Paracord Balls are more often seen, than clearly understood.
Glancing eyes dismiss them as
Monkey's Fists. More factually,
they are the products of rounded
Turk's Heads.

The balls can be used to decoratively adorn the tail of a cord, or
to create an attractive pair of cuff-links.
Still, I've always thought most the ball's merit is on their own;
serving no other purpose than elegantly holding a sphere of
rope in a seemingly endless pattern of over and under weaves.

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JD ~ TIAT