When you’re caught in a bind — or at the end of your rope — making cordage is a skill that could come in handy. Cordage — that is, thread, string or rope — is all but indispensable in a survival ...

PLYMOUTH – Historic Plymouth has several museums dedicated to the Pilgrim experience. Only one tells the story of its immigrant workers. The Plymouth Cordage Museum in the Cordage Commerce Center in ...

Bill Putnam, president of Saco-based rope maker Yale Cordage, points to a large reel spinning what looks like dental floss. All rope, no matter how thick it ends up, starts as a thin thread that is ...

Sales have more than doubled every year since Jamie Goddard started his rope-splicing company, topping $1 million in 2023. Not too shabby for a business he started in his home garage with a pingpong ...

A landmark smokestack on the edge of the ocean in North Plymouth will come down next month, after the town’s building commissioner determined the 123-year-old structure ― once part of the historic ...

You might say that rope's natural state is tangled. It's tangled when you're not using it, and tangled when you need it. But it doesn't have to be that way. The DIY experts at Stack Exchange offer a ...

PLYMOUTH - A facelift won’t help, and surgery is as risky as doing nothing. The body is frail and ready to collapse under its own weight. At 123, the iconic Cordage Commerce Center smokestack in North ...

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