Dowel? Dowels are made for glued peg joints in furniture, and random
handicraft activities. They are cut with no particular attention to the
grain or consistency of the wood. I read a piece a while ago on making a
ramrod for a muzzle loading firearm. The author was of the opinion, that if
you would like to have a piece of wood stuck through the palm of your hand,
there was nothing better to make a ramrod out of. He on the other hand
always used a piece of straight grain hickory, selected and carved for the
purpose.

I suppose that if you wanted to stick a dowel in the middle of a knot, to
make it easier to undo, that would be all right. But knowing how
"inventive" people can be, including one in a tool kit is asking for
trouble.

Earle

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43A77FAE.2FB72107@sympatico.ca...
> You figure 8 the loops and stick the dowel through so they don't jam up.
>
> You don't use the dowel to hold one loop through the other. There were
> some videos shown a while back that showed the dowel going ballistic.
>
> We had a long thread on it I believe.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> 4X4PLAY wrote:
> >
> > Any safer means of attaching two straps together, than with a wooden
> > doweling and still be able to get them apart??
> >
> > --
> > Jeff '03 TJ & '95 ZJ
> > http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/554/gardenpic0lh.jpg
> > http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/4696/jeepsgif3iq.gif

 

Dowel? Dowels are made for glued peg joints in furniture, and random
handicraft activities. They are cut with no particular attention to the
grain or consistency of the wood. I read a piece a while ago on making a
ramrod for a muzzle loading firearm. The author was of the opinion, that if
you would like to have a piece of wood stuck through the palm of your hand,
there was nothing better to make a ramrod out of. He on the other hand
always used a piece of straight grain hickory, selected and carved for the
purpose.

I suppose that if you wanted to stick a dowel in the middle of a knot, to
make it easier to undo, that would be all right. But knowing how
"inventive" people can be, including one in a tool kit is asking for
trouble.

Earle

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43A77FAE.2FB72107@sympatico.ca...
> You figure 8 the loops and stick the dowel through so they don't jam up.
>
> You don't use the dowel to hold one loop through the other. There were
> some videos shown a while back that showed the dowel going ballistic.
>
> We had a long thread on it I believe.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> 4X4PLAY wrote:
> >
> > Any safer means of attaching two straps together, than with a wooden
> > doweling and still be able to get them apart??
> >
> > --
> > Jeff '03 TJ & '95 ZJ
> > http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/554/gardenpic0lh.jpg
> > http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/4696/jeepsgif3iq.gif

 

Dowel? Dowels are made for glued peg joints in furniture, and random
handicraft activities. They are cut with no particular attention to the
grain or consistency of the wood. I read a piece a while ago on making a
ramrod for a muzzle loading firearm. The author was of the opinion, that if
you would like to have a piece of wood stuck through the palm of your hand,
there was nothing better to make a ramrod out of. He on the other hand
always used a piece of straight grain hickory, selected and carved for the
purpose.

I suppose that if you wanted to stick a dowel in the middle of a knot, to
make it easier to undo, that would be all right. But knowing how
"inventive" people can be, including one in a tool kit is asking for
trouble.

Earle

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43A77FAE.2FB72107@sympatico.ca...
> You figure 8 the loops and stick the dowel through so they don't jam up.
>
> You don't use the dowel to hold one loop through the other. There were
> some videos shown a while back that showed the dowel going ballistic.
>
> We had a long thread on it I believe.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> 4X4PLAY wrote:
> >
> > Any safer means of attaching two straps together, than with a wooden
> > doweling and still be able to get them apart??
> >
> > --
> > Jeff '03 TJ & '95 ZJ
> > http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/554/gardenpic0lh.jpg
> > http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/4696/jeepsgif3iq.gif

 

A D-ring in the center of two elastic bands is a missile waiting to kill
someone. Really, don't do it.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Carl wrote:
>
> D-shackle, if they have loop ends.
>
> Carl
>
> "4X4PLAY" <jrhiltz@eastlink.ca> wrote in message
> news:2dJpf.13208$wg4.4127@edtnps84...
> > Any safer means of attaching two straps together, than with a wooden
> > doweling and still be able to get them apart??
> >
> > --
> > Jeff '03 TJ & '95 ZJ
> > http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/554/gardenpic0lh.jpg
> > http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/4696/jeepsgif3iq.gif
> >

 

A D-ring in the center of two elastic bands is a missile waiting to kill
someone. Really, don't do it.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Carl wrote:
>
> D-shackle, if they have loop ends.
>
> Carl
>
> "4X4PLAY" <jrhiltz@eastlink.ca> wrote in message
> news:2dJpf.13208$wg4.4127@edtnps84...
> > Any safer means of attaching two straps together, than with a wooden
> > doweling and still be able to get them apart??
> >
> > --
> > Jeff '03 TJ & '95 ZJ
> > http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/554/gardenpic0lh.jpg
> > http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/4696/jeepsgif3iq.gif
> >

 

A D-ring in the center of two elastic bands is a missile waiting to kill
someone. Really, don't do it.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Carl wrote:
>
> D-shackle, if they have loop ends.
>
> Carl
>
> "4X4PLAY" <jrhiltz@eastlink.ca> wrote in message
> news:2dJpf.13208$wg4.4127@edtnps84...
> > Any safer means of attaching two straps together, than with a wooden
> > doweling and still be able to get them apart??
> >
> > --
> > Jeff '03 TJ & '95 ZJ
> > http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/554/gardenpic0lh.jpg
> > http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/4696/jeepsgif3iq.gif
> >

 

I use a stick I find on the ground instead of carrying a dowel, but a
dowel works fine to stick in the middle of a figure 8 or loop through
the loop knot so you can pry it apart easier later.

