Did you happen to notice the 2 ways that I showed, how to hold and utilize that toggle on the bowstring??? See 3:55 and 8:40.
@DavidWestBgood2ppl4 жыл бұрын
Yucca is an extremely strong fiber and is great for cordage. I've used it many times for a bow drill bowstring and it has never broken on me. Today, I harvested several leaves from a favorite plant that I've been utilizing for years. I show you how to Reverse Wrap cordage and how to make the splices. Of course the best part... we get to try it out. I broke out the "never miss" Water Oak set and made 2 friction fires. *** I left an annotation referring you back to this Description to find out why I don't like pointy spindles which make cone shaped divots. I have found the most efficient use of a bow drillers energy is when all the force that he's applying is directed to the very bottom of the divot. Anytime the spindle contacts the side walls of the divot or shoulders out at the top of the divot, it's a waste of energy. So, a pointy spindle actually contacts more side wall of the divot than bottom. I only made this one work because my Water Oak Set is so good! Come see how well the bowstring held up, follow the LINKS below, and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You! Making Cordage Playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLkoXX8XsMW3m28vH6VhBYm5W11b6xWqxi Bow Drill Playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLkoXX8XsMW3kw-EXlvpLS68aJjR89P4ae
@brucefoote540 Жыл бұрын
Cordage, a beautiful skill, once ya learn it!!!
@DavidWestBgood2ppl Жыл бұрын
If I could get more views on the skill, I’d make a lot more videos about it.
@yedidyah-jedshlomoh153311 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot. The Spanish bayonet flowers and seeds are edible. The stalk is as sweet as sugarcane. The roots are rich in saponins, which can be used to make soap and shampoo. The roots of the Spanish bayonet can also be used to hunt fish. When mashed and placed in a small body of water, the saponins stupefy the fish, causing them to float and be easily caught. The leaf fibers can be used to make rope and string. They make great sandals. An extract from the yucca stem is used as a foaming agent in root beer.
@DavidWestBgood2ppl11 ай бұрын
Thank you friend!
@timduncan99034 жыл бұрын
I'm going to try my first friction fire soon
@theraven84012 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@treesloth56614 жыл бұрын
I have used 3 Walmart bags braided for cordage but not reversed wrapped yucca. I'll have to try that. I've been having fun with horseweed spindle and willow fireboard hand drilling. Thanks for all the good advice
@alicarroll82364 жыл бұрын
Oh happy day to you my dear friend. Glad to see you . Thank you for sharing another great video looking forward to seeing your next video stay safe my dear friend.much love to you and your family
@20p65s4 жыл бұрын
Nice work on the details. I liked the burnishing, the toggle & wetting the string.
@johnwest47884 жыл бұрын
Yucca is an amazing survival plant. The dry stalk is my favorite material for spindle and fireboard.
@DavidWestBgood2ppl4 жыл бұрын
I like it for hand drill also. See my hand drill playlist.
@jasonconnor5764 жыл бұрын
We use something called snake grass here in the Caribbean (yucca family). I will try your spoon method, looks efficient. I also like the way you reverse twist and your bow design. Thank you for sharing, I'm going to harvest some snake grass today.
@royleonard19634 жыл бұрын
Very interesting David, my favourite so far 😀
@usbigdaddy4 жыл бұрын
I get so excited everytime I see a new video. Thanks brother for the great informative content. P.S. Absolutely love the fast forward chipmunk talking Dave.
@DavidWestBgood2ppl4 жыл бұрын
LOL! Than you brother!
@Timschannel24 жыл бұрын
I make reverse wrap hemp string. Use for necklace and bracelets. Have not tried to use it for bow drill yet. Yuka appears to be very strong. The toggle in one end is new to me. I like that. Less knots which means shorter cord can do the job. Thanks for the video. You definitely are skilled.
@DavidWestBgood2ppl4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tim!
@prepperguy61354 жыл бұрын
Great video as always
@jamiedillow61254 жыл бұрын
I will have to try this keep up the videos
@matthewg92054 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you sir!
@ConnecticutBackcountry4 жыл бұрын
We have a few plants that work as cordage but I gotta strengthen my bow drill game first I think! Thanks for the video!
@DavidWestBgood2ppl4 жыл бұрын
I was raised in Bristol, Conn... left at 14 years old in 1972.
@ConnecticutBackcountry4 жыл бұрын
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl excellent. I have only been through bristol, don't know it too well. We came to CT when I was a kid so I kinda grew up here myself.
@esben1814 жыл бұрын
The cordage sort of looks like one I made out of a type of grass from my backyard. The colors of the yucca is only slightly more uniform and vibrant--and of course much stronger
@titsup4u4 жыл бұрын
David What do you mean @1:36 " Then lap that bundle to the left"? What does lap mean?
@DavidWestBgood2ppl4 жыл бұрын
You're working with to bundles of strands. The bundle thats farthest from you twist it ti the right. When it is tight, lap it over the other bundle to the left. Repeat. Please visit my cordage playlist.
@robinbrown3784 жыл бұрын
Great demonstration! My question: the yucca doesnt look like the yucca here. Your leaves look flexible. The ones I'm used to are very very stiff. Could it be something different? Oh! And I have made cordage using the reverse wrap with a couple different things. Hard to get used to doing, but once you get it, voila!
@DavidWestBgood2ppl4 жыл бұрын
Dozen of types of Yucca. See me use the type you're talking about in my cordage playlist.
@TipsyFlipper4 жыл бұрын
how soapy does that pulp feel? does it lather at all?
@DavidWestBgood2ppl4 жыл бұрын
It will lather a a little when I use water and wash my hands with the fiber.
@onionhead57804 жыл бұрын
I’ve never used a bow drill but I heard somewhere years ago that you should slightly cant or angle the bow so the cordage doesn’t rub together possibly weakening it while sawing on the spindle. True? False? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?
@DavidWestBgood2ppl4 жыл бұрын
I was bowing at an angle. For years I've been telling people to bow at an angle to avoid Wrap Rub which will quickly destroy natural cordage.
@onionhead57804 жыл бұрын
David West Wasn’t sure. Thanks for the intel sir. Love your educational videos. 👍
@A.J.Collins4 жыл бұрын
I'm curious as to how corn silk or celery fibers would do with cordage?
@DavidWestBgood2ppl4 жыл бұрын
Too weak.
@mirycreek4 жыл бұрын
Does cigarette ash and cotton ball work for fire roll?