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Pikåru Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Experience teaches only the teachable... Posts: 1636 Colorado USA Gender:	Re: Acho' Atupat Chamorro Sling (Guam) Reply #45 - Oct 19^th, 2012 at 3:37pm If you're starting in the middle with the pouch then half the battle is already won. I hope you post some pictures.
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Reply #46 - Oct 19^th, 2012 at 4:10pm

Yes, the battle is won. The thing behaved suspiciously like a tangle some times while i made the pouch (15 cords of 6 meter# lenght, clingy jute, pull one and all follow along Cheesy

), but now I`m ready to taper the cords and I have full control.

(# I should have cut them 4 meters, they dont double as if a standard split pouch Cheesy

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Reply #47 - Oct 21^st, 2012 at 4:56am

My new Acho`Atupat is ready. 45", 5 strand braid, jute. I had to test fire it at 40 meters, short for this kind of sling. Oblong stones weighting apprx 230 gram/8 ounce is great ammo for this one, I`d like to try real biconical ammo, that has to be absolutely devastating.
I don`t think testing it with "underpowered" ammo like tennis balls will be worth the bother, this is a weapon made for war

I used mostly figure8 though the sling is quite long, that always sendt the ammo out spinning with the pointiest end first.

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timann Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2504 Norway Gender:	Re: Acho' Atupat Chamorro Sling (Guam) Reply #48 - Oct 21^st, 2012 at 4:59am ...closer... I went searching for suitable ammo for it yesterday so I had ammo for it when it was finnished, fortunately I found a few.
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timann Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2504 Norway Gender:	Re: Acho' Atupat Chamorro Sling (Guam) Reply #49 - Oct 21^st, 2012 at 5:03am Here it is along with my first Chamorro sling on it`s left side and a genuine Picaru on it`s right. It obviously help having something to look at when figuring out this kind of sling.
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Pikåru Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Experience teaches only the teachable... Posts: 1636 Colorado USA Gender:	Re: Acho' Atupat Chamorro Sling (Guam) Reply #50 - Oct 21^st, 2012 at 1:16pm Beautiful work timann!
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Reply #51 - Oct 23^rd, 2012 at 12:03pm

Every time I build a sling I learn something new that is then applied into the next sling. A recent and important evolution for this weapon system, and it is a weapon not a toy is that the Chamorro warrior called the weapon Acho'Atupat. The sling AND stone. The shaped stone without the sling is just a stone and the braided or twisted sling without the stone is just a short fiber rope.

Stones were carefully crafted and varied in size but overall the sling and stone are best as a matched set. The sling is built around the stone.

I am working on tutorials and they will reside here http://itanohu.blogspot.com/ where I have control of access and content.

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Pikåru Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Experience teaches only the teachable... Posts: 1636 Colorado USA Gender:	Re: Acho' Atupat Chamorro Sling (Guam) Reply #52 - Oct 27^th, 2012 at 10:35pm Netted pouch. This sling is very light and made from 1 & 3mm Micro Cord. 7 to five to four strand braid for the release cord. http://itanohu.blogspot.com/
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Atlatlista Ex Member	Re: Acho' Atupat Chamorro Sling (Guam) Reply #53 - Oct 27^th, 2012 at 10:54pm Wow! That one is super pretty! I love the contrast, and the netting work is gorgeous.
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Reply #54 - Oct 28^th, 2012 at 8:31am

It`s a nice netted pouch sling. Nice transition from 5-strand to 4-strand braid. I guess any sling and any good stone can be Acho`Atupat.
Or is there limits Wink

At last I got a chance to test my new sling and several oblong stones (I found a few more)at some distance. It`s almost spooky to watch those big stones (say 200-250 grams) fly "pointy" end first toward the enemy(, in my case the other end of the soccer field).
I would have to do something quite weird to make them tumble, I think.

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Pikåru Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Experience teaches only the teachable... Posts: 1636 Colorado USA Gender:	Re: Acho' Atupat Chamorro Sling (Guam) Reply #55 - Nov 4^th, 2012 at 12:08pm Tutorial is up. I'll be posting more. http://itanohu.blogspot.com
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Masiakasaurus past-moderator Offline mah-SEE-a-kah-SOR-us Posts: 6069 Alabama, USA Gender:	Re: Acho' Atupat Chamorro Sling (Guam) Reply #56 - Nov 4^th, 2012 at 12:27pm You sir, are a scholar and a gentleman. I didn't see anything that looked like it was vague enough to be hard. I can't wait to try making one of these!
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Reply #57 - Nov 4^th, 2012 at 1:37pm

Thanks, Pikåru. Masi, it`ll be cool to see your first. I am working on my third and found some nice hints here. This was a tutorial for using 5 thicker instead of 15 thinner strands, which is indeed a good way to get started.
I guess I`ll make one like this next, though I begin getting used to mess around with the horrible 15-strand tangle Cheesy

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Re: Acho' Atupat Chamorro Sling (Guam)
Reply #58 - Nov 4^th, 2012 at 2:35pm

With the thicker cord listed in the tutorial you are actually braiding with 30 strands and instead of adding and trying to blend, you're removing and letting the cords natural plait take in the feathered strand back into the cord. I found the same kind of cord at every craft outlet I've been to. Unless you're in Smallville or perhaps outside of the US it may be more difficult to find however I will gladly send materials to newbies.

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Pikåru Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Experience teaches only the teachable... Posts: 1636 Colorado USA Gender:	Re: Acho' Atupat Chamorro Sling (Guam) Reply #59 - Nov 5^th, 2012 at 12:30pm New sling Micronesian sling posted http://itanohu.blogspot.com
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