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Jun 27th, 2011 at 11:41pm
 
Would anyone be able to duplicate the sling on the homepage?
For purchase or trade of an elk talus bone (spindle pivot).
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Reply #1 - Jun 27th, 2011 at 11:44pm
 
Does it have to be an exact replica or do you just want it to be braided from vegetable fibers?
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Pikåru wrote on Nov 19th, 2013 at 6:59pm:
Massi - WTF? It's called a sling. You use it to throw rocks farther and faster than you could otherwise. That's all. 
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Reply #2 - Jun 27th, 2011 at 11:50pm
 
I like the design, hemp would be ideal.
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Reply #3 - Jun 28th, 2011 at 12:09am
 
Hello, I looked carefully at the homepage sling and I can make you a replica and I have some hemp as well. I live overseas though. Send me a message if you´re interested.
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Reply #4 - Jun 28th, 2011 at 12:11am
 
Here's a close-up of the pouch.
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Pikåru wrote on Nov 19th, 2013 at 6:59pm:
Massi - WTF? It's called a sling. You use it to throw rocks farther and faster than you could otherwise. That's all. 
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Reply #5 - Jun 28th, 2011 at 12:17am
 
What I´m not sure about is if there was a weave of some sort into the braids on the pouch. I think the picture must be from a museum piece with some deterioration.

But I have seen sling models with the braids as a pouch.
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Reply #6 - Jun 28th, 2011 at 1:49am
 
I've never really looked at the homepage sling, the close up makes me want to try it, but my braiding skill and logic tell me not to Tongue.
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Reply #7 - Jun 28th, 2011 at 4:50pm
 
Who in their right mind would put a museum sling under tension like that?
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Reply #8 - Jun 28th, 2011 at 6:01pm
 
Thunder Chief wrote on Jun 28th, 2011 at 4:50pm:
Who in their right mind would put a museum sling under tension like that?

I'm pretty sure it's a modern sling, either a replica or an original made within the last decade. It's part of a museum display on the culture of Guam.
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Massi - WTF? It's called a sling. You use it to throw rocks farther and faster than you could otherwise. That's all. 
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Reply #9 - Jun 29th, 2011 at 12:07am
 
Just read the trading post rules.
Rockman, thanks for offering to make it however, I imagine someone closer to Yang-Na might be able to brade it.
Will be happy to trade some woods along with that talus bone, i.e. agave, elderberry, mulefat spindles with an aspen drill bow.
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Reply #10 - Jul 5th, 2011 at 8:09pm
 
Rockman wrote on Jun 28th, 2011 at 12:17am:
What I´m not sure about is if there was a weave of some sort into the braids on the pouch. I think the picture must be from a museum piece with some deterioration.

But I have seen sling models with the braids as a pouch.


it looks to me like an etruscan with some loose material woven into the ends to keep the pouche's shape. i've seen this done on a few other slings before.

here's another one with a similar pouch http://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=80%2E0%...
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Reply #11 - Sep 1st, 2011 at 4:08pm
 
Masiakasaurus wrote on Jun 28th, 2011 at 12:11am:
Here's a close-up of the pouch.


Thanks for the pic, I am planning on making this sling myself, I am confident I can make one similar, planning on adding some colour to it though.
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Reply #12 - Nov 15th, 2012 at 2:03am
 
I can and do replicate this sling.
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Reply #13 - Nov 15th, 2012 at 10:55am
 
And having learned from Picåru I can and do as well Smiley
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Reply #14 - Nov 16th, 2012 at 12:31am
 
I have one Pikaru made me, it is awesome!
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