Sir I would like to think that I'm a very well accomplished Woodsman I hunt I fish I go miles away from pavement to hunt for weeks at a time relying on my survival with minimal Goods this is one thing I have honestly never seen before thank you sir for all you do I am truly a fan absolutely subscribing
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl I just uploaded a new video on bow drill fire making a few days ago. I wanted to see if I could use only materials that I found on the beach here on Haida Gwaii. I always learn something new when I switch up the materials and setting of my hypothetical survival scenario. I left in the mistakes that I made so the viewer could also learn from them. Check it out if you have the time.
The time lapse was pretty cool :) I love how you let the ember sit and build while you have a chat before trying to ignite it. That really taught me something. I made a short string from yukka after watching a previous video. Will have to have a go at making a bow string. Thanks for sharing.
Yucca makes the best cordage here in SC in terms of availability and strength. I show the roadside plant that I got the leaves from, show how to strip the fibers with a tablespoon, reverse wrap the fibers, use the cordage for a handhelds bowstring, use it for bow drill friction fire, then break down a third of the bowsting for Rudiger Roll. Come check out this DENSELY information and demonstration PACKED video!!! Please SUBSCRIBE at the end of the video. Thanks! OTHER CORDAGE VIDEOES YOU WILL ENJOY: Bow Drill, My First Ever Braided Cordage Bowstring, It Spun Up A Huge Ember th-cam.com/video/qfXkYUdejjM/w-d-xo.html Making Kudzu Cordage for a Bow Drill Bowstring, Privet Set, Fatwood Bearing Block th-cam.com/video/12NZqIlO8aY/w-d-xo.html Bow Drill, (2 ways to use plastic grocery bags for a bow string) th-cam.com/video/AcCXthq-bOw/w-d-xo.html Easy Hibiscus Bark Cordage Reverse Wrapped For Bow Drill Friction Fire th-cam.com/video/dq1Q-rjDyVM/w-d-xo.html The Amazing Yucca... Fibers From Just One Leaf Makes A Bow Drill Fire and Then A Fire Roll Fire th-cam.com/video/m-_ctph3mq0/w-d-xo.html Making Hickory Bark Cordage and a Bow Drill Bowstring th-cam.com/video/eyXfINn2yyA/w-d-xo.html Extracting Yucca Fibers, Reverse Wrap Cordage, Bow Drill Fire th-cam.com/video/itiEh-wEfGk/w-d-xo.html
whilst climbing we would call that a barrel knot at 7:30 , we'd use it to secure one rope to another and it would not slip once tightened. A figure 8, and a double or interwovenfigure 8 would have also worked, though i think it might have taken up more of the fiber rope you made and would provide far more strength than i think you'd want or need there. I'd include links to image searches of the three knots i mentioned above but youtube does not like links in comments. I found your channel from NW Primate, being a PNWer myself, and really enjoyed your video!
I watched videos on both knots you mentioned... not it. I simply took a half hitch and went through the hole twice instead of once. Was just trying to make the knot fatter.
Once while hiking around Lake Atitlan, I heard this rhythmic slapping sound like a huge jump rope. When I peered thru the agave hedge I saw what seemed to be a 40 foot fiber rope in the process of twisting by two rather energetic children. One was maintaining tension and the other was twirling. The fibers in the rope were dark brown in color and the yard where the strand was beating the ground was flat white sand ... Maybe they were burnishing a cable segment rather than 'twisting' or perhaps both. Your thoughts?
Yeah, I knew people would want that bit of info, sorry bout that... Please check out the many Reverse Wrap tutorials on TH-cam. I'm going to try Dave Canterbury's technique next... no spliced ends to cut off like there was on mine.
I had already stretched the cordage. That part of the video got edited out. Then I rubbed it across the edge to even out the wraps and make the ends that needed to be trimmed off stand up better.
The stevedore knot is a stopper knot, often tied near the end of a rope. It is more bulky and less prone to jamming than the closely related figure-eight knot. Wikipedia
Whenever I wonder what we did before paracord I watch one of these cord-making videos :)
Sir I would like to think that I'm a very well accomplished Woodsman I hunt I fish I go miles away from pavement to hunt for weeks at a time relying on my survival with minimal Goods this is one thing I have honestly never seen before thank you sir for all you do I am truly a fan absolutely subscribing
You’re a master Dave, I always learn something when I watch your videos!
Thanks friend!
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl I just uploaded a new video on bow drill fire making a few days ago. I wanted to see if I could use only materials that I found on the beach here on Haida Gwaii. I always learn something new when I switch up the materials and setting of my hypothetical survival scenario. I left in the mistakes that I made so the viewer could also learn from them. Check it out if you have the time.
