Best explanation on bottle cutter. You explaned in detail what most left out - how the cutting knife or blade is positioned and especially to create the initial first cut on the bottle before placing the bottle on the cutter. Thanks a lot!
Someone has mentioned, but applying heat to the bottle cord will cause it to shrink and tighten up. Advoko Makes has a video where he made a device specifically for cording bottles. Great improvised method, for those of us without a specially made device :)
Hey that's a dam good idea, and great tool idea for the tool box!! You nailed it on people leaving garbage in the American woods. Nicely done on video!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🪓🔪👍👍
I love this! I have cut them with one side of Fiscar scissors by hand too without a jig, but the jig is much more uniform. My fav to cut are milk jugs. You get around 14 feet of cordage with it!
Nice setup. I like the on the fly ease of setting this up. You can also heat/shrink wrap the cordage, with a lighter or over a fire, as well to make a very strong bond.
I haven’t hiked a beach in a while, but it sounds like the plastics are still showing up there big time. California basket weavers will love this idea.
This is so bomb. I’m trying to learn to make natural cordage but this idea to use bottles for plastic cordage is brilliant for small jobs. It’s also faster.
I want to try the thing (plastic bottles are infinitely more abundant than anh cordage unfortunately) Where would you trim? At the center of the tree, round off the bottom edges or what?
Grimm workshop has some pretty compact tools for making cordage like this, which I think is neat for practicing this, long term stuff, conserving the cordage you brought with you, or preparing for emergencies. Good to know how to diy one though. Great video, first time I saw this trick was on “fat guys in the woods” lol. Next thing you need to demonstrate is turning thinner plastic like plastic grocery bags into cordage. If you can think of a way to do it without using your teeth even better! It would also be cool to see you turn this from cordage into twisted rope
Now that was worth watching. Great advice as usual. One to remember and Robot XY… was great advice as well to pour hot water over one’s lashings . Dam I’m going to have to go into the woods this weekend and tie something up. 😁
I've never seen that the way you do on the tree. thank you. I used to have a little tool that would help me to cut it and you could make them pretty thin I wish I knew what I did with that little tool it's somewhere in this house. thanks for the video Dan
Very cool trick! I have not seen such a field expedient way of making a bottle-cord jig before. I'm sure others will bring this up too, but that cord will shrink if gently heated over flame, or boiling water is poured over it. Sort of like shrink tube for electrical connections. It does also garden the material so you should only heat it where you need rigidity and no flexing in the binding, or sparingly to tighten up a loose binding. 👍👍
I was just about to mention that too. The plastic used in drink bottles will shrink with heat. I saw an article a few years ago about a woman in Peru who makes furniture for poor families with cast-off lumber and drink bottles to hold it together. She uses rings cut from the bottles rather than cordage, and shrinks them down to hold the wood together.
The boiling water is a great tip, cant think of any super important uses but being able to bind something at a lesser tension and increase it just by pouring water on it just seems wildly convenient
@@N8Dulcimer It is. When I was a Boy Scout we learned how to do lashing - binding wood poles together to make useful structures. The hardest part was getting the rope tight enough that the structure didn't flop around and fall. Being able to tighten the ropes with heat would have helped a lot.
A couple of easy ways to evenly cut a bottle: 1. Rubber band guide and puncture along the edge every 1/4-1/2 inch, remove band and finish cutting (takes a little longer but still easier than eyeballing it) 2. A heated blade makes cutting plastic easier - not a lot of heat is necessary either.
It's not exactly bushcraft handiwork this way, but you can actually buy a small tool that does this exact thing from small enough to fit in your pants pocket to something easy to carry in a side pocket of a backpack. Just FYI.
I'm lucky that I have plenty of natural cordage where I am, so wouldn't need to do this. But then reading the comments about it shrinking with heat has got me thinking. Imagine if you cut it finely and then used it to lash an arrowhead for example? Might be a good idea for another video?
damn that's wild. personally, I'd only use this if I had several extra lying around. the first use of a bottle would obviously be carrying water. then on to fish traps and things like that. but still awesome to know. thanks man!
You should additionally take a "7.5 minute" piece away from the "12 o'clock" piece. That way one can rotate the bottle FREELY, which is especially helpful when it is cold or the bottle is thick. Get that?
This is an amazing tip not that you can turn a plastic bottle in to a strap but the jig you made to do it with if I didn't see it I wouldn't believe it a round bottle shouldn't turn on a triangle also your knife must be raiser sharp I've seen on Facebook a device that would do the same but I don't know the name
Best explanation on bottle cutter. You explaned in detail what most left out - how the cutting knife or blade is positioned and especially to create the initial first cut on the bottle before placing the bottle on the cutter. Thanks a lot!
