7 Inch Birch Bowl

This is a bowl I made as a gift. It's made from some White Birch that I picked up some time ago. 7 inches in diameter and finished with laquer.

Bocote Deer Grunt Call

Misch-Matches!

Various species turned handles for mischmetal fire starter rods.

Small potpourri bowl

3.5 inch oak potpourri bowl.

Maple/Walnut Fire Piston with Nutmeg and Lanyard

Maple cylinder with walnut ferrule and inlay. Nutmeg inlay near bottom with paracord lanyard. Walnut plunger and plunger knob.

Maple Fire Piston with Walnut Accents

Maple cylinder, walnut ferrule, walnut inlay, walnut plunger and plunger knob.

Yellowheart Fire Piston with Padauk stripes and ferrule

I'm very proud of this pair of Fire Pistons. The Yellowheart cylinder is really set off by the Padauk inlay and matching ferrule. Capped off by a Padauk piston knob.

Maple Fire Piston with Walnut Inlay

The cylinder is made from maple with a walnut inlay. The piston and piston knob are both walnut. The overall length is 7 inches with the piston bottomed out. Cylinder outside diameter is 3/4 inch while the piston knob diameter is 1 inch. Weight 1.1 oz.

Fire Piston: The Barn Burner

Where I come from a 'Barn Burner' is a large wooden "Strike Anywhere" match. I designed this fire piston to resemble a large wooden match, so it was only natural that I name it "The Barn Burner". Padauk 'match head' top grip, with a Yellow Heart 'matchstick'. Brass sleeved cylinder for durability. Inquiries welcome.

Knife Lanyard Part 3

This knife is a little larger than the others, so I passed the 4-strand braid through the lanyard hole in the knife handle. Then it joins into an 8-strand braid.

Old Pocket Knife... New Lanyard

Very similar to the lanyard on my Kershaw knife, this one is in different colors. Slightly different shape to the pineapple knot due to the differences in 'mouse'. I'm a little partial to the black, but the tan is nice too.

Pop Can Camp Stove

I made a couple of pop can camp stoves over the weekend. The instructions are easily found on the internet. It was easy and fun. They burn denatured alcohol and work very well. I boiled the pan of water in the photo in less than 5 minutes. The wind screen/pot holder is made from an old rain gutter and some stainless steel welding rod. It has since been improved with small retaining brackets just below the notches to prevent the rods from flipping over and slipping inside. If there's any interest I'll post a new picture of it.

New Pocket Knife... New Lanyard

My wife accused me of buying a new knife just so I could make a new lanyard for it. That's not quite the case, I needed a new pocket knife. But I had to make a new lanyard for it ;-). It's a 4 strand braid in black leather, with a spanish ring knot at the knife end in brown and a pineapple knot on the other end in tan.

Braided Paracord Something

I'm not quite sure what to call this. It started out as a way to try out a few techniques and turned into a short piece of braided paracord with an eye on one end and a button on the other. The second photo is an action shot, modeled by our Miniature Schnauzer Jet. It's just about 18 inches long, a comfortable size for Jet, but a little short to fit around my neck.

Snake Knots

An assortment of snake knots tied in different color combinations of paracord.

Braided Paracord

I'm not sure what to call this. I guess it's a keyfob. I was really just practicing the joining of two braids into one. The eye is a 4 strand braid, and the ends join into an 8 strand braid. On the bottom I tied a Little Lump Knot. I was hoping to make it a little longer, but I cut the strands a bit too short (it really just started as an exercise rather than a project). If I do this again I'll make it longer, and maybe use a thimble in the eye. Then to hold the thimble in place maybe I'll tie a Turk's Head around the base.

Braided Accessory Cord Keyfob

Here's a braided keyfob I made as a gift. It was just a quickie photo I snapped before giving it away. The looped part is a 4 strand braid. The two large knots are both Tuk's Heads with Herringbone Interweaves, but the bottom one has a different color used as the interweave cord. The spacers are Spanish Ring Knots. It was done using Wellington Sportsman Cord which only comes in black, orange and camo.

Another Bellrope Keyfob

Here's a simpler keyfob I made some time ago. It required a lot less time and materials. It was made with Bluewater brand 2mm accessory cord from a climbing store. I find that cord very stiff. It's actually better suited for smaller items like zipper pulls. I'll post a pic of one of those soon.

First Post!

Welcome!

I hope you enjoy viewing my knotted items as much as I enjoy making them. If you're interested in something or just want to chat please comment! Here's a photo of a miniature bellrope keyfob to start things off.