tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18364170326824149692024-03-13T12:20:40.449-05:00iUnique RopecraftThis is the mobile version of Unique Ropecraft, to view the full-size version of the blog, visit: http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/SyberProdigyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818217977843820848noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836417032682414969.post-78154245846608677952012-08-19T15:32:00.001-05:002012-08-19T16:50:41.314-05:002012 CRIMSON TIDE PARACORD GEAR<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've been meaning to celebrate Alabama's 14th National Championship with a new post, but time hasn't allowed it. With the 2012 season less than two weeks away, there was no better time than today.<br />
This is my first attempt at using 450 Type II Paracord. I have been meaning to get some 450 to test the differences with 550, and since <a href="http://shop.vtarmynavy.com/paracord-c24.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vermont's Barre</a> had a different color of red that I hadn't been able to get in 550, I decided to give it a try. Once it arrived, I was please to see that Imperial Red matched almost exactly to Alabama's Crimson color.<br />
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If you are in the market for Alabama, Oklahoma, or other team that has a crimson color theme, you need to give Vermont's Barre a try.<br />
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I hope this post and previous Alabama posts don't offend fans of other teams, but I can't hide my passion for my team. Even if you're not a fan of the Tide, I hope you have found this post useful.<br />
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The knot designs that I have chosen to use in this edition of AL Paracord Gear are a couple of new designs by Matthias Agnello (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=350015208401923&set=oa.406307929390340&type=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Surreal Sawtooth Bar</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=340576299345814&set=o.194548893899579&type=3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dragon's Claw</a>) and one previously posted design (Doubled Chinese Snake Knot).<br />
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I tied this bracelet almost exactly as shown in the two part pictoral by Matthias using 8 feet of Imperial Red 450 paracord and 8 feet White 450 paracord.<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=350015208401923&set=oa.406307929390340&type=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View Part I of the Pictoral</a><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Dragon's Claw Keyfob</span></b></div>
I tied this fob using two 5 feet strands of Imperial Red and White paracord following Matthias' <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=340576299345814&set=o.194548893899579&type=3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pictoral</a>.<br />
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I tied this fob using two 5 feet strands of Imperial Red and White paracord. Since I received so many requests on how to tie this design, I decided to include a shot of the loose tying process.<br />
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<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=340576299345814&set=o.194548893899579&type=3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dragon's Claw Pictoral</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/194548893899579/photos/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Parachute Cord Crafters Group on Facebook</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=350015208401923&set=oa.406307929390340&type=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Surreal Sawtooth Bar Bracelet Pictoral-Part I</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=350015181735259&set=oa.406307929390340&type=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Surreal Sawtooth Bar Bracelet Pictoral-Part II</a></li>
<li><a href="http://shop.vtarmynavy.com/paracord-c24.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vermont's Barre Army Navy</a></li>
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I am truly pleased with the support from my readers, I asked you to click on the advertising links and try to reach five dollars in advertising revenue in one day and you really came through, at last count it was over seven dollars, Thank You.<br />
Since you did your part, I've been working for the past several hours to put together the tutorial that I promised.<br />
As with most of my tutorials, I'll be including the tutorial in PDF form and a shorter version that is in image format.<br />
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The Wide Cobbled Solomon Bar is tied by using an original design by JD at TyingItAllTogther and then joining two of them together.<br />
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Download a copy of the Adobe PDF to store on your hard drive by right-clicking on the link below and selecting "Save As..." and select a spot on your drive where you want it to be stored. Or you may simply click on the link to open in your browser (you must have a free copy of <a href="http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adobe Reader</a> installed on your computer).<br />
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<b>THE SHORTER BLOGGER VERSION TUTORIAL</b><br />
Paracord used in this tutorial:<br />
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Before beginning this tutorial you should be familiar with the original design of this knot by TyingItAllTogther, the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXCH3MhHp3k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cobbled Solomon Bar</a>. The wide version is simply two Cobbled Solomon Bars joined together.<br />
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NOTE: I've been receiving requests to show how I tied the <a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/2011/04/unique-wide-solomon-bar-key-chain.html" target="_blank">Wide Solomon Keychain</a> with the loop, you can tie it by starting the same way as this tutorial starts.<br />
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<li><a href="http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download Adobe Reader </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXCH3MhHp3k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Make a Cobbled Solomon Bar Bracelet by TIAT</a></li>
<li><a href="http://webpages.charter.net/syberprodigy/Documents/WCSB.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tying the Wide Cobbled Solomon Bar PDF </a></li>
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</div>SyberProdigyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818217977843820848noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836417032682414969.post-40568831586847177622012-04-10T23:15:00.001-05:002012-04-12T21:11:31.930-05:00CRISSCROSSED FIRECRACKER SINNET FOB<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is an original design by JD of TyingItAllTogether, found in the photos of some of his new work on his <a href="http://twitter.com/zenolen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter channel</a>.<br />
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This is a really great looking design, though it may not sparkle as well as it should in this monochrome format, but I kind of dig single-plain colors for fobs that I intend to carry on my key chain.<br />
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Although JD keeps churning out new and innovative tutorials, to my knowledge he hasn't release a video for tying this design yet.<br />
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At this time I am not releasing a tutorial showing the tying technique. If JD decides to create a video showing how to tie it, he will do a better job of explaining it. However, if you familiarize yourself with a couple of his videos, you should be able to tie the design. Watch the following video by JD titled "How to Make a Paracord Firecracker Sinnet (Key Fob) by TIAT", which is almost the same, you just need to crisscross the cords.
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If you still can't figure out how it was tied, review one of his other videos, <span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOvpATQK2OE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Make a Corset Spine Bracelet by TIAT</a>, this shows the crisscrossing method.</span>
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<li><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://yfrog.com/obgpwbxj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crisscrossed Firecracker Sinnet Photo</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOvpATQK2OE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Make a Corset Spine Bracelet by TIAT</a></span></li>
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This design was created by JD of TyingItAllTogether, I am only showing how to tie it and attach it to a buckle.
I am frequently asked how I attach buckles to bracelets, since it's hard to explain, I thought I would show it in this tutorial. The method used to attach this bracelet to a buckle will work on many different types of knot designs.<br />
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This tutorial is broken down into three parts, but for a better explanation of how to tie this bracelet, I've uploaded the tutorial in Adobe Acrobat PDF form. To download the tutorial, right-click on the following link and select "Save As", or just click it to open it in your browser: <a href="http://webpages.charter.net/syberprodigy/Documents/WaveWeave.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download Tutorial</a>.
