How to Tie a Multiple Scaffold Knot

Video Transcript

"Now a triple overhand knot will create a multiple scaffold knot. A multiple scaffold knot is slightly stronger, but it?s really not much stronger than a regular scaffold knot. The reason you would probably want a multiple scaffold knot, is because it creates a nice bigger thicker knot. So it makes it look a little bit prettier. So what we're going to do is we're going to take our length of rope that we have here, and we'll pull it, and create a loop. Now once again, we're going to take this and we're going to go over once, twice. Twice with a really good full tie. And you can twist this as many times as you like. This is a multiple scaffold knot. I?m going to go ahead and twist it one more good time. And this, I?m going to run this end right through here. I like doing it this way because I can control how my knot is going to set. And pull on it and there you go. This is a nice slip knot that we have here. Very good. And if you pull it all the way out, the knot will come apart. So we're going to do this one more time. We'll create a nice loop here. Pull our ends together. And let?s get a little bit more here, and pull our ends together. Loop it over once, twice, three. And let?s just go that extra mile for the fourth. There we go, and slide the knot right on through. And as I mentioned, you can do this as a triple overhand knot. I prefer to do it this way because it creates a nice handsome knot here. And I can control how it looks. Very pretty."