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

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Easy steps to follow to tie the US Navy clew knot exactly like they were tied during WWII.
I have search the interweb and have not found another clew tutorial video or clew instructional that correctly ties the clew as it was tied during WWII on the standard issued US Navy Hammock. I was able to reverse engineer the hammock clew from my grandpa's WWII US Navy issued hammock to preserve this knot.
I would have liked to use a natural fiber rope for the clew but I had to use what was a available to me. There is no doubt in my mind that I will make another one that uses a more accurate rope.
Repairing my grandfather's WWII US Navy Hammock. I needed to make a new clew as the old one had a few broken loops. I this video I make a simple frame to aid in the weaving of a new clew.
I couldn't have gotten this far without the work of Derek Hansen his video got me 90% there. • WWII US Navy Hammock C... His clew will work, but it is not the clew that was used on the US Navy hammocks during WW2.
What is a hammock clew? a Clew is a set of ropes used to suspend the hammock.
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@alikartal8426 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@natelarge 2 жыл бұрын

So awesome to hear!

@dkmiller8420 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

So happy to hear of your success

@urmilashah6490 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent

@kayekelly3341 Жыл бұрын

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

@twicebittenthasme5545 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@matthewsfamilyalbum7813 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@konradkondi6816 16 күн бұрын

Thanks This was very helpful in repairing an old torn hammock

@JoseRios-mc8wc 2 жыл бұрын

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

@roseoreillysievers6057 3 жыл бұрын

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

@joerosburns5639 4 жыл бұрын

Straightforward, informative, no music! Great video!

@natelarge 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@sandrawanilepine2581 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@natelarge 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to help.

@sk13ppy 3 жыл бұрын

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!

@Spinningininfinity 3 жыл бұрын

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

@heidilueck1543 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ethandavies4433 4 жыл бұрын

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

@natelarge 4 жыл бұрын

lol love the puns

@sibco96 3 жыл бұрын

I was clewless too.

@somebodyyoudontknow2663 3 жыл бұрын

yiz

@vDC2me 4 жыл бұрын

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

@natelarge 4 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@heidilueck1543 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

That is great news Heidi.

@faierieknotting 4 жыл бұрын

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 .

@Dumz240 8 күн бұрын

Thanks for tutorial

@janeconnolly8537 Жыл бұрын

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.

@ezeverdosiqueira5505 Жыл бұрын

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

@laurelcallayotte8685 3 жыл бұрын

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

@user-rq9po2zv4k Жыл бұрын

Дякую вам за працю, хай щастить

@bananabread6148 3 жыл бұрын

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

@natelarge 3 жыл бұрын

Yay! Thank you!

@worthcousin7819 2 жыл бұрын

Mistake in second stage eliminating first set of strings

@perecliment888 4 жыл бұрын

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

@user-ww5nc8ge2f 2 жыл бұрын

Привет, ну как получилось повторить? Расскажи о своëм опыте

@JaneWagman 3 жыл бұрын

great description of how to create the clew

@nlo114 4 жыл бұрын

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!

@KRA_U 3 жыл бұрын

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

@natelarge 3 жыл бұрын

hello Paraguay !

@jmadera_6 Жыл бұрын

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

@marialuizaschneider4132 4 жыл бұрын

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

@dlou3264 2 жыл бұрын

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

@manuelparedes190 11 ай бұрын

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

@joeynanez9897 3 жыл бұрын

Wow great video! Will try. God bless

@PnNhung19066 Жыл бұрын

Thank you,great video.

@natelarge Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@mariaruty3528 2 жыл бұрын

Very well explanation, thank you so much

@amm7364 11 ай бұрын

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 😊🇵🇹

@BushCrafts 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@natelarge 2 жыл бұрын

Other end is made the same as this side.

@liezlleibbrandt2279 2 жыл бұрын

Is the rest of the hammock tutorial available yet?

@claralama5136 Жыл бұрын

Excelente

@natelarge 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@percyperezpaz6991 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Kitty-hj6nv 3 жыл бұрын

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

@craigly5377 3 жыл бұрын

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

@newtybot 7 ай бұрын

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

@m.clements9567 4 жыл бұрын

This is amazing. Thank you so much.

@victortemplar1 11 ай бұрын

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

@danddel 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

I totally just made this up btw

@13Voodoobilly69 Жыл бұрын

@@danddel😂

@graybacca 11 ай бұрын

But possibly very close to the truth

@noeraldinkabam 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

I wondered about that. Thanks for putting that in.

@mangust3401 Жыл бұрын

Благо дарю!

@jephryhenrik1243 4 жыл бұрын

Dress right dress, looks awesome its the little details that get lost over the years.

@rc3291 3 жыл бұрын

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

@natelarge 3 жыл бұрын

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

@georgeferguson9779 3 жыл бұрын

Great job! Thanks for the video!