Mike

Earle Horton wrote:
>
> Dowel? Dowels are made for glued peg joints in furniture, and random
> handicraft activities. They are cut with no particular attention to the
> grain or consistency of the wood. I read a piece a while ago on making a
> ramrod for a muzzle loading firearm. The author was of the opinion, that if
> you would like to have a piece of wood stuck through the palm of your hand,
> there was nothing better to make a ramrod out of. He on the other hand
> always used a piece of straight grain hickory, selected and carved for the
> purpose.
>
> I suppose that if you wanted to stick a dowel in the middle of a knot, to
> make it easier to undo, that would be all right. But knowing how
> "inventive" people can be, including one in a tool kit is asking for
> trouble.
>
> Earle
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:43A77FAE.2FB72107@sympatico.ca...
> > You figure 8 the loops and stick the dowel through so they don't jam up.
> >
> > You don't use the dowel to hold one loop through the other. There were
> > some videos shown a while back that showed the dowel going ballistic.
> >
> > We had a long thread on it I believe.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
> > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
> >
> > 4X4PLAY wrote:
> > >
> > > Any safer means of attaching two straps together, than with a wooden
> > > doweling and still be able to get them apart??
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jeff '03 TJ & '95 ZJ
> > > http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/554/gardenpic0lh.jpg
> > > http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/4696/jeepsgif3iq.gif

 

I use a stick I find on the ground instead of carrying a dowel, but a
dowel works fine to stick in the middle of a figure 8 or loop through
the loop knot so you can pry it apart easier later.

Mike

Earle Horton wrote:
>
> Dowel? Dowels are made for glued peg joints in furniture, and random
> handicraft activities. They are cut with no particular attention to the
> grain or consistency of the wood. I read a piece a while ago on making a
> ramrod for a muzzle loading firearm. The author was of the opinion, that if
> you would like to have a piece of wood stuck through the palm of your hand,
> there was nothing better to make a ramrod out of. He on the other hand
> always used a piece of straight grain hickory, selected and carved for the
> purpose.
>
> I suppose that if you wanted to stick a dowel in the middle of a knot, to
> make it easier to undo, that would be all right. But knowing how
> "inventive" people can be, including one in a tool kit is asking for
> trouble.
>
> Earle
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:43A77FAE.2FB72107@sympatico.ca...
> > You figure 8 the loops and stick the dowel through so they don't jam up.
> >
> > You don't use the dowel to hold one loop through the other. There were
> > some videos shown a while back that showed the dowel going ballistic.
> >
> > We had a long thread on it I believe.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
> > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
> >
> > 4X4PLAY wrote:
> > >
> > > Any safer means of attaching two straps together, than with a wooden
> > > doweling and still be able to get them apart??
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jeff '03 TJ & '95 ZJ
> > > http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/554/gardenpic0lh.jpg
> > > http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/4696/jeepsgif3iq.gif

 

I use a stick I find on the ground instead of carrying a dowel, but a
dowel works fine to stick in the middle of a figure 8 or loop through
the loop knot so you can pry it apart easier later.

Mike

Earle Horton wrote:
>
> Dowel? Dowels are made for glued peg joints in furniture, and random
> handicraft activities. They are cut with no particular attention to the
> grain or consistency of the wood. I read a piece a while ago on making a
> ramrod for a muzzle loading firearm. The author was of the opinion, that if
> you would like to have a piece of wood stuck through the palm of your hand,
> there was nothing better to make a ramrod out of. He on the other hand
> always used a piece of straight grain hickory, selected and carved for the
> purpose.
>
> I suppose that if you wanted to stick a dowel in the middle of a knot, to
> make it easier to undo, that would be all right. But knowing how
> "inventive" people can be, including one in a tool kit is asking for
> trouble.
>
> Earle
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:43A77FAE.2FB72107@sympatico.ca...
> > You figure 8 the loops and stick the dowel through so they don't jam up.
> >
> > You don't use the dowel to hold one loop through the other. There were
> > some videos shown a while back that showed the dowel going ballistic.
> >
> > We had a long thread on it I believe.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
> > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
> >
> > 4X4PLAY wrote:
> > >
> > > Any safer means of attaching two straps together, than with a wooden
> > > doweling and still be able to get them apart??
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jeff '03 TJ & '95 ZJ
> > > http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/554/gardenpic0lh.jpg
> > > http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/4696/jeepsgif3iq.gif

 

Two bowlines?

http://www.apparent-wind.com/knots/bowline/

Seahag

"4X4PLAY" <jrhiltz@eastlink.ca> wrote in message
news:2dJpf.13208$wg4.4127@edtnps84...
> Any safer means of attaching two straps together, than
> with a wooden doweling and still be able to get them
> apart??
>
> --
> Jeff '03 TJ & '95 ZJ
> http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/554/gardenpic0lh.jpg
> http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/4696/jeepsgif3iq.gif
>