Making Cordage From Yucca
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- I'm adding more knowledge to my survival skills bank by learning how to make cordage (rope) from natural materials found in the woods or the yard.
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Great job learning a new skill. Thanks for sharing.
Very interesting! Have never done cordage before. I guess I never thought about how that could be done! You've expanded my knowledge too!
I find it very satisfying. I love working with my hands and making something useful.
@@MtnWanderer-TieDye- This may sound nuts, but I've been thinking about your comment a lot...you just said you like working with your hands, but it made me realize I can also focus on learning new things and keeping busy with projects. I love hiking and backpacking, but I have Rheumatoid Arthritis, and it hasn't been under control in 2 years. That makes it really hard to hike and backpack. I try not to have pity parties, but I'm guilty of it. I believe I'm going to get better, but in the meantime, there is no reason I can't "pivot" and focus my free time on things I CAN do, instead of things I can't.
I'm sure you had no idea your comment would inspire me, but here I am refinishing a blanket chest, because THAT I can do. Thanks so much. 😊
@@sueb860 I'm so glad it inspired you! I really have to keep some kind of project or research/educational thing going to keep my mind from going into a depressed state from my own pity party. I totally get it!
There are a wealth of very good tutorial videos on RUclips on how to make cordage from yucca fibers, from harvesting, to processing the leaves to get to the fibers and then to the actual cordage twisting. Yucca is one of the strongest plant fibers, comparable to sisal for cordage.
Yucca fibers are also getting the attention of those folks who use spinning wheels to spin threads from animal and flax fibers. They use techniques similar to what they use to process flax plant fibers to process yucca fibers. Its pretty interesting.
I wish I had the wide and thin leaf yucca in my area. The yucca varieties we have in the high Chihuahua Desert are thicker, with a lot more plant pulp, requiring that you pound the leaf first to break up and loosen the pulp, then scrape it off to expose the plant fibers for use. I have even gone to soaking the pounded leaves for a while in water before scraping off the pulp. After that, I comb the fibers through a pin frog to remove pulp from the fibers. This produces cleaner fibers that are easier to twist into cordage. : )
Yes, there are several videos on RUclips of folks making cordage from inner tree bark of some tree, roots, perennial woody plants, and tall grasses for use as thicker diameter cordage ropes. Apparently, they are pretty strong.
There are also videos on RUclips of ladies making cordage from all kinds of plant fibers, including dandelion bloom stems and banana peelings. These are not intended to be used as actual cordage, as their fibers are very weak and become brittle once dry. I think these ladies explore these more for uses in weaving tiny bowls, baskets and bags.
If my hands could handle it, I would be making a lot of yucca cordage as it is comparable to good, old fashioned sisal rope. Good property to have around and a good skill to have. But I have severe carpal tunnel, so that keeps me from producing as much as I would like.
I wish you much success with your cordage crafting! : )
Thank you! I'm really enjoying learning the cordage process. I'm planning to try lots of different materials. I'm already learning the difference between using fresh, green material and some that has dried. This has been a lot of fun so far. I hope to one day learn basket making as well. This "primitive" type stuff really appeals to me as it makes me feel accomplished when something works out. I think I was born in the wrong era. 🙂 I appreciate the tips!
@@MtnWanderer-TieDye- You’re very welcome! : )
I have never seen this done before... very cool video! Never tried yucca. If I was still doing scouts, this would be an awesome skill to teach. You're right- it is important to know survival skills ahead of time for people like us. Or if sh!t hits the fan, as you mentioned. Lord Only Knows where our country is headed. 🥺 That yucca is vicious! You could sew with that thing! The cordage looks beautiful too. Very interesting! Love it! 😁💚👊
I find it very therapeutic to make something with my own two hands. I'm going to make some more and try to put it to use. I need to research that palmetto again. I think I got confused on it.
Awesome. I was at horseshoe bend last weekend and a lady there used dogbane. She also used yucca. 😀👍✝️
I don't know what dogbane is but I'm going to look it up! I'm going to keep researching and trying things. My mind thrives on this sort of stuff. It's calming and satisfying.
@@MtnWanderer-TieDye- the video I did last week on horseshoe bend shows a nice lady explaining a little bit on yucca and dog bane. Very interesting towards end of video. 😀👍✝️
I have some catching up to do since I was out of town lost week. I'll check it out. Thanks!
Great job! You should do a break test on that and see how much weight it can take.
Yes! Great idea. 👍🏻
Interesting process, but you got to have patience.
It's kind of therapeutic. I find things like this are calming for me when I'm out of sorts or stressed. Yes, it requires some patience but when I end up with a usable item, I feel a huge sense of accomplishment which lifts my spirits.