Hello Kevin.! I live up in Washington State and I really appreciate your clarity on instructions and very clean knotwork.! I feel you give great direction.!!!! Especially for the complexity of some of the knots you are teaching.. I picked it up just fine with a little bit of pausing and patience. Youve inspired me to start my own business doing paracord.. Thank you for your generosity of knowledge.

G'day Kevin, just finished making my 2nd one of these! Can't get over how awesome they are. Thanks so much for the video mate!

You, sir, must have been a sailor. That's where I learned the art of knot work. Great job and thanks for the post

hi Kevin,, another great tutorial. I would have preferred you using a brighter colour replacing the olive, so it's easier to follow. thank you for teaching me this wonderful craft best wishes Chris (UK)

Kevin, I love your vids bro. You do an outstanding job and the quality of the finished product is top notch. I have learned a lot from you and JD of TyingItAllTogether! Keep up the good work, and I look forward to future vids!

Finally someone who knows how to demo..... excellent work. Thank you.

Better than some boatswain's mates i knew in the Navy. Nice vid, new sub.

Hey, just a heads-up, word of caution... the monkey fist self defense lanyard (and also the billiard ball lanyard on your site) may present some legal problems. There are restrictions on carrying 'slungshots' (not a mispelling) or weighted monkeyfist knots with lanyards in most states. A more direct problem though may be other prohibitions depending on where you are or are shipping to. As an example in Florida it is illegal to manufacture, cause to manufacture, sell or expose for sale something of this type...many other states may have similar prohibitions. It might simply go unnoticed, or perhaps it might even be ignored if it is, however, listing it as a 'self-defense' lanyard will probably not help . . As a side note, fine steel lead or tungsten shot inside a small rubber, leather, silk or other pouch instead of a single solid mass has numerous advantages. Like a dead blow hammer, energy transfer is very high and when hitting the head that, unlike cracking/crushing bone and breaking the skin likely with a solid piece, instead jolts the skull in a way that makes loss of consciousness more likely.

just got in to this a few months ago and your videos are the most helpful. knot on brother

Cool I referred to this knot many times a wonderful 4 strand I am experimenting with a 4 strand belly for my martial arts whips. Made one of these years ago so thanks for posting this

I've watched a few TUT's in my time and this one is great until the end. You would benefit using contrasting colors to enhance your tut and make easier for following along. Like to see you update this with different colors. Can't finish the one I am making.

SICK DUDE THATS AN AWESOME IDEA! THAT WAS A WHILE AGO IM SURE U MAKE CRAZY STUFF NOW!

good instruction, made my first monkeys fist with the lanyard and it all turned out great. Its not easy for sure, but your videos made it do able. I don't mind the kids in the background either, got two of my own so I understand. Keep up the good work.

U make it look so easy! It's a beautiful piece! Gonna attempt making one.

Hey Kevin. Thanks for all the great videos you put on KZfaq. In regards to this video (Monkey's fist self defense lanyard) I am really struggling at the end. At around 11 minutes into the video, after you've done the crown knot. Could you possibly post a video of just this sequence using very different color paracord so one can tell the difference. Thanks a lot. Regards Patrik

Hi there, Thanks for all of your informative videos! I've been paracording for about a year now, making bracelets and monkey fists and still having fun with it. Right now, I was asked to make a monkey fist with a 1" ball with 42" of snake knot weave. How do you go about calculating how much cord is needed for this?!?!? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

man i love your design keep up the great work!

WOW, I actually did it and it looks great!!! Black MF and double strand diamond with black and orange four strand braid and manknot. THANK YOU for the video.

nevermind, i finally saw the link to the more detailed step-by step. Thanks Kevin!!

great video! i just made one it turned out perfect!

Hey you make great videos. I have tied the moneys knot before and know my rescue knots for technical rescue and confined space rescue so I can easily learn new knots. My question is how much (feet) of each color paracord should I start with. I have never made a 1 1/2 size before never with such a long lanyard. Thanks happy tying.

