How to Make a Paracord Rock Sling / Shepherd Sling Tutorial

[@TheWeaversofEternity]

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[@colinharper5147]

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[@abramtravis1223]

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[@abramtravis1223]

@Colin Harper Glad I could help :D

[@FIKOE]

The simplest and best paracord sling tutorial I ever found in youtube. Thank you for sharing this knoledge.

[@dropkickcorpse]

If anyone wants to make a sling large enough to throw tennis balls, here are some tips learned through trial and error: - It used up 40 feet (12.19 m) of 550 paracord and my wingspan is 72 in (182.88 cm) - 2:15 - make 5 loops instead of 2 so it's wide enough to hold the ball, each loop was 8 1/2 in (21.59 cm) long. You can shorten horizontally later. - 3:19 - To get a nice diamond pattern and not a checkered pattern, loosely weave up and down. You can shorten vertically later. - 6:40 - When finished, you can begin gently shortening the vertical weaves until 3 in (7.62 cm). - 7:05 - The horizontal loops can be shorten from 8 to 6 in (15.24 cm) at minimum and consistently hold a tennis ball. Any shorter and the ball starts to fall out more easily. - 9:34 - I recommend setting the length of the strands by holding the pouch in one hand and pulling the strands to the corner of your mouth, like the draw length of a bow. At this length you have the option of throwing overhand, underhand, and Greek style if you wanted to. - My final sling dimensions: Pouch was 6x3 in (15.24x7.62 cm) and strand length with knot/loop was 28 in (71.12 cm). Pouch dimensions are more important than strand length. Have fun slinging out there

[@reallifire6754]

Can it still sling smaller rocks or just stuff around tennis ball size?

[@dropkickcorpse]

@@reallifire6754 Yeah, it can still throw smaller rocks as long as the rock isn't too light. Marble-sized rocks are too small, but rocks with a diameter of your thumb length still work well. Density seems to be more important for a pouch this size and tends to affect the throw more than size.

[@reallifire6754]

@@dropkickcorpse sweet thanks

[@MarianoGrande1]

It must have been... fun to weave 40 feet of paracord huh?

[@pwaldechfal]

Thanks for your variant Atomica ! I will take your mesures directly to throw balls for my dog ^^ I just didn't understand exactly what you mean by ''loosely weave up and down'' to get the diamond pattern, shall I take over or under the two upper and lower strands instead of passing between them ?

[@Adam_Wilde]

Thanks, it came in handy against a big bully my brothers were scared to fight. I grabbed a few smooth stones from a stream and settled things in single combat. Big guy never saw it coming. Got him right between the eyes. His gang fled and we chased after them. They didn't mess with us anymore.

[@PossumMedic]

David dat you? 😝

[@masterc9706]

Those were the good ol days

[@NA-yb9sj]

david u still alive man?

[@fokkdritt]

❤

[@AbigaulStp1519]

David?

[@captaincarcy4609]

Usable weapon to stop a Giant

[@sirbushy9203]

Captain CARCY, exactly what I was thinking...

[@jaderjunior2972]

For ninjas only

[@algot7532]

My grandpa David killed one

[@sweatshopjesus]

I dunno Davey

[@zer0deaths862]

When used with a staff, yes.

[@erickruckenberg8716]

DUDE! You finally made one!! You do listen, YOU DO CARE

[@danwoodward3786]

That's the simplest demonstration I have seen yet thank you and keep up the good

[@hedsy]

What a pita lol. Its my first time weaving paracord ever. I made a jig with two nails to hold the two rabbits ears while I weaved back and forth and sinched along the way. Best tutorials and easy to follow. I will be making some other stuff too! Thanks!

[@mtbboi9495]

A couple years back I made a lot of these and got super accurate with it

[@joewoodchuck3824]

I made one a different way decades ago and I too became rather proficient. It can be done!

[@Muaythai80387]

I would recommend hooking the bunny ears onto nails nailed onto a 2×4 as my brother tried to make this and had countless mental breakdowns as the paracord kept getting tangled during the first few weaves

[@gmayer66]

The first attempt turned out passable. The second attempt turned out just perfectly. Thank you! I'll start practicing tomorrow. :-)

[@andrewdegozaru74]

Thanks for the how-to. I imagine that a block of wood with some spaced nails to hold the double loop + dowel to maintain a vertical gap would essentially create a simple loom and free your hands to weave the cup. I've also seen people use their toes as a 3rd set of fingers (when weaving woven sandals) to free one hand up for weaving.

[@panzerdoga7402]

I used my PS4 controller thumbsticks til there was enough weaves for it to stay rigid.

[@thedailydaily]

I used a cribbage board! Little flimsy as the pegs were plastic, but works good enough.

