pristine retaining cord and the damaged release cord one is noticeably higher than the reinforcement skin, it is not as clearly visible in photographs as in life

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Lightning Jack on Jun 11th, 2021 at 7:16pm
    This is my 40” balearic sling, made of jute
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jun 12th, 2021 at 3:14am
    Albion I am impressed.  Looks like Cordaillot.  😂 How did you do it?  I like to shoot stones like the one in your picture with it.  In fact, they can also be found in the original.  And is it a slingshot for you? 🔝

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jun 12th, 2021 at 3:16am
    If there is such damage, the brake is too small

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Jun 12th, 2021 at 4:34am

    wrote on Jun 11th, 2021 at 7:16pm:
    This is my 40” balearic sling, made of jute


    Nice, I love balearic slings, is it 40" folded or unfolded? That is a tight looking braid which is good.


    And yesterday I made another attempt at a rockman sling, this one looks much better than the first one I made. Pics are with 100g clay glandes.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jun 12th, 2021 at 5:57am

    Jaegoor wrote on Jun 12th, 2021 at 3:16am:
    If there is such damage, the brake is too small


    Can you explain this further, Jaegoor? I don't completely understand it. What I do understand is that a tassle/fluffy cracker slows down the release cord as it causes drag. But how does this prevent the stone from further contact with the belly? Shouldn't a slowed down release cord just cause more contact?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jun 12th, 2021 at 6:02am
    No.  The sonic tongue / cracker slows down the line.  This will make the letter easier to open.  I'm looking for a picture that illustrates this

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jun 12th, 2021 at 6:52am
    In the picture you can see what I mean.  The brake bends the line backwards.  This means that the stone is released more quickly.  There is little unrolling.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jun 12th, 2021 at 6:58am
    :)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jun 12th, 2021 at 9:19am
    Does this also count for slings with a fluffy cracker/brake but which don't have a tapered release cord?  Or only for tapered release cord slings?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jun 12th, 2021 at 10:21am
    You have to try that.  Other factors also play a role.  For example ... How crazy is your shot.  Another observation.  If your sling is very long you don't need this brake.  A braking effect is already achieved through the length alone.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jun 12th, 2021 at 10:27am
    About bending the line backwards. This also happen without a fluffy brake, correct? Due to the inertia of the release end?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Lightning Jack on Jun 12th, 2021 at 11:03am

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Jun 12th, 2021 at 4:34am:
    Nice, I love balearic slings, is it 40" folded or unfolded? That is a tight looking braid which is good.


    40” folded.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jun 12th, 2021 at 1:43pm
    This sling throws far. The length from extended arm to other shoulder with ~1.8 mm waxxed hemp cords. I can reach 200 meters with stones (flat ground, sea level), but only with my version of Greek style and a wide grip I can get the right angle for release due to the extreme thin cords

    EDIT: Changed the release tab to a smaller double overhand knot. Gives a much better release.
    The tab was way out of proportion in terms of weight compared to the release cord
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Jun 12th, 2021 at 2:58pm

    Jaegoor wrote on Jun 12th, 2021 at 3:14am:
    Albion I am impressed.  Looks like Cordaillot.  😂 How did you do it?  I like to shoot stones like the one in your picture with it.  In fact, they can also be found in the original.  And is it a slingshot for you? 🔝

    It is made by weaving over toothpicks, and the warp is counter-propagating. I used a different weft for each side of the bed. I like how efficient the method is.
    I like to sling 150g stones with it, but I am amazed that it can also throw up to ~250g as well without any real problems. The cords twisting during the throw just doesn't seem to be an issue. It is my favourite sling design.
    The double finger-loop and replaceable cracker is working a treat as well.  ;)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jun 12th, 2021 at 5:05pm
    You definitely succeeded.  I don't like weaving with chopsticks that much.  But that's such a personal thing.  I like shooting with this model too.  It's a simple design but very functional

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jw on Jun 18th, 2021 at 9:49am
    This is a sling I made from paracord using the tutorial for the tematl in the tutorial section four strand round braid the cords are pretty stiff I messed up and made the pouch kinda small
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Jun 18th, 2021 at 1:50pm
    That looks good! Looks big enough for lead ammo at least :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Jun 18th, 2021 at 2:19pm
    just made this sling for target practice with tennis balls
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sir Missalot on Jun 18th, 2021 at 2:40pm
    MikeG - Did you use loose fibers or cords?  If cords, did you add more strands to fatten the sides of the pouch?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Jun 19th, 2021 at 4:02am

    Sir Missalot wrote on Jun 18th, 2021 at 2:40pm:
    If cords, did you add more strands to fatten the sides of the pouch?


    Yes i did

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jw on Jun 21st, 2021 at 9:22pm
    I made this out of jute kinda like a Balearic but messed up the pouch based on the only tutorial I found you apparently splice in more stuff after you start the split pouch  and I messed up the splice endings on the release cord the ends were poking out
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Jun 22nd, 2021 at 12:15pm
    I think it's great looking sling! Yes you are supposed to splice in more strands after starting the split for it to be considered a "true balearic sling" by some standarts(beware that this standart is not universal). If you braid it tight enough you can just cut of the ends poking out, the tightness of the braid will hold it together.

    I think you did very well and it looks like a pretty good balearic.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jw on Jun 22nd, 2021 at 12:30pm

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Jun 22nd, 2021 at 12:15pm:
    I think it's great looking sling! Yes you are supposed to splice in more strands after starting the split for it to be considered a "true balearic sling" by some standarts(beware that this standart is not universal). If you braid it tight enough you can just cut of the ends poking out, the tightness of the braid will hold it together.

    I think you did very well and it looks like a pretty good balearic.


    Thanks gonna make another one with sisal and do it properly this time

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jun 23rd, 2021 at 7:25am
    Here is one of my most simple netted sling designs of mine as of yet. It is made one long single line of paracord,
    I believe splicing is one of the most underrated and underused sling fabrication methods. You can make very nice knotless netted pouches. The same sling can be recreated with a long line of well twisted natural cordage if desired.


    This sling has 4 longitudinal pouch strands instead of 3. I find that with 3 strands, there is a strand in the middle, like with the cortalloid, and this reduces  proper cradling. 4 strands means there is no strand in the middle of the net, and now
    round projectiles are cradled perfectly

    Netted pouches are ideal for light efficient slings, when thin split pouches start becoming unreliable and unsecure.
    The net has the benefit of being of similar pliability as the cords. I find that slings with a very stiff pouch in relation to the cords to
    introduce too much spin and energy loss because they have more resistance to opening. But the netted pouch releases very well due to how light it is. About a dozen of my previous slings are made with all kinds of experimental netted pouches and I think I will be sticking with netted pouches
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jun 23rd, 2021 at 8:59am
    Thats a brilliant design if it holds up. Nice one J. Thanks for sharing.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jun 23rd, 2021 at 9:09am
    Yeah. You'd think it wouldn't work well with angular or crappy rocks due to it catching on in the net  but you'd be surprised. That's more or less the only type of rock around here but it slings like a charm. In my recent experiences a light pouch in relation to the weight of rock is more important for a clean release than having a perfectly clean and smooth pouch. I used a similar sling yesterday for slinging broken asphalt and it released very well as long as the pieces are heavy enough, and they don't need to weight much when the pouch is light.
    almost all my recent slings have a netted pouch of some sort

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sir Missalot on Jun 23rd, 2021 at 11:38am
    How do you keep the cords in place?  are you passing the lateral cords through the longitudinals?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jun 23rd, 2021 at 1:12pm
    yes its spliced

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sir Missalot on Jun 23rd, 2021 at 2:53pm
    how did you puncture the braided cord, with a hot nail?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jun 23rd, 2021 at 4:57pm
    No, just a knitting needle is enough to push open the braid. You can easily carve such a needle from a stick. Then once you have made the hole, push the cord through. This is easy when you have burned about 1 cm at the end of the cord you are pushing through, so it becomes slick and easy to push through. I do this by heating up the end of the cord and then using my fingers to make it slick, the plastic then gets hot and easy to mold with your fingers (but watch out to not get burned). You could also tape the end you are pushing through. Anything to make it easier to push through the hole you made. Dont try and push a frayed end through that's just hard and annoying. Twisting the cord while you push it through helps as well. But make sure there are no twists once its in the net, other wise the nets get crooked. Remember you are not removing any cordage when splicing the paracord, you are just opening the braid by pushing aside strands. The braid shouldn't tear when you open a hole in it with a smooth and blunt needle.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Jun 23rd, 2021 at 5:30pm
    I like the elegance of those splices, much nicer than knots.
    I've done a little of that stuff making whip falls, but that's with gutted paracord which is easier.

    @Sir Missalot, you can also get paracord needles which screw over a melted paracord end. Vital for complex stuff like turks head knots on the end of whips.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jw on Jun 23rd, 2021 at 6:33pm
    This is a glande  I made it is three times as long as it is wide so it is about 3 inches long and 1 inch wide.  it was surprising durable using the green jute balearicish sling shown a page or two back that is 28 inches long folded it survived three direct hits to my fence throwing as hard as possible before it showed any damage and it didn’t damage my fence at all  and it took over ten hits before it was to messed up to  use any more and that was with throwing it so it will strike point first .
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sir Missalot on Jun 24th, 2021 at 8:46am
    What's it made out of?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jw on Jun 24th, 2021 at 9:59am
    Wax paraffin wax I put in The freezer for a while so it will be hard

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jun 24th, 2021 at 10:50am
    Short chumash sling with twisted sisal cords, the goal being minimal construction effort. Its length equal as the Balaeric sling which I got from Luis Pons livermore. I made this sling to test it against me using his.

    When I compare it in terms of speed, distance, accuracy, this one wins  :whistle: :noidea: and slings Balaeric sized rocks without issue


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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Jun 24th, 2021 at 11:57am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jun 23rd, 2021 at 7:25am:
    Here is one of my most simple netted sling designs of mine as of yet. It is made one long single line of paracord,
    I believe splicing is one of the most underrated and underused sling fabrication methods. You can make very nice knotless netted pouches. The same sling can be recreated with a long line of well twisted natural cordage if desired.


    This sling has 4 longitudinal pouch strands instead of 3. I find that with 3 strands, there is a strand in the middle, like with the cortalloid, and this reduces  proper cradling. 4 strands means there is no strand in the middle of the net, and now
    round projectiles are cradled perfectly

    Netted pouches are ideal for light efficient slings, when thin split pouches start becoming unreliable and unsecure.
    The net has the benefit of being of similar pliability as the cords. I find that slings with a very stiff pouch in relation to the cords to
    introduce too much spin and energy loss because they have more resistance to opening. But the netted pouch releases very well due to how light it is. About a dozen of my previous slings are made with all kinds of experimental netted pouches and I think I will be sticking with netted pouches


    Will you make a tutorial ?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jun 24th, 2021 at 1:37pm
    it's still a prototype so it's not worth a full tutorial I think, but the second photograph should be enough if you want to copy it, the arrow is where it starts, and just follow the cord. It's made from 1 long cord.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jun 24th, 2021 at 5:26pm
    Inspired by this sling https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Am-4073, I quickly threw together this massive 90 cm Balaeric sling from scrap hemp to soon test its range against a 1.8 mm twisted hemp sling with netted pouch of similar length.
    It makes a very loud whip snap and its very heavy

    I am really starting to like long cords more and more up to 90 cm, just feels easier to get the distance. But I also would definitely not mind it for target throwing if I have the space. The major downside being it requires more space. A short sling will always be better in a forested environment. Luckily a slinger can carry a sling for every environment
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jun 25th, 2021 at 4:37am
    the battle between...
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jun 25th, 2021 at 6:43am
    So done a little testing and I must say my preference still goes to the light sling. The Balearic above weights about 70 grams,  the light sling below 10.

    It's fun to swing the heavy sling around and it feels really cool, but none of that actually helps with launching the projectile, it wastes energy
    also had more release failures due to the thicker release cord getting hung up on bad rocks.
    But on good rocks the distance was very fair compared to the light sling, but
    it just feels like it takes more energy to sling with it, although testing remains inconclusive at best due to ammo variations

    By the way, extremely positive on my paracord netted sling, it's my new edc for sure.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jun 25th, 2021 at 9:23am
    Respect J, you come up with a ton of designs. I am really impressed bro.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sarosh on Jun 26th, 2021 at 4:52am
    @J did you follow a guide to make the balearic sling? I'm interested in different pouch to cord transitions.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jun 26th, 2021 at 6:03am
    I just look at Luis his sling and try to imitate the transitions somewhat. The knee I always succeed, the belly is sometimes a little different but  good enough for a pass

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sarosh on Jun 26th, 2021 at 8:01am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jun 26th, 2021 at 6:03am:
    The knee I always succeed, the belly is sometimes a little different but  good enough for a pass


    same here

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jun 28th, 2021 at 10:03am
    3-4mm, 4 ply sisal cords sling twisted from loose fibre with jeans fabric pouch
    And my favorite knotless pouch attachment


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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sir Missalot on Jun 28th, 2021 at 2:10pm
    How would you attach the pouch knotlessly, whipping?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jun 28th, 2021 at 2:11pm
    Figure 1 shows how to

    here's more https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1613390377 although this uses a knot the initial steps are the same
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jul 5th, 2021 at 3:39pm
    Two slings, 75 and 95 centimeters
    waxed 8mm jute cord
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jul 5th, 2021 at 3:44pm
    Those look like they're ready for the boom-sauce.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Thearos on Jul 6th, 2021 at 7:46am
    Contents of my slinging bag

    Top: an old friend, thin, good for making pebbles fly a long time

    Middle: current go-to, piece of nylon cord, one retention knot at the bottom of my fist, one release knot pinched by thumb and index; fits everything OK.

    Bottom: a new sling, made with rather thick packing string. Pouch is cupped-- a final push of all the weaving drove everything tight. The first ever shot with it was on target.

    [Can't remember how to resize pics-- can anyone help ?] [img][/img]

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jul 6th, 2021 at 10:20am
    I usually is MS paint and just resize to 25%

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Jul 6th, 2021 at 4:59pm
    Woah you’re definitely getting better at sling-making. Congratulations! ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Jul 6th, 2021 at 5:23pm
    If you are on windows you can double click the image to open in 'Photos', go to the 3 dot menu in the top right, go on resize and select custom. I find 800x600 up to maybe 1000x750 are decent sizes for posting on here.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Thearos on Jul 6th, 2021 at 6:43pm
    Thanks, JudoP. Done: old sling, current sling, new sling.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jul 6th, 2021 at 9:27pm
    Universal set, Thearos!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jul 6th, 2021 at 9:30pm
    I tried to make a split pouch sling similar to balearic, I know that they are two different things, but I absolutely cannot do it! ) It seems to me to do a real Balearic sling is difficult, I do not know how to do it as beautifully and well as Mr. Jaegoor, Czech slinger, and Luis Pons Livermore, Albion slinger, I have looked at their work for a long time, flawless

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jul 6th, 2021 at 9:34pm
    I did it in two evenings, from high quality jute, 2.5 millimeters thick, 4-8 strings in each sling, this is my new slings run at the moment, I will still make from sisal
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Jul 7th, 2021 at 5:56am
    One thing that will help is to try using fibres rather than string. You can get smoother transitions and taper and it's less likely to twist.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Jul 7th, 2021 at 3:16pm
    I 100% agree. Everyone should try braiding with fiber at least once.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Jul 7th, 2021 at 4:07pm
    I made a replica of my first ever braided sling(which also was the first thing I ever braided) which is the jute split pouch sling on the left.

    And on the right is one of my sisal balearic slings I now make(with paracord guts cracker).
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Jul 8th, 2021 at 3:18am
    That was your first braiding attempt ever!? Jeez man. My first attempts were absolutely shocking. They barely qualified as slings. I would be more than happy to use that sling of yours now!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Jul 8th, 2021 at 4:11am
    This one not, it is a replica of my first ever attempt so it's gonna look better. I made it bacause original got destroyed from the rough rocks I use and I wanted to compare it side by sice with my current slings.

    I found a pic that includes the original:

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Jul 8th, 2021 at 4:47am
    Ah ok. Still, that first one looks better than mine :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Jul 8th, 2021 at 11:52pm
    Daaamn and I thought my first attempts were good! You're very talented and skilled.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jul 9th, 2021 at 9:28pm
    Split pouch sling with leather reinforcement

    Suitable for both heavy and light stones, but medium and heavy ones fly best!

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jul 10th, 2021 at 1:21pm
    Many ammunition, abrasive concrete fragments.

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jul 10th, 2021 at 1:22pm
    Among them there are round almost perfect concrete balls.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jul 10th, 2021 at 1:28pm
    Daily slinging set,  and hitting the target from 30 meters
    An old bottle of liquid chocolate was chosen as the target, it smeared on the wall when I hit it, the expiration date of the chocolate has expired

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jul 14th, 2021 at 11:58am
    braided sisal sling 68 centimeters lenght  or as they convenient inches 27


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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jul 14th, 2021 at 6:19pm
    After some hits
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jul 15th, 2021 at 10:37am
    Just curious from looking at the pictures but how many of us have that one piece of wood with a million needle/nail/awl holes it it from making slings? Lol.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jul 15th, 2021 at 10:45am

    Morphy wrote on Jul 15th, 2021 at 10:37am:
    needle/nail/awl holes it it from making slings?

    Yes, it was an old board for cutting vegetables in the kitchen, I recently started using it for only a month, these holes from needles while sewing sling, this round piece of wood went through about 15 slings I made

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jul 15th, 2021 at 11:33am

    Scorpion Vin wrote on Jul 15th, 2021 at 10:45am:

    Morphy wrote on Jul 15th, 2021 at 10:37am:
    needle/nail/awl holes it it from making slings?

    Yes, it was an old board for cutting vegetables in the kitchen, I recently started using it for only a month, these holes from needles while sewing sling, this round piece of wood went through about 15 slings I made


    A simple yet indispensable piece of kit.  ;)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Thearos on Jul 16th, 2021 at 8:41am
    Visiting some people, found a spool of waxy rafia-like material, made this thing. Then went to visit a beach where the much missed Aussie gave me (remotely) some slinging lessons. The pebbly beach supplied nice smooth round stones, a somewhat derelict pier provided the place to shoot for distance (which I rarely do). Started with body away from the direction of shoot, sling rotating vertically, then full-on release with whole body to the point that both knees flexed, the right one touching the stone pier. Good throws (flight for a count of 5, sometimes 7).
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jul 16th, 2021 at 12:36pm
    7 seconds is pretty dang good. I'm wondering how you did remote lessons that many years ago...

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Thearos on Jul 16th, 2021 at 1:59pm

    IronGoober wrote on Jul 16th, 2021 at 12:36pm:
    7 seconds is pretty dang good. I'm wondering how you did remote lessons that many years ago...


    I posted vids on YT and Aussie corrected my posture and technique (don't step into your throw ! Twist your body !). This picture comes from that coaching sequence. And it's an Aussie pouch, too !

    My new technique (by which I kneel into the throw and end up supporting myself on my left fist) I will now call a "ScarJo"
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jul 18th, 2021 at 7:29am
    beefy sling with cinching loop, spliced attachments, floppy thick cords,  still substantial in weight, experimental

    edit: tested it out today, this sling is not for me,  it gives too much spin on the projectiles
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Jul 18th, 2021 at 9:20am
    My newest sling. It is a balearic sling made out of plastic. I made it, because i was at a beach today and tried slinging in the water.
    WIN_20210718_15_17_12_Pro.jpg (171 KB | 15 )

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jul 18th, 2021 at 9:53am
    Super light simple pocket sling. Length of my arm up to shoulder joint. Excellent sling for figure 8. Isn't shy to sling 250g stones. Or 50g  :)

    Tested it out today. Impressions are really good. Loved to use 150-250 gram rocks with it. 50 - 70 gram rocks felt too light
    and gave me a soreness, ideally sling needs to be longer for those, although it'll cast them. 150-250 gram gives just the right amount of resistance. Excellent cast without excessive spin
    and perfect pouch orientation with figure 8.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jul 20th, 2021 at 8:05pm
    Waxed sisal sling, 50 centimeters lenght
    very comfortable in hand

    lead fishing weights 60-120 gramms how good projectile


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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by ThePowersNation on Jul 20th, 2021 at 11:47pm
    Last sling broke. So I made a new one, extra thick, 12 strings. Nicknamed "Beefeater" and its the one on the right.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jul 21st, 2021 at 5:57am
    TPN, is it jute?

    Looks good btw!  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by ThePowersNation on Jul 21st, 2021 at 7:31am

    Morphy wrote on Jul 21st, 2021 at 5:57am:
    TPN, is it jute?

    Looks good btw!  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]


    I've lost the label for it so I am unsure. I remember that I got it from Wal-Mart, and that it was a natural twine, but don't recall what fibers it was made of.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Jul 22nd, 2021 at 3:46am
    My new sling. The pouch is made with leather of sheep. The ropes are made with nettle.
    It's a replica of viking sling founded in York.
    It's very small.
    Who are tested this sling before ?
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jul 22nd, 2021 at 6:02am
    I like that sling design, very nice. Although I personally would attach the cords the Chumash way,  to prevent tearing at the at cord attachment points. I do that on all my slings now and haven't had a single tear yet.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Jul 22nd, 2021 at 11:45am
    Tomorrow will be the last time i see my  history teacher and i made this 24 strand balearic sling for him
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Jul 22nd, 2021 at 11:45am
    the camera is as still very bad and i wish it could be better

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jul 22nd, 2021 at 11:59am
    Nice! That's an excellent gift.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jul 22nd, 2021 at 2:06pm

    TOMBELAINE wrote on Jul 22nd, 2021 at 3:46am:
    My new sling. The pouch is made with leather of sheep. The ropes are made with nettle.
    It's a replica of viking sling founded in York.
    It's very small.
    Who are tested this sling before ?


    Very cool man! So is it an exact replica? Was the original sheep leather and nettle?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Jul 23rd, 2021 at 1:55am
    Morphy, you are right. It's not an exact replica.
    These slings are so small they ask question. Are they toys, or designed to throw small pebbles ?
    Cow leather is too thick. So there's calf leather, sheep leather, goat leather, rabbit leather, mole leather, etc... And I like nettle for ropes.
    two pouches look doubled.
    Big questions !
    https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1361973151

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Jul 23rd, 2021 at 12:33pm

    MikeG wrote on Jul 22nd, 2021 at 11:45am:
    Tomorrow will be the last time i see my  history teacher and i made this 24 strand balearic sling for him


    That’s so nice of you! Tell us how he reacts.  :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Jul 23rd, 2021 at 12:53pm

    MikeG wrote on Jul 22nd, 2021 at 11:45am:
    Tomorrow will be the last time i see my  history teacher and i made this 24 strand balearic sling for him


    Slings make such good gifts! So cheap yet they show that you appreciate that person, because you spent that time to make it, it is so much fun to use and you are opening him to a whole new hobby!

    I gave my physics teacher a jute balearic sling and showed him how to use it. He said he loves it after trying it out with tennis balls and pine cones(which are pretty good training ammo). We also spent some time after classes calculating the energy of throws with slings.

    I am also interested in how your history teacher reacts/reacted. My guess it must have at least put a smile on his face! ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Jul 24th, 2021 at 6:40am
    He was very happy, and started to practice on the same day.
    After school was over, we talked about the history of slinging for almost 1 hour and i showed him how to use the sling properly.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Jul 29th, 2021 at 9:22am
    My first sling that is made with fibers
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Jul 29th, 2021 at 9:23am
    normally i use string, but i found a nice rope with very long fibers and tried using that

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Jul 30th, 2021 at 5:08am
    Nice man! I really like working with fibres. I still want to make a nettle sling with cleaned fibres, but it's a lot of extra work so would take a bit of investment.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Thearos on Jul 31st, 2021 at 2:14pm
    After a session slinging my usual ammo (say golfball sized stones or slightly bigger), I threw a "hand-filling stone". I find that throwing with heavy ammo needs special care not to strain the elbow, and concentration on good form to let the sling to the work (as Morningstar once said). Got a good, strong flight.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Jul 31st, 2021 at 4:07pm
    Standard ''paracord'' model, new EDC
    Made from 1 long strand of ''cheap'' 4mm cordage, but it has less stretch than the real thing. I like this cheaper cord more than real paracord for slings. This cord is quite firm.
    Length - arm to mid chest. Large netted pouch can cradle and sling baseball sized projectiles comfortably
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Aug 1st, 2021 at 3:49am
    @Thearos Some muscle strain is good. That means it'll grow back stronger. When I throw hard overhand with heavy projectiles for a few hours I feel strain  in my triceps, but not in any joints or elbow luckily. It can take a few days to heal. But it means next time I can throw harder.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 1st, 2021 at 5:37am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jul 31st, 2021 at 4:07pm:
    Standard ''paracord'' model, new EDC
    Made from 1 long strand of ''cheap'' 4mm cordage, but it has less stretch than the real thing. I like this cheaper cord more than real paracord for slings. This cord is quite firm.
    Length - arm to mid chest. Large netted pouch can cradle and sling baseball sized projectiles comfortably



    looks very cool

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Aug 1st, 2021 at 6:05am
    Thanks MikeG

    Here is an experimental design, probably been done before, this style of aussie pouch is supposed to be cupped and wide on retention, while being narrow and flat on release.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Aug 1st, 2021 at 8:41am
    Superlight Balearic sling
    20 grams in weight, polyester
    68 cm long
    3x1 strand flat braid for the retention cord
    3x2 strand flat braid for the pouch
    tapered release cord
    cinching loop
    replaceable cracker
    IMG_20210801_143603.jpg (625 KB | 13 )

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Thearos on Aug 1st, 2021 at 9:27am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Aug 1st, 2021 at 3:49am:
    @Thearos Some muscle strain is good. That means it'll grow back stronger. When I throw hard overhand with heavy projectiles for a few hours I feel strain  in my triceps, but not in any joints or elbow luckily. It can take a few days to heal. But it means next time I can throw harder.


    I'm worried about the joint, though-- not sure it's good when that hurts.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 1st, 2021 at 9:27am

    Thearos wrote on Aug 1st, 2021 at 9:27am:

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Aug 1st, 2021 at 3:49am:
    @Thearos Some muscle strain is good. That means it'll grow back stronger. When I throw hard overhand with heavy projectiles for a few hours I feel strain  in my triceps, but not in any joints or elbow luckily. It can take a few days to heal. But it means next time I can throw harder.


    I'm worried about the joint, though-- not sure it's good when that hurts.


    its not good if the joint hurts.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 1st, 2021 at 9:28am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jul 31st, 2021 at 4:07pm:
    Standard ''paracord'' model, new EDC
    Made from 1 long strand of ''cheap'' 4mm cordage, but it has less stretch than the real thing. I like this cheaper cord more than real paracord for slings. This cord is quite firm.
    Length - arm to mid chest. Large netted pouch can cradle and sling baseball sized projectiles comfortably



    How do you make the holes ?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 1st, 2021 at 9:31am

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Aug 1st, 2021 at 6:05am:
    Thanks MikeG

    Here is an experimental design, probably been done before, this style of aussie pouch is supposed to be cupped and wide on retention, while being narrow and flat on release.


