I have been watching your videos, and others, this past weekend and find yours be the easiest to understand and follow. Great job on explaining the "how to" on the projects. A couple of comments that I thought of while watching that might make it easier to work the cordage and follow the process. You kept saying that you were back at the top when you got to the end of the weave. If you labeled your pipe/tube jig TOP and BOTTOM it might make it easier. Also instead of masking tape make a notch at the TOP of the pipe/tube to slot the cord in and a few holes at the BOTTOM to put screws or pins in to keep the cord from slipping. I watched the video of the jig board and how you explained it and worked it and that's where the idea of a pipe/tube jig came from. It's gotten me back into rope work which is fun and useful. Win Win!
I think this has been the best explanation I've seen for this kind of handle wrap! I followed your instructions to put on both ends of my hiking/bo staff. To hide my singed ends I covered all ends of the handles with regular 3 pass Turk's head woggles and did a fish scale braid for the center handle of my staff. Been getting a lot of compliments so far! Thank you for this easy to follow video!
There is no better feeling than when you have created something and people compliment you. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
Hello John I love you let's get knitting. I spend many hours watch let's get knotting. You amaze me with your knowledge in knot tying I don't know how you can hold all that knowledge. Keep up the great work . You really are amazing. Take care and keep knotting.
Thank you for this video. Very easy to follow. I couldn’t find the chart and I need to cover 6”. How many turns do I need and how much cord? Thank you so much!
Oh cheers, but trust me that are much more talented people doing this stuff. However, I am one of the very few that also does videos - thank goodness for that! Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated. Are you more of a practical or decorative knotter?
Simple DIY for a quality paraneedle...I took a section of a M16 cleaning rod, cut it to the right length, then put it in a vise and took a grinder and brought it to a nice working point. The female threads are awesome and locks down on the paracord solid.
You have now got me wondering if I have laid this out in chapter, so as to ease peoples pain 😉 😉 😉 Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
I know this is an older video. Very nice. How do you do the math to estimate the amount of cord needed? Is the a dia. X lgth. Guesstimating before beginning?
If I am creating say a 4 Bight by 5 Lead Turks Head. I will get the object that I want to cover, then wrap my cord one turn around the object at a 45 deg angle, then another turn at 45 deg the opposite way. I will then do this 5 times (matching the number of leads I want). This then gives me a rough idea of what length I need for one pass. Multiply this by the number of passes you want to have in your finished TH. Well that was as clear as mud?? Hope that this helped?
Very tidy video. I want to see how your hiking stick turned out because I have a stick I had no ideas for. I now have a brilliant idea but want to see how the masters do it :) Thanks heaps for the idea and clear tutorial.
OK, I can not say that I am very proud of it, as all I did was cover it with the above method. I am sure that if it was my own stick I would certainly do more than just a Two Bight Turk's Head. Anyway the link to the covering knot I made is here 💥: instagram.com/p/BS0NUhMD73-/?taken-by=peart_john The cord that I used for this was 3mm paracord and if I recall it is Birch Cammo which I got from these guys 📦: rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?ff3=4&toolid=11800&pub=5575285280&campid=5338064521&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fitm%2FArmy-Military-100m-Paracord-Reel-3mm-Basha-Tent-Bivi-Camping-Guy-Rope-Para-Cord-%2F381150398024%3Fvar%3D%26hash%3Ditem58be558648%3Am%3Amio-_0PVwCLWSXWbgUUVYfg Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. 😉
I like it. Very nice mate. It was a toss up between the Turk's Head and the Fish Scale knots. You've convinced me that the Turk's Head is the way to go.
OK, I consider the 2 Bight Turk's Head to be great on narrowish poles. However if your pole is a little on the thick side, it might be worth considering a 4 Bight Turk's Head. Here is and example where I used a very fine cord and a 2 Bight on a fatter pole instagram.com/p/BTGspvPj6k4/?taken-by=peart_john Turks Head, personally I think that this would benefit more from a 4 Bight Turks Head. I have a 4 Bight video that I will be uploading shortly, just need to finish editing it.
Thanks, very nice video with excellent narration - easy to follow. Listening with headphones - is that your dog snoring in the background just after 8 min? Very charming :).
