How to Make Your Own Rope / Cordage!
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
- Saturday has come again and today we're looking at a basic outdoor skill that is actually really easy, yet rarely used by most people. Making your own cordage/rope (I use them interchangeably), is one of the easiest things to do in the wild if you know how. I'm going to demonstrate here the reverse wrap and show how to peel the inner bark (phloem layers) from a vine.
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Every rope-making video I've seen starts with string or twine or something that's already basically rope. You actually started with nothing, found a vine and showed how to get to where everyone else was starting.
Thank you.
Thanks John. I appreciate that. :)
As a former boy scout, even though I know how to do this (haven't practiced in quite awhile), it is definitely rare to see any video actually showing how to do it as if you had nothing except the natural world around you. Subbed my man and good luck on the channel, and the journey of wisdom and knowledge.
I literally did it with normal tissue paper & it worked! I’m surprised how strong & useful it became.
Dang, I’ve always wondered how they made rope, thanks for showing me, I’ll be sure to try it with my shoelace xD
You can actually try it with all sorts of things - like that little paper that comes off straws!
StoneAgeMan Sounds cool but I’m pretty sure I would accidentally break it, I did try it with copy paper that I folded and it worked
Plz give me boiled peanut
@@peanut-.- you got a sub from me
I literally started this yesterday. You can even use paper. I found cheapo industrial paper towel works well. the stuff that barely functions as a paper towel that most businesses have? Just cut it into strips, twist the strips and them do like this guy does with them. Now I found some twine and I've made chordage that's like over 6' long. The paper towel rope isn't very strong, obviously but it's good practice and if you are bored on a 12 hours shift like i was, a good way to pass the time.
Finally a video that does it from scratch
I watched the video 3 years ago and have now developed my own technique to make smaller ropes. It is a combination of what you show here and a ropewalk. So I will get 4 strands, mostly pre-made jute twine and tie them to a tree or chair in my house. I will tie 2 strings each to a pen or stick and twist them individually clockwise. Then I will take both sticks into my hand and twist them together counter-clockwise. Tie off the ends and I have a nice bit of rope.
I hope this technique is something you didn't know before and that you may try it out and show it to the people. :)
This video, the skill and the concept behind of the channel. Just freaking great.
Thank you for sharing!
Thans Justo!
I love stuff like this so much! My family and I spend an hour or so every week on survival topics and skills, especially given how bad things are looking for our nation, and videos like this are so great!
Your channel should have millions of subscriber you teach people useful things
Thanks Lewis. Very kind of you.
For god sake why does this have 700 views and 27 comments? It needs more
your wish is my command look at the views
Came here because I'm writing a novel set in medieval Japan and in my research I read that cliffside board walkways were held together with wisteria bark. Very informative demonstration, thanks!
How many thousands upon thousands of strings and ropes must our ancestors have made before they found optimum techniques like this. And now we can learn it at the touch of a button. Thank you kindly for sharing.
Glad that you are showing how to do it from scratch, so many other videos on ropemaking require rope or string to start it.
Thanks! Going out into the woods and doing stuff like this is whats keeping me sane in quarantine
got to appreciate the old ways of doing things, and the people who maintain them, thank you sir.
Hosting my own Wisteria Cordage workshop on my farm this weekend thanks to your informative blog and videos! Thank you kindly for passing on the knowledge 🙏
Thanks for the video. I've got Chinese wisteria growing & just used to make wreaths with my pruning. Now I'll be making ropes. 👏👏
I have recently hand carved a wood pipe from a tree branch that fell in my back yard, wanted to make some rope to wrap around the stem. Thank you for the lesson
Rope making is an essential part of wilderness survival. Fantastic video.
We need more people like you
Great video man this is the best tutorial I could find on this website everybody else moved too fast and don't like to verbally explain at all for some reason
I've made quite a bit of cordage using Dogbane. Great stuff.
Thank you sir for you cordage lesson. I have to go out and give it a try. Many thanks! 👍
A few years back I needed a piece of hide to make lacing for a project and all I had at the time were remnants of bearhide with the hair on it. I got that bear in Southeast Alaska so it had very dense hair that was five inches long. I tried to cut the hair off with hair clippers but it didn't go half an inch before binding up. Had to scissor the hair off and then torch the stubble and scrape the burnt stuff off so I could make lacing. After cutting the lacing I wondered if I could twist that hair. It took a little bit to get it down but made a 50 foot two strand rope and a 75 foot rope from that hair from a one foot by one foot piece of bearhide. It was strong enough it wouldn't break if I pulled hard, which is at least 150 pounds.