    Looks like my first sling

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Aug 1st, 2021 at 11:52am

    MikeG wrote on Aug 1st, 2021 at 9:28am:

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jul 31st, 2021 at 4:07pm:
    Standard ''paracord'' model, new EDC
    Made from 1 long strand of ''cheap'' 4mm cordage, but it has less stretch than the real thing. I like this cheaper cord more than real paracord for slings. This cord is quite firm.
    Length - arm to mid chest. Large netted pouch can cradle and sling baseball sized projectiles comfortably



    How do you make the holes ?


    I use an empty plastic ballpoint pen cartridge, with the end cap taken off and shaved with a knife to be completely smooth.. I use this as a splicing needle. I push the cord for the net in the back of the cartridge, and push the whole thing through the middle of the cord that's being spliced

    Tested the last 3 slings I posted here for about an hour today with good stones. My new green EDC performed best for me. Throws the furthest, most powerful casts (logically as it is the longest) of all three, it has the least stretch and is the most silent due to the tab. I am growing to like the silence.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Aug 3rd, 2021 at 4:37am
    I recently found one of my oldest PJ slings in our attic. I made this when I was around 14 years old.
    It's still in good condition. 30'' long with a slightly cupped cradle that is quite a bit stiffer than the cords.
    Holds and slings  stones up to 150 grams.  It only had a small release knot so I added a few hemp strands for more
    grip and a whip effect. It would be an ideal sling for lead, steel balls or smooth stones as the extra bit of stiffness in the pouch gives it some more spin.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Aug 3rd, 2021 at 1:47pm
    That's the same type of rope as my first sling and my bolas! It's surprisingly great stuff that. It's almost indestructible.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by meliisa on Aug 3rd, 2021 at 5:41pm
    Those look so good!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Aug 4th, 2021 at 4:04am
    Hemp sling with a round braid, by hand

    (4x2 strands)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 4th, 2021 at 5:25am
    my newest paracord sling
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 4th, 2021 at 5:27am
    2 strands were twisted and the pouch is just weaved.
    the cracker can be replaced and is very loud.
    When folded in half it is as long as my arm and i shoot ~140 meters with it.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Aug 5th, 2021 at 2:36pm
    Not a masterpiece nor perfect, but this is my first 16 strand round braid sling

    First impressions of it; not truly outstanding. Not the design fault but my fault.  I could not get the braid tight enough
    on the simple kumihimo disc I made. So the sling is rather sloppy and has oscillations and stretch.
    Although I like the round braid design for cords, I think I prefer the other round braid (that
    allows a potential core), paracord or that type of cord in case of synthetic, or 4 strand without a core in case of traditional, that I don't need a braiding disc for. So I am not sure I will
    continue practicing this type of braid.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Aug 5th, 2021 at 8:11pm
    For a first try, I think that looks great! I still have yet to try a 16 strand braid with a core. ... no, that is a lie. I tried and gave up :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Aug 5th, 2021 at 11:07pm
    Agreed.  Looks good.  With 16 strands I still just stick to a herringbone braid.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Aug 7th, 2021 at 12:01pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Aug 4th, 2021 at 4:04am:
    Hemp sling with a round braid, by hand

    Great slings J! I particularly like the 4-strand one. How do you find it throws compared to your others?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Aug 7th, 2021 at 4:51pm
    iI's a real joy to sling with.  But durability would a problem with longterm usage. It would have to made with a more replaceable release system and wax coating.
    To me it  gives less oscillations than a 2 or 3 ply cord of equal diameter therefor I like it better than those. The action is very smooth and feels efficient for a natural design.  I intend to make more natural fibre slings using this 4 strand braid instead of the flat braids or twisted cords.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Aug 7th, 2021 at 6:49pm
    Built for big rocks, it's got a 6.5" split and reinforced cords either side of the pouch for stability. I'm possibly going to add leather covering too for grip on smooth stones and protection. 37" length.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Albion Slinger on Aug 8th, 2021 at 12:05am
    "Magic Sisal"
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Aug 8th, 2021 at 12:11am
    I would love to see a contemporary video of these slings being made. Especially that fiber Balearic since that's what I'm trying to make myself!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 8th, 2021 at 5:43am

    SerKraus wrote on Aug 8th, 2021 at 12:11am:
    I would love to see a contemporary video of these slings being made. Especially that fiber Balearic since that's what I'm trying to make myself!



    Here is a tutorial:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO4ERyUXdYU
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAllExyVw6I
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LeMeThTR9Q

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Aug 8th, 2021 at 6:10pm
    Thanks but as I said, contemporary. We have the tools to make newer videos that are clearer and higher-quality.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Aug 9th, 2021 at 6:12am
    A cup ''boat'' pouch- sling

    Tried it out. It works, works, works, works, until... it bites, and it doesn't  :-X dangerous.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Aug 9th, 2021 at 11:41am
    My two new slings:

    New medium balearic sling, 30" long made out of sisal, works great, nice compromise between the range of my long 40" sling and accuracy of my 18" slings. I haven't burned off those loose fibres yet.

    The one bellow the sisal one is 20" short sling made out of black plastic fibres. I really like the modern tactical look combined with the ancient and primitive.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 9th, 2021 at 12:32pm

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Aug 9th, 2021 at 11:41am:
    The one bellow the sisal one is 20" short sling made out of black plastic fibres. I really like the modern tactical look combined with the ancient and primitive.


    I agree with that it looks very good.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Aug 9th, 2021 at 12:46pm
    Very nice. How much does the 30" weigh out of interest?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Aug 9th, 2021 at 1:01pm

    JudoP wrote on Aug 9th, 2021 at 12:46pm:
    How much does the 30" weigh out of interest?


    75g, it is very heavy sling

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Aug 9th, 2021 at 2:05pm
    My usual set of slings I practice with now:
    18" short sling
    30" medium sling
    40" long sling

    All three balearic slings
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Aug 9th, 2021 at 4:03pm
    Good craftmanship Czechslinger & Albion.


    Here's a shitty pic of a new sling I just finished today in a short time. It's not a high quality fabrication as it is made from scraps.
    But, of all natural slings i've made so far, this is the new favorite. While I love hemp for its supple ad soft feel, sisal is probably better in real world conditions.  As it doesn't require wax & its more easily repaired.
    Of all fibres it resists abrasion just so well in comparison.

    There's another great benefit. Sisal allows me to use a smooth release cord, even as thin as this. It grips so immensely well.

    So this sling is made from loose fibres. 4 strand round braid, 30''. The connection to the leather pouch is tight. There's no movement there. That's important in my view. I'd like to think this type of model sling was popular back in the days. While simple it's definitely a high performer. At the least, it will rival any synthetic poly cord sling.  It only weights 20 grams, it's just heavy enough to dry fire. With a sling like this I could definitely reason leaving my poly-cord slings in the closet.  I like that.
    The leather is just so slightly cupped due having wrapped it around a ball while wet. This is better than the ''boat pouch'' for sure.



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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Aug 11th, 2021 at 5:41pm
    Czech, did you make those? They are very nice by the way. I like that you have three lengths of the same design.

    J, while it may appear simple theres something nice about cords made from loose fiber. Not sure why but definitely looks nicer to me overall. How thick/stiff is the leather?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Aug 12th, 2021 at 3:48am
    It has just the right stiffness / pliability that I seek for this sling, the thickness is about 2.5 mm

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 12th, 2021 at 9:02am
    put a leather pouch and a cracker on my balearic sling
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Aug 12th, 2021 at 7:28pm

    MikeG wrote on Aug 12th, 2021 at 9:02am:
    put a leather pouch and a cracker on my balearic sling


    That, my good man, is an Apache. Welcome to the dark side.  ;)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Aug 12th, 2021 at 7:49pm

    Morphy wrote on Aug 11th, 2021 at 5:41pm:
    Czech, did you make those? They are very nice by the way. I like that you have three lengths of the same design.


    Thanks! I always make my slings myself. Only sling in my collection not made by me is the sith sling from dork

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 13th, 2021 at 6:27am

    Morphy wrote on Aug 12th, 2021 at 7:28pm:

    MikeG wrote on Aug 12th, 2021 at 9:02am:
    put a leather pouch and a cracker on my balearic sling


    That, my good man, is an Apache. Welcome to the dark side.  ;)


    it was a balearic before, but it wasnt good for tennis balls, thats why i put the pouch on it (the dark side shoots very well  ;D )

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Aug 13th, 2021 at 4:15pm
    https://youtu.be/zKLvCERsrd0

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Aug 15th, 2021 at 4:43am
    This sling is ideal for handgrenades, which are much more effective for hunting fish than lead glandes
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Merddyn on Aug 15th, 2021 at 3:12pm
    can you throw rough/jagged stones with a Y-sling? or do they need to be smooth to prevent catching?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Aug 15th, 2021 at 3:42pm
    yes, in my opinion it's ideal for bad rocks

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Merddyn on Aug 15th, 2021 at 3:47pm
    this is my current main sling, of somewhat recent vintage.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Merddyn on Aug 15th, 2021 at 3:50pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Aug 15th, 2021 at 3:42pm:
    yes, in my opinion it's ideal for bad rocks

    huh. not what I was expecting. I was imagining putting them in sort of behind the two cords, which in retrospect makes no sense.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Merddyn on Aug 15th, 2021 at 3:59pm
    crazy long sling, for pirouette slinging. still haven't really got the hang of it
    I just spliced some more length into this one, bringing it from 54" to 68". haven't used it at this length yet.
    The cords are a 4-strand round braid of heavy waxed thread.
    it's tedious, but it resists twisting quite well for how thin it is.

    waxed_thread_68_22_knollslinger.jpg (558 KB | 15 )

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Aug 15th, 2021 at 4:17pm
    Nice slings


    Merddyn wrote on Aug 15th, 2021 at 3:50pm:

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Aug 15th, 2021 at 3:42pm:
    yes, in my opinion it's ideal for bad rocks

    huh. not what I was expecting. I was imagining putting them in sort of behind the two cords, which in retrospect makes no sense.


    the Y-sling, at least mine, dumps whatever I've loaded into the pouch almost immediately through the split, as I let go of the release trigger. No matter the orientation of the cords, it's equal in all directions. So it never fouls as a result of cord interference.

    It's the sling reduced to its most basic form.  This one doesn't provide real noteworthy spin action on the projectile. So it's really a simple form of slinging. It gives a very direct throw. The powerstroke is optimal. No need to release early to compensate for any release friction really

    It'll sling just about anything just like one can load anything in a smoothbore gun barrel and shoot it. But don't expect a bullet like spin. More like a tumble-spin.
    I am restarting to think that it is beneficial for short distance target throwing, lets say 30 meters, maybe 50 meters, and that's where it would really shine in my opinion and actually feels like cheating compared to a regular sling. Only on longer distances I really notice the lack of spiral spin on the projectile,  cuts on the range and accuracy of flight path.  Due to the lack of stabilizing spin I don't recommend light rocks with this sling. They are more easily beaten off course by the wind. Go 150 g or heavier.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 16th, 2021 at 11:40am
    short 14 strand balearic

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Al Paca on Aug 17th, 2021 at 6:47am
    Hey there Rockers,
    Just thought I’d share a pic of a very well used favourite
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Aug 17th, 2021 at 7:01am

    Al Paca wrote on Aug 17th, 2021 at 6:47am:
    Hey there Rockers,
    Just thought I’d share a pic of a very well used favourite

    Smooth. Like it!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Aug 17th, 2021 at 8:18am
    Love it Al Paca. Thats a very well made sling.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 20th, 2021 at 11:07am

    Al Paca wrote on Aug 17th, 2021 at 6:47am:
    Hey there Rockers,
    Just thought I’d share a pic of a very well used favourite


    that looks amazing

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Aug 20th, 2021 at 12:32pm
    new
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 20th, 2021 at 1:13pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Aug 20th, 2021 at 12:32pm:
    new


    how does it work ?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Aug 20th, 2021 at 1:44pm
    it has various names on this site, captive release sling, Y-sling, T-sling, with the letter corresponding to the shape of the pouch. I didn't invent it.
    The release cord is captive, meaning it's secured to the retention cord and only drops a few inches on release allowing the ammo to pass out of the sling.
    left: sling with projectile loaded
    right: sling in released state
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 21st, 2021 at 8:12am
    Made a smiling sling from plastic cord (works very well)
    its about 20" wich is the ideal lenght for target shooting (at least for me)
    I only had blue string, but will try to get some orange string too (makes it look better)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 21st, 2021 at 8:17am
    I prefer a flat braid, but the original is a 4 strand round braid (mine is 16 strand at the start, 28 at the pouch,16 after the pouch and 9 at the end)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 21st, 2021 at 8:21am
    works well with tennis balls, but i didnt test it with stones

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 21st, 2021 at 9:26am
    did some more testing:
    the sling works well with all kinds of ammo and is very consistent. It is completely silent. the weight of the sling is 12 gramms.

    i think this will be my new edc

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Aug 21st, 2021 at 12:53pm
    Nice MikeG! I also made a smiling sling once, mine was more accurate to the original as it was made of paracord with that four strand round braid, double fingerloop and the pouch being woven split pouch and not braided then a big knot with whipcracker. That sling worked very well but I found my standart balearics to crack louder and work better when not using bad stones. Also the fact that practical paracord smiling slings are so heavy made it not very good for distance slinging. But I want to try to make it out of my standart sisal twine I use for balearics, I think that yould make an interesting sling.


    J I tried lots of different styles of sling but never tried the y-pouch. You motivate me to try it on my next leather and paracord sling once I get some leather so I can make the y-pouch. I never really cared for them seeing them as more of a novelty sling but now I really want to try it as it seems that my idea of them was wrong.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 23rd, 2021 at 1:41pm
    woven split pouch
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 24th, 2021 at 5:57am
    turned it into a smiling sling
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 24th, 2021 at 6:15am
    here is the retention loop
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sir Missalot on Aug 25th, 2021 at 1:18pm
    is there a tutorial for making the smiling sling somewhere?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 25th, 2021 at 2:26pm

    Sir Missalot wrote on Aug 25th, 2021 at 1:18pm:
    is there a tutorial for making the smiling sling somewhere?


    I dont think that. I have been looking for a tutorial for a long time, and didnt find one. Look closely at how the slings are made and you will understand it. (2 loops/4 strand braid/ woven split pouch. You'll figure out how to make the smile if you look closely)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sir Missalot on Aug 25th, 2021 at 4:25pm
    which side carries the stone, the one with the straps, or the one with the knots?

    or does it matter?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 25th, 2021 at 5:49pm

    Sir Missalot wrote on Aug 25th, 2021 at 4:25pm:
    which side carries the stone, the one with the straps, or the one with the knots?

    or does it matter?


    Its the one with the straps

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 26th, 2021 at 7:44am
    balearic sling made from plastic fibers.
    if folded, its as long as my arm

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Curious Aardvark on Aug 26th, 2021 at 11:02am
    Just a few tennis ball slings, they come in a variety if colours :-).
    I've been making them around 30 inches. Which gives you about twice the range of a rigid tennis ball chucker :-)

    And yes there is an all black model :-)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by CrazyBrave333 on Aug 26th, 2021 at 7:28pm

    Curious Aardvark wrote on Aug 26th, 2021 at 11:02am:
    Just a few tennis ball slings,

    Yeah just a few lol

    They look great!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Curious Aardvark on Aug 28th, 2021 at 8:32am
    De Black Mamba :whistle:

    And if you're wondering why I made it with the holes in the closed pouch.
    It makes it much harder to use it for anything that isn't tennis ball sized and shaped.

    As these are primarily aimed at new slingers, I really don't want them used for potentially lethal ammo.
    These are specifically made for tennis balls or sockballs.

    Every single design aspect is there for a specific reason :-)
    The stiffness of the pouch, means it won't easily wrap round anything smaller than a tennis ball.
    The knots and sliding finger loop are designed for maximum grip versatility and comfort in use.
    A tight, sliding, finger loop will not rub.
    It also makes it much less likely that you will throw the sling 'away'.

    The materials used make it suitable for throwing wet tennis balls.
    The curvature of the pouch means it's easy to roll the soggy ball into the pouch with your foot, for a dry hand reload. Also that the ball will not easily fall out until thrown.
    The pouches also fold flat for ease of posting.
    Oh yeah and while it galls me to say it, these are vegan 'friendly'.
    I'll take anybody's money :whistle:

    The thing about using leather, is simply that it's inconsistent and I don't have a reliable source for it.
    So being able to make the finger loops from the same material as the pouch, gives you both matching loops and pouch, consistency and never running out of source material.

    People think that slings are 'simple' mine aren't :-)

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 28th, 2021 at 8:48am

    Curious Aardvark wrote on Aug 28th, 2021 at 8:32am:
    De Black Mamba :whistle:

    And if you're wondering why I made it with the holes in the closed pouch.
    It makes it much harder to use it for anything that isn't tennis ball sized and shaped.

    As these are primarily aimed at new slingers, I really don't them used for potentially lethal ammo.
    These are specifically made for tennis balls or sockballs.

    Every single design aspect is there for a specific reason :-)


    very smart. When i tried teaching a beginner, he didnt want to use tennis balls and always put a stone in the pouch when i wasnt looking (i dont even know what is so interesting about using stones, they are just dangerous tennisballs). he almost hit a car that day (the car was 50 meters behind us), thats why a gave him a new sling the next day. The new sling had a huge split pouch and was almost to big for tennisballs he couldnt use stones with that one, because they would instantly fall to the ground.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Curious Aardvark on Aug 28th, 2021 at 9:01am
    Yeah and that was with a supervised beginner.
    Most of these will be sold to totally random strangers with nothing but a couple of videos to get them going.

    For me it's all about getting as many people slinging as possible.
    Which means it has to be safe for use in public spaces.
    With minimal chance to injure anyone.
    Plus tennis balls are universal and somebody seeing you slinging tennis balls will generally come over and chat.
    If you're throwing stones, totally different response and going by some of the stories on the forum - law enforcement tends to get involved.

    If someone is properly keen, they can make their own stone slings. And join the forum.

    But I think most people who buy these, will probably stick to tennis balls in the long term.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 28th, 2021 at 1:13pm

    Curious Aardvark wrote on Aug 28th, 2021 at 9:01am:
    Yeah and that was with a supervised beginner.
    Most of these will be sold to totally random strangers with nothing but a couple of videos to get them going.

    For me it's all about getting as many people slinging as possible.
    Which means it has to be safe for use in public spaces.
    With minimal chance to injure anyone.
    Plus tennis balls are universal and somebody seeing you slinging tennis balls will generally come over and chat.
    If you're throwing stones, totally different response and going by some of the stories on the forum - law enforcement tends to get involved.

    If someone is properly keen, they can make their own stone slings. And join the forum.

    But I think most people who buy these, will probably stick to tennis balls in the long term.


    I have been training parcour for 2 years and the parcour community had a big problem. Some freerunners got on the property of others and were just very annoying. that lead to people hating the parcour community, even the freerunners that were not harming anyone. this should not happen to slinging. if beginners start training with stones and destroy someones property this will lead to slingers being hated. we should avoid this by giving beginners slings like the ones you make.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 29th, 2021 at 1:17pm
    my new balearic sling
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jw on Aug 29th, 2021 at 8:21pm
    This is an  Egyptian style sling the pouch came out smaller than intended so it’s ideal for lead or steel ammo but can still sling decent sized stones of about egg size it is 26.5 inches folded  or 68.5 centimeters  the pouch size is ideal for a 3 oz lead sinker
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jw on Aug 29th, 2021 at 8:30pm
    This is another Egyptian style sling made from linen/hemp string it is 45 inches long or about 114 centimeters long with a slightly smaller pouch than the black one and pretty thin cords also well suited for lead or other metals.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Aug 30th, 2021 at 8:41am
    Bet that bad boy flings them *hard*. Beautiful example of traditional design and high functionality.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jw on Aug 30th, 2021 at 2:26pm
    Thanks very much

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jw on Aug 30th, 2021 at 8:41pm
    Egyptian sling with 7 strand kumihimo cords from mason line turned out way too short so gonna have to do it again
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jw on Aug 30th, 2021 at 8:42pm
    The pattern
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Aug 30th, 2021 at 9:40pm
    Looks great!

    What is the length?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by CrazyBrave333 on Aug 30th, 2021 at 11:08pm
    Looks amazing! Well done!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jw on Aug 31st, 2021 at 8:21am
    It is 18 inches long folded and thanks

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Aug 31st, 2021 at 10:13am
    18 inches is my favourite lenght for short slings!

    This is another 45cm/18 inch balearic that I braided today. It has bigger pouch than what I usually do(my pouches are usually 10cm/4 inches but this one is made for bigger ammo so it is 15cm/6 inches)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 31st, 2021 at 12:48pm

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Aug 31st, 2021 at 10:13am:
    18 inches is my favourite lenght for short slings!

    This is another 45cm/18 inch balearic that I braided today. It has bigger pouch than what I usually do(my pouches are usually 10cm/4 inches but this one is made for bigger ammo so it is 15cm/6 inches)


    Looks good. did you use cords or fibers ?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Aug 31st, 2021 at 1:02pm

    MikeG wrote on Aug 31st, 2021 at 12:48pm:

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Aug 31st, 2021 at 10:13am:
    18 inches is my favourite lenght for short slings!

    This is another 45cm/18 inch balearic that I braided today. It has bigger pouch than what I usually do(my pouches are usually 10cm/4 inches but this one is made for bigger ammo so it is 15cm/6 inches)


    Looks good. did you use cords or fibers ?


    Cords, I'm too lazy to untwist the sisal twine just to twist it again while braiding.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Aug 31st, 2021 at 1:04pm

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Aug 31st, 2021 at 1:02pm:

    MikeG wrote on Aug 31st, 2021 at 12:48pm:

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Aug 31st, 2021 at 10:13am:
    18 inches is my favourite lenght for short slings!

    This is another 45cm/18 inch balearic that I braided today. It has bigger pouch than what I usually do(my pouches are usually 10cm/4 inches but this one is made for bigger ammo so it is 15cm/6 inches)


    Looks good. did you use cords or fibers ?


    Cords, I'm too lazy to untwist the sisal twine just to twist it again while braiding.


    same

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by CrazyBrave333 on Aug 31st, 2021 at 9:58pm

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Aug 31st, 2021 at 10:13am:
    18 inches is my favourite lenght for short slings!

    This is another 45cm/18 inch balearic that I braided today. It has bigger pouch than what I usually do(my pouches are usually 10cm/4 inches but this one is made for bigger ammo so it is 15cm/6 inches)


    This looks fantastic... and with cords?! I'm gonna have to learn how.. Ive got a heap of kevlar 1.2mm thick cord and really really want a balearic sling...

    How do you add cords in at the pouch to ensure consistency of the pouch with the retention cord?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 1st, 2021 at 5:57am

    CrazyBrave333 wrote on Aug 31st, 2021 at 9:58pm:

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Aug 31st, 2021 at 10:13am:
    18 inches is my favourite lenght for short slings!

    This is another 45cm/18 inch balearic that I braided today. It has bigger pouch than what I usually do(my pouches are usually 10cm/4 inches but this one is made for bigger ammo so it is 15cm/6 inches)


    This looks fantastic... and with cords?! I'm gonna have to learn how.. Ive got a heap of kevlar 1.2mm thick cord and really really want a balearic sling...

    How do you add cords in at the pouch to ensure consistency of the pouch with the retention cord?


    Here is a tutorial http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1382647725/0

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 1st, 2021 at 6:05am

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Aug 31st, 2021 at 10:13am:
    18 inches is my favourite lenght for short slings!


    I dont even mesure my sling lenght. My short slings are finger to elbow, my edc slings are finger to shoulder (accurate but the range is good too) and my long slings are finger to the middle of my chest.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Sep 1st, 2021 at 2:08pm

    CrazyBrave333 wrote on Aug 31st, 2021 at 9:58pm:

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Aug 31st, 2021 at 10:13am:
    18 inches is my favourite lenght for short slings!

    This is another 45cm/18 inch balearic that I braided today. It has bigger pouch than what I usually do(my pouches are usually 10cm/4 inches but this one is made for bigger ammo so it is 15cm/6 inches)


    This looks fantastic... and with cords?! I'm gonna have to learn how.. Ive got a heap of kevlar 1.2mm thick cord and really really want a balearic sling...

    How do you add cords in at the pouch to ensure consistency of the pouch with the retention cord?

    I add it just after the split to double the ammount of strings. You can make the strings double the lenght than you need and having half of them so you can fold them into the braid, folded strings hold better in braid and are easier to braid as you don't need to hold so many strings. Also remember to have the strands be groups consisting of half the main braid strings and added strings, this makes it better when recombining the braid.
    I don't have any pictures to show it. Just try it out, try to make a few slings and you will figure it out.


    MikeG wrote on Sep 1st, 2021 at 6:05am:

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Aug 31st, 2021 at 10:13am:
    18 inches is my favourite lenght for short slings!


    I dont even mesure my sling lenght. My short slings are finger to elbow, my edc slings are finger to shoulder (accurate but the range is good too) and my long slings are finger to the middle of my chest.

    well 18" is from my fingers to the middle of my bicep, finger to elbow are too short even for me. 18"  have great range and accuracy, medium slings 30"/finger and little bit past shoulder and long slings 40"/finger to the other shoulder. And then I have the superlong sling category which are almost 2m slings mde out of paracord or fishing leaders for slinging glandes extra far.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 1st, 2021 at 2:24pm

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Sep 1st, 2021 at 2:08pm:

    CrazyBrave333 wrote on Aug 31st, 2021 at 9:58pm:

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Aug 31st, 2021 at 10:13am:
    18 inches is my favourite lenght for short slings!

    This is another 45cm/18 inch balearic that I braided today. It has bigger pouch than what I usually do(my pouches are usually 10cm/4 inches but this one is made for bigger ammo so it is 15cm/6 inches)


    This looks fantastic... and with cords?! I'm gonna have to learn how.. Ive got a heap of kevlar 1.2mm thick cord and really really want a balearic sling...

    How do you add cords in at the pouch to ensure consistency of the pouch with the retention cord?

    I add it just after the split to double the ammount of strings. You can make the strings double the lenght than you need and having half of them so you can fold them into the braid, folded strings hold better in braid and are easier to braid as you don't need to hold so many strings. Also remember to have the strands be groups consisting of half the main braid strings and added strings, this makes it better when recombining the braid.
    I don't have any pictures to show it. Just try it out, try to make a few slings and you will figure it out.


    MikeG wrote on Sep 1st, 2021 at 6:05am:

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Aug 31st, 2021 at 10:13am:
    18 inches is my favourite lenght for short slings!


    I dont even mesure my sling lenght. My short slings are finger to elbow, my edc slings are finger to shoulder (accurate but the range is good too) and my long slings are finger to the middle of my chest.

    well 18" is from my fingers to the middle of my bicep, finger to elbow are too short even for me. 18"  have great range and accuracy, medium slings 30"/finger and little bit past shoulder and long slings 40"/finger to the other shoulder. And then I have the superlong sling category which are almost 2m slings mde out of paracord or fishing leaders for slinging glandes extra far.