Yes that is my knotting apprentice that you hear snoring!! Most people comment on the clock chiming, but you really need the headphones to hear the dog. Many thanks for popping over and leaving a comment! Are you a knotter, or just browsing?
I am a knotter, albeit a beginner. I like having something productive to do with my hands in front of the TV. Am also a sewer, knitter, and do kumihimo (Japanese braiding), which is like knotting and also very beautiful and relaxing. I find the videos very helpful, as once I have the concept of the knot in my head (which takes awhile), I don't need the instructions. Your videos help with the concept more than any others!
I use 4" electrical shrink wrap on the working end of my cord. That way I don't have to mess with burning ends and frays. On smaller projects the shrink wrap can be used as the fib.
Yes, it certainly makes it all easier, unless of course you can tie it directly onto the object that you want to cover. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated. Are you more of a practical or decorative knotter?
Every time you flip the pipe over I loose what you did with the cord and the change in orientation confuses me. Perhaps you could keep it one way and work back and forth rather than always working to the right. Other than that I like your tutoring video very much and learned how to make a long Turks Head knot from you. Thank you.
I do agree with you, my plan is to re-film this and also include coloured ends, so that if I do flip it, it will be easy to spot which end is which. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
Just curious... why only an _odd_ number of starting turns? BTW, I sand my PVC pipe with 120 grit sandpaper, just enough to break the shine so the cordage doesn't slip as much.
I was under the impression that this was the rule, however, someone told me that this is not the case. I am ashamed to say that I have not tested that out for real.
@@djmj12714 there is a rule to do with divisibility. The book is hidden in the bowels of the car, but I read that bit only yesterday in a tent in Cornwall- very lovely. Will try to be more precise at some point....
@@djmj12714 there is a rule to do with divisibility. The book is hidden in the bowels of the car, but I read that bit only yesterday in a tent in Cornwall- very lovely. Will try to be more precise at some point....
Love the videos. Very well done. But I still struggle with turks head terminology . I think I got what the bights are but I'm shaky on what the leads are and identifying how many there are. Also, how do you know how many leads you will end up with when you do a certain design? I looked at the chart and it's not too clear. Could you do a video just on the structure of a turk's head?
I will let you into a little secret. When I look at a Turks Head, I can easily tell you how many bights. However, I do know how to count the leads, but I really do struggle with getting it correct!!! I think the best thing to do is enjoy making them and with time all the other missing bits fall into place
Johnny Debt good advice...I plan on making the jig and then I'll probably end up covering everything I own in sennit and turk's heads! I have many books that show how but your videos are the first ones that have finally made it clear enough for me to be able to do them. Thanks!
@@KnottingKnots Yes! Thank You! It turned out really good too. I only used black paracord, so it doesn't have the "pop out" of the pattern like yours, but it looks really cool. You can definitely see the pattern, it is just a little more subtle. I'd like to make a two color wrap like you did. I need to get more paracord colors. I watched several of your other videos too. I'm going to do some more of these. Thank You for the Videos!!!
@@VidarrKerr My personal favourite line at the moment is Black Tarred Line. It is a bit of a bugger to work with and a little messy, but it does give a lovely finish. Also over time it starts to weather in its own way, and I rather like that sort of finish. Nobody else really uses that and I think that is why I like it too.
I struggle with the outside edges of the turks head. I have tried about a 100 times. I can even predict when the dog is sleeping! Is there any way you could add a video showing the outside ends a little more. A few times the end is out of the frame as you are completing them and I think im missing something! Other than that, I love the video!
I used 12 ft of the blue and did have some left over. I would suggest that you always have too much, as running out part way can be a real nightmare. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated. Are you more of a practical or decorative knotter?
@3:48 Keeping the crossing points, the "X's", lined up throughout the entire process will produce a much better result, especially helpful during the tightening bit. David Hopper goes to lengths about that on his tutorial th-cam.com/video/23QHRwe6Lxs/w-d-xo.htmlm37s
No need to update this video... I was just emphasizing what you'd said. This has been my first go at 2 bight Turk's Head. It's much easier, faster, uses a lot less cordage, and, as you stated, it definitely loses its structure on large diameter objects. For something like a broom handle, it'd be perfect.