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<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TyingItAllTogether" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TyingItAllTogether</a></li>
<li><a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/">Unique Ropecraft </a></li>
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</div>SyberProdigyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818217977843820848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836417032682414969.post-86649903547395287322012-04-05T22:02:00.003-05:002012-04-09T22:47:50.112-05:00TURK'S HEAD FLASHLIGHT<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In a previous post, I presented the <a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/2012/03/braided-turks-head-lanyard.html" target="_blank">Braided Turk's Head Lanyard</a>. It was originally designed by <a href="http://trident-warhog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trident </a>and creates a stylish lanyard, I added the lanyard to a Turk's Head-handled flashlight.<br />
This design shows the versatility of the <a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=52" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Long Two Bight Turk's Head</a> and has been a favorite of mine for a while.<br />
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To create the lanyard for the flashlight, I used two four feet long strands of Tiger Camo paracord followed by twelve feet of Black paracord atop the braided strands. I don't remember the total length of cord used for the flashlight but somewhere around ten feet should be sufficient.<br />
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To tie the lanyard, start by middling two strands which will leave you with four equal lengths. Start braiding by following my <a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-tie-diamond-braid-stitch.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diamond Braid Stitch tutorial</a> and braid the entire length of cord to the ends.<br />
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Complete the lanyard by tying a Long Two Bight Turk's Head atop the braiding. Use the first part of <a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=52" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bud Brewer's tutorial</a> to tie the Long Two Bight Turk's Head. You will need to modify the tutorial to suit your needs, in the original tutorial, the first image shows three turns, you will need to keep going around the braiding until you have almost completely covered the braiding. Also, when making your initial turns over the braiding, for every turn you will need to skip two segments of braiding in order to make the end result look correct.<br />
I finished off the lanyard by attaching a 1/2" D-Ring and small lobster clamp by using <a href="http://www.animatedknots.com/westcountry/index.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">West Country Whipping</a> to cover the splice.<br />
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The flashlight is straightforward if you have completed the lanyard, just tie a Long Two Bight Turk's Head and stretch the cord out to extend the opening. Make sure the end result is tightened so that no slippage will occur. <br />
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Stay tuned, I intend to place my own spin on the Long Two Bight Turk's Head tutorial and hopefully it will be easier for those who haven't been able to figure it out yet.<br />
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<b style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: large;">SOURCES AND REFERENCES</span></b><br />
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<li><a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/2012/03/braided-turks-head-lanyard.html" target="_blank">Braided Turk's Head Lanyard</a></li>
<li><a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-tie-diamond-braid-stitch.html" target="_blank">Diamond Braid Stitch</a></li>
<li><a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=52" target="_blank">Long Two Bight Turk's Head Tutorial </a></li>
<li><a href="http://trident-warhog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Trident's Blog</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.animatedknots.com/westcountry/index.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tying West Country Whipping </a></li>
<li><a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/">Unique Ropecraft </a></li>
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</div>SyberProdigyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818217977843820848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836417032682414969.post-64422705757156712882012-03-29T16:36:00.000-05:002012-04-09T22:47:57.826-05:00QUICK DEPLOY EMERGENCY BRACELETS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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For this post, I decided to show some of the newest "quick deploy" solutions for creating emergency paracord bracelets. You may have noticed one of the designs in the image from before, I previously featured it for an emergency bracelet and I thought it would fit perfectly with the other two bracelet designs.<br />
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<span id="goog_1579538322">Both of these bracelets are created in a similar way. The foliage green bracelet (the bracelet on the right)</span><span id="goog_1579538323"></span> is called the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auRJT6eLfXM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Millipede Survival Bracelet</a> by paintballhead03 and used around 12 feet of paracord to tie. The other design is something I thought of when tying the Millipede bracelet, it's simply a Genoese Bar bracelet that is tied around a Slip Knot the same way as the Millipede bracelet is tied. This design may have been created before and if needed I will provide a tutorial that shows the tying technique. Until then, follow the instructions from the Millipede video that shows the starting technique which uses two Slip Knots, one for each strand, then instead of tying the Millipede wrap over the Slip Knots, tie a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqklhsvhuAA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Genoese Bar</a> over the Slip Knot cores.<br />
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For the other quick deploy bracelet I have decided to show the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss-I9Ad6H5g" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chain Sinnet Square Knot</a> once again, but this time it's tied using Salmon paracord because the ladies need emergency bracelets too. The creator of this knot design, Andy Smith, created the video from which I learned to tie this bracelet. It's fairly straight forward and of the three designs is probably the easiest to tie and looks most like the Solomon Bar.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss-I9Ad6H5g" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A better emergency lanyard? </a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auRJT6eLfXM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to make a Millipede Survival Paracord Bracelet (the newest/best paracord bracelet) THE ORIGINAL </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqklhsvhuAA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Tie Single Genoese Bars by TIAT (Standard & Two Color) </a></li>
<li><a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/">Unique Ropecraft </a></li>
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</div>SyberProdigyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818217977843820848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836417032682414969.post-86877287919853769182012-03-14T23:00:00.001-05:002012-04-09T22:48:06.543-05:00DIY PARACORD LACING NEEDLE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I once thought that there was no way that someone with basic tools could produce a better Lacing Needle than the Tandy Leather Factory's Perma Lok Lacing Needle, until now. After trying many different techniques from collaborations between my readers and I, I decided that I would take the simplest route possible. You can make this type of Lacing Needle with little more than a screw driver, drill and something to cut the needle material (i.e. hacksaw or Dremel).<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/14-Single-Point-Knitting-Needle-Size-6/17370713" target="_blank">Single-Point Knitting Needle</a>, Size 5 or 6 (I picked up both sizes from Walmart)</li>
<li>#43 Drill Bit</li>
<li>4x<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">¾ Metal Screws</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Screwdriver</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Drill</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Hacksaw (anything that will cut the needle)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Vise (anything that will securely hold the needle)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt;"> Once you've acquired the tools and materials, the rest is fairly easy.</span>
