Monkey Fist Knot Around Ball

This makes for a very small keychain sized monkey fist.

Monkey fist knot around ball. In this guide i will show how to make the monkey fist using a marble inside the knot. For the lamp base. This keychain is made with a paracord monkey fist over a golf ball. How to make a monkey fist knot without a marble.

While holding the first set of turns in place make three more turns passing outside the middle of the first three turns. When the foam ball is wrapped completely pull the rope taunt and seal the ends with hot glue. The monkey s fist knot is commonly described as being tied around a small weight to make the heaving line easier to throw a long way. Go slowly and stay patient.

Take your rope and with the long working end make three wraps around the fingers of your hand. As they say an image is worth a thousand words. Has 12 faces instead of the 6 faces of the traditional moneky s fist knot. Also we ll be using a diy jig to make this monkey s fist.

Dock hands have been known to cut heavily weighted monkey s fists off the end of heaving lines and i sympathize with them. Double monkey fist larger. The monkey fist is a type of knot that can be used as a decorative knot or as a weight at the end of a rope. The above diagram shows the tying of the knot without a jig.

The monkey fist was also used as a melee weapon among sailors and gangs. If you like this video subscribe for more do it yourself projects. Got another monkey s fist tutorial for you and this time we re doing a larger 1 5 monkey s fist that involves 7 passes. Getting the hang of successfully tying the monkey knot comes with practice and patience.

This video shows you how to make a monkey fist without an object like a marble on the inside. Heavier weights can be a danger. If you want you can finish it with a diamond knot snake knot etc. The monkey fist knot has a long history since 1800 s main purpose as a weight at the end of a rope or just for decorative use.

A giant monkey fist knot can be made with a pool ball. So there are several how to make a monkey fist tutorial videos. In these pictures the crew had used a small rubber ball. It s a fun and simple project for diy.

Monkey s fist knot tying instructions. Firstly we wrap around the ball vertically then horizontally and finally vertically again this time directly around the core under the previous vertical wrap. Wrap a 25 foot long 5 8 inch thick three strand cotton rope around a 5 inch diameter foam ball instead of your fingers as shown in the example below use straight pins to hold the rope in place temporarily as you work.