The Miller’s Knot is the knot my crews use to retie all the bales on my straw bale house projects. Here’s a short video I put together on this topic:
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Andrew Morison is a specialist in straw bale and green construction. He has shown thousands of people how to build their own straw bale projects through his comprehensive series of instructional straw bale, concrete foundation, and plastering DVDs. You can check these out at www.LearnStrawBale.com..
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March 14th, 2010 at 8:45 am
Hi,
I stumbled on to your website looking for the dimensions of a typical straw bale — ended up watching the video on how to tie off a half-bale. I’d really like to know how to do this — for other purposes than building – but I feel like a 2 year old on the verge of a temper tantrum trying to learn how to tie a miller’s knot from watching your video – I wish it was shot from above so I could see what the hell you’re doing. Tried to find instructions for that knot on the web (more frustration) but I think people have different ideas of what that knot is — only other instructions I could find was for a “bag knot” (aka miller’s knot) — but it wasn’t the same thing at all. No millers knot listed on the “complete” list of knots. HELP!!! (and thanks) but PLEASE HELP!!!
Jan
March 16th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Looks like you got it figured out before I even got to your comment! I have people sit in a whole day of frustration trying to get the knot right at my workshops. Don’t feel bad.
It’s really easiest to learn in person.
August 30th, 2011 at 8:32 am
Okay….Maybe I’m blind….I have spent an hour searching the WEb site and BLOG trying to find the video on tying a Miller’s Knot for straw bales…..can’t find it. HELP
August 30th, 2011 at 8:42 am
HI David. Try these links:
Retying Straw Bales: Part I
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=strawbaleinnovations#p/u/14/4y6Wpd0vGj4
Retying Straw Bales: Part II
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=strawbaleinnovations#p/u/13/0oQastyeNDY
October 31st, 2011 at 3:11 am
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