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Reply #6330 - Jan 11^th, 2021 at 4:44pm

Morphy wrote on Jan 11^th, 2021 at 2:58pm:

What makes a sling “Greek style”? Or are you just from Greece perhaps?

I saw a photograph from the museum showing a Greek sling and a view pouch alike to this pouch, but, the attachment of the pouch to the ropes was different, so I came to the conclusion that this shape of the pouch was typical for the Greeks.

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czechslinger1.0 Descens Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 196 Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6331 - Jan 11^th, 2021 at 5:52pm Today I made this micro sling, it is about 25cm(folded). In the photo you can see how small it is compared to my hand and a 100g stone in the pouch. That is now the shortest sling in my collection of 50 slings
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8239	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6332 - Jan 12^th, 2021 at 6:46am Wow tiny little guy. Cool!
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Jaegoor Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2862 Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6333 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 12:56pm 🐻 Teddy sling
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Jaegoor Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2862 Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6334 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 1:13pm Balearic Sling ala Jaegoor
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8239	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6335 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 2:41pm Beautiful Jaegoor!
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vetryan15 Slinging.org Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 1915 Northern Maine Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6336 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 2:53pm I would kill to own one of those Jaegoor. I am serious
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Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Reply #6337 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 3:05pm

Wow! That’s a beautiful sling Jaegoor!

Is the retention cord a constant width and only the release cord is tapered?

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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8239	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6338 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 3:28pm vetryan15 wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 2:53pm: I would kill to own one of those Jaegoor. I am serious This man will stop at nothing Jaegoor. Any chance you could sell Vet one so we can sleep better at night?
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Reply #6339 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 4:06pm

If the answer is yes, then there's a good chance a few other people will temporarily change their name to vet also Grin

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Reply #6340 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 4:10pm

It looks like a Balearic sling, but is constructed differently. The braid is double. And crude fiber was not used. The highest strand number is 48. This is reduced to 6. It is very durable. I have been shooting such a model for 12 years. It withstood tens of thousands of shots well. But it takes me a long time to finish. Unfortunately I have little time for this hobby.

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Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Reply #6341 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 4:32pm

What does it mean that the braid is double? I can see the two distinct sections, but I don't understand how it came to be. Is it some sort of hybrid between a round braid and a flat braid?

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IronGoober Interfector Viris Spurii Offline ...and now, No. 1, the larch... Posts: 1929 California Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6342 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 4:40pm If I recall correctly, the retention loop (ring) is a 12 strand fish-tail braid, doubled to the retention cord to be 24 strand fish tail, and then doubled again for the pouch, then tapered on the release cord down to 6 strands.
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Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Reply #6343 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 4:55pm

It's a flat braid. How to know it. It starts on the eye with 12 strands. You start in the middle. If you bring the loop together, 12 strands become 24 strands. The difference. You always put two strands on top of each other. So the braid is double. It is not only very durable but also strong and flexible. It was my idea to work that way. I thought it made sense

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Jaegoor Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2862 Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6344 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 5:06pm IronGoober Then you know how to do it
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