Fishtail paracord braid

Need help surviving the zombie apocalypse? Make this super easy paracord bracelet that will provide you with up to 8 feet of paracord to wear on your wrist fishtail paracord braid all times. In minutes you'll have a bracelet that's useful in all sorts of survival situations. Trust us, if it can survive a horde of brain eating zombies, it can survive just about anything.

Throughout this Instructable I will be demonstrating how to make a fishtail style survival bracelet. Take your time as it can get a tad bit confusing at points. My survival bracelets are all designed so they can be deployed easier, and don't involve melting the ends to the bracelet. That reason alone makes "ending" the bracelet a little harder then most other tutorials where they simply have you melt the end and press it into the bracelet I hate that! What's the point of doing that? When you need to unravel your bracelet, your don't want to have to rip that thing off.

Fishtail paracord braid

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Measure again in this step to insure you still have the correct measurement.

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It's a well known and loved paracord weave. It's simple and has a really clean look to it. It's one you should learn when you're just starting to craft with paracord. It's one you will quickly know by heart. The Fishtail. There are many fun variations on it and some small changes that make a big difference. There isn't a tutorial for this one that I'm aware of, I was just trying some fun changes on the fishtail and thought it turned out interesting. If you like it, it's very simple. Just start it with two cow's hitches and run an extra strand through them on one side of the buckle. Put all 6 strands through the other end of the buckle, and begin your fishtail towards the side of the buckle with the cow's hitches.

Fishtail paracord braid

Throughout this Instructable I will be demonstrating how to make a fishtail style survival bracelet. Take your time as it can get a tad bit confusing at points. My survival bracelets are all designed so they can be deployed easier, and don't involve melting the ends to the bracelet. That reason alone makes "ending" the bracelet a little harder then most other tutorials where they simply have you melt the end and press it into the bracelet I hate that! What's the point of doing that? When you need to unravel your bracelet, your don't want to have to rip that thing off.

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This is what your setup should look like. Take your lighter and melt the ends for seconds. So when I go to measure for my bracelet I'm going to add 1 inch to that measurement. Wrap a string, cord, or small rope around your wrist. Trust us, if it can survive a horde of brain eating zombies, it can survive just about anything. A better angle of what we are trying to achieve in this step. Need help surviving the zombie apocalypse? Not overly tight, but do not make it loose. Weave the left side tail over the left pier and under the right pier. You will have to "double check" your measurement this exact way after you are done with the second cow hitch. You are simply weaving in and out, in and out. Place the two ends back through the loop created in step one and pull 1 of the cords through until the knot is tightened. Take your bracelet cord and wrap it around the back of core cord 1 and up through the middle of the two core cords. Now your loose end of the cord is ready to braid the bracelet itself. Pull the loose end through the loop created in the previous step.

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This is what it should look like when done. These are the cords you will be braiding around AKA the "core" of the bracelet. Take the male end facing you and feed the tails through the lower slot then back through the upper slot. Pull the slack out of the loop on the female clip and feed the tails underneath the loop. The weave is shown by using numbers starting with 1 and ending with 5. My survival bracelets are all designed so they can be deployed easier, and don't involve melting the ends to the bracelet. Using your fingers or some pliers squeeze the end so it forms a nice, flat end. Take your loose cord and weave it from underneath the male buckle part, through the middle of the cow hitch. This will be further explained in steps to come. Now your loose end of the cord is ready to braid the bracelet itself. Weave the left side tail over the left pier and under the right pier. Adjust the length around your wrist as needed. Tighten your braid.