Hi Dave, Thank you for showing us how to make Lucet cording. As I haven't got a lucet fork or a forked stick I used a plastic picnic fork, just broke the two middle prongs off and used one of them to help get the loop over the cord. It worked out great and has a nice tight weave. Many Thanks, Nicola x
I was able to do this off my fingers on one hand in a peace sign. From what it looks like this is essentially knitting with a width of two stitches. Pulling the working end unravels it almost as easily as a daisy chain depending on how tightly you tie it. Seems like a nice decorative way to shorten and strengthen a length of cord. Good stuff as always Dave.
Reminds me of something we did as kids... we called it corking. No idea if these were widespread but I think I saw a commercially available version once. Get an empty wooden spool when you'd used all the thread. Put four small finishing nails in one end around the hole. Then drop one end of yarn through the hole and wrap around the nails twice. We went around pulling the bottom wrap over the top wrap and adding more wraps around like you're doing (we used a pick for opening shelled nuts). Anyway, a lot like your apparatus except 4 ends instead of your 2. It made a hollow tube that might have been useful, but we were just playing around making "snakes".
Think this is the first time I've seen a Lucet. Reminds me of using a spool with pins. Those produce a round tubular cordage. Diameter varies by the spool design & size of cordage. A crochet hook of appropriate size would make quick work of pulling over those loops. Like the square results. Appears to be quite a number of ways this technique & style of cordage would be beneficial. Thanks for sharing. Fun project for these Polar Express, Alberta Clipper, or whatever the weathermen are calling dead of winter, these days.
You might want to look at Kumihimo, the Japanese art of braiding. The basics are easy to learn, the tool is simple, and you can incorporate multiple lines into one braid in many ways. You can make flat, square, circular, and even hollow braids. It is widely used to make decorative items but at it's most basic form, it is the ultimate cordage skill and easily learned.
enjoyed these 3 videos i did not know brooms were called besom however i did see some examples @ sturbridge village in mass.. my father had a modern carpeneters brace which i enjoyed using and putting holes in wood. and that lucet tool would make great cord zipper pulls. would the 550 cd give the most tensile strength over bank line or jute. thanks for the videos they are very educational.
I liked this one very much. As a viking-reenactor, I´m always up for somthing new to discover, especially skills such as that one. I made a new leash for our dog right after seeing this using a simple wooden fork.
Another great video, thanks Dave! I make something very similar to this to use as trim or border on crochet projects. I believe what i make is called iCord.
Dave Canterbury would you think this would make good straps or slings, or the thinner profile would be uncomfortable? Love the way it looks and the fact that it's all knots like you said won't come unbraided as easy.
Kinda puts me in mind of a knitting loom. Like the knifty knitter. I wonder if using a hook, like the loom knitting hooks, would make it easier guys with fat fingers, like me? Great series Dave!
If you find it's too fiddly to use your fingers, you can use a crochet hook to pull the bottom loop over the top. Lucet and spool knit cordage is great to coil to make rugs or sleeping mats.
I just found an old weathered sheep vertebrae - it's naturally got hooks on the sides and a hole in the middle which makes it pretty good for this technique. I wonder if that's how they started way back when..
That Lucet kind of looks like a slingshot without the sling. It is a beautiful tool, very ornate. And I appreciate the tutorial and the knowledge. Is there anyway to quickly undo the cordage, if one needs to use it for cordage? I like your fireplace Dave. You have a very nice home. And that double long spring bear trap is monstrous looking! Lol! :-o
Now this is an interesting way to braiding. I do have a question. Is this the only design, or are there other types of braids that can have different applications. It seems simple with a very strong design.
This would explain vikings braided beards.. I googled lucet tool and it shows some four pronged tools.. Would those just make the cord thicker or would that alter it in some other way? I think I'm going to try to make one of these tools while I'm in the hut in a few days waiting for a perch to bite
***** Here's the link. www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/15-grizzly-bear-trap?a=1595464&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=WX2*0081677000000&pm2d=CSE-SPG-15-PLA&PLA&Google&CI&ds_e_ad_type=pla&gclid=Cj0KEQiAz7OlBRDErsTx47LKz-8BEiQAY0OlYqfpuxFniiXv0PqXreSSrOv4aH-DNQCs-iygr_762NgaAgU68P8HAQ
I'm thinking it would be great for making a sleep pad, or a braided Ridgeline There is a possibility for a whoopie sling, for a hammock. I can see the possibilities are endless. Still trying to figure out how you could do a oblong coiled sleeping mat with it.