    2m would not be enough controll for me

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jw on Sep 1st, 2021 at 3:53pm
    A short cotton balearic sling and a stone biconical I made 
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Sep 2nd, 2021 at 7:56am
    Nice sling! I never tried cotton for slings. How well does it work?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jw on Sep 2nd, 2021 at 9:08am
    Thanks and it is quite soft and very comfortable definitely not as strong as sisal or hemp so I made it thicker just to be aafe I have made any other slings with cotton so other than that not really sure

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 2nd, 2021 at 12:20pm
    balearic sling. 14 strands at the retention cord 28 at the belly. its tapered to 7 at the release cords end. leather for protecting the pouch
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jw on Sep 4th, 2021 at 6:44pm
    This is a short Egyptian style sling made of linen string
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jw on Sep 4th, 2021 at 6:47pm
    Plus a whole bunch of clay projectiles mostly spheres because I’m terrible at making much else but there’s also some ovoids ,round glans, flattish glans , couple teardrops a couple glans with holes to see if the whistle all these plus a whole other paper plate of the clay projectiles
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Al Paca on Sep 6th, 2021 at 3:33pm
    Morning stoners! Have a great day!
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 7th, 2021 at 6:19am

    Al Paca wrote on Sep 6th, 2021 at 3:33pm:
    Morning stoners! Have a great day!


    nice
    what braid is that ?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Al Paca on Sep 7th, 2021 at 6:43am
    Very standard 5 strand braid with a leather pouch stitched onto to the split.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 7th, 2021 at 8:13am

    Al Paca wrote on Sep 7th, 2021 at 6:43am:
    Very standard 5 strand braid with a leather pouch stitched onto to the split.


    made a similar one (few weeks ago)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 7th, 2021 at 11:03am
    my new balearic (its very stiff  ;D )
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Sep 7th, 2021 at 12:37pm
    Nice! I will say though it might be a good idea to get a synthetic material on the release end. Jute has a tendency to break into a nice little cloud of fibres when it cracks :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 7th, 2021 at 2:36pm

    Kick wrote on Sep 7th, 2021 at 12:37pm:
    Nice! I will say though it might be a good idea to get a synthetic material on the release end. Jute has a tendency to break into a nice little cloud of fibres when it cracks :D


    ill do that , but i wanted to know if i can handle that stiffness first

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Sep 7th, 2021 at 3:25pm
    Waxed hemp balearic, 60g @22".

    I love the feel of this one, I can see why Jaegoor uses waxed hemp balearics for his target shooting.

    It came out fairly heavy with the wax adding ~15g (my leather coverings usually add around 10g), but it's pretty manageable on a short sling. It feels bomb proof also and must be pretty waterproof after all that wax.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 7th, 2021 at 3:27pm

    JudoP wrote on Sep 7th, 2021 at 3:25pm:
    Waxed hemp balearic, 60g @22".

    I love the feel of this one, I can see why Jaegoor uses waxed hemp balearics for his target shooting.

    It came out fairly heavy with the wax adding ~15g (my leather coverings usually add around 10g), but it's pretty manageable on a short sling. It feels bomb proof also and must be pretty waterproof after all that wax.


    nice
    I have not used hemp for slings, but ill need to try that too

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Sep 7th, 2021 at 5:14pm
    Very nice Judo!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Sep 8th, 2021 at 8:00am
    looks good.  I have had very good experience with wax.  for then I'm using string wax.  the stones have a good grip.  i apply it before shooting.  there is no damage.  it's better than leather.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 8th, 2021 at 8:16am

    Jaegoor wrote on Sep 8th, 2021 at 8:00am:
    looks good.  I have had very good experience with wax.  for then I'm using string wax.  the stones have a good grip.  i apply it before shooting.  there is no damage.  it's better than leather.


    ich werds mir merken (ich habe sonst Leder benutzt)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 8th, 2021 at 1:01pm
    Polypropylene sling
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 9th, 2021 at 8:00am
    4 strand braid sling with 2 adjustable padded loops and a tapered cracker
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 9th, 2021 at 8:02am
    the top one is my edc and the bottom one is for target shooting

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Happydrow on Sep 10th, 2021 at 8:09pm
    Hi,

    With all these braided slings I couldn't wait so had to start slinging somehow as I figure how to braid.

    So here are my humble but pretty good slings that have been working great for me. The one on top was my prototype that worked exceedingly well. It's made out of 6 strips of duct tape. 3 of the strips are coated with Hockey Tape to eliminate slipperiness, and give texture like leather.

    I liked this design enough that I made the leather equivalent pictured below it. They both sling equally well and I find myself switching back and forth. From tennis balls to random rocks I have had good luck with them. The hockey tape sling takes less than 20 minutes to make and is cheap. Also if the surface wears down just refresh with new hockey tape!
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 12th, 2021 at 11:23am
    my 3 main slings (balearic)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 12th, 2021 at 11:24am
    short sling 10-15 meters
    WIN_20210912_17_19_11_Pro.jpg (162 KB | 24 )

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 12th, 2021 at 11:24am
    medium sling 20-25 meters
    WIN_20210912_17_19_25_Pro.jpg (166 KB | 26 )

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 12th, 2021 at 11:25am
    long sling 25-50 meters
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 12th, 2021 at 11:25am
    they look better in real  life

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Sep 12th, 2021 at 12:29pm
    Pretty nice set of slings!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 12th, 2021 at 12:31pm

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Sep 12th, 2021 at 12:29pm:
    Pretty nice set of slings!


    thanks.
    The second sling is damaged at the end and ill need to rebraid it

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 12th, 2021 at 12:33pm
    i think its important to have multiple slings when you want to be as accurate as possible

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Sep 12th, 2021 at 12:55pm

    MikeG wrote on Sep 12th, 2021 at 12:33pm:
    i think its important to have multiple slings when you want to be as accurate as possible

    I agree with that statement, I found longer slings to feel more accurate at longer ranges. I usually use my 18" sling for accuracy up to 100m and above 100m I use my medium sling and at ranges over 150m I use long sling.

    Of course I can't hit man sized target, but I manage to cover almost all my ranges I can get with stones and get hits on tree trunks or hay bales.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 12th, 2021 at 1:07pm

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Sep 12th, 2021 at 12:55pm:
    I usually use my 18" sling for accuracy up to 100m


    thats very impressive

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Blnkfrst Nolstnam on Sep 13th, 2021 at 1:30pm
    @ czechslinger1.0

    Wow those are really nice...  Impressive (slightly jealous)  what material did you use...

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 13th, 2021 at 2:22pm

    KB wrote on Sep 13th, 2021 at 1:30pm:
    @ czechslinger1.0

    Wow those are really nice...  Impressive (slightly jealous)  what material did you use...


    the slings shown are made by me.
    the one at the top is cheap jute.
    the second one is sisal.
    the one at the bottom is some unknown natural material with polypropylene braided into the pouch.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 14th, 2021 at 11:32am
    i hit a fly (definition of accuracy)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sir Missalot on Sep 14th, 2021 at 3:50pm
    Better than Sensei Miyagi, Michael-san!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by CrazyBrave333 on Sep 14th, 2021 at 9:39pm

    MikeG wrote on Sep 14th, 2021 at 11:32am:
    i hit a fly

    Not bad! how far away?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 15th, 2021 at 7:53am

    CrazyBrave333 wrote on Sep 14th, 2021 at 9:39pm:

    MikeG wrote on Sep 14th, 2021 at 11:32am:
    i hit a fly

    Not bad! how far away?


    6 meters

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Sep 15th, 2021 at 7:33pm
    CrazyBrave333 was kind enough to send me this beautiful sling.
    Finally a sling with the feel of my own.
    It’s made with Kevlar and that’s very similar feeling to dyneema.
    I absolutely love it, it’s definitely one of my favourite slings for sure.

    I highly recommend this sling, if CrazyBrave333 is in the sith you want him to send to you trust me.
    I’d even say ask him if there’s any for sale.  For this style sling it’s by far my favourite, and seriously look at it it’s gorgeous.
    E111A381-4A49-47B7-AFAD-D744D922C1A8.jpeg (280 KB | 32 )

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Sep 16th, 2021 at 9:25am
    Looks great, I've wondered before the best way to attach webbing ala aussie pouch. This seems very effective.

    Kevlar is pretty interesting to work with, you can't melt-seal it like with paracord because it's very fire resistant.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by CrazyBrave333 on Sep 16th, 2021 at 8:43pm

    JudoP wrote on Sep 16th, 2021 at 9:25am:
    attach webbing ala aussie pouch

    Yeah kevlar is a tricky medium to work with... I use thick strong binding and then use PVA glue to seal it and make it more resistant to wear. Also the PVA glue is fire proof so the whole thing is flame resistant!!! Its not a 'lifetime' sling but its a long lasting one.

    Also need special scissors to cut aramid fibers - but its well worth it. Keen to trade if anyone is interested.

    Thanks so much for your kind words Mersa - too kind! I'm glad you liked and and really appreciate your feedback...


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 18th, 2021 at 5:04am
    36 strand balearic from cotton
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 19th, 2021 at 12:02pm
    my first woven sling
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 19th, 2021 at 12:03pm
    the cam makes it look very bad, but irl it looks kinda cool

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Sep 19th, 2021 at 2:03pm

    MikeG wrote on Sep 19th, 2021 at 12:03pm:
    the cam makes it look very bad, but irl it looks kinda cool

    I know this struggle man. I am no photography expert but I think you need better lighting.




    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Sep 19th, 2021 at 2:07pm
    Oh how much do I love pics of ranged weapons with ammunition for them.


    this is my short balearic sling with some 130g clay projectiles
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 19th, 2021 at 3:36pm

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Sep 19th, 2021 at 2:07pm:
    Oh how much do I love pics of ranged weapons with ammunition for them.


    this is my short balearic sling with some 130g clay projectiles


    what is the cracker made from ?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Sep 19th, 2021 at 4:19pm

    MikeG wrote on Sep 19th, 2021 at 3:36pm:

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Sep 19th, 2021 at 2:07pm:
    Oh how much do I love pics of ranged weapons with ammunition for them.


    this is my short balearic sling with some 130g clay projectiles


    what is the cracker made from ?

    Polypropylene twine, it does crack very nicely but it is not very durable when slinging rough rocks so i have to periodically unbraid it and braid a new piece in, that is why the end of the sisal part of the sling is full of loose fibres.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 20th, 2021 at 6:40am

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Sep 19th, 2021 at 4:19pm:

    MikeG wrote on Sep 19th, 2021 at 3:36pm:

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Sep 19th, 2021 at 2:07pm:
    Oh how much do I love pics of ranged weapons with ammunition for them.


    this is my short balearic sling with some 130g clay projectiles


    what is the cracker made from ?

    Polypropylene twine, it does crack very nicely but it is not very durable when slinging rough rocks so i have to periodically unbraid it and braid a new piece in, that is why the end of the sisal part of the sling is full of loose fibres.


    i have some of that, but only in black

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Sep 20th, 2021 at 1:10pm
    Nice slings all round! Winter is coming so I should get back into sling making. I still have yet to master the Egyptian sling so I'll be having another go at one for sure.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Al Paca on Sep 21st, 2021 at 8:30am

    JudoP wrote on Sep 7th, 2021 at 3:25pm:
    Waxed hemp balearic, 60g @22".

    I love the feel of this one, I can see why Jaegoor uses waxed hemp balearics for his target shooting.

    It came out fairly heavy with the wax adding ~15g (my leather coverings usually add around 10g), but it's pretty manageable on a short sling. It feels bomb proof also and must be pretty waterproof after all that wax.


    Hi Judo, quick question. How are you applying the beeswax? Are you putting it on the strings before or after braiding? Are you applying it ‘dry’ as a rub or melting and dipping?

    Thanks I’m advance…

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Sep 22nd, 2021 at 4:31pm

    Al Paca wrote on Sep 21st, 2021 at 8:30am:
    [quote author=447B6A615E0E0 link=1172017416/7050#7050 date=1631042719]

    Hi Judo, quick question. How are you applying the beeswax? Are you putting it on the strings before or after braiding? Are you applying it ‘dry’ as a rub or melting and dipping?

    Thanks I’m advance…


    Melted a few blocks and ran it through. I then ran it over an electric hob to melt it in. You could also perhaps chop thin slices and then melt them in, probably less mess and controls the amount of wax better.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Al Paca on Sep 22nd, 2021 at 4:47pm
    Thank you very much.
    I’ll give this a shot.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Sep 23rd, 2021 at 3:24am

    Al Paca wrote on Sep 22nd, 2021 at 4:47pm:
    Thank you very much.
    I’ll give this a shot.


    Oh yeah, and this is AFTER I've made the sling.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 24th, 2021 at 8:30am

    JudoP wrote on Sep 23rd, 2021 at 3:24am:

    Al Paca wrote on Sep 22nd, 2021 at 4:47pm:
    Thank you very much.
    I’ll give this a shot.


    Oh yeah, and this is AFTER I've made the sling.


    very important  ;)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 24th, 2021 at 1:11pm
    just a simple (very long) balearic sling
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Sep 25th, 2021 at 12:21pm
    sling from plastic
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Sep 28th, 2021 at 12:16pm
    This is a really ugly sling but it works good for large rocks
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sir Missalot on Sep 29th, 2021 at 2:24pm
    what are the dimensions and material of that pouch?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by StaffSlinger on Sep 29th, 2021 at 3:11pm
    New woven pouch golfball sling design by HilltopHurler on Etsy.  I got the first one!
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Sep 30th, 2021 at 4:33am

    Sir Missalot wrote on Sep 29th, 2021 at 2:24pm:
    what are the dimensions and material of that pouch?


    It's just a leather strap.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Oct 2nd, 2021 at 7:15am
    short 4 strand sling with woven split pouch (finger to elbow). I have made 2 adjustable rings with some cobra knots to make them more comfortable.
    I dont know why, but its very loud. When i put the cracker on it, i expected a little pop, but i got gunshot sounds that hurt in my ears. after 10 minutes i had to stop slinging, because my ears were ringing.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Deltafour1212 on Oct 3rd, 2021 at 9:46am
    I was thinking of making one out of nylon webbing.  .I was wondering  how well it worked .  How well did  the webbing and eye rivets hold up?   What size width is the webbing and did you do your own sewing?

    Thanks

    Carl





    OwThatsMyEye wrote on Jun 5th, 2007 at 12:42am:



    Here is mine.  ;D


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jw on Oct 3rd, 2021 at 2:42pm
    Jute balearic sling waxed five strands around 30 inches l
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Oct 4th, 2021 at 3:49pm
    If from this thread I had to pick one sling to use exclusively for the rest my life, I'd pick yours! Good job!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jw on Oct 5th, 2021 at 5:56am
    Thanks very much

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Oct 7th, 2021 at 7:26am
    ;)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Oct 7th, 2021 at 10:49am

    Jaegoor wrote on Oct 7th, 2021 at 7:26am:
    ;)


    Sieht großartig aus. Wie lange brauchst du eigentlich um eine zu machen ?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Oct 7th, 2021 at 10:58am
    das zeug müsstest du mir mal beibringen ;-)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Oct 7th, 2021 at 5:40pm
    Es braucht ne Menge Vorbereitung. Aber ich schaffe es an einem Tag. Praktisch kann ich aber nie einen kompletten Tag daran arbeiten. Mir bleibt nur sehr wenig Zeit um slings zu fertigen. Also kann sich sowas dann schonmal ein paar Wochen hinziehen.


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Oct 7th, 2021 at 5:43pm
    Die Läufe sind ein dreifach Zwirn der dicker wird. So wird das Gewicht zentriert und die Schleuder rollt besser ab. Macht warme Finger.😁

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Oct 8th, 2021 at 8:05am

    Jaegoor wrote on Oct 7th, 2021 at 5:40pm:
    Es braucht ne Menge Vorbereitung. Aber ich schaffe es an einem Tag. Praktisch kann ich aber nie einen kompletten Tag daran arbeiten. Mir bleibt nur sehr wenig Zeit um slings zu fertigen. Also kann sich sowas dann schonmal ein paar Wochen hinziehen.


    Trotz begrenzter Zeit, sehen deine aber deutlich besser aus als die meisten hier

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Oct 8th, 2021 at 10:45am
    just working on a woven plastic sling (want it to last long)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Oct 8th, 2021 at 10:55am
    Pouch is done
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Oct 8th, 2021 at 11:11am
    Interesting. How flexible is it?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Oct 8th, 2021 at 11:21am
    retention cord done
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Oct 8th, 2021 at 11:22am
    release cord coming soon, but i got to go to the gym now

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Oct 8th, 2021 at 11:22am

    Kick wrote on Oct 8th, 2021 at 11:11am:
    Interesting. How flexible is it?


    not to much, but enough for me

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Oct 8th, 2021 at 11:24am
    I'm guessing with use it will get a bit more "worn in too". Looks cool!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Oct 8th, 2021 at 11:29am

    Kick wrote on Oct 8th, 2021 at 11:24am:
    I'm guessing with use it will get a bit more "worn in too". Looks cool!


    thanks, its my third woven sling so, you can expect better ones in the future

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Oct 8th, 2021 at 11:30am
    :) :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Oct 8th, 2021 at 2:01pm
    sling is finished (around 1 hour of work)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Oct 9th, 2021 at 4:56am
    a balearic sling i made a few weeks ago
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Oct 9th, 2021 at 7:41am
    same sling with leather
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Oct 9th, 2021 at 6:15pm
    @Jaegoor
    Very nice!
    It's interesting to hear you say that a tapered retention cord makes the release better on that setup. I've seen several slings from the south pacific that have that feature, and I thought it was just a result of the construction method.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Oct 10th, 2021 at 5:54am
    I think what a gradual taper towards the pouch does is add side-stability to the pouch, to prevent it the pouch from flipping sideways and accidentally dropping the ammo like that.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Teg on Oct 10th, 2021 at 1:02pm

    MikeG wrote on Oct 8th, 2021 at 10:45am:
    just working on a woven plastic sling (want it to last long)


    Weaving over sticks  8-). My favourite method nowadays. Fast, easy, accessible.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Oct 11th, 2021 at 7:46am

    Teg wrote on Oct 10th, 2021 at 1:02pm:

    MikeG wrote on Oct 8th, 2021 at 10:45am:
    just working on a woven plastic sling (want it to last long)


    Weaving over sticks  8-). My favourite method nowadays. Fast, easy, accessible.


    thats why i am learning it

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Oct 14th, 2021 at 9:52am
    just got this amazing sling from practical paracord.
    It instantly became one of my favourites.
    (i won it in a giveaway)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Oct 14th, 2021 at 10:00am
    Congratulations. Channing is a great dude. Be interested to hear your feedback on it .

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Oct 14th, 2021 at 10:49am

    Mersa wrote on Oct 14th, 2021 at 10:00am:
    Congratulations. Channing is a great dude. Be interested to hear your feedback on it .


    the only thing i can say is, that everything about this sling is great. Nothing is there without a reason, it feels great when shooting and the accurracy is great.
    The only problem i have with this sling is, that it is a bit to heavy (60 gramms, my slings have a weight from 25-30 gramms), but i will get used to that.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Oct 14th, 2021 at 10:51am
    ill have to get some paracord and try to make a replica

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Oct 17th, 2021 at 5:16am
    This sling intends to combine the best of both thick / stiff and light and thin slings. Integral pouch and retention cord and a cheap, easy to replace, and thin modular release cord with a thumb-tab.  The release is very swift with minimal fouling, like a light sling, almost like a Y-sling, but with the twist/tangle prevention of a thick sling. The next one will be longer !
    PA172547.JPG (136 KB | 30 )

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Oct 17th, 2021 at 6:54pm
    I like that.  Nice design!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Oct 17th, 2021 at 9:50pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Oct 17th, 2021 at 5:16am:
    This sling intends to combine the best of both thick / stiff and light and thin slings. Integral pouch and retention cord and a cheap, easy to replace, and thin modular release cord with a thumb-tab.  The release is very swift with minimal fouling, like a light sling, almost like a Y-sling, but with the twist/tangle prevention of a thick sling. The next one will be longer !

    How well does she function?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Oct 18th, 2021 at 7:17am
    I like it J. Im working on a similar design. Looking forward to hearing your experience with it.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Oct 19th, 2021 at 3:09pm
    It works good but my other one I have with the stiffer retention cord that is round so it bends equal in all rotations works better than the flat strap. 

    I am experimenting with another design that I like more as the grip I use on it is the same the grip I use with Y-slings. This design uses 2 retention cords and 1 release cord. So it's basically a flipped Y-sling. But the pouch is a normal leather sling pouch.  The benefit of this design (FOR ME) is that I can place the release cord between the 2 retention cords in my hand. It's exactly the same grip I use with Y-slings but then I place the 2 release cords in my hand around the single rentention cord. This is my favorite grip.  This also allows me to compare normal slings to Y-slings with an identical grip, style and identical anchor point. This is extremely important for making good comparisons I discovered !!!
    The double retention cords also add twist resistance and make untwisting and reloading the sling very easy and adds a little stability to the pouch, without requiring a single ''stiff cord'' so to speak. Two thinner cords equal 1 thicker cord.   I definitely like tri-cord slings. Of course when I use two RELEASE cords I would opt for a T-shaped pouch so the ammo can pass through it reliably. So 2 release cords on a Y-sling or 2 retention cords on a normal sling

    What did I discover? Now that I can use both sling types exactly the same, the difference in feel between Y-sling and conventional sling seem to be largely, but not completely, diminished. I concluded it is largely a result of the different grips when I compared both types and of course the different cords used etc/
    Now that I can compare both slings types in an identical manner using the same (but flipped) construction, I notice, aside from more spin with the conventional design and some more sensitivity to bad stones, not so much difference anymore. When I change between grip styles and anchor point --this seems to have a far greater effect.

    It's this grip style I show here, that I always naturally used with Y-slings, and can now utilize exactly with normal slings in an identical way, that makes all the difference for me. I sling much better. This may be a personal thing or maybe it is shared- I cant'say. It places the release cord or retention cord exactly above each other in the hand. Not side by side. Previously I could only do this with flat slings. Now I know how to utilize it with round slings. I am shocked how much of a difference
    the anchor point can make. When I use the same tight grip but now place the release beneath the retention cord- my slinging performance is greatly diminished. Find your anchor point and stick with it !

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Blespi on Oct 19th, 2021 at 8:07pm
    Current sling is a split pouch made of duct tape because I didn't have leather or anything immediately. Is holding up pretty well after a few weeks of use with half-pound stones.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Nov 2nd, 2021 at 7:07am
    seems like nobody wants to make slings anymore.
    here is a woll sling i made yesterday
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Nov 2nd, 2021 at 8:22am
    I'm making slings still, just haven't been posting pictures as much. I've started on a 32 strand kumihimo sling made out of linen thread. It's going surprisingly well so far. I'm already seeing things I can improve for the next one so, despite not even getting to the pouch yet, I already can't wait to start the next one :D

    https://www.instagram.com/tv/CVxHYlnq6Tc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Nov 2nd, 2021 at 12:14pm
    I am making several newish designs right now. Ill post them as soon as they are finished. 

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Nov 2nd, 2021 at 3:11pm

    MikeG wrote on Nov 2nd, 2021 at 7:07am:
    seems like nobody wants to make slings anymore.
    here is a woll sling i made yesterday

    I am not making any right now as I am going through very hard times, I will explain it to all of you later and the sling I will make will be the most special sling in my collection, just wait until I pull myself together.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Nov 2nd, 2021 at 9:48pm

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Nov 2nd, 2021 at 3:11pm:

    MikeG wrote on Nov 2nd, 2021 at 7:07am:
    seems like nobody wants to make slings anymore.
    here is a woll sling i made yesterday

    I am not making any right now as I am going through very hard times, I will explain it to all of you later and the sling I will make will be the most special sling in my collection, just wait until I pull myself together.


    Hope you are doing ok Czech. Hang in there brother.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Caldou on Nov 4th, 2021 at 5:39am

    MikeG wrote on Nov 2nd, 2021 at 7:07am:
    seems like nobody wants to make slings anymore.


    This sling took almost 6 months to see completion, with 5.8 of those spent tucked in a corner waiting... :


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Nov 4th, 2021 at 7:27am

    Caldou wrote on Nov 4th, 2021 at 5:39am:

    MikeG wrote on Nov 2nd, 2021 at 7:07am:
    seems like nobody wants to make slings anymore.


    This sling took almost 6 months to see completion, with 5.8 of those spent tucked in a corner waiting... :


    nice

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sir Missalot on Nov 4th, 2021 at 11:58am

    MikeG wrote on Nov 2nd, 2021 at 7:07am:
    seems like nobody wants to make slings anymore.


    My sling-making is currently paralyzed by kittens.  As soon as they take a nap or grow up enough to not attack at the first sight of string, I'll resume... or do it outside.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Nov 4th, 2021 at 1:02pm

    Caldou wrote on Nov 4th, 2021 at 5:39am:
    This sling took almost 6 months to see completion, with 5.8 of those spent tucked in a corner waiting... :

    I do like the pumpkin but don't go hiding your handiwork under it! That pouch looks amazing!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Nov 4th, 2021 at 1:52pm

    Kick wrote on Nov 4th, 2021 at 1:02pm:

    Caldou wrote on Nov 4th, 2021 at 5:39am:
    This sling took almost 6 months to see completion, with 5.8 of those spent tucked in a corner waiting... :

    I do like the pumpkin but don't go hiding your handiwork under it! That pouch looks amazing!


    I was thinking the same thing. Looks like that bad boy took awhile.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Nov 4th, 2021 at 2:28pm
    And now the bad looking sling but nonetheless the most precious sling in my collection.
    Not because of how it was made, it's just a simple split braid sling with three strand braid.
    It's the material I used. It's made out of my mothers hair.
    My mother was diagnosed with stomach cancer two months ago. Back then we had some hope she would beat it(again, she already had cancer years ago but she beat it) But there were lots of complications after stomach surgery she went through because of stomach inflamation caused by the tumor. She got an offer for some targeted bio treatment, but in the end that got denied as there is nothing to target as the tumor had already spread into other organs and tissue and as she didn't recover very well from the surgery she also opted to not undergo chemo because it would hurt her much more than just dying from the disease itself. In the end she went home and now is waiting for the certain death with us. She shaved her head and gave me her hair to make a sling out of it so I could throw tennis balls for our dog with it so she could play with it even after death.
    I still have enough to make another more good looking one which will have plastic string for reinforcement as bare human hair is very hard to braid when not attached to something compared to jute or sisal.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Nov 4th, 2021 at 2:52pm
    So sorry to hear that czech.  You have my deepest sympathy.  I hope she's still able to hang around for a while yet.  The sling looks like a fantastic tribute to your mother.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Nov 4th, 2021 at 4:23pm
    I hope it doesn't seem empty, but you have my deepest sympathy as well. But, how wonderful that she recognizes your interest in slinging enough to give you something to remember her while doing it.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Caldou on Nov 4th, 2021 at 4:28pm

    Morphy wrote on Nov 4th, 2021 at 1:52pm:

    Kick wrote on Nov 4th, 2021 at 1:02pm:

    Caldou wrote on Nov 4th, 2021 at 5:39am:
    This sling took almost 6 months to see completion, with 5.8 of those spent tucked in a corner waiting... :

    I do like the pumpkin but don't go hiding your handiwork under it! That pouch looks amazing!


