I had to share some of my projects inspired by your blog and instructables. The watchband was my first project and will probably be redone in a cobra knot soon. The cobra knot hat band was next, I tied it on a loop and got it right the first time. My new flashlight needed some accouterments, so I fashioned a turkshead to fancy it up and decided to make a holster from paracord rather than leather. Playing around, I made a ring of cobra knots on a loop, like I did for the hat band, and added an s-biner to clip it to my beltloop. Finally, I want to do something with my pocket watch. I first tried tying a turkshead around it with an inch of cobra leading to an s-biner to clip it to my beltloop, but I was afraid that it would fall out of the turkshead. So, I decided to make a traditional fob using #18 nylon crochet thread and the cobra knot. I think it turned out great.
I discovered your blog today, and figured that you must be the author of most of the paracord ibles... and so I had to look you up and follow you. Love the tutorials. Thanks for sharing your passion! :-)
Thank you for the many instructables and your blog. I love your work. I have a request though, if I may be so bold. I like this bandolier but I'd like to see your take on it. http://www.instructables.com/id/Paracord-Bandolier/
I have done a few of your para cord bracelets and found your illustrations easy to follow. I made a few mistakes but was able to back track and make the correction and complete the project. My last one took about 35 minutes. BTW I found your page through the Podcacher podcast page. If you geocache, what are your stats? Again thanks for teaching me a new skill. Steve "supplier" Barnett
I like to use 550 paracord, but I've also used many other types and sizes of cordage for knot work, including nylon/poly synthetics, sisal, manila, cotton, hemp cord/rope, and braided/twisted, etc...
If you want to be able to take a knotted item apart if it were needed for some olther task, use 550 paracord for it's strength/durability/utility, but if you just want to use the cord for permanent or decorative knotwork, other less expensive types of paracord(450/650) will work fine, especially if you remove the inner strands before knotting.
Sir, I have checked out your site and instructables and they are pretty awesome. I really enjoy ropecraft and braiding I have done mostly stuff with horse hair and rawhide but have found it is a lot more easy and practical to use para cord.
Longstory short - I have been making rifle slings for my friends similar to your watch band. I would really like to find a tight, flat, woven sennit, like the watch band, that can be made with multiple colors. Do you have any suggestions?
I appreciate your time. It is cool of you you to offer advise to so many folks.
The book 'Creative Ropecraft' by Stuart Grainger, has several examples of braids that use multiple strands and have a flat profile, that would work with making rifle slings. Ubraidit.com also offers a book on horse tack, that has some braids in it that may work, although I do not have the book to know what all is in it. A recent post on KHWW.net, had an example of a multi-strand/color braid that the poster was making and asking about backbraiding to finish the work.
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