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">CAUTION: ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES WHEN WORKING WITH METAL AND FOLLOW SAFETY GUIDELINES OF THE SPECIFIC TOOL YOU ARE USING. </span>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Determine the length that you want the needle to be and mark it and then cut it.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Place the needle in an upright position in the vise.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Using the #43 drill bit, drill down the center of the shaft of the needle to a depth of </span>¼" (be careful to drill straight down the center). <i>I used a smaller bit before using the final bit so that it is easier to drill the center point.</i></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Remove the screw and you're pretty much finished. If you want to produce the polished look like my final result you will need to remove the paint from needle. I used my Dremel, but you can use sandpaper in a pinch. Once sanded, use a polishing compound to bring the needle to a brilliant shine (I recommend using <a href="http://www.flitz-polish.com/index.php?page=Product.Product&externalId=541" target="_blank">Flitz</a>, it's the best polish on the market). </span></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.flitz-polish.com/index.php?page=Product.Product&externalId=541" target="_blank">Flitz Polish</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/14-Single-Point-Knitting-Needle-Size-5/17370712" target="_blank">Single-Point Knitting Needle, Size 5</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/14-Single-Point-Knitting-Needle-Size-6/17370713" target="_blank">Single-Point Knitting Needle, Size 6</a></li>
<li><a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/2010/08/built-in-lacing-needles-for-paracord.html" target="_blank">Unique Lacing Needles for Paracord</a></li>
<li><a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/">Unique Ropecraft </a></li>
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</div>SyberProdigyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818217977843820848noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836417032682414969.post-80867175778673989102012-03-12T20:53:00.002-05:002012-04-09T22:48:19.404-05:00URBAN CAMO FOBS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My most recent purchase from <a href="http://www.supplycaptain.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_ID=750&ParentCat=19" target="_blank">Supply Captain</a> included this Urban Camo paracord and the Emerson Skull attached to the loop of the Crown Sinnet. For the other fob I chose to use the classic style of the Solomon Bar which will never go out of style.<br />
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To make this fob, you will need to know four knots: Matthew Walker Knot, Round Crown Sinnet, and the Wall Knot.<br />
To tie a Round Crown Sinnet, you can follow my <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Paracord-Fender-Keychain/" target="_blank">Instructables tutorial</a>, but instead of six strands, use four. Links to the remainder of the tutorials are located in the Sources and References section.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Paracord-Fender-Keychain/" target="_blank">How to Make a Paracord Fender Keychain</a></li>
<li><a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-to-tie-wall-sinnet.html" target="_blank">How to Tie a Wall Sinnet</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.itstactical.com/skillcom/knots/knot-of-the-week-lanyard-knot/" target="_blank">Knot of the Week: Lanyard Knot</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.itstactical.com/skillcom/knots/knot-of-the-week-solomon-bar/" target="_blank">Knot of the Week: Solomon Bar</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.survivalworld.com/knots/manrope-knot.html" target="_blank">Manrope Knot</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.supplycaptain.com/index.cfm?category=6" target="_blank">Supply Captain </a></li>
<li><a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/">Unique Ropecraft </a></li>
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</div>SyberProdigyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818217977843820848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836417032682414969.post-7182778608999403362012-03-10T15:42:00.000-06:002012-04-09T22:48:27.070-05:00PARACORD HANDGUN MAGAZINE POUCH<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This tactical-looking pouch can be tied easily using one knot design. If you look closely at the pouch you will notice that it is simply a Wide Solomon Bar that is lashed together on the sides. <br />
The amount of paracord you will need depends on the size of the pouch, I used four-seven feet long strands for the Wide Solomon Bar section and two-four feet long strands for the sides. You will also need a short strand to go around the top of the pouch and about two feet for the Solomon Bar on the backside to make a loop for a belt. <br />
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You will notice that most instructions on tying a Wide Solomon Bar uses three strands, the two strands on either end are for the Solomon Bar section and the middle strand is the "X" strand that joins the two Solomon Bar sections. I added an extra strand to each of the Solomon Bars in order to make the finished Wide Solomon Bars wider so that the magazine will slide in and out of the pouch easier.<br />
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You need to measure the full vertical length of your magazine (front-bottom-back). View the video by JD at TyingItAllTogether to show the tying technique. You will notice there is a single strand that is the core strand that both sides of the Solomon Bar are tied around, both of these strands need to be just a little longer than the length you previously measured. Instead of using a metal ring to lash the strands, use a length of paracord approximately one foot long. Keep tying until you've almost reached the length you need. Use the inner core strands and form a loop on the end of each strand and either sew it together, or singe it together. Continue tying the Wide Solomon Bar until you've almost covered the loops, bring the bottom end around the back forming a "U" shape and then insert the strand that you used for the metal ring into the loops that you formed.<br />
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For the sides, I removed the inner strands of the paracord and made a zigzag pattern to lash the sides together.<br />
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For the belt loop, I attached a short strand of paracord through a couple of loops on the backside by using a Lacing Needle. Once I had two strands attached to the pouch, I tied a Solomon Bar around the strands.<br />
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That's pretty much all there is to tying this pouch, it is really easy to tie once you've figured out how to tie the Wide Solomon Bar.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lZss5Tzp54" target="_blank">How to Tie a Wide Solomon Bar by TIAT</a></li>
<li><a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/">Unique Ropecraft </a></li>
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</div>SyberProdigyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818217977843820848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836417032682414969.post-8494472800342952492012-03-06T22:26:00.000-06:002012-04-09T22:48:38.665-05:00BRAIDED TURK'S HEAD LANYARD<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Recently while trolling the internet, I came across this design tied by a fellow <a href="http://trident-warhog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Blogger</a>. He was tying the design mainly for use as a leash, but this is a tough, rugged looking design that can be used in many different ways. Before tying this lanyard, I thought about using this design as a strap to replace the "Oh Crap" handles in my Jeep.<br />
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Tying this design will take patience and time to create a great looking piece. Since I usually try to only post knot designs that are fairly easy to tie, I hesitated on posting this here, but I feel that the novice knot tying enthusiast can tie this with a little effort. It is tied in parts which will make it difficult to determine the amount of cord you will need. The full length of my lanyard was 16 inches and required 12 feet for the Turk's Head section, and two 40 inch lengths for the braided core. It is tied with a Long Two Bight Turk's Head on top of a Four Strand Braided Core.<br />
Once you've determined the length you want to tie, start braiding, I showed this technique <a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-tie-diamond-braid-stitch.html" target="_blank">here </a>and I also included the tying diagram below. When you finish braiding, start the Turk's Head Knot.<br />
Bud Brewer created a tutorial on tying a <a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=52" target="_blank">Long Two Bight Turk's Head</a> and expanding it to Long Four Bight Turk's Head, but we only need the first part for this design.<br />
When tying the Turk's Head, make sure the strands fall in place over the braiding in order to get the best end result.<br />
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<li><a href="http://trident-warhog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Trident's Blog</a></li>
<li><a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-tie-diamond-braid-stitch.html" target="_blank">Tying the Diamond Stitch Braid </a></li>
