Introduction To Turk's-Head Knots Video Series Tying Gaucho Knots From a Casa Knot. 19 Part 11 Bight 3 pass Gaucho Knot tied from a 7 Part 4 Bight Casa Knot.
I think you just started to de- mystify Turks head knots for me. I have only just started tinkering with THK’s in studying the two Tom Hall books. The series will help with the projects. Much appreciated, thanks. Only one question; how do you estimate the length of cord you will need without being too short or too long?
How do you know it's a free run, an how many? You leave out some important steps on these algorithm diagrams. I'm gonna go back to my book from schaake.
I have two questions for you. First, what dictates the over/under pattern? Is it that all 3 pass at O3 U3? Second, how did you know to not start on the left of the standing end when starting the Gaucho pattern? Thanks.
Hrafn Nordhri The coding in the center of our algorithm-diagram tell us the overs and unders. It also tells us where to turn back into the knot. If we were going to the left of the standing end the coding would of had us cross the standing end.
Tom Hall Braiding and Knots By Michael Hickey ok so that makes sense. I understand where and what illustrates the over and unders. Allow me to clarify my question. What dictates the O3/U3 pattern, and what had you choose to start with an under?
Tom Hall Braiding and Knots By Michael Hickey Also, not to be a pain, but in your video about tying a Gaucho from a 5 Part 4 Bight, you state that because it was tied with enlargement number 1, you cross over to go up the back to start the Gaucho enlargement. Which is why I asked here as you did use enlargement number 1 but did not go along the back to start the Gaucho.
Hrafn Nordhri The O3/U3 pattern was just the knot I chose to tie. I chose an under at the start to make it a “regular” knot. If it was an over at the start it would be a “Sobre” knot.
Crazy mixture! May I assume that you knew it worked before you tried? I have found out several pecularities - or more honestly mathematical relations and IMHO only a very chosen few can be tied from a regular turkshead knots.
Mabel Marble I went and looked in my first knot book turks head knot tips where I have the run list for many Gaucho knots. There I found the 19 part 11 bight 3 pass Gaucho knot was tied from a Casa knot. From that I worked out that the 19 part 8 bight 2 pass Gaucho knot would also be tied from a Casa knot. That is all of the knots I found. So yes I had tied that knot some 25 years ago and had forgotten about it.
Tom Hall Braiding and Knots By Michael Hickey Thank you. And I tied a 19P 8B 3-pass Gaucho from a 7P 3B THK and the only other one I have found possible to be tied from a turkshead so far (and reasonable in size) was a 13P 4B 3-pass Gaucho from a 5P 2B. I find the mathematical criteria to be met are difficult and I haven't found a 2-pass Gaucho to be tied from long or irregular THKs (not coming from square THKs, like 7P 5B) from a THK. For 2-pass odd numbered parts are necessary but a Gaucho from a 9P 4B would have to be a 16P 7B. I tried to tie this one specifically using the normal rules doing something with over and under 3s in the middle which worked at the bight sides but then realised with 16 parts it can't work. For me it is now proven that regular Gaucho ie Headhunter interweave is only possible for square knots and their multiples in bights. There is one exception though which has only limited practibility.
