Video
Pull Vehicle uphill by hand with rope pulley (Improv.)
Handcuff Knot
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Miscellaneous
KNOTS: A knowledge of knots has saved many a life in storm and wreck, and if everyone knew how to tie a knot quickly and
securely there would be fewer casualties in hotel and similar fires where a false knot in the fire escape rope has
slipped at the critical moment and plunged the victim to the ground. Many an accident has occurred through a knot
or splice being improperly formed. Even in tying or roping a trunk, few people tie a knot that is secure and quickly
made and yet readily undone.
BELT LACING, KNOTS, HITCHES AND SPLICES: Only the more useful knots, hitches and splices are shown; It is believed that if a country boy can make the long and short splice, properly crown the end of a rope and make the knots and hitches illustrated, he will be equipped for manipulating rope for all practical farm purposes.
Knots & Hitches Part I Basics By
Jaden, 17 July 2003. Knowing how to tie some very easy and basic knots and
hitches might just come in very handy someday. I’ve used 2 different color
ropes to help enhance the detail.
Nets & Net
Making Forum discuss fancy knots and especially pineapple knots! ...a place
to find those hard-to-find knot tying tools, cords, hardware, etc. ...a place to
sell your knots and display your work! Link fixed, 09/14/08
- sorry 'bout that.
La Riata - The Lariat. ~ Making & Throwing
the Lariat Excerpt from the: "The Outdoor Handy Book ... for Playground, Field &
Forest" By D.C. Beard, 1914; Chapter XXXIII: Properly speaking, there is no such thing as a "lasso." You may lasso things with la riata, but you cannot carry a
"lasso," because lasso is a verb, and no cow-boy carries a verb coiled at his saddle-bow though he may have
strings of forcible adjectives under his tongue...
Some animated knots
Cordage
Some plants used for cordage:
Making Traditional Cordage in North America, by Ron: This article is about
cordage, one of the most used and necessary items for day-to-day life. Other
than sinew, catgut, and rawhide, early man made his rope and string from more
readily available plant material. Certain plant fibers were able to stand up to
water emersion and made excellent nets and fishing line. Animal fibers, such as
sinew and catgut, would stretch or unravel when wet and were more difficult to
procure. Plant fibers were so much more abundant and easier to process; this
left sinew and catgut for sewing, bow backing, arrow making and other arts
requiring a strong, longer lasting material. Article (all text) also has
a much longer list of North American plants used for making cordage.
Cordage Fiber Shredder Made From Bone
by Dick Baugh: This little device arose from two situations. I had some left
over bone pieces from a knife handle project and I use a lot of cattail
leaves for cordage in grade school projects. Cattail leaf cordage is
stronger and more flexible when it is finely shredded. In the past I have
shown students how to shred the leaves by pulling them apart by hand while
holding the base of the leaf with their feet. The ultimate way to shred the
leaves is with a florists frog but that isn't very aboriginal...
Making Cordage By Hand
by Norm Kidder: Cordage (rope and string) can be made from many different
fibers including (Bast) Dogbane, Milkweed, Nettles, Hemp, Flax; (Leaves)
Cattail, Yucca, Agave, Douglas Iris; (Bark) Willow, Maple, Basswood, Cedar;
(Root) Leather Root, Beach Lupine; (Whole stem) Tule, straw, Juncus. Each
material has specific requirements for extracting and preparing the fibers,
but there are only two basic ways for using the fibers to make a cord:
braiding (or plaiting) and twining. Braiding was usually done with flat,
split materials such as cattail or flattened straw...
Probably the best Cordage site on the net. Includes a
variety of materials, an .avi to view making cordage, an animated gif, and
some links! Courtesy of NativeTech. Good work, folks!
Making Cordage ~ Once the plant and sinew fibers had been prepared, the
making of cordage could actually be done. There are two methods for making the
fibers into cordage... Learn About
Finger Twining | Learn About
Leg Rolling Method | Learn About
Splicing
Cordage, or twine, was made in a variety of ways and from a variety of materials. For my experiment with cattail mats, nettle and basswood were used to make cordage. Milkweed, dogbane, slippery elm bark, cedar bark strips, shredded cattail, sinew, hide, and many other fibrous materials can also be used to make cordage.
