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would love to see your ditty bag completed.

@KnottingKnots

7 күн бұрын

I have a selection of Ditty Bags here: igkt-solent.co.uk/ditty-bag-collection/ Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.

Thnx for a clear tutorial. The biggest issue I've run into with MLK is I've confused the various techniques! This tutorial is clear and concise and has helped me focus on one method (for now!)

@KnottingKnots

3 жыл бұрын

Stick to the one method. I too struggled with this knot, but found this method worked best for me too. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.

Thanks for using different color chunky rope.

@KnottingKnots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.

Just done my very first Matthew Walker knot with a bit of 12mm braidline I found in my van. It's a bit bulky but it came out ok. Just followed your instruction for the 4 strand knot and got it in one. I've got a couple of old ornamental brass bells at home and I'm going to have a go at a couple of bell ropes. I work away from home and spend a lot of time on my own so it looks like I've found a great way to pass a little time. Thanks Johnny

@KnottingKnots

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, the Matthew Walker can be a bit of a sod until you learn to just tighten a little bit at a time, dressing it neatly at the same time. What industry are you in that takes you away from home alot?

@garryoakley2397

4 жыл бұрын

@@KnottingKnots I'm an Engineer Surveyor working on an MOD contract. I inspect cranes, lifting equipment, pressure vessels (PSSR) and fume extraction (LEV)

@KnottingKnots

4 жыл бұрын

@@garryoakley2397 I love cranes!! At one stage in my RN career I was a slinger in Portsmouth dockyard. What part of the country do you cover?

@garryoakley2397

4 жыл бұрын

@@KnottingKnots I'm in Pompey Dockyard. I work for Lloyds and we are contracted to BAE. I live in Cornwall, near Truro and work in HMNB Monday to Friday. Small world isn't it

@KnottingKnots

4 жыл бұрын

@@garryoakley2397 I really loved it there in the day!! When I was there, everything was manufactured on-site. It was a real rabbit warren of large and small buildings and some of them really hard to find. Sadly now, all the small workshops have long gone. Even the dockyard cats have long since gone.

Thank you, I finally got it!

@KnottingKnots

Жыл бұрын

It is not an easy one to get right, but once you now it.................... it is hard to get it wrong!!! Glad to have helped out.

The colors are helpful in keeping order for me. Thank you!

@KnottingKnots

6 жыл бұрын

The Matthew Walker is one that most knotter struggle with, but once mastered, it is so booooooootiful!!

Nice one Johnny.... Like the way you've gone for the larger multi-colour strands for demo purposes. Makes it really easy to follow.

@KnottingKnots

6 жыл бұрын

Glad that you liked it. I thought it might make it just a little easier to follow. I take it that you are a decorative knotter?

Excellent demo using the large cord and multi colors giving the user a very good visual. Fantastic tutorial. thanks bunches. I was able to duplicate the Mathew Walker easily.

@KnottingKnots

6 жыл бұрын

This was one knot that I found extremely difficult to tie. Currently I am struggling with a single strand Matthew Walker knot. That is why you will not see a video of this one on my channel… Yet. 😉 Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated. Are you more of a practical or decorative knotter?

I love getting a 3D version of ABOK. Best knotting videos I’ve seen. Not just this one.

Thank you for clear understandable instructions. At a speed that is great. Thank you.

@KnottingKnots

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated. I assume that you are a decorative knotter?

Great instructional video,thanks!

Thank you, very nice, clear, clean, well presented easy to follow.

love the bells😎

@KnottingKnots

7 жыл бұрын

Would that be the clock or the church bells? I just don't hear them anymore!

brilliant ,informative easy to understand

@KnottingKnots

7 жыл бұрын

Glad that you liked it. I am planning to do a whole series using a chunky rope if I can. I figure it may not look as pretty, but it will certainly be easier to follow.

Very good information

@KnottingKnots

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.

Good video. A simple knot that I've always struggled with. Will have to break out some small stuff and have another dabble

@KnottingKnots

7 жыл бұрын

I have a very checkered history with this knot. Sometimes it would all fall into place and other is was a total shambles. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. I take it you are a decorative knotter?

@danielsciacaluga

7 жыл бұрын

Johnny Debt aye I know the feeling well. I've done a fair bit. Couple of bell ropes / key rings etc. Need to get back into it.

@KnottingKnots

7 жыл бұрын

Got any photos of your work, love seeing what others come up with?

@danielsciacaluga

7 жыл бұрын

Johnny Debt should have some some somewhere. Nothing to your standard of course lol. You got an email address I can send them to?

Brilliant tutorial as always 😊

@KnottingKnots

6 жыл бұрын

Well thank you!! Have I ever seen any of your work, would love to see some?

@MORGAN1001000

6 жыл бұрын

I'm not on you tube but I have a Facebook page called togs & tails I make dog collars, leads and harnesses 😊

Thanks for posting

@KnottingKnots

6 жыл бұрын

Just saw your video on the Victory, in the summer we have knotting displays on the gun deck. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated. Are you more of a practical or decorative knotter?

@CV_CA

6 жыл бұрын

I just started now. Can you give me advise for a video that shows how to make the end of a keychain where the end is hidden?

@KnottingKnots

6 жыл бұрын

If you show me what you are referring to, then maybe I can help.

@KnottingKnots

6 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking, if you find that you really enjoy knotting, you may find this book by Des Pawson interesting. It is packed with knotting projects, and is a superb tutorial: amzn.to/2GEcCGw

Managed to complete my first successful Matthew Walker yesterday after watching this video, cheers! I had been trying to follow Mikko's take on it in his video on a bell rope key fob but couldn't get anything other than a bunch of 'wossnames'! On revisiting Mikko's, flushed with success, I found that it seems his method and yours differ quite a lot and I cannot, for the life of me, grasp how they both result in the same knot!

