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A Sheepshank is an excellent and very useful knot with a very goofy name. It's easy to tie and a wonderful way to shorten a line without cutting it. It's an incredibly useful knot with an...
How to Tie a Square Knot
Tying a square knot the right way means pulling two loops together. Tie a square knot with tips from a knot tying specialist in this free video on tying knots.
Making Loops With Figure-8 Knots
Making a loop with figure-8 knots often results in a rope that's hard to straighten. Learn about making loops with figure-8 knots in this free knot tying video from an Eagle Scout.
The use of Chinese button knots, also known as a knife lanyard knots or bosun whistle knots, dates back as early as 960 AD. Traditionally, the art of knot tying was used on clothing and in decor...
A French bowline is a type of double bowline that you would most often use to hoist an injured person. One adjustable loop serves as a seat and the other goes around the person's chest under the...
The handcuff knot is not to be used to restrain someone like real handcuffs do. However, it can be used to lower and raise firefighters into tight spaces in order to save a trapped victim. It can...
Chinese knots are decorative as well as useful. It's an art form that has been practiced for thousands of years. Because they are beautiful and symmetrical, they are also considered to be good...
Use a dogshank knot to shorten the length of a rope. It is similar to a sheepshank but is much less likely to slip. While you can tie a sheepshank in the middle of a rope, the following method of...
A bottle sling is specifically designed to suspend a bottle by the neck as long as it has a lip. It will tighten around a cylindrical object and maintain its grip even after ends are released when...
A bowline on the bight is a double loop variation of the bowline. It is described in Ashley’s Book of Knots as knot No. 1,080. It is a fairly secure knot and is easy to untie even after it has...
An Asher's Equalizer is a handle for one of the bottle slings that holds a bottle with a lip on the top of the neck. It was invented by Harry Asher in the 1980s and is considered to be an...
The monkey fist is so named for its resemblance to a fist. It was originally designed to serve as a weight on a heaving line, and a stone may be securely placed inside the knot to provide...
An overhead knot gives you a knot with two loops on one side and four free strands on the other.
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