How To Make A Hammock With Dowel From Rug

Thread one end through the outermost hole in support bar.

How to make a hammock with dowel from rug.

Add a pillow for structure and comfort and enjoy. You need the net to sag in the middle so it holds a body snug. Slide the dowels together to make a square frame for the seat by sliding each of the small dowels into the 5 8 inch holes on the large dowels. Make two 3 cord braids 3 shorter than the stretched out length of the hammock net one for each side.

Remember that braids end up about 10 shorter than their component cords so cut generously and trim later. Pull the rope over and leave about 1 6 meters 62 inches of it out. Patiently thread the rope through the first hole of one dowel. Using a 1 inch screw secure the two pieces together.

Knot them off to hold the braids in place. Hang the hammock as desired. Spend your summer days swinging from your handmade hammock. Thread the braids in and out of the loops along the long outside edges of the hammock and through the endmost holes in the spreader bars.

Drill a small pilot hole where the dowels meet. Place the hammock on a flat surface such as a clear long table or the floor. Tie a knot with a 8 loop in the center of the rope above the dowel rod. Then push the rope all the way down the casing and up through the exact opposite dowel hole at the other long end of the hammock.

Mounting the hammock drill 20 holes 30 for a two person hammock through each of your 2 hardwood bars 1 1 2 inches aside on heart and starting 2 1 4 inches in from each end. Make two braids each of three strands of cord and cut the braid to a length 3 inches shorter than the fully extended hammock. Leave about 1 inch overlap on each end. Attach your spring link and then your quick link.