Nylon rope being made:
Rope being made from coconut fiber. Probably done this way for thousands of years!
Now aren't you glad you stopped by today? LOL!
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Monday, September 19, 2016
More stuff you don't really think about.
Rope! We all use it - Hubby and I go through a lot of it here in Coopville! I never thought about how it was made before, though. We use two kinds - cotton and nylon. Modern machines make it now, but I was curious how it was made long ago. Found the answer on YouTube!
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I remember making rope when I was a kid. Well, I tried. I can also do splices: long, short, end and eye. And whip the ends of a rope.
ReplyDeleteDid you like those wooden gears? Cool. I also liked the little poem at the end also.
Making a good splice takes a lot of practice! Glad you can do it. My
DeleteDad used to do it for all our boat lines. Love all the gears and the poem was a bonus! :o)
Good rope is getting increasingly harder to find in my neck of the woods.
ReplyDeleteTry a sporting goods or marine store, Gorges. I'm sure they would have what you need! Tractor Supply sells it, too.
DeleteFantastic! I buy New England Rope when I can. (When I'm feeling rich!) It really is better rope than you will get from 'offshore'. Period. The medieval movie was fascinating, the others too, but I loved that clear, crisp explanation of plying yarns. I was a weaver during my pointless youth (until I became aware of the economics of hand weaving), but I am still fascinated by the mechanics of yarns. Ropes are just big yarns.
ReplyDeleteCap'n Jan
Wow! Weaving - That must have been fun to learn! The way things are going, it is a darn good skill to have. Looms are fascinating to watch.
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