Make a Survival Sling Stick Stone-Thrower with Dug North

The sling stick is a little-known variant of the shepherd sling that was documented in the book "Cache Lake Country: Or, Life in the North Woods" by John C. Rowlands. Rowlands’ friend, Chief Tibeash of the Cree First Nations, showed him how to make this clever, but simple stone-throwing device which was used among the children to play a game. Unlike the shepherd sling, one side of the sling stick is rigid -- something like a very large wooden spoon. The stone sits in a depression at the end of the stick. A leather strap goes over the top of the stone and then down to the hand that is also holding the sling stick handle. The user swings the sling stick in a manner similar to throwing an axe overhand and releases the leather strap midway, allowing the stone to fly great distances. Join Dug North from Season 12 of History Channel's show ALONE in this step by step build. Get my FREE one-page illustrated overview of the sling stick project: https://stan.store/DugNorth References: Get my FREE one-page illustrated overview of the sling stick project: https://stan.store/DugNorth Cache Lake Country on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4h64Vum Materials: Cherry Lumber (3/4" x 2" x 24"): https://amzn.to/4j8eURp 10mm Flat Leather Strip: https://amzn.to/4gKXXLu Round Head 1/2" Brass Escutcheon Pins: https://amzn.to/3W5Lcmb Boiled Linseed Oil for Wood: https://amzn.to/4ahykzC Neon Green Golf Balls: https://amzn.to/3Psy9rp Topics covered in this video on the Sling Stick: 00:00 - 00:22 : What is a Sling Stick? 00:23 - 00:49 : Where did we learn about the Sling Stick? 00:50 - 01:06 : How was the Sling Stick used? 01:07 - 01:27 : Anatomy of the Sling Stick 01:28 - 02:06 : Materials to make a Sling Stick 02:07 - 02:48 : Roughing out the Sling Stick 02:49 - 03:24 : Creating the depression in the end of the Sling Stick 03:25 - 04:04 : Attaching the leather strap to the Sling Stick 04:05 - 04:16 : How is the stone held in the Sling Stick? 04:17 - 04:31 : What finish to apply to a Sling Stick 04:32 - 05:06 : Holding and loading the Sting Stick 05:07 - 05:22 : How to throw with the Sling Stick 05:23 - 05:36 : Demonstration throws using the Sling Stick 05:37 - 06:00 : Conclusion *I earn a small percentage of Amazon sales from these links. This does not affect the price you pay on Amazon.