📐Authentic WWII US Navy Hammock clew tying tutorial // Simple DIY

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  • @alikartal8426
    @alikartal8426 2 роки тому +17

    Nate, I built the jig (with slight variations and shortcuts) a few days ago and I made the clew today. I watched your instruction several times before starting to do it actually and I kept your video right in front of me while I did it. It turned out exactly as you showed, thank you very much!

  • @twicebittenthasme5545
    @twicebittenthasme5545 4 роки тому +8

    Nice work. We had an old chief bosun teaching stuff like this on the destroyer i was stationed on back in the early 70's. When we weren't at battle stations, he would sit and show the rope items were made. This was right up there with his stuff. Simply intricate.
    Thanks for sharing!

    • @natelarge
      @natelarge  4 роки тому +1

      Thank you for sharing your story. Ropes are great fun.

  • @dkmiller8420
    @dkmiller8420 4 роки тому +38

    I very much appreciated this! It allowed me to take apart my wife's favorite, 15 year old, hammock chair, refinish the wood and make a new clew and hang it good as new. Thank you!

    • @natelarge
      @natelarge  4 роки тому +4

      So happy to hear of your success

    • @urmilashah6490
      @urmilashah6490 3 роки тому +1

      Excellent

    • @kayekelly3341
      @kayekelly3341 Рік тому

      Did you make the chair… would be interested to see how it turned out

  • @matthewsfamilyalbum7813
    @matthewsfamilyalbum7813 4 роки тому +22

    So clear and clever. Thank you for making easy what I have thought would be difficult. I HATE to throw away good things and now I can fix my beloved hammock.

  • @JoseRios-mc8wc
    @JoseRios-mc8wc 3 роки тому +8

    Beautiful tutorial.
    Thank you and your grandpa for this information.
    You explain things very well.
    Thank you!

  • @sandrawanilepine2581
    @sandrawanilepine2581 3 роки тому +1

    I herited from my dad his NAVY hammoc and the clew need to be replace. I did not know how since i got the hammoc. Thank to you now i will be able to do it.

  • @joerosburns5639
    @joerosburns5639 4 роки тому +4

    Straightforward, informative, no music! Great video!

  • @roseoreillysievers6057
    @roseoreillysievers6057 4 роки тому +1

    I want to try this. Bless your father for serving our country

  • @konradkondi6816
    @konradkondi6816 6 місяців тому

    Thanks This was very helpful in repairing an old torn hammock

  • @sk13ppy
    @sk13ppy 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you very much for this tutorial. It's hard to find videos that have audio and the demonstration with no music. Kudos to you!

  • @heidilueck1543
    @heidilueck1543 3 роки тому +1

    I just bought a hammock stand today, and the seller threw the hammock in for free as a rodent chewed through part of the quilted canvas and much of the clew rope. Now I can fix it and have this $300 hammock in working shape!

    • @natelarge
      @natelarge  3 роки тому

      That is great news Heidi.

  • @Spinningininfinity
    @Spinningininfinity 3 роки тому +5

    Beautiful work, I did not have a clue, now I need two🥰

    • @heidilueck1543
      @heidilueck1543 3 роки тому

      You did not have a clue, or a clew…he he.

  • @ПашаПитецкий
    @ПашаПитецкий Рік тому

    Дякую вам за працю, хай щастить

  • @faierieknotting
    @faierieknotting 4 роки тому +3

    Hi many thanks for sharing , a very systematic clear presentation !!! The photo of the old work is a very important detail !!! Congratulations and best wishes .

  • @vDC2me
    @vDC2me 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you. I'm making a clew and hammock from braided home Depot bags. You instruction was very helpful

  • @ezeverdosiqueira5505
    @ezeverdosiqueira5505 Рік тому +1

    Saudações do Brasil!!!
    Agradecido por compartilhar seus conhecimentos...

  • @manuelparedes190
    @manuelparedes190 Рік тому

    nice viideo GRACIAS FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. great for the island YESSS!

