My prefered cordage technique

[jon r]

To help the beginners out i made this little cordage making video. It doesnt show adding in new fibres but its mainly about the technique. I start off slow abd then build up to my normal speed.

After a long time of fiddling around with cordage fibres this is what i prefer. I dont like the Thigh rolling technique at all.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9o2qhN1qCdg

Just out of interest, how many of you use this technique also?

 

[bloodline]

Excellant Video so far my cordage has been limited to a bit of plaiting but you have made it look possible, cheers

 

[Goose]

A lot quicker than I can manage! It is the same technique I was taught but it takes practice, I saw a tutorial (by Fenlander I think) using the same basic method but hanging the end you started with over a thorn(or nail) and it holds it out of the way and gives you another hand effectively!
I keep meaning to practice making cordage more, but paracord is so much easier!

 

[g4ghb]

Great video Jon! :You_Rock_

It is a new technique on me - I tend to use the 'thigh method' (well I say use..... play at is more accurate )

Is a way I will have to try now though! - out of interest what is the fibre you are using?

 

[jon r]

In the video im using inner Lime bark fibres that i collected and prepared in this tutorial:

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22792

Glad you like the video and hope it helps some of you out!

Jon

 

[rich59]

Thanks for that. Everyone I have seen does something different. Yours is different again, and fairly fast. My current technique is very similar to yours, but I try and get a twist into both fibre bundles at the same time, which is not always successful, depending on thickness, makeup etc.. I will try yours to compare. Yours looks possibly significantly faster.

 

[Porcupine]

i asume you are a lefty?

at least you are working exactly in the "wrong" way from my point of view


anyway,thanks for a clear video showing one of the underrated skills in bushcraft.

:You_Rock_

 

[jon r]

no. I am right handed... I guess the camera made a mirror image some how.

Edit: Just looked at the video again and it looks ok to me, Im right handed but proberbly do it different.

 

[BOD]

Us "normal " right handers hold the twisted portion in our left hand, I guess.

Still it is good to do it both ways

 

[longshot]

graeat video jon. i assume that this technic can be used with any fibers? we dont have lime bark here.


dean

 

[jon r]

Yea you can use any fibres you like and as thick fiber bundles as you want.