Monkey's Fist BACKHAND Impact Tool | Steel Ball Paracord Monkey's Fist Tutorial

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Hey Weavers, here is how I make my closed loop Monkey's Fist Backhand Impact Tools. You get maximum retention with this design. These are made purely for fun, novelty, and recreation, be nice to one another out there!

Tutorial Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:29 Materials Needed
00:44 Starting Monkey's Fist
01:15 Second Set Monkey's Fist Passes
01:48 Final Set Monkey's Fist Passes
03:23 First Round Tightening Of Monkey's Fist
03:46 Relocating Terminal Ends / Second Round Tightening
04:58 Dipping Monkey's Fist In Hot Tap Water
05:35 Tying Diamond Knot
06:45 Starting 4-Strand Braid
07:52 Splicing 4-Strand Braid To Close Loop
11:51 Hiding Splice With Crown Knots
12:51 4-Strand Footrope Knot
14:03 Snipping And Melting Excess Cords
14:36 Conclusion
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[roberta]

thats how the cheeky bugger did it. my granddad was a skipper by trade and he kept his keys on a "monkey fist" as he called it. he put a big ol bit of cork in the place of the steel ball and thats what helped them float when i accidentally dropped them overboard when we were doing a boat delivery on the Norfolk broads when i was a kid. he actually made it himself and ive always wonderd how he did it.

[dragoonTT]

“Yes officer, I use this tool to hammer nails.”

[ozzybwild]

Today: weaving a tool to bash someones noggin in.
Tomorrow: knitting a scythe.

[Sukiaeo]

Intructions unclear, summoned a tiki god who now wants to throw me in a volcano

[johnfosteriii]

I learned the Monkey's Fist in the Navy. Never used a jig - did it all by hand. Instead of using paracord, we used orange shot line and a lead shot filled bag.
Nice process you have demonstrated here though.

[CanCalyx]

Sometimes the YT algorithm does weird things to my recommended feed. What a cool hobby to have.

[jvanasselberg]

It was 1992 the first time I made a Monkey's Fist. I was 18, in the US Navy, & was watching this Boatswain's Mate First Class Petty Officer on the fan trail of our ship, the USS Mobile LKA115, a gator freighter pulling out of Long Beach. He was making up a few with lead to throw to the peer while mooring. 'Boats' had done about 10 in twice as many minutes, never once looking at them, while carrying on a conversation with a few other deck hands. When they left I asked what is was & what is for, then asking if he'd show me how to make it. He showed me once quickly & went back up to the forecastle where he ran the storage locker. I was a Boiler Tech on the fire room side of our combined space. Got a little flak for tying knots & playing with lines, but I NEVER EVER forgot how to make a Monkey's Fist.

[Lck]

I have never wanted to buy a set of materials to create my own <insert thing here> more than after watching this video procedure. You sir, have tweaked my interest more than you could know.

[theartistdiamond]

USN 1986 to 1991. I used to make these for shooting from a grenade launcher with line attached to haul over mooring lines and for UnRep. I also made lanyards for the Boatswains. All the knots I learned from the sailor's Big Book of Knots, a great book if you are interested in knot making.

[fooman]

Made a few of these in/for the USN on a couple of ships, the jig sounds like nice way to have to futz with it. The ones that I made went from using a die (like for monopoly) up to a tennis ball (split and put a lead core in it for longer ranges. We had a variety on the ship(s) depending on the range and wind you had to use them. The biggest was literally fist sized, and could travel nearly a hundred yards in a high wind (put one through the side window of the Commodore's official car at what we figured was over 50 yards!

[RiggingDoctor]

I’ve always done monkey fists using my fingers as the guide. Your stand makes it so much easier and neater since you can use both of your hands to manage the lines!

Love it!

[kaisersoze]

I'm stoned right now and what you're doing looks godlike to me

[theXENKID]

"impact tool" is an innovative way to spell "Mace"

[tomkenney]

Nice whacker. Just a note: when enjoying (employing) the "fun and novelty" of this project, when the fist hits something solid it will rebound, especially if you swing through, and that rebound can go in unexpected directions, but because of the "maximum retention, " it will be in the user's general direction. A 1.5" steel ball monkey's fist to the forearm/elbow will suck. Take my word for it. With this type of weap...umm...impact tool, a 'crack the whip' motion is the best/safest movement, or pulling down/towards you at the moment of impact to maintain control of the ball.

[ZQMBGN]

wanted to make a weapon, ended up in the scouts

[JJRamirezP]

Good video. We called "heaving line", you tie it to a nylon line, and is used to send a merchant ship's docking line ashore. You take advantage of the weight of the ball.

[Lachrandir]

Okay, coming from an actual sailor, what you are calling a fid is actually a lacing needle, and what you are calling a knotter’s tool is actually a marlin spike, a type of fid. If the marlin pike was wood, it’d be a fid

[terrydouglas]

Another awesome video buddy. I watched another one you made a year ago and then had this one saved to watch. I like watching your videos over others on YouTube mainly because you go at a speed we can follow at home an if I need to pause for any reason I can easily then pick it right back up, and I love the fact my 7 year old grandson loves to watch with me and after we watch it the first time, the second time we try to make this stuff. I find it alit easier if he watches it first so I know he's paying attention to everything you've doing and he caught me going the wrong way once and corrected me, that's a so proud of him moment. Call it a win win for this old Papa. He and I spend quality time together an he's learning about making something from regular straight length of rope or cordage into a useful tool. Thanks again and keep videos coming. We are here watching.

[IncapableLP]

What am i watching?
How did i get here?
Why am i even here?

[thorn]

This is like the adult version of those toys for kids where you braid little rubber bands together