I do try to make it as clear as possible. Still, it does take practice. I did throw a nest myself at the start of my knot tying journey. Not my proudest moment, but still, could be way worse :). Patience is the mark of a good craftsman!

@@Paracordguild you do make it perfectly clear. I just get distracted easily and lose my train of thought. It was my attempt to be humorous. Keep up the good work.

A core makes these knots lay nice and evenly. It is not a must, but I like it.

Glad to hear you like it! The pattern and colors came together nicely I must agree.

Quite so! My cuts in general were relatively smooth, but some filing/sanding could indeed be helpful!

I do try to make the tutorials as clear as I can. Don't give up!

@@Paracordguild Oh Mark, my dear friend… your tutorials are perfect… it’s just me that isn’t! :)

@@Paracordguild I mastered the Turk's head… but the Gaucho Fan Knot eludes me for some reason and I can't figure out WHY!!!! Do you think you could do a tutorial on on that is a LOT smaller … like not as long… and make it on a 2 or 3 inch mandrel? Maybe if it’s shown on a larger scale for teaching, I might be able to figure it out…. I think it’s because these are so much tighter that is more difficult to see everything…. That’s how I figured out the Turks head…. I had one of our scout masters who is a knot guru like me (except for these fancy gauchos lol) show me how to tie the Turks head on a 3 inch dowel… we were making woggles for our scarves…once I was actually able to see everything better on a larger scale, it just clicked…. I’m hoping this would be the same for this gaucho… so, anyway…. If you think you could make a tutorial like that, I would be soooooooooooo grateful!!

Used a hand saw as well. Most tubing will work in this dimension. Be it brass or aluminum.