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ScantPalaver Junior Member Offline Have fun! Posts: 72 Olympia Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7830 - Aug 1^st, 2024 at 2:30am The fishing line sling has been slow going. But I just finished joining the pouch, and I thought I'd post some pictures and try to get some feedback on the split and join before I get too much farther.
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xud9a - call me zud 👍 Funditor Offline Ringing Slocks ! Posts: 636 Nottinghamshire, England Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7831 - Aug 1^st, 2024 at 5:45am I am sure more expert braiders than I will have constructive comments to offer but as far as I can see they are both neat joins and I can't see anything to be improved.
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TOMBELAINE Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 783 france Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7832 - Aug 1^st, 2024 at 6:15am xud9a - call me zud 👍 wrote on Aug 1^st, 2024 at 5:45am: I am sure more expert braiders than I will have constructive comments to offer but as far as I can see they are both neat joins and I can't see anything to be improved. +1
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ScantPalaver Junior Member Offline Have fun! Posts: 72 Olympia Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7833 - Aug 1^st, 2024 at 10:05am Thank you both!
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kairo Tiro Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 47 Germany Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7834 - Aug 1^st, 2024 at 11:34am Looks very nice!! The upper pictures are the knee I guess, did you add fibers after that?
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ScantPalaver Junior Member Offline Have fun! Posts: 72 Olympia Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7835 - Aug 1^st, 2024 at 2:11pm kairo wrote on Aug 1^st, 2024 at 11:34am: Looks very nice!! The upper pictures are the knee I guess, did you add fibers after that? Yes, that's the knee. No, I didn't add anything. I started with the threads at similar length, and I'm going until I run out.
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joe_meadmaker Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 3099 PA, USA	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7836 - Aug 1^st, 2024 at 11:30pm Sweet!
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Eino Senior Member Offline Projecting stones with a cord-based device! Posts: 341	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7837 - Aug 2^nd, 2024 at 12:24pm Beautiful sling! Very smooth and clean look.
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Eino Senior Member Offline Projecting stones with a cord-based device! Posts: 341	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7838 - Aug 3^rd, 2024 at 5:33pm Egyptian sling, about 36" folded.
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Teeth Tiro Offline Either making music, a game, or a sling! Posts: 33 Melbourne, Australia Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7839 - Aug 3^rd, 2024 at 9:42pm Very nice! I'm always impressed by Egyptian-style slings. What material is it made of?
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IronGoober Interfector Viris Spurii Offline ...and now, No. 1, the larch... Posts: 1676 California Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7840 - Aug 3^rd, 2024 at 11:34pm Wow. That's beautiful Eino. That one took some skill to make. That's a lot of threads!
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Eino Senior Member Offline Projecting stones with a cord-based device! Posts: 341	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7841 - Aug 4^th, 2024 at 12:10pm Teeth wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2024 at 9:42pm: Very nice! I'm always impressed by Egyptian-style slings. What material is it made of? IronGoober wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2024 at 11:34pm: Wow. That's beautiful Eino. That one took some skill to make. That's a lot of threads! Thank you! The material is linen
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Reply #7842 - Aug 8^th, 2024 at 2:07am

Okay! Some backstory. I grew up on a farm, and I went down and visited family for the past few days. And something they have a lot of on farms is *drumroll* baling twine! So I shredded some down and made this! 18" retention cord, 5.5"-ish pouch, so about 20-21". It worked great for river rocks! Was throwing them over the river into the bushes on the other side.

When I left I asked if I could have some twine to bring home, so I have a 15 gallon bag of twine sitting on my garage. I told my Mom, "I'd rather run out of interest in the hobby than run out of material." Grin

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joe_meadmaker Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 3099 PA, USA	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #7843 - Aug 9^th, 2024 at 8:50pm @ScantPalaver - Wow! That looks excellent! Your braiding is very clean. @Eino - Beautiful Egyptian! You have very quickly become one of the great sling makers on this forum.
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Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Reply #7844 - Aug 10^th, 2024 at 6:13am

ScantPalaver wrote on Aug 8^th, 2024 at 2:07am:

Okay! Some backstory. I grew up on a farm, and I went down and visited family for the past few days. And something they have a lot of on farms is *drumroll* baling twine! So I shredded some down and made this! 18" retention cord, 5.5"-ish pouch, so about 20-21". It worked great for river rocks! Was throwing them over the river into the bushes on the other side.

When I left I asked if I could have some twine to bring home, so I have a 15 gallon bag of twine sitting on my garage. I told my Mom, "I'd rather run out of interest in the hobby than run out of material." Grin

Nice sling! What material is the twine made from?

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