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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: nugget on June 11, 2008, 10:33:13 pm

Title: Little help with cordage
Post by: nugget 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
        Nugget

Title: Re: Little help with cordage
Post by: Hillbilly 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.

Title: Re: Little help with cordage
Post by: huntertrapper 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

Title: Re: Little help with cordage
Post by: nugget 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.

Title: Re: Little help with cordage
Post by: Hillbilly 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.

Title: Re: Little help with cordage
Post by: leapingbare 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...