ROPE BITS AND PIECES

Sailor's needles,whipping twine, palm and beeswax.

ROPE FENDERS

Various styles of fenders in both natural and synthetic rope

ROPE SIDE FENDERS

Side fenders made from Grade 1 manila. Length 440mm.by 85mm.diameter. Apart from their functional use, they make interesting hanging ornaments.

Price per fender including p&p £10

Long bow fender

DECORATIVE COVERINGS

Two of my knives that are in constant daily use. Virtually any shape can be covered using this method of hitching.

Navy splicing fid

A set of stainless steel fids are inside this tube covered with Turk's Heads.

PLASTIC COVERED FENDER

An old fender given new life using half hitches in polyprop.

COVERED GALLON WHISKY BOTTLE

A simple but effective covering for a bottle. This one is used for loose change, but others have been used to make eye catching lamps.

COVERED BASEBALL BAT

Showing details of half hitching, Turk's Heads and French whipping.

Deatails of the other end

 A TURK'S HEAD COVERING FOR A WORTHY CAUSE!!!!!