You are awesome!! I really want to purchase this one, found The Steel Saints, looks similar but not quite it? Just wanted to check before I ordered. Thanks a million!!

I'm planning on placing an order for a couple of the steel balls you sell, but for now I just used a golf ball. It's by no means as good as steel, but I didn't want to wait until I could get some steel. I figured golf balls are designed to take a huge amount of force on impact from a small and concentrated area, so it'll work. I can't wait to get the steel balls so I can make two with the steel balls and turn the three of them into a Bolo.

pretty cool piece of history/info there Bill. i hadn't heard of the sobriety part before though...that part piqued my interest. how does sizing fit in vs. years sober?

I love your background, kids make any day happier

Hey I did not hear if you mentioned it but how much paracord did you use in total for the lanyard? Also how much for each color? +Paracordist Creations LLC

Also, I do some crafty things and love gadgets, I'm not this crafty tho. I'm really diggin this and your other stuff! Two thumbs up!

Great video , however how long is the black cord , when your attaching the drab green ? Oh an by the way it's not anoying your kiddos were being kids in the background ... some people just have little patients an vomit flows from their pie hole before thinking .. at least your putting out videos that are helping others to achieve great paracord projects !!

Nice work man. Much gratitude for the lessons you give so freely. Ignore the "dirt"bags. Love your kids. (i can tell you do) Keep it up. (thanks for the quick response to my fid order)

I would love to see some Damage tests from that. Looks like a good weapon as well as a Great Knot top Climbing weight.

Why have I never heard of this before??? That was badass.

Kevin: this is a great video and has helped me to make this item. i do have one problem though. The black and olive tones are really difficult to see when it comes down to the manrope knot. ive tried several times already and still can not get it. Is there anyway that you can do a tutorial on this knot with two more vibrant colors, as it would be alot eaiser to follow?

thank you ,good video as always

How many feet of black and olive drab paracord do you need to make the 4-strand diamond knot and manrope knot

What a genius creation.

Thanks so much for your time. My order will come through as Christa Wallace. I love the black and grey and the little paracord knot is awesome. I don't see black and grey as an option and I'm not sure what color OD is. So just let me know if I can get it in black and grey, if not I will order a different one. Thanks again and keep up the genius work ; )

for the 4 stand round braid is it 10' when doubled over or 10' doubled over?

thnx man it was really helpful

He sells them on his website, paracordist. Check it out as there are many more unique items he sells.

How long was the paracord you used for the monkey ball for to be tied into the two strand diamond knot and ran through the 4 strand round braid?

@sammcjunkin yeh one day i hit a cardboard box with one of these with a 1in ball berring in the center and it came out i was mad and wondered why so i am thinking of doubling it up. maybe you should try.

GREAT idea with the stopper THANKS for the video

maybe I missed this part of the video but how much of each strand is needed after the braid for the manrope knot portion?

also how do you get the paracord so even and tight? ive spent 1hr on a tiny one and never could get it straight

Kevin, how long a piece of paracord did you use for the monkeys fist and lanyard? As its one continuous piece. Thanks

so cool man I luv knots

Contrasting colors would help this great lesson in knotting. May I suggest black & white, red & green, or blue & yellow? The visual of the knotting would be clear with your explanation of the method. 😺

Gang, the monkey fist is a tool used on ships to throw a small cord to the dock or to another ship. The small cord is then used to pull a heavier mooring rope over. Very cool Sailor's invention. In Vernacular, wearing one as a retired Sailor indicates how long you have been sober by the size of the fist.

Thanks .. that thing looks awesome ..

Thanks for sharing this.

I'm confused as to how I get my four strands set up for the spiral look; I have the regular four strand knot down now, thanks to you, but the spiral eludes me. I tried various spin offs of how you have shown the starting setup here but nothing turns up right. I'm a visual learner what else can I say :P

Great vid dude.

Nice tutorial

I've watched several of your videos on the steps of how to make this. Only question is how much cord did you start with when making the origional monkey's fist?