    I was thinking the same thing. Looks like that bad boy took awhile.


    In fact, I wove the pouch and twisted the release in less of 2 days of free time, while taking pictures of the process ^^

    Here is one of the almost finished sling (can you spot what is stille missing ? )


    Tried it today, it's a good tennisball sling ^^

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Caldou on Nov 4th, 2021 at 4:32pm

    czechslinger1.0 wrote on Nov 4th, 2021 at 2:28pm:
    It's the material I used. It's made out of my mothers hair.

    It's both sad AND beautiful, I wish you strengh !

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Nov 4th, 2021 at 4:36pm
    Wow.... I suggest that you use leather to protect the sling and make it last as long as possible. I wish you and your family the best.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Nov 5th, 2021 at 3:40pm
    My sincere condolences Czech, wishing you the best during these very difficult times.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Nov 5th, 2021 at 3:44pm
    Another experiment, with pouch dimensions that match the original. It's very thin and lightweight, and I'm very pleased with it's performance.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Nov 5th, 2021 at 4:31pm
    That texture is crazy! Looks like some sort of leather or scales even though it's linen!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Nov 5th, 2021 at 5:56pm

    Archaic Arms wrote on Nov 5th, 2021 at 3:44pm:
    Another experiment, with pouch dimensions that match the original. It's very thin and lightweight, and I'm very pleased with it's performance.


    Will there ever be a tutorial ?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Nov 5th, 2021 at 6:14pm
    Czech that is beautiful. I wish you and your mother the best and if recovery is not in the cards I wish you strength and peace. None of us know how long we have here all that matters is what we do with the time we have.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Nov 5th, 2021 at 6:27pm
    Very finely woven Caldou! Lots and lots of passes. Made on a simple frame-loom I presume?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Nov 5th, 2021 at 6:31pm

    MikeG wrote on Nov 5th, 2021 at 5:56pm:
    Will there ever be a tutorial ?

    I suppose I could, but it doesn't deviate too far from this general principle.
    https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1576446462/0

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Nov 5th, 2021 at 10:01pm
    Ist sehr gelungen.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Nov 7th, 2021 at 11:02am
    balearic sling with plastic added to the braid
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Nov 7th, 2021 at 1:04pm
    So sorry to hear about that Czech, but, like Morphy said, it's beautiful what you've been able to do. Thoughts are with you and your family.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by czechslinger1.0 on Nov 7th, 2021 at 1:47pm
    Thank you guys for all your support.



    Oh and just because I like to do that, I made another one of my standart 18" balearic slings.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Nov 7th, 2021 at 2:09pm
    That looks awesome! I need to get back into fibre braiding.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Nov 7th, 2021 at 2:15pm
    Gelungene Arbeit

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Nov 7th, 2021 at 7:23pm
    Very nice Czech and although they may be short no one who's seen you sling can deny your power with them.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Nov 8th, 2021 at 4:40pm
    Balearic Sling ala Jaegoor
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Nov 9th, 2021 at 7:26am
    :o :o
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Nov 9th, 2021 at 10:30am

    Jaegoor wrote on Nov 9th, 2021 at 7:26am:
    :o :o


    Ich muss wohl noch viel üben ;D
    Die Tasche sieht aus, als wäre sie dir und deinen Schleudern würdig und die Tongeschosse sind so makellos wie alles andere.
    Um das mahl mit deinen Worten zu sagen: "gelungene Arbeit"

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Nov 9th, 2021 at 2:54pm

    Jaegoor wrote on Nov 9th, 2021 at 7:26am:
    :o :o

    Great craftmanship.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Nov 9th, 2021 at 2:59pm
    Beautiful work.

    But, the real question is, how far can the man depicted on the bag sling while carrying another man? ;)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Nov 9th, 2021 at 3:03pm
    Czech, I'm sure that works a treat!
    Improving every time.
    Makes me think whether I should try making one from the pile cabbage palm leaves atop the bookshelf...

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Nov 10th, 2021 at 6:12am
    Iron goober That's a good question.  but since it is a heroic balearic foner, he will probably be able to do it.  Incidentally, the motif comes from a fortress in Palma. ::)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Nov 10th, 2021 at 8:00am

    IronGoober wrote on Nov 9th, 2021 at 2:59pm:
    Beautiful work.

    But, the real question is, how far can the man depicted on the bag sling while carrying another man? ;)


    I tried that yesterday. I lifted a friend on my shoulders and used a sling to shoot a tennisball. I only got a distance of 30 meters

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Nov 10th, 2021 at 9:10am
    very cool.  I'll try it too. ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Nov 10th, 2021 at 10:49am

    MikeG wrote on Nov 10th, 2021 at 8:00am:

    IronGoober wrote on Nov 9th, 2021 at 2:59pm:
    Beautiful work.

    But, the real question is, how far can the man depicted on the bag sling while carrying another man? ;)


    I tried that yesterday. I lifted a friend on my shoulders and used a sling to shoot a tennisball. I only got a distance of 30 meters

    Hahaha!  Excellent! Scientific inquiry at it's best! 
    @Jaegoor I was wondering how you came up with the motif on your bag. Did you do it yourself? It is very well made. I wouldn't even use such a beautiful bag for fear of scratching it.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sir Missalot on Nov 10th, 2021 at 11:39am
    This is just one bag from the shed, and I still didn't find the one I was looking for.

    There's officially something wrong with me.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Nov 10th, 2021 at 12:15pm
    I'm not seeing a problem here.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sir Missalot on Nov 10th, 2021 at 1:04pm
    One of the ones I wanted to mail to a friend isn't there.   Waaahhh! :'(

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Nov 10th, 2021 at 1:04pm
    I see the problem… you need more slings.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Lacumo on Nov 10th, 2021 at 1:20pm
    That's not a problem.   It's a lifestyle-level hobby and (bonus points!) it's one that doesn't put you in the poorhouse.   

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Nov 10th, 2021 at 1:54pm
    The main problem I see is theres railing there that isnt covered yet.   :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SerKraus on Nov 10th, 2021 at 6:03pm
    Where are all of your slings?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Nov 11th, 2021 at 12:37pm

    Sir Missalot wrote on Nov 10th, 2021 at 11:39am:
    This is just one bag from the shed, and I still didn't find the one I was looking for.

    There's officially something wrong with me.


    there is something wrong here. where is the ammo ?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sir Missalot on Nov 12th, 2021 at 10:59am
    the hanging green play ball to the right of the shed is the target at 20 meters.  There's a rice-filled tennis ball (ammo) behind the kid's bike.  I'm making more of those right now.

    The rest of them are in a box in the shed, in various coat pockets, desk drawers, suitcases, car seats, coat trees, and couch cushions, and behind my younger son's dresser.

    My wife's gonna kill me if I pull them all out at the same time.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sir Missalot on Nov 12th, 2021 at 11:02am

    NooneOfConsequence wrote on Nov 10th, 2021 at 1:04pm:
    I see the problem… you need more slings.


    I want to braid and weave more, but I have kittens now and they just won't stand for that.  Hmmm... maybe somethin nice in paracord.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Nov 13th, 2021 at 5:08pm

    Sir Missalot wrote on Nov 10th, 2021 at 11:39am:
    This is just one bag from the shed, and I still didn't find the one I was looking for.

    There's officially something wrong with me.

    Great selection of colours there!
    A sling to coordinate with every outfit.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Nov 13th, 2021 at 5:14pm
    V briefly stopped by a beach on are way back to the midlands, but managed to snap these two clips before my memory ran out (a moment of silence for the hits that couldn't be filmed  :()
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fqXDtyFNDE
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRm4rk1JEf8

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Nov 14th, 2021 at 6:08pm
    New modern take on an old design.

    27”
    Made from spliced 1/4” vectrus
    Double cinching fingerloop
    Brumel splice deep bury
    Plastic inserts inside the pouch

    Quite possibly the worlds strongest sling with a break strain of  3.3 ton.

    This design might become commercially available in the future given that my test group likes the design.

    With practice I could probably make 3-4 a hour minus the whipping.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Nov 14th, 2021 at 6:11pm
    Beautiful Mersa. Any idea on the price?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Nov 14th, 2021 at 6:16pm
    That looks awesome man!  :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Nov 14th, 2021 at 6:53pm
    Well it’s about 30$ Australian worth of materials for a sling this size.
    I’ll probably give out the first round for free to some users. I owe morphy, nooc, Irongoober, kick, vet, crazybrave, j, slingbasket , and channing all a sling and I have another 4 or so people I’d like to test it out. So I need to cough up a few hundred bucks just to get some feedback.
    Given the design works and doesn’t change I think I’ll retail them in the 50-100$ range depending on how much time and materials I need to do them.

    They might be built to order . It’s only in the early stage of development but it’s a somewhat marketable design given the simplicity of build.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Nov 15th, 2021 at 5:14am

    Mersa wrote on Nov 14th, 2021 at 6:08pm:
    New modern take on an old design.

    Very nice Mersa. That double braid is applied really well.
    How does it feel to your usual?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Nov 15th, 2021 at 8:39am
    Well it’s not like my usual slings , and I find it still on the heavier side of my comfort zone.
    I’m still experimenting, but so far I think it functions similar to a traditional style sling.
    It’s not ultra high performance like the slings I’m used to.  I think there’s somethings with the design that I like and things I don’t. I will make prototype 2 in the next weeks . But concept will be very much same just fine tuning slice positions and tapers. Maybe try a different material, and some other ideas.
    I’m not sure if I likethe double fingerloop so I might change that  for next one . Also might try some “leather “ on the pouch and release.

    Still my top slings are super efficient designs with thinner lighter designs. But a thicker heavier sling has a nice feeling I just don’t see improvement in accuracy or distance, so  basically I’m still working on it


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Nov 16th, 2021 at 4:34am

    Mersa wrote on Nov 14th, 2021 at 6:53pm:
    I’ll probably give out the first round for free to some users. I owe morphy, nooc, Irongoober, kick, vet, crazybrave, j, slingbasket , and channing all a sling and I have another 4 or so people I’d like to test it out.

    I feel very lucky to be on that list. Thanks Mersa! It really does look beautiful and a design like that should last forever.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Nov 16th, 2021 at 7:08am

    Kick wrote on Nov 16th, 2021 at 4:34am:

    Mersa wrote on Nov 14th, 2021 at 6:53pm:
    I’ll probably give out the first round for free to some users. I owe morphy, nooc, Irongoober, kick, vet, crazybrave, j, slingbasket , and channing all a sling and I have another 4 or so people I’d like to test it out.

    I feel very lucky to be on that list. Thanks Mersa! It really does look beautiful and a design like that should last forever.


    +1 As do I. He makes some very nice slings.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Nov 16th, 2021 at 10:27am
    Ein gelungenes Werk.  :o 8-)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sarosh on Nov 16th, 2021 at 2:03pm
    wow! very beautiful sling

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Nov 16th, 2021 at 8:09pm
    Thanks guys.
    I’ll keep at it , probably buy a whole roll of material in next weeks.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sir Missalot on Nov 18th, 2021 at 2:47pm
    Here's my prototype of a captive release Y-noodle.  One piece of paracord, just twisted and knotted.  The captive release was an afterthought.  I meant to cut off the excess to just make a Y-noodle, but figured I'd conserve the paracord and try captive release for the first time.  It worked better than I thought it would.  Really well, in fact.  It releases about 30 degrees earlier than I'm used to, but I can adapt.  After I get the hang of making them with 220 paracord, I'll try with 3-strand jute twine.  I think I'll like the feel better, and the knots will hold tighter.

    As soon as I figure out how I made it (I was just noodling at the time), and refine my method, I'll post a tutorial.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sir Missalot on Nov 18th, 2021 at 2:47pm
    Here's how I hold it.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MMF on Nov 18th, 2021 at 3:12pm

    Sir Missalot wrote on Nov 18th, 2021 at 2:47pm:
    Here's my prototype of a captive release Y-noodle.  One piece of paracord, just twisted and knotted.  The captive release was an afterthought.  I meant to cut off the excess to just make a Y-noodle, but figured I'd conserve the paracord and try captive release for the first time.  It worked better than I thought it would.  Really well, in fact.  It releases about 30 degrees earlier than I'm used to, but I can adapt.  After I get the hang of making them with 220 paracord, I'll try with 3-strand jute twine.  I think I'll like the feel better, and the knots will hold tighter.

    As soon as I figure out how I made it (I was just noodling at the time), and refine my method, I'll post a tutorial.

    I really like your design and I have a suggestion: Have the ball rest only on the forward two lines of the pouch. Leave the retention cord slightly slack. Make the forward most line rest as far back in the cradle as possible (not so far that it doesn't hold the ball).

    Also, don't listen to anything I say! I have never used a y-sling. Unless you count my shotgun sling...

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sir Missalot on Nov 18th, 2021 at 3:56pm
    Hmm... I hadn't thought of that.  My intention with the two lines was to keep the whole construction to one cord for a true noodle.  I intended the pair to be the release ledge together as a single body.  I never intended to use them separately.

    Good catch.  I'll give that a try and see what it does.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MMF on Nov 18th, 2021 at 4:18pm
    Either way, I look forward to your tutorial so I can make one myself.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sir Missalot on Nov 18th, 2021 at 4:45pm
    MMF
    Nope, the two sideways strands are too close together to hold a tennis ball securely.  Maybe one of my little squishy balls, but they're all on the wrong side of the fence in a thicket.  I don't feel like modifying this prototype to fiddle with the length, so I'll make another one designed to follow your idea.  Also, you gave me another idea for a refinement to make the release cord less cumbersome at the hand.  Funny thing is, too, even when I don't use the captive release, the ball flies true because it doesn't have to push the cord out of the way and it flies while the release cord just flops.  Cool! 

    I also want to tip my hat to J for inspiring me to fiddle with Y-slings in the first place. Thanks, J!

    (... and an amused wink and nod to RS)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MMF on Nov 18th, 2021 at 4:57pm
    Cool. If u do find the time to make those changes, know that it may amplify a problem a lot of y-slings have (I think). That is: controlling the orientation of the cradle. I don't know if it matters or if it will be an issue.

    Again, u really shouldn't listen to me!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sir Missalot on Nov 18th, 2021 at 5:16pm
    We should pull J in on this.  One of his observations was that  the Y-sling doesn't give the projectile nearly as much spin as a standard sling, so I'd think that cradle orientation is less of an issue.  That's why it works well with irregular stones: less magnus effect.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Nov 19th, 2021 at 6:50am
    That's what I found too. The ammo i just dropped rather than rolling out. The super early release time is also what I found with y slings.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Nov 20th, 2021 at 4:56am
    a sling, that you dont want to loose in the forest ;D
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Nov 20th, 2021 at 8:33am
    started working on this 8 strand round braid sling (practicing for the SITH)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Deltafour1212 on Nov 20th, 2021 at 3:44pm
    Damn, Mike!  What a piece of art!  Is there any instructions online on how to make that design?


    MikeG wrote on Nov 20th, 2021 at 4:56am:
    a sling, that you dont want to loose in the forest ;D


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MMF on Nov 20th, 2021 at 5:31pm
    My favorite slings. The blue one was crocheted. The brown one is an asymmetrical split pouch made by twinning over sticks.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Nov 20th, 2021 at 5:58pm
    I dont think Ive seen a crochet pattern used like that in a sling. Very cool!!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Nov 20th, 2021 at 9:01pm
    Very nice looking slings.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Nov 21st, 2021 at 12:13pm
    the braiding is done, ill have to sew leather into the pouch
    (I wont show more, because this is one of the slings i prepare for the SITH)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Nov 21st, 2021 at 12:14pm
    4 different patterns

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Nov 21st, 2021 at 12:15pm
    might be too short for some of you (slinging in forrests changed the lenght of my slings, they are made for slinging in tight spaces)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Nov 21st, 2021 at 12:41pm

    Deltafour1212 wrote on Nov 20th, 2021 at 3:44pm:
    Damn, Mike!  What a piece of art!  Is there any instructions online on how to make that design?


    Thanks for the kind words.
    here is a video that shows a similar method https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LhOQdpjmsI
    I did some changes and improvements to the method in the video, It is very similar to the "smiling sling"

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Nov 22nd, 2021 at 1:28am
    @MMF


    To finish off your pouch in loops, you could try the method I use for making tabs where you loop the ends and then just 3 strand braid the loop. See the 10th panel in the image I posted.

    [url].  https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1615005901/15#15/url]

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MMF on Nov 24th, 2021 at 3:40am

    IronGoober wrote on Nov 22nd, 2021 at 1:28am:
    @MMF


    To finish off your pouch in loops, you could try the method I use for making tabs where you loop the ends and then just 3 strand braid the loop. See the 10th panel in the image I posted.

    [url].  https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1615005901/15#15/url]

    Thanks for the advice! I was planning to use an eight strand Mathew walker knot with the cord running through it with a stopper knot at the end. I've done that before on a previous sling. But I'm going to try your solution. I will probably not do it exactly as you do because the loops will be taking a lot of loading. They might back out the braid especially if using dyneema as I did with that sling. Make loops - that's smart. Thanks IronG.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Merddyn on Nov 25th, 2021 at 11:09pm
    Mike, that 8-strand braid is pretty.
    I keep seeing double retention loops and though I'd give it a go. I lost my first try, but this one came out really well. I think it's my new default sling. the thin cords make it more pocket-friendly, too.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MMF on Nov 26th, 2021 at 12:35am
    Here is attempt number one at using loops on the release cord side of the pouch. I made the loops too big. The setup on the retention cord side is close to what I tried to describe in my last post. I think the colors are most excellent on this Thanksgiving day.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Nov 26th, 2021 at 1:29am
    That looks great! I like the split pouch with that weave. Never seen it before.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MMF on Nov 26th, 2021 at 1:45am
    Thanks for all the encouragement!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Nov 27th, 2021 at 9:00am
    Fertsch :)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Al Paca on Nov 29th, 2021 at 5:42am
    I finally got around to the waxing of the sling. The verdict is in, skip this experiment. The end result is a very hard unforgiving sling. Anything that requires more power than a gentle lob results in very painful welts on the body of the slinger (me) at the follow through.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Nov 29th, 2021 at 6:06am

    Al Paca wrote on Nov 29th, 2021 at 5:42am:
    I finally got around to the waxing of the sling. The verdict is in, skip this experiment. The end result is a very hard unforgiving sling. Anything that requires more power than a gentle lob results in very painful welts on the body of the slinger (me) at the follow through.

    Over-waxing can do that, as well as not having a suitable cracker to dissipate the release cord energy.
    Applied in the right context, it makes a very good target sling that lasts forever.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Nov 29th, 2021 at 6:09am

    Jaegoor wrote on Nov 27th, 2021 at 9:00am:
    Fertsch :)

    Very nice Jaegoor! Top notch.
    I like colour and style.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Nov 30th, 2021 at 2:22am
    Gracias  ;) jo

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MMF on Nov 30th, 2021 at 5:12pm
    Take a look at this beaut!!!
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Nov 30th, 2021 at 10:06pm
    Nice MMF!! I like the black and white. 😀

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Dec 2nd, 2021 at 12:29pm
    Linen and Wax.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Dec 2nd, 2021 at 12:31pm

    Archaic Arms wrote on Dec 2nd, 2021 at 12:29pm:
    Linen and Wax.


    Very nice. The end seems very similar to what Jaegoor makes

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Dec 2nd, 2021 at 12:37pm

    MikeG wrote on Dec 2nd, 2021 at 12:31pm:
    Very nice. The end seems very similar to what Jaegoor makes

    Cheers, it's heavily inspired by Jaegoor's work. (It's a fantastic combination of material and design elements)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Dec 2nd, 2021 at 4:55pm
    :oa very fantastic job.  very even.  a double lying braid.  i can't do better  what kind of thread did you use.  how many strands in total?  it will bring you joy for a very long time. :o

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Dec 3rd, 2021 at 5:30pm

    Jaegoor wrote on Dec 2nd, 2021 at 4:55pm:
    :oa very fantastic job.  very even.  a double lying braid.  i can't do better  what kind of thread did you use.  how many strands in total?  it will bring you joy for a very long time. :o

    It is a real privilege getting such a compliment from you! Your work is a gold standard.
    I used a 4/9.6nm yarn, which is ~1200m per 500g roll.
    The braid is 7 strands, with each strand made up of 4 threads (for the finger loop).
    The release is very good.
    I'm also working on a longer, lighter model. 

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Dec 3rd, 2021 at 5:45pm
    Wieviel wiegt sie?
    Sie ist handwerklich super. Eine Schönheit. Da geht einiges an Material rein.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Dec 3rd, 2021 at 6:04pm

    Jaegoor wrote on Dec 3rd, 2021 at 5:45pm:
    Wieviel wiegt sie?
    Sie ist handwerklich super. Eine Schönheit. Da geht einiges an Material rein.

    I don't have any good scales with me, but it seems to weigh around ~45g. It isn't very thick.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Dec 3rd, 2021 at 6:18pm
    Dann dürfte sie 100g optimal verschießen. ;)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Dawesome21 on Dec 8th, 2021 at 12:03am
    Archaic Arms, can you tell me more about the transition here at the release end, how is it made?  Is the main cord looped back around into itself and stitched?  This transition looks seamless and I don't understand how it is done.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Dec 10th, 2021 at 3:42pm

    Dawesome21 wrote on Dec 8th, 2021 at 12:03am:
    Archaic Arms, can you tell me more about the transition here at the release end, how is it made?  Is the main cord looped back around into itself and stitched?  This transition looks seamless and I don't understand how it is done.

    The cord is a 4-strand braid, and I half the thickness to accommodate the yarns that wrap backwards after forming the loop (this makes it seamless).
    To make the loop, I wax the yarns at the loose end of the braid and put them around a rod. This makes it hold it's shape while it's being whipped with string, which is then done to keep it all together.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Dec 11th, 2021 at 4:14am
    Wenn man die Schnüre vorher noch mit Wachs bestreicht, kleben sie zusammen. Man kann sie so leichter vernähen. ::)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Dec 11th, 2021 at 6:29am
    Very nice AA.  :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Dec 12th, 2021 at 9:13am
    havent posted pictures in a while
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Dec 12th, 2021 at 9:13am
    (this is my first time making clay ammo)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Dec 12th, 2021 at 9:49pm
    Both the sling and the glande look great!  :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Dec 13th, 2021 at 9:50am

    joe_meadmaker wrote on Dec 12th, 2021 at 9:49pm:
    Both the sling and the glande look great!  :thumb:


    thanks

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Dec 14th, 2021 at 2:01am
    Beides wird funktionieren.  ;) Gut gemacht.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Dec 17th, 2021 at 11:56am
    just collected some stones for teaching a beginner after he can shoot tennisballs well enough (around 2kg of 100gramm stones)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Dec 17th, 2021 at 11:57am
    here is the picture
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Dec 17th, 2021 at 12:03pm
    found a place that has some very nice stones here
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Gaius Marcellus Nerva on Dec 21st, 2021 at 1:37pm
    Got finished making this sling today for a gal for a Christmas present. BTW I cut each of those letters out with a utility knife.
    It took a lot of tries but I eventually got it  ::)
    And it’s real leather too.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Gaius Marcellus Nerva on Dec 21st, 2021 at 1:43pm
    I still don’t understand why all of my pictures are upside down. It never used to happen

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MikeG on Dec 21st, 2021 at 4:25pm
    Nicely done gaius (im currently learning latin and your name sounds very familiar ;D)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Gaius Marcellus Nerva on Dec 21st, 2021 at 4:46pm
    It actually means:

           “The Rejoiced Strength of Mars, the Roman god of war"

          

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kick on Dec 22nd, 2021 at 4:39pm
    That looks real nice!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Gaius Marcellus Nerva on Dec 22nd, 2021 at 5:24pm
    Thanks MikeG and Kick

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by KB on Dec 27th, 2021 at 10:22am
    Wow that's pretty impressive with a utility knife.  Have any of yall tried doing ur wraps attaching the pouch and the lacing around the pouch out of a continuous length (a cord for each side of course) just curious don't know that it would do anything except be a thing to brag about but just a thought...

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Merddyn on Dec 28th, 2021 at 10:34pm
    Duct tape snowball sling. The ball next to it is a softball, the pouch is huge.
    It holds most any snowball securely. The release seems fine, after adjusting to it. I'm liking this sort of double bowline for a tied retention loop

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Merddyn on Dec 28th, 2021 at 10:41pm
    Attempted snowball sling. No good for that, but I think I'll like it for rocks when the snow clears out
    I treated the leather with a liberal application of sno-sesl and thoroughly waxed both chords with beeswax, except the retention loop. It does seem to be quite water proof(except the loop. ) maybe just a little dampness on the leather when I came in.
    The pouch may need a split or something, but I want to give it a proper try like this before I cut it. It won't hold snowballs well, you have to be veeery careful to maintain good tension on the cords, or else they fall out.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Dec 30th, 2021 at 4:12pm
    My traditional workhorse, all round sling with sisal cords.

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by jw on Dec 31st, 2021 at 5:09pm
    Sisal balearic  30 ish inches  came out kind lumpy and is incredibly hairy. Does waxing sisal have any benefit
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 31st, 2021 at 5:53pm
    Just using the sling a lot will knock off the excess strands. Or you can use scissors or a lighter to take care of the hairiness.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Dec 31st, 2021 at 6:38pm
    Die Schleuder sieht gut aus. Gute Arbeit
    Sisal wachsen bringt nicht viel Verbesserung.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sir Missalot on Jan 2nd, 2022 at 1:24pm
    I usually singe sisal and jute fuzz with a small flame.  Feels like five o'clock shadow afterwards, though.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jan 3rd, 2022 at 3:23pm
    Slingbasket, this sling has your name on it. DM me.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Jan 3rd, 2022 at 6:06pm
    Wow IG that’s pretty as!!!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jan 6th, 2022 at 12:39pm
    Great work as always IG!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Al Paca on Jan 29th, 2022 at 1:03am
    This is my latest Sling and I think my best yet.
    It is 16 strand braid with jute and cotton, it is 150cm end to end, pouch is saddle stitched leather 11x6cm. And I made a matching quick release belt loop to 'accesorise!'

    For a reference point, the stone in the photo is 185g.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Al Paca on Jan 29th, 2022 at 1:05am
    With belt loop and reverse view
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jan 29th, 2022 at 11:03am
    That is beautiful!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Jan 29th, 2022 at 5:04pm
    Very nice Al Paca.  :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Gaius Marcellus Nerva on Jan 30th, 2022 at 4:37pm
    That looks nice!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Kordwar on Feb 5th, 2022 at 4:13pm
    Completed this one last night, probably the happiest I have been with my braids. I got the leather from Joe Meadmaker and cord is jute. First time I've formed the loop and whipped it to secure it so both sides could be started looped through the pouch.


