Cool Cordage Idea

Brian Jones · Jul 10, 2015

Check this out:

https://www.facebook.com/FatGuysInTheWoods/videos/419965244857901/

jcl-MD · Jul 10, 2015

Very cool...all the other versions of that type of cordage making required a special cutting device.

THANKS

Brian Jones · Jul 10, 2015

You're very welcome. Time to cut that annoying sapling down and try this.

jcl-MD · Jul 10, 2015

I made one and did a test run before I cut down any trees. It took a little adjusting and a few special words but it works.

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Thanks again Brian for the link to the video.

jcl-MD · Jul 10, 2015

I just watched the video again....I ran mine arse backwards....sometimes I wonder...haha

Brian Jones · Jul 11, 2015

Ha! You still got the cordage! Well done!

knoefz · Jul 12, 2015

great video, need to try this myself

dynamicmoves · Jul 13, 2015

Oh that is cool. Going to have to try it as well.

Thomas Linton · Jul 13, 2015

Thanks Brian. Great stuff.

Shotgun · Jul 13, 2015

jcl-MD said:
I made one and did a test run before I cut down any trees. It took a little adjusting and a few special words but it works.

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Thanks again Brian for the link to the video.

Have you worked with it yet? Just wondering how it knots.

Thomas Linton · Jul 13, 2015

Has anyone tried to make laid rope with the plastic tape?

Faiaoga · Jul 14, 2015

Neat and cool and groovy. Great way to improvise and you use resources that are easily found

vwvectors · Jul 15, 2015

Faiaoga said:
Neat and cool and groovy. Great way to improvise and you use resources that are easily found

I agree wholeheartedly.

LG&M · Jul 15, 2015

It's a cool idea,
I wander if I would be better off keeping the 2 liter for water storage.

pitdog · Jul 16, 2015

Very cool, thanks for sharing !

jcl-MD · Jul 16, 2015

Shotgun said:
Have you worked with it yet? Just wondering how it knots.

the knots want to spring back..until you smash them.

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3 strand braid

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jcl-MD · Jul 16, 2015

[video=youtube;6_VIPaRKE_I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_VIPaRKE_I[/video]

strength test...(after the bow drill)...160 lbs for 13 seconds

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until my watch smacked me in the noggin...haha

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duxdawg · Jul 16, 2015

LG&M said:
It's a cool idea,
I wander if I would be better off keeping the 2 liter for water storage.

You betcha you would be. Dozens of natural materials and dozens of manmade materials to make cordage from, all of which make better cordage. Extremely few found containers will be better than a 2L. This is a centuries old method for making lacing from hides. He does make it look fun though!