EXPERIMENTAL
ARCHAEOLOGY: MAKING CORDAGE ~ In this lesson students will become
experimental archaeologists and make cordage from native plant fibers or craft
items. Cordage artifacts are seldom found in North Carolina sites because the
region's wet, humid climate and acidic soils cause them to decay. However,
cordage was an important part of earlier tribes' technology, and indirect
evidence exists for how people used it.
MAKING NATURAL CORDAGE [Mother Earth News] Cordage — that is, thread,
string, or rope — is all but indispensable in a survival situation. It can be
used for (among other things) bowstrings, fishing lines, trap triggers, snares,
and lashings. Most people would likely despair if forced to make their own rope
or string. However, the materials needed to do so are plentiful in most places
(you'll find a list of possible options accompanying this article), and the
techniques required are actually quite simple to master. Also available HERE:
Wildwood
Survival - Making Natural Cordage
AVI Movie of Thigh Rolling Cordage by
Tara Prindle
YouTube - Bushcraft Cordage Making
and
Making Bushcraft Survival String
Cordage is the term used for any type of rope or string made by twisting
fibers together. This was an invaluable tool for Native Americans and it had a
major impact on their daily lives. The manufacturing of cordage by Native
Americans has changed very little over the many years of its use.
Skill: Making Yucca Cordage: Cordage (rope, string, etc.) is a very useful
thing to have in a survival situation. You can use it for making shelter,
snares, bowstrings, tools for making fire and bundling things together just to
name a few things. The yucca plant is one of the best plants for making cordage.
Here are three reasons why...
Making Cordage From Natural Fibers ~ Adapted from Participating in Nature:
Thomas J. Elpel's Field Guide to Primitive Living Skills: Cordage, or string, is
one of those simple little things which we seldom think about but use every day
and take for granted. It is only when we need a piece of cordage and do not have
any that we begin to notice just how handy it is. In primitive living cordage is
an integral part of many other skills. Primitive peoples used cordage for such
diverse projects as fish nets and fishing line, rabbit nets, hammocks, bow and
bowdrill strings, woven bags, trap strings and snares, lashing, sewing, and for
just tying things up.
Making Cordage by
Scott Stoddard (American Survival Guide) March 1995: In the hierarchy of tools,
rope and cordage must be near the top. A good knife is probably more important,
as well as flint and steel for starting fires, but cordage has got to be right
up there. It can hunt
for you, help shelter you, and with sufficient strength, cordage can even save
your life.
Cordage Plants
Twig bark is available year-round, but fall is the time to harvest the stems of
fibrous plants for making cordage, otherwise known as string.
How to Make
Cordage Once you have collected stalks of milkweed or dogbane, or twigs of
basswood or elm, you must detach the bark, since the fibrous inner bark will be
used to make string.
Native American
Cordage Technology Here is a wonderful summary article on how to produce
cordage by using authentic Native American Techniques. A list of possible
cordage plants is included.
Netting
Pomo Netting
(As learned from Craig Bates) by Norm Kidder
Fishing For Change
Pretty good article on net usage followed by small segment on net making and
patching.
Basic Netmaking, How To Make Nets
Netting: Concepts in Shaping a Net: Once you learn how to make a basic knot
for netting, making your net the shape you want it becomes the next big
challenge. It is especially confusing since in most cases you will be making the
net as a series of diamonds, but want the end result to be viewed as squares. To
gradually get used to the concept, we will first work on shapes that stay
diamonds (like tubular netting) and then learn how to form flat shapes.
NETTING: The making of
netting is an ancient craft. Many prehistoric cultures used netting for a verity
of uses, storage bags, fencing, hammock, just to name some and of course the
obvious use as a fish net. No matter what the netting was used for, the knitting
of the mesh was done by tying a series of loops in some type of twine.
