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Teg
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Re: 8-strand round braid?
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If you end with the finger loop:
Have a look at this:
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Make-a-Four-Strand-Braided-Leash-From-Par...
(technique used: Splicing)
Otherwise you could also do an eye splice:
http://www.animatedknots.com/splice/index.php
If you start with the finger loop:
You could just double it up, like around the finger 4 strand and afterwards 4 strand with two strings each. (see
http://slinging.org/index.php?page=a-simple-braided-sling-in-20-steps---jeff-hol...
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You can also do an 8 strand round braid. For 8 strand round braid see:
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-4-or-8-Part-Round-Braid
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Corrigendum: The eye splice is not suited for this, as you have to have a twisted rope and not a braided rope.
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Re: 8-strand round braid?
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Thank you so much Teg! Most informative indeed!
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You can also try 8 strand kumihimo braiding. In general if you do the same steps as a smaller braid with more strands it will scale up, so and 8 strand braid will work just like a 4 strand one.
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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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throwing styles for different body types?
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Hey, just curious, are some slinging styles more suited to differently built people? for example, would a shorter person be better off using a different style than a taller person?
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Re: throwing styles for different body types?
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Hi, timu;
Welcome to slinging.org. Though we all have different favorite styles and all body types are represented here, IMO no style favors a particular body type. None I can think of off the top of my head anyway.
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Re: throwing styles for different body types?
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Yeah, throwing styles aren't correlated with body type. My best explanation is that a sling length is based on your own height already, so everything should work out.
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Re: throwing styles for different body types?
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yep pretty much just down to sling length.
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Right on, on a side note, what is a masiakasaurus?
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I have a few questions about rivets and riveting. So I have a few "Pop" Rivetools (open ended rivet with a mandrel running through), I read that open end rivets can be used for soft materials (leather) as well as what all I have used them on. I have repeatedly attempted to punch out the mandrel after snapping the shaft to no avail. Can someone please tell me if there is a way to consistently remove the mandrel head from the rivet to facilitate hammering the flared end flat? I am simply attempting to make the rivet altogether lighter by removing the steel mandrel head. I saw the riveted Captain Paul slings and was inspired but have hit a major snag. Am I using the wrong type of rivet?
Also, what tool would I want to get to facilitate stringing paracord through? I saw a few slings on this site doing it. I thought an open end rivet would work but hit two snags; the mandrel head, and when I could punch out the head, hammering the end flat does not leave a clean hole as the end is usually partially deformed from the variations in the head of the mandrel.
Thank you so much for your time! I know it's a LOT to ask!
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Masiakasaurus is a predatory dinosaur native to Madagascar during the Cretaceous period. Thanks Wikipedia!
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if you're looking to cut weight, try using eyelets instead. Although I don't think it'll affect the weight either way. eyelets are cool cause you can feed string etc. through them!
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Howdy all. Was wondering what a"toggle" is and its function
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It goes on the end of a retention cord and is used to supplant what would normally be a retention ring. You hold the toggle which could be a pice of bone, antler, or wood and the retention cord goes inbetween your ring and middle finger. Generally they give the sling a more secure feel.
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I was pretty good at slinging like 10 years ago.
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Re: Now Taking Questions
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When I use eyelets/rivets I don't use a rivetool. I buy the rivet kits from the craft store. As for a tool to help with stringing your paracord through the rivet, can you explain? I don't exactly know why you'd need something. It could be due to our using different rivets, but i won't know without a little more info.
Yep, a toggle is a solid handle used to hold the sling instead of the normal finger loop. You hold it like a push knife, but with a sling cord instead of a blade.
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Pikåru wrote
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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.
~Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily avialable, they will create their own problems.~
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3/16 nylon rope
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Found some cheap. Is this good cordage material? It had cool designs
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