@natelarge 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@dlou3264 2 жыл бұрын

This is good information. I subscribed to your channel.

@natelarge 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

@zekiah2 11 ай бұрын

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?

@onaidaosorio8746 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@matthewsfamilyalbum7813 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@bearshield7138 11 ай бұрын

Thank you

@komikx5424 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice! Thanks for sharing.

@leepryor123 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

It's covered in my video on the clew jig build. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q9OAh6SdsduYio0.html The curve is there because the measurements on an actual WWII navy clew had those lengths.

@leepryor123 3 жыл бұрын

@@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. :-)

@jimmie200 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@natelarge 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@karimbensalah5326 4 жыл бұрын

You are an artist

@agnomenincognita3896 2 жыл бұрын

good story for the night)

@MUZA750 Ай бұрын

Спасибо🙏💕😊❤

@jinkim2173 Жыл бұрын

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

@TheBellmare 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

a cool skill! thanks

@danoyes1 3 жыл бұрын

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 KZfaq. Nice video, thanks!

@mehrdadrahimi8604 3 жыл бұрын

Nice,perfect

@bowlineobama 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Easy to follow.

@elizabethwatson71 11 ай бұрын

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.

@utharkruna1116 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice

@tishsmiddy71 4 жыл бұрын

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

@gulabg7 2 жыл бұрын

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

@natelarge 2 жыл бұрын

check pinned comment

@benh554 Жыл бұрын

What size steel ring should be used for the clew

@sarahs7751 4 жыл бұрын

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

@renaelovett9559 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@matthewsfamilyalbum7813 4 жыл бұрын

Oh, and what do you recommend as the best rope to use? I thought parachute cord, but am seeing negative reviews about that for hammocks. Thank you so much for your expertise.

@natelarge 3 жыл бұрын

A natural fiber rope will work the best.

@anacc8837 3 жыл бұрын

THANKS

@orfiliacastano8615 3 жыл бұрын

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

@peggyrussell1728 Ай бұрын

Can you do this with mule tape?

@claralama5136 Жыл бұрын

Ahora como ensartar a la hamaca , por facor

@tzisorey 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@tzisorey 3 жыл бұрын

@@natelarge Ahh. That makes sense.

@general5104 11 ай бұрын

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

@deeptishinde4956 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir

@arnaudguillou2268 2 жыл бұрын

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 !!

@natelarge 2 жыл бұрын

50 ft

@notanemu2 2 жыл бұрын

@@natelarge thank you !

@hafiyadifnu6894 2 жыл бұрын

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

@natelarge Жыл бұрын

see video description

@christopheboissel8649 3 жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup 👍👌💯🙏

@alicenjoki7049 3 жыл бұрын

A good idea

@arielhernancanelo7355 4 жыл бұрын

Exelente trabajo

@mahdiali5540 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much

@sm-mf3rh Ай бұрын

what kind of rope is on the OG Clew?

@moosefan7948 4 жыл бұрын

Yes thank you

@bickle8911 4 жыл бұрын

ok so how do you go from the clew to the hammock

@zzskylarkzz 4 жыл бұрын

Bickle445 what he said^

@natelarge 4 жыл бұрын

I now have a video to answer this question kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b6x9YNCeq9vFeZs.html

@andresruizvinces7852 4 жыл бұрын

Gracias soy de peru

@bobB24-_.. 3 жыл бұрын

Right....... That's what I was thinking...

@mjamaluddin201 3 жыл бұрын

@user-bx5fb3dm1k Жыл бұрын

Всё так понятно,даже на английском.Спасибо

@tuddsmithers7101 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting, thank you.

@jadeg1804 4 жыл бұрын

So cool

@benesouza6316 3 жыл бұрын

Que bom

@robertomerced1184 3 жыл бұрын

Thank

@MorgenPeschke 3 жыл бұрын

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

@natelarge 3 жыл бұрын

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

@MorgenPeschke 3 жыл бұрын

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

@flowerchild777 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@natelarge 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@DHANTEJHASTKALAKENDRA 3 жыл бұрын

Good

@laura19740104 3 жыл бұрын

😍👍👍👍👍 great video

@user-wn1tv6qc2n 3 жыл бұрын

синяя изолента спасёт мир...))))

@sdnlawrence5640 4 жыл бұрын

So not Colonel Mustard in the library with the candlestick? I must've misread the clew 🤔

@cerenademe9433 2 жыл бұрын

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

@natelarge 2 жыл бұрын

It is for hanging a canvas hammock

@cocotimbo 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice! Knots are really fascinating for me. One question: what can you use this for? I mean, what can it be apart from a very nice decorative thing? Sorry for my ignorance Edit: I checked what a hammock is 😂. Sorry, English is not my native language

@natelarge 4 жыл бұрын

Lol