I just know that there are some people out there that are continuing to tie knots other than only practical ones. Hopefully you will join me and display your work.
I had this knife that the handle was odd shaped and uncomfortable so I used tarred seine and “decorated” it. It smacks of practical, but thought it should go in this thread.
Here’s a pair of small bottles with opposing colors that I had tied a few months ago. I haven’t taken any pictures of my latest work so will need to dust off the ol’ camera. ;D
Excellent…FANTASTIC I love posts like this as I get to see some wonderful craftsmanship!!! It also forces me to catalogue some of the work that I have done so far.
Here is a cat of nine tails that I made a little while ago.
The grip fid was also made by PJ, I added the antler horn. I also incorporated two lock nuts so that I could adjust the way it sits in my hand when doing certain tight work.
Great looking work Johnny. And such enthusiasm too!
I love when we get excited about our work and the work of others. What it is all about with decorative knotting I think.
Amazing how addictive it is.
PJ’s tooling work is impressive. His knot work is as well.
If anyone has a custom tool idea and wants to tempt reality, he’s the man.
And to repeat Johnny: “Don’t be shy.”
Please, your work just may inspire another’s.
This is my first proper winter doing it - hell we were snowed in for a week and I loved it!! Spent a great deal of time knotting and wondering what all the fuss was about weather wise??
Now looking forward to the warmer weather and feeling the heat of the sun as I sit outside and knot.
The only thing is that as I am still a beginner, I need posts like this for inspiration and ideas!!
Great cord at a not bad price. But you need to buy a fair bit to make the shipping worth while. As a side note boxes from there always fly under the radar so no C&E fees to worry about (so far).
I’ve also used the bushcraftstore in Enfield , North London. Only a 20 mins drive. They have an online store and sell on eBay (UK). Really nice guys, great customer sevice, but I have found some of their cord to be a bit unround/flat so went back to the supply captain.
There’s another major supplier in the UK called 5 star cord who has a large website, but I’ve not used them.
As I am in the U.S. the Supply Captain link is familiar to me, but you may have just helped some U.K. based brothers and sisters. Thank you for sharing that.