single-pull paracord bracelets

**hunter63** · 09-23-2010, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by Rick

Please don't use paracord to climb with. It's not designed for that and you are putting your life at risk when you do. The proper tool for the proper job or find another way around.

Second on that....The first rescue squad I have ever seen as a young boy was to pick up the rest of someone that thought it was a viable climbing rope.

**p moore** · 09-24-2010, 03:47 PM

Really, everyone knows you have to douple it if you are going to hang off the cliff face.

Paul

**Rick** · 09-24-2010, 04:14 PM

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**Artzi** · 09-28-2010, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by crashdive123

Here ya go. It's called a chain sinnet stitch. This bracelet (the one on the left) pulls apart in under a second.

If there is any chance that you need to use your paracord bracelet / necklace as possible cordage backup ... and not just pimp your survival ego ...

... I would take crashdive123's advise above and go with chain sinnet or double chain sinnet stitches.

It will give you enough cordage for most Survival needs anyway and is very easy to untie, take cordage you need and tie again.

**rwc1969** · 09-30-2010, 12:29 AM

Thanks for the tut ycc.

**roar-k** · 09-30-2010, 08:37 AM

Bleh, I just tried the double chain sinnet and failed miserably. I can do the single easily enough, but when I try to double I fail.

**your_comforting_company** · 09-30-2010, 10:19 AM

Are you using anything to help keep the strands neat, like a clipboard or some tape?

**roar-k** · 09-30-2010, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by your_comforting_company

Are you using anything to help keep the strands neat, like a clipboard or some tape?

No, I am doing it all freehand.

**roar-k** · 09-30-2010, 12:39 PM

Well, I was able to finish one. I started off strong and about 1/3 the way into it I lost my mojo and it started looking bad, but in the end I finished it.

Along the way I must have unconsciously decided to switch the way I was tying. When you look at it there seems to be 3 different ways I tied it.

I would take pictures, but I am afraid that the hideousness that is my bracelet would break the internet...

**Rick** · 09-30-2010, 01:07 PM

Roar-K, when you work with knots of any type there is always a pattern. Very often several. The key is to look for those patterns, often outside the context of any instructions you have, and key on those to replicate the pattern over and over. For example, not many folks realize that the knot in a King Cobra stitch always points to the side you need to braid toward. If you look at the pic below, the stitch "points" to the left. In other words, the right hand cord moves to the left. Look at the stitch as an arrow. If you get interrupted in the middle, you can walk away and come back the next day and pick up where you left off. That's just one example. There are hundreds depending on the knots you tie. Just break the task down and look for the recurring patterns. Once you identify them you'll remember the knot forever. I hope that helps.

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**roar-k** · 09-30-2010, 02:32 PM

Thanks for that, it really helps. I thought I had the pattern down but I lost track after picking up the phone to talk to a client.

Here is the pic:

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You can probably see where I started straying.

**Rick** · 09-30-2010, 03:48 PM

A couple of more thoughts. Most line, including paracord, has a direction it likes to lay. That's a result of the braiding process. If you twist a loop in one direction it will tend to kink. If you twist it in the opposite direction it will lay perfectly flat. Take advantage of the natural lay of the line.

You never want to cross your line when braiding. Make certain it lays flat next to each other whenever two lines run parallel. You see that in the chain sinnet when you pull the line through the loop (creating the next loop). If you look closely you will see two parallel lines running through the loop. See the picture below. Make sure they lay flat and don't cross one another. Not only does that hose up the looks but it also weakens the line. Not much of a problem in the chain sinnet since its not normally used to support weight but it could be used that way.

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**your_comforting_company** · 09-30-2010, 05:31 PM

After playing with some of the playing card knots and finding fancy ways to end the bracelet, I started looking online and found a couple cool ones. I'd like to get this guys book when it comes out.
thought I'd share the link in case anyone else is interested in "button knots" this one looks like a hand holding onto the rope hehe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn1Lta6mN3s&NR=1

**Rick** · 09-30-2010, 06:34 PM

Cool vid. I've seen a couple of his. He's pretty good.

If you think about the history of lines and knots the vast majority came from sailors. When they were under clear sail and much later when their shift was over they didn't have a great deal to do with their time. If you sit for hours a day working with line you can get pretty creative. Today, most ships have all the luxuries like weight rooms, video games and movies.