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Reply #6000 - 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

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Reply #6001 - 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.
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Reply #6002 - 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).
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Reply #6003 - 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.
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Reply #6004 - 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? Mad Monkey Mad Monkey
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Reply #6005 - Jul 23rd, 2020 at 2:31am
 
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Reply #6006 - Jul 23rd, 2020 at 8:56am
 
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Reply #6007 - Jul 23rd, 2020 at 8:58am
 
Smiley I don't know make rope with bark. But I think that I can try.
Thank you for this video.
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Reply #6008 - 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) Wink
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Reply #6009 - 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?
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Reply #6010 - 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.
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Reply #6011 - 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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Reply #6012 - Jul 24th, 2020 at 7:39am
 
So nice. What a beautiful sling JudoP
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Reply #6013 - Jul 24th, 2020 at 10:29am
 
@Judo nice sling, pleasing to the eye
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Reply #6014 - Jul 24th, 2020 at 10:46am
 
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