J.D. Lenzen, the producer of over 100 instructional knot videos and the creator of the famed YouTube channel Tying It All Together, reveals his innovative knotting style in Decorative Fusion Knots. Respected internationally for his knotting skills, Lenzen creates new knots by combining historical knot elements and new knotting techniques. The products of this intermingling are what he calls fusion knots - a brand-new genre of knot in a centuries-old tradition. Features 25 brand-new, never-before-seen knots.

Provides step-by-step instructions for thirty-five paracord ties for making decorative straps, survival bracelets, key fobs, and more.

Paracord Fusion Ties - Volume 2 (PFT-V2) is the second installment in the paracord fusion ties book series and another stunning achievement by author J.D. Lenzen. Like Paracord Fusion Ties - Volume 1, PFT-V2 reveals innovative and stylish ways of storing paracord for later use. So once again you'll find crisp, clear, full-color photographs (over 1,000 in all!), coupled with succinctly written, easy to follow step-by-step instructions for bracelets, straps, and key fobs, as well as medallions and other storage ties that will keep your paracord on-hand and ready for deployment. Still PFT-V2 doesn't stop there! It also provides directions and techniques that represent the next level in paracording knowledge-the making of practical paracord objects. Primarily designed to provide survival and tactical advantages, practical paracord objects are in themselves useful. Providing benefits to those who tie them, in real time; as opposed to when they're unraveled and the cord within them used.

Leather Corded Fusion Ties (LCFT) reveals the foundation knowledge and techniques you need to create high-end leather corded jewelry. Detailed step-by-step instructions for 15 elegant and stylish bracelets, necklaces and pendants are featured, coupled with additional insights showing how to expand those pieces into more (over 25 designs in all). LCFT demystifies leather corded jewelry like no other book before! * Learn how to work with and use jewelry crafting equipment and materials. * Learn how to make leather corded fusion ties incorporating eye-catching beads, exquisite knots, elegant braids and stylish sinnets. * Learn how to apply the principles of fusion knotting so you can design and create leather corded jewelry of your own.

Paracord Project Inspirations (PPI) is another impressive addition to bestselling author J.D. Lenzen's growing catalog of paracording instruction books. Showcasing twenty-five carefully chosen classic and original knots and ties, its focus is stylish and readily reproducible pieces tailored for promotion and sale. Of course, PPI isn't only for those interested in fundraising and profits. It is also a book for anyone seeking to step up their paracording knowledge and enjoy themselves while doing it. Through crisp, clear, full-color photographs, PPI presents detailed instructions for decorative knots, braids, bars, sinnets, falls, a coin wrap, globe knot, and a variety of other never-before presented projects, geared to impress, inform, and inspire. Paracord Project Inspirations, a book that combines knots and ties of the past with knots and ties of the present, so you can launch your paracording skills into the future!

Explores eleven knotting techniques, from basic tying techniques to more intricate macrame and ornamental styles. This book helps readers discover the history behind knot art; an ancient technique that originated in Korea, traditionally used to decorate clothing and home interiors.

Disturbingly Normal is the story of Jonathan Normal, a moody, sensitive guy who picks up dead bodies for an Oakland, California, mortuary. One day, for reasons he doesn’t understand, he “slips into a blur” while working. When he returns to his senses, he finds himself on the side of an isolated road with a receipt for an aluminum baseball bat in his pocket and a bludgeoned corpse at his side. Fired by the mortuary, Jonathan sets off on a prophetic journey of uncommon insight—slowly unfolding the dark reasons behind his uncharacteristically brutal act.