from your website: "Rope Length: 2 X 65″ and 1 X 135″ or in Metric 2 X 195cm and 1 X 343cm" I think the conversion is wrong: 65 inches are 165 centimeters. Many thanks for the video!!
@@MonotonyTV Just leisure boating. Its basically a flat bottom canoe you can paddle, row or sail. I made it from John Millgate's plans for the Mersea Island Duck Punt. There are lots of videos on here of people using them. Some even build in the the gun mount grove into the bow for authenticity. It's relatively simple to build, has no keel or rudder. A bit too heavy to easily put it on a roof rack on your own.
And you made it!! You will remember every detail with fondness, even the things that were tough. I find that when I create a knotting project, I remember the warmth of the sun and my dog laying next to me snoring.
Brilliant, the problem that I foresee might be getting hold of cheap rope. Rope these days is so damn expensive, I often search eBay to get what I want. I assume that you are a UK boater?
We bought a cheap offcut at Crick to experiment with, after meeting another narrowboater in Bancroft Basin who made all his own fenders. Probably one of your students! Reels of it are v expensive, I agree, so that's a great tip - to look on eBay. I also noticed your tip somewhere to use old rope for the core of the fender - and we've got plenty of that! Thanks again!
I believe that there is also some very thick black tubing that is used as fenders (not those white inflatable ones). I see no reason why they could not be covered with rope to give a more substantial and decorative fender? Maybe, start off by making your boat some cabin strings. Nice way of practising as you get used to rope and knots. If you find that you enjoy it, may I also suggest this book by Des: amzn.to/2KoGptg packed with loads of projects. What sort of boat do you have?
Would have liked the dimensions on screen a bit longer at the end, but otherwise, a very clear demonstration and explanation - thanks for taking the time to make it!
Hello Mike, many thanks for your comment, I will remember that for future videos. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Are you a knotter?
Hi JD We bought a narrowboat last year and I'm keen to learn to do as many practical things as possible, having spent most of my working life in education (that's me in th-cam.com/video/r3jtHfcco_w/w-d-xo.html). I think I've got the hang of back and eye splice, so thought a small fender would be a good one to tackle next. Thanks again!
How is life on a narrowboat? If you are getting into knotting, I would like to suggest Des's book on knotting projects. amzn.to/2g1iTVi it has some great projects that are not only decorative but useful. Another suggestion if you are on Facebook I can link you up with some excellent groups?
Thumbs up from me and subscribed, I've been looking for fender tuts for ages and stumbled onto this channel yesterday. Gone through half a dozen videos already. Good job.
Thanks for your comment Pual. I was recently contacted by the son of the person who wrote the Fender Book. He wants me to do a video review on his fender kit. So hopefully another fender video coming out shortly. Are you a decorative or practical knotter?
I'm neither BUT after 30 years as a Graphic Designer in Marketing for large corporate industries I've done a u-turn and enrolled on a boat building course here in Hamina, Finland (slightly challenging as I'm from the UK), so trying as I can to build a lapstrake 7m day sailer. However these traditional crafts really inspire me and I have a friend in the harbour here that is what 70 years young and does this stuff. I'm absolutely fascinated by it and I'm gathering books and info on how to do this work. Hence the becket sea chest handle question on the 'Crown Sennit' video... so please keep them coming -this stuff is rare nowadays and needs to be documented so keep up the good work. Sorry for the long reply.
If it is another person joining me in a world of frustration and sore fingers, then I am very happy. When you have made something, send me a link to where I can view it?
They went out in the post this morning mate. I sent you the stuff on the Lydia Eva also, just in case you like a bit of history with your stuff. Hey, just thinking, maybe you could make knives from the metal of old scrap cars, or even better from famous peoples scrapped cars? eg a knife called Jaguar as it is made from the leaf spring of an old Jag?
Oh great can't wait to do my first box opening lol great idea about old car parts my wife drove are Morris minor everyday for 3 years we loved it got an Audi A6 now just doesn't have the same charisma miss the moggy and the £98 for a years insurance an it was tax exempted should have never let it go!!
Apparently it works with any metal defo works on stainless because I've done it but doesn't seem to damage my copper stamp thing I made much tho so don't know about any metal statement
Very cool! I love the idea of using the Turks heads instead of the seizing, and also the red and green for port and starboard. I mentioned that I made a rope fender a few weeks ago, I'll post it to your FB now but it's not nearly as nice as these. I'm happy with it for a first attempt. (I came here to post a pic in these comments but it seems there is no way to do that, unless I'm missing something)
Hello Ben, thank for popping in and leaving a comment. If you want you can post an image at this location, I think you just drag and drop: goo.gl/photos/tERae6pLZH6TezcD6 Are you more a decorative or practical knotter?
