Paracord Honey Basket

[Dean]

Here is a link for an excellent tutorial on making an Honey Basket.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbM8FHE5YEk&NR=1
I have one of these & am well impressed, it also looks great turned inside out.

 

[silentbob]

I like that! Going to have a go at making one of those.

 

[udamiano]

good post, thanks for the link

 

[silentbob]

Wow! Much harder than he makes it look on the tutorial. The actual knotting is straightforward enough (though I did mess it up in a couple of places) but getting the lengths and the tension right is tricky. Going to have to try another one but might use climbing accessory cord instead of paracord - it is a bit thicker, and probably easier to work with until I get the hang of it.

Going to do a variation on this and build the basket around a bottle of whisky for my Dad this Christmas instead of using wrapping paper.

 

[spandit]

Good luck with that! Spent most of this evening weaving this around a water bottle:

You can weave it inside out already which helps to get the tension right.

Monkeys fist to finish (actually start) the tail off

 

[Buckshot]

I saw this at the moot and was impressed with it
Thanks for sharing the how to Dean

Mark

 

[Ed]

Excellent work dean Some of your knots you had at the moot would make great tutorials for this site (hint hint!)

Ed

 

[jdlenton]

thanks dean I'll get making one now it was good to see both you and the basket at the moot same again next year

 

[Dean]

Excellent work dean Some of your knots you had at the moot would make great tutorials for this site (hint hint!)

Ed

Will have a go at making some tutorials.

 

[silentbob]

After checking out the original link posted by Dean, and viewing a few of the other tutorials by the same bloke, I ordered his book from a company named after a famous river. It arrived this morning and at first glance looks really good with loads of projects that will keep my man-knitting skills tested. I also found out from the blurb on the back of the book that there is actually an "International Guild of Knot Tyers" (www.igkt.net) - how weird is that?!

(What would be really weird is if there were loads of replies to this saying, "Of course there's an International Guild of Knot Tyers, we're all members, you mean to say you aren't?)

 

[Dean]

After checking out the original link posted by Dean, and viewing a few of the other tutorials by the same bloke, I ordered his book from a company named after a famous river. It arrived this morning and at first glance looks really good with loads of projects that will keep my man-knitting skills tested.

You will have to let us know if the book is worth buying. Due to the amount of video's the guy has on youtube I would have thought the book would be empty, I guess when you come up with three new knots a week they would have to go somewhere.

 

[silentbob]

Yeah, I did wonder if the book would be worth getting considering it all seems to be online, but he kind of hints he's kept a few things back for the book, also I can take the book and a bit of cord with me if I'm out somewhere with no power or phone signal and while away any free time. Besides, I just love books!
When I've had time to have a proper look I'll post a mini-review on here.