Someone has mentioned, but applying heat to the bottle cord will cause it to shrink and tighten up.
Advoko Makes has a video where he made a device specifically for cording bottles.
Great improvised method, for those of us without a specially made device :)
Heat👍👍👍👍
Advoko makes is a legend, he is the true "homo faber"
I'm glad I watch your channel Dan! I'm always learning things!! Thanks !!!
Your ability to teach & simplify skills is appreciated.
Thank you again for your videos and knowledge
Thanks for sharing. Now to make it super thin. Going fishing & gardening. Cheers!
Great tutorial. This is another reason to always keep your knife sharp.
Back on it. Nice one.
Great tip. Not a bad idea for repurpose of plastic bottles even at home.
Awesome trick!
Thanks!
Enjoy your show.
That was awesome Dan!!!
Thank you.
Thanks Dan!
Thank you
You are the best at what you do.
Thank You.
Good and cool idea, thanks!
Awesome bushcraft tip sir..thank you..!
Easy peasy lemon sqeezey, well done and easy to remember. Thank you.
Hey that's a dam good idea, and great tool idea for the tool box!! You nailed it on people leaving garbage in the American woods. Nicely done on video!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🪓🔪👍👍
I love this! I have cut them with one side of Fiscar scissors by hand too without a jig, but the jig is much more uniform. My fav to cut are milk jugs. You get around 14 feet of cordage with it!
Milk jugs! That's a fantastic idea 🤯
Great to know. Thanks for the tip.
Cool! Reducing, reusing and hopefully, recycling!
Apply heat to strapped joints. Get it right and it tightens incredibly!
I would not have guessed you could do something like that. Thank you.
Good tip Dan
Nice tip, thanks
Great video Dan 👏👏👏‼️
I really like the hand tool Lars had what four years ago now. But your iimprov was stellar.
Awesome video. Very simple!
Interesting. Thanks Dan.
Good tip. If people are going to practice this please take the plastic when you leave.
Very cool video , just amazing
good info thank you for sharing
Nice setup. I like the on the fly ease of setting this up. You can also heat/shrink wrap the cordage, with a lighter or over a fire, as well to make a very strong bond.
Excellent, TY and God bless!!!
Good info Dan. 👍 Yes, one should always have cordage, but stuff happens, right? Tips like this are great.
Good job 👍
Nice! This should go under the category of urban bushcraft survival. If I'm correct, I believe Tom Brown did a teaching on urban survival.
All your videos are awesome and so informational, you changed my life coalcracker🙏
Very cool tip.
Great tip! Thanks for the information!
Thank you for the video...again I learned something new!
Good instruction😉
Great video!
Superbe video !
This is a truly excellent hack 👍
Great advice! Ty
Pretty cool.
Pretty cool!
Thanks man
I haven’t hiked a beach in a while, but it sounds like the plastics are still showing up there big time. California basket weavers will love this idea.
This is a cool trick.
This is so bomb. I’m trying to learn to make natural cordage but this idea to use bottles for plastic cordage is brilliant for small jobs. It’s also faster.
Cool little trick… ty
Really cool idea
good tips mate.....tq
Thanks Dan, works good. Have many fires.
Great hack, thanks Dan.
Premium Dan.
Always a good fall back when cord is needed.
Also, might make it smoother sailing to trim the edges of the jig down where the bottle sits
I want to try the thing (plastic bottles are infinitely more abundant than anh cordage unfortunately)
Where would you trim? At the center of the tree, round off the bottom edges or what?
@@Bald_Monkey the piece of the wood jig where the bottle sits. The corners could be trimmed less sharp, so the bottle slides through smoother
Great stuff, Thanks for that .there is a small tiny pocket tool for this. Works super. Sold by Grim work shop. Really tiny and effective
That's next level stuff. Cool tip, always learning something new in your vids
Grimm workshop has some pretty compact tools for making cordage like this, which I think is neat for practicing this, long term stuff, conserving the cordage you brought with you, or preparing for emergencies. Good to know how to diy one though. Great video, first time I saw this trick was on “fat guys in the woods” lol. Next thing you need to demonstrate is turning thinner plastic like plastic grocery bags into cordage. If you can think of a way to do it without using your teeth even better! It would also be cool to see you turn this from cordage into twisted rope
I was wondering when this type of video would arrive.
