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A few pics from London today (Read 979 times)

David Morningstar Slinging.org Moderator Forum Moderator Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2886	A few pics from London today May 18^th, 2011, 6:19pm The Lahun sling in the Petrie museum: And some sling bullets in the British museum:
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Wayfarer Descens "Utrum per hebdomadem perveniam" Posts: 169 Gender:	Re: A few pics from London today Reply #1 - May 18^th, 2011, 6:57pm The Lahun sling looks like it would be a pleasure to use.
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Thearos Interfector Viris Spurii Take that Posts: 1668	Re: A few pics from London today Reply #2 - May 18^th, 2011, 8:05pm If it matters, the bullet saying "DEXA[I]" is prob. not fourth-century BC, but first century BC. (some have been found in a context which is clearly the siege of Athens, 86 BC)
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dork Funditor I feel Smurfy when I'm smurfing!!!! You too? Posts: 959 Gender:	Re: A few pics from London today Reply #3 - May 18^th, 2011, 10:58pm Great pics, Thank you.
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Dutchy Tiro Guinness Rocks! Posts: 85 Gender:	Re: A few pics from London today Reply #4 - May 19^th, 2011, 12:11am Great pics indeed!
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Camo-sling Interfector Viris Spurii Forge your own path. Posts: 1281 Gender:	Re: A few pics from London today Reply #5 - May 19^th, 2011, 4:01am Love it, thanks for posting!
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Jauke Funditor Posts: 513 Gender:	Re: A few pics from London today Reply #6 - May 19^th, 2011, 11:26am Very nice pictures, I like!
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jax Interfector Viris Spurii Take me out to the ball game........ Posts: 1160 Gender:	Re: A few pics from London today Reply #7 - May 19^th, 2011, 12:35pm Where in London is this? Oh..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrie_Museum_of_Egyptian_Archaeology
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David Morningstar Slinging.org Moderator Forum Moderator Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2886	Re: A few pics from London today Reply #8 - May 19^th, 2011, 12:58pm Yep, I was just down for a job interview and the Petrie museum and the British museum are close to Euston station. I stopped by both to kill a couple of hours.
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Timothy Potter Descens Posts: 263	Re: A few pics from London today Reply #9 - May 19^th, 2011, 4:42pm Those are very nice pictures, David, thanks for posting them. Do you have an estimate of the thickness of the cords on the slings? -Timothy Potter
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David Morningstar Slinging.org Moderator Forum Moderator Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2886	Re: A few pics from London today Reply #10 - May 19^th, 2011, 4:52pm I would say 5mm and quite square in cross section. What is interesting is that it is very clearly flat woven whereas the one in Manchester and the ones from Tutankhamen's tomb are cup-woven the way you described.
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Reply #11 - May 19^th, 2011, 5:25pm

Quote from David Morningstar on May 19^th, 2011, 4:52pm:

I would say 5mm and quite square in cross section. What is interesting is that it is very clearly flat woven whereas the one in Manchester and the ones from Tutankhamen's tomb are cup-woven the way you described.

Thanks David!

It has occurred to me, although I haven't taken the time to try it yet, that you could weave that type of flat diamond pouch the same way I weave the Tut pouches, only instead of weaving an hourglass shape you simply weave a diamond. That way you wouldn't have to make a special little diamond peg loom, like the one in the picture. The pouch would be tightened just like a Tut, only it would be a little easier since you wouldn't have to worry about the cup shape.

-Timothy Potter

"And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him." Colossians 3:17

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Dan Interfector Viris Spurii SlingingGuide Moderator Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3399 Gender:	Re: A few pics from London today Reply #12 - May 20^th, 2011, 1:06pm That's a nice beefy sling, much sturdier than a lot of the other replicas I have seen.
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Dilyan Ganev Descens Hard rocks... Posts: 265 Gender:	Re: A few pics from London today Reply #13 - May 23^rd, 2011, 9:40am Could someone help me the way the thread is woven around the loom?
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paracordslinger Descens Modern society makes me want to shoot everyone Posts: 439 Gender:	Re: A few pics from London today Reply #14 - May 23^rd, 2011, 9:24pm the ancient one was latatvian braid, the repica 6 strand...
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