The time lapse was pretty cool :)
I love how you let the ember sit and build while you have a chat before trying to ignite it. That really taught me something.
I made a short string from yukka after watching a previous video. Will have to have a go at making a bow string.
Thanks for sharing.
Excellent video, so informative. Yucca seems to be an extremely valuable resource... 👍
I even nonchalantly kind of laughed when you walked up on the yucca plant having experience but your role Technic I have never seen!!!
Yucca makes the best cordage here in SC in terms of availability and strength. I show the roadside plant that I got the leaves from, show how to strip the fibers with a tablespoon, reverse wrap the fibers, use the cordage for a handhelds bowstring, use it for bow drill friction fire, then break down a third of the bowsting for Rudiger Roll. Come check out this DENSELY information and demonstration PACKED video!!! Please SUBSCRIBE at the end of the video. Thanks!
OTHER CORDAGE VIDEOES YOU WILL ENJOY:
Bow Drill, My First Ever Braided Cordage Bowstring, It Spun Up A Huge Ember
th-cam.com/video/qfXkYUdejjM/w-d-xo.html
Making Kudzu Cordage for a Bow Drill Bowstring, Privet Set, Fatwood Bearing Block
th-cam.com/video/12NZqIlO8aY/w-d-xo.html
Bow Drill, (2 ways to use plastic grocery bags for a bow string)
th-cam.com/video/AcCXthq-bOw/w-d-xo.html
Easy Hibiscus Bark Cordage Reverse Wrapped For Bow Drill Friction Fire
th-cam.com/video/dq1Q-rjDyVM/w-d-xo.html
The Amazing Yucca... Fibers From Just One Leaf Makes A Bow Drill Fire and Then A Fire Roll Fire
th-cam.com/video/m-_ctph3mq0/w-d-xo.html
Making Hickory Bark Cordage and a Bow Drill Bowstring
th-cam.com/video/eyXfINn2yyA/w-d-xo.html
Extracting Yucca Fibers, Reverse Wrap Cordage, Bow Drill Fire
th-cam.com/video/itiEh-wEfGk/w-d-xo.html
Super Cool 👍🌲👍🌳
Another awesome video, thank you for sharing it.
Great video David, my brother has yucca and has been wondering all the things he can use it for so I'm sharing.
Thanks Blake!
Good video David
whilst climbing we would call that a barrel knot at 7:30 , we'd use it to secure one rope to another and it would not slip once tightened. A figure 8, and a double or interwovenfigure 8 would have also worked, though i think it might have taken up more of the fiber rope you made and would provide far more strength than i think you'd want or need there. I'd include links to image searches of the three knots i mentioned above but youtube does not like links in comments. I found your channel from NW Primate, being a PNWer myself, and really enjoyed your video!
I watched videos on both knots you mentioned... not it. I simply took a half hitch and went through the hole twice instead of once. Was just trying to make the knot fatter.
thanks for following up and explaining the difference. How long does your yucca cordage last?
20 plus tries at a bow drill ember, maybe.
No yucas in my area. Too far north...nice video
Once while hiking around Lake Atitlan, I heard this rhythmic slapping sound like a huge jump rope. When I peered thru the agave hedge I saw what seemed to be a 40 foot fiber rope in the process of twisting by two rather energetic children. One was maintaining tension and the other was twirling. The fibers in the rope were dark brown in color and the yard where the strand was beating the ground was flat white sand ... Maybe they were burnishing a cable segment rather than 'twisting' or perhaps both. Your thoughts?
Interesting.
Great video🙂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 never been able to find yucca here in Charleston area. Is there certain places to look?
Commonly used as yard plants in the Southeast. I get mine from abandoned house sites and plants along the roadside.
So how do you splice the next pieces of fibers into the cordage? Every time I try to make cordage it ends up uneven and weak in some spots.
Yeah, I knew people would want that bit of info, sorry bout that... Please check out the many Reverse Wrap tutorials on TH-cam. I'm going to try Dave Canterbury's technique next... no spliced ends to cut off like there was on mine.
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl ok, thanks!
Why did you rub it on the wood?
I had already stretched the cordage. That part of the video got edited out. Then I rubbed it across the edge to even out the wraps and make the ends that needed to be trimmed off stand up better.
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl, ok. Thank you very much!
A Stevedore knot.
The stevedore knot is a stopper knot, often tied near the end of a rope. It is more bulky and less prone to jamming than the closely related figure-eight knot. Wikipedia