any one out there
Submitted by petermac on Sun, 2014-06-01 19:44
is there any 1 out there that can spice me a monkeys fist wont it for my man cave last bloke I knew that could spice one was kevin diamond ( Pilbara harbor services) but lost contact with him
Dale
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Huh!
Huh, I not overly sure what your asking for Peter. Splice a monkey fist knot? Check out netknots web.
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Rob H
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more satisfying to do your
more satisfying to do your own, after that make a rope mat for the door from old cray rope!
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petermac
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rob
I would love to but a I don't have a left hand that works good and don't know how to do one admire blokes with those old skills my splicing skills are a dogs dick and a loop opitunity there for some one that wants to pass on those skills
Rob H
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with a bit of time you can
with a bit of time you can probably still do it, have a look at the link
http://www.animatedknots.com/monkeysfist/index.php?Categ=decorative&
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The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
petermac
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it is basicaly a round
it is basically round ball that has a lenghth of rope spiced in used for throwing between boats seen kevy diamond spice 1 years ago hope its not another dying skill
hlokk
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Thanks to the Internet,
Thanks to the Internet, books and YouTube, there is a lot of information out there on how to tie them (and lots of other splices/decorative knots). Not too hard to do with the right tools (fid/pliers in this case). Depends on the rope though.
Dale
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Left hand
Yeah, but as Pete said, he's not quite as ambidextrous as the rest of us.
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dodgy
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I can do them. Good practice
I can do them. Good practice for when you get bored. More than happy to knock you one up when I'm in Perth next.
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Josh
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or a globe knot is a little
or a globe knot is a little better, a few more sides to it.
sandbar
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Too EASY!!!
Mate, not a problem! Pm me a time at the ramp and I will have it done. You provide me the rope.
Terry
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try this
http://www.animatedknots.com/monkeysfist/index.php?Categ=decorative&