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Eino Senior Member Offline Projecting stones with a cord-based device! Posts: 343	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7590 - Oct 19^th, 2023 at 9:08am Looks great, JabezRiosDeSabato!
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JabezRiosDeSabato Novicius Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 6 San Diego County Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7591 - Oct 21^st, 2023 at 1:31am Had some rope left over, made more slings out of this rope. here is a spread of all my slings so far. Intend to sell one or two and disseminate the art of slinging.
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Eino Senior Member Offline Projecting stones with a cord-based device! Posts: 343	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7592 - Oct 21^st, 2023 at 9:06am Looking good! How well do the spliced rope slings work? I have some polypropylene rope and I was contemplating if I should try to make one.
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oscarluengosoria Tiro Offline Posts: 15 La Puebla de Montalbán Spain Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7593 - Oct 21^st, 2023 at 4:44pm I show you some Balearic sling made by me. Many hours of work to make a unique artisan piece
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oscarluengosoria Tiro Offline Posts: 15 La Puebla de Montalbán Spain Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7594 - Oct 21^st, 2023 at 4:50pm Other one
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JabezRiosDeSabato

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Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Reply #7595 - Oct 22^nd, 2023 at 6:45pm

Eino wrote on Oct 21^st, 2023 at 9:06am:

Looking good!

How well do the spliced rope slings work? I have some polypropylene rope and I was contemplating if I should try to make one.

They work quite well. I used some cheap Amazon Dyneema rope for it. At first, it is quite slippery, and rocks and whatnot may slip out easily, but after a good time slinging it starts to wear and it seems to grip better. The only precaution is that splicing it at first can be very aggravating. Overall I do recommend it because of its simplicity.

Pros :
Easy to make
Fairly cheap
Quite durable (Dyneema is very strong)
Cons :
not fireproof
inferior to a Balearic sling made of the same material

Forever I will prefer the style of Balearic style but the style of the rope splicing is very simple and Objectively similar performance to Balearic. The Balearic preference is completely subjective to me.

if you want it to crack nice and loud you need to make a cracker to add on the end.

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JabezRiosDeSabato

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Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Reply #7596 - Oct 22^nd, 2023 at 7:33pm

JabezRiosDeSabato wrote on Oct 22^nd, 2023 at 6:45pm:

Eino wrote on Oct 21^st, 2023 at 9:06am:

Looking good!

How well do the spliced rope slings work? I have some polypropylene rope and I was contemplating if I should try to make one.

They work quite well. I used some cheap Amazon Dyneema rope for it. At first, it is quite slippery, and rocks and whatnot may slip out easily, but after a good time slinging it starts to wear and it seems to grip better. The only precaution is that splicing it at first can be very aggravating. Overall I do recommend it because of its simplicity.

Pros :
Easy to make
Fairly cheap
Quite durable (Dyneema is very strong)
Cons :
not fireproof
inferior to a Balearic sling made of the same material

Forever I will prefer the style of Balearic style but the style of the rope splicing is very simple and Objectively similar performance to Balearic. The Balearic preference is completely subjective to me.

if you want it to crack nice and loud you need to make a cracker to add on the end.

Addendum:

if you tie a cracker onto the end of the sling, try not to make it longer than 5 inches, or else it might complicate the release.

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Eino

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Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Reply #7597 - Oct 23^rd, 2023 at 10:34am

JabezRiosDeSabato wrote on Oct 22^nd, 2023 at 6:45pm:

Overall I do recommend it because of its simplicity.

Thanks for the info! I think I'll make one sometime.

oscarluengosoria wrote on Oct 21^st, 2023 at 4:44pm:

I show you some Balearic sling made by me. Many hours of work to make a unique artisan piece

Beautiful slings, oscar!

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Once, Toivo and Eino were out hunting, and before setting out, Toivo told Eino to fire three shots in the air if he got lost, and Toivo would find him. Soon enough, Eino got lost, aimed his weapon up and prayed: "God, please let Toivo see my arrows!"

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AndyC

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Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Reply #7598 - Oct 23^rd, 2023 at 4:51pm

A 24" sisal Balearic sling I made using the Archaic Arms tutorial.

This was my first time working with sisal and it was a fun project. The only way I strayed from the tutorial instructions was using twine instead of loose fiber (loose fiber braiding is still a bit intimidating to me but I'll give it a try one day haha). I soaked/dried the twine prior and I also loosened up the twine a bit by untwisting each piece before braiding with I believe helped make the sling come out cleaner.

Here’s a short video of the sling in action: https://youtu.be/6KFqpi9F_S4

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IronGoober Interfector Viris Spurii Offline ...and now, No. 1, the larch... Posts: 1715 California Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7599 - Oct 23^rd, 2023 at 8:05pm Looks great Andy! good work. Nice splice on the end too.
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IronGoober Interfector Viris Spurii Offline ...and now, No. 1, the larch... Posts: 1715 California Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7600 - Oct 23^rd, 2023 at 8:06pm Oscar, your slings are just works of art. I would be afraid to use one for fear of destroying part of it!
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joe_meadmaker Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 3272 PA, USA	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7601 - Oct 23^rd, 2023 at 9:26pm Definitely some beautiful slings getting posted!
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Eino Senior Member Offline Projecting stones with a cord-based device! Posts: 343	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7602 - Oct 23^rd, 2023 at 10:51pm Great sling, AndyC!
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8221	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7603 - Oct 24^th, 2023 at 3:54am These balearic slings are so beautiful. Well done all.
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JudoP Funditor Offline Rocks away! Posts: 986 UK	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7604 - Oct 24^th, 2023 at 4:54am Morphy wrote on Oct 24^th, 2023 at 3:54am: These balearic slings are so beautiful. Well done all. Indeed, loving the look of these balearic slings.
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