Blogs Posts on "Jungle Cordage"

Jungle vines & rattan for cordage; Lessons from a Sarawak by My rainforest adventures on Oct 18, 2009A 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 Sar...

Stripping terap tree bark for cordage by My rainforest adventures on Jul 11, 2009There 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 so...