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Jungle vines & rattan for cordage; Lessons from a Sarawak

A coil of wild rattan put aside ready for use

Natural jungle vines and rattan has long been used by people as cordage to tie and lash things together. And I got a first hand experience it’s application during a trip into the interior jungles of Sarawak. The ability to utilize these jungle produce demonstrate [...]

Stripping terap tree bark for cordage

Terap tree fibers makes excellent jungle cordage

There are many types of natural jungle cordage available if one knows where to look. Besides the usual vines and rattan, another good source of cordage is from the Terap (Artocarpus) tree. The method of stripping the Terap tree bark for cordage is something I have heard of [...]