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“These guys know rope”

"Goddard and his work partner, Joe Crowley, know rope inside and out. Between them, they previously worked at Yale Cordage in Saco for 35 years. Now they take Yale Cordage rope of all types and make custom rope products of all sizes and shapes to meet the needs of hundreds of customers in Maine and across the country."Clarke Canfield - Maine Biz Read Full Article

Yale Confetti 3.0 Coming Soon!

On Friday December 8th the Rope Guru LLC together with Nick Araya of Tree Care LA and Yale Cordage of Saco, ME announced the unveiling of the new Confetti 3.0 11.7mm Yale Cordage climbing line. This vibrant 24 strand climbing line was developed between myself and Nick Araya around 2015 which used every color in Yales offering made in a limited edition, and raised $5,000 for the Old Growth Forest Network.  In 2021 we did it again with a very limited edition, more colorful version. Again, with our customers help raised $5,000 for the Old Growth Forest Network. The new…

The Rope Guru Becomes a Member of AWRF

The Rope Guru LLC of South Portland, Maine proudly announces their membership to the Associated Wire Rope Fabricators -  AWRF.  Even though The Rope Guru LLC isn't a wire rope shop, they are very much a synthetic rope rigging shop. High strength synthetics are replacing wire rope in applications as users better understand the limits and benefits of soft ropes. The professionals who are members of AWRF are constantly striving to maintain the highest standards of quality and service obtainable in the industry. There are many advantages for a firm that joins and actively participates in this association. Most important,…

Slingin’ It

At The Rope Guru LLC we make a lot of synthetic rope slings for many types of applications.  Arborist rigging, Cranes and lifting, vehicle recovery, and transmission power line work to name just a few.  Let's discuss a couple of the differences. Arborist Rigging The most common slings used in arboricultural rigging is tied at the base of a tree or used on a limb as an anchor point to control the rigging rope.  Since the slings are tied around an abrasive surface (the bark) its best to use a double braided construction urethane coated polyester rope to handle that abrasion. These…