Sewn Gone, but not Forgotten

Before the idea of riveting occurred to me, I very briefly experimented with sewn pockets, I wish I had still had this sling, it was a beauty in some ways, but very difficult to sew.  Sadly I let go of it slinging one day and it flew into a river... in India.  Probably floating in the bay of Bengal somewhere to this day.  I honestly hope it was found by a shepherd and is being put to good use.

Want to buy this sling?  You can't. It's lost never to return.

Sling# 2020 03a 45

genuine black leather silver rivets	knot trigger, acrylic toggle handle 3mm blue paracord stays

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Slingmoore... Sewn Slings?

Here at Slingmoore we are currently experimenting with a sewn version of the spring double tucks.  Many questions remain as to the longevity of such an innovation.  But one thing's for sure... it looks awesome!  The non-black paracord color is called "holly jolly" and I was so glad when I ran out of it.

Smaller is Better...sometimes

Introducing a smaller sized Spring 2013 Duouble Tuck Sling. I have run out of blue-speckled 3mm cord and so I won't be making any more than these, but it's the first sling I've ever made that can sling a large marble without fear of the thing flying out the back in some unintended direction.  Email your orders to slingmoore@gmail.com, and sling on.

Smaller Sized Spring 2013 Sling Tan Leather Speckled-Blue 3mm Accessory Cord Rod-Handle and Beaded Trigger
	Draw Lengths in Stock 1. 54 cm 2. 55 cm 3. 86 cm

Spring 2012 Slings have Arrived...

The Handle, secured with a modified sheepshank.

The Trigger, a single bead for ease of release.

...and aside from having all the usual wonderful-nesses of slingmoore slings, there are also some addendums.   Closely cropped loose ends for a cleaner look, OD green paracord and.... drumroll... short draw lengths.  The draw is the distance between the handle and the pocket.  For you slingmoore fans (all fifteen of you) that have been asking for shorter draws, congratulations, they have finally come.  I wish I could say it was a carefully considered administrative decision, however, it was more like an accident, but the kind of accident that one hopes will come again.  For reasons unknown even to myself, I have always preferred extra long draws, my personal sling having a full 100 cm of draw.  Slings with shorter draws, however, are easier to control and will noticeably improve your aim.  As for our slings' features, the usual suspects are still there... high quality 7-core 550 sheathed nylon paracord, continuous stays across the back of the pocket, subtly curved pocket for maximum hold and release, genuine leather, hand-made (by an American, but in India with Indian products, so does that make them 'American Made?'"), beaded handle and trigger, and of course, knots instead of connectors since fewer parts means less weight and more strength.  Check out our current stock and order today by sending an email to slingmoore@gmail.com.  

7-core 550 sheathed nylon paracord, OD green.

Slings are best stored with handle and trigger
tucked inside the pocket minimizing tangle

Stuff a Sling in It.

You have the tree, the lights, the chimney with the ceramic natural gas log, all is well ordered and ready to go but what's this?!  Stockings?!  They're Empty!   What to do?  Stuff a sling in there and forget about it.  Weighing in at less than two ounces it will look like the stocking is empty.  Imagine the joy on his face when he reaches in, expecting a Pez Dispenser and finds one of our slings.  He'll realize that he actually does like fruit... just not in the same way you have been trying to get him to like it his entire life.  Hide the fruit basket and remind him of snowballs.  Sling in the New Year with Slingmoore.  Slings are 19.95 plus $3.00 S/H.

Nothing says "I have no idea what to buy you" more powerfully than the gift of a sling.

So what are you going to get him for Christmas?  You know who I'm talking about.  He needs nothing except maybe clothes because he wears his shirts until they disintegrate.  He likes so many sports you wouldn't know where to start.  And besides, he has all the gear for those anyway.  He loves being outdoors, but it's hard to wrap that.  He likes throwing stuff but what are you going to do... give him a rock?  Ironically he might appreciate that, but you don't want to go that route.  Instead give him the gift that screams "I have no clue what to buy you for Christmas."  Give the gift of a sling.  Not the kind you put your broken arm into, and not the kind you carry a baby in, and also not the kind you use to carry a firearm.  The sling is the most simple ancient and powerful throwing tool ever weilded by men (like the one we're talking about) in the history of the world that could fit easily into your hand, or a stocking for that matter.  He can carry it with him in the glove box of that nasty old pick-up of his...the one with the dried deer parts and motor oil in the back.  He can keep it in his backpack for that moment at the edge of the lake when the bouy is just out of arm throwing range.  He can keep it in his pocket and find creative ways to make apple cider, and keep that opossum away all with a single purchase.  Slings are $19.95 with $3.00 shipping and handling, email your order to slingmoore@gmail.com and at least for this year...cross him off your shopping list.  To see a sling in action check out some of our videos in previous posts.  Merry Christmas!

