The Dymo Letratag labeling machine works great for making knot board labels
On my knot boards I used regular computer printer paper. I had to experiment with font and size. But once I got a font and size I liked, I printed it off using my regular computer printer. I also made markings to get the width and height consistent. After I printed off and cut to size, I glued the paper to the knot board using a common white glue. After the glue had dried ( about 2 days), I “painted” over the paper with a polycrylic varnish. This waterproofed the paper. I’ve had the knot boards for about 10 years now. Only had to replace a couple of labels. Look at the Bowline knot pictures on my website. www.morethanknots.com It’ll give you an idea of what the labels look like. I also use this format on my “temporary” (cardboard) knot boards. An example of the markings for a cutout is below.
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In a similar challenge where a knot “board” was called for but needed to be portable, the board was printed from a word processor document onto vinyl sign poster material, the knots tied, and then tied (“stitched” added 15SEP2012) in place to the vinyl. The resulting “knot soft-board” could then be rolled up, placed in a cardboard tube, and stored in the pack’s knot training bag. When needed it is unrolled and laid out or hung for display.
In tying, liberal use of buntline hitches was used.
Many office supply places custom print plastic labels - have a nice edge with border
I have also made labels in with a Word-processor program - make the labels with a border on them - I like ovals - print on heavy cover stock then cut around the outside edge of the label and this will leave a nice border that has nicer look than just a plain piece of paper - the cover stock comes in many colors and I have seen small number of sheets or individual sheets for sale at some paper supply stores so you don’t need to buy a full ream of paper