Natural Cordage - Nettles
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Uploaded by NaturalBushcraft on Oct 26, 2009
Justin Telford of NaturalBushcraft shows us how to make Natural Cordage out of Nettles. Learn how to make your own cordage from natural resources. Cordage can help you in so many ways, from helping you bind a shelter together, catch food, start a fire, etc. So learning how to make cordage in the wild is an important skill to master.
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Awesome demo, very well explained.
So, from say, one metre high nettle, how much cordage would you end up with?
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@Rebadog1 His own testosterone.
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what's he chewing on?
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@primitivebushskills I think nettles will work for a bow drill if the cordage is tightly formed and thick enough. I would make it 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick (3 to 6 mm). The abrasion resistance of natural fibres is low relative to synthetic fibres, so your cord/rope won't last very long, but you'll definitely be able to get a coal. Here in north central California, we have nettles in the hills. I haven't tried them yet. I may give it a go.
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Couldnt get my head around how to keep adding pieces in but i got it now.
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There are nettel jeans and they are stronger than just regular jeans, i do think then that it'll work on a bow drill
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Thank you for a nice presentation of the process.
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@primitivebushskills This is supposed to work even for Bow and Arrow string from what I've been told
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thanks for the valuable info. keep these vids comin!!!
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for some reason i hate the word cordage
MrgotPump 6 months ago 7
its alot easer when he crushes it if you split it open so you have one flat pece and you bend it in halve pith side out untill the pith breaks
the fibers come away in a hole sheet so you can make them as thick as you want them
flamefinger1989 2 years ago 7