Bushcraft Cordage Making

My simple but effective way of making cordage from natural fibres

20 Responses to “Bushcraft Cordage Making”

1. sjeter61 says:

   August 18, 2010 at 7:41 pm

   very good , & clear
2. DragonorProductions says:

   August 18, 2010 at 8:28 pm

   To make cordage you use the inner bark of willow or lime tree. For extra strength you can put the inner bark into a tin with water and charcoal put it on the fire for a while and dry it out then you can use it to make cordage.
3. flamedrag18 says:

   August 18, 2010 at 9:09 pm

   what’s the plant material?
   it looks like willow wood or spruce root?
4. KonstantinKuehn says:

   August 18, 2010 at 9:52 pm

   the problem with his technique though is u cant make the cordage as tight as possible making the cordage slightly weaker…
5. ashcaw says:

   August 18, 2010 at 10:03 pm

   Excellent! Thanks for sharing. What material was it that you were starting with? Cheers!
6. uberti77 says:

   August 18, 2010 at 10:13 pm

   very useful thanks
7. sacredthornapple says:

   August 18, 2010 at 10:36 pm

   Wow thats a slow method. I can made cord at least double that speed.
8. GenericGene says:

   August 18, 2010 at 11:18 pm

   Very clear presentation, Great Video Thanks.
9. Jazz161088 says:

   August 18, 2010 at 11:52 pm

   Look at how ray mears does it with netle fibres, a much faster way of using the technique shown in this video! Typ in “Ray mears bushcraft 3 of 3″ and watch how to do it.
10. kentsurvival says:

    August 19, 2010 at 12:25 am

    Top video..What material is that anyhow?
11. snocamo154 says:

    August 19, 2010 at 12:36 am

    You know you are into bushcraft when you walk through the woods or your backyard and see fibrous plants and take a few strands and twist them together to see if they make good cordage.
12. Colhane says:

    August 19, 2010 at 1:32 am

    Very good video. I like that you let the technique speak for itself. My technique is a little different.
13. foxtrot45 says:

    August 19, 2010 at 1:41 am

    Thats very interesting, its the same technique that I use to make flemish strings for my bow. I never would have thought of applying it to make cord.
14. marshallferron says:

    August 19, 2010 at 2:32 am

    I’m making a yucca fiber string at this very moment using that technique!
15. amoose77 says:

    August 19, 2010 at 2:51 am

    wow!! the making of good cordage is probably the most difficult survival skill!
16. 1BadShot says:

    August 19, 2010 at 3:00 am

    Thanks for providing such a useful video. I now know how to make cordage and just made about 6ft from pounded honeysuckle vine.
17. BushcraftJon says:

    August 19, 2010 at 3:24 am

    Its quite easy to add more fibres, just add a new fibre to the side that is becomming thinner and carry on twisting.

    I wouldnt have thought that the Lime bark fibres would be strong enough for use with a bow drill but you could always try!
18. gundog5 says:

    August 19, 2010 at 4:22 am

    How do you splice more fibers? Is lime tree fiber strong enough to use on a bow drill to make fire?

    I just managed to make a fire using palm tree leaves as cordage on a bow drill.
19. BushcraftJon says:

    August 19, 2010 at 5:04 am

    Hi!
    I used the inner bark fibres from the Lime tree but you can choose any material you like. If you practice the technique it deosnt take long begore you get fast enout to make meters of cordage in one go.
20. x78897889x says:

    August 19, 2010 at 5:39 am

    cool! how long does it take to make 1 foot? what fibres are you useing?