<li><a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=52" target="_blank">Tying the Long Two Bight Turk's Head </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.animatedknots.com/westcountry/index.php?LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com" target="_blank">Tying West Country Whipping </a></li>
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</div>SyberProdigyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818217977843820848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836417032682414969.post-57665749523205000342012-02-29T12:24:00.004-06:002012-04-09T22:49:01.231-05:00DRAGON'S TONGUE BRACELET WITH BUCKLES<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I recently purchased some exciting new colors of paracord from <a href="http://www.supplycaptain.com/index.cfm?category=6" target="_blank">Supply Captain</a> and I thought I would use one of those colors to tie one of my favorite bracelet designs by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TyingItAllTogether" target="_blank">TyingItAllTogether</a>. The color I chose to use is called Urban Camo and I used approximately 6-7 feet for the main design, you will also need a core strand, I used approximately 2 feet of black.<br />
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To tie a Dragon's Tongue bracelet using Buckles is pretty much a matter of what looks best to the one who is tying the bracelet.<br />
I chose to start by tying two Cow Hitches leaving the black (2 feet) strand in between the Urban Camo (larger strand). And then I simply followed the instructions from the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8O5l_eyvVs" target="_blank">video</a> by JD at TyingItAllTogether until I reached the desired length of my bracelet.<br />
From there you will need to remove the excess paracord and secure cord to keep it from coming uncompressed, there are a couple of ways to accomplish this. <span style="background-color: yellow;">Keep in mind that at this time you will only be removing the excess Urban Camo (main) strands, leave the black (core) strands in place. </span><br />
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Once the Urban Camo paracord is secured in place you can attach the opposite end of the buckle with the black paracord. I wrapped it around the buckle twice and tied a Cow Hitch by joining the ends together and hiding the joint inside the buckle. To learn how to join two pieces of paracord, Wishbone1138 has a video showing the technique.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8O5l_eyvVs" target="_blank">How to Tie the Dragon's Tongue by TIAT </a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axESOR153LU" target="_blank">Join Two Pieces of Paracord by Wishbone1138</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.supplycaptain.com/index.cfm?category=6" target="_blank">Paracord from Supply Captain</a></li>
<li><a href="http://cdwplus.com/singleSRB.html" target="_blank">Side Release Buckles from Creative Designworks</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TyingItAllTogether" target="_blank">TyingItAllTogether</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/">Unique Ropecraft </a></li>
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</div>SyberProdigyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818217977843820848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836417032682414969.post-63107780191280331472012-02-28T14:57:00.001-06:002012-04-09T22:49:25.637-05:00STITCHED SOLOMON BARS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Last week I decided I would go on a little hiking and fishing trip and I would need to take along the right type of paracord bracelet. Although the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRgM578LJdA&feature=plcp&context=C31d6b98UDOEgsToPDskKPH1s0IcIM6DtLTGeLYRVm" target="_blank">Stitched Solomon Bar</a> by JD at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TyingItAllTogether" target="_blank">TyingItAllTogether</a> isn't what I would call a "survival" design, it is becoming one of my all-time favorite bracelet designs, so I decided it would be the design I wanted to tie.<br />
A few months back I purchased a <a href="http://www.qualitylogoproducts.com/tradeshow-promotions/carabiner-with-compass-70mm-extralarge-69202.jpg" target="_blank">Carabiner Keychain with a Compass</a> from Walmart, and until now I hadn't decided how I would use it. Since these bracelets are going to be used for hiking, fishing, and other outdoor events, the colors didn't need to be flashy so I went with a single color on each bracelet.<br />
Since I was going to be using a single color, I thought about tying the bracelets with a single strand of paracord, but it would be easier to use two lengths instead. I used approximately 8 feet of cord to tie the Solomon Bar sections of the bracelets and approximately 2 feet for the stitched sections.<br />
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If you decide to use a Carabiner Keychain like the one in this post, you will need to first remove it by sliding it off the keychain. Then you will need to decide the location on the bracelet that you would like to place the compass. And then start tying the bracelet as you would normally tie, when you reach the point to attach the compass, attach the compass by inserting all four strands into the slot and from the opposite end of the compass, start tying the bracelet again.<br />
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Once I tied the first two bracelets, I decided I might want a little bit of flare every now and then so I tied an OD with Neon Orange bracelet.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRgM578LJdA&feature=plcp&context=C31d6b98UDOEgsToPDskKPH1s0IcIM6DtLTGeLYRVm" target="_blank">How to Make a Stitched Solomon Bar by TIAT</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TyingItAllTogether" target="_blank">TyingItAllTogether</a></li>
<li><a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/">Unique Ropecraft </a></li>
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This is a variation of a design by <i>Hotmetalmel </i>from the <a href="http://fusionknots.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=620" target="_blank">Fusion Knots Forum</a> it uses fused Cross Knots separated by the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emiLkv4BrWM" target="_blank">Endless Falls Knot</a> by TyingItAllTogether. I added a loop for a keychain and attached it with a couple of Blood Knots.<br />
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The Cross Knot looks good from the front and backside, but on this design, I prefer the look of the backside of the knot coupled with the backside of the Endless Falls Knot which makes a great looking bar.<br />
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<li><a href="http://fusionknots.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=620" target="_blank">Cross Knot Bracelets from the Fusion Knots Forum</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emiLkv4BrWM" target="_blank">How to Make the "Endless Falls" Bracelet by TIAT </a></li>
<li><a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/">Unique Ropecraft </a></li>
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</div>SyberProdigyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818217977843820848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836417032682414969.post-45084997887782451512012-02-13T17:04:00.002-06:002012-02-13T17:05:56.259-06:00HOW TO MAKE A PARACORD FENDER KEYCHAIN<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I decided since the tutorial was going to be rather long that I would publish this tutorial on <a href="http://www.instructables.com/" target="_blank">Instructables </a>instead of one big post.<br />
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You can download the full tutorial in PDF form by clicking this <a href="http://www.instructables.com/pdf/How-to-Make-a-Paracord-Fender-Keychain/How-to-Make-a-Paracord-Fender-Keychain.pdf" target="_blank">link.</a><span id="goog_849639547"></span><span id="goog_849639548"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a></div>SyberProdigyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818217977843820848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836417032682414969.post-41856951416667157952012-02-09T00:15:00.004-06:002012-04-09T22:49:48.093-05:00HOW TO TIE A WALL SINNET<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I was thinking for my first tutorials that I would show some of the knot designs that you might commonly see. This is a great design, it's easy to tie and can be used with different strand variations. I am showing the directions for a Two Strand Wall Sinnet, but the directions are the same regardless of the amount of stands you choose to use.
A Wall Knot is tied almost like a Crown Knot, but instead of going over its neighbors loop, it goes under. It sounds more complicated than it actually is, so check out the tutorial for a better visual description.<br />
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You will notice that once you've figured out how the first image section is tied, every additional loop is exactly the same.
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Following the directions of this tutorial, I tied the "Chimera Wall Sinnet". I added two <a href="http://www.lighthound.com/Plastic-Lanyard-Skulls-Bone-Color--Counting-Beads_p_1546.html" target="_blank">plastic skulls</a> and a small lobster clasp to finish it off.
