Rope make is an old-school Scouting skill.  It was one that intrigued me as a Scout, but had its challenges.  We used a paddle with hooks made out of metal clothes hangers to twist twin into rope.  While that tool worked, it was slow and challenging to keep the twin from twisting the wrong way.  So... Scouts would loose interest quickly.  I thought at the time, there must be a better way.

My son watches a lot of you-tube.  It seems to be the craze for this generation.  In his exploration of the youtubers that are out there, he has stumbled on one who breaks down fun projects to a step by step process. His name is 'The King of Random'.  In my opinion, he is one of the better youtubers out there.  And, as he states in this video, he was a Scout tooo.  Here is a link to a video that he made which instructs on how to build a better rope jig out of common items you can pick up at the local hardware store.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddenqErLL0Q

  For a recent troop meeting where the Scout planning team wanted to make rope, we built 4 of these units.  It really did help hold the scouts attention and make it easier to make a rope.

The materials cost about $30 per jig.  

Here is the list of materials for 1 jig: