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What ties together prehistoric tools, Ben Franklin, trust busting, railroads, drug laws, plastics, nanotubes and space travel? Discover the unexpected twists that join these threads in Ropewalk. Learn about ropemaking's forgotten effects on agriculture and industry in Xenia, Ohio from the Civil War to the present - and beyond.

Ropewalk features extensive interviews with Bill Hagenbuch, former president and chief engineer of Hooven & Allison of Xenia, Ohio, one of the last natural fiber rope companies in the USA.

Presented by the Engineers Club of Dayton Foundation, the Cordage Institute, and award winning documentary filmmaker, Steve Fetsch, and featuring an original music soundtrack by Bruce Dalzell.

"Bill Hagenbuch, 89, knows how to spin a good yarn."
- Pamela Ferris-Olson, Dayton Daily News

"Bill Hagenbuch is preserving a legacy ... Ropewalk is a surprisingly fascinating local history lesson and a valentine to an unsung industry. It is a feature that really shines due to
Hagenbuch's earnest, colorful, and charming narration."
- Duante Beddingfield, Dayton City Paper

"The site of Xenia’s Hooven & Allison Company was destroyed by fire in 2005, a year after the rope-making company closed. But the company’s former chief engineer and president, Beavercreek resident Bill Hagenbuch, is still telling the story of Xenia’s historic role in America’s rope industry and the effect of rope on human history."
- Aaron Keith Harris, Xenia Daily Gazette

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