[@captainwormburner]

Three quarters done and I've only had seven major strokes and two aneurysms

[@weefunkster]

Terrible tutorial, infuriating

[@plywoodcarjohnson5412]

Use this "pouch weave" to make a belt. I used 6mm paracord and its 95 cm woven really loose. All the holes are making the belt adjustable. Simply add stopperknots in both ends. Those are then put through any holes at a convenient length around your waist. For jeans I recommend a red/green paracord.

[@fatcatbeauty]

Don’t mind any of the negative comments of your video. I successfully learned how to make my first one from your tutorial. Thanks. :)

[@robhainer1126]

This guy makes it look so easy

[@ryforg]

Try a few times and it becomes as easy and relaxing as it looks. The first time it was horrible, by the third I felt like a weaving master

[@FrappuccinoAlfredo]

After 30 minutes of trying to get the first initial loop(s) down, I can officially say I'm the proud owner of a sling.

[@brankostrok3361]

Looks beautiful! I shall try! Greetings from Croatia Dubrovnik! Branko.

[@alystinoblad]

I put my two toes inside the bunny ears to make it easier than it was it helped me a lot to keep the knots tighter. Just thought to tell you guys :)

[@sophia5205]

I recently discovered this channel and I love it

[@peacefuljeffrey]

I use an Longbow Knot for the loop, and an Ashley’s Stopper Knot for the release.

[@EddyLove-wk5yv]

You know this is the only one that's been able to make so far and I've been trying to hold a good thing is I give you something modifications and it works flawlessly

[@joewoodchuck3824]

I can easily see where a rudimentary loom could make sorting and holding longitudinal strands in place, especially for more than two loops. I would use a board and some nails to hold the loops. I keep the ends of most string and rope from unraveling by dipping in paint or dabbing nail polish on. Either one can be thinned for easier fiber penetration.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

I do that all the time. Works great on any rope or string that I've used.

[@deatjame2157]

Great vid! I recently made one titled You're never too old to throw a shepherd's sling. I am an enthusiast and have a nice lake to throw catfish feeder cubes into.

[@seanbrand528]

Great job!! Good video camera work explains everything. I made a awesome sling out of black paracord. Took me a few attempts to get the right size get things evened up but yeah great job thank you!

[@TheWeaversofEternity]

Thank you! I have plans to make a better and updated sling soon, so stay tuned for that!

[@erickruckenberg8716]

Whats really cool about these is you could use a multicolor paracord, stitch in a loud color to make it POP, and wear it like a bracelet or necklace for your EDC. Love this one

[@jefftessman8517]

My first weave 😍 thanks for showing me an sharing

[@peacefuljeffrey]

Slingers typically do not spin a sling over and over before release. Most often there’s only one, or even a partial, revolution.

[@chees7891]

They do

[@Kurokubi]

There are different styles of throws. That partial revolution is merely one of them.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

I learned from a book to use one side swing transitioning to a horizontal overhead swing and releasing at the end of the second swing. I did experiment with one revolution but the velocity was low and it wasn't any more accurate.

[@aldrinmilespartosa1578]

Depending on the pouch, length, and technique being used.

[@brynion2117]

just like there are different bow shooting styles, there are also different sling throwing styles. sometimes they would even spin it up to ten times because they personally liked it that way the best

[@Bing457]

Excellent how to, you made it look so easy, but it will need quite a bit of practice, going to give it a go now.

[@TheWeaversofEternity]

Have fun!

[@spencegame]

hook your loops on your toes to make the first few weaves easier

[@rblood8076]

Nice, I'll make a few. Thanks for the video.

[@alexbevan2183]

This a really awesome design and it was great fun to make and use, can you do more stuff like this on your channel please?! And/or more skill toys made from paracord

[@riahi9323]

Sie sind echt Meister. Ich wünsche ihnen alles gute.

[@michaels5381]

Thanks for the tutorial, made sevaral ones using your technique and ti throws well. One thing I'd change is using the scaffold knot. After a few throws it tends to tighten around the finger, so I'd recommend either using double loop figure 8 to have loop on two fingers or a fishermans knot (dont know its name). The other thing is after a few hours throwing the sling gets "bent" on one side of pouch as a result of tightening of cord, probably has something to do with the end part of weaving. Haven't managed to secure it in place so the thread doesn't move, will test on another sling soon.

[@lvlvvooiiy]

thanks to you, I was able to make a beautiful sling.

[@MrEScience]

Thank you for the video. It was very well explained. I never tried anything like this craft-wise, but mine turned out great, not the prettiest and a little loose, but she slings!

[@kermitchism2058]

I love the video for the sling shot. Get yourself a cork board and pin down your work and make it much easier to work with the cords. I am about to make one soon. I made the when I kid and the fork sling shots to.