  • @janeconnolly8537
    @janeconnolly8537 Рік тому +2

    Awesome video, enjoyed doing this art shown to you by your Father, thanks for sharing. My hammock turned out really good and now I want to make a chair, which I think will have varied lengths of rope. If you have a template for this I'd be really grateful.

  • @amm7364
    @amm7364 Рік тому

    Hello from Portugal 🇵🇹 you’ve explained everything in a way that everyone can understand. Can you please tell me the measurements of the rope? And how much rope did you kept on your left? Can you tell me in centimeters?
    Thank you so much 😊🇵🇹

  • @ethandavies4433
    @ethandavies4433 4 роки тому +23

    Before this I had no clue, thanks for jiging my memory

  • @laurelcallayotte8685
    @laurelcallayotte8685 3 роки тому +2

    Wonderful!! Easy to follow! Thank you so much!

  • @JaneWagman
    @JaneWagman 4 роки тому

    great description of how to create the clew

  • @bananabread6148
    @bananabread6148 3 роки тому +4

    This is so awesome!!! I'd love to give this a try. So glad I stumbled across your channel 💛

    • @natelarge
      @natelarge  3 роки тому

      Yay! Thank you!

    • @worthcousin7819
      @worthcousin7819 2 роки тому

      Mistake in second stage eliminating first set of strings

  • @Татьяна-ф1л7е
    @Татьяна-ф1л7е 4 місяці тому

    Очень доходчиво. Спасибо.

  • @jmadera_6
    @jmadera_6 Рік тому

    Looks like you could put a keychain loop or binder ring or whatever around each string, put the blue painter tape strings' rings to the back and the other set to the front.. Connect all rings on each side with a rod or whatever, then you don't have to re-run the rod each time

  • @perecliment888
    @perecliment888 4 роки тому +6

    Muy buen trábajo, intentaré repetirlo.
    Gracias desde Benidorm (España)

  • @victortemplar1
    @victortemplar1 Рік тому

    Saludos, muy buen trabajo. Me encantaría ver el tejido de la hamaca al completo. Gracias.

  • @PnNhung19066
    @PnNhung19066 2 роки тому

    Thank you,great video.

  • @dlou3264
    @dlou3264 3 роки тому

    This is good information. I subscribed to your channel.

  • @KRA_U
    @KRA_U 3 роки тому +1

    Muchas gracias por el video, me ayudo mucho.
    Saludos desde Paraguay ❤️

  • @mariaruty3528
    @mariaruty3528 3 роки тому

    Very well explanation, thank you so much

  • @BushCrafts
    @BushCrafts 3 роки тому

    BRILLIANT!!! Thank you for this amazing demonstration. Your presentation is so easy to follow. Would you consider doing a demonstration of how the rest of the hammock is made and how to finish the opposite end? Grüße aus Deutschland!

    • @natelarge
      @natelarge  3 роки тому +2

      I have two more videos on this hammock but I plan on a series on making this hammock from scratch.

    • @natelarge
      @natelarge  3 роки тому

      Other end is made the same as this side.

    • @liezlleibbrandt2279
      @liezlleibbrandt2279 3 роки тому +1

      Is the rest of the hammock tutorial available yet?

  • @benh554
    @benh554 Рік тому

    What size steel ring should be used for the clew

  • @Dumz240
    @Dumz240 6 місяців тому

    Thanks for tutorial

  • @Kitty-hj6nv
    @Kitty-hj6nv 4 роки тому +1

    Well explained very informative video. Thank you for taking the time to share. You have a brilliant mind.

  • @percyperezpaz6991
    @percyperezpaz6991 3 роки тому

    Muy buena su explicacion me gusto mucho tiene un hermoso talento Dios lo vendiga siempre,desde Bolivia

  • @peggyrussell1728
    @peggyrussell1728 7 місяців тому

    Can you do this with mule tape?

  • @nlo114
    @nlo114 4 роки тому +3

    Interesting. The original keeps the traveler/cross-ropes (?) parallel where they go from side to side. Looks flatter and a bit neater. (Not criticising, only observing; I've never seen this done before, so I'm not an expert) Thanks for showing us!

