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Arthur the great Descens Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 102	a idea for a bolo Nov 15^th, 2011 at 1:56pm on this site www.animatedknots.com there is a knot called a monkey's fist if you to use this knot on each end and a weight in it would be usable as a bolo?
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Masiakasaurus Forum Moderation Offline mah-SEE-a-kah-SOR-us Posts: 6069 Alabama, USA Gender:	Re: a idea for a bolo Reply #1 - Nov 15^th, 2011 at 3:01pm That would be a mighty awkward bolo! All kidding aside, monkey fist knots are a common way to make bolas. http://www.instructables.com/id/Making-a-Bola/
Back to top	Pikåru wrote on Nov 19^th, 2013 at 6:59pm: Massi - WTF? It's called a sling. You use it to throw rocks farther and faster than you could otherwise. That's all. ~Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily avialable, they will create their own problems.~ IP Logged

Arthur the great Descens Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 102	Re: a idea for a bolo Reply #2 - Nov 16^th, 2011 at 7:36pm oh whoops didnt know about those thanks !
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mossdog427 Junior Member Offline thud Posts: 53 Kentucky Gender:	Re: a idea for a bolo Reply #3 - Nov 19^th, 2011 at 9:08am honestly... a tight monkey fist with nothing it is still like being hit with a rock.
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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: a idea for a bolo Reply #4 - Nov 19^th, 2011 at 10:19am pretty sure the bolas africa slinger made me was monkey fist knots. this one: David hunting a fence post. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ybDJ1ItuFA Me hunting trees and bilbo hunting the bolas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGjAMhJkGgY
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Kjev Senior Member Offline Limits exist only in your mind Posts: 299	Re: a idea for a bolo Reply #5 - Nov 19^th, 2011 at 11:03am I made a bird bolo (uses 6 lines instead of 2 or 3). I tied a monkey fist knots around ball bearings. The best method I found was to tie the knot loose, shove the bearing in, and then tighten it down. Kind of a hassle, but it worked.
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