Creative Ropecraft by Grainger Stuart;Pawson Des;

Author:Grainger, Stuart;Pawson, Des;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2021-04-15T00:00:00+00:00

Monkey’s Fist

The illustrated sequence shows the knot being tied having three turns in each dimension, which is most common; but there is no reason why the number of turns in each dimension should not be increased or decreased if it is convenient to do so.

HINT:- Painting the sides of a monkey’s fist in contrasting colours makes an interesting end to the heaving line.

DRUMMER BOY’S PLAIT

A single strand sennit, this, named for its use on old-fashioned drums for taking up the remaining line after the drum cord had been threaded and tightened. A considerable additional length of spare cord could be carried conveniently and decoratively in this way during a campaign. Modern military drums have metal screw fittings instead of cords, but the decorative ‘drag cords’ are often still carried. The Drummer Boy’s Plait is a useful way of keeping spare line in full view and immediately available. By withdrawing the end from the final bight, a suitable amount of line may be pulled out from the plait and the remainder secured as before by passing the end again through a new final bight. The length of line contained in a Drummer Boy’s Plait is about five times the length of the plait itself.

STAR GROMMET

This very useful knot has been introduced already in the Preface. It is derived from the Drummer Boy’s Plait, which can be made either way up. To progress to a Star Grommet, it must be deployed as shown opposite. The whole knot requires a length of line equivalent to the internal circumference of the completed knot multiplied by 12. The easiest way to make the knot is to use a rigid core, such as a short length of tube or rod of the appropriate diameter. Wrap the cord to be used around the core 12 times and cut it to that length. Having whipped or taped the ends to prevent fraying, first complete the Drummer Boy’s Plait one tuck shorter than the circumference of the core. Wrap the completed plait around the core and link the leading end into the trailing end, as shown in drawings 1 and 2. The whole structure of the plait is then doubled, as shown in the sequence of drawings 3 to 8. It is important to ensure that the doubling strand is placed on the outside of the original plait and underneath it, as illustrated. Note also that the doubling strand progresses from one side to the other and back to the centre line in order to complete the process around each node of the Star.

Once the whole doubling process is completed, the trailing end can be tucked in towards the centre alongside the leading end, and both are then secured by glueing and/ or stitching. The structure will be found perfectly stable, and can be removed from the core if desired to make decorative grommets for many purposes. Bear in mind that this knot, tied with a single strand, is intended to resemble a Star Knot, which is normally tied

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