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    Default 4 Stick Rope Making - youth group activity

    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



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    Diagram of steps described above. Bottom drawing - A and D are ready to begin 2nd twisting
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    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/B...Ropemaking.pdf
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    This one is a winter exercise for the varmints I hang with. Thanks for the contribution.
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    Diagram of steps described above. Bottom drawing - A and D are ready to begin 2nd twisting
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