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New sling making contest!
Jan 15th, 2017 at 5:00pm
 
I don't think I'll win this contest but I think it would be fun and  engaging for all forum members whether you compete or not.
We did it before but I think I dug up the wrong thread earlier....
Basically, members would have until a set date to submit a sling into this contest. Then we vote as a community on a couple diffrerent criteria. Artistry, originality of design, whether we think it would be functional.....

It would be fun to get us all involved in a single thread and it would encourage us to get the creative juices flowing. Winter is just not fun for me to sling in and I'm feeling inclined to try new ideas and revamp old ones.
One thing I would like to see for people who submit would be to have your own sling designs. Like if you do a rockman or apache or even tut style sling maybe try and tweak it so it's a design that's unique to you.
Who's in?
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Reply #1 - Jan 16th, 2017 at 2:56am
 
I'm up for it. It gives me a good excuse to make more slings Cheesy I mean I only have 15 so far...
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Reply #2 - Jan 16th, 2017 at 7:03am
 
don't do braided slings Smiley
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Reply #3 - Jan 16th, 2017 at 8:20am
 
Sounds interesting. I'll give it a shot. What kind of time frame are you thinking Tomas?
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Reply #4 - Jan 16th, 2017 at 8:37am
 
No braided!? Damn well I'm out Cheesy
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Reply #5 - Jan 16th, 2017 at 8:52am
 
Curious Aardvark wrote on Jan 16th, 2017 at 7:03am:
don't do braided slings Smiley


Do you mean you don't do braided slings or that the contest would be without braided slings?
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Reply #6 - Jan 16th, 2017 at 8:53am
 
Morphy- first week of February might work well
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Reply #7 - Jan 16th, 2017 at 10:25am
 
I don't make braided slings Smiley
I think they are often good to look at. But give me leather (or plastic) and paracord every time for actual slinging.
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Reply #8 - Jan 16th, 2017 at 1:11pm
 
In that case, I'm back in!
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Reply #9 - Jan 16th, 2017 at 7:32pm
 
I do not think that we need any categories.  There are not a lot of us who post here.  If we have too many categories, we are going to end up like a bunch of grandmothers scouring the county fair, looking for obscure pie categories.  I still remember when Granny Raja came home w/ the blue ribbon for her infamous (and inedible) crab-apple cabbage pie. 

"But Granny Raja," I implored, "the only thing worse than your crab-apple cabbage pie are your Marmite mushroom scones.  How ever did you win the blue ribbon?" 

"Well Blue, I was the only entry in that category."

Enough of Granny Raja and her crab-apple cabbage pies (and most definitely her Marmite mushroom scones).  I think that this is a great idea. We should all just submit an entry and vote for the best sling.  To paraphrase US S. Ct. Justice Potter Stewart, we will know it (the best sling) when we see it.
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Reply #10 - Jan 17th, 2017 at 1:06pm
 
Im up for it too.
I agree with Blue Raja, we shouldnt create categories, there arent many people here anyway who are going to participate so let us keep it open. Otherwise we´ll only have 2 Slings per Categorie or something
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Reply #11 - Jan 18th, 2017 at 3:12am
 
Yeah maybe that would be better. It's all in good fun anyway so I don't mind my wonky braided effort going up against a paracord sling Cheesy
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Reply #12 - Jan 18th, 2017 at 5:56pm
 
As the lucky SITH recipient of one of your braided slings, I would scarcely call it wonky!  How about "carefully crafted with enhanced aerodynamic properties?"
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Reply #13 - Jan 19th, 2017 at 3:02am
 
Let's not get too carried away! Cheesy Thanks though! I found one of my first braided slings just yesterday and let me tell you that one IS wonky. I'm surprised how much better I've got...
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Reply #14 - Jan 19th, 2017 at 7:35am
 
I still look back on my early braided slings and wonder how it's possible to braid something so ugly. I'm so glad I left the braiding rat race behind. I think it's truly a path to inner peace. Might have to start my own religion.
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