I'm trying to make one of these, but before I start the four strand round braid, I want to know, how much cord should I already have connected to my monkeys fist and how much of the contrasting color should I use?

And karambits are farming tools and axes are for cutting trees. Many things have a secondary use as weapons and are now legally classified as such.

what were the dimensions for the originsl monkeyfist and the 2nd rope you added on to create the braid?

how many do the paracord will be required on a finished product?

Watched this video a lot for the crown knot. Followed our link for the bearing cool gift to your viewers! I didn't take one because I have some but just wanted to say I appreciate the offer. Keep up the great videos

Kids make noise. If it bothers people, don't watch the vid or turn the sound. You should be able to follow just by watching his hands. Noisy children at play are happy children at play.

Paracordist Creations LLC does the 21 foot cord include the cord used for the fist?

Would love one of these.. When will it be available??

Have you tried listening? It worked for me.

dude.. most certainly pro sauce.. this is on my todo list =)

How many ft in are you making the monkeys fist? And how many ft are you using altogether?

how much rope did you use for the the monkeys fist , including enough for the braid?

How much does it weigh?

how much cord was used total?

where do you purchase steel balls? i dont want to have to order some online if i could just find them around town.

How do you figure out how much cord it takes to make this? or can you just tell me how much many strands I need and how long they need to be?

how much is it in english pounds as i can't find it on the website, thanks for your help

Will it be heavy enough for self defence?(with golf balls)

How would I get one of these in the uk other than making one as I'm new to using paracord and would like to support you buy buying one. I would be very gratefully

hey how long was the black strand to start

nice job - curious HOW you use it & if it's truly effective, or just effective in theory... still, nice craftsmanship.

How much paracord length did you use to make this?

How much of the black rope do u start with to make this?

Good job.

Quick question @ Teh Paracordist: Is there any legitimacy in your experience in soaking paracord in water before wrapping a knife or other object to make it tighter when it dries? if read that it helps and tried to execute a few wraps but have not experienced an improvement i could notice. im in no hurry. Crowfeether

how much paracord did you use for the whole thing?

i watched all of your battering ram videos and want to get started on one soon. one thing i dont remember hearing you say is how long your paracord is to start. i would like to make one about as long as yours. not sure if i want the 8 pass yet. i think 5 might be fine

what length of cord should you use for this?

where do you find the steel balls? I need them anyway for slingshot ammo.

How do you make it so that the strands are of equal length? Where should i start weaving from?

do you have a tutorial on how to make it

Initially, how long where the two strands used to make this piece approximately?

kevingg2000 how much paracord do you need ? thanks

What confuses me is that the cord need to make lanyard should be included when making the fist. When I watch the video for the fist it has the length needed for fist but doesn't included length needed to make lanyard and it doesn't look like the fist and lanyard are four totally separate pieces or cordage. So I guess what I'm asking is once the fist is done should there be enough cord left over to put with another piece of cordage to make the "four" strand braid at length?

Hi Kevin,got 1 question, made the monkey fist knot and have about 16 inches of cord left.Do I need to have longer lenghts to tie the braids for lets say 48 inch braid or can I tie other pieces on to the 2 strand lanyard knot which is givin me grief,lol.If you could give me this little,but crucial,piece of info I might be able to finish this project.thank much!

@kevingg2000 How much would you charge to make one for some one?

do you have a scheme of weaving? please share for me

While these can be somewhat helpful in self defense they were used as weights to a heaving line to throw ashore or to another ship. It's a knot around a weight. With a slipknot to loop around your wrist. If they have the wieght, they have your wrist. Keep that in mind.

Do you sell these?

how much cord did you use for the fist?

How much cord do I need to cover a 1.5 inch ball bearing?

Would you make one in blue and foliage green and consider selling it?

How much paracord did you use for the monkey fist and how much for the lanyard

How much total paracord did you use for this? 25ft of each? less, more?

How do you make the stopper ends stick out?

how long did it take to make