{"id":104231,"date":"2019-02-01T19:40:18","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T10:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/?post_type=global&p=104231"},"modified":"2023-04-20T20:26:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T11:26:07","slug":"hemp-twine","status":"publish","type":"global","link":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/global\/hemp-twine\/","title":{"rendered":"Hemp Twine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nCan you do Cat\u2019s cradel? It’s called Ayatori (\u3042\u3084\u3068\u308a) in Japanese, the traditional hand games.
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\nThis trick is called \u201c4 step\u00a0ladder.\u201d This is supposed to be hard to do.<\/p>\n

Why do we do this? Because we stocked the hemp twine! I am pretty excited about this.<\/p>\n

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\nOur mechanics often use the hemp twine instead of electrical tape to add to the charm on a handlebar like this.<\/p>\n

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\nYou might know that Grant from Rivendell wrote about this thing in his book, \u201cJust Ride\u201d. (The photo is the Japanese version, by the way.)<\/p>\n

And after the turn of the year, I changed a handlebar tape and use this hemp twine for myself.
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\nFirst, cut the twine like 10 cm long.<\/p>\n

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\nJust like a normal finishing tape, wrap on the handlebar tape.<\/p>\n

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\nDepending on your preferences though, wrap 5 or 6 times, and then take the end of that \u201creserved\u201d and make a loop.
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\nNext, wrap around both sides of the loop.<\/p>\n

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\nOnce your twine has reached it’s desired width, take the end of the twine and thread it through the loop.<\/p>\n

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\nThen pull the end of the “reserve” piece slowly around the end of the twine.<\/p>\n

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\nThis is the most fun part.
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\nCut the remainder of the twine.
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\nThat’s it. It is not too hard.
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\nAdditionally, applying shellac on the bar twine is a good idea. It makes the twine stronger and look great.<\/p>\n