You will notice when tying this design that it looks very similar to the Chinese Snake Knot, but is easier to tie and can be tied tighter.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.free-macrame-patterns.com/chinese-snake-knot.html" target="_blank">Chinese Snake Knot</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLxPyp9o7dU" target="_blank">How to Tie a Paracord Snake Knot by TIAT</a>
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<li><a href="http://www.lighthound.com/Lanyard-Supplies_c_209.html" target="_blank">Lighthound</a></li>
<li><a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/">Unique Ropecraft </a></li>
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</div>SyberProdigyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818217977843820848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836417032682414969.post-23535445278888098792012-01-30T22:58:00.001-06:002012-01-30T23:17:19.223-06:00WIDE COBBLED SOLOMON BAR<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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For this post I thought I would show one of the knots that I have been working on recently. JD at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TyingItAllTogether" target="_blank">TyingItAllTogether</a> created the original version of this knot and published a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXCH3MhHp3k&context=C30ebbb5ADOEgsToPDskI3MiNh315R6eQTI6DDKqjW" target="_blank">video </a>on the tying technique. The original design is great, but when I started fiddling with a few strands of cord the other day I thought I would see how it looked in a "wide" form.
I am labeling this knot as a prototype because I don't know how useful folks will find the design since it is wider than most lanyard knot designs. With your feedback I will determine if a tutorial should be made.</div>SyberProdigyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818217977843820848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836417032682414969.post-70702023435884730762012-01-26T19:57:00.003-06:002012-01-26T20:25:04.810-06:00HOW TO TIE THE DIAMOND BRAID STITCH<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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If you have noticed the scrolling marquee, I stated that changes are coming to my blog. From this point forward, almost every knot design that I post will be accompanied by a tutorial that will show how I tied the knot. I will only be adding a tutorial if the knot meets the following criteria:</div>
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The first tutorial is a four strand braid and you can find tutorials for this design online, but I found that they could be easier to explain. I know that this braid is called many different names, but since I am going to try and better the tutorial from the <a href="http://www.bluemoon.net/%7Edotoran/prj_diamond_braid.htm">BoondoggleMan</a>, I will keep the name that he gave it.<br />
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With every tutorial that I add, I will provide a link to download the tutorial so that you will be able to store each tutorial on your computer for future use. To view the tutorials on your computer, you will need <a href="http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/">Adobe Reader</a> which is available for free download.</div>
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<a href="http://webpages.charter.net/syberprodigy/Documents/DiamondBraidStitch.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> the tutorial (right-click the hyperlink and select Save Link As… and then save it to your hard drive location).</div>
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You need four strands of cord to tie this knot; you can use two strands by splitting the strands in the middle which is the way the tutorial will show.</div>
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I tied approximately thirty inches of the <a href="http://webpages.charter.net/syberprodigy/Documents/DiamondBraidStitch.pdf" target="_blank">DiamondBraid Stitch</a> and then connected the two ends together with a knot that I covered up with a <a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=72" target="_blank">HeadHunter’s Knot</a> and then I tied a <a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=57" target="_blank">Knife Lanyard Knot</a> that connects to <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L0pDXA8yTN8/TiR-Tx0JgzI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/K4iZ6a2M8CM/s1600/UsingMonkeyFistTool.jpg" target="_blank">Monkey’sFist</a> that is wrapped around a regular Table Tennis (ping pong) ball. The total amount of cord used to tie the Monkey’s Fist Lanyard was about 18 feet of Panda Camo and about 9 feet of White paracord.</div>
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<li><a href="http://webpages.charter.net/syberprodigy/Documents/DiamondBraidStitch.pdf" target="_blank">Diamond Braid Stitch Adobe PDF</a></li>
<li><a href="http://webpages.charter.net/syberprodigy/Documents/DiamondStitch.jpg" target="_blank">Diamond Braid Stitch Tutorial Image </a></li>
<li><a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=72" target="_blank">HeadhuntersKnot Two Pass</a></li>
<li><a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=57" target="_blank">Knife LanyardSingle and Double</a></li>
<li><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L0pDXA8yTN8/TiR-Tx0JgzI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/K4iZ6a2M8CM/s1600/UsingMonkeyFistTool.jpg" target="_blank">Monkey’sFist Tying Using Tool</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.supplycaptain.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_ID=19" target="_blank">Supply Captain Paracord </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Stiga-Two-Star-White-Table-Tennis-Ball/14521285" target="_blank">Table Tennis Balls</a></li>
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</div>SyberProdigyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818217977843820848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836417032682414969.post-14409784160694426662012-01-17T23:28:00.001-06:002012-04-09T22:51:29.729-05:00UNIQUE CRIMSON TIDE PARACORD GEAR III<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have been working on this post since receiving my new "Panda Camo" paracord from <a href="http://www.supplycaptain.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&Category_id=19">Supply Captain</a> a couple of weeks ago. I wanted to publish the designs prior to Alabama winning the <a href="http://tuscaloosaforward.com/2012/01/alabama-wins-2012-bcs-national-championship/">BCS National Championship</a>, but once they won I’ve been celebrating and haven’t had time until now. For those who don’t understand why I am using this color paracord to tie Alabama-themed designs, I will explain. One of the <a href="http://www.bryantmuseum.com/">greatest coaches</a> in Alabama history often wore a houndstooth hat and I believe that this color is a great match for that design.</div>
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For those who don’t follow or care about football, I hope you will still find this post useful.</div>
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There are several designs in this post, some of which I have tied before and some new and different styles.
