How to make a staff-sling - in possibly too much detail (Patreon)

How to make a staff-sling - in possibly too much detail

Sign up for your FREE trial to The Great Courses Plus here: http://ow.ly/2WMJ308CLU7. Staff-slings are very easy to make. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige CORRECTION It turns out that sisal is botanically an agave, and not strictly part of the cactus family. Sorry about that. I've seen them and they look very cactus-like to me. CORRECTION It has been pointed out to me that the particular model of Swiss Army knife I show in this video is the Mauser version, which was not issued to Swiss troops. Apparently, these are now 'highly collectable'. In the comments, people have suggested anchoring one end of the string to something solid like a nail in a door, and then plaiting away from this. This can help, but there are pros and cons. I needed to be able to show the camera what I was doing so had to keep the action of the plaiting in a small space under the camera. Disclaimer: "The Great Courses Plus is currently available to watch through a web browser to almost anyone in the world and optimized for the US market. The Great Courses Plus is currently working to both optimize the product globally and accept credit card payments globally." Buy the music - the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: https://lindybeige.bandcamp.com/track/the-mandeville-march More weapons and armour videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCA860ECD7F894424 Lindybeige: a channel of archaeology, ancient and medieval warfare, rants, swing dance, travelogues, evolution, and whatever else occurs to me to make. ▼ Follow me... Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lindybeige I may have some drivel to contribute to the Twittersphere, plus you get notice of uploads. Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Lindybeige (it's a 'page' and now seems to be working). Google+: "google.com/+lindybeige" website: www.LloydianAspects.co.uk http://www.youtube.com/user/"Lindybeige"