Roll up the material, wrap it in string, then stitch the ropes together. Similar technique to coil baskets, just instead of staggering the coils, you sew them flat.
Hi Dave, Thank you for showing us how to make Lucet cording. As I haven't got a lucet fork or a forked stick I used a plastic picnic fork, just broke the two middle prongs off and used one of them to help get the loop over the cord. It worked out great and has a nice tight weave. Many Thanks, Nicola x
Dave
Excellent insight on immersion training and micro - skill sets. Great way to start my Monday morning.
WJ from Maryland
I was able to do this off my fingers on one hand in a peace sign.
From what it looks like this is essentially knitting with a width of two stitches.
Pulling the working end unravels it almost as easily as a daisy chain depending on how tightly you tie it.
Seems like a nice decorative way to shorten and strengthen a length of cord.
Good stuff as always Dave.
Thank You for sharing this very unique skill. I have never heard of lucet cording, It is nice to be able to share this lost art
Thank you! "Its not that I'm so smart. Its that I stay with a problem longer." That peice right there is worth so much!
Dang! Dave the teacher is awesome! Keep up the good work Dave.
Reminds me of something we did as kids... we called it corking. No idea if these were widespread but I think I saw a commercially available version once. Get an empty wooden spool when you'd used all the thread. Put four small finishing nails in one end around the hole. Then drop one end of yarn through the hole and wrap around the nails twice. We went around pulling the bottom wrap over the top wrap and adding more wraps around like you're doing (we used a pick for opening shelled nuts). Anyway, a lot like your apparatus except 4 ends instead of your 2. It made a hollow tube that might have been useful, but we were just playing around making "snakes".
Crochet hook idea to help is a good one
Another skill to try thanks dave ...
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Happy trails
Think this is the first time I've seen a Lucet. Reminds me of using a spool with pins. Those produce a round tubular cordage. Diameter varies by the spool design & size of cordage. A crochet hook of appropriate size would make quick work of pulling over those loops. Like the square results. Appears to be quite a number of ways this technique & style of cordage would be beneficial. Thanks for sharing. Fun project for these Polar Express, Alberta Clipper, or whatever the weathermen are calling dead of winter, these days.
I loved the backdrop Dave!
Love making cordage, but have never done that. Got to do it now. Thanks Dave.
You might want to look at Kumihimo, the Japanese art of braiding. The basics are easy to learn, the tool is simple, and you can incorporate multiple lines into one braid in many ways. You can make flat, square, circular, and even hollow braids. It is widely used to make decorative items but at it's most basic form, it is the ultimate cordage skill and easily learned.
enjoyed these 3 videos i did not know brooms were called besom however i did see some examples @ sturbridge village in mass.. my father had a modern carpeneters brace which i enjoyed using and putting holes in wood. and that lucet tool would make great cord zipper pulls. would the 550 cd give the most tensile strength over bank line or jute. thanks for the videos they are very educational.
I liked this one very much. As a viking-reenactor, I´m always up for somthing new to discover, especially skills such as that one. I made a new leash for our dog right after seeing this using a simple wooden fork.
that was cool, never seen a bread like that before. Keep them coming we loving your videos
Another great video, thanks Dave! I make something very similar to this to use as trim or border on crochet projects. I believe what i make is called iCord.
Dave Canterbury would you think this would make good straps or slings, or the thinner profile would be uncomfortable? Love the way it looks and the fact that it's all knots like you said won't come unbraided as easy.
That giant trap in the back tho!!
Great vid Dave living this series of videos.
Wonderful. I can't wait to try this.
Kinda puts me in mind of a knitting loom. Like the knifty knitter. I wonder if using a hook, like the loom knitting hooks, would make it easier guys with fat fingers, like me? Great series Dave!
If you find it's too fiddly to use your fingers, you can use a crochet hook to pull the bottom loop over the top. Lucet and spool knit cordage is great to coil to make rugs or sleeping mats.
Dave, would you consider making a short vid addressing how you research things?
I have to admit,..this is a new one on me. Out comes the jute twine for a quick try at this. Looks like it would make greats fobs. Thx for the vid.
I just found an old weathered sheep vertebrae - it's naturally got hooks on the sides and a hole in the middle which makes it pretty good for this technique. I wonder if that's how they started way back when..
I see that bear trap in the background, and I have to ask, has any one ever messed with that thing and paid the price?