  • @marialuizaschneider4132
    @marialuizaschneider4132 4 роки тому +6

    Não entendo sua fala mas tudo que nos mostra é de se entender perfeitamente! Maravilhoso trabalho!!!!

    • @dlou3264
      @dlou3264 3 роки тому

      I love the translation feature! It lets us listen to one another!😊

  • @zekiah2
    @zekiah2 Рік тому

    What is the purpose of the clew? I have made several hammocks just using a single knot to tie the ripstop or canvas. The result is similar to the eno style hammocks. Does the clew have some benefits over the eno style hammocks?

  • @joeynanez9897
    @joeynanez9897 3 роки тому

    Wow great video! Will try. God bless

  • @craigly5377
    @craigly5377 3 роки тому +1

    I have a set of those from WWII that my dad made when on the Nashville

  • @hafiyadifnu6894
    @hafiyadifnu6894 2 роки тому

    Did you have the continued video I'm interested to make it thank you

  • @georgeferguson9779
    @georgeferguson9779 3 роки тому

    Great job! Thanks for the video!

  • @sm-mf3rh
    @sm-mf3rh 7 місяців тому

    what kind of rope is on the OG Clew?

  • @mitchellanddonnabrooke2177
    @mitchellanddonnabrooke2177 Місяць тому

    I can't find the video where you finish the hammock

  • @jinkim2173
    @jinkim2173 Рік тому

    What width nylon rope did you use? I have 3mm cotton yarn but think I should use thicker like 6mm?

  • @newtybot
    @newtybot Рік тому

    How funny is it that i need to weave a hammock using two Walmart craft sticks- and I come to this video to see you using the exact same stick as me

  • @sadibareham6134
    @sadibareham6134 2 роки тому

    How much cord do you use? What size?

  • @rc3291
    @rc3291 3 роки тому

    My dad joined WW2 early on. The boat he was on was issued the components to make their own hammocks.

    • @natelarge
      @natelarge  3 роки тому

      This is neat info. I had wondered if they might have done so. Thank you for the insight.

  • @gulabg7
    @gulabg7 3 роки тому

    very well explained. Good job.
    what is the rope technical specification for purchase it.
    thanks.

    • @natelarge
      @natelarge  3 роки тому +1

      check pinned comment

  • @bearshield7138
    @bearshield7138 Рік тому

    Thank you

  • @elizabethwatson71
    @elizabethwatson71 Рік тому

    I can only find ONE problem. When you shoot the working runner through, it should always be the same, as in right side through then left side through, I vice versa.. wonderful bit of rope work.

  • @leepryor123
    @leepryor123 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks very much for a nice clear instruction video. I do have one question however, I notice that your nails along the bottom part of the frame are not in a straight line and seem quite specifically curved, why is that please?

    • @natelarge
      @natelarge  4 роки тому +2

      It's covered in my video on the clew jig build. ua-cam.com/video/umPTAlLu4ZY/v-deo.html
      The curve is there because the measurements on an actual WWII navy clew had those lengths.

    • @leepryor123
      @leepryor123 4 роки тому

      @@natelarge ah...brilliant, thank you so much for taking the time to reply. I visited our local marine chandlers yesterday to look at their ropes etc as I’m going to follow your instructions and build a hammock. :-)

  • @danddel
    @danddel 2 роки тому +11

    this is where the saying "doesn't have a clue" came from. New sailors didn't know how to make a clew so it really was "don't have a clew" originally.

    • @danddel
      @danddel 2 роки тому +3

      I totally just made this up btw

    • @13Voodoobilly69
      @13Voodoobilly69 Рік тому

      @@danddel😂

    • @graybacca
      @graybacca Рік тому

      But possibly very close to the truth

    • @noeraldinkabam
      @noeraldinkabam Рік тому +1

      Clew is the old word for a ball of yarn. The ‘thread’ of a story. The ball of thread to help you out of a maze. Clue does come from clew. So you weren’t that far of.

    • @general5104
      @general5104 Рік тому

      I wondered about that. Thanks for putting that in.

