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Title: Decorative and Fancy knot work
Post by: Melvang on Mon, 02 June 2014, 07:33:44

Anyone here into decorative and or fancy knot work?

Here is a good site for some amazing work. A lot of it is centered around sailing and boats for the most part bu does some other stuff.  It gets just as expensive as this hobby when you get to this level.  Though simple stuff like monkey fist keychains and wraps on walking staves and canes isn't bad but gets expensive quick when yous start measuring lengths for work in feet rather than inches.

http://www.frayedknotarts.com/index.html

Title: Re: Decorative and Fancy knot work
Post by: paicrai on Mon, 02 June 2014, 08:13:11

i bet you thought this was going to be funny

i'm a frayed knot

Title: Re: Decorative and Fancy knot work
Post by: Melvang on Mon, 02 June 2014, 08:24:43

Quote from: paicrai on Mon, 02 June 2014, 08:13:11

i bet you thought this was going to be funny

i'm a frayed knot

Ba da dum ssssss

Seriously I actually enjoy the art and learning new knots.  Still have yet to figure out the turks head with more than 3 bights.  Though I can do the 4 and 8 strand square sennit (round braid), moku, St. Marys, ring bolt hitchings, Monkey fist knot, along with a good working knowledge of practical knots.

Title: Re: Decorative and Fancy knot work
Post by: OldDataHands on Mon, 09 June 2014, 20:38:25

Ahh, but do you have the Ashley book of knots?

http://www.amazon.com/The-Ashley-Book-Knots-Clifford/dp/0385040253

Huge section on decorative uses, and possibly exhaustive for practical applications of conventional 3-strand line/rope.

Title: Re: Decorative and Fancy knot work
Post by: Melvang on Mon, 09 June 2014, 20:41:17

I do not yet.  Might order tonight though.

Title: Re: Decorative and Fancy knot work
Post by: katushkin on Mon, 09 June 2014, 20:54:33

Disappointed this wasn't a resource for bondage knots.