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Tomas Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 2172	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7365 - Oct 27^th, 2022 at 12:16am I used to make these in an angular fashion but rounded is nice
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Reply #7366 - Oct 27^th, 2022 at 9:51pm

Gorgeous sling! I love your design. Did you do a 4 braided weave including the pouch? Correct me if I am wrong but I noticed you didn't tie a knot before and after your pouch like most braided split pouches I've seen. I was wondering by not having a knot before and after the pouch did braid hold together when you test drove it?

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Archaic Arms Funditor Offline Testing and inventing "Archaic" weapons. Posts: 729	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7367 - Oct 28^th, 2022 at 5:10am Good work BlindSquirrel! I personally find that design (Simple Huaraca) to be very effective for how straight forward it is to make. It's especially good in dyneema.
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Reply #7368 - Nov 6^th, 2022 at 3:18am

This is what makes this forum great. Look at all this loot! All these were obtained (purchased or given) from various people on this forum.

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Sarosh - Dyneema/leather
Hubert - Hemp
Mersa - Dyneema
Kick - All nettle/beeswax
Archaic Arms - pita
Mersa, via Diego - sisal/pita
funditor's teammate - Hemp
Ser Kraus - Cotton
NOOC - Leather/paracord

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joe_meadmaker Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 2913 PA, USA	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7369 - Nov 6^th, 2022 at 9:56am Great looks set IG! That looks really good Blindsquirrel! Very clean transitions (in the braiding) between the cords and the the pouch.
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joe_meadmaker Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 2913 PA, USA	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7370 - Nov 6^th, 2022 at 10:53am Usually 28" - 30". So anywhere in that range is fine. Hope you enjoy it!
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IronGoober Interfector Viris Spurii Offline ...and now, No. 1, the larch... Posts: 1601 California Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7371 - Nov 8^th, 2022 at 8:24pm @Blindsquirrel, Can you resize your images before posting? It's annoying to have to do, I know, but otherwise they show up much too large. MS Paint works just fine to do so.
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SporadicStonesnapper Novicius Offline Posts: 3	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7372 - Nov 12^th, 2022 at 2:27pm Sling I made from dacron string. It is around 30in.
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IronGoober Interfector Viris Spurii Offline ...and now, No. 1, the larch... Posts: 1601 California Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7373 - Nov 12^th, 2022 at 5:58pm Very nice. How is dacron to braid? rough on the fingers or no?
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SporadicStonesnapper Novicius Offline Posts: 3	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7374 - Nov 12^th, 2022 at 8:41pm The dacron is not hard on the fingers, I found that the stickiness of the wax on it made it easier to twist. I should note that I don't have much to compare it to however. Because it was thin white string, it kind of felt like I was braiding dental floss.
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MMF Junior Member Offline Slinging Rocks Posts: 74 The United States of America Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7375 - Nov 13^th, 2022 at 3:43pm Blue leather courtesy of Joe. Thanks again Joe.
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Reply #7376 - Nov 18^th, 2022 at 3:34pm

A couple of new slings.

First is a balearic sling made from polysteel fibre. I'm pretty impressed with this material for fibre braiding. It's even easier than with natural materials and produces less waste and mess.

Second is an apache sling made from polypropylene cord round braided with a slight taper. I've experimented a little bit with the release making a loop a cracker can be attached to, it also forms a nice tab for grip.

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Reply #7377 - Nov 19^th, 2022 at 8:56am

JudoP wrote on Nov 18^th, 2022 at 3:34pm:

First is a balearic sling made from polysteel fibre. I'm pretty impressed with this material for fibre braiding. It's even easier than with natural materials and produces less waste and mess.

Yes it is a fantastic material, if rolled afterwards it has excellent pliability as well. It is my favourite synthetic material for balearic slings. It can also be braided wet to keep down any dust, since it doesn't absorb water.
Nice job on both by the way! Wink

Regards,
Lewis

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joe_meadmaker Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 2913 PA, USA	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7378 - Nov 19^th, 2022 at 12:25pm Beautiful slings as always JudoP! And you too SporadicStonesnapper. That sling looks great! Cheers MMF! That looks really good. I like the stitching pattern you used.
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hubert Senior Member Offline Posts: 312 Oschersleben Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7379 - Nov 23^rd, 2022 at 7:15am My first try with Dyneema.
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