[@klikklak6099]

Made one real simple actually probably be making another soon mine came out a bit small but still usable . Thanks for the tutorial

[@panzerdoga7402]

Great video just finished mine. Turned out pretty well.

[@pdaddyb1035]

Surprisingly easy and fast to make, thanks for the tutorial bro💯💯👌👌

[@amarjeetsangule6280]

Very nice gopan

[@ejuradavid-mamodu3944]

This is so helpful thank you 😊

[@cynthiawilson4500]

In Chinese knotting we use T pins to hold the string in place while knotting.

[@parkerchapman8283]

You explained it soooooooo perfect thank you so much

[@TheWeaversofEternity]

Glad it helped!

[@1959jimbob]

I use 11 feet of kudzu vine with a pine knot and a bird's nest for the basket and sling bowling balls. ;) Actually, this is something I have long wanted to learn and am heading out to the store in a few hours to make me a purchase. Then I am going to hunt down some giants

[@drolretfa]

If you mentioned it I missed it. However what weave is this? Obviously it's in the fishtail/trilobite family, at least it seems so. As always thank you for your phenomenal tutorials. Cheers!!!

[@stevehiggins1263]

Cool little sling, bit small for my personal liking but it looks really tidy.

[@JimiFarkle]

whats small about it.

[@Abigail-hu5wf]

Ya need a distaff! Used by weavers and spinners for generations, wrap the working strand (the weft) around the distaff and then use it to thread the weft through the warp strands. A loom would probably be better tho lol.

[@محمدالعجيري-ر5م]

i'mma download this video!

[@GanjaClaus]

will try weaving on a wooden board with nails to hold the cord in place..

[@robinleebraun7739]

I thought of that while he was fumbling with the 4 strings. A frame. Like one of those little looms kids used to use to make potholders.

[@rick31869]

wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! awesome idea !!!!

[@jimboswell4818]

Really Cool

[@Max-0000]

Thank's😉

[@josephdavis8074]

I did it and i like the weaved pouch more than the leather my Dad and me used to make. Seems to release smoother increasing my accuracy. I made a bigger pouch than you prolly a 5-6 inch. The only problem i had was where my cord meets the pouch is not centered it is offset on the pouch. Gonna reweave it to achieve consistency in my throws. How do you get it so perfect? I like your weaves.

[@Kratos-bf2jg]

I tried this like 20 times and I keep getting checkered patterns

[@Kratos-bf2jg]

Kaleb Haggerty I figured it out after awhile but I ended making one loop way too long and and to take a apart because I tightened it way too much

[@mtbboi9495]

Yea always pull it to the end to avoid one of the bunny ears getting caught and making a checkered pattern

[@luciusirving5926]

Perfect for pitchers too.

[@a8lg6p]

Cool tutorial! Mine only came out an inch long, and I can't even get a rock to stay in it for one swing. Guess I'll try again.

[@KainenMcMonigle]

Epic tutorial! 🔥

[@tarikbenabdallah4993]

thank you

[@hearnjack]

I made several of these a few years back. For the life of me I couldn't remember how to do it. Thank you for a wonderful job and jogging my memory. I'm going to start making these again for our Military units so they will have something to fight with after Comrade Biden gives our weapons to all of our enemies . Thanks again.

[@gregkral4467]

man oh man, as kids, we messed with em, cheap as dirt garbage toys, but with a little care with good cord, my GOD deadly power... I like from middle finger to opposite shoulder, pretty near leg lenth but dude, a decent weight... you feell your arm become THE TREBUCHET! My Goodness, the power and accuracy with the long slign is flippin scary deady easily accurate with natural throw, is like an extra arm or leg with extra joint, freakin WILD power. So fun! Am so glad I made one for a friend, and we go slinging together for fun and excuse to go out and be MEN! BWAHA! But true, throwing is a human skill... we are good at it, and with that extra arm and joit sling, or spear throwing atlatl woomera whatever, that extra joint ..... what power. The lever is indeed king.

[@lumynas]

I want to try this someday

[@galenritter4373]

This was such a great video! My daughter loved using this to learn how to do it

[@bryanwhatley]

Great video! Ty ty ty

[@erickruckenberg8716]

THUMBS FOR ALL

[@tiredhistorian1746]

great video, i actually made one! i think the next one will come out better but this sling is functional. if i wanted a wider pouch, would it be as simple as adding another loop/bunny ear?

[@TheWeaversofEternity]

Thanks, glad it worked out for you. Yes, you can just add an extra loop if you want a wider pouch. I don't see why that wouldn't work. Good luck and have fun!

[@PossumMedic]

How did you get it to look like that? When I tried to make one but the 'bunny ears' wanted to pull up or down causing it to look more like fabric. But on yours, the cord you used to weave through the 'bunny ears' came together nicely and hid them. sorry, I don't know the proper terms! Edit: I figured it out! I was trying to keep everything too tight! I needed to give the 'weaving cord' more slack so that it didn't tug on the 'bunny ears' Looking great now! 😃Thanks for the vid!

