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Kick Forum Moderation Offline Posts: 4484 Finland	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6285 - Dec 27^th, 2020 at 6:28am I've found jute can vary a lot in quality. Really good clean jute without lots of bits rolled up in it can be fairly long lasting.
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Morphy Forum Moderation Offline Checkmate Posts: 8239	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6286 - Dec 27^th, 2020 at 10:15am Jute never fails to fail me. I love the way it feels when braiding but I've also had a release cord tear in half during sling adolescence. It was very disappointing.
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JudoP Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Rocks away! Posts: 1027 UK	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6287 - Dec 27^th, 2020 at 11:58am Jute does the job if it's braided tight and on the thicker side IMO. Also if you give it a non-jute tassel because sonic booms will wreck it fast.
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Kick Forum Moderation Offline Posts: 4484 Finland	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6288 - Dec 27^th, 2020 at 12:23pm Doesn't even need to be sonic booms really. Even light thwips will strip it quick.
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Reply #6289 - Dec 27^th, 2020 at 2:47pm

JudoP wrote on Dec 27^th, 2020 at 11:58am:

Jute does the job if it's braided tight and on the thicker side IMO. Also if you give it a non-jute tassel because sonic booms will wreck it fast.

I finished mine with a standard bullwhip top knot and a dyneema cracker. The jute ripped off below the finishing knot. It was a good craft-grade jute that was a consistent thickness and bark-free... not the cheap twine from the hardware store. That doesn’t mean it’s not a bad batch, but it’s still disappointing.

I think I am done with jute for a while personally.

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Reply #6290 - Dec 27^th, 2020 at 4:17pm

I think jute doesn't handle small radii under stress well. The fibers are too fine and the first few under stress break, and then thereafter it breaks with an unzipping effect. That's my theory.

I love how soft jute is, but I think that is also why it is weak. The fibers are small, which is why it feels soft, but it is also why it is prone to abrasion and tearing. Fibers like sisal are more robust mostly because they are thicker. Again, a theory, only anecdotal evidence to back it up.

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JudoP Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Rocks away! Posts: 1027 UK	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6291 - Dec 28^th, 2020 at 12:16pm Braided wool apache sling with stitched leather pouch and fingerloop. 31'', soaked in hot water and dried under tension to remove stretch.
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Reply #6292 - Dec 28^th, 2020 at 12:33pm

Beautiful work as always Judo!

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IronGoober Interfector Viris Spurii Offline ...and now, No. 1, the larch... Posts: 1991 California Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6293 - Dec 28^th, 2020 at 1:53pm JudoP wrote on Dec 28^th, 2020 at 12:16pm: Braided wool apache sling with stitched leather pouch and fingerloop. 31'', soaked in hot water and dried under tension to remove stretch. That's almost too pretty to use!
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Morphy Forum Moderation Offline Checkmate Posts: 8239	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6294 - Dec 28^th, 2020 at 2:25pm Before I saw who posted the picture I thought, "Oh wow Hubert posted another sling, beautiful..." That's a big compliment lol. Looks great man! What kind of leather did you use? I used to make and use apaches exactly like this, though perhaps not as nice, and they work flawlessly.
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Kick Forum Moderation Offline Posts: 4484 Finland	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6295 - Dec 28^th, 2020 at 3:37pm Damn that's super beautiful.
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joe_meadmaker Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 3958 PA, USA	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6296 - Dec 28^th, 2020 at 3:42pm I want one... That is an amazing looking sling!
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vetryan15 Slinging.org Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 1915 Northern Maine Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6297 - Dec 29^th, 2020 at 3:11am WOW. Thats amazing
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Reply #6298 - Dec 29^th, 2020 at 5:07am

Very nice slings. @Judo What braids did you use? They look great!
I haven't tested it yet, but I think a much more effective way of removing elasticity from wool is by either steaming it or by pouring hot water on it WHILE it is stretched. This makes it so that the the stretched wool fibers cannot relax back to their original state due to the change that the fibres undergo.

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Reply #6299 - Dec 29^th, 2020 at 6:40am

Thanks all for the kind words, I'm really happy with how this one worked out!

@Morphy: Thanks for the compliment! The leather is furniture grade, though perhaps a little more premium than the usual offcuts. I got a bunch of a4 sheets from amazon which seem good quality. I do love an apache sling, though I feel like after soaking the wool might be a little bit too flexible for this size of pouch, but I will have to test.

@Albion: That's something to try for sure. I got the andean sling braids book for christmas, so will have plenty of opportunity to try out different methods. The braids themselves are nothing fancy, but I do like how the colours worked out. I think the retention is mostly a 6 strand round braid which transfers into a 12 strand when I add the blue material. The release cord starts as the same 12 strand but with the colours in different places and reduces down to 8 IIRC.

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