Rope fender (traditional)

[@fairwindfollowingsea]

Wow. I have been searching for a DIY for rope fenders since mine have deteriorated, your video is by far the easiest to comprehend, producing a great fender. Thank you

[@bearshield7138]

Thank you for this. As a boy scout, some 50 odd years ago, I learned to do many things like this and I loved the rope work. Tonight I started working on what I was taught to call a Marlinspike Macrame wrapped bottle

[@stevedigby883]

Thanks for the video. You explained it very well. I also enjoyed the music!

[@pixiesmate]

Excellent tutorial. Having recently bought a narrowboat this will come in very useful

[@rodolfosolano5493]

I like to watch your video because it's very clear your procedure and I love it.

[@elizdonovan5650]

Love you choice of music. One of my favorite pieces. Admire your skill. ☘️🌝🌲

[@SpamMusubi308]

This just came up on my KZbin recommend list...amazing! I've had a passion for knotwork since the Scouts awesome video excellent editing my hats off to you sir. I bid you peace and happiness.

[@koogleyou557]

Having this video along with the hadley book of knots is a huge help thx!

[@Henry-n7n8]

do look at this book::: The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor: Or, A Key to the Leading of Rigging, and to Practical Seamanship Textbook by Darcy Lever

[@knot4man]

Ashley Book of Knots

[@georgrosenkranz7142]

Hallo Mikko, vielen Dank für die tollen Videos! Grüße aus Germany, Georg

[@donnagray9579]

My dad's first job at 14 was making these for a ship's chandler in Liverpool, 1941. He was paid 2 shillings each but was only allowed to make 4 per 8hr day, because they can't be rushed..

[@donnagray9579]

I expect his were a bit larger to take 2 hours

[@theguywitheyebrows]

excellent walkthrough!! i can do this!!

[@jamesinnes4409]

Thanks for the video, hopefully trying a few of these passes some time during lock down

[@willwade1101]

When I was a kid I used to make key chains out of string this very same way.

[@StephanieElizabethMann]

A beautifully crafted knot/s.

[@福田勲-o4v]

Good Job!!! you are so good !

[@bhubbard491]

That's beautiful!!!

[@BobLinton]

A Wonderful addition to my boat. Thanks!

[@emivultur1238]

That's very nice. Everything is made the old way is nice.

[@threeriversforge1997]

You make it look so easy!

[@mikkosnellman]

With little practice, it is 😁

[@mastersolid2000]

Sir, i really love your work. Señor, yo realmente amo su trabajo.

[@waveteacher1]

Great video.

[@davidpaul9365]

I'm fairly knew to the world of knots but that under two wall knot is going to be very usefull. Mnay thanks for a gtreat tutorial.

[@iansmith7369]

Amazing work

[@juliazerafa]

Great tutorial and excellent taste in music! can I ask what type of rope would be best to withstand sea water without being too harsh on the wood? Thanks.

[@mikkosnellman]

Coir would be best but even good quality manila works fine. For softer fibers hemp or flax.

[@juliazerafa]

@@mikkosnellman thanks!

[@AnotherAmateur]

Like magic. Wonder how they make those button fenders on British canal narrow boats? They are held with chains. Great videos!

[@jeannettesmyth7643]

Couldn't you make a pine cone Christmas decoration using this method and stitch, with a fine gauge jute rope? Will you show us how?

[@mikkosnellman]

Good idea! Will have to make a design.

[@raymondlilley8037]

I’m wondering if you could do a video on how to wrap a lacing needle container?

[@mikkosnellman]

Yes, coming up.

[@raymondlilley8037]

Thank you very much

[@Jorge-ew5dc]

Can you do a video of a fender with two eyes? I am having trouble figuring that out. I make my fenders like you did in this video but need to have an eye on both ends.

[@jessebessette7619]

Robert Romaine I would imagine you could take those first two strands, and rather than have the ends be together at the bottom, put them end to end in the middle and then serve it with twine.