@KnottingKnots

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, I remember watching Mikko's version and I too wondered what I was doing wrong??? I think I did ask the question at the time and it turns out that they are both correct. I too tried to do it like Mikko and ended up with a mess also. The thing I have found with knotting is that you do it the way that you personally feel comfortable with. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.

@duggiemoore9680

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks foe your reply! It now remains to be seen if this 'success' can be followed by a second one........

@KnottingKnots

6 жыл бұрын

When I first started, it was really hit and miss with this knot. So long as you work from left to right and gently pull up on each cord in turn, that is the trick.

Seems a lot clearer to me this way Johnny. :)

@KnottingKnots

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, it can be a sod of a knot to learn when watching it being done with a smaller cord. I was wondering if using very large rope would be too much, it would appear not.

I've watched several videos on this knot and struggled every time. I had given up on this knot till I found this video. Now I can tie the Mathew walker knot without even thinking about it. Thanks for the upload and the time to teach us how to do it. I look forward to your other videos and uploads. (Maybe a belt, hammock swinging chair or tethering items to a motorcycle how to videos hint-hint ha ha)

@KnottingKnots

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I used to struggle with this one, then it finally clicked. Glad that you have now got it. Yes I really must look into doing some more projects again.

@birdjayson1

6 жыл бұрын

Johnny Debt Since I’ve watched this video I have gotten back into paracord and knotting. Nothing to fancy or big just some lanyards, bracelets, key chains and some ax and knife handle wraps. This is the perfect knot to end a beautiful handle wrap with. Looks like all I needed was a swift kick in the pants to get me going again

@KnottingKnots

6 жыл бұрын

When you have done some stuff, drop me a link so I can have a look. I just love seeing other peoples work!

@birdjayson1

6 жыл бұрын

Johnny Debt I don’t have any of my work on KZread. A few on Facebook, happy to send them email or some form of private message.

@KnottingKnots

6 жыл бұрын

Sure, link up with me here: facebook.com/john.peart.798

finally a video i can follow. sorted. cheers

@KnottingKnots

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you got it!! Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated. Are you more of a practical or decorative knotter?

@danielsciacaluga

5 жыл бұрын

Johnny Debt a bit of both. A professional seafarer

Easiest Walker video ever. That finished up my beckets. Thanks Johnny.

@KnottingKnots

7 жыл бұрын

Have you got a photo of your bucket, would love to see it?

@michaelgeelan79

7 жыл бұрын

I had some stretching issues with the nylon rope core so one ended up being 1" longer than the other but they will work. I used a five strand Walker knot for the cross member. I can't seem to upload an image to the comments but pics of the finished chest are available here.... facebook.com/pg/FiddlersGreenWoodcrafts/photos/?

@KnottingKnots

7 жыл бұрын

Oh, I really do love that box!!!! If it was mine I would want to stroke it and polish it on a regular basis.............. am I a bit strange?

@michaelgeelan79

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you and it's not that strange. It has been sitting in my shop for a month while I admired it.

@UguysRnuts

6 жыл бұрын

LOL!!! 'Becket', not "bucket".

EXCELLENT PRESENTATION Good idea using 4 colors. GOOD CAMERA WORK. (you still need to use "Ah shux". And "I'll be dog on" "Well durn_" "Howdy cousin" And... "Y'ALL SEE THIS?" seajay

@KnottingKnots

7 жыл бұрын

I just can't do it!! I struggle to string a sentence together and knot at the same time. ;-)

I frequently use the three strand Matthew Walker for decoratively terminating Manila or Hempex in traditional sailboat rigging. Tied an inch or two from the end of a laid rope and then re-laid and secured with a sewn, 'Sailmaker's Whipping', produces a very handsome, permanent stopper knot. Put a star cut, leather washer under it and it becomes a thing of functional beauty, combing complimentary materials and intriguing geometry.

@KnottingKnots

7 жыл бұрын

You got any photos of that to see?

@UguysRnuts

7 жыл бұрын

No. I don't photograph knots. I use them for their intended purpose. The only uses I can imagine for this plastic-fantastic multi-coloured abomination would be dog toy or circus prop. Matthew Walker would be rolling over in his grave! I wish you'd stop with the bilious colours and reflect a little more of the actual history and practical purposes for the knots you illustrate. The single sentence: "The Matthew Walker knot is also classified as a stopper knot" does not do it justice.

@KnottingKnots

7 жыл бұрын

The reason for the colours is that many people like it, as it is easier to follow the instructions. If you do tie good looking knots, then I believe they should be photographed so that others can be inspired. If you read the description you will see that I have also quoted ABoK regarding this knot. And finally, I personally would still like to see a photo of your knot, as it really does interest me!

@UguysRnuts

7 жыл бұрын

If you're looking for a consensus, I, for one, do not like plastic colours. If you must use them in order to teach the knot, fine, but not at the expense of showing the original knot in the material it was designed to be tied in. The Matthew Walker knot had an important purpose, and it wasn't whips and ditty bags. It was for terminating the end of a working line so it wouldn't fray whilst providing an integral knob to prevent it from passing through a block or fairlead. You've asked for feedback; there it is.

@KnottingKnots

7 жыл бұрын

Still not photo though, I still would like to see a photo, make an effort just for me ;-) I have one follower who is blind, he and his young daughter like to follow my knots together. I personally also hate coloured plastic rope, but if it helps someone to learn a knot, then I am all for using it.

Gosh Johnny you should have mentioned that once you tighten up this knot it’s bloody hard to undo it lol . Now where’s my spike gone 🤔 .

@KnottingKnots

2 жыл бұрын

Decorative knots should be really firm to the touch! I personally love it when I have to get my favourite spike out. 😉 😉 😉