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Offline nugget

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Little help with cordage
« on: June 11, 2008, 10:33:13 pm »
I am in need of some instruction on making cordage. I have some material  to work with but am lacking the proper technique to make it  ??? .
If someone could give a tutorial  or tell me where i can find a tutorial I would be gratefull.
I have tried on my own but it never seems to turn out correctly.
Thanks
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Re: Little help with cordage
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2008, 10:43:45 pm »
TJ, hard to explain, easy to show. If we could sit down for a few minutes, you'd be making cordage like a pro in no time. If you haven't gotten it figured out by the camp-o-rama, we'll work on it.
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Offline huntertrapper

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Re: Little help with cordage
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2008, 10:49:24 pm »
ive only made like yucca cordage but i twist and braid but i cant say i make a lot...lol
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Re: Little help with cordage
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2008, 11:12:35 pm »
I am looking forward to the Camp o rama Hillbilly.
 I am having trouble when I try to splice shorter lenght together.
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: Little help with cordage
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2008, 11:15:45 pm »
TJ, you need to be splicing new fibers in almost continuously to get consistant diameter on the cordage. Just lay the new fiber alongside the old and twist it up with it.
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Re: Little help with cordage
« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2008, 04:25:27 pm »
Like hillbilly said easy to show and hard to explane. When addin in new fibers i add them often and leave a little overlap, sometime when i add the fibers one side is larger than the other so i bite of some fibers from the larger side to keep them Evin. Keepin it Evin is the key.
 Man thats so confusing I probly did not help any...
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