[@bittoolal]

I enjoyed the process, I would not mind if you completed the whole thing.

[@TheWeaversofEternity]

I plan on doing a new paracord rock sling tutorial very soon, I'll be sure to show more of the process in that one!

[@ravihire1859]

Fantastic

[@Sheffieldthegoat]

Worked great, how do you get rid of a 15 ft tall body -David

[@sugathsugath8640]

Nice

[@avocado5226]

Could you possibly do a tutorial on how to make a wider pouch for the sling? Or perhaps a different design of sling? Big fan by the way!

[@TheWeaversofEternity]

I'll keep that in mind for the future, I've been meaning to revisit this project.

[@Mega_penetrator228UltraPower]

просто добавь больше продольных веревок, например не 2, а 4 или 8 петель.

[@robbobthecorncobjriii8195]

I don't know if I'm just bad, or of this doesn't work with natural cordage, but all I could find was jute twine, so I braided 3 11 foot sections together to make a stronger rope, and tried this method. Ive been at it for 3 hours (including the braiding) and haven't gotten past the second row without it imploding into a knot. I've tried using a skewer for even tension and even holding it in my mouth with my fingers in the loops, but it always falls apart. What am I doing wrong? I just want to break the sound barrier with a rock, is that too much to ask? Lmao

[@prestonmcguire1229]

If you have a pair of hemostats you can use them to hold where your thumb is.

[@TheWeaversofEternity]

great tip, thanks!

[@deltafour1212]

Is there a way to make this sling with a braided down and release cord, instead of the single string?

[@zarlsalamandersspacemarine302]

Thanks your tutorial was good I made my first little one after a few attempts

[@dakotahall1491]

Worthy of a Roman

[@Rekmeyata]

I noticed this sling that was made was really short, I'm I safe to assume that the longer the sling is the more power it will produce?

[@alexpalacean8528]

da si eu miam facut lunga de 1,50 m

[@theMightyWhytey]

The longer it is the more power it has and the shorter it is the more accurate it is, but in both directions there is a point of diminishing returns

[@stephangrobler5524]

Is there a way to weave the strands shorter that can unravel easily so one disguise/wear the sling as a bracelet?

[@JavierBonillaC]

It is beautiful and effective but I believe that the patch (center) should taper off into the single string instead of being a rectamgle that goes to a single string abruptly. Just my thoughts, but you know better.

[@MohanLalRathore1981]

wow....good

[@kapk51]

Goliath: no one can defeat me! David:

[@bottmar1]

It should be made to fit around the wrist instead of just a finger. You can't lose the sling off your wrist at all.

[@tacodilesupreme5737]

i really wish that you would have told us about what length to start with for the project. i don't know maybe i missed it.

[@TheWeaversofEternity]

1:08

[@agent5570]

Just made one in an hour first time

[@npalmi88]

I gave up trying to keep my weaves tight enough, gonna just use a piece of cloth or leather for the cup

[@jamesm.5125]

Where can I buy these? I'm not very crafty, and was hoping to buy a few for my kids and I to practice with. Thanks!

[@Bacon_Is_Medicine]

Use a longer piece of paracord. Other than that I made one and it works.

[@JT.Pilgrim]

What do you call that tool you are using to thread the paracord?

[@daaai2484]

some info for metric system users would be cool

[@lypsohgameing2859]

Can you show /make a video on how to make this into a belt idk how I would start it (set up/put on belt buckle and how to fish if you could show or make a video that would be awesome

[@matthewogrady9076]

3:30 I did that and it turned out to be a big cluster of tied knots

[@ianwilson8101]

If you loop your rabbit years around some rounded off nails it wouldn't be such a struggle to start the weave 😊

[@TheWeaversofEternity]

Thanks for the great tip! I've been meaning to remake this video and a better version of it as well, so I'll use the two nail trick!

[@BROKENVessel-z5n]

Its not the size of the rock in my favorite suppressed weapon its the jagged caliber of rock in my favorite suppressed weapon. Names Kiabiaca i support this message.

[@berenlevia8486]

i have long arms but a short body , so I would have to adjust the strings accordingly

[@shortribslongbow5312]

I'm using a 1/16" para cord and would like to make 4 loops how does that weave?

[@knitwit014]

Liked and subbed!

[@TheWeaversofEternity]

Welcome aboard!

[@torrejaful]

Awesome!!...what is the name of the silver tool?

[@rileyhubbard7095]

Instructions unclear, dog stuck in tree

[@NonSoloCani]

beautiful! what is it for?

[@baldrickthedungspreader3107]

Lobbing led shot at those who defy Rome!