thanks for another first class video Kenny, I have made countless of these since 1980s, all by hand mainly out of rope and I spliced a handle in the left over end for a dog throw, but my hands are no good for this type of work any more ,so it was nice to see you make a jig to solve my problem, and now I will have to give it a go but with rope and see how it shakes out. Another thought a jig to make deck mats ?? maybe, thanks again
I've never thought of making deck matts John. I might have to look into that. Thanks for the idea. Good luck on the fist tying. I hope that the jig is able to allow you to tie them again. Thanks for tuning in.
@@acutabove_woodworkings ive been making monkeyfists by hand and generally failing 2 or 3 times before getting one right. I knew I needed to just make the fixture and stop the misery. Lol
i tried making one with the same diameter you are using i found your video to make the jig its perfect thank you so much the smaller ones are easier to do with hand but larger i noticed are very busy tytytytytytyty mine had a lil bunching in the jig but was very easy to fix in the stages of tightening
You're very welcome Jeff. I'm glad that you like the jig. It's been a while since I've done a paracord video. Maybe it's time to revisit the subject and put out a few more projects on the show. Thanks for tuning in and taking the time to leave the kind words.
For me, the length is all trial and error until I hit on what it takes to get the monkey fist done. As for the number of wraps, it's all about what will fit comfortably on the ball while still giving you room to work and providing full coverage of the ball. I hope this helps a little. There are really no formulas that I am aware of for paracord work. Thanks for tuning in.
Excellent video, Kenny!! I will be making some jigs for larger size cores up to the size of a baseball. You definitely seem to be a woodworking expert so I have a jig question for you. If you want to build a jig for a specific size core, what is the plus and minus range (tightness and looseness) of distance for the holes. For example, for your 1" core example in this video if I drill the holes 1/16" to far out (1/2" + 1/8 + 1/16), the core sits in the jig too loosely. And as I drill the holes closer and closer to the center (less than 1" apart) the dowels make the core fit tighter and tighter which also forces the dowels to angle outward. So is there an optimum fixed distance or % the holes should be in relation to the diameter of the core in order to provide a reasonably tight fit for the core and allows appropriate working space to wind the loops around. The area where I have concern would be using a pool ball or a hard baseball for the core where it would become difficult to weave around the core if it is too loose and sinks to the bottom of the jig.
There are several factors to consider here Murray. The first, is the size of your core. The second, is the size of your dowels that will hold the core. Let's say that you are using a core that is 1-1/2" in diameter and that you are using dowels that are 1/2" in diameter. The best way to get a snug fit and figure out the proper placing of the dowels would be to take your core diameter and add half of your dowel diameter. This will provide a circle who's diameter will mark the centre of your dowel holes. So in the case of our example 1-1/2" + (1/2" X 0.5) will equal 1-3/4". This will place your dowels in a position where the core is snug but not super tight and as long as you measure carefully, you should have no problems. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
A very unusual show from the norm Barry but I thought it might be fun to branch out just a little with some different projects. Glad to see that your humour is still intact these days. LOL. Thanks for tuning in again this week and for leaving another comical comment. Always great to hear from you.
Kenny have you lost your marbles ? 😮 blame Joyce for that gag lol but I’ve never heard of this before today & as always super well explained, I would love to put woodworking Canada in touch with you if I could as you’re a fantastic teacher 👍👍👍👍
@@acutabove_woodworkings Well, I do live in the Peoples Republic of California. Unfortunately, my ex and current wife have loved Cali. I would be out in a heart beat but I think I would have to divorce again to accomplish that. ;o(
There are many uses for a monkey fist Barbara, but nowadays, they are most decorative pieces to place at the end of keychains, lanyards and that sort of thing. They seems to have become a decorative piece more than anything now but hey are a heck of a lot of fun to make.
Actually they are a nautical tool used for heaving a line between ships. Sailors also would carry them in ports that prohibited the carrying of weapons
@@kylesouthworth2564 wrong, although now you will find that is the direction they have traveled into. I won't hold the fact you are obviously a land lubber against you in your effort to insert your lack of knowledge into the topic
Dimensions of the jig can always be changed Alexander. Feel free to adjust the dimensions to suit your own personal needs. Thanks for tuning in and taking the time to leave a comment. I truly appreciate it.
LOL. Nah. No cringing. Nothing awkward. Just a great little project that I had a lot of fun presenting. I hope you enjoyed it as well. Thanks for tuning in and taking the time to leave a comment. I appreciate the support.
Great video!you put the right twist for me to learn!Awesome
Glad that you liked it Emily. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Great videos from start to finish
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as always you're a great superb teacher...this is my 1st time to see the monkey fist and i'm off to the shop to buy the paracord
Great video. Will look for more
Glad that you liked it Joe. Thanks for tuning in.
thanks for another first class video Kenny, I have made countless of these since 1980s, all by hand mainly out of rope and I spliced a handle in the left over end for a dog throw, but my hands are no good for this type of work any more ,so it was nice to see you make a jig to solve my problem, and now I will have to give it a go but with rope and see how it shakes out. Another thought a jig to make deck mats ?? maybe, thanks again
Maybe if you try paracord, instead of rope, it will be easier on your hands. Have fun. 😊
I've never thought of making deck matts John. I might have to look into that. Thanks for the idea. Good luck on the fist tying. I hope that the jig is able to allow you to tie them again. Thanks for tuning in.
Thanks! Enjoyed the fixture will build my own!
You're very welcome. Good luck on your build and thanks for tuning in to the show.
