I’d like to reassure everyone that Stormdrane is not paying me under the table. But public denials cost an extra $50 and he won’t pony up the dough. So you’re just gonna have to wonder. Seriously, I think I can’t stop clicking through his blog because I’m looking for a “practical” excuse to tie one of these awesome knots. So far, this is the best one I’ve found. I may actually have to cave in and buy some neon paracord.
I’m really digging all the manly knot-tying going on over at Stormdrane’s blog.
This maker was inspired by an old post here on Make: Online, of the “Top Ten Most Useful Knots,” to create a wallet card of several useful knots. Infocard: Useful Knots More: Top Ten Most Useful Knots
In response to Chris’ Val ties the canoe piece, one of our readers, Dave, wrote: Zeppelin knot I bought a used Mother Earth News magazine just because of the article on a knot that it had inside. It is a GREAT knot for tying two lines together. The history makes it interesting. Here is the […]
Photo from Animated Knots One of the challenges with learning knots is that it’s often difficult to interpret written directions and sometimes it’s tough to follow photos. Animated Knots by Grog has a neat collection of knot-tying animations. There are loads of variations, and the interface allows you to invert, flip, and rotate some of […]
For the past couple of decades, Val has been using this knot to tie down everything from canoes, tarps and other implements of camping and boating. Last summer, I captured it on camera as he showed it to me and Mark. Whenever I see somebody driving down the road holding a mattress on the roof […]
Stormdrane made this beautiful Star Knot by following this tutorial. Stormdrane’s own tutorial for making a Paracord bracelet can be found in the new Make book, The Best of Instructables, reviewed recently by Marc de Vinck and available in the Maker Shed.
