AncientCraftwork
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It can also be made without the weft on the cords, and instead just solely a pouch. This reduces the weight a little, and requires less cordage. It looks very similar to a woven 3 strand sheepshank pouch, or a PJ pouch, but it does not make use of a sheepshank knot, nor is the pouch woven in with a seperate cord. Instead, it is made from just a single piece of paracord. I prefer this method over the peaceful jeffery design.
A 3 strand paracord woven pouch is quite narrow, but remember a sling pouch does not have to be wider than the projectile it is throwing. Such pouch width is workable for rocks up to 150 grams, but that is stretching it. Ideally around a 100 grams is right for this cord size, in my opinion. Then the sling and pouch react very responsive to the wrist.
Why this design? I was looking to come up with a no-nonsense, maintenance-free and generally tough sling that I can put in my pocket, that I can also unweave very quickly if I need cord and reweave if I need a sling. The KISS-method, or keep-it-simple, stupid! method, is the approach I wanted to take. I see it as a ''survival sling'' because in my ''survival kit'' I always have paracord and because they last a long time without the ''hassle of the tassle'' that comes with natural fibre slings. The pouch size is perfect, because I do not want to throw heavy bombard rocks with a paracord sling anyway.
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