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Al Paca on Feb 6th, 2022 at 5:00am
    Looks great KW. Nice braid!!!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Al Paca on Feb 6th, 2022 at 5:02am
    Jute and cotton. 8 strand braid with leather pouch. Picutured with 85g stone and quick release belt loop.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by hubert on Feb 11th, 2022 at 2:09pm
    Huaraca made of alpaca wool in natural colors
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Feb 11th, 2022 at 2:51pm
    Sehr gelungene Arbeit. Auch die Einfassung vom Brief . Excellent

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Gaius Marcellus Nerva on Feb 11th, 2022 at 4:03pm
    That sling looks really cool hubert.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by StaffSlinger on Feb 11th, 2022 at 7:22pm
    Very nice indeed, hubert!  Love the natural colors.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Feb 17th, 2022 at 4:42am
    A new sling I made with the aim of being totally waterproof and also being a bit more substantial than my seatbelts and other paracord slings. It's made from 2mm polypropylene. 22" from pouch centre to fingerloop. The braid varies from 6 to 10 cord and the core has 1-2 cords also.

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Feb 17th, 2022 at 4:53am
    She’s so hot!!!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by hubert on Feb 17th, 2022 at 5:13am
    looks very good

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Gaius Marcellus Nerva on Feb 20th, 2022 at 6:58pm
    Very nice braiding on that sling

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by StaffSlinger on Mar 1st, 2022 at 1:21pm
    My newest.  I call this the Netted Butterfly pouch, based on CA's Butterfly Pouch in Leather Sling Templates.  Beautiful blue leather compliments of Joe_meadmaker.  Cords are 4 strand bamboo yarn chain-sennit braided.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Deltafour1212 on Mar 2nd, 2022 at 6:12pm
    Does anyone know how to or have information to point me in the right direction on making this full braided full pouch style sling?  Smiley 


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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Mar 2nd, 2022 at 10:21pm
    @StaffSlinger - That looks pretty awesome!  I'm going to have to make me one of those. :thumb:


    @Deltafour1212 - This isn't really my forte.  So forewarning, I could be completely wrong.  I do braid slings, but I don't weave the pouches.  I just use leather.

    But here's what those look like to me.  The cords are a regular 4-strand round braid.  If you're not familiar with that, just run a search online.  There's lots of tutorials out there.  The pouch looks like a regular over/under weave around those 4 strands.  The weave will be done in a similar way at this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6EhnhCY_08.  But in the linked video, he starts at the pouch because the cord needs to be looped back and forth to create the 4 strands.  You won't need to do that because the braid itself is already providing the strands.

    You will need to add a strand right before you get to the pouch to do the actual weaving.  You can do that in several different ways, but the easiest is probably to add a piece of paracord along side one of your other strands for the last few inches before the pouch.  Then you can just start weaving with it.  And the same thing can be done on the other side of the pouch.  Just braid with the extra strand for a short length, then drop it (you can just cut it off and melt it).  Then braid the release cord to the desired length.

    I hope that made some sense.  It's where I would start if I was trying to duplicate one of those slings.  Someone else who is more familiar with woven pouched may have some other ideas.  Good luck with your investigation!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Deltafour1212 on Mar 3rd, 2022 at 6:40pm
    I know exactly what you mean. I knew someone smarter than me would have the answer.  I was thinking about buying one to do some reverse engineering on it.   You just saved me a possible $50!!!   :)  If you do make one, please post it on here. I would love to see it.

    THANK YOU, Joe!   [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Mar 3rd, 2022 at 7:30pm
    @Delta

    This is a nice tutorial.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LhOQdpjmsI
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUbggeSje3M

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Mar 3rd, 2022 at 9:18pm
    You're welcome my man!  I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with.  Maybe I'll give it a go at some point too.  I like the design.  It will be down the road a bit though.  I still have to finish my SITH sling.  The braiding is done, I just need to put the pouch on.  (Don't worry Merddyn, it's coming real soon buddy!).  And after that I have to finish another sling I started working on a while back.  It has a unique pouch that was inspired by one that JudoP made.

    Good call on the links IG!  I like the second one.  In the first one, I think the sling looks really good.  I just wish the guy explained things instead of text and background music.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Mar 4th, 2022 at 3:22am
    Some very fine looking slings on this page.  :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by StaffSlinger on Mar 4th, 2022 at 7:58am
    I'm in awe of the guys and gals who do the zillion strand round and tapered braids and finely woven pouches!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by StaffSlinger on Mar 7th, 2022 at 9:05am
    I may not be able to do fancy multi-strand braids, but I'm a wiz at chain sennit braids.  Here's a two-strip Aussie Pouch with cords made from a single strand of nearly 2mm thick linen butcher's twine.  The loops at the pouch and end are 'sewn' into the main cord with the twine-end stitched 10 times through main cord.   The "retention loop" here is extra large because it's really the "release loop" of a staff sling; the other cord is firmly attached to the staff end with double clove hitches
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by StaffSlinger on Mar 7th, 2022 at 9:20am
    And here's my Aussie Pouch staff sling loaded for action.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Mar 25th, 2022 at 9:24am
    fully woven sling. 😁
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Mar 25th, 2022 at 11:59am
    I really like that blue.  Very pretty! :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Mar 26th, 2022 at 2:58pm
    experimental model , very short
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Mar 28th, 2022 at 2:04am
    J, what is that intriguing braid?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Mar 28th, 2022 at 8:49am
    A regular round braid around a core

    I finished this sling yesterday as an improvement over the above. It's thinner and made it as tight as I could.
    and I dropped the wide part in the middle of the pouch.
    The only thing that worries me is the reliability of the cracker. I love the feel of such a smooth release end
    but I need a solution for this when working with hemp as it is not as easily replaceable as free fibre sisal sling. I know how quick hard use can wear it out.  I think I need to imitate Jeagoors solution
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Mar 28th, 2022 at 1:24pm
    Beautiful slings J.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Mar 29th, 2022 at 2:34am
    Hello, Jaegoor,
    How does she behave ?
    Are the belts rigid ?
    Maybe it's not important but it's a question I ask myself.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Apr 4th, 2022 at 4:07am
    Sheepswool, definitely a material I will work further with
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Happydrow on Apr 11th, 2022 at 7:23pm
    Pair of single strand continuous woven 45in slings. Uses 18ft paracord to make one. Center knot is woven to create curvature and hold ammo better. Was getting frustrated with smaller ammo not holding, so this was the solution.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Apr 14th, 2022 at 7:13am
    Always love your slings J.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Apr 19th, 2022 at 9:37pm
    Yesterday was like Christmas.  The sling I ordered from J came in, and also a couple I got in a trade with Duckhands.  I got a pouch from Duck as well.  I'm looking forward to giving them all a test.  :D
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Apr 25th, 2022 at 7:18am
    Good to see it arrived.
    I am selling another sling, this one.
    I am lowering the price on these because I can make them from
    Twine so it goes a lot quicker.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Apr 25th, 2022 at 10:42am
    Another sling, also selling it on Etsy
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Gaius Marcellus Nerva on Apr 26th, 2022 at 12:23pm
    Very nice J

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Apr 27th, 2022 at 11:42am
    Same as above but with woven pouch
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by J on Apr 28th, 2022 at 10:05am
    Just an experiment with 8x2 strand flat braided pouch
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on May 5th, 2022 at 10:37am
    Continuing to experiment with this pouch model.
    It is more pliable than a conventional weave.
    Jute string was used. 32 strands in the pouch, divided over 16 groups of 2
    Round braid for the remainder of the sling.

    I like the feel of jute to the skin, it is more pleasant than sisal, but my experience has been
    that jute does not last long.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on May 5th, 2022 at 1:07pm
    4 strand round braid sisal workhorse. Pouch has the same thickness cords and braid as the retention cord. About the most simple ''round'' design I can think of.

    Edit: I just tried it out. I am going to make more of these but with a 5 strand flat braid for the pouch instead, because while the 4 strand round braid pouch strings do hold the stone it doesnt'feel as secure as I like.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Duckhands on May 14th, 2022 at 2:16pm

    Amras wrote on Feb 24th, 2007 at 11:49am:
    Here are my slings, From left to right: netted sling, golfball sling, apache style sling, asymetrical duct tape sling, two nylon braided slings, jute plit pouch sling, jute dimond pouch sling, three
    Peruvian slings.
    http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/6829/picture243tm2.jpg
    Up close of the Peruvians
    http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/6494/picture228io2.jpg

    http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/7171/picture229ar8.jpg

    http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/4155/picture231tx5.jpg

    Links to descussions:
    My Peruvian sling- http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1153341136/0
    Peruvian sling toutorial- http://www.slinging.org/wiki/index.php?title=Methods_of_making_Slings_%28Modern_and_Historical%29
    My Amo bag- http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1087825010/30#30

    EDIT 3/3/07
    Here is my latest sling. It is made out of thin hemp jewlers twine.
    http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/1777/picture257jf2.jpg
       


    None of the links I tried here work. All dead links. Anyone know of a good place for a Peruvian sling tutorial?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Sir Missalot on Jun 6th, 2022 at 4:22pm
    These two videos helped me a lot with Andean slings:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMJAAkhHcZE
    and
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw1chCl6fXs

    If you slow the video down to 50% or 75%, you can see better what she's doing and understand the Spanish better.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Jun 9th, 2022 at 11:11pm
    Monday was like Xmas!  I got a couple new slings in the mail.  The one with the woven pouch is from MMF.  A very generous gift in exchange for some blue leather.  And the other is from Practical Paracord (in case you couldn't tell).  It's a great big 35 inch sling in Channing's Balearic style.  I'm really looking forward to giving both of these a try.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Jun 10th, 2022 at 2:23pm
    Great looking slings, though it's a big pet peeve of mine when people call slings balearic or balearic style when they are nothing like any balearic sling!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Jun 11th, 2022 at 3:19am
    I am back to using flat braided slings.
    They are so easy to make for me in a consistent matter
    Without twisting under tension.
    This makes the sling very consistent in behaviour.
    The lack of stress on a reload knowing I
    Won't reload the sling with a hidden twist is comforting
    Because with a round braid it's much harder to see
    This to me probably is worth more than the possible efficiency
    gain in the aero department of round cords.



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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Jun 18th, 2022 at 12:09pm
    I like this braid. 8 strand Herringbone. Gives perfect square cords.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Jun 19th, 2022 at 2:41pm
    More experimentation with a shot-through pouch, built upon Balearic platform.
    It releases much quicker than a normal balearic split sling of the same size/weight
    But compared to a normal slim and light sling, I am not so sure
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Jun 19th, 2022 at 6:05pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jun 19th, 2022 at 2:41pm:
    More experimentation with a shot-through pouch, built upon Balearic platform.

    Nicely made! I'm impressed.
    When I experimented with that platform I found that I couldn't get my brain to release later with the smooth cord release. I only found success with a release knot, and even then, the shots had less power than a conventional sling design. However, I think that is just because my power-stroke evolved to account for the delayed release of "normal" slings.
    I definitely realise there is a real benefit though...I might just have to make another.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Jun 20th, 2022 at 3:53am
    When I sling tennisballs with some of my more genuine style 5-7 strand Balearic slings I also have to let go of cord quite early. The balls curve with effect like in some of your videos, a lot of spin, for the reasons we understand. Interestinly, in contrast to you I don't notice increased power due to this, but reduced power. This is what lead me to make this y sling again, for comparison. I took a similar Balearic sling before this to a tennis cage, motivated by your videos's, this is a normal style split pouch, and the power was disappointing to me. I feel the release resistance sucking energy out of the projectile. That said, I also made the sling too short for my liking. This probably more than anything sucked my power away, so it wasn't a good test. Aside from that, I think the heavier release cord sucks energy away. But I know I just have a hard time getting the same punch out of short slings like you, my limbs are too slow right now, but I know if I had more access to training I probably could achieve a similar thing. Plus, I  think we should never judge a slings quality by its ability to sling tennis balls. Tennisballs are not optimal. That said, my limited testing with stones showes something similar, but my testing is not enough. In the end, one should try many slings, and the one you keep coming back to, is the one right for you

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Jun 26th, 2022 at 6:31am
    My best Balearic sling yet,
    and another attempt at a natural fibre Y-sling, with a captive string in between. I like this Y sling more than my previous one above.
    Considering these slings are more or less the same length I will be comparing them when I get the chance.

    The reasoning for a Y-sling in my head,
    + a little less dependent on perfect smooth rocks for consistency, it's more of a smoothbore sling
    + more useful in tighter spaces due to the captive release.
    + durability is higher, sling will last longer, less friction wear and tear on the sling
    + overall easier to use, learn for beginners, like throwing a rock with a string
    + no incidental fouls possible like sometimes happen with normal sling due to wrong user technique. Sling will always release

    Good or bad,
    -/+ totally silent and silent projectiles, very useful for hunting, less useful for self defense / intimidation. Silence can be somewhat removed by removing captive release, but I don't recommend. Removing the captive release results in more wear and tear, and space required to sling.
    -/+ range can be greater or worse. A smooth oval stone slung with a regular sling released point forward seems like it flies quite a bit further and faster,.  But angular / irregular stones seem to fly further with Y-sling due to less spin robbing energy.
    -/+ more weight/pull on the release cord, creates instant intuitive release, but requires more gripping force


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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Jun 26th, 2022 at 7:28am
    Really nice looking balearic there :)

    And interesting Y-sling too.

    Is it sisal you are using?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Jun 26th, 2022 at 7:32am
    Yes it is sisal.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Jun 26th, 2022 at 9:31am
    Those both look fantastic!  :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Jun 26th, 2022 at 1:21pm
    I went fishing today and there happened to be some rough angular stones on the side of the water. Not many about 30 slingable ones. Quite heavy rocks I guess, between 200 and 300 grams. I had the slings in my bike panniers so I tested them on these rocks. This Y-sling peformed wonderfully to my expectations.  I think I will start selling some Y-slings on etsy once I have the design refined. It will definitely be a full natural fibre sling like the above one.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Jun 27th, 2022 at 5:32am
    I made a new one incorporating improvements .
    The pouch of the model above was too small for my preferred size of rock with the Y-sling, and the two legs were too thin, they took too much abrasive damage.
    This model with the woven T-pouch solves that problem. It will happily accomodate fist sized rocks.
    I started the construction of the sling from the middle of the pouch. When constructing a Y-sling it may be better to start at the pouch or at the release cord instead of beginning at the finger loop.

    I've made a similar Y sling in the past from synthetic cord, but I didn't like the massive release knot I had on it. Braiding with natural fibre allows me more freedom in construction, and gives me this very grippy nice release end without a knot.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MMF on Jun 27th, 2022 at 1:12pm
    Very nice AC. Definitely the best y-sling I've seen

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Jun 28th, 2022 at 12:42pm
    It is very good, but I have already improved somethings in my next model.  ;D In fact, this next model is already outdated as well, as I got a new improvement in mind for my 4th model.

    All my Y-slings sling and release exactly like a single cord bola. The position of the finger loop is not really important anymore. Not the same importance as it is with the old style sling. I keep it outside of the hand so I only grip the release end. This feels like it releases cleaner from the hand.

    There's no tension on the fingerloop during rotation.  All the fingerloop is for is there retain the sling after a cast. It only becomes tensioned after a cast as the pouch hinges and dumps the shot. Other than that it carries no weight.  %100 of the weight is on the release. Like a single cord bola. This makes it feel like
    slinging a rock tied to a string. Once you adjust the release timing the power & consistency is great. But if you are very used to the old style sling it'll feel very odd first. But to people who've never slung before it feels very intuitive, like slinging a rock tied to a string. I can quickly adjust between both the old style and Y-sling now.

    I don't feel restrained by having the pull all on the release no matter the rock weight. The only thing that restrains me is my own strength and limb speed.  The sisal gives me plenty of grip so I no longer have grip issues.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Jun 28th, 2022 at 12:44pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jun 28th, 2022 at 12:42pm:
    In fact, this next model is already outdated as well, as I got a new improvement in mind for my 4th model.

    I'm looking forward to seeing these!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Jul 1st, 2022 at 10:40am
    I'm all out of the appropriate twine so I had to salvage some other slings to build this prototype. It's not my best job because it's made of bits and pieces of twine.

    That said, the improvements - a bit narrower pouch legs, 3 strands in the weave nstead of 4 , because 4 was overkill.
    And integrating the retention cord into the release cord, then adding on a separate fingerloop cord instead of a separate captive release cord. It just makes sense to make it this way.

    You don't want tension on the fingerloop cord during rotation but you also don't want it hanging too slack. The position has to be right that it quickly receives tension as you let go of the release cord.

    Yesterday I had the opportunity to do some more slinging and am very pleased with this type of rudimentary rock slinger. It's nice to not have the fuss about fingerloop position affecting shot placement or wrist techniques on release.
    It allows me to simply focus on holding on the release cord and letting go, like slinging a single cord bola.
    Plus there's no rocking back and forth of the projectile in the pouch, so it is seated very securely.

    The flat braided release cord helps a lot with controlling the pouch orientation and getting a consistent grip.
    In practice this sling works like a single cord sling. I think very easy to learn for a beginner , even more simplistic then operating a bow and arrow.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Jul 1st, 2022 at 11:07am
    Very clever integrating the retention into the release like that. The worst part about many Y slings is that the retention cord has a tendency to get twisted after the release (especially if it's a thin for efficiency's sake), but by merging it with the release, you could make it very thin and efficient without all the tangling.
    Brilliant.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Jul 1st, 2022 at 11:13am
    The flat release cord helps alot with quick reloading too. This sling doesn't tangle after a cast. I will use this braid again in my next build


    Also nice that the thin and narrow side of the flat cord faces towards that the target on release so I imagine that aids in the aerodynamic department

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Jul 3rd, 2022 at 5:53am
    A long, light and slim model. Flat braid trigger.

    I experience that the more abrasive and bad the rocks are, the slimmer I need the pouch to be for a smooth release. I also want to restate again the importance of the tension or lack of on the fingerloop cord. Too much slack and there's an undesirable delay in release, too much tension and the ammo can drop prematurely (before ones own release). I think we need to aim for no slack but no tension either, so a neutral position. This is most easily achieved when the fingerloop is worn near the release trigger so the cords are side by side during rotation, so the fingerloop in my opinion should be worn on the index finger or run on the inside of the hand on your preferred finger



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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Jul 5th, 2022 at 3:57am
    Just an example to show the required positioning of elongated stones for a point-forward release using a Y (or more accurately a T) sling.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Jul 5th, 2022 at 4:33pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jul 5th, 2022 at 3:57am:
    Just an example to show the required positioning of elongated stones for a point-forward release using a Y (or more accurately a T) sling.

    Or here with a boat style pouch...

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Jul 5th, 2022 at 10:11pm
    @AncientCraftwork - Nice!  Looks like you're really getting that design figured out.

    @AA - I haven't seen that before.  Very cool design!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Jul 6th, 2022 at 4:13am
    Ah I remember you showing that sling model @Archaic Arms.
    An interesting take on it. I do think losing that ability to sling a wide range of stones due to the restrictive nature of such a pouch would put me off though, but a good experiment nonetheless

    Yesterday I managed to throw a fantastic disc spin with a flat round stone into the distance,  I nailed the perfect sidearm pouch orientation, using my T-pouch slings. I got some good water skippers too,, when done right they really fly well. Plus about 30 throws with very respectable point forward releases on oval stones I collected that day. I was using a model with separate release cords all the way up to the hand and then a simple co-joining them at the release end with a knot.
    This seems to provides better pouch orientation control compared to co-joining the cords somewhere a third up but it may depend on other factors as well.


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Jul 6th, 2022 at 7:11pm
    A little backyard photography
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Jul 10th, 2022 at 3:55pm
    A very simple sling with some twined sisal cords and a felted wool T pouch. It outperformed my expectations!
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Jul 12th, 2022 at 3:49am
    Revival of the Y

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Jul 14th, 2022 at 10:32am

    Mersa wrote on Jul 12th, 2022 at 3:49am:
    Revival of the Y


    The Y pouch is outdated. T pouch is better !

    While identifying plants today, I happened to stumble upon a triple dozen or so of relatively smooth rocks that someone randomly deposited on the side of the road, of various shapes and sizes. I went and redeposited them somewhere else with my T pouch sling, some of them into a lake and others into a forest. It truly is a different slinging experience. It works absolutely great when I am well aware I am using a T-sling, but terrible when I forget it and use it like a conventional sling. Luckily a few adjustment shots is usually all that is required. After that my enthusiasm for the sling increases with every session. In comparison my enthusiasm for the old type continues to dwindle. I feel I am gonna have to unlearn it all and truly leave the old type behind if I want to master the full potential of the T pouch. Being well skilled with the conventional sling can actually feel more detrimental to learning the T-pouch sling than having no slinging experience at all .

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jul 14th, 2022 at 2:31pm

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jul 14th, 2022 at 10:32am:
    Being well skilled with the conventional sling can actually feel more detrimental to learning the T-pouch sling than having no slinging experience at all .

    Then start with the T-pouch left handed! :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Jul 14th, 2022 at 10:15pm

    IronGoober wrote on Jul 14th, 2022 at 2:31pm:

    AncientCraftwork wrote on Jul 14th, 2022 at 10:32am:
    Being well skilled with the conventional sling can actually feel more detrimental to learning the T-pouch sling than having no slinging experience at all .

    Then start with the T-pouch left handed! :)

    There might actually be some brilliance to that.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Jul 15th, 2022 at 3:26am
    After some practice yesterday I learned lefthanded figure 8..
    I like to practice with a single cord bola or a string tied to a tennisball. I did knack my head with the ball quite a few times trying the lefthanded fig 8.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MrMoleCrab on Jul 16th, 2022 at 1:00pm
    This is an elk leather and sisal sling I put together this week. I used Curious Aardvarks pouch pattern and leather I had made from an elk I harvested a few years back. The retention and release cords are 3 cord 6 strand tapered to 3 strand at the tips. Total length from cord tip to cord tip is around 39” or so, holding the pouch the ends reach midway between elbow and armpit.

    It’s feather light but so far throws nicely. Feels more accurate than other slings I’ve thrown but time will tell!
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Jul 16th, 2022 at 9:42pm
    Looks good MrMoleCrab.

    And welcome!  You should go into the Introductions board and start a new topic for yourself.  Let us know how you got here, how long you've been slinging, etc.  Cheers man!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Jul 17th, 2022 at 3:12am

    MrMoleCrab wrote on Jul 16th, 2022 at 1:00pm:
    This is an elk leather and sisal sling I put together this week. I used Curious Aardvarks pouch pattern and leather I had made from an elk I harvested a few years back. The retention and release cords are 3 cord 6 strand tapered to 3 strand at the tips. Total length from cord tip to cord tip is around 39” or so, holding the pouch the ends reach midway between elbow and armpit.

    It’s feather light but so far throws nicely. Feels more accurate than other slings I’ve thrown but time will tell!


    Sisal indeed is very light for a natural fibre, one of the reasons I like it very much, I use it pretty much for all my cordage requirements for tarp ridgelines and guylines to hammock suspension straps.

    A light release cord and thin flexible leather pouch will have less inertia against opening the sling which can mean a more clean release. For me a sisal release cord , with equal dimensions to paracord, feels lighter than paracord. But moisture will affect sisal quite strongly, and so will drying out in the sun, the cordage can take set and warp, something to beware of

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Thearos on Jul 17th, 2022 at 3:27am
    Summer slinging. 50 cent (Euro) for size.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Lacumo on Jul 17th, 2022 at 8:36am
    Nice sling -- and I can relate to your rough stone ammo.   I'm one of the few who continues to use the rough stones along the railroad tracks for ammo.   They're not good ammo, consistent or very accurate but they're free, the ground is covered with them and I don't have to retrieve them.   

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Thearos on Jul 17th, 2022 at 12:30pm
    ha ha exactly !

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Thearos on Jul 18th, 2022 at 12:52pm
    A slinging session. 100 stones. 23m target, sofa-sized graffito. One rotation sidearm. 33% hit rate. Bah.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Jul 18th, 2022 at 1:02pm
    Just curious, have you ever tried a Y or T pouch sling ? the stones you throw seem like an excellent candidate for a sling that puts less spin on the projectile. Whenever I have such stones and used a conventional sling it felt terrible, the thicker and fatter the sling the worse it got. it even screws with my long term practice, because of the erratic release screwing with the release timing in my head (because while my release could have been perfect, the path the stone took was random, so I thought I released wrong, and I adjust my release automatically, while it wasn't the release timing that needed adjustment) , this creates this terrible feedback loop dilemma. Solution is either to use consistent ammo or really reduce internal friction (and target distance, but which at 20 m, seems pretty minimal already) and or heavier ammo. Consistent ammo, while amazing, and really makes a sling shine, is hard to get, so I prefer the solution of reducing internal friction by T pouch, and heavier rocks, at least 150g. If one doesn't desire a change in pouch design, I'd recommend at least 150g rocks, possibly slimmer cords wich also reduce spin, and more of a lob throw.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Jul 23rd, 2022 at 4:08pm
    Made this sling from wool
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Thearos on Aug 16th, 2022 at 5:42am
    At 15m, I stand a pretty good chance of hitting my target.
    At 20 m, I hit the target maybe 40%
    At 23-4m, I hit the target 20-33% of the time.

    Question: what is the best distance at which to practice ? Usually I 'm at 23m just because of the shade, but I wonder if I should be closer.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Aug 16th, 2022 at 10:39am
    Your results are correct with your equipment because :

    I can be wrong, maybe the photo isn't good but your sling seems "ended badly". Too tight in places and too loose in others. Perhaps it is normal with this type of sling. I think that a pouch made with leather is better with this stones. This prevent an angle of the pebble from hanging a wire that protudes. But it's just my idea.

    On the other hand, working with these stones is very formative. Hard to control, the slinger has to be even better. The design of the sling is important.

    I'm agree with Lacumo. These stones are nice.
      :)  or  :(




    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Thearos on Aug 16th, 2022 at 6:18pm
    You may well be right ! I should try slinging with my authentic balearic sling and see if I'm better !

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Aug 17th, 2022 at 3:56am
    I sometimes train with bad stones on a rock about 30 meters. My results are equivalent to yours. With my cement eggs, it would be 100 %. But for me, the challenge is formative.

    A balearic sling is a good idea. Because the fibers are tightened and oriented "in the axis" of the path of the stone. Just my idea.

    I am interseted by your new results and your conclusions. There is a small technical question about the sling.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Thearos on Aug 18th, 2022 at 6:35pm
    In fact, there is no mystery: at 20m, using my woven sling and irregular ammo, 40% of my shots fit within a big target, but at 23-25m, more shots hit left and right, ie. I've moved to the point that my dispersion of shots is wider than the target.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by David Beatty on Aug 23rd, 2022 at 8:06am
    Inspired by  HaifischKuchen on his utube channel.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6kdRs4x1fs
    I made this sling from leather and 550 paracord.
    Leather coloured using water proof ink from a felt tip marker.

    The pouch pattern is 7.23 inches by 1 inch.
    Sling length folded is 59 cm.