Now that was worth watching. Great advice as usual. One to remember and Robot XY… was great advice as well to pour hot water over one’s lashings . Dam I’m going to have to go into the woods this weekend and tie something up. 😁
I hope they make an Alone Allstars and you win it dude, youve gotten better in survival and camera skills. best luck
Thanks for the tool and technique to get it done. Cheers! 👍
I've never seen that the way you do on the tree. thank you. I used to have a little tool that would help me to cut it and you could make them pretty thin I wish I knew what I did with that little tool it's somewhere in this house. thanks for the video Dan
in terms of household items, a pencil sharpener works well
I remember trying this works great 👍 i great option for making cordage thank you for the video
Cool. But I carry cord everywhere even to the supermarket.
Humm that's handy👍👍👍
outstanding
I like watching,just wondering if you have breathing problems? It sounds like you are gasping for air.
Very cool trick! I have not seen such a field expedient way of making a bottle-cord jig before. I'm sure others will bring this up too, but that cord will shrink if gently heated over flame, or boiling water is poured over it. Sort of like shrink tube for electrical connections. It does also garden the material so you should only heat it where you need rigidity and no flexing in the binding, or sparingly to tighten up a loose binding. 👍👍
I was just about to mention that too. The plastic used in drink bottles will shrink with heat. I saw an article a few years ago about a woman in Peru who makes furniture for poor families with cast-off lumber and drink bottles to hold it together. She uses rings cut from the bottles rather than cordage, and shrinks them down to hold the wood together.
The boiling water is a great tip, cant think of any super important uses but being able to bind something at a lesser tension and increase it just by pouring water on it just seems wildly convenient
@@N8Dulcimer It is. When I was a Boy Scout we learned how to do lashing - binding wood poles together to make useful structures. The hardest part was getting the rope tight enough that the structure didn't flop around and fall. Being able to tighten the ropes with heat would have helped a lot.
Good idea for missing twinegood
If you heat up water in the bottle, the bottle will much easier to cut smoothly.
A couple of easy ways to evenly cut a bottle:
1. Rubber band guide and puncture along the edge every 1/4-1/2 inch, remove band and finish cutting (takes a little longer but still easier than eyeballing it)
2. A heated blade makes cutting plastic easier - not a lot of heat is necessary either.
Would like to see the knots you use to tie that "cordage" together and to tie off your lashing.
Very good tip to know cheers dude
It's not exactly bushcraft handiwork this way, but you can actually buy a small tool that does this exact thing from small enough to fit in your pants pocket to something easy to carry in a side pocket of a backpack.
Just FYI.
Man, that is a beautiful knife. Sweet saber grind on a thinner blade....yeah, buddy. Saving up for that bad boy
I'm always finding plastic bottles and actual cordage on the roadside, now I have something to do with the bottles instead of throwing them out.
Hi Dan!
There's a handy little tool for this. No need for all the setup work.
Scissors! ✂️
Next Video: Making iPhone 14 Pro Max from plastic bags.
1:51 take your time he says, hacksawing in full gremlin mode 😅
Seriously, this is useful info
I'm lucky that I have plenty of natural cordage where I am, so wouldn't need to do this. But then reading the comments about it shrinking with heat has got me thinking. Imagine if you cut it finely and then used it to lash an arrowhead for example? Might be a good idea for another video?
This is even simpler than what "Advoko makes" made.
What happened to Advoko? We don't see his videos anymore.
Great information. This is very valuable in a shtf scenario.
I like how Dan is rocking a saw with a broken tip😂. Been there
If you make two and twist them together over flames the damn stuff will tow a Landover. .... Well maybe not, but you get the idea.👍
Some lines you said got me thinking of flat earth. Dan if you are a flat earther as well don't answer this comment :P
Great informative video as always Dan!! I like how you made the tripod ! More tools for the toolbox !! Take care and stay safe my friend!
damn that's wild. personally, I'd only use this if I had several extra lying around. the first use of a bottle would obviously be carrying water. then on to fish traps and things like that. but still awesome to know. thanks man!
What kind of saw is that?
Awesome will have to try this out sometime!! Another tool for the tool box indeed. Thank you for another awesome video as always brother 👍💪
You should additionally take a "7.5 minute" piece away from the "12 o'clock" piece. That way one can rotate the bottle FREELY, which is especially helpful when it is cold or the bottle is thick.
Get that?
This is an amazing tip not that you can turn a plastic bottle in to a strap but the
jig you made to do it with if I didn't see it I wouldn't believe it a round bottle shouldn't turn on a triangle also your knife must be raiser sharp I've seen on Facebook a device that would do the same but I don't know the name
Es bueno, pero traduce al español, por favor.