A few double wall knots for lanyard use, tied with 1.4mm nylon cord. This is knot #779 in 'The Ashley Book of Knots', and diagrams are also shown in Peter Owen's 'The Book of Decorative Knots'.
The diagrams from Peter Owen's book can be seen in a Google book preview linked here, and a few process photos of the knot are posted in the Hammock Forums.
Here's a tripled wall knot, tied with paracord:
I really enjoy learning from your posts. Could you have a post on the different types of cordage you use? I know you call out what you used on the knots, but I never know really what it is or where to find it. I would love to see a post listing the types and where I can get them.
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Jace
Nice one SD.
ReplyDeleteGreat work! How is it attached to the flashlight? Also, what knot is at the clip end? I cannot tell from the picture.
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Chris
@Chris, The starting end of the lanyard is looped onto a split ring, attached to the flashlight. I finished the lanyard at the clip end with three lanyard knots.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a functional lanyard that even someone as unsophisticated as myself can do. Nicely done Storm!
ReplyDeleteThanks for such a neat and useful blog. Please post a tutorial or video on how to tie the "tripled wall knot."
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Is there a difference between the Double Wall Knot and a simple Overhand Knot?
ReplyDelete@elkhills, The overhand knot and double wall knot may look similar from one side, but are different knots in their construction and how they look from different angles.
ReplyDeleteHere's a link from ABoK, that shows the two-strand wall knot #775 and the double wall knot #779.
Hey Stormdrane, I need some guidance. I want to make a hammock, but first question, what kind of rope should I use and second question, what do you think would be the best way to weave/construct it? I was thinking about doing it something like this...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjhDVnXMTP0
ReplyDelete@Anonymous, I haven't constructed a hammock yet, but a pickup truck cargo net is on the eventual 'to do' list, and one of those could certainly do double duty as a hammock.
ReplyDeleteParacord would work fine for a hammock, but smaller diameter cord will work too, since body weight would be distributed over a large area.
A lot of the hammocks you can buy are made with fairly thin material, which lets them be packed up into a smaller lightweight bundle to fit in a bag/backpack.
The video tutorial you've linked looks like a good one, there are quite a few online, and that particular one mentions that total working time was under two hours, so that's definitely a plus for such a project. ;)