Wish I still had that orange one. It was an outstanding piece for me

Ya I really gotta make another one!
Ugh discipline lol

Many different widths and configurations are possible, for example here is a pouch optimized for lead projectiles , marbles or golf balls, clay or small smooth stones up to 100 g
It can be assembled and dissassembled from a piece of cord in less than 10 minutes
much better than a plain noodle.

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Ok Jaegoor, I’m going to try your way. 10cm down, and a long way to go! I might be finished some time in the year 2023.

You're gonna have too many to know what to do with soon. Do you twist the fibers in the same direction?

I was confused looking in detail at some balearic slings, it seems like the fiber is always twisted clockwise and counterclockwise on either side of the braid, which means that each strand would have alternating twists... When I tried that, it didn't work. I had to keep the same direction of twist.

IronGoober wrote on Jan 20^th, 2021 at 2:41pm:


Oh I reached the point of having too many slings a looong time ago

The twist always goes in the opposite direction to the braid as it comes across. This way the fibres always line up lengthwise down the cord.

Each strand does indeed have alternating twist direction as it moves from left to right and back. When braiding a strand over from right to left it has an s-twist, and when going left over to the right it has a z-twist.

http://www.nordicneedle.net/guides/stitching-materials-guides/threads/s-vs-z-twi...

Quite an experimental one for me. I bought some backpack strap (polypropylene) and wanted to make a sling with it. Aiming for a lightweight all weather sling. The disadvantages are the strap material is quite slippery, and doesn't like being cut (all the weave/weft just slides out if you cut it, and lighter sealing is broken by flexing the edge).

I used an aussie pouch with a short extra piece stitched in between which is then connected to the cords. Because of the width of the strap I chose to use doubled paracord to whip on to (helps reinforce pouch stability in any case). The cords are bound on with artificial sinew and measure about 35''.

I've finally had a go at the double finger loop I hear many on here rave about and so far really like the feel of it. It's quite versatile like this, it naturally synches tight on the fingers, you can also use a single finger in the middle bit and it will simply wrap around also synching around the finger as you pull. If anyone wants to do this fingerloop it's really easy to remember because the fancy bit is just an overhand knot but not tightened.

Also added a kevlar cracker, have to see how much of a crack I can get out of paracord!