Blanket Roll Strap

Well I finally got it done, ended up using a 4 strand braid because I couldn't figure out the 6 strand braid lol Anyhow it goes from a 4 strand braid to a 4 strand diamond knot to a six strand weave, and the ends are both whipped and melted together.

http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/...0412122236.jpg

http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/...412120036a.jpg

http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/...0412120036.jpg

http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/...t_20120412.jpg

Sorry the pics are so big, I don't know how to change the size with photo bucket...

good job, pic's look good to me

Not too shabby! Looks pretty good to me!

You did a good job on the weave. The pics look fine but for future reference just double click on your picture in Photobucket then right above the picture there is a tool bar. It should be below the LIKE and SHARE buttons. One of the options is Resize. If you roll your cursor over it you will be given 4 preset sizes and More Options. If you click on More Options it will open a picture editor that will let you make it whatever custom size you want.

Again, you did a great job on the roll strap.

Nice Job, I like the strap!

Very nicely done. Pics look fine.

Sparky, what you have made is called a Hoppus strap.
http://www.monticello.org/site/jeffe...s-packing-list
(Way down at the bottom are the pack provisions)


The roll itself is called a budget. As in, "do you have that inb your budget?" or "I can not work that into my budget." They were a common use item but not the only pack method used by the old timers.
http://www.colonialmarket.com/casada/rucksacks.html


Nice job on the "braid" which in the historic context is called "finger weaving"
http://www.northwestjournal.ca/sash.html

Very nice, I've been working on rifle slings, and I like that style.Nice job!

Yes very nice weave. Good job.

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Originally Posted by kyratshooter

Sparky, what you have made is called a Hoppus strap.
http://www.monticello.org/site/jeffe...s-packing-list
(Way down at the bottom are the pack provisions)


The roll itself is called a budget. As in, "do you have that inb your budget?" or "I can not work that into my budget." They were a common use item but not the only pack method used by the old timers.
http://www.colonialmarket.com/casada/rucksacks.html


Nice job on the "braid" which in the historic context is called "finger weaving"
http://www.northwestjournal.ca/sash.html

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Great info as usual kyratshooter

So, now....The most important question.....What would have to happen for you to tear it down so as to use the paracord?

As for my rifle slings, it would have to be something very bad.......to screw up all that work......

After I braided a belt I would kill people before I had to unweave that thing. I would take my drawers off and cut them into strips of cloth to be used as rope before I'd unweave that thing. All that would be left is my hong and the belt. Even then the hong would have to go to save the belt.

I have a belt made from 90 feet of paracord. I think I am with Rick though, it would have to get real bad for me to tear it down. The paracord hatband would be the first thing to go!

Ooh! Now I feel good. Mine only has 70 feet. I'm practically Mr. Universe. Hey Honey!!!!..............

I have seen a few pictures of southern soldiers who look like they tied the ends of their blanket roll together and then the tied part was on the hip and the blanket on the shoulder.

I like the strap for being able to roll things up in a shorter role though.

Another new idea to play around with. Well an old idea made new lol.

thank you for sharing.

I need to learn how to do that weaving with the fingers stuff. Be good therapy since the stroke, about reached the point where just twisting up cordage is comfortable so need a bigger challenge.

Maybe paracord tying someday to.

Who says ya can't teach an old dog new tricks?

If you look close at the picture on this page it shows what I'm talking about.

blanket roll link picture

did a bit more digging and found that the one above is often called a "horse collar" . so both are used. just depends on the way folk figured how to do it at the moment apparently.

The blanket over the shoulder is more comfortable than having the cordage dig into your shoulder from the weight. That's the reason Sparky went with the wide braid was to keep the cordage from hurting.

You might try the Cobra braid. It's fairly easy to master and repetitive so it might offer you the challenge you are looking for. It doesn't have to be paracord. Any cordage around #60 size would work.

