tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178847342024-03-13T22:59:53.887-04:00Stormdrane's BlogMy hobby with decorative and useful knotwork.Stormdranehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291715625908183030noreply@blogger.comBlogger622125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17884734.post-29458609991127347902023-11-25T20:54:00.004-05:002023-12-01T15:34:41.809-05:00Saturday pocket dump after dialysis...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5HYZCueNaUdAAyu918zqa4kwovHnJC6zwF1d_eXH8srNZbws0oRwGTQ9d9iOgmWFNwEwrpZEgeU3jyTnp4h8lqc19398OGT0VGtY5MeTA9qfd0pxquaiaLc0jqWBOtc2T9xrdpPEH9OuP9SfsQioNVqyaDFpz0TPK-lEE40Q7znXjiE5Gqfqs/s1024/20231125_155816%201024x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="1024" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5HYZCueNaUdAAyu918zqa4kwovHnJC6zwF1d_eXH8srNZbws0oRwGTQ9d9iOgmWFNwEwrpZEgeU3jyTnp4h8lqc19398OGT0VGtY5MeTA9qfd0pxquaiaLc0jqWBOtc2T9xrdpPEH9OuP9SfsQioNVqyaDFpz0TPK-lEE40Q7znXjiE5Gqfqs/s320/20231125_155816%201024x.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Update: I started dialysis back in May, and go in for that three times a week until I bite the dust or get a kidney transplant. Had to go in today instead of Friday because of the Thanksgiving holiday and since I was told my weekly labs came back and showed that I wasn't meeting clearances (desired results), that I will have to spend more time hooked up to the dialysis machine each day of treatment, which is almost four hours on those days. They're already using the largest needles and flow rate on the machine. </div><p> My eyesight and peripheral neuropathy pain have continued to worsen, so I haven't done any knotwork, besides tying my shoelaces, in a long while... </p><p>This afternoon's pocket dump...
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zipper sinnet fob with a limited edition two-tone Grins skull bead, that <a href="https://www.schmuckatellico.com/" target="_blank"><u><i><b>Schmuckatelli Co.</b></i></u></a> sent me, in hematite and rhodium finish. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span>EDC knife is a Kershaw
Nerve, leather front pocket wallet, Fisher Cap-O-Matic pen, and attached to the Conquistador braid paracord keystrap (<a href="https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FUSA-MADE-HK-H-K-1-Style-Sling-Clip-Snap-Hook-w-Hook-Loop-Attachment%2F171281371918%3Fhash%3Ditem27e12a530e%3Ag%3APoYAAOxyTMdTNKQj&campid=5337958545&toolid=10001&customid=" target="_blank"><u><i><b>Made in USA HK clip</b></i></u></a>), are a Gerber Shard multitool, Lumintop EDC01 flashlight, and Wenger Traveler SAK, with a Nite Ize S-Biner Microlock.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAns1Lqm90LiAp2wjBqnYVRx52xFS2FT-D7g-a-rvo0qOjySgmGGWwcpiVaP2l33Nq-y-AMx8sL3DTr8N5hSKHMAPecWlc3PEWG4e25kuC8F8YKevickLpGvFcYve1a0O7ahPi/s1024/20200919_140645+1024x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAns1Lqm90LiAp2wjBqnYVRx52xFS2FT-D7g-a-rvo0qOjySgmGGWwcpiVaP2l33Nq-y-AMx8sL3DTr8N5hSKHMAPecWlc3PEWG4e25kuC8F8YKevickLpGvFcYve1a0O7ahPi/s320/20200919_140645+1024x.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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trying ways to incorporate this <a href="https://www.schmuckatellico.com/collections/beads/products/emerson-skull-bead?variant=32348583002147" target="_blank"><u><i><b>Schmuckatelli Co.</b></i></u></a> coyote brown Emerson
skull bead with a Conquistador braid paracord keystrap.</span></span> </p><p>I finished this one by running the end strand through the skull bead,
then melting and flattening the cord on the underside of the skull so
that it dangles in the center of the keyring.</p><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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started by tying a three lead five bight (3L5B) Turk's head knot, then
expanding that into a five lead nine bight (5L9B) Turk's head knot.