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Slingmoore...with an Asian Twist

Slingmoore has relocated to the Himalayan foothills and so naturally we've acquired a bit of an Asian bent. Bamboo stay rods, patterned trigger beads, a rich chocolate brown leather, and deeper set rivets all come together for the kind of sling that you'll wanna keep tucked in your pocket for that moment when you are standing in an open field with a sling-projectile in your hand. These are coming soon... Ordering and pricing haven't changed with our location however... orders can still be emailed to

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Happy Slinging...

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Give the gift of a sling... hurry... there's still time.

Visions of slingmoore slings danced in their heads...

It's crunch time.  At this point, you either give them cash, regift the fruitcake, or see what you can find in the garage.  Instead of that, why not give them a sling?  Ok so there's lots of reasons not to get them a sling, but let's not think about those things right now.  Slingmoore can ship slings to your loved ones anywhere on planet earth, and since it's a sling we're talking about, the farther away they the better.   So there's still time.  Let them sling in the new year...with the most simple, ancient, and powerful throwing tool known to men... under two ounces... the sling being under two ounces... not the men.

The 9 ft. tall Goliath Should've Thought Twice

Maybe Goliath was sleeping during the Philistine class titled "WHEN TO DUCK." Or perhaps, like many, he under estimated our hero and his little sub-two-ounce weapon. He would not be the first to do either. These two slings are our finest creation yet. The smaller one shown here loaded with an avocado pit against the backdrop of the ugliest-yet-most-comfortable couch I have ever owned, known to all who have slept on it as "Mr. Squishy" is built specifically for a golf-ball sized projectile. It is trim, light, and exceptionally strong. I have yet to test the max distance and am wondering if it will rival a typical golf driver. Which brings me to the question, "has anyone ever tried sling golf?" I think the time has come. The larger one is designed to fit a baseball/tennis ball sized object, and is the first design. Genuine leather, 90 inches of nylon sheathed para-cord, and of course months of design and testing come together to make the simplest most powerful throwing tool ever wielded by a us featherless bipeds.

It's the little slings...

My wife and I have been trying to eat healthy. More fruits and vegetables, we joined a local CSA, and have been eliminating preservatives from our diet. One of the many benefits has been the onslaught of avocados, whose sole purpose on this earth, in opinion, is to take their place in the grand parade of flavors that is guacamole. In the midst of this change I received a gift order for a child's sling and so I sat down to make this little guy, thinking, "smaller is better for a little slinger." The only problem? I did not achieve a reduction in capacity. Though this little guy was designed to sling a golf ball, it can handle much larger game. The stays are continuous from the stay-rod to the trigger bead by passing across the back of the pocket. This forms a subtle cradle that would hold many an odd shape, and a much heavier weight than a golf ball. Even if a projectile only contacted the pocket at two points, the hold and release would still be unimpeded. Meanwhile, the guacamole was crashing down in waves, and what is to become of all these smooth skinned, near-egg-sized, just under 1/2 pound avocado pits? Let's just say they're not getting thrown out, at least not in the traditional understanding of that phrase.
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The Natural Sling

Have you ever thrown a tennis ball and had it disappear in the distance? It happened to me last night. I was showing a friend how to use his new sling and we couldn't even see where the ball went. With the continuous stays in the 2010 model sling, the curve produced on a ball is just perfect. It maintains the shallow pocket, but increases the holding-power of the sides... these guys are naturals. Happy slinging.

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The 2010 Models are Rolling Out

The new 2010 models are a vast improvement on previous designs. The continuous stays across the back of the pocket add strength and a more natural curve to the pocket. This allows the pocket a better hold on a larger range of objects including perfectly spherical ones which are the most difficult for a sling to hold and let go of well. These stays also allowed the chance to drop the side rivets for an even lighter sling... at least I think, I haven't actually weighted them yet.

Yule Tide Slings

Nothing says "I have no idea what to buy you" better than the gift of a sling...Merry Christmas!  These are some of my first pinch-pocket, single rivet slings.  It was this idea that led to my double tucks many years from this point.  We all have to start somewhere.  Also notice how the stays tie-on point and the subsequent rivet basically make up a two-tie point configuration which later also became a standard feature of my slings.  Ah... it's fun looking back... sling nostalgia

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Smaller and Smaller Moore Experiments #4

This prototype has stays made from six strands of sewing thread. They are unbraided but tucked neatly under the back folds of the pocket on both sides giving the pouch a natural bearing-hugging curve. I think this may be as small as I can go and still control the release, the two beads are so small you have to wrap them around a finger to hold them well. It's a funny design, and I think I'll send it to my brother in law, I mean because what else is he good for if he can't test a super small sling for me? What else is there to do out in Oregon?! I mean honestly?! The innovation here, which I also tried out on the staple-hack-job on the former post is to have the stays folded back behind the pocket folds, it does an amazing job of curving the pocket. It makes for excellent pockets for perfectly spherical things, random rock shapes are betting fit into a flatter pouch, which I've already seen, but I'm curious to see if even the flatter pouch could benefit from the stays-behind-the-fold action. We shall see when slingmoore goes back to the drawing board for a new and improved sling.

