Welcome aboard Jack! What are your interests in knotting - practical, decorative, specific cords or leather - let us know! Lindsey Board Member IGKTPAB ...
Great news about the new documentary film about rope and ropemaking - Ropewalk: A Cordage Engineer's Journey Through History is now available for rental...
Hello every one, i just came across this site on Turk's head during a search . http://www.taylortel.net/~stwood/index.html Harryyyyy [Non-text portions...
good morning all! I am new to this group and I need some help. I am by far a novice knot tyer. I have been looking for help on covering glass bottle in a small...
Hi Bret Take a look at the webshots site I have, in the album "Knots". There are a few bottles I've covered with turks heads. If that is what you are looking ...
Duh, forgot the link http://community.webshots.com/user/tejay480 _____ From: knottyers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:knottyers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of T J...
Hi all, well as it happened i was in a hurry to make a key fob to take with me to my hostel and as i was not having much time at my disposal ,i finally decided...
Harry, Very nice story of how to use the materials at hand. Thanks for sharing. In my line of work we de-construct and re-use things all the time. But it is...
Thanx Ed, well heres the continuation of the story Although the group has been pretty quiet i see. well i made this wrist band of four plait round from the...
Does anybody know where I can find details on how to make those large, old fashioned rope tug boat bow fenders????? Thanks, Threelees1@... In a message...
tony: thanks. i have made those. i am now looking to make one of those humongous tug boat bow fenders... that cover the whole bow of the tug. they now...
yeah i saw that in Des Pawson's book...i forgot the name...hand on.... here it is. this is one that bends around the bow like a belt. you can search inside the...
The IGKT has a publication about making fenders http://www.igkt.net/publications/index.php You could also ask your queston at the IGKT forum, There are pepole...
Does anyone have have any good electric copies of old seamanship manual especially those of military origin (I hear the Brits know a little something about...
wow...now i'll finally understand all those Patrick O'Brian books!!! thanks. -- Ken Gray The Macro Hook.blogspot.com <http://www.TheMacroHook.blogspot.com> ......
Hi tyers, I have been working on dog leashes for my pet terriers. I finally have a few things right and have tried a few materials like paracord and marine 3...
I'm afraid your latest work has ensorceled me such that I cannot even find words befitting a compliment , much to my everlasting shame. Let me just say that I...
Wow, Ken. I'm afraid your words have had the same effect on me. I am truly humbled and can only say: Thank You. Lily Happily entangled in my own knots! ...
Here is a site dedicated to shoelaces--especially lacing and tying them in lots of usual and unusual ways. http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/index.htm This...
Very nice, as always, Andre! Hope you'll take a look at my wine-cork key fob -- inspired by some of your pictures, of course -- hope you'll keep 'em coming......
Hi Lily, I did see your covered winecork......very nice work indeed. I tried to leave a comment on your blog but that just wouldn't work for some reason....
Hi all, Just joined the group and would like to introduce myself. I was a member of the IGKT for a few years back in the 1980's. The only knotting that I...
I am a new member thank you for accept my request. Costa Rica is my home, I love knots, specially decorative ones. I am here to learn from you, so at the...
Hello David, Well done on your brilliant drafting! Now all we who have Bruce Grant's books are going to be scrambling the pages trying to see if he has a...