Navy Knot Board

I am ex-navy and I do appreciate it… I also grew up with a Mater Chief Boatswains Mate for a father…. he would have loved this.

Thanks Shipmate!

-- Chris

chris Im also a chief Baotswaine.

-- Michael . USN ( Ret ) Batesville,AR

Clifford Ashley would be proud, very nice.

-- Ooo, er.

are the knots carved into the board? looks pretty good, you must have been either QM or BM.
I was AQF, back many years ago, back when I had hair, I think that is what they call that stuff on top of your head. good looking board.

-- Smitty!!!

no smitty there made with line.

-- Michael . USN ( Ret ) Batesville,AR

ok, thanks, good job

-- Smitty!!!

the board is great. I’m a former HT1. enjoy retirement Chief!!!

-- God made the wood beautiful, I can only make something beautiful from it....

This is really nice GOOD JOB! I learned alot of and about knots in Boy Scouts but nothing this fancy. Thanks for the post.

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

Dude, very freaking cool! I’m most of the way through making two of them. I’m using some nautical charts that have hand-drawn illustrations on them that I found off of ebay:

I contacted the guy that does the charts and asked if he wanted to partner up. I’d do the knots and the frames, and he would do the background. These high-end knot boards get big bucks!

-- You can't control the wind, but you can trim your sails

Mighty fine display Mate. I was an SMCS when I retired. BZ

-- Dudley Young USN Ret.

Been in the navy, used many knots hiking and camping, and as a truck driver and driver for a shipyard, I can appreciate the art of the knot. A very cool display! What a great collectible.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

I was a 3rd class Boatswain’s Mate at the end of a 4 year Kiddie cruise. I have done a lot of the work you show there. It’s so long ago that I can’t even remember the names of the different things or how I made them. This brings back a lot of good memories. Thanks for the post.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Excellent! brings back lots of memories.

-- Growing older but not up!