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asemery
10-04-2012, 07:39 PM
FOUR STICK ROPE MAKING
This is a great youth activity.
For each 10' rope you need
70' approx. of string tied in a loop
4 volunteers each holding a 1/2" dowel 2' long
To begin the loop is placed over dowels A and D held by the volunteers who are facing each other. A and D begin turning their dowels as if they were steering a car to the right. When the twisted twine kinks when tension is released stop twisting.
Keeping the twisted string in the middle of the dowels C pushes towards A, B pushes towards D and A and D walk towards each other.
The volunteer on the left is now holding dowels A and C and the volunteer on he right is holding B and D. Now twist both dowels together as if steering to the left. Keep twisting until very tight. You can't overtwist this step. Whip both ends. Remove the dowels. Any overtwist will be released



http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/asemery/FourStickRopeMaking.jpg


Diagram of steps described above. Bottom drawing - A and D are ready to begin 2nd twisting
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/asemery/4StickRope2ndstage_zps4f1895b6.png

asemery
10-08-2012, 07:54 PM
The second twisting is done in the same manner as the traditional Boy Scout spinner method. By using 4 sticks you can get more kids involved.
http://www.usscouts.org/scoutcraft/BoyScoutRopemaking.pdf

intothenew
10-08-2012, 08:45 PM
This one is a winter exercise for the varmints I hang with. Thanks for the contribution.

asemery
10-09-2012, 06:09 PM
Diagram of steps described above. Bottom drawing - A and D are ready to begin 2nd twisting
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/asemery/4StickRope2ndstage_zps4f1895b6.png