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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by David Beatty on Aug 23rd, 2022 at 8:16am
    Space is limited here. I made some bean bags to throw. From some high vis. fabric, filled tightly with navy beans. After playing with patterns, this shape was achieved.
    The pattern was developed from a square 2 3/8 inches or 60 mm. 2 11/16" or 68.5 mm outside. The camber is 5/32 inches each or 4 mm. One camber added to each edge. Add a seam allowance to the pattern seen here for sewing.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by David Beatty on Aug 28th, 2022 at 5:26pm
    Saw this slinger image else where here on a square patch. I reworked it. Is now on an outline I traced from an ancient bullet image.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by David Beatty on Aug 28th, 2022 at 5:28pm
    Here is the same image on a 3 inch round patch.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Sep 1st, 2022 at 10:06pm
    Are you going to actually use that image on something, or were you just playing around it?  Just curious.  I like the adjustments you made.  It almost looks more like a Balearic style throw than the original.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Blindsquirrel on Sep 10th, 2022 at 10:02pm
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Oct 24th, 2022 at 8:31pm
    The sling I recently got from Sarosh.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Oct 27th, 2022 at 12:16am
    I used to make these in an angular fashion but rounded is nice  8-)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Deltafour1212 on Oct 27th, 2022 at 9:51pm
    Gorgeous sling!  I love your design.  Did you do a 4 braided weave including the pouch? Correct me if I am wrong but I noticed you didn't tie a knot before and after your pouch like most braided split pouches I've seen.  I was wondering by not having a knot before and after the pouch did braid hold together when you test drove it?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Oct 28th, 2022 at 5:10am
    Good work BlindSquirrel! I personally find that design (Simple Huaraca) to be very effective for how straight forward it is to make.
    It's especially good in dyneema. ;)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Nov 6th, 2022 at 3:18am
    This is what makes this forum great. Look at all this loot! All these were obtained (purchased or given) from various people on this forum.

    Bottom to top:
    Sarosh - Dyneema/leather
    Hubert - Hemp
    Mersa - Dyneema
    Kick - All nettle/beeswax
    Archaic Arms - pita
    Mersa, via Diego - sisal/pita
    funditor's teammate - Hemp
    Ser Kraus - Cotton
    NOOC - Leather/paracord
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Nov 6th, 2022 at 9:56am
    Great looks set IG!

    That looks really good Blindsquirrel!  Very clean transitions (in the braiding) between the cords and the the pouch. :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Nov 6th, 2022 at 10:53am
    Usually 28" - 30".  So anywhere in that range is fine.

    Hope you enjoy it!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Nov 8th, 2022 at 8:24pm
    @Blindsquirrel,

    Can you resize your images before posting? It's annoying to have to do, I know, but otherwise they show up much too large. MS Paint works just fine to do so.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SporadicStonesnapper on Nov 12th, 2022 at 2:27pm
    Sling I made from dacron string. It is around 30in.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Nov 12th, 2022 at 5:58pm
    Very nice. How is dacron to braid? rough on the fingers or no?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by SporadicStonesnapper on Nov 12th, 2022 at 8:41pm
    The dacron is not hard on the fingers, I found that the stickiness of the wax on it made it easier to twist. I should note that I don't have much to compare it to however. Because it was thin white string, it kind of felt like I was braiding dental floss. :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MMF on Nov 13th, 2022 at 3:43pm
    Blue leather courtesy of Joe. Thanks again Joe.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Nov 18th, 2022 at 3:34pm
    A couple of new slings.

    First is a balearic sling made from polysteel fibre. I'm pretty impressed with this material for fibre braiding. It's even easier than with natural materials and produces less waste and mess.

    Second is an apache sling made from polypropylene cord round braided with a slight taper. I've experimented a little bit with the release making a loop a cracker can be attached to, it also forms a nice tab for grip.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Nov 19th, 2022 at 8:56am

    JudoP wrote on Nov 18th, 2022 at 3:34pm:
    First is a balearic sling made from polysteel fibre. I'm pretty impressed with this material for fibre braiding. It's even easier than with natural materials and produces less waste and mess.

    Yes it is a fantastic material, if rolled afterwards it has excellent pliability as well. It is my favourite synthetic material for balearic slings. It can also be braided wet to keep down any dust, since it doesn't absorb water.
    Nice job on both by the way!  ;)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Nov 19th, 2022 at 12:25pm
    Beautiful slings as always JudoP!  And you too SporadicStonesnapper.  That sling looks great!

    Cheers MMF!  That looks really good.  I like the stitching pattern you used. :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by hubert on Nov 23rd, 2022 at 7:15am
    My first try with Dyneema.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Nov 23rd, 2022 at 9:09am
    Oooooo that’s sexy!!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Nov 23rd, 2022 at 4:52pm
    I feel upstaged. ...

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Nov 24th, 2022 at 5:58pm
    @hubert - That looks absolutely amazing!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by hubert on Nov 25th, 2022 at 5:50am
    Hemp and Dyneema
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Nov 25th, 2022 at 3:23pm
    Now you're just showing off.  ;)

    That is gorgeous!  Does it feel any different when you use it as compared to a sling that is 100% hemp?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by hubert on Nov 26th, 2022 at 4:41am
    [quote author=5E5B516B5951555059555F5146340 link=1172017416/7384#7384 date=1669407822]Now you're just showing off. 

    why, surely

    Dyneema is very smooth & feels almost like Teflon. It's a bit irritating when using it. Hemp alone wears out very quickly, I expect better durability but we'll see.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Nov 28th, 2022 at 1:11pm
    Oooh! I like it! I like how you transitioned to the dyneema.

    How much distance did you braid in between adding each dyneema strand?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by hubert on Dec 1st, 2022 at 12:58pm
    @ IronGoober

    This is a round braid with 8 strands. I used the threads in pairs, so always alternated the opposite threads in Dyneema. 1s, 2s --> 10cm --> 3s, 4s --> 7cm --> 5s, 6s --> 10cm --> 7s, 8s

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Neil_Anir on Dec 7th, 2022 at 7:50am
    Hubert's latest sling makes me a little embarrassed to show my much poorer work, but to encourage others here it is.
    Ancient Egyptian Style Sling Mk1
    After seeing the ‘King Tut slings’ projects by contributors to this forum, I was inspired to have a go. So thanks to David Morningstar, T. J. Potter, TEG, Hubert, Lakeslinger & others for your guidance.
    My first ancient Egyptian style sling, based on the Kahun (El Lahun) sling in the Petrie Museum. I used a Hubert style diamond or lozenge shape nail loom to weave the pouch in one piece, with a ‘shuttle needle’ made of folded 0.5mm wire.
    The pouch is 150 x 50mm (6 x 2in) woven with green jute warp & weft. The slightly thicker natural hemp outer wefts (3 each side) started about 2m (6ft) long then these, along with the excess warp & weft threads, are braided into the release & retention cords. The length mid pouch to loop tip is 760mm (30in).

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Neil_Anir on Dec 7th, 2022 at 7:51am
    Ancient Egyptian Style Sling Mk2
    My second woven sling was made on the same nail loom but from white Dacron, braided polyester kite string (about 1mm diameter, 25kg breaking strain) the green decoration was woven in & was from my scraps store. The pouch is 100 x 50mm (4 x 2in), the length mid pouch to release knot & loop is 680mm (26.75in).

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Neil_Anir on Dec 7th, 2022 at 7:53am
    Ancient Egyptian Style Sling Mk3
    For the third one I wanted a green jute ‘eye line’ in the pouch. I went with a Lakeslinger style plastic ‘card’ loom for this & the ‘butterfly’ pattern of weaving from T. J. Potter, TEG & others. The pouch is 150 x 75mm (6 x 3in), which is wider than I intended. The length mid pouch to loop tip is 750mm (29.5in).
    It is interesting that the Egyptian sling in Manchester Museum (Acc. No. 103) & the Tutankhamen slings (Burton Photo. P1324) seem to be made in the ‘butterfly’ pattern, but the one in the Petrie Museum (UC6921) seems to have been woven as a diamond or lozenge shape, with decorative threads sown in after weaving.

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Dec 7th, 2022 at 12:23pm
    I would say you have absolutely nothing to be embarrassed about.

    Those look fantastic! :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 7th, 2022 at 1:18pm
    Agreed, nothing to be embarrassed about! they look great! although, I do understand the sentiment :) I think hubert's are always so beautiful because he spends a lot of time making the cords very uniform. Even my best braids aren't as uniform as his normal ones.

    I like the color of your first and third slings best, but the dacron one looks like a real high performance sling.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MMF on Dec 7th, 2022 at 2:43pm
    Neil, once you try twining over sticks, let us know which method you like best.

    Also, what you call "butterfly pattern of weaving" is known as a twining weave (in case you were looking for more info on it).

    One last thing, these slings will wear at the start of the release cord fast if you use rugged rocks. This does not make it a bad design. I see you put some whipping there but the jute will probably still wear quickly. The Dacron will last a lot longer (if it is waxed, then it will last forever).

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Dec 7th, 2022 at 5:23pm

    MMF wrote on Dec 7th, 2022 at 2:43pm:
    Also, what you call "butterfly pattern of weaving" is known as a twining weave (in case you were looking for more info on it).

    I believe he means the shape woven on the loom. The Manchester Lahun sling and Tutankhamun slings are a butterfly shape on the loom, and the gap between the "wings" closes as the warp pulls everything together. It makes the pouch cupped.
    The Petrie Lahun sling is different in that it's woven in a diamond, making the pouch flat.
    After trying both designs, I do not at all understand why a sling would be woven to be cupped. A flat woven sling will accept a radius nicely, but does not hinder the release anything like as much as the former. It does not make sense to me.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MMF on Dec 7th, 2022 at 5:42pm
    Oh, I see. I also don't care for the cupped pouch.
    I make mine twined pouches with a "butterfly pattern" but I scrunch up the wings before removing the sticks. This makes the pouch flat.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Dec 8th, 2022 at 8:45am

    Archaic Arms wrote on Dec 7th, 2022 at 5:23pm:
    After trying both designs, I do not at all understand why a sling would be woven to be cupped. A flat woven sling will accept a radius nicely, but does not hinder the release anything like as much as the former. It does not make sense to me.

    your remark is interesting. I throw ovoids at a target at 20 meters and I've never had release problem. Are there cases where this form in unsuitable and which ?

    Neil Anir, your Mk1 has a fantastic look.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Dec 9th, 2022 at 4:47pm

    TOMBELAINE wrote on Dec 8th, 2022 at 8:45am:
    your remark is interesting. I throw ovoids at a target at 20 meters and I've never had release problem. Are there cases where this form in unsuitable and which ?

    By making the pouch cupped, it makes the release slower. They are also more vulnerable to hang-ups, since it doesn't open as easily.
    It isn't necessary, so why do it?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Dec 9th, 2022 at 5:34pm

    Archaic Arms wrote on Dec 9th, 2022 at 4:47pm:

    TOMBELAINE wrote on Dec 8th, 2022 at 8:45am:
    your remark is interesting. I throw ovoids at a target at 20 meters and I've never had release problem. Are there cases where this form in unsuitable and which ?

    By making the pouch cupped, it makes the release slower. They are also more vulnerable to hang-ups, since it doesn't open as easily.
    It isn't necessary, so why do it?

    So you can do this!  ;D

    https://youtu.be/z17OLpWALhk


    On a serious note, I do like cupped pouches better for spherical projectiles.  A split pouch definitely works too, but doesn't hold as securely.  The trade off is that the release may not be as clean, as you mentioned.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Dec 10th, 2022 at 5:54am

    joe_meadmaker wrote on Dec 9th, 2022 at 5:34pm:
    So you can do this! 

    What is the name of this new style ?  ;D

    Neil Anir, I love your Mk1. So if you want use it, you must use spherical, ovoid or biconic projectiles. And enjoy.

    If you use bad stones, better leather pockets (smoother) and more resistant to abrasion.

    Just my idea, It's up to you to test.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MichaelJ607 on Dec 10th, 2022 at 10:19am
    @hubert do you still make slings for sale or are they personal collection now?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Dec 10th, 2022 at 3:53pm

    joe_meadmaker wrote on Dec 9th, 2022 at 5:34pm:
    So you can do this! 

    https://youtu.be/z17OLpWALhk


    On a serious note, I do like cupped pouches better for spherical projectiles.  A split pouch definitely works too, but doesn't hold as securely.  The trade off is that the release may not be as clean, as you mentioned.

    Yes I agree for spherical projectiles its not a problem, and with something very low friction like ice, the release difference would be much less noticeable. However when using something like stones, especially smaller ones, the effect is most noticeable. I just don't get it needs to be make cupped when a flat bed sling will sink slightly in the middle to hold something like a tennis ball securely.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Dec 10th, 2022 at 5:12pm
    @AA - Just curious, would you consider an Egyptian style sling (like the one Acro makes in this video: https://youtu.be/ttqhH_W8264) to be a cupped pouch.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Dec 11th, 2022 at 3:40am

    joe_meadmaker wrote on Dec 10th, 2022 at 5:12pm:
    @AA - Just curious, would you consider an Egyptian style sling (like the one Acro makes in this video: https://youtu.be/ttqhH_W8264) to be a cupped pouch.

    Yes, as well as the originals (aside from Petrie Lahun 800BC) That's what confuses me.
    Obviously the cupped pouch was popular in Egypt, but I don't see a reason to make them like that unless your doing acrobatics.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Dec 11th, 2022 at 10:44am

    Archaic Arms wrote on Dec 11th, 2022 at 3:40am:
    Obviously the cupped pouch was popular in Egypt, but I don't see a reason to make them like that unless your doing acrobatics.

    If the Egyptians used it, is that probably these slings were adapted to their projectiles. If it doesn't work for you, is that they are not suitable for the use that you expect.

    Archaic Arms wrote on Dec 9th, 2022 at 4:47pm:
    By making the pouch cupped, it makes the release slower. They are also more vulnerable to hang-ups, since it doesn't open as easily.
    It isn't necessary, so why do it?

    That's not at all how I feel. But of course, I can be wrong.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Dec 12th, 2022 at 4:19am
    From personal experience, this is what I understand from this model.
    1) Without being rigid, the pouch doesn't bend much. There is therefore no problem of opening.
    2) By a spike, a bad pebble could get caught in a "mesh". That why I use only round slingstones.
    Anyway, it works for me.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Dec 28th, 2022 at 10:49am
    Sisal weaving rope and pouch of hard biker pants learher 🙂
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Dec 28th, 2022 at 7:21pm
    @Scorpion Vin - Great looking sling!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Dec 29th, 2022 at 4:13am
    Good weather, good sea, and good sling.
    :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Dec 29th, 2022 at 8:12am
    Thank you all ✨, it's getting better every time.  My slings are all the same design, except that the weaving quality and strength improve each time.

    I think the most difficult thing is to weave "Egyptian style sling"  :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Neil_Anir on Dec 29th, 2022 at 5:17pm
    Thanks for your comments guys. I do throw mostly spheroid stones so a gently cupped pouch holds them a little more securely than a flat one. It reduces the chances of a stone rolling out of the pouch when my technique is poor (too often). But it does have to be only a shallow cup or it will hold on to the stone too much. I find this is the case for both woven & leather pouches. If either are too deep the stone is reluctant to come out. I rarely throw stones as large as a tennis ball, except tennis balls to demonstrate more safely. Most stones I throw are about golf ball sized or a little smaller. This seems to be historically the size of stones used here in Dorset UK.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Blindsquirrel on Dec 30th, 2022 at 1:27pm
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Al Paca on Jan 7th, 2023 at 3:30am
    Long time without a post. But here’s my most recent creation.

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Jan 7th, 2023 at 6:13am
    That is a real beauty, did you use a marudai or braid it by hand?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Al Paca on Jan 7th, 2023 at 9:01am
    It’s a 16 strand braid. I use a kumihimo disc - the poor man’s marudai!!

    Thanks for the compliment. I appreciate it because this takes so much longer than a standard braid!!!


    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Jan 9th, 2023 at 6:58am
    That crazybrave33 Kevlar seatbelt. Post modifications, with over 50 thousand shots of patina and a few fire balls , repaired release , still going strong!!!


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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TheMightyAslan on Jan 9th, 2023 at 9:31am
    That is a sling I can show some serious respect Mersa!. What's the length on that bad boy?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Jan 9th, 2023 at 5:16pm
    29.5”

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Jan 31st, 2023 at 8:01am
    This is a simple twisted sling made from sisal that is quick to make, with a pouch constructed with needlebinding. The release end I folded the 2 ply double to increase the thickness of the ply, and then I added a small tassle in the 2 loops that remained. It always surprises me how effective a simple sling like this is after many complicate and intricate designs that take hours to make. The cords can be replaced when worn out.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by CrazyBrave333 on Jan 31st, 2023 at 2:16pm

    Mersa wrote on Jan 9th, 2023 at 6:58am:
    That crazybrave33 Kevlar seatbelt. Post modifications, with over 50 thousand shots of patina and a few fire balls , repaired release , still going strong!!!


    I’m so stoked to hear how well it’s going man!! Thanks for the vote of confidence!!

    If anyone else wants one hit me up and I’m keen to trade! Unfortunately I have more time to make than throw at the moment with young kids etc

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jan 31st, 2023 at 6:36pm
    @AncientCraftwork, That is a really neat sling.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Feb 3rd, 2023 at 8:38pm
    Just got this from CrazyBrave333.  So this is what a new one looks like.

    And if you look back 6 posts, you'll see what Mersa does to slings.  ;D
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Feb 6th, 2023 at 6:21am
    Jesus!!! Wow… ok I surpassed my expectations.
    To be fair it’s seen well over 50,000 shots probably over 100,000 by now.
    Great materials. I have repaired the end of the release cord now. And I made a few modifications over time . I also threw about 50 flaming rocks with this sling so it’s definitely done the hard yards. Still my go to sling for most stuff.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Feb 12th, 2023 at 2:32pm
    Mail call from Joe Meadmaker…
    First 50 shots here:
    https://youtu.be/W7-Cvg54cts

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by NooneOfConsequence on Feb 16th, 2023 at 8:55pm
    SITH from Hubert… beautiful handiwork as always, clean release,  and a joy to shoot.  My photography doesn’t do it justice. The smooth release cord will definitely take some getting used to. I’ll try to drop a video when I have time.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Feb 17th, 2023 at 2:32pm
    Sisal sling
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Feb 17th, 2023 at 3:12pm
    Very nice slings!
    Yours AncientCraftwork, Looks like it belongs on a tropical island. Love the look, and interesting design!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Feb 18th, 2023 at 7:03am
    Simple and elegant design
    Bet it performs well for a natural sling too

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Feb 18th, 2023 at 10:20am
    Tropical Island...sounds good
    another one
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Feb 18th, 2023 at 5:05pm
    Some excellent looking slings there.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Feb 20th, 2023 at 11:30am
    So this is the evolution of my design. I put a lot of thought into this.  There are some improvements over the model above.
    The retention cord and pouch are no longer part of each other (the cords used for the construction of the pouch flow over into the retention cord). The release cord
    on the other hand is replaceable as it is looped through the pouch end.
    First the selection of the fibre. I choose sisal because of how grippy, abrasion resistant and light/hollow the fibre is. For me it has the best performance compared to the denser jute and hemp.
    I tried twisted cords, flat braided and round braided cords and the latter has won my favor of all 3, it feels the most forgiving but all 3 will work.
    The pouch is 4 rows wide instead of 3 rows. The 3 rows were a little bit too narrow for absolute secure slinging with the a wider grip as I discovered.
    The part where the release is gripped  flows into a 4 strand flat braid. The retention loop is also a 4 strand flat braid.
    The nalbinded pouch works excellent with twine, it's not as stiff or heavy as a fully woven pouch made of sisal and not as loose as a netted pouch.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by hubert on Feb 20th, 2023 at 11:46am
    good work

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Mar 8th, 2023 at 6:42am
    Synthetic sling made of some sort of 3mm poly, made out of 1 length piece of continuous cord. Comfortable flat thumb release tab.

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    Post by AncientCraftwork on Mar 8th, 2023 at 7:03am
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Al Paca on Mar 15th, 2023 at 7:20am
    Here’s a new design for me. Probably more decorative than practical!
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Mar 15th, 2023 at 8:50am
    That is absolutely beautiful!  :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Al Paca on Mar 15th, 2023 at 5:03pm
    Hey Joe, (where you going with that sling in your hand?)

    PM me your address and I’ll post a sling out to you…

    Al

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Mar 15th, 2023 at 7:53pm
    Very pretty

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Mar 15th, 2023 at 9:53pm
    @AncientCraftwork - I think I scrolled down too fast yesterday because somehow I missed that last sling you posted.  That looks great! :thumb:


    @Al Paca - I'm goin' down to sling a stone at my old lady...err....I mean at Goliath.  ;)

    And whaaaaat????  I'll send a PM over.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AncientCraftwork on Mar 26th, 2023 at 3:44pm
    a small sling, or a big marble?
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Mar 27th, 2023 at 12:05am
    I'm going with big marble.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Al Paca on Apr 19th, 2023 at 7:21am
    Dyed jute in yellow/blue.
    16 strand chevron braid. Red leather pouch.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Apr 19th, 2023 at 8:32am
    Very nice I like the cinch on the finger loop

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on May 13th, 2023 at 2:16pm
    Great sling! The yellow, blue and red go well together

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on May 13th, 2023 at 7:24pm
    Always a fan of your slings Al Paca

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on May 15th, 2023 at 11:46pm
    :) Balearic Sling. In Jaegoor's way
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on May 15th, 2023 at 11:56pm
    Wow! That's an elegant sling! I like the transition from a flat braid to a rope-like twist on the release cord.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Lacumo on May 16th, 2023 at 10:13am
    That's a beautiful job!   

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on May 16th, 2023 at 9:05pm
    Beautiful.  It must take a long time to untangle the strands while you are braiding

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on May 16th, 2023 at 9:33pm
    Excellent Jaegoor!  Beautiful sling! :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on May 16th, 2023 at 11:23pm
    it's a lot worse.  😆 it looks typically balearic.  but it is not.  the braid is doubled.  you start at ten.  doubled to twenty.  in the middle you divide.  ten go left and ten go right.. on each side you add ten more.  so you have forty threads to braid.  this one rejuvenates.  in the end there are six left.  four of them form a loop at the end.  you need patience.  i love the craft.  and they are very durable.  I've been shooting such a model for 13 years.  the sling will be waxed.  this makes the fiber stable against weather. ;D ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Jun 9th, 2023 at 5:59pm
    New 22" apache sling. Polypropylene braided cord, woven fingerloop.

    I tried experimenting with adding a bump on the release cord instead of a tab. This was achieved by splitting a braid, braiding the lower half, then the upper half over it, then dropping the core away. Seems to be pretty good for grip.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Jun 9th, 2023 at 6:24pm
    Nice sling! :) [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Jun 10th, 2023 at 2:38am
    Gorgeous

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Lacumo on Jun 10th, 2023 at 6:17am
    That is genuinely elegant!   Kudos!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JCastanyer on Jun 10th, 2023 at 1:41pm
    Hi! Today i finished this one!

    Balearic sling:
    ·Main material: Dyed sisal fibers (5 branches braid)
    ·Pouch and loop cover: Iguana Leather (from scrap of an old leathersmith)
    ·Whip and sewing material: Waxed nylon thread
    ·Length (from loop to center of pouch): 61cm


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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Jun 10th, 2023 at 11:56pm
    Nice sling! I like the color :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jun 12th, 2023 at 9:39am
    I really like the covering. Iguana leather... So exotic! Lol.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by StaffSlinger on Jun 12th, 2023 at 4:20pm
    Niceee!  Seems massively built, even more so that other Balearics I've seen.

    Now I know what to do with all the iguanas running around here!   

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Jun 12th, 2023 at 5:02pm
    Well made! May it serve you well.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Jun 12th, 2023 at 5:08pm
    A new model, combining some design features from the Pacific islands, Balearic slings, and a few of my own. This is a simple trial prototype.   
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Jun 12th, 2023 at 6:32pm
    Hell yeah I like that

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Lacumo on Jun 13th, 2023 at 6:34am
    Beautiful!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Jun 13th, 2023 at 7:40am
    Yes !

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Jun 13th, 2023 at 7:52am
    That looks really cool!  The transitions between the cords and the pouch look perfect! :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JCastanyer on Jun 13th, 2023 at 8:20am
    Wow! Amazing work!! I've never seen a 4 parts pouch before.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Jun 13th, 2023 at 8:59am
    That looks great!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by StaffSlinger on Jun 14th, 2023 at 8:10am
    Fabulous!  Well done.  What's the material?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Jun 14th, 2023 at 11:51am
    Take a good look at the home page  ;)
    Anyway, Archaics Arms, your sling is beautiful.
    In this case, the French say : "great minds meet".
    :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Jun 19th, 2023 at 2:31pm
    Waxed Linen Balearic
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Jun 19th, 2023 at 2:34pm
    Thanks all!

    StaffSlinger wrote on Jun 14th, 2023 at 8:10am:
    Fabulous!  Well done.  What's the material?

    Imitation sisal (Polysteel)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jun 20th, 2023 at 1:41pm
    Perfekt Job  :o

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Jun 20th, 2023 at 9:22pm
    Great looking sling AA!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Jun 24th, 2023 at 2:10pm
    Great sling!


    Archaic Arms wrote on Jun 19th, 2023 at 2:34pm:
    Thanks all!

    StaffSlinger wrote on Jun 14th, 2023 at 8:10am:
    Fabulous!  Well done.  What's the material?

    Imitation sisal (Polysteel)


    I think I saw some of this at the hardware store the other day, and I was contemplating trying it out. What are your thoughts on the material?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Jun 30th, 2023 at 4:38pm

    Eino wrote on Jun 24th, 2023 at 2:10pm:
    I think I saw some of this at the hardware store the other day, and I was contemplating trying it out. What are your thoughts on the material?

    It's a great weather-proof material and it's very light. I prefer natural materials though (for the main part of the sling) as they have more grip, and are traditional.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Jun 30th, 2023 at 4:42pm
    Linen and wax, this time with nine strands.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jun 30th, 2023 at 5:42pm
    Ein Schmuckstück

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Jun 30th, 2023 at 11:00pm
    That sling looks great!


    Archaic Arms wrote on Jun 30th, 2023 at 4:38pm:
    It's a great weather-proof material and it's very light. I prefer natural materials though (for the main part of the sling) as they have more grip, and are traditional.

    I got some synthetic sisal and made a sling with it. Natural materials definitely make nicer slings. I tested it with a tennis ball and it worked well. It'll be nice for a 'beater' sling! :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Jul 1st, 2023 at 12:37am
    Absolutely beautiful!

    One of these days you need to make an ugly sling that looks like it will fall apart right away.  Surprise us all.  ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Jul 2nd, 2023 at 5:07pm
    Wow very nice. Jaegoor inspired with that replaceable tassel!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Lacumo on Jul 3rd, 2023 at 8:42am
    Beautiful piece of work!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jul 3rd, 2023 at 9:48am
    Fully woven linen sling
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Jul 3rd, 2023 at 1:41pm
    Wonderful sling, Jaegoor!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Jul 3rd, 2023 at 7:56pm
    I really like these designs AA and jaegoor!!
    Some of the best slingers making the best slings

    Here’s my latest one.
    Gave my actual sling away at a party so time to start fresh again.


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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jul 4th, 2023 at 4:11pm
    I now keep back ups in my car so I don't have to give away my good slings :OP

    You never know if the person you are giving it to will actually get into it or not (in the chance encounters where I'm giving them away), so I just keep it to the basics.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Lacumo on Jul 5th, 2023 at 7:59am
    Jaegoor -- Another beauty!   Kudos!

