For those new to the world of knots, a monkey’s fist or paw is a specific type of knot.
Resembling the paw or fist of a monkey, this knot is often used as a weight at the end of a rope or heaving line. It is generally tied around a stone to use as a weight to aid in throwing the rope from one location to the next, but it can also be made without a separate weight simply by the method of tying the knot.
On a ship, it can be used to pull a cable to shore. It can also be utilized as an anchor while rock climbing, and even as a self-defense weapon!
You can make your own giant monkey fist – we will call it a gorilla – follow these simple steps! Check out the video on the next page!
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learned how to tie a monkey fist in the boy scouts
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My wife makes them with golf balls inside
additional weapon
Ashley Goodwin
Melinda Skaggs
Joey Joseph Griffith
made this one about 3 years ago was gonna wesr it as a knecklace cord was to short i am gonna make a 36 inch one with a 8 ball for when iam out on the town i carry a tactical messenger bag witha small get home kit the gorilla fist will be a god addition to it
this is how i use this one
Fran Whitley-Morris Daniel
Colby Hopkins
Cool thank you for everything that you have shown us!!!!
Steve Flowers – ITS TIME!!!
Caleb Geving
Jesse Castle
A real sailor would never use a jig.
Had to tie these crab fishing to throw lines to the guys at the dock to tie us off.
Mandy
As a men’s of throwing a rope this is usefull, but why spend all this time and rope to make a wepon when you can tie a lock to a handkerchief?
this the video l watched for my first monkey fist.. Thanks
Jason Perales
Devin Lang
Been there done that. Need to make some to send to Dillon Lang
Roy Tiefel
Padlock on a bandana. Old school force multiplier.
Rik Reason
No. It would be a flail. Not a mace.
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Dylan Medler
I think we might need one or two or five of these!
Jordan A. Machesky
Jordan Mauro William Frank Tilton III
I got one I’ll have to show you. it’ll mess up someone’s world lol
Dylan Kennedy please n thank u
Yes. Make 2
Trina Lynn
b***h please been making these since the first day I went into the Navy….1976…figure it out….Use bigger rope…make bigger monkeys fist….
right? or just stick the pool ball in a sock and start swinging. might be quicker. lol
That said I love paracord, and I will probably make one of these one day when I am watching football or something.
Hey Josh Harris here ya go
Taylor Noelle Maxwell
Make two and tie them together with the same cord.
Gary Emery Chad Michael Mobley
For SHTF. “Oh look, society is crumbling, Good thing I have this knotted paracord.”
Bill Kothe
Timothy Slater
Brittney Lynne Nichole Smith
Dakota Gaughan!
Tracy Wren
Next I wanna see a two pool ball Bolo
No. It’s not. Might be a Texas thing, but it sure isn’t an Alabama thing.