Thanks! I'm interested in both. I'm very interested in nautical knots for my small sailboat but I'm also very interested in learning decorative knots for traditional decorations and applications on the boat and around my house.
I am afraid that I no longer have the fender, but I think it was about 2.5 mm cord. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated. Are you more of a practical or decorative knotter?
Hej Johnny :) , very good tutorials.. maybe you mention, but what type of cord you have here, its black , looks like dark hemp rope but I'm not sure.. Thanks
For the core, you can fold a second rope in half, a short ways below the top eye, then do a 4 strand (square) weave the length you want it and go directly into the crown. No need for the whipping a the top and bottom.
You make it look so effortless Johnny, think I'll make one in white polypropylene as natural cordage is so darned expensive. I said to the wife that I was going to hang several fenders around the lounge in a nautical theme. You should have heard the language? And her not even a sailor !!!
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. Yes, you will go through a phase of putting up ropework all over the place. I think the biggest complaint I get now is, all the cuttings left around the house.
Sizes of cordage used are here: igkt-solent.co.uk/fender-making-rope-side-fender/ Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
If I recall correctly for about every inch of rope you weave, you need about 12 inches of rope in total. However, if you do make a longer fender, it may be worth increasing the number of ropes from say 4 to 6 or even 8. This will then give you even more bulk in the body of the fender.
It should be bulkier Can you not add a piece of plastic tube to bulk it up a bit Also position the camera better you keep going off the picture otherwise ok.
It probably depends on the type of boat you have. These are perfect for a British narrowboat (I've made several following this method), but I notice river cruisers and yachts use 'thicker' fenders, so a core might be useful.
That is not how to tie a turks head! No wonder you went off course. Turning your hand over, the way you do, blinds you to where you are in the knot. Not to mention proper fenders don't need a turk's head at all!
Also, you're tying the fender from three pieces of rope, which is wrong. Fenders should be tied from two equal length pieces of rope. Middle the first to form the eye and open up the strands six inches down from the middle. Thread the second rope through the open strands and middle it. This results in 50% fewer cut ends to deal with. You don't even tell people the lengths you started with, which, btw are way too short for anything bigger than a canoe. A proper sailor-made fender doesn't need a redundant Turks head to be "more decorative", especially one fashioned from pretty blue paracord. So gay.
*Sizes of cordage* used are here: igkt-solent.co.uk/fender-making-rope-side-fender/
from your website: "Rope Length: 2 X 65″ and 1 X 135″ or in Metric 2 X 195cm and 1 X 343cm"
I think the conversion is wrong: 65 inches are 165 centimeters. Many thanks for the video!!
Thank you showing things twice if not several times. It aids the learning.
Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
Very educational. Thank you, a lot of learning right there!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
"That's the way things go" words to live by
Joyful and informative video... Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
I just made one following the instructions and become really cool. Will looks great for my sailboat. Thank you!!!
Nothing better than seeing your knotwork used in action, it all adds to the experience!
Nice and simple clear instructions. Easy to follow.
Glad it was helpful! Do you plan on making one?
@@KnottingKnots I do. I made a plywood Duck punt, minus the cannon, and I thought a couple of rope fenders would be useful.
@@Rhodri80 Ah yes, I think I know what you mean, if I recall correctly they have a really long barrelled gun on the deck. What do you use it for?
@@MonotonyTV Just leisure boating. Its basically a flat bottom canoe you can paddle, row or sail. I made it from John Millgate's plans for the Mersea Island Duck Punt. There are lots of videos on here of people using them. Some even build in the the gun mount grove into the bow for authenticity. It's relatively simple to build, has no keel or rudder. A bit too heavy to easily put it on a roof rack on your own.
And you made it!! You will remember every detail with fondness, even the things that were tough. I find that when I create a knotting project, I remember the warmth of the sun and my dog laying next to me snoring.
You helped me with a project in which I wanted a Turk's Head. This video was a big help. Thanks.
Are you able to show me any of your work, as I do love to see other people knot-craft? You can drag and drop a photo here, please: goo.gl/mQgf8E
Yes, tank you for your interest. I'll need to finish the project first.
Looking forward to seeing it! Nothing better than a bit of pressure.
This is great - so clear and at an easy to follow pace. Thanks!
Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated. Are you more of a practical or decorative knotter?
Complete beginner! Would rather have a go than pay for ready-made fenders. We'll see how it goes... thanks again.
Brilliant, the problem that I foresee might be getting hold of cheap rope. Rope these days is so damn expensive, I often search eBay to get what I want. I assume that you are a UK boater?
We bought a cheap offcut at Crick to experiment with, after meeting another narrowboater in Bancroft Basin who made all his own fenders. Probably one of your students! Reels of it are v expensive, I agree, so that's a great tip - to look on eBay. I also noticed your tip somewhere to use old rope for the core of the fender - and we've got plenty of that! Thanks again!
