HOW TO: Make Cordage: Circle-Cutting Method

This is a simple method of making cordage out of a single piece of material such as leather, buckskin, or rawhide. You will need scissors or very sharp cutting tool, material, and if using leather, buckskin, and especially rawhide, water.

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