Members entiendo Posted July 27, 2013 Members Report Posted July 27, 2013 Has anyone ever covered a knob...?? know of any tutorials on it? Quote
Members rawhide1 Posted July 27, 2013 Members Report Posted July 27, 2013 What type of knob? Mike Quote
Members entiendo Posted July 27, 2013 Author Members Report Posted July 27, 2013 Here we go...hmmmmm Quote
Members rawhide1 Posted July 27, 2013 Members Report Posted July 27, 2013 Have you tried a six or eight bight Turks head. Mike Quote
Members entiendo Posted July 27, 2013 Author Members Report Posted July 27, 2013 Yes gives me an opening at the top, I don't like it....Or I have to spit up the turks head when I turn it the other way. Quote
Members rawhide1 Posted July 28, 2013 Members Report Posted July 28, 2013 I'll try some tomorrow and if a get it I'll let ya know Mike Quote
Members entiendo Posted July 28, 2013 Author Members Report Posted July 28, 2013 Thanks mike. I may have figured something out I will let you know tomorrow too. Quote
Members bucksnort Posted July 28, 2013 Members Report Posted July 28, 2013 Entiendo, Mike or someone else may come up with better ideas, but here are my thoughts. your knob looks very much like the heel knot of a bosal. you might glue a piece of leather on the knob before working your turkshead & let that show thru in the center of your opening like many people do with heel knots (looks nice). With an over 3 under 3 PK you may be able to get the coverage to close in the opening. I have had good luck getting a Colima Lazy Man's button to close in on the ends of quirt handles, but it does leave a small opening in the center. The advantage here is that with the CLM you follow your standing end up on the right, when you reach the top you cross underneath it at the bight & continue to follow it down on left side. At the bottom you cross under again to the right. Point is you double the strands all the way including the bight instead of crossing one pass short of the bight like you do with a PK, so it gives you more bulk at the center where you need it to close that opening. This just gave me another idea that I'll have to look up in Grant's book. I'll get back to you with more later. Buck Quote
Members entiendo Posted July 28, 2013 Author Members Report Posted July 28, 2013 Ha ha!!!! bucksnort what a hoot that's it exactly what I did. i taped some leather to the top and after I got the turks head going I took the leather out so the knob is flat again. I can picture a very nice silver cap over the tiny hole left at the top???? I did not go the lazy man's route though...I think it's a 10 bight turks head...I'll be doing a herringbone interweave. LOL well maybe I will do a easier interweave next time. I'm a sucker for a beautifully detailed knot though and I would like to have some for my kitchen knobs...Would look wicked nice! Quote
Members bucksnort Posted July 28, 2013 Members Report Posted July 28, 2013 Entiendo, Sounds super. Could you post some pics when you get it done. Buck Quote
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