I believe that there is also some very thick black tubing that is used as fenders (not those white inflatable ones). I see no reason why they could not be covered with rope to give a more substantial and decorative fender? Maybe, start off by making your boat some cabin strings. Nice way of practising as you get used to rope and knots. If you find that you enjoy it, may I also suggest this book by Des: amzn.to/2KoGptg packed with loads of projects. What sort of boat do you have?
Your videos are great. As a novice, I appreciate your step by step instructions.
Glad that you like them Mark. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Are you a practical or decorative knotter?
So you could keep running the lines down to the bottom of the finder. Thanks for sharing
Nice clear instructions!
are you going to make one now? Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
Would be too different to make it double eyed? To tie up horizontally? Any video on double eyed fender?
Would have liked the dimensions on screen a bit longer at the end, but otherwise, a very clear demonstration and explanation - thanks for taking the time to make it!
Hello Mike, many thanks for your comment, I will remember that for future videos. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Are you a knotter?
Hi JD
We bought a narrowboat last year and I'm keen to learn to do as many practical things as possible, having spent most of my working life in education (that's me in th-cam.com/video/r3jtHfcco_w/w-d-xo.html). I think I've got the hang of back and eye splice, so thought a small fender would be a good one to tackle next. Thanks again!
How is life on a narrowboat? If you are getting into knotting, I would like to suggest Des's book on knotting projects. amzn.to/2g1iTVi it has some great projects that are not only decorative but useful. Another suggestion if you are on Facebook I can link you up with some excellent groups?
Thumbs up from me and subscribed, I've been looking for fender tuts for ages and stumbled onto this channel yesterday. Gone through half a dozen videos already. Good job.
Thanks for your comment Pual. I was recently contacted by the son of the person who wrote the Fender Book. He wants me to do a video review on his fender kit. So hopefully another fender video coming out shortly. Are you a decorative or practical knotter?
I'm neither BUT after 30 years as a Graphic Designer in Marketing for large corporate industries I've done a u-turn and enrolled on a boat building course here in Hamina, Finland (slightly challenging as I'm from the UK), so trying as I can to build a lapstrake 7m day sailer. However these traditional crafts really inspire me and I have a friend in the harbour here that is what 70 years young and does this stuff. I'm absolutely fascinated by it and I'm gathering books and info on how to do this work. Hence the becket sea chest handle question on the 'Crown Sennit' video... so please keep them coming -this stuff is rare nowadays and needs to be documented so keep up the good work. Sorry for the long reply.
I enjoyed the tutorial. Looking to make a 30 inch fender out of old headsail line and wondering how to figure out the dimensions?
Brilliant thank you, Id love to give this a go!
Hi Johnny love the videos, have you got one on how to make, the long drupy bow fender about 6' keep up the great video.
Can you show how to set up the rope from the very start. How many pieces altogether 2?
Yeah Ted.. How do you lay it out etc.. Have you got a reply please matey.. 👍
TED.. Try.. Rope fender tutorial by mikko snellman..👍
J.. Have you got a tutorial showing how you lay rope for fender to make loop and how is the 2x 65" and 1x 135" used.. 😁
I am not sure what you mean, perhaps a YT search will bring something up to help you?
@@KnottingKnots thanks Johnny.. I ended up coming up with this..
great instructional video😎👍
Hello Dan, thanks for popping in and leaving a comment. Are you a knotter?
Johnny Debt I'm a beginner your Vidios are very inspiring thank you Johnny
If it is another person joining me in a world of frustration and sore fingers, then I am very happy. When you have made something, send me a link to where I can view it?
Wow they look awesome mate an a piece of history touch of class that! Will be a great talking point well done made a good vid too
They went out in the post this morning mate. I sent you the stuff on the Lydia Eva also, just in case you like a bit of history with your stuff. Hey, just thinking, maybe you could make knives from the metal of old scrap cars, or even better from famous peoples scrapped cars? eg a knife called Jaguar as it is made from the leaf spring of an old Jag?
Oh great can't wait to do my first box opening lol great idea about old car parts my wife drove are Morris minor everyday for 3 years we loved it got an Audi A6 now just doesn't have the same charisma miss the moggy and the £98 for a years insurance an it was tax exempted should have never let it go!!
Just wondering, that salt water etching you do, does that also work with stainless?
Apparently it works with any metal defo works on stainless because I've done it but doesn't seem to damage my copper stamp thing I made much tho so don't know about any metal statement
Enjoy your channel
awesome!!!
Me or the video? ;-)
Where do I get one of those spikey things?
