Turk's Head

[srah1953]

I'd like to do an extended Turk's Head on the top of the steering wheel. There a number of videos on YouTube showing this but they are hard to follow after the initial couple of turns. I wonder does anyone know of a good text based explanation or suggestions for an alternative knot to use.
Any thoughts or suggestions much appreciated.
Thanks

 

[morgandlm]

This one's fairly easy to follow for a Turks' Head

http://www.animatedknots.com/turkshead/

Morgan

 

[srah1953]

This one's fairly easy to follow for a Turks' Head

http://www.animatedknots.com/turkshead/

Morgan

This is just the short version I'm looking for the extended version but thanks.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Why not try French Whipping? It is easy to do and lends itself well to long lengths as on the rim of a wheel. You can also finish off the ends with two simple Turk's Heads.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

If you really insist on a 'long' Turk's head, this one is 21 x 4...

 

[srah1953]

I'm not at all insisting on a long Turk's head, that's why I asked for alternative suggestions.. The French whipping looks attractive and doable, whereas the extended Turk's Head seems quite complicated to master.

 

[duncanmack]

Sennit.
Various kinds - French is one of the simpler.

Google is your friend, however there is a good knot book which touches on it more than in the passing. Des Pawson wrote it and as some git didn't give me mine back I will buy another one!

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Google is your friend, however there is a good knot book which touches on it more than in the passing. Des Pawson wrote it and as some git didn't give me mine back I will buy another one!

I do hope that you learned your lesson! A pipe, a pen or a book should never be lent.

 

[geoid96]

I don't know whether your wheel has a king spoke to negotiate, however see:
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?299133-King-spoke-turks-head
Even though it is in Italian, I managed to follow Roberto's instructions linked from the second post without too much problem.

 

[duncanmack]

I do hope that you learned your lesson! A pipe, a pen or a book should never be lent.

 

[nigelmercier]

... there is a good knot book which touches on it more than in the passing. Des Pawson wrote it and as some git didn't give me mine back I will buy another one!

This one? http://amzn.to/1l4aR9U

I've got his DK book on the boat, excellent: http://amzn.to/1l4bDDy

 

[john_morris_uk]

I've got his DK book on the boat, excellent: http://amzn.to/1l4bDDy

We've got that on on the boat as well. Its excellent. I can't do a Turks head from memory, but with the book in front of me its relatively easy. PS there are several different sorts of 'Turks Head' depending on how many tucks etc.

 

[srah1953]

This one? http://amzn.to/1l4aR9U

I've got his DK book on the boat, excellent: http://amzn.to/1l4bDDy

Are the explanations for Turk's Head the same on both?