Forums > Technical Discussion > Fire snakes tipped with monkey fist?

Posted: 29th Apr 2014
had a look about as this sounds awesome but this is all i could find -the knot at the end isnt really a monkey fist but it is larger than most snake poi ive seen

https://www.burningpassion.com/products/snakes/fire-poi-snakes/

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Posted: 2nd May 2014
www.bearclawmanufacturing.com has something they call "Helix Poi" which appear to be woven snakes but they have a ball chain running down the length of the wick which is kind of unappealing. Hopefully the people at salza get back to me about custom snakes.

Posted: 2nd May 2014
Well, hopefully I can get them custom!

Posted: 10th May 2014

The fire snakes I have been making over the years consist of kevlar flat wick wrapped around a chain core, and then stitched, I usually leave one link exposed from the end of the snake to allow the attachment of various poi heads should people wish to, or poi heads can be incorporated into the design itself, allowing for multiple burners to be positioned up the snake itself.

Posted: 11th May 2014
Might be worth asking around in your local spinning community about prop makers. Most peeps who just make props on the side (no website or anything, usually), will be happy to talk about building a custom prop, in my experience.

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