[Jewelry making - Article 00425] - Re: [Orchid] Making Hercules Knot

[Dave Arens]

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Hi Trevor,

>      But when you translate the reef knot to metal how does one go
>     about it. The metal isn't soft enough without breaking to just tie
>     as you would with a rope. 

    Typically, when used in a chain, the 'knot' is made from 2 individual
    links. The links are formed similar to a tear drop that has had a
    neck formed into it a little way from the small end.. The small end
    of 1 link is inserted through the larger end of the 2nd link. Since
    the links are all the same size, they won't slide through each other.
    Obviously, all the links need to be solder/fused prior to forming if
    this is a handmade chain. 

Dave

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