lakeslinger
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Slinging Rocks!
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Today I finished this sling. It`s made of jute, except the pouch whippings, which are flax. Following the description on paleoplanet about the reproduction of an etruscan sling I changed the dimensions of the pouch for smaller than tennisball ammo. I started with 6-strands, formed the loop, braided 12 strands for some inches, then continued with 6 until shortly before the pouch. There I started adding more strands up to 18. Instead of using 18 separate cords, I took only 9. The center of each one was crossed with the main braid and then treated like if there were two separate strands added. So less knotting / splicing was necessary. The pouch is 2x3 strands in the center and 3x3 in each outer part, then again combined to 24, tapered to first 6, then 5 and finally 4 strands at the release end. Before the release knot a small tab was woven, using 3 strands as warps and 1 as weaving cord. At last I stabilized the pouch with flax whippings. It looks very ancient and weapon-like. Letīs see how it slings...
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