@@acutabove_woodworkings ive been making monkeyfists by hand and generally failing 2 or 3 times before getting one right. I knew I needed to just make the fixture and stop the misery. Lol
@@joescola7498 Well I sincerely hope that it helps you out. Good luck.
i tried making one with the same diameter you are using i found your video to make the jig its perfect thank you so much the smaller ones are easier to do with hand but larger i noticed are very busy tytytytytytyty mine had a lil bunching in the jig but was very easy to fix in the stages of tightening
You're very welcome Jeff. I'm glad that you like the jig. It's been a while since I've done a paracord video. Maybe it's time to revisit the subject and put out a few more projects on the show. Thanks for tuning in and taking the time to leave the kind words.
Say you are using a 1 1/2" ball how do you work out the number of wraps and therefore the length of cord needed? Thanks
For me, the length is all trial and error until I hit on what it takes to get the monkey fist done. As for the number of wraps, it's all about what will fit comfortably on the ball while still giving you room to work and providing full coverage of the ball. I hope this helps a little. There are really no formulas that I am aware of for paracord work. Thanks for tuning in.
Excellent video, Kenny!! I will be making some jigs for larger size cores up to the size of a baseball. You definitely seem to be a woodworking expert so I have a jig question for you. If you want to build a jig for a specific size core, what is the plus and minus range (tightness and looseness) of distance for the holes. For example, for your 1" core example in this video if I drill the holes 1/16" to far out (1/2" + 1/8 + 1/16), the core sits in the jig too loosely. And as I drill the holes closer and closer to the center (less than 1" apart) the dowels make the core fit tighter and tighter which also forces the dowels to angle outward. So is there an optimum fixed distance or % the holes should be in relation to the diameter of the core in order to provide a reasonably tight fit for the core and allows appropriate working space to wind the loops around. The area where I have concern would be using a pool ball or a hard baseball for the core where it would become difficult to weave around the core if it is too loose and sinks to the bottom of the jig.
There are several factors to consider here Murray. The first, is the size of your core. The second, is the size of your dowels that will hold the core. Let's say that you are using a core that is 1-1/2" in diameter and that you are using dowels that are 1/2" in diameter. The best way to get a snug fit and figure out the proper placing of the dowels would be to take your core diameter and add half of your dowel diameter. This will provide a circle who's diameter will mark the centre of your dowel holes. So in the case of our example 1-1/2" + (1/2" X 0.5) will equal 1-3/4". This will place your dowels in a position where the core is snug but not super tight and as long as you measure carefully, you should have no problems. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Well what can i say about that except, 'Get Knotted' ha ha ha, nice one Ken.
An unusual video from the norm, but still a great video.
Barry (ENG)
A very unusual show from the norm Barry but I thought it might be fun to branch out just a little with some different projects. Glad to see that your humour is still intact these days. LOL. Thanks for tuning in again this week and for leaving another comical comment. Always great to hear from you.
If possible can you teach how to make mandrel for globe knot. Thanks
I can add it to the list of show ideas Oleg. Thanks for tuning in and for the show suggestion.
Kenny have you lost your marbles ? 😮 blame Joyce for that gag lol but I’ve never heard of this before today & as always super well explained, I would love to put woodworking Canada in touch with you if I could as you’re a fantastic teacher 👍👍👍👍
First off Sumo, I've never had any marbles to lose. LOL. Thanks for the kind words on the show. I'm not sure who Woodworking Canada is though.
Hi Kenny! I have to assume these are legal in Toronto. Not in California. In Cali it is a concealed weapon. I live in a snowflake state. Bill
Wow. A concealed weapon? Really?!?!?! What's happening to this world? Thanks for tuning in anyway.
@@acutabove_woodworkings Well, I do live in the Peoples Republic of California. Unfortunately, my ex and current wife have loved Cali. I would be out in a heart beat but I think I would have to divorce again to accomplish that. ;o(
You have a slight resemblance to Richard Winters from the Band of Brothers series.
I'm not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing but I will say thank you anyway. LOL. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Appreciate it !
I hope you found it useful Khafid. Thanks for tuning in.
You finally said what I’ve been thinking all along, “Monkey Ball.” What do you use this for or do with it?
There are many uses for a monkey fist Barbara, but nowadays, they are most decorative pieces to place at the end of keychains, lanyards and that sort of thing. They seems to have become a decorative piece more than anything now but hey are a heck of a lot of fun to make.
Actually they are a nautical tool used for heaving a line between ships. Sailors also would carry them in ports that prohibited the carrying of weapons
They are for bashing skulls in, or for weighting rope
@@kylesouthworth2564 wrong, although now you will find that is the direction they have traveled into. I won't hold the fact you are obviously a land lubber against you in your effort to insert your lack of knowledge into the topic
Todd Knoy - Fair enough, I do lubb the land, and I also like monkeys fists 😂
Very easy: Some waste wood from the spare box, 4 logs or big carpenters nails without nailhead - ready!
Good luck on your project. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Nice job Kenny :) ॐ
Glad you liked it. Thanks for tuning in to the show this week.
Shit, they are at the door... They are breaking through, tightening two more times now and i can start defending my huse
You might want to make some extras. Thanks for tuning in.
Your jig is too short,good video tho.
Dimensions of the jig can always be changed Alexander. Feel free to adjust the dimensions to suit your own personal needs. Thanks for tuning in and taking the time to leave a comment. I truly appreciate it.
1st ever first
Yup. Thanks for tuning in.
...'sexy'.... (Cringe) awkward.
LOL. Nah. No cringing. Nothing awkward. Just a great little project that I had a lot of fun presenting. I hope you enjoyed it as well. Thanks for tuning in and taking the time to leave a comment. I appreciate the support.