Pick whichever set of instructions are easiest to understand.

http://www.google.com/search?q=cobra...ient=firefox-a

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Originally Posted by Rick

The blanket over the shoulder is more comfortable than having the cordage dig into your shoulder from the weight. That's the reason Sparky went with the wide braid was to keep the cordage from hurting.

You might try the Cobra braid. It's fairly easy to master and repetitive so it might offer you the challenge you are looking for. It doesn't have to be paracord. Any cordage around #60 size would work.

Pick whichever set of instructions are easiest to understand.

http://www.google.com/search?q=cobra...ient=firefox-a

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I would describe the weave I used as kind of two cobra weaves hitched together, you kind of use the same weave and then cross the cords so it stiches the to togethor if that makes any sense. Here is the instructions I used http://www.instructables.com/id/Wide...racelet/#step1
I was afraid it would be a hard braid to do, but found it was actually pretty simple.

Great job Sparky!

well done Sparky!!

By the way, if you were wondering if I'm in a closet in the last pic the answer is no. That is my dorm room, it's about 9' wide...

A fellow that knows my daughter knows how to "finger weave" he has been trying to teach me so I can use it to help work my fingers after the stroke.

The more small things I do the better the finger memory gets.

I have grown so very tired of digging stuff out of play doe. Started with marbles, now I'm working on bb shot. And I can twist basic cordage, so im looking to add more complex stuff to help me get better.

At least the speech to txt thing works pretty well after learning how to deal with my southron accent from me reading to it for days. Tonight I am hand typing though so it isn't as purdy but that is part of the brain to finger practice too.

I'm to stubborn to listen to the DR that say I'll never get my skill back to old. I may hang up with numbers sometimes but the body can relearn if you just practice thousands of times.

My old teacher called it muscle memory and said the more I did it was like turning a dirt road into a interstate highway.

I don't know about that , but cant n quit ain't in my list of words I understand.

Thad.

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Originally Posted by Thaddius Bickerton

A fellow that knows my daughter knows how to "finger weave" he has been trying to teach me so I can use it to help work my fingers after the stroke.

The more small things I do the better the finger memory gets.

I have grown so very tired of digging stuff out of play doe. Started with marbles, now I'm working on bb shot. And I can twist basic cordage, so im looking to add more complex stuff to help me get better.

At least the speech to txt thing works pretty well after learning how to deal with my southron accent from me reading to it for days. Tonight I am hand typing though so it isn't as purdy but that is part of the brain to finger practice too.

I'm to stubborn to listen to the DR that say I'll never get my skill back to old. I may hang up with numbers sometimes but the body can relearn if you just practice thousands of times.

My old teacher called it muscle memory and said the more I did it was like turning a dirt road into a interstate highway.

I don't know about that , but cant n quit ain't in my list of words I understand.

Thad.

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That's the spirit, don't let the doctor tell you that you can't. My neighbor back home was working on putting new shingles on his roof, at the time he was 80 something, and fell of and broke his back. The therapist told him he would never be able to walk again and he sunk into a deep depression, well it's been a few years after that and he is back to full health. He is one tough old man, the other day I saw him walking up the road, covered in mud with a shovel slung over his shoulder doing lord knows what. Every now and then I see him out poking around with the backhoe, I think he just gets bored and has to go dig a hole every now and then lol

The truth is your brain is rewiring itself. It's growing new synapses to reconnect around those that were lost. It just takes a lot of time to do it. Personally, I think your positive attitude does a lot to help them grow.

Nice of ya'll to say so. and positive attitude sounds a whole lot better than pure D stubborn.

I reckon I'll go kicking n screaming every step of the way.

Truth is that I just still want to do stuff and this isn't my first time I had to work uphill every step of the way to do what I set my sights on.

Once I did something everyone said could not be done, I kind of got a taste for doing stuff people said could not be done.

Ya gotta admit nothing feels quite as good as doing what can't be done.

but I do wanna say thank you for the kind words. I will never be able to explain how important they are to me, but they are.

Thad.

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