Rope Bed Tightening Tool

Tightening a rope bed at the hands on cabin at log cabin village fort worth tx.

Rope bed tightening tool.

This is not a fake or reproduction. Guaranteed old and original. An antique bed key is used to tighten the rope. Here s a video showing how the key was used to tighten the bed ropes.

Maine 1860 possibly earlier. T are no splits or cracks but t is some chipping and wear near the forked end that pulls the rope. To tighten the rope start at point a. 17 3 8 long by 14 wide at the handle and 2 1 4 thick.

The key was used to tighten rope mattresses common in colonial and post colonial america. Probably have stretched and you can tighten the dowel lashings again. Put the straining wrench see below through the rope like a clothes pin and use the handle to twist the wrench. You can push down on the rope.

Here s the cool thing having gone to all this trouble once you don t need to rerope your bed ever again. Antique handmade hand carved wooden rope bed tightening tool used on beds from about 1840 to 1880 s. Now take that 20 feet of 1 8 inch sisal rope and run it. Nite ize figure 9 carabiner rope tightener large aluminum rope tightening mechanism with carabiner clip fits rope 3mm 9mm 150lb load limit 4 6 out of 5 stars 354 4 03 4.

The handle is firm and tight. First loosen the tension rope quite a bit. While holding the rope taut with the wrench jam your awl into the hole to hold the tension while you go to the head of the bed and tighten the next length of rope b in the same manner. 5 out of 5 stars 131 131 reviews 55 00.

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Antique primitive rope bed tightener key this is a primitive tool used for tightening rope on rope beds common in the 1800 1900 s. Antique early wonderfully primitive handmade hand carved and hand forged wrought iron banded wooden colonial new england rope bed tightening tool with it s original exceptionally crude axe chopped whittled and auger bit drill construction it s original exceptional hand ax and whittled inserted twisting stick it s original vertical stress crack on the main tightening shaft it s. When you tour old colonial locations docents love to share with you the phrase sleep tight came from the fact that you would want the ropes tight in order to get a good night s. Actual weight 2 1 4 lbs.

It is made of strong oak and measures 16 long x 2 in diameter with an 11 long handle.