Hey up, Geoffrey.
I,ve been into marine type ropecraft, all my working life, and thats quite a long time.
Nowadays, I tend toward wholerope mats ,bellropes , chest beckets and hitching projects.
Prefer to work in trad material, but its getting increasingly difficult to lay hands on this stuff.
Chest beckets , apparantly, make great tie-backs, for curtains!
My nautical corner ,smells like a tarpit.
Still keep in trim with wiresplicing: its a shame to have seen the demise of its practical application, but , gotta carry on with the tradition,eh?.
Will post some eg.s when I get sorted out with this photo posting business.
Nice "bar" work, by the way.
Ceeg