Traditional Bushcraft Jute Hack!

Traditional Bushcraft Jute Hack! Folks if your into traditional bushcraft, you have at least used jute occasionally. I used it extensively! It's incredibly inexpensive and versatile! Whether you use it for lashing and tie outs or for fire making. You have found that jute is a must for traditional bushcraft. Depending on the ply and gauge, jute has it's weaknesses. The simple "HACK" of braiding can maximize your jute cordage tensile strength potential, and provide you with a long term cordage that can last for decades!

[TAVAAR]

There is value in the "old ways" and too many people don't realize how quick we could go back to them out of necessity. Do and learn hard stuff now while its comparatively easy, worst case you learned something no one can take away short of lobotomy or equivalent.

[markfletcher]

Cool info. I'm going to pass this on to my grandson. I like that work station you made. Keep up the great work.

[cliffordbaldwin]

Really cool video. And the psychological value to have something to do in those downtimes can you set your mind to ease and that Is important in a stressful situation

[denisdegamon]

Good job sir. I already made twisted 2, 3, and 4 ply jute twisted line. Now I learned how to braid as well.
I am now even learning how to use a hand cranked rope machine. I need to make a four hole waddle paddle to guide and apply a uniform tension to the newly formed cordage.
I have been a pre 1840 reenactor for over 39 years now. Love doing living history and the applied crafts of the period. If history is not revised it will be lost to posterity.

[terryqueen]

This is a very good instructional video for those who don't know how to braid I was very impressed with your teaching I learn to braid when I was in the Boy Scouts and I have carried that with me through the years. When I reached my twenties I learned how to braid with 4 strands it takes a lot longer and it's a lot more tedious but also a lot stronger than three strand, I also learned on I believe it was either 5 or 7 strands but I'm pretty sure it was probably 5, how to braid that way but I didn't continue it so I lost it. I also learned how to braid in a loop at my starting end but I haven't quite learned how to do it at the end but I do know how to feed it back through itself and make that a blunt in instead of tying it. That also take some time and as in beginning you do need to take some cellophane tape or any type of tape and tape each individual end to hold each strand in place to incorporate a loop. You have a pretty good concept of braiding I believe you can figure that part out by yourself. I wish I could show you how to do the four strand strand, it is much stronger and a lot more tedious to do as I said previously. If you are interested let me know and let me also know how to reach you and your email and I will send you a short video of how to do that or I can try and describe it but that would take a long time, stretch the word long out. I'm glad you put this out this is very good information for people that are interested and I mean they need to be really interested in their Woods lore. Again I say thanks for teaching these people this I feel they need to know it. By the way I do know how to make cordage from natural materials. I took a whole day teaching myself how to do that well I say a whole day I mean the daylight hours but I did perfect it and I am proud of myself and it's very hard to teach a 11 year-old how to do that as they are tuned into one minute shorts that seems to be too long for them to have to think about braiding something. I hope Tik-Tok gets banned and if it does you know somebody's going to come up with another way to do that. I really do hate those one-minute shorts although I do skim through them looking for certain people that maybe put one out and if they happen to put one out then I will watch it. Anyway I made this long enough I think you got my idea of what I can do and I know this is a third time but I want to thank you again for teaching these people this art of twisting cordage. Stay vigilant!

[Otis]

Anybody who can't see the usefullness of this skill is an idiot! I learned how to braid a few years ago from a video Dave at HighCarbonSteelLove made except I used 550 Paracord to make a 25' Section for a permanent ridgeline that I'll have seemingly forever! Thank you for another exceptionally helpful video! Bill Doyle from NJ

[starlingblack]

Thanks John, love your videos. I once made a 12 foot fishing line to use on a cane pole. I braided the line to this length to give it more weight to cast out flies while fishing trout without using a lead shot. It worked pretty well when not windy. Braiding and cordage making is a valuable skill that keeps your fingers limber and your mind meditative.

[jamesellsworth]

This is a fine ''Olde School" technique. It is good to have in one's skills toolkit or to use for Classic Bushcraft.

[robertbates]

Yes, my wife taught me how to do that a few years back. Everyone should know how to do that.

[davebusink]

And here I am looking for hair tie hacks.

[woodland]

Great informational video John. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge. Be safe brother.

[hanginwithbullfrog]

I actually made a 4 stran braid with 550 and added heavy duty carabineers. made a safety line when me and my son r out ...for sketchy situations (crossing water crossings and what not)

[markligon]

Cool info. Thanks for the refresher course! I think long ago I may have learned this but forgot the details and it really is simple. Now it is just a matter of practicing.
Just don't tell my wife I'm relearning cause she expect me to braid her hair! 😂
Glad to see you are out in the woods, brother! Was concerned about where you were in relation to the situation in East Palestine. I'm still jealous of all that public land you have there. 😎

[mitchelltakacs]

Great job! Very informative and clearly explained!
Thank you!

[Jameskeith]

Glad I found your channel! You have a new subscriber! I’ll be catching up. 😊

[davidtiner]

Brother John you have done it again. I haven't seen any other video showing use of jute as cordage. Thank you for sharing this. How about sharing other uses of jute? I use jute in my the house. As I have heard, "another tool for the toolbox." Thanks for the video my friend. Blessings, David.

[alecseekins]

Awasome video. I do the same thing as you with jute if I'm not making cordage from fibers. With the jute I do the same thing as you but to make it faster for myself I will tie the knot st the end and find a Y branch and put the knot between the branch and stick it into the ground

[crowadventures]

Great braiding instructional Brother…boy I went way down the trail last summer teaching myself cordage making…seemed like weekly I was finding/finding out about another local plant or fiber I could use… just to name a few here in NE Ohio were basswood, nettle, Chinese jute (velvet leaf) and cattail. I hear pine roots work too but haven’t tried yet. It’s pretty addicting when you start; akin to like cracking nuts, whittling or something- something to do with your hands while just sitting around a fire with or without friends. Thanks Brother!

[mattbrown]

I enjoyed this video a ton. Thank you. Do you have any plans to show how to identify jute plants in the wild and how to process them for cordage? By the way, those dyed UCP fatigues are looking great.

[JinKee]

I really wish i could find tarred bankline with a jute core instead of nylon. I am tempted to buy some road tar and braid my own so i could have weatherproof cordage that also can be used to start a fire, but it also sounds like a very messy process that could burn me with hot tar.