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I should've mentioned that the ones I went for, were not the roping needles that were being discussed....wouldn't want to put anyone off those vintage ones, they do look pretty good. Regards Ceeg

Aaaarrrrgh! Beguiled by the picture of the packet, I was thinking that I had eventually located some more of the old-style canvas sewing needles. Not to be...their eyes are very crudely pressed , just like all the modern sail needles. Ah well, ...I will do the usual and scour out the eyes with...

Their bluff, forward point and their length would indicate their being "roping" needles, rather than for seaming. Seaming types have a shallower, thus longer, point. The long use of roping needles is great for bulking up shoulder muscles. So much so, that entry through multiple layers was often...

Same as Old Timer

You don't say!? .. in case of it being true then, congratulations are in order, you really ought to disseminate this gem as the true state of affairs. There will be countless millions of older folk that will, doubtless , be able to reassure themselves about, their own state of mind....If they...

I'm not altogether clear on what this means about needles being a proof of a sharp edge and I'm unclear about the bit about sewing beads to leather not proof of knots. But there again, it seems I am in the throes of one of those disconcerting days that are getting too frequent The techniques...

Maybe let go of the needles as being a bridge too far to make the assumption that the obvious usage of same would infer a knowledge of cord work beyond just the ability to sew. As far as I remember, Day took the dating of the beads as similar , I mean, just look at a bead...how do you stop it...

You know what ...I think that this may just be the same thing I believed was quoted as 9000 years on discovery. ..for the Sheet bend and its Double are still used in net making Regards All Ceeg

For the OP, there's a correction needed for that first intact knot..it was 9000 years ago. That cordage was in use in the earlies, is evidenced by a few discoveries in the modern age...pierced needles- China ...drilled beads Austria dated 300000 ago. Obviously the thread for these things have...

I think , as regards tightening up the hauling part, you will find great difficulty in making the turns that are a necessary part of your suggestions.... You will also find that ,should you allow a little slack to permit the last turn and then begin to firm-up that slack, what happens is that...

In use as a Timber hitch, the serpentine tail of the dead end just gives a friction grip on the dod of timber being hauled. The haul is assisted and taken by means of a half hitch placed some distance apart , in the line of haul, from the spot where the Timber Hitch was placed. Thats how it...

Hmm, I still believe that you're after naming just that single full wrap, as you say "hardly a knot at all". Quite rightly so. With that and my previous post in mind, my offering of a name, to suit, would have to be the, "Ono". For as sure as eggs is eggs, that is what folk will be saying ( or...

I think the OP is looking for a name referring to the first part of the knot "structure" as it is initially laid-in ..so, if my assumption is correct, then that'd be either a , "full turn" or a "single twist" . IMHO the resulting knot is very prone to slippage,unless it lays hard atop of...

As to the "why" of maintaining some old skill sets, I can only speak for myself...and I have come to believe that I've a recognition of the worthiness and personal benefit of a tangible contact with the Past. I've been lucky and glad to have learned some old things and I continue to both...

Oh abso-bloomin-lutely. Ive been an old-style rope and wire fan for more years than I can recall . Just a single whiff of tar is enough to recall memories of over 60 years ago. I still think tar is the best, most durable preservative of rope and wire . Mikko's channel is one of very few that...

I saw that recently and, by golly it was chilling to say the least...and , when deep sea, to think that I would chafe at the prospect of doing a couple of weeks over my 10 months trip. On the other hand, our Pilot Books for Polar regions was full of potentially useful tips on how to make...

Having always been interested in and an exponent of old-school celestial nav, I've long held the work of Frank Worsley as being the temple veil of what is achievable with a well adjusted ham-bone and a good watch. The latter day analysis of Worsleys sight-book and notes , by Bergman,Mearns...

Hey, that's a bit of alright, alright Regards Ceeg

Have a look at Scottish Bothies.... some of 'em look pretty wild to Me. Ceeg