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You’ll notice that I included another <a href="http://www.co.middlesex.nj.us/culturalheritage/chineseknotting/goodluck.html">Chinese Good Luck Knot</a> necklace, but for good reason. Prior to the Championship game starting, my stomach was in knots and I needed to find some way to ease my mind. That’s when I thought about the <a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/2011/12/unique-chinese-talisman.html">Good Luck Talisman</a> I tied for my rear view mirror, if it can bring luck I figured why not give a try. I modified the end result slightly by introducing another strand to the center of the knot. To make a long story short, I wore the necklace for the entire game and I don’t know if it helped, but the other team didn’t score a point. Needless to say, for every future Alabama game, the Good Luck Knot necklace will be around my neck.</div>
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You may want to tie one of these in your favorite team’s colors and see if the luck will extend to you as well.</div>
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One of the new designs is called the Four Lead Diamond Knot; I tied it from instructions in the Ashley Book of Knots (#790). If you don’t own the book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ashley-Book-Knots-Clifford-W/dp/0385040253#reader_0385040253">Amazon</a> offers a preview of the book that includes the instructions located on page 142 (another link in Google Books is available in the Sources and References section).</div>
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The other new design was tied using several knots; I started with a <a href="http://www.animatedknots.com/crownsinnet/index.php">Crown Sinnet</a>, a.k.a. the <a href="http://www.bluemoon.net/%7Edotoran/prj_square_stitch.htm">Square Stitch</a>. I then added a four strand <a href="http://www.animatedknots.com/matthewwalker/index.php">Matthew Walker Knot</a> over the Crown Sinnet. Continuing down, I tied a <a href="http://www.animatedknots.com/crownsinnet/index.php">Round Crown Sinnet</a>, a.k.a. <a href="http://www.bluemoon.net/%7Edotoran/prj_circle_stitch.htm">Circle Stitch</a>. Near the middle, I tied a <a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=72">Two Pass Head Hunter’s Knot</a>, which I thought was appropriately named to add to a football team fob. On both ends of the Head Hunter’s Knot, I tied a <a href="http://www.animatedknots.com/wall/index.php?Categ=decorative&LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com">Wall Knot</a>. I continued tying a Round Crown Sinnet until I reached the desired length and then I finished it off with another four strand Matthew Walker Knot.</div>
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The other two designs are from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TyingItAllTogether">TyingItAllTogether</a>, the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRgM578LJdA&feature=plcp&context=C31d6b98UDOEgsToPDskKPH1s0IcIM6DtLTGeLYRVm">Stitched Solomon Bar</a> and the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B0lLclTX6s&feature=plcp&context=C386db9fUDOEgsToPDskI3MiNh315R6eQTI6DDKqjW">Wide Zipper Sinnet</a>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">SOURCES AND REFERENCES </span></b></div>
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<li><a href="http://tuscaloosaforward.com/2012/01/alabama-wins-2012-bcs-national-championship/">Alabama Wins 2011 BCS National Championship</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ashley-Book-Knots-Clifford-W/dp/0385040253#reader_0385040253">Amazon</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.animatedknots.com/">Animated Knots by Grog</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.bluemoon.net/%7Edotoran/the_projects.htm">BoondoggleMan.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.co.middlesex.nj.us/culturalheritage/chineseknotting/goodluck.html">Chinese Good Luck Knot</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.animatedknots.com/crownsinnet/index.php">Crown Sinnet Knot</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRgM578LJdA&feature=plcp&context=C31d6b98UDOEgsToPDskKPH1s0IcIM6DtLTGeLYRVm">How to Make a Stitched Solomon Bar by TIAT</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B0lLclTX6s&feature=plcp&context=C386db9fUDOEgsToPDskI3MiNh315R6eQTI6DDKqjW">How to Make a Wide Zipper Sinnet by TIAT</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqogaUgS26c">How to Tie a Good Luck Knot by TIAT</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.bryantmuseum.com/">Paul W. Bryant Museum</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.howtomakescoobies.com/">Scoubidou Mega Guide</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.supplycaptain.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&Category_id=19">Supply Captain</a></li>
<li><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=aN58gdigmy4C&pg=PA139&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q&f=false">The Ashley Book of Knots in Google Books</a></li>
<li><a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=72">Two Pass Head Hunter’s Knot By Marino Gargano</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TyingItAllTogether">TyingItAllTogether</a></li>
<li><a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/2010/10/crimson-tide-paracord-gear.html">Unique Crimson Tide Paracord Gear</a></li>
<li><a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/2011/10/unique-crimson-tide-paracord-gear-ii.html">Unique Crimson Tide Paracord Gear II</a></li>
<li><a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/">Unique Ropecraft </a></li>
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On my last hunting trip while navigating to the tree stand,
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An easy way to lose a little weight is to change my hunting
knife. I am a lifelong fan of Buck knives, these are well made with good
quality materials and they won’t break the bank. That’s when I decided to
purchase the <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Buck-143-PakLite-Skinner/16686452">Buck PakLite
Skinner</a> which looks like the popular <a href="http://www.eseeknives.com/neck_knife.htm">Esee Izula</a> knives, but about
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I did my research prior to choosing the Bug Belly Bar, I
found many knives wrapped in paracord, but most used the same designs (a weave,
Turk’s Head Knots, or the basic “Izula wrap”). I liked many of the designs and
I favored a Turk’s Head Knot wrap, but that seemed to be too fancy for my
intended use. That’s when I thought of the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKGks6ye5K0">Bug Belly Bar</a>, it has the
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I tied the wrap using about six feet of olive drab paracord
for the Bug Belly Bar wrap. I wanted to add a little pizzazz to finish off the
knife so I added a lanyard. I tied the lanyard using about two feet of acu digital
paracord; I added a <a href="http://www.surreyknots.org.uk/12-rustler%27s-or-friendship-knot.htm">Square
Knot</a> (a.k.a. Cross Knot, Rustler’s Knot, or the Friendship Knot) for the
loop, a Matthew Walker Knot in the middle and finished it off with an <a href="http://stormdrane.blogspot.com/2011/10/some-useful-knots.html">Arms-Akimbo
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"></span><a href="http://stormdrane.blogspot.com/2011/10/some-useful-knots.html">Arms-Akimbo
Lanyard Knot</a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKGks6ye5K0">Bug Belly Bar</a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><a href="http://www.buckknives.com/index.cfm?event=product.detail&productID=3769">Buck
PakLite Skinner</a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><a href="http://www.eseeknives.com/neck_knife.htm">Esee Izula</a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"></span><a href="http://www.surreyknots.org.uk/12-rustler%27s-or-friendship-knot.htm">Square
Knot (Rustler's, Friendship, or Cross Knot)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.phlaunt.com/atwoodknives/16390018.php">Two Strand Matthew
Walker Knot</a></li>
<li><a href="http://uniqueropecraft.blogspot.com/">Unique Ropecraft </a></li>