That Lucet kind of looks like a slingshot without the sling. It is a beautiful tool, very ornate. And I appreciate the tutorial and the knowledge. Is there anyway to quickly undo the cordage, if one needs to use it for cordage? I like your fireplace Dave. You have a very nice home. And that double long spring bear trap is monstrous looking! Lol! :-o
Good stuff Dave
FINALLY!! An alternative survival use for a SLINGSHOT!!
Nice one. Deffinitely one to add to the toolkit. Thanks for sharing :-)
Great vid, man looks like you are heading for the upper levels of understanding! I am still stuck in dirt LOL
Good video thanks Dave
Now this is an interesting way to braiding. I do have a question. Is this the only design, or are there other types of braids that can have different applications. It seems simple with a very strong design.
I vaguely remember doing this in my childhood. Now I will have to find that fork again :)
you could use a crochet needle as a pick to pull the cord over the end of the fork. for large hand people with fine cord weaving.
Another great video Dave.
Have you tried your hand at needle binding?
Yes just have not done the video yet, it is coming Nalbinding by the way
The lucet is great method. I made my Lucet tool out of Caribou antler.
Hey dave :) could you do a video about your necklace?
This would explain vikings braided beards.. I googled lucet tool and it shows some four pronged tools.. Would those just make the cord thicker or would that alter it in some other way? I think I'm going to try to make one of these tools while I'm in the hut in a few days waiting for a perch to bite
I wonder if you could use a wooden clothespin as a lucet?
Could you use a slingshot as your fork?
Any fork will do, so for sure it would work... Might want to remove the bands first though
Nathan Schmoekel
Of course you take the bands off. I was just thinking that if you're using the Slingshot for hunting it might be a good idea.
Ieuan Hunt Better make sure you have some kind of isopropyl alcohol with you so you can get the bands back on without mucking them up
I was thinking the same thing. Would fit the multi function rule
Jason Miller Again I'd like to stress that you bring rubbing alcohol with no additives to make sure you put your bands back on properly
well holly moly i used to do this with four fingers it looks like this way is a way tighter weave tho thanks dave good info.
Where did you get the big bear trap ? My dad has been looking for one his whole life
See grizzly traps on Sportsman's guide.
Bobby Harper I looked but there isnt any. I dont even know if they are legal. He only wants it for a decoration tho
***** Here's the link. www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/15-grizzly-bear-trap?a=1595464&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=WX2*0081677000000&pm2d=CSE-SPG-15-PLA&PLA&Google&CI&ds_e_ad_type=pla&gclid=Cj0KEQiAz7OlBRDErsTx47LKz-8BEiQAY0OlYqfpuxFniiXv0PqXreSSrOv4aH-DNQCs-iygr_762NgaAgU68P8HAQ
Bobby Harper Thanks ! I looked on ebay. There is one for sale ... 3,000$
***** Sportsman's guide is only$170. I'd like to get one.
I'm thinking it would be great for making a sleep pad, or a braided Ridgeline There is a possibility for a whoopie sling, for a hammock. I can see the possibilities are endless. Still trying to figure out how you could do a oblong coiled sleeping mat with it.
Roll up the material, wrap it in string, then stitch the ropes together. Similar technique to coil baskets, just instead of staggering the coils, you sew them flat.
Hammock suspension was the first thing that came to mind when I saw it .
Kajan451 I hadn't thought of doing it that way, use a sail needle with small diameter Hemp or jute to sew it together.
Galen Long sail needle and smaller bank line would work nicely for sewing something like a mat together
I didn't have a forkstick at hand, so I just used my indexfinger and middlefinger to form the fork and it worked pretty well✌☺
looked good old linkless aint never seen that before
It really looks like something else you could use a sling shot frame for.
is it possible to use the already lucet-ed cord and lucet it again?
A crochet needle could be used for thinner cord.
I am going to try this
Awesome
you could use a small crochet hook instead of your fingers to assist in the making of
How old is Dave
It would have been more useful to have shot the closeup from your left side. Your right hand kept blocking what you were doing.
I like it.
is that how they made a bull whip? if not you could
this seems very similar to a hoop loom process just more pegs in a circle I know it s not the same but still...
That trap looks big enough to catch an elephant. Sheesh.
very nice but your right hand blocked so much i got frustrated and turned off the video. :(
I am watching u on dual survival
is anyone else having a hard time getting this lol i been trying for two days now and i aint even close :(
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