Decorated Hiking Stick Walk Through (get it?) Sorry not a knot today, but a walk through on how I decorated a hiking stick made by Cosh Bushcraft. In this video I show the knots used and the transition from one … Continue reading →
Mikko Snellman Ropeworks Rope Cord Supplies Review. Basically in this video you will be staring at a box and watching me open it. For most viewers you will want to slash your wrists after about a minute ? However, for … Continue reading →
This is not a how to, I just wanted to show photos of my ditty bag that I made years ago. Making a Ditty Bag Making a Canvas Ditty Bag is a very personal thing. You may find that over … Continue reading →
How to Tie a Really Long 2 Bight Turks Head The other day I went into the woods and cut myself a Thumb Stick or Hiking Stick. I thought it would be good to cover the handle with a Two … Continue reading →
Turks Head Bights and Leads When tying a Turk’s Head you may want to know what Lead and Bight configuration is possible. The white areas of the chart show the what Lead/Bights can be achieved. If you want a better … Continue reading →
Turks Head Rope Mat The Thump Mat is not only decorative but also practical. On-board ships it was used to protect the decks in areas of heavy work and to deaden sound if something was dropped on the deck. Smaller … Continue reading →
Decorative Knotting Projects If you want to make some decorative knotting projects, then I would personally recommend the Book by Des Pawson – Knotcraft and Rope Mats that can be found in the Books … Continue reading →
How to Tie a Turk’s Head Knife Lanyard This particular version of the Turks head makes an excellent knife lanyard. This is one of my preferred knife lanyards, as it is a little bit more unusual than the average lanyard. … Continue reading →
Turks Head Cookbook The Turks head cookbook is jam packed full of different Turks heads. it starts off with very simple turks heads and goes on to more complex turks heads. There are even some that do not look too … Continue reading →
Last night at the Dorset Branch of the IGKT held its monthly meeting in the Royal Dorset Yacht Club The theme for the evening was to make a decorative Bell Rope Keyring. 3 Strand Plait For most members this was … Continue reading →
How to Tie Cockscombing Here I have done a short video on Cockscombing. Originally Cockscombing was used to cover parts of a rope to protect it from chaffing. However these days it makes a splendid decorative covering, and each end … Continue reading →
I think the hardest thing about making the handle of the ditty bag is to make it different. I have done a number of rope handles for ditty bags and they all look fairly similar. So this time I decided … Continue reading →
Making a Bell Rope (Tarred Line) After I made my first bell rope (Making a Bell Rope) I felt very pleased with what I had produced. I made the mistake of thinking to myself, OK have made a bell rope … Continue reading →
Making a Bell Rope Making a Bell Rope Comes in a number of different styles, it is really up to your imagination on how simple or fancy you want your Bell Rope to look. In this post, you will see … Continue reading →
Ditty Bag Noun: a small bag used especially by sailors to hold sewing implements, toiletries, etc. These days the ditty bag is very common among knot tyers for keeping their tools and cordage in. Origin: 1855–60; of obscure origin I … Continue reading →
Learning How to Knot When I first became interested in knotting, I searched the Internet for different books on the subject. To be quite honest, I had gathered quite a few books on knotting, but many of these books lacked … Continue reading →
Ships Bell Needing a Bell Rope I have always wanted to make a bell rope, but in my mind the biggest setback was not having a bell to hang the rope from. For many months, leading to years, I had … Continue reading →
IGKT-Solent Branch Meeting On Tuesday 8 October we had another excellent branch meeting. As usual we were assigned homework, this time the knot to learn was the Long Foot-Rope Knot. This particular knot did cause some confusion as it depended … Continue reading →
The Cat of Nine Tails is a fearsome weapon that has been employed throughout history for the purpose of punishment. This implement consists of a handle and nine knotted (Blood Knot) lashes, each of which is made from rope or … Continue reading →
Ashley’s Book of Knots Was My First Knotting Book During the sorting out of my father’s house I came across the Ashley Book of Knots, this used to belonged to Rory Bell. Rory was a very skilled decorative knot tyer. … Continue reading →
