This is the last traditional working ropewalk in the world. They use traditional methods, and 150-year-old equipment to make 500,000 pounds of rope each year. Ropemaking is a simple process of ...
Though some may see rope as a mundane product, viewers were captivated to watch the process to make it by hand in a video that has gone viral on the Reddit forum "Damn That's Interesting." "Rope ...
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