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Moore Experiments #3: Tiny Sling

The experiments have thus far led me to pursue two goals simultaneously. Goal One: To make slings built to sling particularly-sized spheres. Goal Two: To make a sturdy sling of near-negligible weight. With this sling, I'm half way to both goals. The innovation here is using the stays as part of the pouch. This is THE advantage of a woven sling, the contiguous threads yield a good hold within the pouch. The great thing about it here, is that it saved the weight and space of the rivets PLUS (and this is the best part) the stays themselves formed around the bearing making an excellently spherical pouch. I was in haste to finish this one and so I used staples to close the folds. Other than this tacky detail, it's perfect. Lighter, smaller, faster slings soon to come...stay tuned.

light is right
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Nothing says, "I have no idea what to give you" better than the gift of a sling from slingmoore

Enough experiments, let me show you some proven designs. This sling's made from genuine leather, over six feet of paracord, including over 2 feet just for the knots, and of course wood for the stay and trigger. Not to mention months of design and testing have gone into making this sling pull off the one trick that every sling must know. The trick? It's the dual ability to fully cradle, and easily release. These two contradictory jobs live or die based on the pocket design. In addition to doing these jobs beautifully, a stiffer leather is employed here to add a snap to the opening. The rivets hold the cupped shape in both dimensions. The stay and trigger are wooden, allowing a light but secure hold. And of course the absolute best thing about it is... that nothing says "I have no idea what to buy you..." better than the gift of a sling.

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Done with cotton twine

Maybe it's the low friction combination of cotton and steel, maybe cotton is just too stretchy, or maybe it's because I don't even know where the little bearing went but I'm done with cotton twine for now. I tried slinging the sling in the previous post into a dirt mound yesterday. I lost the ball, and I don't even know what happened. I didn't see where it hit, I'm not even sure I loosed it, it could have just fallen out. In any case, I think I'm done with cotton twine for awhile. I may still try a thread-sling made for a marble still, but later I think. It's time to focus on proven designs... the leather pouch always works, fits nearly anything and throws like a cannon. Slings still just $16.00 at SlingMoore all through Christmas, prices will go up after the new year, so this is a good time to get your sling on.

you can weave now, see you next time
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Woven Slings...Moore Experiments

Nearly 70 feet of medium gauge cotton twine, a 3/4 inch ball bearing and an evening of weaving unweaving and reweaving and voila! Still experimenting with weaving slings to particularly-sized projectiles, in this case I had a carry-anywhere pocket-sling in mind, but... I am unsatisfied... it's still a lot of string... I am thinking about trying heavy gauge thread next. These experiments have produced some new knowledge however. I have learned that you must have 12 strands minimum, and I've obtained a feel for how long to make each of the strands in the pocket...the splitting is delicate and I've never been able to construct it correctly the first time... Next stop... a thread string that can hold a marble.

Not convinced about woven slings... still need to experiment some more.

Go to Moore Experiments #3:  Tiny Slings

till next time
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Woven Sling Experiments

When I first started making slings, two pathways presented themselves: woven slings, and pouch slings. I researched both and it seemed to me that the woven slings were too size specific. In my experience coming across a rock is a rare event, let alone a rock that's the perfect size. So I still throw a pouch sling mostly because they're so versatile. But. I can't help just liking the way woven slings look, so I started experimenting with them. My first try was a denim pouch with hemp stays only. It was a 6 strand 3-plait weave: fun, but the weave was a draw-back, no advantage gained in weight or handling, purely aesthetic. So I started weaving the single split pouch. Wove one to fit a baseball, a ball bearing, and a golf ball. But still the weaving was very difficult to get to the exact right size even with the projectile right in front of me.

Then I had a revelation while I was teaching math one day. I was not limited to the one split design, I could split the weave multiple times if I liked. And so I did...This sling is the culmination of all that wandering. Made from burlap, it was woven from six, eleven foot strands. The draw (length from trigger to pouch) is 26" and woven in a herring-bone style. Pouch is specifically designed for golf-ball size projectiles, but the the four-split pouch weave will allow for a large range of projectile sizes, smaller and larger. This is my newest design, all of one material, and a great gift for that impossible-to-shop-for person.