This is a beginner's guide to creating a Solomon Bar fob.
I will be using this as a "beta test" to determine what type of guides you find useful. And hopefully I can gain a more broad audience.
This is my first attempt at using 450 Type II Paracord. I have been meaning to get some 450 to test the differences with 550, and since Vermont's Barre had a different color of red that I hadn't been able to get in 550, I decided to give it a try. Once it arrived, I was pleased to see that Imperial Red matched almost exactly to Alabama's Crimson color.
This design is easy to learn and fun to tie.
Since you did your part, I've been working for the past several hours to put together the tutorial that I promised.
As with most of my tutorials, I'll be including the tutorial in PDF form and a shorter version that is in image format.
This is a really great looking design, though it may not sparkle as well as it should in this monochrome format, but I kind of dig single-plain colors for fobs that I intend to carry on my key chain.
Although JD keeps churning out new and innovative tutorials, to my knowledge he hasn't release a video for tying this design yet.
I am frequently asked how I attach buckles to bracelets, since it's hard to explain, I thought I would show it in this tutorial. The method used to attach this bracelet to a buckle will work on many different types of knot designs.
This design shows the versatility of the Long Two Bight Turk's Head and has been a favorite of mine for a while.