I'm so happy I found this!
This is truly breathtaking
Thank you! And I won’t let the knowledge stop here, I will teach my children and grandchildren!
Thanks this helped now i can build some cool stuff in the woods.
In San Diego, yucca fibers work very, very well. You can also use palm tree fans, and also agave. To get agave fibers you have to cook it though.
My wife and I actually did this today with your video
Wow that is so cool. Making rope from raw material. I don't know it was so simple but so patient grating process at the same time.
I'm not making rope, but this did help me learn how to draw it. thanks!
Wow... This is simple trick in nature. Thank you🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
This was great. Learning great things
This was so interesting to watch
SUPER cool! Why anyone would dislike this video is beneath me.
Finally, exactly what I need! Thanks!)
Ayo this is really cool!! I have been trying to make some thin rope out of a few grasses at my school campus, and this has really done it! I wasn’t very sure of the weave before but this video has really helped and it came out pretty nice, thank you for the great content!
Thank you for the video!
I really like this video and your explanation and I subbed your channel. I'll leave this "book" in hopes of encouraging others. I'm not bed bound but I can't easily get out and about so I've traded cabbage for fiber. Alright, the cabbage was greenbacks and the fiber..well you'll see.
I've used jute and hemp twine for practice and I've produced some fair sized rope to use with my camping tarp. One way to do this is by making reverse twist cordage twice as long as the finished product. When I get the end of a piece of cordage I'll tie it off using an overhand knot. Then stretch the cordage to set it. Basically you want to stress it over its entire length. Once that is done I find the center and start the process over again but the twists will be just opposite of the first time. This will nearly double the thickness and decrease the length by approximately 50%. (Jute fiber makes a pretty good tinder.) Using raffia from a craft store I've produced thin, refined two tone bracelets and a heavier leash for a sub-30 pounder dog. Also, with the raffia I've stripped many of the harder, thin "threads" and I've done the same reverse twist producing very small and strong thread which I hope to use as some would use heavy linen thread on mocs and other projects.
Yucca is great to work with. I drag the leaves over the edge of a picnic table to start breaking it down and scrape away all but the fiber using a spoon.
I think this is just fun by creating something out of something less by effort. In school we did worked with rope and different turning techniques. We even started with sheep wool, not plant fibers.
We also did weaving, so with enough time and effort, I feel like I could make some fabric from plant fibers. Perhaps come in handy one day.
OMG Thank you for teaching us how to make ropes your a genius!
I’m using corn husk right now on my lunch hour. I’m just starting out. I love the idea of making things with my own hands and understanding how things work. Thank you for your instructions Al video!
Amazing. How is that working for you?
you are a live saver bro
thanks for the great video
Thank you. Fixed my curiosity
I'm not making rope myseslf rn but this really helped with a story I'm writing, thank you!
How did the story turn out ? What’s the name
I did this today in just a couple minutes using the fibers of the leaf of one species of palm. Amazingly strong and easy to do. Thanks!
Awesome!
I can't wait to try doing this! I live in a desert so I want to try doing this with yucca fibers and make my own stone age bow!
I'm watching this to learn how to make cotton cords to use as wicks for a kerosene camping stove that uses a hard to find, wick diameter. Thanks for the video.
Now I want to go into woods and try this. I feel like everyone should know basic wilderness tasks. You never know what could happen
I make cordage all the time using various plant fibers from my backyard; I've found vine fibers to be stronger but wheatstraw and tall grasses work really well, too!!!
Great knowledge your sharing...i have a ton of that plant here the purple and white variety and both are taking over two parts of my yard...its a beautiful plant/vine and Bri vs tons of birds and bees into our yard! I'm so so stoked that you shared this as I'm really getting into the learning and teaching others about things one would need if of survival and I know if one runs out of cordage that this would come in handy setting up shelters as well other things you would need cordage for! Hope your weekend is blessed my friend thanks again for sharing this video with everyone! Watching from the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island in Canada! Cheers, Jerbs #22ADAY 👍🏼🇺🇸🔥🔪🔥🇨🇦👍🏼
We're currently homeschooling our kids (like, legit--not virtual/distance learning) On our science walks we've been talking about things that we're curious about that we see out in nature, or on our walks that we'd like to learn more about. Today, my 5 year old wanted to learn more about how ropes were made and we stumbled across this video! Very cool!! I think you may become a regular in our homeschool discoveries and learning. Thank you!
Awesome. Thanks for that note! I hope we can provide some useful videos for you!
Yer awesome bro! keep 'em comin'!
