Paracord Monkey Fist With Marble
I use one clothing line pin.
Paracord monkey fist with marble. Finish this portion of the monkey s fist by wrapping the last loop around the original vertical strand. From there you can make a monkey s fist with a golf ball or without a marble bigger smaller however you want. Insert a large marble. Also a century ago the sailors used monkey fist knots on one end of a braided line with a loop on the other as a belt.
This is my tutorial on how to make a five fingered monkey fist with paracord and a ball bearing. In this guide i will show how to make the monkey fist using a marble inside the knot. The monkey fist knot has a long history since 1800 s main purpose as a weight at the end of a rope or just for decorative use. The monkey fist was also used as a melee weapon among sailors and gangs.
As is common when describing knots there is a working end and a standing end. I saw one of the men from my division hurl a monkey fist over 240 feet the line was 250 feet and we had about two feet of line when the monkey fist landed on the pier. And a shorter version of the same as a mace. This is the easiest method i ve.
To add an extra weight to your monkey s fist add a large marble to its center.