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Knots and nails crossing paths...
I made this knotted horseshoe nail cross on aparacord loop for lanyard/fob use or to be worn around the neck. It was made with four 2" long horseshoe nails and 0.9mm black nylon cord.After bending...
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Merry Christmas!
I hope that everyone was able to survive the recent Mayan apocalypse end of the world on 12/21/2012, and is currently having a very Merry Christmas.Just a blog update photo of a few simple paracord...
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A Hansen Knot...
I tied this basic Hansen Knot around the center section of my AA Tactical Maratac LED flashlight. The pictured knot is the fourth time I'd tied it around the light, the first couple of times being...
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Some bright shiny copper and a chain sinnet paracord pouch...
I got a couple of new Maratac items in from County Comm last week. This morning I finished up a new chain sinnet paracord pouch for the Maratac TLL Strobe Light, and added a single strand star knot...
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Mora knife paracord chain sinnet sheath wrap...
I made this paracord sheath wrap around a Mora 546 with the same chain sinnet method that I used in the previous blog post project, with a short video I uploaded showing the basic method used.I used a...
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Some new brass and copper...
I received a couple new Titan skulls last week from County Comm, in brass and copper, along with a new copper Peanut Lighter, and a neat little adjustable sized Twist Vault container.I gave the...
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Some recent leather projects...
I received a package with a few items from Swissbianco in February, including the Victorinox Vagabond and Lumberjack (limited production models), both in copper alox, along with some new scales, a...
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Stitching Shark Jaw Bone and Solomon Bars...
I tied both of these paracord bracelets with metal side-release buckles that I received from IGKT member, Martin Combs. I've had Martin's website in my blog's links list under 'Books on Knots...',...
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Knurled Copper and Tether Cord...
This month I've tied some knot work with a few items I received from County Comm, one of which is a tether cord version of the leather neck lanyard I tied for a blog post last month.Some of the items I...
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A Solomon Ladder paracord watchband/bracelet...
I used a couple of feet of paracord to make a loop and lanyard/diamond knot for the base of the watchband/bracelet, sized to fit around my wrist. Then cut nineteen separate one foot long sections of...
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Clove & Dagger Lanyard...
I tied this Clove & Dagger pattern lanyard following the design and tutorial shared by Facebook friend Dman Mcq. Shown attached to the lanyard is the new Maratac AA Stainless Flashlight REV3.The...
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Red, white & blue, and a single strand star...
Was fiddling around with stitching in some red and white 1.4mm cord into a navy blue paracord bracelet, and added in a single strand star knot that I tied with 0.9mm cord.I had planned on tying several...
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Paracord and a horseshoe nail cross pendant...
This horseshoe nail cross pendant has gutted paracord tied in two-strand wall knots around it, with a navy blue paracord neck cord and safety break-away buckle.To start, I made the horseshoe nail...
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Groovin' with Spanish Ring Knots...
Tied a few Spanish ring knots in the grooves of my Trustfire Z1 and Olight S20 Baton LED flashlights. I used 0.9mm sized cord for a couple in black on the Z1, and orange on the other.Also added a...
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Shoe-lacing paracord bracelets...
I recently bought a good condition used copy of Ian "Professor Shoelace" Fieggen's book, 'Laces' from amazon.com, and applied one of the lacing patterns in his book to a paracord bracelet.For the...
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Shoelace lattice lacing a paracord bracelet, continued...
Like the previous blog post on shoelacing and paracord, applying techniques from Ian Fieggen's book, 'Laces', I added some lattice lacing to another already tied bracelet, doing the same 10 eyelet...
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Paracord Bootlaces & Shoestrings
More than 20 years ago, when I worked for AAFES at Ft. Gillem, I tore one of my bootlaces when it snagged on a pallet, and 'Sarge', a Korean and Vietnam war vet that I worked with, gave me a short...
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Paracord Fusion Ties - Volume 2: Survival Ties, Pouches, Bars, Snake Knots, &...
I was excited to receive a signed copy of JD Lenzen's new book last month, 'Paracord Fusion Ties, Vol. 2: Survival Ties, Pouches, Bars, Snake Knots, and Sinnets', with the foreword written by Kevin G....
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Titanium tent peg doing marlinspike duty...
I recently bought a couple of Vargo titanium tent pegs/stakes, with the intent to try using them as marlinspikes for knot work, and they've both worked out alright so far, without bending. Using some...
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Pass the bar with some light prying...
I received a few new items from County Comm a couple weeks back and spent some time trying different things, and after some trial and error, I finally have some knot work on each of them. I added a...
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