Headhunter's knot

In this tutorial I demonstrate an easy and quick way to tie a headhunter's knot (one of 7 leads and 6 bights).
I really like the look of this knot, the stairstep pattern in the middle really makes it look exotic.
The knot looks hard to tie, but it is quite the opposite. Following the run list presented in the video, you can easily tie it. With some practice, expanding it into a longer one should not be difficult either.

The knot is also presented in many noteworthy books and by many authors, namely Bruce Grant, Ron Edwards, as well as Bud Brewer.

For tying this knot I used a mandrel (a section of a broomstick handle), some gutted paracord and a lacing needle. A rubber band was used to hold the standing end in place.

Enjoy the video!
By tying this knot you did not acquire a headhunting licence. You did become at least 10% more awesome though :).

Music by Kevin MacLoud and Jey Row.
tanalee09 : It's interesting how some of us learned to tie horizontally, and some vertically. I learned to tie with the mandrel horizontally, so this was an edge more challenging. Once I realized that this is similar to just doing a Turk's head knot, it was almost a piece of cake. Thanks, Marko!
Marty Black : Reminds me of the single Matthew Walker knot with a bit more weaving. Nice.
Bird Ofsorts : Hi, thanks for the video. Is it possible to do this video while the mandrel is horizontal? It is confusing for beginners:)
martin11844 : would you make a collab???, i doesn't have many videos but i would like to make a video made by parts of you explaining the knot on cord and then me following your tutorial to make something with wire
Aniruddha Vidwans : It may be good if you do a video to show some of these knots side by side so we can tell the difference. For example 5X6 Turks head, head-hunter, gaucho, Ginfer etc. They all look very similar if you watch these videos one by one or may be I need to get my eyes checked.

Headhunter's knot- interweave method

In this video I demonstrate a few headhunter's knots tied out of a 4L5B turk's head knot. This time we use the interweave method of tying the knot. We tie a regular 2 pass headhunter's knot, a sobre variant, as well as a 3 pass version of the knot.

The headhunter's knot comes from a family of gaucho knots, but it has a distinct look to it deserving its own naming. The knot is usually recognized for having one and a half of a "V" running along the knot.

The knot can also be tied using the running method. See a few examples below.

2 pass headhunter's knot:
http://www.paracordguild.com/headhunters-knot

3 pass headhunter's knot:
http://www.paracordguild.com/3-pass-headhunters-knot

Enjoy the video! Let's hunt some heads!

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Arian Manchego : Thank you for these wonderfully clear demonstrations! I use these knots to finish different cordage jobs at outdoor use areas. One thing that would be helpful to me would be to know the difference in weave results on the object. What I mean is that some of these weaves tighten down on themselves, to form a self-supporting woven object that "floats" on the support, while others tighten down on the support and become immobile the more you tighten them. Each has their own use of course. Thanks again for the wonderful work.
Roseworld 80 : I LOVE your demonstrations!!
alan grube : I used a 1" dowel, a 4'-6" piece of 550 paracord and fell short 1" from 21:56. Next time I'll use a piece 5' long. Thanks Mark.
michael brown : I have been trying for several weeks to follow this tutorial and the guacho knot tutorial. I can follow the "under 1 - over 2" kind of direction - but never know where he is re-entering the knot. Without knowing where he is re-entering, it is a guess at which ones to go under or over. This is very very difficult tutorial to follow.
Jerm : I get confused on what sequence to do next. How do you remember them?

3 pass headhunter's knot

In this tutorial I demonstrate how to tie a 3 pass version of the headhunter's knot. It is a quick and very decorative knot that can be used on a variety of objects. I think it would also make a beautiful ranger bead with something underneath.
I learned this knot from Bruce Grant's Encyclopedia.

I also made a tutorial on the 2 pass version, which can be found here:
http://www.paracordguild.com/headhunters-knot/

Enjoy the video!

Music by Kevin MacLoud and Jey Row.
Micky 1Thousand : Amazing knot. It was just so hard for me to follow cause it is done vertically.
Hannibal's Surplus Reviews : do you always keep the core of your cords in?
rich123480 : No, just not for thicker material. The rope I used looked bad and did not look like the finished product I needed. Bad movie
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The cord was gutted here. I often also flatten it so it lays nicer.


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