Awesome stuff Rob, are there other techniques that you could recommend for thicker rope? Braid or weave? Super cool stuff either way!
With thicker rope I recommend the 3-way twist. I want to find a rope-maker to do that video though because it's somewhat difficult to do by yourself in the field.
Making cordage out fabric scraps lately! Have a 20+ foot length and still going. Thanks for the video!
Fantastic!
Thanks!
I'll do it tomorrow!
Rope merit badge, I would have done that one in a minute if they had it. Interesting stuff but next time make an umbrella.
I was pruning some wisteria this week, and rather than dispose of the runners or chop them up for mulch I thought “I bet I could make rope out of these...” And now I know how. Thanks! 😉
Thanks ❤
this good skill to learn
Brilliant
Thanks a lot i really needed this.
Thank you. Appreciate the info man.
Nice!
Nice 👍
I started making dandelion cordage today! I'm hoping to use it in my crafting.
Wonderful!
Until I saw your very informative video, I was at the end of my rope!
I was wondering of a way to make a nature made sled for hauling animals. I discovered that the local bark is really sturdy and can be removed in sheets, basically unwrapping the dead tree. im so excited about eventually making my own primitive tools and using them skillfully.
Oh man thank you
Def gonna use this to make a stone hatchet
Duuuude... way groovy!
hell theres alotta vines taking over my island... might as well make use of em. thanks for the knowledge!!
Thanks
So I knew how to make rope I just didn’t quite know how to extend it so thanks for helping
Don’t forget making circles and then squares with Thale’s Theorem. Requires string/cord. Marking straight lines, etc.
What type of tree bark could i make this from? Would a branch of willow, beech or pine work also?.
That’s cool
Very cool video, made a good bit of rope from paracord as practise, only wish he showed how to finish the rope but thanks!
P.S. Ok found out, that you just tie a tight knot with the leftover strands and it holds, very cool!
Thenks
Im making nettle string. The fibres vary in thickness because i didnt take much care about keeping them even thickness whem processing the fibres. So i plan to weave a few strands together to make it into a thicher string. The 3 strands going together is what im looking for now
Why, oh why did Boy Scouts never teach me this?
Good question. I was in boy scouts too and never remember doing this. I remember trying it with three strands though. Was there a rope-making merit badge? There had to be. :)
knowing how to make rope is racist.
@@commiekillareee912 what
@@ryanstockdale3413 r/wooooosh
@@UntamedScience boy scout here, no rope making merit badge unfortunately,shame though rope kinda is on of the most important tools you can have out there
For some reason, I can only make any sort of consistent yarn or rope with the reverse wrap method. While I think it's time to upgrade to the drop spindle, that has a learning curve.
Such an informative video. I'm wondering though, what other material ac ls can you make rope wit ? Or is a vine prepared like you suggested the best material to make it from? Seems like this rope would eventually go bad or rot, though. Still, it's a basic tool for surviving one should know. TY for sharing this with us.
ye, I enjoy making cordage and rope from time to time, not done a lot of it though for how long i've been able to do it. But more knowledge I think I may some day get to a point where I can just make wtvr rope I need instead of buying it.
we’re so complacent in our life you never know when you’ll need this skill
Awsome
Thanks. I have 1000 feet of 1000 pound load paracord I'm thinking about making rope out of by doubling back on itself a few times to make 3 twisted pairs, then counter twisted together to make the rope, from the one length of paracord. I wasn't sure if it would work or not. Cheers.
Commenting for the algorithm he might need it
Thanks for the vid. I have a school project tomorrow and I don't want to go to the store.
You got me in the first half not gonna lie.
If you can do this and make say 1200 ft length of this, you pretty much have your self enough for a natural rope hammock. It would take about 2 hours of this per day for about a week and a half, (because in survival you pretty much have other hunter gatherer chores) but you can now sleep off the ground. It would be a challenge though. if you do three weeks of this with smaller diameter, you can have enough netting for fishing. The shuttle and gauge can also be made in the wild(bush)....
By adding a third strand you can make 3 stranded rope. Same twist and turn technique but with 3 strands. Twist and turn each strand in turn just as you are doing with two strands but with three instead.
Would this work as a wick for oil candels/lanterns?
good to kmow thanks
What do you do when you reach the end of what you want to make? Like how do you stop it from unraveling
Excellent tutorial! Very clear and easy to follow. I pulled fibers out of cotton balls and made a surprisingly strong string using this technique in a short period of time. I did not know about using wisteria until your other video.
Was making some rope, got some cheap twine to make a chunk of decorative nautical rope,
Nice video :)
How do you tie off the end when your done?