  • @DHANTEJHASTKALAKENDRA
    @DHANTEJHASTKALAKENDRA 3 роки тому

    Good

  • @arnaudguillou2268
    @arnaudguillou2268 2 роки тому

    thank for sharing ! So well explained ! I was looking for this kind of tutorial to occupy my son who wants a hamac "home made" ! Just a question : how much long is the rope to make the clew ? Thank you !!

  • @jimmie200
    @jimmie200 3 роки тому

    Beautiful!

  • @Mishanja.69
    @Mishanja.69 6 місяців тому

    Який розмір рамки?

  • @onaidaosorio8746
    @onaidaosorio8746 4 роки тому +2

    Un sincero saludo desde mi hermosa cartagena Colombia.exelente trabajo.en mi país se llama cabeza de amaca. Deberían de subir la traducción para quienes no entendamos el idioma.le quedó súper hermosa

    • @natelarge
      @natelarge  4 роки тому

      Thank you for your kind comment. I hope that the languages can also be added one day

  • @claralama5136
    @claralama5136 Рік тому

    Ahora como ensartar a la hamaca , por facor

  • @agnomenincognita3896
    @agnomenincognita3896 3 роки тому

    good story for the night)

  • @mehrdadrahimi8604
    @mehrdadrahimi8604 3 роки тому

    Nice,perfect

  • @Ettibridget
    @Ettibridget 2 роки тому

    You should add metric measures?

    • @natelarge
      @natelarge  2 роки тому

      bro come on ;-)

    • @kayekelly3341
      @kayekelly3341 Рік тому

      Work it out … it’s not hard… or ask google to convert for you!

  • @m.clements9567
    @m.clements9567 4 роки тому +3

    This is amazing. Thank you so much.

  • @komikx5424
    @komikx5424 4 роки тому

    Very nice! Thanks for sharing.

  • @MUZA750
    @MUZA750 7 місяців тому

    Спасибо🙏💕😊❤

  • @TheBellmare
    @TheBellmare 4 роки тому

    Oh my, I've got to make video of how I make saddle cinches and girths (I like this video as much as weaving cord girths!!)

  • @jameslabs1
    @jameslabs1 3 роки тому

    a cool skill! thanks

  • @tzisorey
    @tzisorey 3 роки тому

    That's cool and all - but I'm curious why they're constructed like that. Is it to reinforce the ropes that are likely to have the most weight on them? (the ones closest to the center)

    • @natelarge
      @natelarge  3 роки тому

      It creates a basket to hold the person in the hammock. You can tie it will less arc for less basket.

    • @tzisorey
      @tzisorey 3 роки тому

      @@natelarge Ahh. That makes sense.

  • @sarahs7751
    @sarahs7751 4 роки тому +1

    What kind of rope do you buy for the whole hammock and how much do you need total?

  • @claralama5136
    @claralama5136 Рік тому

    Excelente

  • @orfiliacastano8615
    @orfiliacastano8615 3 роки тому

    saludos es muyyyy bonito trabajo pero no entiendo el i gles que bueno que lo ablara en español bendisiones

  • @heatherfadden7278
    @heatherfadden7278 3 роки тому

    Is there a way to do it without the jig? I don’t think I have anything to build one of those.

    • @natelarge
      @natelarge  3 роки тому

      You can use a small sheet of plywood and put a few nails in it to hold the parts

    • @kayekelly3341
      @kayekelly3341 Рік тому

      I just put a 1inch piece of wood with hooks across it at intervals onto the side of my plant stand and hooked a carabiner at the top… works well

  • @general5104
    @general5104 Рік тому

    E X C E L L E N T VIDEO
    I subbed

  • @christapalmer9770
    @christapalmer9770 2 роки тому

    I can not find the link to make the guide or jig thingy. What is it titled as?

    • @natelarge
      @natelarge  2 роки тому

      1) Clew jig ua-cam.com/video/umPTAlLu4ZY/v-deo.html

  • @danoyes1
    @danoyes1 4 роки тому

    Any body slept in one of these navy hammocks who can give a review of how to set up a sleep in the navy style hammock? Quite different from the many gathered end hammocks in videos on UA-cam. Nice video, thanks!