Great videos, but you're jibbering on too much, Give the instructions, Plain and Simple, but NOT too simple that 'WE' get bored with it. Thanks anyways and well done
I started a long time ago to "over explain" as I have one subscriber who is blind. He and his granddaughter follow the videos, he listens and she watches. He ties the knot and if he goes wrong his granddaughter corrects him. A lovely little bond must be growing between them? Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
4 Bight Version Turks Head: th-cam.com/video/hEeQVupsr1g/w-d-xo.html
I've watched a shit ton of videos on how to make a Turks head knot. confusing AF. ur video helped me master this knot. thank u so much!
Glad to have helped our Beck. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
I have been watching your videos, and others, this past weekend and find yours be the easiest to understand and follow. Great job on explaining the "how to" on the projects. A couple of comments that I thought of while watching that might make it easier to work the cordage and follow the process. You kept saying that you were back at the top when you got to the end of the weave. If you labeled your pipe/tube jig TOP and BOTTOM it might make it easier. Also instead of masking tape make a notch at the TOP of the pipe/tube to slot the cord in and a few holes at the BOTTOM to put screws or pins in to keep the cord from slipping. I watched the video of the jig board and how you explained it and worked it and that's where the idea of a pipe/tube jig came from. It's gotten me back into rope work which is fun and useful. Win Win!
I think this has been the best explanation I've seen for this kind of handle wrap! I followed your instructions to put on both ends of my hiking/bo staff. To hide my singed ends I covered all ends of the handles with regular 3 pass Turk's head woggles and did a fish scale braid for the center handle of my staff. Been getting a lot of compliments so far! Thank you for this easy to follow video!
There is no better feeling than when you have created something and people compliment you. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
Well done and great instruction! New subscriber.
Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
Hello John I love you let's get knitting. I spend many hours watch let's get knotting. You amaze me with your knowledge in knot tying I don't know how you can hold all that knowledge. Keep up the great work . You really are amazing. Take care and keep knotting.
That is very kind of you to say. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
Thank you for this video. Very easy to follow. I couldn’t find the chart and I need to cover 6”. How many turns do I need and how much cord? Thank you so much!
Nice and clearly articulated. Good work!
Well thank you for that, made my day!! I am subscribed to you, cos you do some great Vids.
you are the real deal Knot dude! Holy mackerel, you are it.
Oh cheers, but trust me that are much more talented people doing this stuff. However, I am one of the very few that also does videos - thank goodness for that! Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated. Are you more of a practical or decorative knotter?
Simple DIY for a quality paraneedle...I took a section of a M16 cleaning rod, cut it to the right length, then put it in a vise and took a grinder and brought it to a nice working point. The female threads are awesome and locks down on the paracord solid.
Yep, that is a good use of a cleaning rod. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
Clear and beautiful way to describe the knot, well done 👍🏻
I have found that if you wrap a very short piece of tape around the end so that you make a point, you can screw it in your needle/fid very easily.
YES!! Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
Well done video, thank you for sharing your talent! 😎
_"Nothign worse than sitting through a long introduction"_ He finally says after 3 minutes haha, i honestly didnt mind, but i found it funny
You have now got me wondering if I have laid this out in chapter, so as to ease peoples pain 😉 😉 😉 Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
I find that 2 bight is God for small diameter, 4 bight works better "looksbetter" for larger diameter, thanks for the vid.
I know this is an older video. Very nice. How do you do the math to estimate the amount of cord needed? Is the a dia. X lgth. Guesstimating before beginning?
If I am creating say a 4 Bight by 5 Lead Turks Head. I will get the object that I want to cover, then wrap my cord one turn around the object at a 45 deg angle, then another turn at 45 deg the opposite way. I will then do this 5 times (matching the number of leads I want). This then gives me a rough idea of what length I need for one pass. Multiply this by the number of passes you want to have in your finished TH. Well that was as clear as mud?? Hope that this helped?
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Cheers mate, I think I have see a few of your videos in the some of the FB knotting groups. Wishing you all the best for your channel.
