How To Make a Paracord Turkey Tote

• May 18, 2014

• #1

HD28

Senior Member

Here's a simple, basic turkey tote I make that you can easily make too using 550 Paracord.
YouTube has videos of how to do the Cobra Weave.
(See post #34 for how to tie Bowline Knot)

 

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• May 18, 2014

• #2

sman

Senior Member

Thanks for posting. I just bought some cord the other day to try and do this.

 

• May 18, 2014

• #3

HD28

Senior Member

No problem. These are easy and good rainy day projects.
These dimensions worked very good and the turkey doesn't hang way down and bang ya in the calves.
Useful tool.

 

• May 18, 2014

• #4

Pneumothorax

Senior Member

Next time you make one, could you take a pic of the splice where the tag end of the handle doubles back through the little starting loop? I made one last fall and looked all over for details on that splice but couldn't find anything. So I made mine as a shoulder sling with a king cobra stitch for the shoulder part.

I gave it as a Christmas gift to my cousin. I'll see if he can shoot me a picture of it to post.

 

• May 18, 2014

• #5

HD28

Senior Member

Here's a little mockup of the handle splice that will hopefully help.

 

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• May 18, 2014

• #6

turkeykirk

Senior Member

HD28,
Thanks for posting this! Been wanting to try to make one.

 

• May 18, 2014

• #7

Pneumothorax

Senior Member

HD28 said:

Here's a little mockup of the handle splice that will hopefully help.

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That helped a lot!! Thank you!

 

• May 18, 2014

• #8

GLS

Classic Southern Gentleman

Thanks for the post and sharing. I have a similar tote made with a square weave rather than cobra weave. I've done the cobra weave for a sling. The two spur loops are finished off with two short sections of antler, one per antler section, each about an inch long. Two holes are drilled across the antler . The cord is run through the holes forming an adjustable loop with a knot in the end to jam against the hole. A loop is made by pulling the cord out from the antler.

 

• May 18, 2014

• #9

Pneumothorax

Senior Member

Pneumothorax said:

Next time you make one, could you take a pic of the splice where the tag end of the handle doubles back through the little starting loop? I made one last fall and looked all over for details on that splice but couldn't find anything. So I made mine as a shoulder sling with a king cobra stitch for the shoulder part.

I gave it as a Christmas gift to my cousin. I'll see if he can shoot me a picture of it to post.

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Here's what I came up with. Decided to design it for carrying doubles out. Always helps to think positive.

Not sure why he added the little mini carabiners.

 

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• May 18, 2014

• #10

HD28

Senior Member

That is nice too! Looks good.

 

• May 18, 2014

• #11

Matthew Cabe

Senior Member

my bother made mine for me I got to use it opening mornig

 

• May 18, 2014

• #12

Matthew Cabe

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• May 19, 2014

• #13

sman

Senior Member

Very nice work guys!

 

• May 23, 2014

• #14

longbranch gamegetr

Senior Member

Just tried making one of these , a lot easier than I thought it would be once I figured out the cobra weave. May go over the handle with another color to break it up a little. Thanks for the idea.

 

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• May 23, 2014

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turkeykirk

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longbranch gamegetr said:

Just tried making one of these , a lot easier than I thought it would be once I figured out the cobra weave. May go over the handle with another color to break it up a little. Thanks for the idea.

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Looks real good!

 

• May 23, 2014

• #16

HD28

Senior Member

That looks slick! I like the antler loop idea too.

 

• May 23, 2014

• #17

HD28

Senior Member

Yall make sure you don't make them too long or the turkey will hang way down and bang on your calves and/or the ground.

 

• May 23, 2014

• #18

pasinthrough

Senior Member

These are the type I make.

Attached is a PDF with directions.

 

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• May 23, 2014

• #19

Pneumothorax

Senior Member

pasinthrough said:

These are the type I make.

Attached is a PDF with directions.

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Looks great! So how does the black "core" look inside the "connector" braid? You've got four cords entering from the handle side but two coming out at the leg-loop end.

 

• May 23, 2014

• #20

pasinthrough

Senior Member

Pneumothorax said:

Looks great! So how does the black "core" look inside the "connector" braid? You've got four cords entering from the handle side but two coming out at the leg-loop end.

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I pull them down pretty tight, so you really can't notice them much unless you really look hard. Where the end of the main line goes back into the main braid is what makes the grip section and the 5 or 6 knots on top of the 4 cords are what lock them together so they won't slip. I haven't had one to even think of coming loose yet. Hope these photos show more detail. One is a top down and the other is a side view.

 

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