Half Hitching

Below are a few half hitch creations of mine beginning with the can koozie.  I made the hitching for this item very dense and it insulates quite well.  To be exact, it contains 350 half hitches and a pewter skull on the draw string for a finishing touch.

Next is a similar item I made for a water bottle.  Not much different here with the exception of the two tone look by adding the black cord towards the bottom.

This is just an example of a less dense hitching pattern.  This works well for wine bottles too.

 This one is a cool touch for a candle or a pen/pencil holder for your desk.

Another Custum Necklace

Here is another custom necklace I made for a biker buddy of mine.  It also was made using the four strand round braid in black and O.D. green with two pewter skulls and a stainless steel shackle for the clasp.

New Design for my Ranger Beads

If you look at the April post I did on ranger beads you will get a more comprehensive explanation of their uses and some more examples of designs for them.  Here is my newest design offering in a less reflective and more tactical look.  The beads are made of wood and are as you can see skulls.  And they can be worn as a necklace or clipped to your gear via the D-ring.

Newest Colors in My Inventory

I promised some new colors in a recent post so here they are.

From Left:acid dark brown, hunter green, red/white/blue, purple camo, chocolate brown, colonial blue, silver, emerald green, rust, teal, neon orange camo, royal blue.

 

My Color Inventory

For those of you wondering about the colors I keep in stock, here they are.  I will be adding several new colors to my inventory in the near future and will post them when they arrive so keep checking my blog for new products.

 From left: chocolate brown, Grey, OD Green w/ black fletch, OD Green w/ glow-in-the-dark fletch, foliage, khaki, coyote, green camo, digital ACU, grey, desert camo, multi camo.

 From left: white, turquoise, scarlet red, neon turquoise, blue camo, electric blue, neon green, neon orange, neon pink camo, neon yellow, neon pink.

 

From left: royal blue, solar orange, golden rod, imperial red, midnight blue, yellow, rose pink, kelly green, purple, maroon. 

 

Fobs, Lanyards and Key Chains

There really is not much difference between a fob, lanyard or plain old key chain.  It simply depends on how you use them or what size you make the loop.  You can look in my archives to see other examples of these but here are the latest ones I have made for my customers.

Below in yellow and green are the high school colors of a friend of mine. (School colors are a popular theme with my customers).  This "key chain" was done with a square sinnet that blends to a round/crown sinnet and then back to square with a pewter skull bead at the top.

This one is called a rattle snake knot for obvious reasons.

These are just basic square sinnets finished by a lanyard knot.

Custom Stuff on Request

Here is a custom necklace that was requested by a repeat customer of mine who rides a motorcycle in a club.  I made it with a four strand round braid and wove in some pewter skull beads as accents.  It can be quickly converted into a flail by undoing the clasp and attaching something heavy to the end.  Just an example of one of the custom orders that I have filled recently.

Back the Blue / Back the Red

Not a lot to say here.  Just an example of a "Back the Blue" theme bracelet I made for a Police Officer friend of mine.  Of course I can make these with any of the custom closure options I have shown in other posts.

 Here is an EMS bracelet.

The two below are of course for Fire Fighters.

 

Custom Closure and Bead Upgrades

Here are my newest custom options that can be added to your bracelet upon request.  You can choose from three different types of skull beads: The white acrylic skulls, hand carved wooden skulls, or the silver pewter ones.  The pewter ones are a nice survival feature because they make fantastic fishing weights which a lot of survivalist tend to forget the importance of when they put only hooks and line in their kits.

The next feature to show here which is an original design offering of mine is the ball-lock type closure. This closure is unique because it can instantly be adjusted to the perfect size which also takes the guess work out of buying a bracelet as a surprise gift for someone or a care package for a soldier. This is the closure that I use and it holds its place very securely and will not loosen on its own. And once again I was the first one to offer this design on the Internet.

Thanks to All {paracord creations}

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who came out to the Original Fort Worth Gun Show this past week end and supported me. The show was a great success! Just to let all know, I will be in the exact same location for the next show on June the 26th and 27th so if you wish to make an order and save on shipping you can place them now and pick them up at the show! Just give me a call. Oh, and I welcome all suggestions if there are any items you did not see at this show that you would like to see me display at the next. Thanks!

 
P.S. Keep checking my blog over the next couple weeks. I have some very cool new items that I will be posting soon! Thanks again!

Hunting

I will let everyone in on a little secret. There's really nothing new here. Just make something out of blaze orange and it makes it a hunting item. But it does offer a new perspective on my merchandise and hopefully sparks new ideas for my future customers and their custom needs. Here are just a few pics of some orders I have already filled for some current customers of mine who are avid Elk hunters in Colorado. Once again, these are all survival items that can be unwoven and the cordage used for endless purposes such as for shelter construction, equipment repair, signaling (it is blaze orange after all), first aid (securing a splint), trail marking, small game trap making, the inner cords for fishing, preventing other hunters from shooting you, etc. Just use your imagination and let necessity be your guide.

Ranger Beads

I can't take credit for this item since it was first used by legionnaires among the Roman Army more than two thousand years ago but I have at least redesigned it. They are commonly called "Ranger Beads" and were highly used by the special forces during the Vietnam Conflict and are popular among hunters, hikers, campers and of course military personnel today in the Middle East. Used for land navigation they allow you to keep very accurate estimates of your distance traveled and can be configured to either standard measurement or the more common metric measurement used in conjunction with UTM grid based maps such as would be used in the military.

They are configured as follows:
Metric:
4 upper beads each representing a klick or 1000 meters.
9 lower beads each representing 100 meters.
Standard:
6 upper beads each representing a 1/2 mile or 880 yards
7 lower beads each representing a 1/16 mile or 110 yards

I make mine with either acrylic or pewter scull beads and they can be worn as a necklace or attached to your gear with a D-ring using the loop I have placed just above the upper knot as seen in the above photo. As for the number of paces it takes to equal 100 meters, you count every time your left foot hits the ground (every other step) and that is a "pace". The average man walks 66 paces (112 steps) in 100 meters. To give you a reference, I am 6 feet tall and I walk exactly 66 paces in 100 meters. But if you have a heavy pack and lots of gear your gait will shorten so be sure you re-measure your gait with your gear on in this case.

Tactical Series

Here are a few new shots from my tactical line up.

I work in corrections and came up with the idea to weave in a spare hand cuff key into my personal bracelet. This idea has been a popular one among my police friends as well and as far as I can tell, I am the first one to come up with the idea. It works best with the BDU button and loop or the lanyard knot and loop type closure as seen in the photos below. It is comfortable and hides very well also.