Learn The Secret of Rope Making - The Original Georgia Traveler WSB-TV [Heartland]

Oral Lowery has made well over 2000 ropes, all by hand. He knows the secret of rope making. In 1930 he and his wife Ruth bought their dairy farm in Hebron, Ohio. With 200 acres, 4 horses and 27 cows they needed lots of rope, so they made them. His record is 85 ropes in one day. This is the traditional way, long lengths of twine are twisted and then gathered and twisted again. The machinery isn't fancy, but it works. Today, rope making is an endangered craft. New technology and materials have transformed a common skill in most American farms into a curiosity. Call it traditional, old time, old fashioned or an endangered craft … but it is a skill this a is an important part of our heritage.
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The Traveler series with Andy Johnston was an Emmy award winning program that showcased amazing people, unusual things, local legends, food finds, outdoor activities, folk art, and family fun. In 2022 the Walter J. Brown Media Archives at the University of Georgia founded The Original Georgia Traveler -- Andy Johnston Collection to preserve and maintain the stories. This story aired on WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News in 1979.
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[@minustaco42zero24]

I just stumbled onto this channel and this is full of cool videos from yesteryear. Thank you for saving this kinda stuff for the people looking for this kinda thing

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Thank you for watching. These old stories are special because they let you see what life was like over 40 years ago. I hope you will subscribe. I post a new story every week.

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Let me tip you off about the story I'll post tomorrow. The story is about one of the last rolling stores in Alabama. For decades they were a big part of the rural south but by 1973 there were only 2-3 left. I hope you will check it out.

[@romandybala]

Making a left laid rope. Thats strange.

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Hi Roman, thank you for watching. You clearly know more about rope making than I did. That's why these old stories are special because they let you see what life was like over 40 years ago. I hope you will subscribe. I post a new story every week.

[@georgiatraveler]

Let me tip you off about the story I'll post tomorrow. The story is about one of the last rolling stores in Alabama. For decades they were a big part of the rural south but by 1973 there were only 2-3 left. I hope you will check it out.