[@Jorge-ew5dc]

Jesse Bessette I'll try that. Thanks

[@threeriversforge1997]

I had thought to make the center piece out of a rope grommet. That would give you one solid piece of rope from eye to eye and no worries about a serving in the middle being puled loose, however, you'd have to do your weaving around the outside with new rope unraveled. Another option would be to tie the fender just like you see here, but use a double-length filler piece as your second eye. Instead of cutting a bunch of filler ropes to 25cm like shown, leave one about 60cm and double it over. That'd give you the two strands stuck in the middle for padding and the eye sticking out the other end to match the eye like Mikko shows. Doe that make sense?

[@punctuscontrapunctum4066]

In a reply to another comment, you mentioned that you starched your rope to prevent strand ends from fraying. Can you describe your starching process? (Apologies if you already have, elsewhere.) I recently made two matching rope fenders following this video. Thank you for sharing your craft & your art.

[@mikkosnellman]

Basically you just cook some corn starch and soak the rope. Coming up later in detail to my Ko-fi page. ko-fi.com/ropeworks

[@Snoozerboozer]

who originally figured out this method? it can't have turned out well on the first try, nice job

[@mikkosnellman]

This is the old way of doing fenders of old rope. Of course you need practice to get everything even.

[@stick9648]

How the ?

[@xOksnes]

Great video!

[@mikkosnellman]

Thank you.

[@marcossilva6269]

+mikko q ,, snellman

[@mahinurkarakas5268]

Bel. Fitigi. Tedavisi

[@verdemar4990]

Muy lindo trabajo. Debo reconocer que no entendía de que se trataba. Los tangos de diez, muy tanos por cierto.

[@ninalindberg9483]

Nice! Thats almost exactly how I make mines :-)

[@ingridm.b.halvorsen73]

Nina Lindberg g

[@officialWWM]

Can you make me some, mine look nothing like that 😂

[@Joburgbass]

Are rope fenders painted or oiled in anyway? Thanks in advance.

[@mikkosnellman]

That depends on the material. For hemp I suggest impregnating with pine tar.

[@The141335]

Nice thing! Has It any practical use, ore simple decorative item?

[@mikkosnellman]

Boat fenders are used in almost all boats to protect them from chafing.

[@The141335]

@@mikkosnellman Thank!

[@patriciohernandez8334]

Perdón por mi ignorancia,qué es y para que sirve ?

[@FabhcunGorm]

Well shown! What length of rope did you use?

[@mikkosnellman]

As it says in the beginning, 4 meters of 12mm rope.

[@krishyfishy1]

@@mikkosnellman is this 4m in total. So 4m per fender. And the 5x 25cm sections are cut from that 4m? Except for this minor detail this is by far the best looking fenders I’ve seen! Thanks :)

[@mikkosnellman]

@@krishyfishy1 No, the fillings are not included in the 4m.

[@chrissiehowe6825]

Great video. What did you use to cut the knots without them fraying?

[@mikkosnellman]

I starch the rope before cutting with sharp puukko.

[@materadojkovic9683]

How to make both ends to look the same? I need holes on both sides for front side of the boat, can I just put it on the begining in the middle and then start to knit? Thank you

[@mikkosnellman]

Yes, start from the middle and tie towards each end.

[@materadojkovic9683]

@@mikkosnellman Thank you :)

[@materadojkovic9683]

@@mikkosnellman I will put finished hole on another side and put it all together before i start to knit, hope it will be ok...

[@materadojkovic9683]

@@mikkosnellman Hi once again, can I put something in the middle (i need triangle shape for the front of the boat), rubber or something else and knit the way you do it? Thanks

[@mikkosnellman]

@@materadojkovic9683 Like bow fender? Yes, you can use anything you like for the core.

[@Verradonairun]

A beautiful decoration, but I don't recommend it for regular use. I know from personal experience that such bundled-up rope will develop mold when exposed to rain.

[@mikkosnellman]

That is why I always recommend treating natural fiber fenders with pine tar.

[@carlosfrontera6606]

Very nice fender. One question, wich length of rope did you used? Or which is the relation between the rope (before bending) and the fender. Thanks.

