How Do You Braid An Extension Cord?
An extension cord provides the ability to use electrical tools, such as an electric mower or leaf blower, when tending your lawn. Cords can be difficult to store neatly, however, with a tight coiling required to prevent your cord from sprawling throughout the tool shed, leading to tangling with other tools. Simply wrapping with loops, however, can result in you finding a knotted cord when you next go to use it. Tying your cord in a braid allows you to store the cord neatly while avoiding the annoyance of a knot. Hold the female end of the plug in your left hand, just below the plug. Grab the cord in your right hand and create a loop roughly the size of your closed fist, then hold the loop shut by gripping where the cord overlaps itself with your left hand. Reach through the loop and grip the cord with your right hand, and pull enough cord through to make a similarly sized loop. Twist the cord pulled through the initial loop 180 degrees to create a new loop. Repeat Steps 3 and 4, pullin