Then we work in a gaucho interweave to get the nine lead sixteen bight
(9L16B) Turk's head knot. I tripled the knot, making two passes in navy
blue string then following in between those with the orange cord.</span></p><p>I tied the knot around a can of air duster, which is about eight inches or so around, similar in size to a soda can. I made this one for Ma, so the finished size was large enough to fit/squeeze over her hand and onto her wrist. </p><p>I asked Ma if she could spot the error and she said she saw a little white spot when she was pulling the bracelet over her hand. That wasn't the mistake, but I told her I couldn't find the orange Sharpie marker to cover up the white core strand of the orange cord on the inner edge of the bracelet where I'd trimmed and glued the standing end.</p><p>The error was a missed over/under that I didn't catch until I was on the third pass, and after a few uttered profanities I just continued on to complete the bracelet. My excuse is that I am legally blind after all, lol... WAR EAGLE!</p>
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head knot (5L4B) on the multitool after removing the cord that came on
it.<p></p><p>The neon green paracord scrap just happened to be handy, so it was tried first ungutted, untied and then the pictured gutted TH knot. I may try some #95 paracord or leather lace to see how those might look... </p><p>Shown next to my Gerber Shard for size reference<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5M24TbB2gFipiwEmzhxqHKfSMqsDe9XwWt4fZikECneTaQvTGnWEM3zuOAD9J14ecIEbySqr2aasQz-TAG_h59wKNNqhJud-vkMp2PT3qqUAkEDZyBfM7ST6ubOlw78I-qvvx/s1024/20200806_175427+1024x.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="1024" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5M24TbB2gFipiwEmzhxqHKfSMqsDe9XwWt4fZikECneTaQvTGnWEM3zuOAD9J14ecIEbySqr2aasQz-TAG_h59wKNNqhJud-vkMp2PT3qqUAkEDZyBfM7ST6ubOlw78I-qvvx/w313-h214/20200806_175427+1024x.jpg" width="313" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKhDRBU9qLgVMBHPIuwf2emkSDOFNzTsko9uMDnaoHKUKrK8FSexA6lXTYS0wSevOza4izLGXsNdyrJxWwd4jqEmnBUVgCo7HqikDQn4qOXk62ZC0bCrhDTBhLfeFru_wYfcM/s1024/20200806_180406+1024x.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1024" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKhDRBU9qLgVMBHPIuwf2emkSDOFNzTsko9uMDnaoHKUKrK8FSexA6lXTYS0wSevOza4izLGXsNdyrJxWwd4jqEmnBUVgCo7HqikDQn4qOXk62ZC0bCrhDTBhLfeFru_wYfcM/w328-h245/20200806_180406+1024x.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5M24TbB2gFipiwEmzhxqHKfSMqsDe9XwWt4fZikECneTaQvTGnWEM3zuOAD9J14ecIEbySqr2aasQz-TAG_h59wKNNqhJud-vkMp2PT3qqUAkEDZyBfM7ST6ubOlw78I-qvvx/s1024/20200806_175427+1024x.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhrvkes8ZdYXgMJg7qCqe4wc2D6QXTDtfFa_FQpF7s7n8eiWAXDJZstJNANCaPs8mPT5FXTfJRzonrSomQq2eLKOy3aivPKje52gbIWjSJVDZNNe_7zmUGr-bL3qrGNTciJ_O/s1064/20200806_175219+1024x.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1024" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhrvkes8ZdYXgMJg7qCqe4wc2D6QXTDtfFa_FQpF7s7n8eiWAXDJZstJNANCaPs8mPT5FXTfJRzonrSomQq2eLKOy3aivPKje52gbIWjSJVDZNNe_7zmUGr-bL3qrGNTciJ_O/w300-h313/20200806_175219+1024x.jpg" width="300" /></a><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgUnGrtZoguXkEcaBNxr2xJfZQlkUQ8_7CAT6Ri1V19_Q4kdZmZFadO0IxrIY4eswgv8aqdLOSFLYjBOIl_qqdcvd0HEGZKvqRmMFU0SlQ6zvjWXyQTbfy0QuLqgi0j0-c0ZA/s1024/IMG_20200808_112641_745+1024x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: block; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="1024" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgUnGrtZoguXkEcaBNxr2xJfZQlkUQ8_7CAT6Ri1V19_Q4kdZmZFadO0IxrIY4eswgv8aqdLOSFLYjBOIl_qqdcvd0HEGZKvqRmMFU0SlQ6zvjWXyQTbfy0QuLqgi0j0-c0ZA/w328-h267/IMG_20200808_112641_745+1024x.jpg" width="328" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add caption<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<span title="Edited">They can be tied in hand, as I did these, one with twisted <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01J2BJT2M/ref=sspa_dk_detail_5?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B01J2BJT2M&pd_rd_w=m6wN2&pf_rd_p=48d372c1-f7e1-4b8b-9d02-4bd86f5158c5&pd_rd_wg=oPBS9&pf_rd_r=PXHSQDWHB0Z311VMVG5J&pd_rd_r=21cd8c1f-24dc-4b8c-909b-85e4a2f7bbe5&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyRktESVFUNVhKM0NRJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwOTA4NjU0MU5VQjI0RkdCUktDSiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzQ4NjQ0UlM2WjhVWlNTNkM0JndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfZGV0YWlsJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==" target="_blank"><u><i><b>cotton</b></i></u></a> catfish line and another in 550 <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=paracord" target="_blank"><i><u><b>paracord</b></u></i></a>, or tied directly around the wrist or on different sized mandrels for specific sizes to slip on/off over the hand. </span><br />
