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Greetings from Akron Ohio...
Mar 18th, 2006 at 6:34pm
 
Call me Ishmael...no, wait a minute, thats wrong, innit?  Been done before...

Okay, try this...call me Caveman Bob.  (Thats better...).  I reside in the lovely (cough) city of Akron OH (and I *wish* I were living in Orlando FL), and I have just started slinging.  Been interested and curious about it since childhood (whenever *that* was...), finally did an online search on the subject, and discovered...this place.  Yesterday (Friday March 17) I made my first very simple and basic sling, took it out to Goodyear Metro Park, and gave it a try.  With the help of a passerby, a young sort who just happened to know something of the subject, I got the basic hang of it.  After I lobbed my lithics, I stocked up on some stream tumbled stones, and I plan on lobbing them tomorrow, at the same park.  Hopefully it won't be so breezy Sunday.

It's my plan to eventually make a braided sling...but I'll have to learn how to braid first.

Other related interests of mine is the atlatl (I have two, but I need to get some more darts sometime) and flintknapping.  I've been a knapper for about two years now, and can turn out some creditable generic points, two of which I hafted onto bone for knives.  Can't wait for it to become consistantly warmer so I can get some serious knapping done.

Places where I'd be slinging?  Goodyear Metropark (well, it's close, innit?) here in Akron, and Waterworks Park in Cuyahoga Falls.  See if I can get some rock wet in the Cuyahoga River...and no, I'm not worried about the stones melting in that river of ill fame.  Actually, in the Cuyahoga Falls area, the river has a good rating.

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Re: Greetings from Akron Ohio...
Reply #1 - Mar 18th, 2006 at 8:09pm
 
Welcome aboard!

My mom's from Akron.
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Reply #2 - Mar 19th, 2006 at 1:45am
 
lobbed my lithics Grin

I think that's a new one - welcome to slinging.org

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Reply #3 - Mar 19th, 2006 at 3:05am
 
Welcome CavemanBob!

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Reply #4 - Mar 19th, 2006 at 10:18am
 
welcome! im pretty close to you, Salineville ohio ever hear of it? we are pretty small Undecided
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Reply #5 - Mar 19th, 2006 at 10:22am
 
Welcome to the club! I'm also new.... just joined yesterday! Im sorry to say I've never been around where you live. But.... anyways.... yeah.... Hi!
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Re: Greetings from Akron Ohio...
Reply #6 - Mar 19th, 2006 at 10:23am
 
Welcome Caveman Bob,
I hope you like it here.
Maybe you and Douglas The Black can meet up one time. Finaly someone near him who is slinging too.

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Reply #7 - Mar 19th, 2006 at 2:01pm
 
Hey CavemanBob. I'm living in Pittsburgh. Only about an hour away.
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Reply #8 - Mar 19th, 2006 at 3:59pm
 
I'm going to be in Ohio at some point this summer for some motercycle hootenanny. Granted I like bikes I'm just not a fan of loud pipes and some of the modern atempts at reinventing the wheel (so to speek). Anyhoo... Maybe we can get together, pound some pints and fing some rocks... I'm trying to link up with some fellow crystal radio builders too (my other insane hobby when its too cold to sling).... As soon as I get the locaton of the event I'll send you a sit-rap...
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Reply #9 - Mar 19th, 2006 at 4:03pm
 
Lucky... I dont usually go anywhere further than pennsylvania  Cry

Wish i could come.

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Reply #10 - Mar 19th, 2006 at 6:00pm
 
Im about an hour away too. We need to find a mid point Smiley
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Reply #11 - Mar 19th, 2006 at 7:21pm
 
i dont know ne1 who slings near my area! no fair Sad

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Reply #12 - Mar 19th, 2006 at 10:35pm
 
Slingwolf, in another post didnt you mention using your friends sling??...
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Reply #13 - Mar 20th, 2006 at 9:48pm
 
Greeting CavemanBob. Hope you enjoy this site. Smiley                  
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