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I made
this bag while living in Hobart and used sail cloth from one
of the many ship's chandlery shops within walking distance
of our apartment. The shells are from Fiji!
I submitted both of these bags to the International Guild of
Knot Tyers in 2011 and won best ditty bag. It's kind
of a big deal for me, I don't know about the rest of the
world, but bags were submitted from all over the world.
Until the next award, I've got top billing!
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This
is my working bag. I load it up with all sorts of
tools and carry it with me on vacation. Of course I
have to watch it a little bit when I travel on airplanes.
They took my needle nose pliers on one flight.
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A bell
rope - the wound part is a single
strand Mathew Walker knot. |
Another bell rope I made for the Marlinspike II class. |
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A
few fids with Turk's head grips...
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...and
a few odds and ends, lump knots, pineapple knots, a small
bell rope, etc. |
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A
knife lanyard... |
...and
some globe knots using Don B's jig and instruction book.
I tied these on vacation this fall, waiting in airports and
on planes. They make great giveaways, too!
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A few
more globe knots. I had some scraps so, I tied the top
left one in cammo colors for a hunter friend... |
...then I
decided to do some Christmas ornaments to give to people
this year. |
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I
sometimes travel armed with Don B's 2nd Turk's head cookbook
and my ditty bag and anything I can think of gets a
Turk's head wrap. It's a little silly, but a lot of
fun! No one will ever confuse his or her stuff with
mine anyway! |
Some
knots I tied on Spring break this year. The cube knots
are a little tougher than the globes as there is no
curvature to help get the needle through! April 2009 |
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Here's
the small ditty bag we made for our Marlinspike course this
spring (2009). It's the size of a large soup can.
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Some pineapple knots tied on our trip to DC - April 2010 |
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Lest
you think these knots are all frivolous, take a gander at a
couple of the most recent additions. |
A few
of my knot buddies and I recently tied a few pieces of
jewelry from silver wire. More to follow! |
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Some alternate ivory fids I carved before the Marlinspike
course this year. |
My
first lanyard, seventeen strand sennit, pineapple knots,
star knots, lanyard knots, multi-strand Matthew Walker,
Turk's heads, Spanish ring knot, rose lashing, two over
crowning. |
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A
fid turned from fiddle back Tasmanian Eucalypt. The
blue is a Spanish ring knot. |
A
couple of rings I covered inspired by Barry Brown's photos
from a recent Knotting Matters. I tied these while
traveling on a long flight. Had the stewardesses
stopping by frequently to see what all the mess of string
was about! |
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I
finally finished my seaming rubber. It's cherry with 5
x 3 Turk's heads and a wormed rope handle. |
Here's a picture frame I
finished in early 2012. It's knotted with 1.8 mm cord
and will fit an 8 x 10 photo. It's one of the things a
sailor would have done for his sweetheart perhaps.
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I
enjoyed the first frame so much, I did another one! |
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