Video: Firefighting Knots: Figure 8 Follow Through

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The figure eight follow through knot is a great way to join two pieces of rope together. Learn to tie a fireman's figure 8 follow through in this free firefighting video from a fire captain.

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What we're going to discuss and demonstrate is how to tie the simple figure eight follow through knot. The figure eight follow through is a great knot to join two pieces of rope together to make one longer rope or to attach a rope around something for hoisting purposes. We start off by tying the simple figure eight in one rope, by making the round turn crossing underneath with the running part of the rope, making one more round turn and then coming up underneath the original round turn to form the simple figure of eight knot. To form the figure eight follow through, we simply take the other end of another piece of rope or the same rope and follow the eight by entering the original figure eight where that rope exited and following that figure eight completely around the same pattern and same way that the old or original figure eight was formed with. We simply follow around through each round turn, exiting on the opposite end of where we started and we cinch up the knot forming the figure eight follow through for joining two pieces of rope.

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Firefighting Knots: Figure 8 Follow Through

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