This is a 1 inch climbing rope made from cotton and nylon. It was made for Knockerball N’ Ninjas exercise course. This piece was made with knots used by the marlinespike sailors who spent countless hours at sea working up rope and a took me a couple weeks to study and build. The original rope was unlaid, spliced, seized, wormed, served and then hand-laid from top to bottom starting with a Mathew Walker and ending with a Diamond and Crown knot. The knots in between are a footrope knots and were used to prevent a sailor’s feet from slipping when setting the sails. Turk’s head coverings were made to help prevent wear and add color.
25ft of rope made about 8ft of climbing rope when completed. If I had to remake this piece I would forego cotton for a synthetic alternative and consider splicing Turk’s heads in lieu of the footrope knots.