Tying Knots (How To)- Videos, Opinions or Stories

The missus said she needed to learn to tie some knots, and I felt I could learn a few more. This thread is a place to post your videos, opinions, stories about various knots.

 

Bowline

 

I use a taught line for roping in tents and tying square hay bales back up if I only need part of a bale for the goats.

 

Good video on Prusick knots for technical climbing.

 

Handcuff Knot

 

All knots are combinations of bites(bends) and loops. Make a loop with a bite going through it and try to pull the loose end through the loop and you have the ever faithful Bowline. Square is simply two bites looped together. Break them down to their simplest forms and knots become easier to use/tie. Once you master the Bowline you can go on to one on a bite for a superb rescue knot. Gives you two holes for your legs that will not slip either way. Throw a half on the chest and you can haul out an unconscious person dependably.

 

I used to teach knots in the Boy Scouts.

 

This is a good site:
Animated Knots by Grog | How to Tie Knots | Fishing, Boating, Climbing, Scouting, Search and Rescue, Household, Decorative, Rope Care,

Dom

 

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My new socks, in progress...

 

Bump ^^^ Great information and a skill I need to work on. I find at times when I am tying a standard knot I get too much slack.

 

What standard knot and what are to tying?

I find the truckee hitch to be fantastic for tensioning without the knot binding.