@@KnottingKnots Thanks&Welcome:)
Very tidy video. I want to see how your hiking stick turned out because I have a stick I had no ideas for. I now have a brilliant idea but want to see how the masters do it :) Thanks heaps for the idea and clear tutorial.
OK, I can not say that I am very proud of it, as all I did was cover it with the above method. I am sure that if it was my own stick I would certainly do more than just a Two Bight Turk's Head. Anyway the link to the covering knot I made is here 💥: instagram.com/p/BS0NUhMD73-/?taken-by=peart_john The cord that I used for this was 3mm paracord and if I recall it is Birch Cammo which I got from these guys 📦: rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?ff3=4&toolid=11800&pub=5575285280&campid=5338064521&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fitm%2FArmy-Military-100m-Paracord-Reel-3mm-Basha-Tent-Bivi-Camping-Guy-Rope-Para-Cord-%2F381150398024%3Fvar%3D%26hash%3Ditem58be558648%3Am%3Amio-_0PVwCLWSXWbgUUVYfg Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. 😉
I like it. Very nice mate. It was a toss up between the Turk's Head and the Fish Scale knots. You've convinced me that the Turk's Head is the way to go.
OK, I consider the 2 Bight Turk's Head to be great on narrowish poles. However if your pole is a little on the thick side, it might be worth considering a 4 Bight Turk's Head. Here is and example where I used a very fine cord and a 2 Bight on a fatter pole instagram.com/p/BTGspvPj6k4/?taken-by=peart_john Turks Head, personally I think that this would benefit more from a 4 Bight Turks Head. I have a 4 Bight video that I will be uploading shortly, just need to finish editing it.
Your voice is lovely. 👍😍🤝
Oh thank you so much, shame about the rest of me. Somebody once suggested that I should be a voice over artist?
Mark Hamill made a career over voice over work. :)
Well done. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your kind words. When you have mastered this one, you might like to try the 4 Bight version: th-cam.com/video/hEeQVupsr1g/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for a good video that shows how to do it
Thanks for popping over and taking the time to leave a comment. I assume that you are a decorative knotter?
Thanks, very nice video with excellent narration - easy to follow. Listening with headphones - is that your dog snoring in the background just after 8 min? Very charming :).
Yes that is my knotting apprentice that you hear snoring!! Most people comment on the clock chiming, but you really need the headphones to hear the dog. Many thanks for popping over and leaving a comment! Are you a knotter, or just browsing?
I am a knotter, albeit a beginner. I like having something productive to do with my hands in
front of the TV. Am also a sewer, knitter, and do kumihimo (Japanese
braiding), which is like knotting and also very beautiful and relaxing. I find the videos very helpful, as once I have the concept of the knot in my head (which takes awhile), I don't need the instructions. Your videos help with the concept more than any others!
Do you have a link to somewhere where I can view your work? I just love seeing other peoples work!! Glad that you are finding the videos useful.
I use 4" electrical shrink wrap on the working end of my cord. That way I don't have to mess with burning ends and frays. On smaller projects the shrink wrap can be used as the fib.
Good idea. Does shrink wrap come in different colours?
Johnny Debt jus as I know is its clear. But who knows what's on the market.
Sorry, I think your fingers were not doing as they were told. What are you saying? ;-)
@@KnottingKnots yes it comes in tons of colors. Look up electrical wire shrink wrap. Tons of different sizes also in terms of diameter.
Love your awl...you made it?
I love it toooooo!! Sadly no, I had a guy in the USA make it for me.
Does the tube or pipe I use to wrap around need to be thicker than the item I wish to transfer it to??
Yes, it certainly makes it all easier, unless of course you can tie it directly onto the object that you want to cover. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated. Are you more of a practical or decorative knotter?
I use a little electric tape around needle and paracord to stop the chord falling out
Every time you flip the pipe over I loose what you did with the cord and the change in orientation confuses me. Perhaps you could keep it one way and work back and forth rather than always working to the right. Other than that I like your tutoring video very much and learned how to make a long Turks Head knot from you. Thank you.
I do agree with you, my plan is to re-film this and also include coloured ends, so that if I do flip it, it will be easy to spot which end is which. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
Where can I get an awl like that????