    Mersa -- Another beauty and that one's even in my zone!   
    My sling-making ability plateaued at the paracord+seat belt material+zip tie level a decade ago.   All the hand-braided slings are beautiful and a lot of them are IMO genuine works of art, but seeing a seat belt material sling here makes me feel good.   Now I know even serious slingers sometimes make and use my low-brow kind of slings.   

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Jul 6th, 2023 at 8:22am
    I can find it hard to find time to leave the house to sling, so the hallway becomes my gallery and giant marshmallows become the ammunition. Hackeysacks work great too!

    My 5 year old has picked it up too, sometimes she’s actually better than me  ;D
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Jul 6th, 2023 at 8:07pm
    Nice!  If you roll a sock up into a ball, that also makes great indoor ammunition.  If your daughter is slinging too (which is super awesome!) the two of you can have a sock ball battle.  :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Jul 6th, 2023 at 11:09pm
    That would be a great way to do the laundry :D

    Nice sling!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Jul 7th, 2023 at 3:27am
    Hey, good idea!! Laundry sucks, makes me wonder if you can get a front loader that has a door thats 20" round with 4 ft x 4ft body ....  ;D

    P.S thanks Eino, its my fave, cant wait to make another.

    P.S.S Yea Joe, she started soon after I took to slinging. She thought it was really cool that I could chuck tennis balls so far when we go to the park. She also finds the craft very impressive; braids are quite beautiful!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Jul 18th, 2023 at 3:42pm
    Polypropylene sling with the fingerloop covered in medical tape for comfort. It should be practically indestructible :)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Jul 23rd, 2023 at 10:22am
    Just got finished with my latest sling.

    Building these things is seriously addictive.

    30” Balearic style sling, constructed in sisal which was soaked, dried then waxed with beeswax. Dyneema cracker spliced in at the end. I used kangaroo leather for the finger loop and made a covering for the pouch.

    This is my first go doing any leather covering and oh lord the finger loop is so damn comfortable!! Should make up for the horrendous blisters I acquired braiding this thing  ;D
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jul 23rd, 2023 at 7:40pm
    Bro! That is beautiful! You won't regret the dyneema cracker, that stuff just holds up forever.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Jul 23rd, 2023 at 10:04pm
    Nice looking slings guys! :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Jul 23rd, 2023 at 10:16pm
    Beautiful sling, blargslap! The leather adds a nice touch.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Jul 23rd, 2023 at 11:01pm
    Cheers guys!

    The Dyneema isn’t too bad to work with if you wax it. Still yet to shoot the thing, I’ve been crook for about a week now!

    I have a lot of thanks for Archaic Arms for his tutorial on how to make these. His are infinitely better but it’s been great learning how to make them!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jul 25th, 2023 at 4:43pm
    My new 14 inches sling with double finger loop

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jul 25th, 2023 at 4:49pm

    blargslap wrote on Jul 23rd, 2023 at 10:22am:
    Just got finished with my latest sling.

    Building these things is seriously addictive.

    30” Balearic style sling, constructed in sisal which was soaked, dried then waxed with beeswax. Dyneema cracker spliced in at the end. I used kangaroo leather for the finger loop and made a covering for the pouch.

    This is my first go doing any leather covering and oh lord the finger loop is so damn comfortable!! Should make up for the horrendous blisters I acquired braiding this thing  ;D


    Looking well  8-)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Jul 25th, 2023 at 7:13pm
    Nice looking sling SV, love the double loop. Been wanting to try one for ages but haven’t gotten around to making one !

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Jul 25th, 2023 at 9:24pm
    Great sling, scorpion vin!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jul 26th, 2023 at 4:48am

    Eino wrote on Jul 25th, 2023 at 9:24pm:
    Great sling, scorpion vin!

    Every time it gets better. Thank you!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jul 26th, 2023 at 9:11am
    Oooh, 14 inches! should be very snappy. Short slings are just a joy to throw sometimes.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Jul 26th, 2023 at 10:06am

    IronGoober wrote on Jul 26th, 2023 at 9:11am:
    Oooh, 14 inches! should be very snappy. Short slings are just a joy to throw sometimes.

    I started with short slings, it's hard for a beginner with a long sling

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Jul 28th, 2023 at 9:12am
    275 paracord tematlatl. About 24" folded
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Jul 28th, 2023 at 10:19am
    Nice.  :)
    A tutorial of slinging.org ?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Jul 28th, 2023 at 1:42pm
    It's based on this one: http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1339632628

    The fingerloop is a 3-strand braid, the retention cord is 6 strand, and the release cord tapers from 6 to 3 strands. The release cord ends in a matthew walker knot.

    Instead of passing another strand back and forth prior to weaving the pouch, I passed the strands of the braids of the sides of the pouch back and forth. The only problem with this method is it can make the sides of the pouch a bit lumpy. I'll attach a picture so it hopefully makes sense.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Jul 28th, 2023 at 5:07pm
    @Eino - Good find from way back in the archives. :thumb:

    I moved the tutorial to the Sling Academy board.  I don't think canteskuyaOMD will mind.  He hasn't logged in for more than a decade.

    And great looking sling!  :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Yfir on Jul 28th, 2023 at 10:22pm
    Looks good! I've failed all my tries at making a tematatl  :'(

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Jul 29th, 2023 at 1:26am
    Just finished this wee sling here, it’s for my friend who’s not super interested in it but wants to give it a go. It’s a cow leather pouch, sized for T Balls. Nice and short! Made with a three strand braid in 275 Para. Throws really nice, which surprised me, it’s very snappy!  :)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Jul 29th, 2023 at 7:18am
    Looks good! I've also found that 275 is quite snappy and satisfying to throw with. I hope your friend enjoys slinging!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jul 30th, 2023 at 1:13pm
    A sling especially for balls. Material is cotton
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jul 30th, 2023 at 7:27pm
    @Jaegoor  Did you make the ovoid ball? or did you purchase it?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Jul 30th, 2023 at 9:05pm
    Wonderful sling, Jaegoor!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Jul 31st, 2023 at 12:14am

    IronGoober wrote on Jul 30th, 2023 at 7:27pm:
    @Jaegoor  Did you make the ovoid ball? or did you purchase it?

    Honestly I thought my eyes were deceiving me, I too want to know about these ovoid t balls haha

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Jul 31st, 2023 at 12:15am
    Also, gorgeous sling Jaegoor, I’ve looked a lot at pictures of your slings you’ve done in the past- you’re very talented !

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jul 31st, 2023 at 1:57am
    The biconical ball has the surface of a tennis ball. It weighs a little more than a tennis ball. I found these balls in Dog Toys. I don't like tennis balls. A reason . They break quickly. These balls have some kind of valve. You can practice shooting with biconical projectiles. They fly very well. .Unfortunately they are for; Balearic competitions not allowed. I think it's absolutely perfect for a balearic sling. I can make a video about it.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jul 31st, 2023 at 10:33am
    Thanks for the information. I agree that they are perfect for slinging. A video would be welcome. Now I just need to find where I can get some myself!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Jul 31st, 2023 at 2:27pm
    Yea I do feel this sentiment… I’ve already broken a couple of T balls. Mine often get lodged in the chain link fences  ;D

    They look like they’d fly well. It makes me wonder, being a dog toy what the reason for the shape is? I suppose probably strength now I think about it!

    Thanks Jaegoor, I tool will try to locate some for myself  :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Aug 2nd, 2023 at 9:18am
    I'll have to keep my eye out for some of those biconical tennis balls :)

    Cotton Rockman with round braided cords.
    It's not in this picture, as I took it before I did it, but I spliced in some nylon paracord guts for the tassel.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Aug 2nd, 2023 at 9:20am
    Another cotton sling.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Yfir on Aug 3rd, 2023 at 12:05am
    Nice ones! I like the rockman design, nice and simple to make and works well.

    The bottom one looks great too though, did you use a tutorial for that one?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Aug 3rd, 2023 at 7:06am
    I started to make it with a sheepshank sling design (http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1338672380), but I strayed quite a bit from the tutorial. A regular sheepshank sling would probably come out much neater.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Yfir on Aug 3rd, 2023 at 8:15am
    Looks good, and fairly simple to follow. I'll have to give it a go sometime.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Aug 3rd, 2023 at 7:54pm
    Okay, now here's a real sheepshank sling. I actually followed the tutorial on this one :)


    Yfir wrote on Aug 3rd, 2023 at 8:15am:
    Looks good, and fairly simple to follow. I'll have to give it a go sometime.


    It's a great tutorial. Definitely reccomend it.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Aug 3rd, 2023 at 11:06pm
    Those are looking really good Eino. :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Aug 5th, 2023 at 10:10pm

    joe_meadmaker wrote on Aug 3rd, 2023 at 11:06pm:
    Those are looking really good Eino. :thumb:

    Thanks! ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Yfir on Aug 6th, 2023 at 7:38pm
    My first raw-fibre Balearic sling. Braided in 5 with jute I extracted from string, with a waxed pouch and ending in New Zealand Cabbage Palm fibre. Thanks to Irongoober for the Cabbage Palm! And thanks to Archaic Arms for the tutorial, and Serbaz for providing me with a real Balearic sling!
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Aug 6th, 2023 at 8:19pm
    That sling looks great, Yfir!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Yfir on Aug 6th, 2023 at 10:23pm
    Thanks Eino! I'm about to head off oversees and I'm taking that one as a gift. So I probably won't be around for a while on the forum. Good luck with sling making all!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Aug 7th, 2023 at 12:52pm
    Excellent!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Aug 11th, 2023 at 6:45am
    This is my EDC sling, lightweight and small with a versatile pouch.

    26” folded, 550 para in a lovely maroon with a leather split pouch sewn with waxed cord.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Aug 11th, 2023 at 7:34am
    Nice sling, blargslap! Looks simple and functional

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Aug 11th, 2023 at 11:18pm
    Nice looking sling. :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Aug 12th, 2023 at 2:37am
    thanks guys. its a decent sling! I feel like the leather is a tad thin, i dont believe it will last too long throwing anything other than smooth stones

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eagul on Aug 15th, 2023 at 9:36pm
    Read about slings in John Flanagan's Ranger's Apprentice books, tried to make a sling since i had a piece of rope on hand while out camping.. First version had a wristband, i have upgraded to a finger loop after doing a bit of research. Planning out a pouch redesign as well. Overall, pretty shitty probably but it yeets rocks surprisingly well: D
    Any advice amd remarks would be much appreciated!
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Aug 15th, 2023 at 10:12pm
    Actually that's not bad at all for a first sling.  Looks pretty good!  And even if a sling is basic, it can still be very effective.

    You can check out the Sling Academy board if you need some ideas.  There's a topic pinned at the top for leather pouch templates, and another one for tutorials.  The board also has a number of tutorials from members posted too.

    And I resize your picture.  If you get the width down to 800-1000 pixels, it fits on the page much better.  We have some instructions here if you need: https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1676672557.  No problem though.

    Welcome to the forum!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eagul on Aug 16th, 2023 at 3:16am
    Hah, that's pretty cool to hear! I currently only have the rope and some basic sticky tape available, so i'll probably try a double bowline weave with a double pass or mersa's folded bowline split pouch design next.
    Thanks for resizing that picture, unfortunately i don't have pc acces atm so i'll have to find a different way to crop pics :/

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Aug 16th, 2023 at 9:15am
    That sling looks good!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eagul on Aug 16th, 2023 at 4:19pm
    Remade the pouch by weaving on a 'noodle' base since i'm only using small stones for now. Hopefully it performs better, i'll ... give it a spin... tomorrow.
    Hopefully the size is fine this time, i took a large picture then cropped it.
    Edit: size not entirely fine :dead:
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Aug 16th, 2023 at 7:55pm
    My first sling was a woven para one similar to yours! I still use it every now and then but I’ve fallen madly in love with Balearic style slings and can’t get enough of them  ;D

    Para slings are nice though because they are small and can ball up into just about nothing. Also nice knowing I could make one in a pinch if need be.

    Yours looks great, my first one was all sad and lumpy with loose weaving and non centred cords. Yet, as you say; it still yeeted a rock fine  ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Aug 16th, 2023 at 9:53pm
    Great looking sling! That type of design is fun to chuck rocks with.


    Eagul wrote on Aug 16th, 2023 at 3:16am:
    Thanks for resizing that picture, unfortunately i don't have pc acces atm so i'll have to find a different way to crop pics :/


    If you're using a photo editor (even a phone one) there's probably some sort of resize feature. It might be hidden in a menu, though.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eagul on Aug 17th, 2023 at 1:34am

    blargslap wrote on Aug 16th, 2023 at 7:55pm:
    Yours looks great, my first one was all sad and lumpy with loose weaving and non centred cords. Yet, as you say; it still yeeted a rock fine  ;D


    I have a horse-themed pocket knife and just found out the hook-shaped tool (for cleaning hoofs) is insanely good for tight knotting! Would defo recommend if you work with para often.

    Edit: clearly incapable of forum :dies:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Aug 19th, 2023 at 8:11pm
    Paracord sling based on a peruvian style sling.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Aug 19th, 2023 at 10:27pm
    that looks fantastic Eino!  love the colors  :) how does it shoot; and how long is it?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Aug 19th, 2023 at 11:29pm
    Who else does this? It’s always there just incase  ;)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eagul on Aug 20th, 2023 at 3:09am
    Ah yes, extremely good looking emergency windshield breaker amd kangaroo repellant.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Aug 20th, 2023 at 5:06am

    blargslap wrote on Aug 19th, 2023 at 10:27pm:
    that looks fantastic Eino!  love the colors  :) how does it shoot; and how long is it?

    Thanks! :) I haven't had the chance to throw with it, but it feels pretty good. It's somewhere around 32" long when folded.

    Nice emergency sling storage! I haven't put mine in the car, but I always have a small sling in my pocket. :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Aug 23rd, 2023 at 3:19pm
    I finished my first peruvian sling! I ended up making it pretty plain, though, as I haven't figured out the diamond patterned braid yet. Instead, I did an 8-strand square braid. My next one will probably be done with a zigzag fistbraid like in Teg's tutorial. (https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1687685411)

    The material is cotton yarn, and I have to say that there is nothing like buying deadly weapons from the arts and crafts section. :D
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Aug 23rd, 2023 at 6:52pm
    Looks amazing. I still have yet to make one with a complex pattern in the cords.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Aug 23rd, 2023 at 7:44pm
    Gorgeous sling Eino! I need to give this a go sometime

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Aug 23rd, 2023 at 9:15pm
    Beautiful!  Great job Eino! :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Aug 23rd, 2023 at 9:28pm
    Thank you! ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Aug 30th, 2023 at 6:41pm
    Fresh 29.5” seatbelt with Kevlar cords and a tapered release. 27g
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Blindsquirrel on Aug 31st, 2023 at 9:29pm
    .

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Aug 31st, 2023 at 10:54pm
    @Mersa - Your slings are absolutely sleek man.  How does that one compare to the dyneema corded ones you sent out?

    @Blindsquirrel - Looks awesome man!  Definitely let us know how you think it compares to the double finger loop.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Sep 1st, 2023 at 9:29am
    Great slings, Mersa and Blindsquirrel!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Sep 1st, 2023 at 2:55pm
    Jute and cotton striped pouch sling.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Sep 1st, 2023 at 7:36pm
    I haven’t actually put them over the chronograph together but the dyneema (2mm) is faster but with more twitchy handling and the Kevlar has a slightly better grip and handling and approximately a 2m/s loss in speed. Very similar but some subtle differences. Dyneema is much better in the wet . Kevlar is problematic with moisture changes. I’ll probably have both in Ibiza

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Sep 3rd, 2023 at 2:10pm
    A sling for my niece
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Sep 5th, 2023 at 3:20am
    Ich liebe das Rot! Your slings are lovely as usual Jaegoor :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Sep 5th, 2023 at 3:23am
    This is my latest creation, a Jute Balearic sling.
    Its 29" folded and has a paracord guts cracker; also waxed with beeswax too :)

    I struggle to perfectly center the belly, it always ends up slightly pointing to one side!

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Sep 5th, 2023 at 3:23am
    Next pic
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Sep 5th, 2023 at 8:59am
    Beautiful sling, Jaegoor!

    Blargslap - great looking sling! I also have that problem with the belly on slings.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Blindsquirrel on Sep 5th, 2023 at 9:28pm
    .

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Sep 6th, 2023 at 8:15pm

    Blindsquirrel wrote on Sep 5th, 2023 at 9:28pm:
    The double finger loops feel like the release cord is held off line, where as the single finger loop design feels like the release cord is directly on the target line.

    That's basically the experience I get from the double finger look.  I know they work because there's plenty of slingers who use them, and who can hit a target much more consistently than me.  But I could never get a feel for the double loop.  Even after multiple 100-Rounds, something just doesn't feel right.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Sep 12th, 2023 at 11:11pm
    Jute and sisal egyptian sling. :)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Sep 13th, 2023 at 2:57am
    your sling is superb.
    Just an idea but the cracker isn't Egyptian.
    :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Sep 13th, 2023 at 8:46am
    Thanks!

    I agree, the cracker is most definitely not Egyptian. I made it based on Jaegoor's replaceable cracker design so that the end of the sling would last much longer without me splicing in synthetic materials. :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Sep 13th, 2023 at 6:00pm
    Lovely looking sling!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Sep 14th, 2023 at 10:40pm
    Thank you, blargslap and TOMBELAINE :)

    Jute and sisal sheepshank sling.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by HoboPatch on Sep 17th, 2023 at 10:35pm
    Here is my sling! Just kinda a typical cupped pouch design with some twisted jute ropes made from some simple jute twine. Nothin fancy but it works great!
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Sep 17th, 2023 at 11:01pm
    Great looking sling, HoboPatch!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by TOMBELAINE on Sep 18th, 2023 at 4:03am

    HoboPatch wrote on Sep 17th, 2023 at 10:35pm:
    Rien d'extraordinaire mais ça marche très bien !


    It's the most important.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by HoboPatch on Sep 20th, 2023 at 10:27am

    TOMBELAINE wrote on Sep 18th, 2023 at 4:03am:

    HoboPatch wrote on Sep 17th, 2023 at 10:35pm:
    Rien d'extraordinaire mais ça marche très bien !


    It's the most important.


    Eino wrote on Sep 17th, 2023 at 11:01pm:
    Great looking sling, HoboPatch!



    Thanks!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Sep 22nd, 2023 at 6:35am
    Just finished my latest creation; a tiny wee sling for my daughter’s third birthday. She has watched myself an my 5 year old daughter learn and has been asking for one for a while.

    It’s very small, designed to throw equally tiny projectiles and be manageable for her. The finger loop is so small I cannot use the sling ;D

    It’s made in two coloured jute; twisted green and a natural type with a gold filament accenting it. It really pops in the light. I also waxed the cords to make them more resistant to getting wet because she’s bound to drop it in water!

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by HoboPatch on Sep 22nd, 2023 at 2:38pm

    blargslap wrote on Sep 22nd, 2023 at 6:35am:
    Just finished my latest creation; a tiny wee sling for my daughter’s third birthday. She has watched myself an my 5 year old daughter learn and has been asking for one for a while.

    It’s very small, designed to throw equally tiny projectiles and be manageable for her. The finger loop is so small I cannot use the sling ;D

    It’s made in two coloured jute; twisted green and a natural type with a gold filament accenting it. It really pops in the light. I also waxed the cords to make them more resistant to getting wet because she’s bound to drop it in water!


    Oh man that's really cool! Perhaps if your daughter sticks with it she may yet become a master slinger!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Sep 22nd, 2023 at 11:05pm
    Excellent sling, blargslap! I wish you and your daughter luck with slinging :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by MetaSling on Sep 26th, 2023 at 12:19am
    5 flat braided jute with dyneema cracker square knot split pouch, 100cm or 39", when I use prewinded fibers in a strand since the winded is in one direction, when braided tends to form spirals, not a huge problem though since torsion depends mostly on fiber stability but something I'm looking foward to correct in future iterations.
    I get 120 meters or 398 feet with this one and it's also very consistent, not the fastest release, compared with unwinded natural fibers but you can get used to it in a minute. It's kind of long for greek style but I still manage to be somewhat accurate in that style, specially with medium size projectiles 60-90 grams. For me the sweet spot distance with this one is about 80 meters. The pouch is with square macramé knots, since the perpendicular change in direction of the fibers in the pouch the grip on stones is superb.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Sep 27th, 2023 at 11:07pm
    Looks good MetaSling! :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Sep 27th, 2023 at 11:40pm
    Great sling! :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Sep 30th, 2023 at 9:33pm
    28" (folded) jute balearic sling with a nylon cracker.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Oct 1st, 2023 at 1:30am
    Looks good man! How's she handle?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Oct 1st, 2023 at 12:25pm
    Thanks! It's handled pretty well so far, but I've only been able to use tennis balls, which are less than ideal.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by hubert on Oct 7th, 2023 at 5:05pm
    I did something with wool again
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Oct 7th, 2023 at 5:23pm
    Ein weiteres Schmuckstück. Ich liebe deine Slings.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Oct 7th, 2023 at 9:30pm
    Absolutely beautiful sling, hubert!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Lacumo on Oct 8th, 2023 at 8:18am
    Absolutely beautiful, Hubert!   I hope we see a lot more of your creations next year!   

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JabezRiosDeSabato on Oct 8th, 2023 at 11:27pm
    This is my sling, made according to Archaic Arms guide using Hemp fiber for the body and braided fishing line for the end/cracker
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Oct 18th, 2023 at 3:09pm
    Some good looking slings everyone!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JabezRiosDeSabato on Oct 19th, 2023 at 12:19am
    Made another sling following Acro Ballistics guide on a spliced dyneema sling.

    Finished it just as the sun went down so i couldnt test it quite yet but it seems to be quite fine.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Oct 19th, 2023 at 9:08am
    Looks great, JabezRiosDeSabato!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JabezRiosDeSabato on Oct 21st, 2023 at 1:31am
    Had some rope left over, made more slings out of this rope. here is a spread of all my slings so far. Intend to sell one or two and disseminate the art of slinging.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Oct 21st, 2023 at 9:06am
    Looking good!

    How well do the spliced rope slings work? I have some polypropylene rope and I was contemplating if I should try to make one.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by oscarluengosoria on Oct 21st, 2023 at 4:44pm
    I show you some Balearic sling made by me. Many hours of work to make a unique artisan piece
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by oscarluengosoria on Oct 21st, 2023 at 4:50pm
    Other one
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JabezRiosDeSabato on Oct 22nd, 2023 at 6:45pm

    Eino wrote on Oct 21st, 2023 at 9:06am:
    Looking good!

    How well do the spliced rope slings work? I have some polypropylene rope and I was contemplating if I should try to make one.


    They work quite well. I used some cheap Amazon Dyneema rope for it. At first, it is quite slippery, and rocks and whatnot may slip out easily, but after a good time slinging it starts to wear and it seems to grip better. The only precaution is that splicing it at first can be very aggravating.  Overall I do recommend it because of its simplicity.

    Pros :
    Easy to make
    Fairly cheap
    Quite durable (Dyneema is very strong)
    Cons :
    not fireproof
    inferior to a Balearic sling made of the same material

    Forever I will prefer the style of Balearic style but the style of the rope splicing is very simple and Objectively similar performance to Balearic. The Balearic preference is completely subjective to me.

    if you want it to crack nice and loud you need to make a cracker to add on the end.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JabezRiosDeSabato on Oct 22nd, 2023 at 7:33pm

    JabezRiosDeSabato wrote on Oct 22nd, 2023 at 6:45pm:

    Eino wrote on Oct 21st, 2023 at 9:06am:
    Looking good!

    How well do the spliced rope slings work? I have some polypropylene rope and I was contemplating if I should try to make one.


    They work quite well. I used some cheap Amazon Dyneema rope for it. At first, it is quite slippery, and rocks and whatnot may slip out easily, but after a good time slinging it starts to wear and it seems to grip better. The only precaution is that splicing it at first can be very aggravating.  Overall I do recommend it because of its simplicity.

    Pros :
    Easy to make
    Fairly cheap
    Quite durable (Dyneema is very strong)
    Cons :
    not fireproof
    inferior to a Balearic sling made of the same material

    Forever I will prefer the style of Balearic style but the style of the rope splicing is very simple and Objectively similar performance to Balearic. The Balearic preference is completely subjective to me.

    if you want it to crack nice and loud you need to make a cracker to add on the end.


    Addendum:

    if you tie a cracker onto the end of the sling, try not to make it longer than 5 inches, or else it might complicate the release.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Oct 23rd, 2023 at 10:34am

    JabezRiosDeSabato wrote on Oct 22nd, 2023 at 6:45pm:
    Overall I do recommend it because of its simplicity.

    Thanks for the info! I think I'll make one sometime. :)


    oscarluengosoria wrote on Oct 21st, 2023 at 4:44pm:
    I show you some Balearic sling made by me. Many hours of work to make a unique artisan piece


    Beautiful slings, oscar!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AndyC on Oct 23rd, 2023 at 4:51pm
    A 24" sisal Balearic sling I made using the Archaic Arms tutorial.

    This was my first time working with sisal and it was a fun project. The only way I strayed from the tutorial instructions was using twine instead of loose fiber (loose fiber braiding is still a bit intimidating to me but I'll give it a try one day haha). I soaked/dried the twine prior and I also loosened up the twine a bit by untwisting each piece before braiding with I believe helped make the sling come out cleaner.

    Here’s a short video of the sling in action: https://youtu.be/6KFqpi9F_S4

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Oct 23rd, 2023 at 8:05pm
    Looks great Andy! good work. Nice splice on the end too.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Oct 23rd, 2023 at 8:06pm
    Oscar, your slings are just works of art. I would be afraid to use one for fear of destroying part of it!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Oct 23rd, 2023 at 9:26pm
    Definitely some beautiful slings getting posted!  :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Oct 23rd, 2023 at 10:51pm
    Great sling, AndyC! :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Oct 24th, 2023 at 3:54am
    These balearic slings are so beautiful. Well done all.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Oct 24th, 2023 at 4:54am

    Morphy wrote on Oct 24th, 2023 at 3:54am:
    These balearic slings are so beautiful. Well done all.


    Indeed, loving the look of these balearic slings.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Blindsquirrel on Oct 24th, 2023 at 5:28am
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by oscarluengosoria on Oct 24th, 2023 at 8:18am

    IronGoober wrote on Oct 23rd, 2023 at 8:06pm:
    Oscar, your slings are just works of art. I don't would be afraid to use one for fear of destroying part of it!

    Don't worry. The sling doesn't destroy when you use it

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Oct 28th, 2023 at 8:14am
    [list bull-blackball]
  • 23" wool peruvian sling, finished just before Ibiza. Some of you guys saw this one in the flesh. It is an 8 strand jacket around a core of jute twine, which largely eliminates stretch.
  • 18" cotton Balearic sling. This one was just department store string. It was half completed on a train journey and finished at home. It's waxed and has a dyneema tassel. Slimmer and shorter than my usual slings, but I had to make sure I had enough material!
  • Various seatbelts, and some new experimental designs.

