TheLastColdBeer Posted March 23, 2022 Member ID: 489 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 547 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 4669 Content Per Day: 0.88 Reputation: 5852 Achievement Points: 41038 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 09/22/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 23 hours ago Birthday: 01/09/1963 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted March 23, 2022 Used to love playing with rope, for shortenings and riggings, boating and kite flying. It always fascinated me what people could come up with just using a line & a loop. Stopped doing it after my Aunt died, but after laying flowers out at my wife's grave, and seeing wreaths on the other monuments, I tried it again. Very surprised my hands remembered how. Here's the wreath I wove yesterday, and the hitch to shorten in around Lori's flower base. CW4, Wrecksauce, Mule and 12 others 13 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
loaderXI Posted March 23, 2022 Member ID: 252 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 71 Topic Count: 392 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 6417 Content Per Day: 1.20 Reputation: 6494 Achievement Points: 54337 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 30 Joined: 09/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 01:37 PM Birthday: 03/22/1965 Device: Windows Share Posted March 23, 2022 I used to work with a bunch of sailors who attempted to teach me some rope/knot types as to which I did learned some and as a kid we would tinker at summer camp Painsponge and TheLastColdBeer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
RobMc Posted March 23, 2022 Member ID: 25355 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 31 Topic Count: 257 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 5785 Content Per Day: 2.15 Reputation: 9114 Achievement Points: 63248 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 132 Joined: 12/14/16 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 10 Birthday: 01/05/1954 Device: Windows Share Posted March 23, 2022 That's very good, I can splice both rope and wire (hard) haven't forgot the basics in nearly 50 years, I can tie knots too. Painsponge, MtDeW, TheLastColdBeer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bds1961 Posted March 23, 2022 Member ID: 1213 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 19 Topic Count: 172 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 5349 Content Per Day: 1.04 Reputation: 13963 Achievement Points: 47128 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 174 Joined: 03/04/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 7 hours ago Birthday: 10/11/1961 Device: iPad Share Posted March 23, 2022 That looks great. I’m just happy being able to tie my shoes. RobMc, MtDeW, Mule and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
PainKiller Posted March 23, 2022 Member ID: 20107 Group: ++ COD2 Admin Followers: 19 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2016 Content Per Day: 0.52 Reputation: 2486 Achievement Points: 16701 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 09/21/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 08:00 PM Birthday: 08/01/1994 Device: Windows Share Posted March 23, 2022 That's a wonderful gesture, Beer! It's amazing what you can remember purely through muscle memory RobMc, Painsponge and TheLastColdBeer 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TBB Posted March 23, 2022 Member ID: 989 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 265 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 18130 Content Per Day: 3.47 Reputation: 20145 Achievement Points: 132862 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 263 Joined: 01/07/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 8 hours ago Birthday: 01/27/1946 Device: Windows Share Posted March 23, 2022 VERY NICE!!!!! TheLastColdBeer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TBB Posted March 23, 2022 Member ID: 989 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 265 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 18130 Content Per Day: 3.47 Reputation: 20145 Achievement Points: 132862 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 263 Joined: 01/07/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 8 hours ago Birthday: 01/27/1946 Device: Windows Share Posted March 23, 2022 2 hours ago, bds1961 said: That looks great. I’m just happy being able to tie my shoes. Tie shoes? tie shoes?? tie shoes??? - that's why slip-ons were invented!!! TheLastColdBeer and bds1961 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BUDMAN Posted March 23, 2022 Member ID: 800 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 152 Topic Count: 135 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 6940 Content Per Day: 1.32 Reputation: 4486 Achievement Points: 58192 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 11/27/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 6 hours ago Birthday: 05/29/1957 Device: Windows Share Posted March 23, 2022 5 hours ago, TBB said: Tie shoes? tie shoes?? tie shoes??? - that's why slip-ons were invented!!! Tell them the truth TBB, you can't bend over that far... TheLastColdBeer and RobMc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
rexbowan Posted March 24, 2022 Member ID: 27522 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 13 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1914 Content Per Day: 1.00 Reputation: 1564 Achievement Points: 13391 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 01/25/19 Status: Offline Last Seen: Wednesday at 04:21 PM Birthday: 07/22/1951 Device: Windows Share Posted March 24, 2022 Beautiful! TheLastColdBeer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
RobMc Posted March 24, 2022 Member ID: 25355 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 31 Topic Count: 257 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 5785 Content Per Day: 2.15 Reputation: 9114 Achievement Points: 63248 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 132 Joined: 12/14/16 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 10 Birthday: 01/05/1954 Device: Windows Share Posted March 24, 2022 5 hours ago, BUDMAN said: Tell them the truth TBB, you can't bend over that far... So no peanut butter for him eh?, luckily you still seem supple looking at your surfing picture TBB and TheLastColdBeer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastColdBeer Posted March 24, 2022 Member ID: 489 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 547 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 4669 Content Per Day: 0.88 Reputation: 5852 Achievement Points: 41038 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 09/22/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 23 hours ago Birthday: 01/09/1963 Device: Kindle Fire Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 Tying the double wall knots was the kicker, it reminded me no matter how many times you do it wrong, you can just rip it back out & start over. Finally remembered the technique, and got those right. The crowns were easy, I was making it too hard, and it came back in a rush how to lay them over & cinch them tight....d'oh! If you can find a copy, this book makes for great reading, or go to gutenberg.org & look up Hyatt Verrill. The old sailors really knew their craft. RobMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Mule Posted March 24, 2022 Member ID: 390 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 410 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 4251 Content Per Day: 0.80 Reputation: 3050 Achievement Points: 35625 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 11 hours ago Birthday: 05/08/1959 Device: Windows Share Posted March 24, 2022 Looks really nice! TheLastColdBeer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TBB Posted March 24, 2022 Member ID: 989 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 265 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 18130 Content Per Day: 3.47 Reputation: 20145 Achievement Points: 132862 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 263 Joined: 01/07/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 8 hours ago Birthday: 01/27/1946 Device: Windows Share Posted March 24, 2022 18 hours ago, BUDMAN said: Tell them the truth TBB, you can't bend over that far... Comes in handy at the gym showers BUDMAN, TheLastColdBeer and RobMc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TheLastColdBeer Posted March 26, 2022 Member ID: 489 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 547 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 4669 Content Per Day: 0.88 Reputation: 5852 Achievement Points: 41038 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 09/22/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 23 hours ago Birthday: 01/09/1963 Device: Kindle Fire Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 Friends suggested something less likely to get caught in the mower/trimmer. Wove this little three braid, might see if the cemetery folks want a few. BUDMAN and RobMc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Painsponge Posted March 26, 2022 Member ID: 294 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 112 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 969 Content Per Day: 0.18 Reputation: 893 Achievement Points: 8670 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/07/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Saturday at 10:52 PM Birthday: 10/29/1963 Device: Windows Share Posted March 26, 2022 That's right handy bud! TheLastColdBeer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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