You can see more information on some of my tools here: igkt-solent.co.uk/knotting-tools-video/
Hello Johnny Debt I made my first boat bumper today I added it to the photos. Not bad for my first attempt
Thanks for sharing your photos, I take it that is also your boat that you posted on the site?
Johnny Debt yes that is the boat I built I am going to use the fenders on it
Wow, you built the boar as well, so impressed, wish I had skills like that.
Very cool! I love the idea of using the Turks heads instead of the seizing, and also the red and green for port and starboard. I mentioned that I made a rope fender a few weeks ago, I'll post it to your FB now but it's not nearly as nice as these. I'm happy with it for a first attempt. (I came here to post a pic in these comments but it seems there is no way to do that, unless I'm missing something)
Hello Ben, thank for popping in and leaving a comment. If you want you can post an image at this location, I think you just drag and drop: goo.gl/photos/tERae6pLZH6TezcD6 Are you more a decorative or practical knotter?
Thanks! I'm interested in both. I'm very interested in nautical knots for my small sailboat but I'm also very interested in learning decorative knots for traditional decorations and applications on the boat and around my house.
Oh, I can see it now. The Turks Head appearing on anything that does not move!! Make great mats on the table. 😀
Hi. Just wanted to say what a great video - it really helped. What size cord did you use for the turks head top of the fender? Thanks
I am afraid that I no longer have the fender, but I think it was about 2.5 mm cord. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated. Are you more of a practical or decorative knotter?
Hej Johnny :) , very good tutorials.. maybe you mention, but what type of cord you have here, its black , looks like dark hemp rope but I'm not sure.. Thanks
It is old left hand lay rope. There is a video here on it: th-cam.com/video/nf0WCZM_ZWs/w-d-xo.html
Thanks, first one didn't look so good, I'll make a second one.
For the core, you can fold a second rope in half, a short ways below the top eye, then do a 4 strand (square) weave the length you want it and go directly into the crown. No need for the whipping a the top and bottom.
Many thanks for the information. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
You make it look so effortless Johnny, think I'll make one in white polypropylene as natural cordage is so darned expensive. I said to the wife that I was going to hang several fenders around the lounge in a nautical theme. You should have heard the language? And her not even a sailor !!!
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. Yes, you will go through a phase of putting up ropework all over the place. I think the biggest complaint I get now is, all the cuttings left around the house.
How long is each piece of rope?
Sizes of cordage used are here: igkt-solent.co.uk/fender-making-rope-side-fender/ Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
How do you figure rope length if you want to make a longer fender?
If I recall correctly for about every inch of rope you weave, you need about 12 inches of rope in total. However, if you do make a longer fender, it may be worth increasing the number of ropes from say 4 to 6 or even 8. This will then give you even more bulk in the body of the fender.
Johnny Debt 4 6 8 inches? If I want to make a 24 inch long fender how do you figure rope length?
You may also find this useful: goo.gl/mNnhWo
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Hello Johnny,
Great video.
Hope that your dog i hear and not your partner😎😜👍
Here he is: goo.gl/4oKnwA Bear, yep the best sort of partner ;-) Do you plan on making a fender?
Hello Johnny, great dog, and a brown one. Got one back in ‘89. We had it die nearly 15 years best dog we ever had. Thinking About making a fender
You can use this method to make a small fender for a key fob?
It should be bulkier Can you not add a piece of plastic tube to bulk it up a bit Also position the camera better you keep going off the picture otherwise ok.
Yes, you can insert a core. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
It probably depends on the type of boat you have. These are perfect for a British narrowboat (I've made several following this method), but I notice river cruisers and yachts use 'thicker' fenders, so a core might be useful.
If I should give You a thumb down, it's because of Your use of The Imperial measures, instead of the Metrical system 😉
Forgive me, as I am rather old now 😉 😉 😉
That is not how to tie a turks head! No wonder you went off course. Turning your hand over, the way you do, blinds you to where you are in the knot. Not to mention proper fenders don't need a turk's head at all!
Also, you're tying the fender from three pieces of rope, which is wrong. Fenders should be tied from two equal length pieces of rope. Middle the first to form the eye and open up the strands six inches down from the middle. Thread the second rope through the open strands and middle it. This results in 50% fewer cut ends to deal with. You don't even tell people the lengths you started with, which, btw are way too short for anything bigger than a canoe.
A proper sailor-made fender doesn't need a redundant Turks head to be "more decorative", especially one fashioned from pretty blue paracord.
So gay.
If anyone wants to see the correct technique: th-cam.com/video/VN-Uan37V6c/w-d-xo.html
@@UguysRnuts Next time I see Phil, I will tell him that you prefer his technique.
You should watch his videos. You'd learn something.
A year ago you wrote "Obviously, I'm in the wrong place." Yet you keep coming back. Are we bonding now? ;-)