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</div>SyberProdigyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818217977843820848noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836417032682414969.post-80108215339213558542011-12-28T19:32:00.002-06:002011-12-28T19:32:44.117-06:00UNIQUE CHINESE TALISMAN<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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For my final knot design this year, I thought I would tie a lanyard for my rear view mirror in hope that it will bring me good fortune next year. The lanyard is tied with three Chinese knots, the Good Luck Knot, Butterfly Knot, and the Snake Knot. The Good Luck Knot is used on monk's garments or drapes in temples signifying good luck. The snake is one of the twelve animals in the Chinese horoscope. It is regarded as bringer of good fortune, and also the guardian of treasure. If you subscribe to the notion that "it can't hurt", then continue reading to view links to the tutorials and books that I used to tie this lanyard.<br />
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I tied this lanyard using eight feet of black 550 paracord, I added two glow in the dark skull beads that don't add any luck value to the lanyard but look cool glowing in my Jeep at night. I started by tying the Good Luck Knot. I learned to tie this knot from the<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-Decorative-Knots/dp/1558217916/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1325049273&sr=8-3" target="_blank"> Complete Book of Decorative Knots</a> by Geoffrey Budworth, but if you don't own the book, you can find other alternative tutorials at the end of this post. Then I tied the Chinese Butterfly Knot, I learned this knot from The Book of Decorative Knots by Peter Owen, although I couldn't find any alternative tutorials for this knot, you can <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=lnr-ATR5po4C&pg=PA42&lpg=PA42&dq=The+Book+of+Decorative+Knots+chinese+butterfly&source=bl&ots=dx070pFpDA&sig=cu6jrm9rsyeB4E0goP1CujiIfto&hl=en&sa=X&ei=B5f6TpnqMo-ztwfF2uzQBg&sqi=2&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false" target="_blank">search the book</a> in Google Books for "Chinese Butterfly Knot" and you can view the tutorial. The last knot I tied on the lanyard was a Chinese Snake Knot, I don't remember which tutorial I used to learn to the design because there are so many available on the internet, you can use one of the links listed at the end of this post to tie the knot.</div>
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If you intend to make a closed loop on your lanyard, you can use the same method that I used. Insert one end of the cord into the other end of the cord and sing them together. Then start loosening one of the cords of the Snake Knot and continue loosening to the Good Luck Knot and eventually you will end up with one single cord and the joined together section will be hidden inside the Snake Knot.</div>
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Even if you don't tie this design, I hope you have good luck and fortune in the coming year.</div>
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<u><b>SOURCES AND REFERENCES</b></u></div>
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<li> <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=lnr-ATR5po4C&pg=PA42&lpg=PA42&dq=The+Book+of+Decorative+Knots+chinese+butterfly&source=bl&ots=dx070pFpDA&sig=cu6jrm9rsyeB4E0goP1CujiIfto&hl=en&sa=X&ei=B5f6TpnqMo-ztwfF2uzQBg&sqi=2&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false" target="_blank">The Book of Decorative Knots by Peter Owen</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-Decorative-Knots/dp/1558217916/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1325049273&sr=8-3" target="_blank">The Complete Book of Decorative Knots by Geoffrey Budworth </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.co.middlesex.nj.us/culturalheritage/chineseknotting/goodluck.html" target="_blank">Good Luck Knot</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqogaUgS26c" target="_blank">Tying the Good Luck Knot by TIAT</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.satincord.com/knots/snakeknot.htm" target="_blank">Chinese Snake Knot</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLxPyp9o7dU" target="_blank">Tying the Chinese Snake Knot by TIAT</a>
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</div>SyberProdigyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818217977843820848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836417032682414969.post-89550673493588284432011-12-20T21:53:00.001-06:002012-04-09T22:52:19.018-05:00UNIQUE KNOT WORKING FID<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I might get corrected with the title of this article, but from my understanding of what a marlinspike is supposed to be, this fits the bill (in some ways). As you might have guessed, I debated on what to title this article because it might also be called a fid. For lack of a better term, I am going to call them "knot working tools" for the remainder of this article.
If you are just beginning your journey into tying knots then you may not know what purpose these tools serve. I use one of these almost every time I tie a knot to get the proper tension. These can be made from different materials, but I chose a ready-made tool that only needs a handle to be a perfect knot working tool.<br />
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To make a knot working tool you will need a <a href="http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=17370712" target="_blank">Knitting Needle</a> (I used a 14" size 5) that can be purchased from your local Wal-Mart, and a wooden dowel in the diameter of your choice (notice in the photos that I used two different sizes).
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Once you have the required tools, you will want to decide on how long you want the knitting needle and wooden dowel handle to be. Once you decide, cut the wooden dowel with a handsaw or whatever tool you have available for wood cutting (I chose to make the handles longer because my hands aren't tiny and I find I can get a better grip with a larger handle). To cut the knitting needle to length, you will need to remove the metal cap over the end of the needle. I removed the cap by placing the needle in a vise and then I used a set of wire pliers and a hammer. Once you have the metal cap removed, cut the needle to length (remember that the needle will be inserted into the wooden dowel so you will need to estimate the handle size and the needle size) with a hacksaw. With the knitting needle still in the vise, hammer the metal cap back on the end of the needle. The next part is tricky if you don't have a drill press, but don't let that stop you because I didn't have one either. You will need a drill and the longest drill bit that you can find that is the diameter of the knitting needle or just a fraction larger. Drill down the vertical center of the wooden dowel, making sure you hold the drill as straight as possible. Once you have drilled the hole, insert the knitting needle through the wooden dowel (a hammer might be needed to get the needle through the dowel).
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For the last part of the equation, you will need to choose how you want to wrap your new knot working tool. In this article, I chose to include four of my favorite knot working tools, from which you might decide to use one of the designs (or you can pick your own design). Whatever path you choose to take is completely up to you and needs to be a design that you really like because you will see it every time you tension or dress your other knot designs. If you want to use some of my suggestions, I will list the tutorials in the sources and links section at the end of this article.<br />
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<a href="http://www.surreyknots.org.uk/52-coach-whipping.htm" target="_blank">Coachwhipping</a> | <a href="http://www.animatedknots.com/crownsinnet/index.php" target="_blank">Crown Sinnet</a> | <a href="http://www.frayedknotarts.com/tutorials/awlcover.html" target="_blank">Crown Sinnet (Over Two Method)</a> | <a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=10" target="_blank">Gaucho Fan Knot</a> | <a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=52" target="_blank">Long 4 Bight Turk's Head</a>
| <a href="http://www.frayedknotarts.com/tutorials/llknot.html" target="_blank">Little Lump Knot</a>
| <a href="http://www.cowboyway.com/HowTo/TieStopperKnot01.htm" target="_blank">Matthew Walker Knot</a>
| <a href="http://www.hought.com/art.sprk.1.html" target="_blank">Spanish Ring Knot - 2 Pass</a>
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A year or more ago, I came across an advertisement that included lanyards, bracelets and key fobs. Though I don't remember the site or where it originally appeared, there were two key fobs in it that I really liked. I had totally forgotten about the key fobs until the other day when I was thinking of what type of key fob I wanted to tie to replace an old worn out fob.
