![]() Having a tassel on the end greatly increases the odds of seeing it even on a very crowded desk. I trimmed the ends of all 8 strands to give a rough, but very robust, tassel. The knot just below the bead is a Pineapple knot that counts out to 10 Leads X 8 Bights in its finished form. The knot just above the bead is a 3 Lead X 8 Bight Turk’s Head. It has 5 Leads X 4 Bights - this knot closes up nicely on small-diameter rounds. The Turk’s Head just below the handle is one of my standards. To help add bulk to the head of the tassel I put on a whipping, about 1 1/2″ long.įinally, I returned to the handle end, and dressed the transition points with Turk’s Head knots. Then I seized all 8 strands close below the bead with another constrictor knot. I worked a short section of 6 strand crown sinnet over the bead. I then fed 2 of the strands through the center of a wooden bead. At the outboard end of the sinnet, I tied another constrictor knot to act as a seizing. ![]() ![]() I plaited a 3″ section of 8 strand square sinnet next. Next I seized the strands with a constrictor knot. I then made a short section of 4 strand braid and folded it across the handle. I cut 4 strands of paracord in a neon green. The knots on this one are, from the attachment point: I have made 4 or 5 of them, all without preplaning, or measuring - they are all within an ace of being the same length and look much alike. I seem to have a mental preset for what constitutes a proper size fob for scissors. I do suspect she averages in a testosterone fudge factor, but however she arrives at it, we have a deal.Īll of the statements I have made in various posts dealing with lanyards and their kin also apply here. Its a fair trade deal: I tie them, and she cuts me slack on some of the other things I want to adorn with knots. Lanyards, fobs, and leashes are some of the things she has grown to appreciate having on her own things. Over time she has seen the utility in some of the things I do. My Lady Rose makes allowances for my predilection for tying knots on anything that can’t outrun me and doesn’t bite me first. Scissors fob #2 Turk's Head knots, an 8 strand sinnet, and a tassel. Come back and see me again I’ll try to keep the band stepping lightly and the pictures in focus: If the project passes all the design and economic studies, I shall post a picture of the complete project …. As far as anything short of Karma goes, I suppose I’m safe. I can not think of any federal agency in charge of wooden balls which have been placed in painfully tight bondage. Luckily the ball and its parent tree have already died at the hands of others. Very Damn tightly - so tightly that if it were alive it would die within moments and the EPA and Fish & Game would both put up posters of me “Alive or Tied Up As Tightly As He Tied That Poor Ball … So he can suffer the same death. How tightly - Damn tightly, so tight that tapping on random spots doesn’t really sound any different. As is my habit, instilled by both basic personality and training, I worked this knot down tightly. They would rather you used paracord over some unknown cord, about which they only know what they can see. Another reason to use paracord is that the people around this part of the country are familiar with it, and its virtues that’s one part of the sales equation which isn’t a problem. I use the paracord in part because it’s what I use the most these days - I am very comfortable working with it and have a good feel for how it works up. The ball is a 1 1/2″ wooden ball which I can buy economically in large bags. I may end up making quite a few of them, so it will pay me to test/streamline the design. This is a test for looks and utility in the design of a key fob. This not only allows me to test small scale models with their assets, but also allows me to test parts of the design without doing the whole thing. If you have read the other posts on my site, you know that I tend to tie test knots in order to prototype potential projects. A Gaucho knot worked down tightly onto a wooden ball.
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