Just curious... why only an _odd_ number of starting turns? BTW, I sand my PVC pipe with 120 grit sandpaper, just enough to break the shine so the cordage doesn't slip as much.
I was under the impression that this was the rule, however, someone told me that this is not the case. I am ashamed to say that I have not tested that out for real.
I"ve tried it with 2 turns and got lost. Would love to see a tutorial... ,
@@djmj12714 there is a rule to do with divisibility. The book is hidden in the bowels of the car, but I read that bit only yesterday in a tent in Cornwall- very lovely. Will try to be more precise at some point....
@@djmj12714 there is a rule to do with divisibility. The book is hidden in the bowels of the car, but I read that bit only yesterday in a tent in Cornwall- very lovely. Will try to be more precise at some point....
Love the videos. Very well done. But I still struggle with turks head terminology . I think I got what the bights are but I'm shaky on what the leads are and identifying how many there are. Also, how do you know how many leads you will end up with when you do a certain design? I looked at the chart and it's not too clear. Could you do a video just on the structure of a turk's head?
I will let you into a little secret. When I look at a Turks Head, I can easily tell you how many bights. However, I do know how to count the leads, but I really do struggle with getting it correct!!! I think the best thing to do is enjoy making them and with time all the other missing bits fall into place
Johnny Debt good advice...I plan on making the jig and then I'll probably end up covering everything I own in sennit and turk's heads! I have many books that show how but your videos are the first ones that have finally made it clear enough for me to be able to do them. Thanks!
It is so cool that you smoke pot while doing this. I get that cough too once and awhile. Must have been good sheet.
Did you manage to achieve making it?
@@KnottingKnots Yes! Thank You! It turned out really good too. I only used black paracord, so it doesn't have the "pop out" of the pattern like yours, but it looks really cool. You can definitely see the pattern, it is just a little more subtle. I'd like to make a two color wrap like you did. I need to get more paracord colors.
I watched several of your other videos too. I'm going to do some more of these.
Thank You for the Videos!!!
@@VidarrKerr My personal favourite line at the moment is Black Tarred Line. It is a bit of a bugger to work with and a little messy, but it does give a lovely finish. Also over time it starts to weather in its own way, and I rather like that sort of finish. Nobody else really uses that and I think that is why I like it too.
I struggle with the outside edges of the turks head. I have tried about a 100 times. I can even predict when the dog is sleeping! Is there any way you could add a video showing the outside ends a little more. A few times the end is out of the frame as you are completing them and I think im missing something! Other than that, I love the video!
Maybe you could try this video: th-cam.com/video/BElWOmPYNEA/w-d-xo.html it is exactly the same knot, but done around a straw, hope this helps.
@18:04 So what you have at that point is a 13 lead, 2 bight, 2 pass TH, yes?
how much of each cord do you use?
I used 12 ft of the blue and did have some left over. I would suggest that you always have too much, as running out part way can be a real nightmare. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated. Are you more of a practical or decorative knotter?
Why wouldn't you fuse the beginning of the red cord to the end of the blue cord?
I think it may become an issue when tightening up, as you would have to ensure that the join remains covered.
@3:48 Keeping the crossing points, the "X's", lined up throughout the entire process will produce a much better result, especially helpful during the tightening bit. David Hopper goes to lengths about that on his tutorial th-cam.com/video/23QHRwe6Lxs/w-d-xo.htmlm37s
Many thanks for the info, I think I need to do an update video on this one??
No need to update this video... I was just emphasizing what you'd said. This has been my first go at 2 bight Turk's Head. It's much easier, faster, uses a lot less cordage, and, as you stated, it definitely loses its structure on large diameter objects. For something like a broom handle, it'd be perfect.
Watched it a hunderd times and cant figure out how to finish the 1st cord
Do you mean how to hide the end once the Turks Head is tightened?
Great videos, but you're jibbering on too much, Give the instructions, Plain and Simple, but NOT too simple that 'WE' get bored with it. Thanks anyways and well done
I started a long time ago to "over explain" as I have one subscriber who is blind. He and his granddaughter follow the videos, he listens and she watches. He ties the knot and if he goes wrong his granddaughter corrects him. A lovely little bond must be growing between them? Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.