I want to learn to tie a rope boat fender can anyone help me???

Question

I am a scout leader and am interested in tieing knots, I would like to learn to tie a boat fender.

Answer 1

There is a book for sale about making fenders:
http://www.igkt.net/publications/
(About halfway down the page, Colin Jones
The DIY Book of Fenders - £9.95 )
On this page you can also find how to buy the book from the International Guild of Knot Tyers, but some bookshops might stock it also.

If you live near one of the IGKT members who makes fenders, it is often possible to visit and see how it is done, there are also a few guild members who run workshops on rope work.
So if you want to learn, contact the secretary for more help.
(If you contact me through this site I will help you with the right e-mail address. Please also tell me where you are from so I can put you in contact with the right person if you happen to live near someone I know is a fender maker.)

Or head over to one of the websites dedicated to knots, and talk with the people there:
International Guild of Knot Tyers:
http://www.igkt.net/sm/index.php

Answer 2

Hi:

The following books and websites might interest you:

all books are available at any library or bookstore

Books:

Ashley Book of Knots
by Clifford W. Ashley, International Guild of Knot Tiers (Revised by) _ Most execellent book to have or own on the subject - I have it - It's good.

Encyclopedia of Knots and Fancy Rope Work
by Raoul Graumont, John Hensel - a very good book.

Morrow Guide to Knots
by Mario Bigon, Guido Regazzoni, Mario Bigon, Kennie Lyman (Editor), Maria Piotrowska (Translator)

Knots: A Practical Step-by-Step Guide to Tying over 100 Knots
by Gordon Perry

Handbook of Knots
by Des Pawson - a good book but not as detailed as the Ashley book

200 Braids to Twist, Knot, Loop, or Weave
by Jacqui Carey


Practical Fishing Knots
by Mark Sosin, Lefty Kreh

The Complete Book of Knots
by Geoffrey Budworth, Caroline Bingham (Editor), Tracey Beresford (Editor), Line and Line (Illustrator), Gary Latham (Photographer)

Chapman Essential Marine Knots
by Dominique Le Brun

Guide to Fly Fishing Knots
by Larry V. Notley, Flip Pallot (Foreword by)

The Knots Handbook: Step-by-step Instructions for Tying any Knot
by Randy Penn

Pocket Guide to Knots
by Maria Costantino

The Book of Outdoor Knots
by Peter Owen

Knots and how to Tie Them
by Walter Brown Gibson

40 Knots to Know: Hitches, Loops, Bends and Bindings
by Emily Stetson, Marc Nadel (Illustrator), Marc Nadel (Illustrator), Sarah Rakitin (Illustrator)

Knots
by Geoffrey Budworth

Knots
by Richard Hopkins



websites:

http://www.knottyingvideo.com/Order/OrderNow.html

http://www.knotpro.com/

http://peoria-seacadets.tripod.com/id16.html

http://www.wannalearn.com/Sports_and_Leisure/Outdoor_Activities/Wilderness_Survival/Tying_Knots/


http://www.kidsturncentral.com/topics/news/knots.htm

http://www.fish4fun.com/knots.htm

http://www.netknots.com/html/boating_knots.html

http://members.aol.com/idfrank/contents.html

http://www.dmoz.org/Reference/Knots/

http://members.aol.com/idfrank/knots.html

http://brmrg.med.virginia.edu/knots/knots.html

http://whatknot.tripod.com/knots/knot.htm

http://www.northnet.org/ropeworks/index.html

Hopely this will point you in the right direction

Hope this helps

Answer 3

http://www.animatedknots.com/

May be of some help!