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Title: Greetings from New Zealand!
Post by blargslap on Jul 2^nd, 2023 at 9:39am

Hello slingers!

Just wanted to do one of these, I feel it’s time now. Have been reading on here for a few months now and have been slinging for just a bit longer than that.

The bug bit me hard and I sort of fell in love with it. I have made a few slings now, and lost one in a river !

There are some incredibly talented folk out there, both in slinging and in the making of slings and I’m having a blast absorbing all this knowledge retained on here.

I’ll attempt to attach a few pics of slings I’ve made since I started. I look forward to discussing in the future.

Thanks guys n gals:)

Title: Re: Greetings from New Zealand!
Post by blargslap on Jul 2^nd, 2023 at 9:41am

Balearic sling in construction

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Title: Re: Greetings from New Zealand!
Post by blargslap on Jul 2^nd, 2023 at 9:42am

Completed, thanks to Archaic Arms for such a wonderful tutorial.

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Title: Re: Greetings from New Zealand!
Post by blargslap on Jul 2^nd, 2023 at 9:43am

Some others, I have tried a few styles now. The lighter paracord slings were the first I ever made!

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Title: Re: Greetings from New Zealand!
Post by Eino on Jul 2^nd, 2023 at 10:17am

Welcome to the forum! :)

Those slings look great, especially the Balearic one! Good job [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Title: Re: Greetings from New Zealand!
Post by joe_meadmaker on Jul 2^nd, 2023 at 12:29pm

Welcome from Pennsylvania, USA! Slings look great!

Title: Re: Greetings from New Zealand!
Post by IronGoober on Jul 2^nd, 2023 at 9:36pm

Glad you decided to post. It's good to have people engage and not just lurk. I used to just lurk for a long time. Now I have much more fun actually engaging and sharing my ideas/thoughts with everybody rather than keeping them to myself.

Welcome!

Title: Re: Greetings from New Zealand!
Post by blargslap on Jul 2^nd, 2023 at 10:20pm

Heyo!

Thanks for the welcome and the kind words! Looking forward to getting better and being able to share it with likeminded people.

I know it’s going to take a while though!

The Balearic sling I made is either jute or hemp. The listing I brought it from said Jute, but the roll said hemp so I’m unsure. I attempted to make one before out of sisal extracted from rope but it came out small, ugly and structurally questionable!!

I can hear AA’s voice “ don’t be disheartened if it doesn’t come out quite right “ haha

Title: Re: Greetings from New Zealand!
Post by Rat Man on Jul 5^th, 2023 at 8:11am

Welcome from New Jersey. Good looking slings!