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Whipartist Senior Member Past Moderator Offline Stone Slinger/Stick Thrower Posts: 381 Sand Creek, CA Gender:	Re: Anyone Around From The Old Days? Reply #15 - Jul 21^st, 2014 at 1:05am Tomas, Glad you like 'em! I do too. Ben
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Reply #16 - Jul 21^st, 2014 at 10:45pm

I'm a sliiiightly newer oldbie (Started lurking when I first gave slings a shot around '07-'08, joined permanently in 2009), but I most definitely remember you and your gorgeous braids and knots very well. Glad your back!

(I went skiing/snowboarding in Squaw Valley a few years back. Gorgeous place! Gimme a hollar if you're ever in Portland OR Grin

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Whipartist Senior Member Past Moderator Offline Stone Slinger/Stick Thrower Posts: 381 Sand Creek, CA Gender:	Re: Anyone Around From The Old Days? Reply #17 - Jul 22^nd, 2014 at 12:11am Donnerschlag, Glad you like the braids. There are actually two Squaw Valley's! The other one is famous and this one's the original one. I'm near Kings Canyon National Park in CA, but below it in the hills. Ben
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Reply #18 - Jul 22^nd, 2014 at 12:42am

Whipartist wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2014 at 12:11am:

Donnerschlag,

Glad you like the braids. There are actually two Squaw Valley's! The other one is famous and this one's the original one. I'm near Kings Canyon National Park in CA, but below it in the hills.

Ben

Bah. Of course that's the case Tongue

Back in my day, people lived in uniquely-named towns--none of these copycat names in different states and such.
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Reply #19 - Jul 22^nd, 2014 at 1:54am

Thank you for your detailed reply will definitely be buying those books and will try to recreate your sling but will need to pratice loads first and learn the braid ,

Here is a photo of a sling I made based on a signal whip it's got a 4 stand braid belly though out then 8 6 4 strand braid it's ma best sling I have made so far and also the loudest

let me know what you think I know your a whip maker to

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Reply #20 - Jul 23^rd, 2014 at 10:45pm

blackfur2,

I think you do excellent work. That's a great design. I like it. You're actually using whipmaking techniques for sling braiding. The taper surely makes for a nice crack, as you said.

Donnerschlag,

And around here the towns have roads named after the adjacent town! It's ridiculous and confusing. In Squaw Valley there's a road named after the town. Squaw Valley, Squaw Valley! I can think of a bunch of good names for towns and roads so I'm not sure why the people in charge can't seem to have any creativity.

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MammotHunter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Give me a rock, a sling, and give me some room Posts: 1020 virginia, for now Gender:	Re: Anyone Around From The Old Days? Reply #21 - Aug 5^th, 2014 at 4:46pm Not to reply too late, I hope, but I'm still lurking around. I seem to remember that I joined in December of 2004. Strangely, I think one of my last posts was me talking about getting ready to make slings for a craft show at work, which is what I find myself doing again, but at a different job!
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