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Kick

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Bolas target
Oct 24^th, 2016 at 12:20pm

Anyone watching this Other Primitive Weapons board will know I've posting about the bolas recently and one of the big problems I have now that winter is coming round (and coming round hard right now let me tell you) is that I now don't have the opportunity to go out to the Summer cottage (I am in Finland after all) and practice slinging and using the bolas. I went and scouted out some local fields which worked out great for the sling with a cardboard box target but I now wanted to take the bolas but I don't have a good target for it and wasn't completely sure where I would be able to find a good sizable stick. Also trying to stick anything into the ground is only going to get harder as it gets colder. So this is my solution. A metal pipe (which I think is from some piece of discarded furniture) and a bit of fairly thin wire passed through some pre-drilled holes to hold it up.Should be sturdy enough and will basically never break or wear out. I haven't had a chance to test it out yet but I can see some potential problems.

1. It might be very loud hitting it with metal lug nuts and a metal washer
2. It might b a bit too slippy to get a proper wrap around.

Hopefully these won't be too bad but I'll see when I get out there Cheesy

Also I updated my bolas to have a new more secure knot and changed out the lug nut on the long cord with a lighter washer to help with the wrapping.

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You are a great guy Kick but also slightly scary at times. - Morphy
"Nothing matters, but it’s perhaps more comfortable to keep calm and not interfere with other people." - H.P. Lovecraft, in a letter to Frank Belknap Long, 7 October, 1923

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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: Bolas target Reply #1 - Oct 24^th, 2016 at 3:35pm wrap some tape round your nuts (okay that's just funny) if you want a quieter impact sound.
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Kick past-moderator Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: Bolas target Reply #2 - Oct 24^th, 2016 at 3:58pm I do have quite a bit of spare leather so I might try that. Hopefully it won't affect how it flies too much.
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timpa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Stones in the horizon Posts: 1515 Finland	Re: Bolas target Reply #3 - Oct 25^th, 2016 at 3:17pm Kick wrote on Oct 24^th, 2016 at 12:20pm: I am in Finland after all
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yonderstone Junior Member Offline The valiant never taste of death but once. Posts: 81 Oregon Gender:	Re: Bolas target Reply #4 - Oct 25^th, 2016 at 4:22pm Have you considered rubberizing the bolts/lugs using a rubber spray or dip? Might help to keep the noise levels down. If the pipe is too smooth, you could file it a bit.
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Kick past-moderator Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: Bolas target Reply #5 - Oct 25^th, 2016 at 4:41pm If only I had the money... I didn't even buy the lug nuts I found then discarded on a building site Because of the terrible weather recently I haven't had a chance to try out the target but I do have sandpaper so roughing it up could work.
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Bill Skinner Forum Moderation Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3292	Re: Bolas target Reply #6 - Oct 25^th, 2016 at 9:25pm Drill some holes in the pipe and put a stick or dowel through to give the cords something to wrap around. Just like your stand but much shorter and at right angles. Glue some old carpet or some thick cloth on to the pipe. That will deaden the noise, help protect the pipe and add some friction so the bolas doesn't slip off too easily.
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jeffbonds Descens Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 187 Alabama Gender:	Re: Bolas target Reply #7 - Oct 25^th, 2016 at 9:47pm and if you filled the pipe with something pretty dense itd probably help deaden the sound and add weight
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Kick past-moderator Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: Bolas target Reply #8 - Oct 26^th, 2016 at 6:00am Thanks for all the great suggestions. It's snowing currently so looks like I might have to try all these out at a later time
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