[@mikkosnellman]

That all depends but you come quite close with strands that are 6 times the fender length.

[@carlosfrontera6606]

mikko snellman thanks

[@brandonphillips106]

Can you do a double eyed rope fender?

[@mikkosnellman]

Sure you can.

[@brandonphillips106]

@@mikkosnellman I guess what I meant is can you do a video on one. I have a deckhand on another boat that wants to make one but I’m not there to show him and I don’t think he understands what I’m trying to tell him. I think a video would be helpful as I sent him a few of yours before and he got it fine.

[@nssdesigns]

the little I know about knot work, but the wall knot is the same as the crown knot, just upside down. I find the crown know easier so can I just turn this around and tie the crown knot? Also I'm love the MWK so if I left a longer loop, could this be finished with a MWK? Instead of splicing?

[@mikkosnellman]

Sure you can finish with any design you like. If you crown the fender upside down, do it clockwise, to keep the lay in strands even.

[@amilcarcarvalho7214]

Muito obrigado !

[@liliyachala7392]

что это такое он сплел? дословный перевод- веревочное ограждение стеновые пряди

[@РусскийБлагожелатель]

кра́нец. 1. морск. упругий предмет, предназначенный для предохранения борта судна от удара о причальную стенку или борт другого судна.

[@liliyachala7392]

Благодарю! Не слышала про такое, теперь буду знать)

[@hoytheld]

Is this manila rope?

[@mikkosnellman]

No, this one is jute.

[@hoytheld]

@@mikkosnellman Thanks!

[@jessiesmum169]

What is it used for?

[@mikkosnellman]

smallboatsmonthly.com/article/rope-fenders/

[@jessiesmum169]

mikko snellman so they basically work like bumpers?

[@mikkosnellman]

@@jessiesmum169 That is right. Boatbumpers is the name landlubbers use for fenders. :)

[@juliangiraldoospina1859]

Beautiful

[@luziarodrigues4212]

Eu não sei o que é e nem para que serve mas é muito bonito o trabalho com cordas.

[@joeorton1218]

What is that a Wacker of some sort

[@mariannethomassen6819]

Love it!

[@ΧριστουλαΚουλουρη-ε7δ]

What kind of rope did you used?

[@mikkosnellman]

That would be 12mm jute.

[@ΧριστουλαΚουλουρη-ε7δ]

@@mikkosnellman thank you

[@shanecrawford6023]

As in the beginning. Sorry didn’t have spell check on.

[@shanecrawford6023]

Great work, how do you make it thicker. Add more rope ass in the begging.

[@Vince-ml9gw]

👏👏👏

[@joeorton1218]

My foot has been here

[@jerryvand]

Top

[@davidfildes9826]

Made one from old rope found on a beach..bit skinny .should have made around a core of somekind😁

[@mikkosnellman]

Old rope gives nice character to the fender.

[@varikuyil1372]

Are you selling your awesome products online. If so kindly tell your website address plz. I can try on following your tutorial. But can't wait till I get perfection. Kindly reply

[@mikkosnellman]

Sure I do: www.snellman.ax

[@timeajambrich9031]

Ez nagyon szép, de mire lehet használni?

[@mikkosnellman]

Look here: smallboatsmonthly.com/article/rope-fenders/

[@eugenielasaga6497]

mikko snellman avoir des explications en français merci

[@gaudymujica5179]

Excelentes esos tejidos 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@LuChii22]

Guauuu. Thanks

[@watchgoose]

the music doesn't explain much. try narration.

[@mikkosnellman]

I feel uncomfortable talking to a camera but newest videos are with narration.

[@jorgehenao5073]

me gustay bastante

[@alex966319805]

Когда коту нечего делать....

[@officialWWM]

If you can't tie knots, tie lots :)

[@waynerobinson2301]

Constrictor knot was actually a clove “ hitch “ not a knot at all

[@mikkosnellman]

Yes, they look very much alike if you don´t pay attention for the extra tuck.

[@lisajarvis3820]

👌🏾👍🏽