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Not a rope-making expert, but I attended a workshop once. With three holes you can twist the strands together and get a three-strand rope in one step. That's ho
by eszed 3y ago
Not a rope-making expert, but I attended a workshop once. With three holes you can twist the strands together and get a three-strand rope in one step. That's how the (early-modern) process I observed worked. I think doing it the way you suggest (which certainly makes sense - I'm not saying that's not a reasonable hypothesis for the one-hole devices) would still require a multiple-hole device later in the process.
- klyrs 3y agoTo further clarify, the research paper does not contain the word "braid" which the lay-article uses erroneously. You're describing the fabrication of a multi-strand cable. Braided raw fibers makes for really bad rope. (I too have some passing familiarity with ancient ropemaking; I did a similar workshop and I've applied the knowledge in a pinch)