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Reply #15 - Nov 1^st, 2020 at 4:49am

Jaegoors balearic sling. You start with the eye. 12 strands. If you put it together there are already 24 strands. The letter is part of a network. 12 strands to the left, 12 strands to the right. You add another 12 strands on each side. That adds up to 48 strands. These are tapered until 4 strands remain. Have lots of fun with it. 😁

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timpa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Stones in the horizon Posts: 1393 Finland	Re: How the hell do so many of you spend hours making a sling? Reply #16 - Nov 1^st, 2020 at 1:18pm All honor to the sling-artists!!!! But, I just want to slinging. So I make them in 15 minutes.
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Reply #17 - Nov 4^th, 2020 at 9:04pm

Jaegoor wrote on Nov 1^st, 2020 at 4:49am:

Jaegoors balearic sling. You start with the eye. 12 strands. If you put it together there are already 24 strands. The letter is part of a network. 12 strands to the left, 12 strands to the right. You add another 12 strands on each side. That adds up to 48 strands. These are tapered until 4 strands remain. Have lots of fun with it. 😁

Wow! Have a tutorial or resource on how to make them that way?

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Jaegoor Interfector Viris Spurii Online Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2076 Gender:	Re: How the hell do so many of you spend hours making a sling? Reply #18 - Nov 5^th, 2020 at 6:00am Unfortunately there is no tutorial yet. I always wanted to do one. Never made it.
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Curious Aardvark Slinging.org Administrator Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 12665 Midlands England Gender:	Re: How the hell do so many of you spend hours making a sling? Reply #19 - Nov 7^th, 2020 at 11:56am uwe pelzer makes 16 strand braids with intricate patterns throughout. It takes time - and yes, while you can hang them on the wall to impress ANYONE, they also work as great practical slings/ Something can be both decorative and practical
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Kick Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 3454 Finland	Re: How the hell do so many of you spend hours making a sling? Reply #20 - Nov 7^th, 2020 at 12:38pm I would dearly love to get a sling from him.
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Jaegoor Interfector Viris Spurii Online Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2076 Gender:	Re: How the hell do so many of you spend hours making a sling? Reply #21 - Nov 7^th, 2020 at 1:06pm Frag ihn. 😁
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Kick Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 3454 Finland	Re: How the hell do so many of you spend hours making a sling? Reply #22 - Nov 7^th, 2020 at 1:42pm I'll get round to it Last I heard he had a long waiting list so I don't want to bug him
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Reply #23 - Nov 11^th, 2020 at 8:04am

We have the technology! For the low, low price of $10,000 (plus tax and shipping) you too can subjugate your very own robot slave to make slings for you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjwDAP35bQo

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Curious Aardvark Slinging.org Administrator Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 12665 Midlands England Gender:	Re: How the hell do so many of you spend hours making a sling? Reply #24 - Nov 11^th, 2020 at 8:08am lol uwe makes money by making slings. As jaegoor says: Ask him ever known uwe to turn down a sale. But he does haggle well ! I suspect he's made more than a few in the last 6 month or so
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Reply #25 - Nov 11^th, 2020 at 8:25am

NooneOfConsequence wrote on Nov 11^th, 2020 at 8:04am:

We have the technology! For the low, low price of $10,000 (plus tax and shipping) you too can subjugate your very own robot slave to make slings for you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjwDAP35bQo

That thing looks genius!

Curious Aardvark wrote on Nov 11^th, 2020 at 8:08am:

I suspect he's made more than a few in the last 6 month or so

That's a good point. I assume he's made it through the backlog by now Cheesy

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Re: How the hell do so many of you spend hours making a sling?
Reply #26 - Nov 12^th, 2020 at 3:21am

Put on a movie, grab you a a cold drink and get to braiding. I've spent many hours braiding while watching movies and it's a lot of fun.

Now if you really want to figure out how to spend a long time making slings process your own fiber into cordage first. Oh buddy that takes a little work.

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Reply #27 - Nov 12^th, 2020 at 4:02am

Morphy wrote on Nov 12^th, 2020 at 3:21am:

Put on a movie, grab you a a cold drink and get to braiding. I've spent many hours braiding while watching movies and it's a lot of fun.

Now if you really want to figure out how to spend a long time making slings process your own fiber into cordage first. Oh buddy that takes a little work.

Funnily enough I started just yesterday using lime bast to make string Cheesy

I had this log on the balcony I was saving for a walking stick but didn't know what it was. Turns out it's linden/lime, the bark of which can be used to make cord. Strong cord at that. I've made two slings out of nettle fibre and I'm going to make a braided sling out of the lime bast soon. I've found it very meditative.

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Reply #28 - Nov 12^th, 2020 at 4:47am

Oh yes I am quite aware lol. I stalk your Instagram looking for project updates frequently. You see I only have two hands so there is technically a limit to the amount of mischief I can create therefore I live vicariously through some of my Instagram fellows projects. It's called 4d chess and I'm playing it.

Vet is another that gets stalked on the regular. Grin

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Reply #29 - Nov 12^th, 2020 at 7:42am

I wish i could have the time to actually spend to learn hiw to kumihimo. I even have all the equipment and mutiple books. But eventually i will, but one of my projects this year is to make cordage. But we shall see if i do.

On a side note Jaegoor, You should really think about joining the SITH this year. PLEASE????

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