Marble Monkey Fist

Often a spherical object such as a golf ball marble or tennis ball is used in the center of the knot to help attain a more perfect round shape and give the knot weight when used for decoration not for throwing it is already more than heavy enough with the coiled rope for throwing purposes.

Marble monkey fist.

This makes for a very small keychain sized monkey fist. It s easy to make a monkey s fist knot for yourself. Sailors use monkey fist knots for hurling lines an 8 ounce weight in the end of a long line of small courage 1 4 to 3 8 inch line can be tossed an impressive distance by spinning the weight at the end of two feet of cord let go of the cord when it s on the rising quarter of its spin and off it goes. It gives them a nautical look.

This video shows you how to make a monkey fist without an object like a marble on the inside. A monkey s fist or monkey paw is a type of knot so named because it looks somewhat like a small bunched fist paw it is tied at the end of a rope to serve as a weight making it easier to throw and also as an ornamental knot this type of weighted rope can be used as a hand to hand weapon called a slungshot by sailors it was also used in the past as an anchor in rock climbing by stuffing it. The monkey fist knot or the monkey paw has a long history since 1800 s and the main purpose is as a weight at the end of a rope or just for decorative use. From there you can make a monkey s fist with a golf ball or without a marble bigger smaller however you want.

However just be aware that these don t provide much self defense value. How to tie the monkey fist knot. Around here we like paracord so we ll make a paracord monkey s fist. In keychains key fobs cobra knot keychains zipper pulls keyrings and lanyards.

Thanks for watching my tutorial. Insert a large marble. You ll need some cordage and for the keychain a marble. A good first step is to make a keychain.

A monkey s fist lanyard and a square knot combination can make a superb paracord fob. Finish this portion of the monkey s fist by wrapping the last loop around the original vertical strand. How to make a monkey fist knot without a marble. For the five strand monkey knots you ll need something in the core to add to the bulk of the fist.

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