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<div><span title="Edited">Here's a blog post link to a fancier one that I tied back in <a href="https://stormdrane.blogspot.com/2008/01/nantucket-sailors-bracelet.html" target="_blank"><u><i><b>2008</b></i></u></a>. <br /></span></div><div><span title="Edited"><br /></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdTmfRBPC4plP3ozMthUCa74gYdChCJ71Erl9s88WQAoiMUhraYnDbnNV4-yIY5eexVrM7RNqXV_KGcQm0APZPD60CMwiIhlZiyQZtHm2H9pGuJm6kzmQkBft7sc5e4kx81Ko/s1600/20200731_010836+1024xx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="1024" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdTmfRBPC4plP3ozMthUCa74gYdChCJ71Erl9s88WQAoiMUhraYnDbnNV4-yIY5eexVrM7RNqXV_KGcQm0APZPD60CMwiIhlZiyQZtHm2H9pGuJm6kzmQkBft7sc5e4kx81Ko/s320/20200731_010836+1024xx.jpg" width="320" /></a>I tied this Conquistador braid watchband yesterday, using olive drab colored type I/#95 paracord. </div>
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The braid is shown in Bruce Grant's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Rawhide-Leather-Braiding-Bruce/dp/0870331612/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=rawhide+braiding&qid=1596134036&sr=8-2" target="_blank"><u><i><b>Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding</b></i></u></a>. There are a few different <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=conquistador+paracord" target="_blank"><u><i><b>YouTube videos</b></i></u></a> on the braid if you're inclined to give tying a bracelet/watchband/lanyard version a try. This <a href="https://youtu.be/PE0jbdq7K0Y" target="_blank"><u><i><b>one</b></i></u></a> is a good one to follow.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVy-TCSWTiWFZxKEAN0dZfy-RW7NehgnK9jjzKyxc41_OJUaE1iDqaVgpy1yDUV6tlSqBGgsf_uffQ1f2JETbGuwqzcDloj0KcOpfbCovg-5_Dv99qAtKlY53HYx8jWdnMpYV/s1600/DSCF1697+1024x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1024" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVy-TCSWTiWFZxKEAN0dZfy-RW7NehgnK9jjzKyxc41_OJUaE1iDqaVgpy1yDUV6tlSqBGgsf_uffQ1f2JETbGuwqzcDloj0KcOpfbCovg-5_Dv99qAtKlY53HYx8jWdnMpYV/s320/DSCF1697+1024x.jpg" width="320" /></a>I uses about 8.5 feet of cord on the buckle side of the watchband and 15 feet on the other. Doing 5 loops was good for the width, but that does leave the pins visible on mine, so if I tied another one I would start off with more loops around the pins to fill the space up at the start and just work with 5 loops from there.</div>
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I tried a couple of different strap keepers on the band before going with a simple loop of gutted paracord. The leather gaucho knot and Spanish ring knots that I tried seemed too bulky for my liking as did trying those with the type I/#95 paracord. </div>
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I used a buckle from one of my other watchbands with the same width as the watch's lugs/pins (20mm). The braided band doesn't pull through the buckle smoothly, but is still manageable.<br />
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I four adjustment holes that I worked into the watchband are spaced a little less than a half inch apart.<br />
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EDC pocket dump<br />
~ Victorinox Red Alox Cadet SAK<br />
~ Maratac Brass AAA LED Flashlight<br />
~ Citizen Promaster Watch with Conquistador braid paracord watchband<br />
~ Leather ID/coin pouch with paracord wrist lanyard and knotted
bead<br />
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I have a hotdog colored theme stuck in my head today for some reason.
With yellow/mustard, red/ketchup, green/relish, but I could still add
chili, cheese, slaw, onions, sauerkraut, and jalapeƱos, lol...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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~ Victorinox silver alox Pioneer<br />
~ Olight i3E EOS LED flashlight<br />
~ Titanium skull multi tool<br />
~ Maratac Traveler Wallet<br />
~ Citizen Promaster watch<br />
~ Conquistador paracord bracelet<br />
~ leather bootlace lanyard<br />
~ mask<br />
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