    Great to be back at the sling crafting again!
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  • Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Oct 28th, 2023 at 10:58am
    Nice P!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Oct 28th, 2023 at 7:30pm

    Blindsquirrel wrote on Oct 24th, 2023 at 5:28am:
    Here is one I am almost finished with


    Looking good! :)


    JudoP wrote on Oct 28th, 2023 at 8:14am:
    Great to be back at the sling crafting again!


    Great slings, JudoP! :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Oct 31st, 2023 at 3:32pm
    🤓
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Nov 1st, 2023 at 11:31am
    Beautiful sling, Jaegoor! :) How did you make the cords?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Nov 1st, 2023 at 4:45pm
    It is a braid with seven threads. It's not difficult to learn. The number of threads can easily be varied. I have never used it.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Nov 2nd, 2023 at 9:52pm
    I see what you mean. Sort of like this braid (https://www.seekyee.com/Slings/howtos/5strand2.htm) but with 7 strands. I'll have to try it out sometime. :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Nov 3rd, 2023 at 2:46am
    Yes. That is the method. I know it from leather work. It is not difficult and can be expanded as desired.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Nov 5th, 2023 at 9:37pm
    A VERY brightly colored 26" mason's twine (nylon) peruvian sling. It was my first time using this material for an entire sling, and I really like it so far.

    I modified the design to have a tapered release cord ending a long tab (wide 6-strand flat braid) with a 4-strand round braided cracker / tassel on the end. I'm not sure how well this experimental release end will work; I'll try it out tomorrow.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Nov 6th, 2023 at 1:09am
    Eino, that looks great! very uniform. How does she shoot?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Nov 6th, 2023 at 9:05am
    Thanks! I've only been able to throw small foam balls with it so far (since I was inside), but based on that it works quite well. It snaps quite nicely when thrown. I'm going to try it with tennis balls or something later today.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Ayla on Nov 6th, 2023 at 10:33am
    My latest dyneema sling.
    Made of one piece of dyneema looping into itself creating a core that tapers down on the release end. Brummel splicing for finger loop and split pouch.
    Then used kiteboarding line (also dyneema) to make high tension braiding for split pouch protection.

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Nov 6th, 2023 at 12:18pm
    That is friggin' sweet! Looks great! (this sling is also likely Mersa approved) :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Nov 6th, 2023 at 7:00pm
    Fantastic looking slings Eino and Ayla! :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Ayla on Nov 7th, 2023 at 6:08pm

    IronGoober wrote on Nov 6th, 2023 at 12:18pm:
    That is friggin' sweet! Looks great! (this sling is also likely Mersa approved)

    Thanks, yea indeed just found a very similar sling on page 400 something made by Mersa. Dyneema is great!
    Just waxed it up and now it feels like i have a whip. Cracks like a Mother F***ker  :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Blindsquirrel on Nov 7th, 2023 at 6:33pm
    ,

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Nov 8th, 2023 at 12:42am
    You make some nice slings, BS

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Blindsquirrel on Nov 8th, 2023 at 5:01pm
    ,

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Nov 8th, 2023 at 6:53pm
    What's on that finger loop?  Looks kind of like suede.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Nov 9th, 2023 at 11:37am
    Great sling, Blindsquirrel! I like the taper up to and away from the pouch.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Nov 10th, 2023 at 10:53pm
    20" 275 paracord tematlatl. The pouch is woven with gutted 275 paracord for the warp and gutted 550 paracord for the weft :)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Blindsquirrel on Nov 10th, 2023 at 11:12pm
    ,

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Nov 11th, 2023 at 6:27pm
    @Eino That looks really cool. I would be interested to know how it holds up over time given that the pouch has very little contact area.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Nov 11th, 2023 at 7:02pm
    Well, funny you should ask, I have another sling of basically the same design that I made quite a while ago... :)

    I was throwing rocks with the sling for 1-2 hours, and the paracord began to scuff a bit, even wearing through the outer sheath in one area. It wore in the same way you'd expect a split pouch to. I was using the newer one to throw wet and somewhat muddy pinecones today, and you can really see where the ammunition rubs on the sling. I'm not sure how well it shows up in the picture, but it's the darker parts of the pouch and base of release cord.

    Also, after the first sling began to wear, I put medical tape on the pouch. It's pretty much unnecessary, but I figure it should extend the life of the sling quite a bit.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Nov 12th, 2023 at 10:35pm
    ~30" retention toggle sling. It's made of gutted 550 paracord for the cords and ungutted 550 paracprd for the pouch. The toggle is vine maple.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AndyC on Nov 15th, 2023 at 7:51pm
    26" Balearic style sling I made with baler twine (polypropylene).

    Sling in action: https://youtu.be/PSQxqR7Otfk
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Nov 15th, 2023 at 8:59pm
    Beautiful sling!  And nice hit! :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AndyC on Nov 15th, 2023 at 9:13pm

    joe_meadmaker wrote on Nov 15th, 2023 at 8:59pm:
    Beautiful sling!  And nice hit! :thumb:

    Thanks Joe!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Nov 16th, 2023 at 6:24am
    @Andy
    Very nice Andy, that looks like some high quality synthetic fibre too, the fibres look similar to polysteel. Most of the polyprop baler twine I see is not as nice.

    @Eino
    I like those slings too. How is the retention toggle? It's not something I've used before. I have one or two tematlatl slings and they work well. I will have a go at another one soon perhaps. I find the pouch quite difficult to do neatly and have resorted to superglue in the past.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Nov 16th, 2023 at 9:37am
    That sling looks awesome, AndyC!


    JudoP wrote on Nov 16th, 2023 at 6:24am:
    I like those slings too. How is the retention toggle? It's not something I've used before. I have one or two tematlatl slings and they work well. I will have a go at another one soon perhaps. I find the pouch quite difficult to do neatly and have resorted to superglue in the past.


    Thanks! The retention toggle works well, and I would definitely recommend trying one.

    To try a retention toggle, you don't need to make a new sling specifically for it, just carve a stick to be comfortably held in 3-4 fingers with a notch in the middle. This can be slipped into the fingerloop of any existing sling.

    I like using tematlatls, but I also find it hard to make the pouches, which explains the half-finished sling that has been sitting around for 3 months or so. :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by AndyC on Nov 16th, 2023 at 1:52pm

    JudoP wrote on Nov 16th, 2023 at 6:24am:
    @Andy
    Very nice Andy, that looks like some high quality synthetic fibre too, the fibres look similar to polysteel. Most of the polyprop baler twine I see is not as nice.

    Thanks JudoP. This is my first experience with baler twine so I'm not sure how it compares to other brands or types of baler twine but I certainly think its a lot better than the regular polypropylene twine I was finding at hardware/department stores.



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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Chickenlip on Nov 17th, 2023 at 7:39pm
    Hi all, I'm new here, but I seem to have caught the bug.

    I do leather work and a friend asked me to make him a sling, but it seems I enjoy making them  ;D.

    These are fairly short and aimed for dog walking,using a boat-style sling.
    (I found the pattern on this forum, Thankyou Môn Slinger)

    I want to try a Balearic one soon, I just need to find the cordage needed.

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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Nov 18th, 2023 at 12:05am
    Welcome, and nice slings! :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by JudoP on Nov 19th, 2023 at 11:50am
    Two slings I recently made:

    1. This is a dyneema (speargun line) woven pouch with 3.5mm kevlar cord (9 core strands). I used the core strands within the kevlar as warp to weave the dyneema over, the kevlar jacket is locked to the strands each end of the pouch with a combination of whipping and sewing a thread through. The core strands are also tapered down the release cord. It is 10g, 27".

    2. A 23" Balearic sling using synthetic manila (polysteel). I tried a 7 strand braid for this one. Despite being quite thick it weighs only around 30-35g. It has a brother on the way!
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Nov 19th, 2023 at 2:11pm
    Very nice slings, JudoP!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Nov 20th, 2023 at 4:06am
    Gosh some lovely slings been put up here! I need to try some poly prop, looks so nice haha

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Nov 22nd, 2023 at 9:17pm
    ~24" paracord peruvian sling. The fingerloop is woven with cotton for comfort. I also tried tapering the release cord by gutting the paracord, which worked pretty well. :)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Nov 22nd, 2023 at 9:37pm
    That looks so clean. I really like the simplicity and black and white, it looks so good.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Nov 22nd, 2023 at 10:05pm
    Thank you!

    I was contemplating whether to do white, blue, yellow, or red for the lighter color. Based on how it turned out, I'm glad I choose white.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Dec 4th, 2023 at 1:39am
    Eino-

    Your slings are looking really sharp, Good work my friend. Lovely stuff :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Dec 5th, 2023 at 2:22pm
    Beautiful work everyone.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by HoboPatch on Dec 13th, 2023 at 12:30am
    Made this sling by braiding together soft Flax fibers I was able to get on the cheap! It works well! That said the video here is not actually that sling its just a video of me slinging more turkey style. Been a few months of dense work so this is a bit rusty. Braiding from soft fibers is so much more enjoyable an experience when compared to braiding from already existing cords. I should do it more often.

    The pouch is asymmetrical but it holds stones just fine, launches em fine too! Afraid to use it though as I am proud of it, don't wanna wear it out too quick so I can wear it with some bronzy age getup

    But regardless yeah, proud of the flax sling!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXU4D8BPfDo
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Dec 13th, 2023 at 12:39pm
    Very nice sling, HoboPatch!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by HoboPatch on Dec 14th, 2023 at 1:12am

    Eino wrote on Dec 13th, 2023 at 12:39pm:
    Very nice sling, HoboPatch!


    Thanks! I am too proud of it to use it to be honest!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by hubert on Dec 16th, 2023 at 9:36am
    The sling shoots magical balls +5
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 16th, 2023 at 11:14am
    Oh, man! That's a cool pattern, hubert! I would be afraid to get it dirty, lol.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Dec 16th, 2023 at 12:00pm
    Absolutely beautiful sling, hubert!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Morphy on Dec 16th, 2023 at 5:06pm
    I love it!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by xud9a - call me zud 👍 on Dec 16th, 2023 at 5:32pm
    Greetings Hubert,
    May I show my ignorance, multiple times ?
    What are magical balls ?
    How does it shoot 5 at a time ?
    What is it made of ?
    Is it kernmantle ?
    I like it very much.
    👍😁

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by GT on Dec 16th, 2023 at 9:34pm

    hubert wrote on Dec 16th, 2023 at 9:36am:
    The sling shoots magical balls +5

    That is a beautiful sing hubert! I wish I could make slings that good. :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Dec 16th, 2023 at 11:12pm
    Ein wirkliches Schmuckstück. Ich mag dieses Muster. :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by hubert on Dec 17th, 2023 at 12:28pm
    @xud9a - call me zud 👍
    magic ball+5 is an allusion to Pen & Paper Role playing.  Or maybe my translation is not good either. The sling is made of alpaca wool.

    @IronGoober
    Natural wool does not take on dirt or smells.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by xud9a - call me zud 👍 on Dec 17th, 2023 at 4:59pm
    Many thanks Hubert,
    I didn't get the reference as my only contact with R.P.G. is making leather dice trays and bags !!  😁
    Having said that the glande looks like magic !! and I love the Roman style dress pin.
    I have heard Alpaca wool has many good properties and as I say I like the sling  - as much a work of art as a tool.
    😁👍😁

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 17th, 2023 at 10:54pm
    @hubert Doesn't +5 also mean an chance to hit bonus as well? That is a powerful sling indeed!

    I'll have to give wool a shot. I haven't yet. Is there much of a difference between alpaca and sheep wool? I'm very inexperienced with wool in general, even in clothing.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by HoboPatch on Dec 18th, 2023 at 1:29pm

    hubert wrote on Dec 16th, 2023 at 9:36am:
    The sling shoots magical balls +5


    I'd believe it with how fantastic that sling looks! Damn that is beautiful

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Dec 21st, 2023 at 8:24pm
    My latest sling, ~21" egyptian sling made from nylon mason's line. The pouch was made by twining over sticks. I had a chance to try it out today, and it cracks very nicely when throwing. ;D
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Dec 22nd, 2023 at 1:19am
    Lovely. I had a dyneema egyptian that was very similar that I loved, sadly it got eaten by a city lawnmower when I left it on a field accidentally.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by GT on Dec 22nd, 2023 at 5:44pm

    IronGoober wrote on Dec 22nd, 2023 at 1:19am:
    Lovely. I had a dyneema egyptian that was very similar that I loved, sadly it got eaten by a city lawnmower when I left it on a field accidentally.

    thats so sad :( I had a seatbelt sling get chewed up

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Dec 28th, 2023 at 2:27pm
    Sorry to hear that, IG.

    I recently finished another egyptian sling. It is 8/5 linen rug warp woven over sticks. :)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by GT on Dec 28th, 2023 at 4:27pm

    Eino wrote on Dec 28th, 2023 at 2:27pm:
    Sorry to hear that, IG.

    I recently finished another egyptian sling. It is 8/5 linen rug warp woven over sticks. :)

    Beautiful sling there Eino! I just started working on my first egyptian style sling.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by xud9a - call me zud 👍 on Dec 29th, 2023 at 6:56am

    Eino wrote on Dec 28th, 2023 at 2:27pm:
    egyptian sling. It is 8/5 linen rug warp woven over sticks. :)

    Beautiful sling Eino.
    For those of us not in the know please explain what 8/5 is and rug warp.
    The rest I get.
    Many thanks
    😁👍

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Dec 29th, 2023 at 12:29pm

    xud9a - call me zud 👍 wrote on Dec 29th, 2023 at 6:56am:
    For those of us not in the know please explain what 8/5 is and rug warp.


    Rug warp is just string used for weaving rugs. 8/5 is the size. 8 size of the internal strands, 5 is number of internal strands. When I measured it, it is about 2mm in diameter.
    I figured I should include specifics for anyone looking at using this material, since I was trying to do so a few months ago and had no idea what string to use.

    In other words, it's just string. :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Dec 30th, 2023 at 1:59am

    Eino wrote on Dec 29th, 2023 at 12:29pm:
    In other words, it's just string. :)

    This comment made me laugh.  ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by xud9a - call me zud 👍 on Dec 30th, 2023 at 5:53am
    Eino,
    Really appreciate the specifics.
    I've never done any rug making but understand the frustrations of materials knowledge.
    I do leatherwork and finding what they brilliant thread is can be frustrating as different manufacturers make the same thing under different names specifically to confuse customers .
    So it's not just string untill you know what it's made of and in this instance it's not just string because if it's linen it's made from flax - not cotton - and generally, ordinary string is cotton.
    Cheers
    😁👍

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Jan 10th, 2024 at 10:42am
    My latest sling, a jute Chamorro sling based on this tutorial: https://itanohu.blogspot.com/2012/11/chamorro-sling-acho-atupat-tutorial.html

    Instead of a finger loop I did a wrist loop.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by xud9a - call me zud 👍 on Jan 10th, 2024 at 11:47am
    Looks good 😁👍👍👍

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Jan 10th, 2024 at 3:38pm
    I love that pattern, I made a sling similar to it that I really like. I think I like yours more.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Jan 10th, 2024 at 6:07pm
    Great sling Eino. The colours are so nice, looks very neat. Good work mate

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by GT on Jan 11th, 2024 at 6:30pm
    Colors are awesome! that type of sling is on my bucket list

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Jan 11th, 2024 at 11:04pm
    Great link Eino!  Very nice job on the sling too! :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Jan 11th, 2024 at 11:46pm
    Thank you! ;D


    GT wrote on Jan 11th, 2024 at 6:30pm:
    that type of sling is on my bucket list

    It was pretty fun to make and feels like it'll throw well. I would definitely recommend it. :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Jan 14th, 2024 at 5:16pm
    Wonderful slings Eino!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Jan 14th, 2024 at 5:52pm

    Archaic Arms wrote on Jan 14th, 2024 at 5:16pm:
    Wonderful slings Eino!


    Thank you!

    I finished another Egyptian sling today, and it is made of white and yellow mason's line twined over sticks.

    The pattern came out a bit subtle, like a lighter shade of yellow, but it really pops out under a UV light.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by GT on Jan 14th, 2024 at 9:50pm
    Beautiful!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Jan 20th, 2024 at 9:33pm
    Watermelon
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Jan 20th, 2024 at 10:42pm
    Nice!

    But will it sling a watermelon?  ;)  ;D

    I know.  Lame joke.  But I had to make it.  I do like the color scheme. :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by GT on Jan 21st, 2024 at 2:33pm
    Awesome color scheme!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Jan 21st, 2024 at 4:14pm
    Yep that sling is quite appealing. Love it

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Jan 21st, 2024 at 7:11pm
    Great sling, mersa!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by xud9a - call me zud 👍 on Jan 21st, 2024 at 7:27pm
    Hmmmmm !
    😁😁👍

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Jan 23rd, 2024 at 4:50am
    Loving this one .

    Playing around with a few different approaches with the setup of seatbelts but this one’s unlocked something, next one should be interesting.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by GT on Jan 23rd, 2024 at 1:47pm
    Looks awesome! I haven't seen that fingerloop design. Hows it holding up?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Jan 28th, 2024 at 12:47pm
    One sling, two lives.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Jan 28th, 2024 at 12:50pm
    Sehr schön  8-)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by hubert on Jan 29th, 2024 at 2:01am
    Very nice Lewis, the sling looks great.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by GT on Jan 30th, 2024 at 12:37pm
    Beautiful sling AA! Always cool to see the life of a sling :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Jan 30th, 2024 at 2:58pm
    Beautiful sling  :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Feb 9th, 2024 at 7:23am
    @archaicarms did you knit that pouch?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Feb 9th, 2024 at 1:23pm
    Thanks all!


    Tomas wrote on Feb 9th, 2024 at 7:23am:
    @archaicarms did you knit that pouch?

    It is woven over rods. Teg has a good tutorial on this.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Feb 9th, 2024 at 1:25pm
    Another 9 strand, but braided differently.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Feb 10th, 2024 at 5:09pm

    Archaic Arms wrote on Feb 9th, 2024 at 1:25pm:
    Another 9 strand, but braided differently.

    Beautiful sling! Looks heavy  8-)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Feb 10th, 2024 at 5:13pm
    Polypropylene cord and cut leather biker pants
    length is 49 centimeters
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by GT on Feb 10th, 2024 at 6:11pm
    Great slings both of you!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Feb 11th, 2024 at 11:21am
    I'm starting to have a real problem with this thread.  Every time someone posts a picture of a sling, I want it!  ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Feb 14th, 2024 at 1:23pm
    @joe_meadmaker
    Haha, yes I feel this. I’ve definitely gotten to the point where I only make a couple of sling designs now, and seeing how different other peoples wings are is very interesting. Some great talent on here!  :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Tomas on Feb 16th, 2024 at 3:25am

    Archaic Arms wrote on Feb 9th, 2024 at 1:23pm:
    Thanks all!


    Tomas wrote on Feb 9th, 2024 at 7:23am:
    @archaicarms did you knit that pouch?

    It is woven over rods. Teg has a good tutorial on this.


    Thanks!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Feb 16th, 2024 at 8:08am
    ;)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by GT on Feb 16th, 2024 at 1:17pm
    Beautiful sling Jaegoor  ;D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Feb 16th, 2024 at 11:28pm
    New design Dyneema
    Approx 28” 12g
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Feb 17th, 2024 at 12:01pm
    Great slings gentlemen!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Feb 17th, 2024 at 12:04pm
    A new favourite. 11 strands
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Feb 17th, 2024 at 12:10pm
    Great slings, everyone!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by GT on Feb 17th, 2024 at 2:47pm
    beautiful :D

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by IronGoober on Feb 17th, 2024 at 3:47pm
    Lewis, you're becoming unhinged!! lol

    That one looks amazing. I like the transitions on the release cord.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Feb 19th, 2024 at 3:30pm

    IronGoober wrote on Feb 17th, 2024 at 3:47pm:
    Lewis, you're becoming unhinged!! lol

    That one looks amazing. I like the transitions on the release cord.

    It's not as tedious as it looks. Either that, or I've become more patient. It's the first time trying the high strand count that Jaegoor does. It didn't come out as thick as I wanted, so I'll have to try again.
    Yes it transitions to a 4-strand round braid, which makes it rotate better, amongst other reasons.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Jaegoor on Feb 19th, 2024 at 5:23pm
    It takes a lot of experience for this. Looks very successful. Really good job.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Feb 21st, 2024 at 3:00am
    Best handling sling I’ve ever used in this weight class.

    10g
    Twisted and tapered dyneema.
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Feb 21st, 2024 at 8:54pm
    Twisted cord....
    I'm betting in another year or two we see a braid.  ;)

    That looks sweet brother! :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Wide Right on Feb 22nd, 2024 at 12:46am
    Hi everyone, first time poster and pretty new to slinging overall. Got into it a few months ago, lately I've been trying my hand at crafting some of my own. This aint the first one I've made, but it is the first one that's got that special sauce. It just feels good to throw with, and I'm miles more accurate with it than some of the others. It's a fairly run of the mill polyprop strap and paracord job, coming in at just over 24". I guess the only somewhat unique additions are that I bind the straps together with constrictor knots to help them hold more of a cupped shape, and I favor a ball end retention toggle (taken from a bungee strap) over a finger loop.

    Got some more unorthodox designs I'm itching to try out, so hopefully more pics will be forthcoming!
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Feb 23rd, 2024 at 10:46pm
    Welcome!

    The sling design might be "run of the mill".  But it's also one of general designs that could be called simple elegance.  Basic, but very effective!

    Do you hold the retention ball between the middle and ring finger?

    Can't wait to see your other design ideas! :thumb:

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Feb 23rd, 2024 at 11:23pm
    Bike tyre pouch


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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Feb 23rd, 2024 at 11:54pm
    Nice!  Once you've had a chance to use it a bit, you need to bump this topic back to the top with your thoughts, https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1698337545.  Or is this something different with the tire vs. the tube?

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Feb 24th, 2024 at 5:40am
    Spamming them out .
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Feb 24th, 2024 at 1:52pm
    Nice slings, Wide Right and Mersa!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Archaic Arms on Feb 27th, 2024 at 8:49am
    Another upgrade
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by blargslap on Feb 27th, 2024 at 4:05pm
    Some very lovely slings folks ! :)

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Wide Right on Feb 27th, 2024 at 5:28pm

    Eino wrote on Feb 24th, 2024 at 1:52pm:
    Nice slings, Wide Right and Mersa!


    Thanks!


    joe_meadmaker wrote on Feb 23rd, 2024 at 10:46pm:
    Welcome!

    The sling design might be "run of the mill".  But it's also one of general designs that could be called simple elegance.  Basic, but very effective!

    Do you hold the retention ball between the middle and ring finger?

    Can't wait to see your other design ideas! :thumb:


    Yup! Hold it in my palm with the cord between the middle and ring fingers. The retention cord terminates in a simple overhand knot that sits on a small rounded washer which then sits inside the ball. This also adds the little quirk/feature that the entire retention cord has the ability to spin freely on its own axis. I like to think this leads to a cleaner release, but in truth I'm not sure if it actually makes a difference there. Don't  seem to hurt at any rate. It does make it a bit easier to align the pouch right when first picking up the sling, unlike finger loops where sometimes you put them on backwards and have to take em off and flip em, with this you can just spin the whole thing til it lines up properly.

    I find the ball toggle works best on short to medium length slings and with a Byzantine-esque throw, which is what I normally do. I add a little backwards windup first--basically pendulum swinging the sling out behind me, before transitioning into a single overhead rotation that releases in a high sidearm. I'm much more accurate doing this the toggle ball than with anything else, but this throw doesn't work as well for me with longer slings. When using a longer sling (say 30 inches or more) I usually do more of a Ballearic type throw with a few pre-rotations, and for that I like a classic single finger loop.

    Here's a much better pic of the toggle ball sling, along with an absolutely gorgeous 35" paracord beauty I just got from David The Shepherd!
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Yavar Ardekani on Feb 28th, 2024 at 5:36am
    This is the legacy of my ancestors.  And I make these slings to order
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Yavar Ardekani on Feb 28th, 2024 at 5:42am
    I also make simple slings
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by CúChulainn on Mar 1st, 2024 at 4:47am
    First time poster but have been slinging a while....
    This is my creation, the smiling sling/Y-sling hybrid that has been dubbed the "G-Sling" on Reddit 🤣....
    Gonna put in some hours with these over 2024, but first impressions are very good 😁👌....
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Yavar Ardekani on Mar 1st, 2024 at 8:20am
    It looks interesting, but it is more suitable for the ball

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Mar 1st, 2024 at 12:29pm
    Waxed sisal sling 50 cm
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Scorpion Vin on Mar 3rd, 2024 at 2:55pm
    One more  :)
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Mar 3rd, 2024 at 8:50pm
    Beautiful slings, Yavar Ardekani!

    CúChulainn - I'm not very familiar with y-slings and the like, but those slings look great! How do they handle, and would you recommend making one?

    Great looking slings, Scorpion Vin!

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Mersa on Mar 4th, 2024 at 1:29am
    I really like the theory behind y slings but in my experience there isn’t much of an advantage in actual practice. I do think there may be some more exploration to be made in their design elements. I feel that y sling staff slings are something with a very high potential.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by CúChulainn on Mar 9th, 2024 at 6:51pm

    Mersa wrote on Mar 4th, 2024 at 1:29am:
    I really like the theory behind y slings but in my experience there isn’t much of an advantage in actual practice. I do think there may be some more exploration to be made in their design elements. I feel that y sling staff slings are something with a very high potential.

    I've been using it daily for a while now, and it does have it's pros and cons....
    I find it throws balls, and pretty much any random shape you can imagine, very accurately. Moreso than with a regular sling at shorter range.... However, a regular sling rifles bullets, allowing you to wang them much further....
    I also noticed it's much quieter too. The lack of spin stops the whistling, so maybe better for hunting too??....
    I'm still experimenting with it though. Changing designs slightly, playing with the cords with the hope that it starts rifling the ammo, getting the best of both worlds....
    Also, I tried attaching it to a staff.... 😁👌....

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Wide Right on Mar 10th, 2024 at 1:13am
    27" paracord and polypropylene sling I made for a friend
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Huntercs on Mar 13th, 2024 at 3:40pm
    I am definitely interested in stone shaping because this is what happens when throwing the jagged stones in my area
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by joe_meadmaker on Mar 14th, 2024 at 11:06pm
    @Huntercs - Oh my!  That's a rough one!

    There is something you can try.  The little section of overlapped paracord you have to attach the pouch, just extend that.  Make it longer so the whipping that secures the loop to the pouch covers a couple inches.  Then it will also act as a wrap protector over the paracord.  It might still not hold up very long.  But it should definitely be longer than the paracord by itself.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Mar 15th, 2024 at 11:54am
    Great sling, Wide Right. Good luck to you and your friend!

    Huntercs - As Joe said, whipping would definitely be good. You could even switch out the whipping after a while if it wears though.

    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Wide Right on Mar 17th, 2024 at 5:34pm

    Eino wrote on Mar 15th, 2024 at 11:54am:
    Great sling, Wide Right. Good luck to you and your friend!


    Thank you so much my friend :)

    Here's another I just finished for someone else
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    Title: Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
    Post by Eino on Mar 17th, 2024 at 10:13pm

    Wide Right wrote on Mar 17th, 2024 at 5:34pm:
    Here's another I just finished for someone else


    Looks great!

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