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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

 

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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

 

http://michiganjeepers.com/eve/ubb.x...=902106753&p=1
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

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 in this case would be a large piece of wood, like a piece of an axe
handle. And sticking it in the middle of a knot is the idea.

"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:1135078850.0084af2f24e1684b151acb7cf9d962ff@r oc.usenetexchange.com...
> 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 in this case would be a large piece of wood, like a piece of an axe
handle. And sticking it in the middle of a knot is the idea.

"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:1135078850.0084af2f24e1684b151acb7cf9d962ff@r oc.usenetexchange.com...
> 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 in this case would be a large piece of wood, like a piece of an axe
handle. And sticking it in the middle of a knot is the idea.

"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:1135078850.0084af2f24e1684b151acb7cf9d962ff@r oc.usenetexchange.com...
> 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
>
>

 

4X4PLAY wrote:
> Any safer means of attaching two straps together, than with a wooden
> doweling and still be able to get them apart??
>

Although it's usually used for rope, a Zeppelin Bend or Rosendahl Bend
(same knot) will fit the bill:

http://www.geocities.com/roo_two/Zeppelin.html

 

4X4PLAY wrote:
> Any safer means of attaching two straps together, than with a wooden
> doweling and still be able to get them apart??
>

Although it's usually used for rope, a Zeppelin Bend or Rosendahl Bend
(same knot) will fit the bill:

http://www.geocities.com/roo_two/Zeppelin.html

 

4X4PLAY wrote:
> Any safer means of attaching two straps together, than with a wooden
> doweling and still be able to get them apart??
>

Although it's usually used for rope, a Zeppelin Bend or Rosendahl Bend
(same knot) will fit the bill:

http://www.geocities.com/roo_two/Zeppelin.html

 

Somehow, I have this picture of an ax slinging through the air.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> Dowel in this case would be a large piece of wood, like a piece of an axe
> handle. And sticking it in the middle of a knot is the idea.