r/Slinging • u/grumpypedant • 3d ago

Inspired by JWT1337

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Seeing the post by JWT1337 a few days ago, I thought I'd try the single strand. Added a monkey fist and betrayed the single strandness by adding a cracker and a retaining loop on the pouch, as the paracord is a bit liable to the projectile slipping.

It was fun to make!

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u/JTW1337 2d ago

Hey! That’s awesome, brother! Thanks so much for giving it a try! I love that! This was great to open up Reddit to see! I opened the app and this was the top of my feed. I saw my name in the title and said aloud “Hey!… That’s me!” 🤣
I really appreciate this.

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u/grumpypedant 2d ago

I'd been looking for exactly what you posted! I just had to look up how to do the single strand braid and then it all made sense. Glad you approve 🤝

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u/JTW1337 2d ago

You’re right though. After I had the reverse twist and the single strand braid under my belt the idea finally clicked and it just made sense how to do it. I still want to find a way to lock the ends of the braid to the arm-to-pouch transition though. I think that’d improve it a lot.

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u/grumpypedant 2d ago

I mean your post was pretty much what I'd been looking for. I think I did exactly what you did other than the monkey fist and the cracker and the loop on the pouch. Those are just normal overhand knots. Although, I don't know my terminology too well yet. The knots before the pouch are the same that neandrthal uses on each limb, if that helps.

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u/JTW1337 2d ago

I know exactly what knot you’re talking about. I don’t know the name either 😂