I first saw this on a hand rail on an American warship which was visiting Melbourne in 1964. I was 12 years old and was fascinated.Had no idea how it was done. I always used to play with rope and string but had no direction till I discovered ABOK in my 30s.It is my all time favourite book. Thanks for posting.
I come across one of your videos the first time last week and have watched a few since. I must say that I'm a fan. I need to make time to watch your frame series as I need ideas on a project that I have. I see that Mr. Snellman has committed to, I know that I'm in good company.
I can't wait to learn how to coachwhip, I tried a few times but I'm still getting it wrong, I tied one of those big flowers the other day and I've been trying to coachwhip the loose ends to look like a stem.
Great video. It’s great to see the basic pattern being repeated several times ... too many instructions only show it once and if you don’t catch on with that one example, you’re lost. Would love to see video on sizing, finishing and sealing ... I’m new to your videos so I’ll check out your other ones to see if that’s covered. Thanks for posting this!
One of my main focus’ in starting this channel was to allow those at any level to have success by watching my tutorials… Thank you so much for the comment
Great video John! Keep em comin’! Keep in mind that with coachwhipping, if you have gaps you can alway lace a few lines in later to fill the gaps! Thanks again. Do you know when you plan to upload your process for sealing the rope?
Well .... yes and no .... on the two frames I’ve done most recently I’ve used two different materials and methods ... this one will be a bit different yet.... most common method is using a small brush and “dabbing” either clear Shellac or water based Polyurethane..... shellac requires a long time to dry to give an even appearance... poly dries fast Those are the most common methods ... nothing magic 😂
@@TrevvettKnots Mikko Snellman has a tutorial on sealing bellropes that uses shellac and tar. Can’t remember if it on the regular RU-vid channel or on his Ko-fi channel. Very good tutorial on coach whipping, thanks for sharing. Just discovered your channel and look forward to viewing your other videos. Donald
Amazing work, man. inspirational stuff. My work on Canadian navy vessels brought me here. Although I was a welding contractor and not a mariner, I respect the level of intricacy and detail that goes into this type of work. The "bell rope knots" and turks heads have always had a special place in my heart since the first time I saw them on board a vessel and I like how you've simplified it here. Keep doing what you're doing.
Thanks for taking the time and effort to comment… glad you’re enjoying it …. It’s fun sharing the little I know …. RU-vid tutorials have been a great benefit to me in my endeavors so am just trying to give back in like fashion
great video, thank you. May I please ask, what is the best/longest lasting cord for this on say a tiller? I was planning to varnish over it after. Thank you.
Hi there John (Jon?), thank you so much for an excellent tutorial, very useful and clear. I'd like to coach whip around a boathook stave I've just made but am not familiar with how to calculate whipping lengths. I hate wasting rope as am very scringey (real word), Would you mind giving your two penny worth? Many thanks and I look fwd to your future posterages
The length of the lines to cover in Coachwhipping is rather dependent on the circumference of the object being covered. Off the top of my head … the last project I made was covering a 10mm rope with 16 (4x4) strands in 2mm…. It took essentially double the length of the rope being covered( core)
A mirror is a good idea .... might do it while tying this in the future ... thanks for the suggestion.... as to the gaps it’s really just a matter of figuring the correct size of the core in reference to the size and number of strands ....
Hi I watched your tutorial several times and was great to share it, I do have a small comment at the start with the first strands on top ... I think the 2nd strand from the left that goes on top should get down the 1st strand from right and top the 2nd strand so would look under and over matching the 1st strand besides it ... am I right?
You are absolutely correct … I have been too lazy to re-do the video …. In fact , crossing in the front to start isn’t really necessary at all … these are the foibles of learning to do something and then immediately making a tutorial …. The rest of it is correct but it does in fact irk me that I have left it that way 🙄
@@TrevvettKnots Thank you ... appreciated and again was very excellent tutorial and best way to learn are from knowing our mistakes ... thank you again so much and have a lovely day.
That’s been suggested and I’ll be doing that myself .... talking to Skip Hipps last night he said he uses one of those magnified mirrors underneath on a variety of sennits
@@TrevvettKnots , Howdy; How about Pages 2-34 & 35 Called Crosspointing in the BM 3&2 and the formula is; (Length x 3 = ?) + (Cir. x 3 = ?) = Length of each strand . You can download the manual following this link; www.militarynewbie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/US-Navy-course-Boatswains-Mate-NAVEDTRA-143431.pdf
I’ve thought about it .... it’s Conquistador weave ... there are probably 8 or 10 tutorials on the Paracord guys channels ... I just try not to double up on something readily available.... but I’ll consider it again in that you asked....
@@TrevvettKnots fair enough comment about the doubling up... BUT consider this, many people dont follow those other guys and why leave all the views to them? Some people just prefer a variety of tutorials. Case in point, I watched two different tutorials on how to cover knobs with the 2216 knot, yet only the second video made the process completely clear.
@@johnfurr8779 that actually comes from a video by Mikko Snellman from the beginning of last Summer ... I’ll send you a link eventually... working at the moment
I hear ya.... but it mostly a matter of time ... I work full time and work hard just to get one video out per week ... the theme of this channel is Sennit frames .... but I will be doing other stuff at some point
You apparently can because I see it all the time … but I’ve never done it …. Sounds like potential issues would be involved …. Reach out to Sue Pennison … she makes beautiful Chest Beckets and I’m sure she knows