  • @natelarge
    @natelarge  3 роки тому +8

    Use 42" wide canvas that is 88" long.
    The finished dimensions of the hammock are 39" wide 80" long.
    I believe the canvas is at minimum a #4(24 oz) double fill duck.
    The clew rope is a 3/16" 3-strand cotton 50' long.

  • @anacc8837
    @anacc8837 3 роки тому

    THANKS

  • @utharkruna1116
    @utharkruna1116 4 роки тому

    Very nice

  • @cerenademe9433
    @cerenademe9433 3 роки тому

    That's super cool! I don't understand what you do with it, though... :/

    • @natelarge
      @natelarge  3 роки тому

      It is for hanging a canvas hammock

  • @karimbensalah5326
    @karimbensalah5326 4 роки тому

    You are an artist

  • @frankiejo6988
    @frankiejo6988 4 роки тому

    How thick is the rope?

  • @andyireland2599
    @andyireland2599 2 роки тому

    What size rope is that?

  • @renaelovett9559
    @renaelovett9559 3 роки тому

    Awesome instructions!!! Clear and concise!!!! I’ve been looking for a video to teach me this for a long time!!! Ok so I got the clew part so how do u weave the rest of the hammock I would love to be able to make my own!!!!!

    • @natelarge
      @natelarge  3 роки тому

      These instructions are for a canvas hammock. I don't yet have instructions available for the rest of the hammock.

  • @Makingdifference100
    @Makingdifference100 2 роки тому

    Can you help me to build a jig like yours?

    • @natelarge
      @natelarge  2 роки тому

      1) Clew jig ua-cam.com/video/umPTAlLu4ZY/v-deo.html

  • @matthewsfamilyalbum7813
    @matthewsfamilyalbum7813 4 роки тому +2

    A dumb question, so sorry in advance, but my jig needs to be the same width as my hammock - right? I ask because your jig is only 20" wide, but your Grandpa's hammock looks much wider than that - maybe 36-40 inches.

    • @natelarge
      @natelarge  4 роки тому +3

      The jig should NOT be as wide as your hammock. My grandpas hammock is 39' wide 80' long

  • @rahninicole9898
    @rahninicole9898 3 роки тому

    Could this be used to hold a hammock chair?

  • @zacandmillie
    @zacandmillie Рік тому

    Imagine if you will the first sailor that was looking at a big coil of rope and thought to himself "How can I make a hammock?' How many attempts until he figured it out?

    • @hard2getitrightagain314
      @hard2getitrightagain314 Рік тому +1

      He probably grew up making fishing nets and thought "I'm tired of sleeping on the wet deck."

  • @christopheboissel8649
    @christopheboissel8649 4 роки тому

    Merci beaucoup 👍👌💯🙏

  • @alanagius2831
    @alanagius2831 3 роки тому

    Is there a specific pattern for the jig? Nice explanation

    • @natelarge
      @natelarge  3 роки тому

      I have a video on the jig. link in the description

  • @mangust3401
    @mangust3401 Рік тому

    Благо дарю!

  • @МаринаГладких-у4в

    Всё так понятно,даже на английском.Спасибо

  • @alicenjoki7049
    @alicenjoki7049 4 роки тому

    A good idea

  • @MorgenPeschke
    @MorgenPeschke 3 роки тому

    When you're passing the working ends through, does one consistently stay in front, or do they alternate?

    • @natelarge
      @natelarge  3 роки тому +1

      I don't think there is a right or wrong on that one.

    • @MorgenPeschke
      @MorgenPeschke 3 роки тому +1

      @@natelarge fair enough, one less thing to worry about 👍

  • @bowlineobama
    @bowlineobama 4 роки тому

    Awesome!! Easy to follow.

  • @AaronC.
    @AaronC. 4 роки тому

    What is a Clew?

  • @tishsmiddy71
    @tishsmiddy71 4 роки тому

    Thank you 😊 for sharing ... just finished part 2 🤟🏻.

  • @judithgonzalez4353
    @judithgonzalez4353 4 роки тому

    Hola me encanta teje pero no se como se llama es tejido

  • @laura19740104
    @laura19740104 4 роки тому

    😍👍👍👍👍 great video