Thank you for this. As a boy scout, some 50 odd years ago, I learned to do many things like this and I loved the rope work. Tonight I started working on what I was taught to call a Marlinspike Macrame wrapped bottle
My dad's first job at 14 was making these for a ship's chandler in Liverpool, 1941. He was paid 2 shillings each but was only allowed to make 4 per 8hr day, because they can't be rushed..
This just came up on my RU-vid recommend list...amazing! I've had a passion for knotwork since the Scouts awesome video excellent editing my hats off to you sir. I bid you peace and happiness.
A beautiful decoration, but I don't recommend it for regular use. I know from personal experience that such bundled-up rope will develop mold when exposed to rain.
Great tutorial and excellent taste in music! can I ask what type of rope would be best to withstand sea water without being too harsh on the wood? Thanks.
Can you do a video of a fender with two eyes? I am having trouble figuring that out. I make my fenders like you did in this video but need to have an eye on both ends.
Robert Romaine I would imagine you could take those first two strands, and rather than have the ends be together at the bottom, put them end to end in the middle and then serve it with twine.
I had thought to make the center piece out of a rope grommet. That would give you one solid piece of rope from eye to eye and no worries about a serving in the middle being puled loose, however, you'd have to do your weaving around the outside with new rope unraveled. Another option would be to tie the fender just like you see here, but use a double-length filler piece as your second eye. Instead of cutting a bunch of filler ropes to 25cm like shown, leave one about 60cm and double it over. That'd give you the two strands stuck in the middle for padding and the eye sticking out the other end to match the eye like Mikko shows. Doe that make sense?
In a reply to another comment, you mentioned that you starched your rope to prevent strand ends from fraying. Can you describe your starching process? (Apologies if you already have, elsewhere.) I recently made two matching rope fenders following this video. Thank you for sharing your craft & your art.
the little I know about knot work, but the wall knot is the same as the crown knot, just upside down. I find the crown know easier so can I just turn this around and tie the crown knot? Also I'm love the MWK so if I left a longer loop, could this be finished with a MWK? Instead of splicing?
@@mikkosnellman is this 4m in total. So 4m per fender. And the 5x 25cm sections are cut from that 4m? Except for this minor detail this is by far the best looking fenders I’ve seen! Thanks :)
How to make both ends to look the same? I need holes on both sides for front side of the boat, can I just put it on the begining in the middle and then start to knit? Thank you
@@mikkosnellman Hi once again, can I put something in the middle (i need triangle shape for the front of the boat), rubber or something else and knit the way you do it? Thanks
@@mikkosnellman I guess what I meant is can you do a video on one. I have a deckhand on another boat that wants to make one but I’m not there to show him and I don’t think he understands what I’m trying to tell him. I think a video would be helpful as I sent him a few of yours before and he got it fine.
Are you selling your awesome products online. If so kindly tell your website address plz. I can try on following your tutorial. But can't wait till I get perfection. Kindly reply