For some reason in my mind, earth tones go hand-in-hand with winter so I used three colors to tie these designs (black, olive drab and coyote brown).<br />
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For the first key fob, I used five different knots and I will explain the process I used to tie the fob. I used three-four feet of black and olive drab paracord to tie the first section.<br />
Start by halving the cords so that you will have four strands. Then start tying a <a href="http://www.bluemoon.net/~dotoran/prj_circle_stitch.htm" target="_blank">Round Crown Sinnet</a>, after you start the sinnet, pull out a loop in one of the colors for the key ring, then continue tying the sinnet for about two to three rounds and then stop.<br />
Next, I tied a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf6CL8rMtXw" target="_blank">Four Strand Matthew Walker Knot</a> (the video is for a Three Strand Matthew Walker Knot, but the instructions are the same).<br />
Continue tying the Round Crown Sinnet until you end up in the section of the fob that you want to add the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a15Mm9eAKes" target="_blank">Wall Knot</a>.<br />
Continue tying the Round Crown Sinnet until you reach the length desired.<br />
Now gather a couple of feet of paracord in olive drab, black and coyote brown.<br />
Using either olive drab or black, tie a <a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=101" target="_blank">5 Lead by 4 Bight Turk's Head Knot</a> that will be the base of your Herringbone Knot.<br />
Using the coyote brown paracord, tie the <a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=33" target="_blank">Herringbone Knot</a>. The instructions for the knot shows the bights protruding from underneath the black and olive drab strands, I didn't want that so I simply pulled them tighter underneath the other strands to hide the coyote brown bights.<br />
Cut the ends left over on the Round Crown Sinnet and singe them in place.<br />
Now place the Herringbone Turk's Head over the bottom part of the Round Crown Sinnet.<br />
Tighten and dress the Herringbone, then cut and singe the ends and hide them underneath the strands of the Turk's Head for the best looking result.<br />
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The Ladder Rack Star Knot Fob is deceptively easy to tie and doesn't require very much paracord. Gather Five feet of olive drab and two feet of coyote brown paracord.</div>
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Start by tying a <a href="http://www.phlaunt.com/atwoodknives/16390018.php" target="_blank">Two Strand Matthew Walker Knot</a> and leave room for the loop size you desire.</div>
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Now follow the instructions for the Ladder Rack Knot, but weave in the coyote brown strand after you get the first loop started, then it will go back and forth between olive drab and coyote brown. </div>
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Once you reach the bottom, you should have four strands remaining. As far as I know, there are no tutorials available for a four strand Star Knot, but if you follow the instructions in this <a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=46" target="_blank">tutorial</a> and do the same thing only with fewer strands, you can easily tie this knot. I think many folks in the knot tying community consider this knot to be a challenge, but it isn't. Just follow along with the tutorial and if you get stuck, I will be glad to help. You may also want to search for a video or another tutorial for any of the knots used in the article, just because I found them satisfactory, that doesn't mean that you will.</div>
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<a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=33" target="_blank">Basic Herringbone Knot</a> | <a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=85" target="_blank">Ladder Rack Knot</a> | <a href="http://www.phlaunt.com/atwoodknives/16390018.php" target="_blank">Matthew Walker Knot (2 Strand)</a> | <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf6CL8rMtXw" target="_blank">Matthew Walker Knot (3 Strand)</a> | <a href="http://www.bluemoon.net/~dotoran/prj_circle_stitch.htm" target="_blank">Round Crown Sinnet</a> | <a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=46" target="_blank">Star Knot</a> | <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAR4PrQPdTs" target="_blank">Trilobite Video by TIAT</a> | <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2oFylRwC60" target="_blank">Trilobite (Two Color) Video by TIAT</a> | <a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=101" target="_blank">Turk's Head Knot (5 Lead by 4 Bight)</a> | <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a15Mm9eAKes" target="_blank">Wall Knot</a><br />
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<a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=85" target="_blank">The Ladder Rack Knot</a> is easy to tie and though it may be known by other names, it is tied basically the same way.
This is a great design for someone who is just beginning to learn to tie knots, or anyone for that matter. In other words, if you tie knots, this design should be in your knot library.
This design is the first of two posts that I will show how this knot can be expanded and the ways you can use it.
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There are several ways to learn to tie this knot available on the internet, but I followed the tutorial by <a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=85" target="_blank">Bud Brewer</a>. J.D. at TyingItAllTogether calls the design a Trilobite and has two videos that you can use to learn to tie either the<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAR4PrQPdTs" target="_blank"> one color</a> or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2oFylRwC60" target="_blank">two color</a> design.
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To tie the blue Ladder Rack, I used six feet of paracord. You will notice a knot on the loops of the lanyards, it is called a <a href="http://www.phlaunt.com/atwoodknives/16390018.php" target="_blank">Matthew Walker Knot</a> and though they may look a little different between the long blue and shorter lanyard, they are the same, I trebled the Matthew Walker Knot on the blue lanyard which all you have to do is add another turn or two around the two strands when tying.
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The two color Ladder Racks where tied with about three feet of black and about two feet of another color paracord. My version of a two color Ladder Rack Knot is a little different than the video from TIAT, but it's pretty simple to tie it either way, just weave in the second color after getting the Ladder Rack Knot started.
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This design is a little different from the others, it slides freely up and down the black paracord. I tied it using about three feet of yellow paracord, and though it looks gutted, it's not, it's just cut from a batch of flat paracord (approximately eighteen inches). To tie it you will need to be familiar with tying the Ladder Rack Knot first. I tied the Slider by leaving out the part where you run the paracord down and then back up and went straight to weaving the yellow paracord around the black paracord.<br />
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<a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=85" target="_blank">Ladder Rack Knot Tutorial</a>
| <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAR4PrQPdTs" target="_blank">How to Tie the Trilobite Knot by TIAT</a>
| <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2oFylRwC60" target="_blank">How to Make a Two Color Trilobite Bar by TIAT</a>
| <a href="http://www.phlaunt.com/atwoodknives/16390018.php" target="_blank">Matthew Walker Knot Tutorial</a><ul>
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If you follow the information in this article you should be tying these lanyards without instructions in no time.<br />
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The Turk's Head Lanyard Knot was originally shown in the Ashley Book of Knots (labeled as #595 Two-Bight Turk's-Head Lanyard Knot). If you don't own a copy of the book, don't fret, you can go to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/reader/0385040253?_encoding=UTF8&query=two-bight%20turk#reader_0385040253" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a> and view some of the pages and this design is on one of those pages. Or if you would prefer, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mamnIRAiAYw" target="_blank">Stormdrane </a>has created a video that shows the tying process. Also, there is another tutorial available that shows how to tie a <a href="http://khww.net/articles.php?article_id=52" target="_blank">Long Two Bight Turk's Head</a>, which is the same thing as this except for the starting process. You might note that you can make this lanyard as long as you want by adding an initial turn or turns.<br />
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To tie this knot you will need a straw or other small cylindrical object such as as a Bic pen with the insides and end cap removed. Once you've got that part covered, grab some paracord and give it a try. The thicker tripled lanyard will need around five or six feet of paracord while the smaller will only need a couple of feet.<br />
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I started to create my own tutorial on tying this design, but with all the knowledge already available, I didn't think it would be needed. With that said, don't hesitate to ask for help if you get stuck. If I can't help you, I am sure another knotter will, I have found that most are always ready to offer their support.<br />
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I decided I would get back to publishing in hopes that it will help in this trying time. That's when I decided that my first post would be honor of her.<br />
This knot is called the Celtic Cross and is really an attractive Cross. And though it may look challenging, it is really an easy design to tie.<br />
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I followed the instructions from <a href="http://www.free-macrame-patterns.com/celtic-cross.html">Free-Macrame-Patterns.com</a> to learn to tie the design. I tied the Celtic Cross using about three feet of paracord in neon orange and neon yellow. I followed the instructions for the first course exactly, but for the second I ran one of the strands from each color underneath the other color and followed alongside the single strand. I finished off the design with a Knife Lanyard Knot on either end.<br />
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