A Heavenly Hammock [Mother Earth News] There are few experiences more
restful than relaxing on a summer's afternoon — while the sun bakes well-being
into your soul — in the cradling arms of a good hammock. Of course, the swinging
lounges can be very expensive ... but if you can scrounge some 10 to 20 hours of
work time and about $20 for materials, you might well be able to tie a netted
slumber nest of your own. Here's how.
MAKE YOUR OWN NETS! [Mother Earth News] In many parts of the world,
fisherfolk have been making their own nets for generations! It's an enjoyable
and productive pastime ... and—with some knowledge, a supply of string, and a
couple of handmade tools—you can start tying your own meshwork right in your
living room or back yard.
How to make a fishing net
(Doing the knot) Tying 2 knots in a fishing net, (so you can see how its
done)
Rope
Making & Using the "Lassoo": A Wanderer should be his own Manufacturer — The Way to Make a Lassoo and a Cabresto — Lassooing, Saddling, Mounting, Roping Wild Cattle.
Excerpt from: "At Home In The Wilderness" By John Keast Lord, 1876;
Chapter 14
Rope-making Step-by-step
The art of rope making was one of the secret guilds of the Middle Ages. So
successful were they in keeping their secrets, that even today there is
little written about the craft.
Rope Making from Natural Fibers for Kite Tail
Trailing Lines ... It's alot more
detailed than the header makes it sound.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Information
Sheets: Rope-making
The Incredible Rope-Making Machine
The secret of the Incredible Rope-Making Machine is
nothing but a few hooks (we like three, but you can use as many or as few as
you like) that can be turned at the same time . . . at the same speed . . .
and all in the same direction. This isn't nearly as difficult to accomplish
as it might sound.
Rope Making
A pictorial and text history
Rope Making - Plants & Textiles - A legacy of
technology - Cornell ...
This PDF book tells all and has plans for rope machine.
Eye Splicing 3 Strand Rope By Eli. 15 May 2003. I’m going to splice
an eye (loop) into the end of a piece of rope. Once you’ve done it a couple
of times it’s easy. I’m going to try to explain this the best that I can.
It’s hard to explain to somebody. It’s a lot easier to actually physically
show you.
The Rope Works. The whole site is worth spending a couple hours
in.
Rope Making. Pretty good article, but not exactly
crystal clear.
Rope Works Web Page.
Has short articles on knots,
hitches, splicing, lashing and rope making. Worth a browse.
Building a Rope Making Machine And Making Rope
The Incredible Rope-Making Machine [Mother Earth News] The secret of the
Incredible Rope-Making Machine is nothing but a few hooks (we like three, but
you can use as many or as few as you like) that can be turned at the same time,
at the same speed and all in the same direction. This isn't nearly as difficult
to accomplish as it might sound.
ROPE AND
ROPE-MAKING. All varieties of cordage having a circumference of an inch or
more are known by the general name of " rope." Twisted cordages of smaller
dimensions are called cords, twines and lines, and when the sectional area is
still smaller, the article is known as thread or doubled yarn. All these
varieties of cordage are composed of a number of separate yarns, each of which
is made from some kind of textile fiber by preparing and spinning machinery. The
number of separate yarns which ultimately form the rope or cord depends upon the
fineness of the yarn, and also upon the circumference of the finished article.
Making Rope
Making rope out of
yarn. You can use any type of string to do this. I recommend using three
different colors of yarn/string to really show the construction of the finished
rope. All three yarns/string should be the same diameter.
Rabbit Stick 2007 rope
machine A rope machine for making reverse
twist rope really fast and easy...Rabbit Stick 2007 rope primitive skills
gatherings
Boy Scouts - Making Rope 1
and
Boy Scouts - Making Rope 2
Pieter's Rope Making 101
7/8/07 Pt.1 Djuma Game Reserve...WildEarth wildlife Djuma Safari Africa
nature
sisal rope making
Necessary Items
for Rope Making
The STORY of
HOME MADE -- HAND MADE ROPE (Dann Johnson)
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By Hand
Bushcraft Cordage
Survival Moss String
Cordage Fiber Extraction
Cattail Cordage
Making Bark Cordage
Extracting Pulpy Fibers
Yucca Cordage
Net Knot