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child pages:
page index:
Camping and Bushcraftish Knots
Joining and Splicing
Misc
Monkey's Paw and Turk's Head
Securing a Load & Trucker's Hitch
#self locking tension-applying and tension releasing knots
Splicing and Joining
Tree Climbing knots and hitches
Wrapping a cord
links:
animated knots index
Ashley Book of Knots 1993 reprint (scanned with OCR so seachable).pdf (local .pdf at C:\RB\misc\rbwebsite\reference\knots\ashley_book_of_knots\Ashley_Book_Knots.pdf) TOC p634 Index p607 Cover p629 p60 #373 rope handle for broom with no hole ~310s to 340s fishing knots in ashley
boy scout knots
international guild of knot tyers
many links
animated knots
wikipedia list of knots
youtube video with 10 useful knots - locking zipper tag end and ~12:00 cinching around bag
amount of rope that fits in container
#adjustable jamming knot
#Packer's Knot #187, #408, #2083
#Corned Beef Knot #191
#constrictor knot
#rope_belt
#pocket knot' to secure liquid in bag
adjustable jamming knot [2 outside loop, then behind loop] for bundling, binds on itself- like taut line hitch [which has 2 'inside' loops rather than 'outside' loops]
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constrictor knot on wikipedia
this one uses an adjustable jamming knot .jpg 1 .jpg 2 .jpg 3
and another of guy in dark jeans with loop and half hitch rope belt
and another using lark's head that cinches nicely but would be tough to untie during emergency - video shows releasing by pulling on non-original(non-starting point side of wrap) side straight up and down
also saw video showing if rope is too small to make it around the waist, just use front and side loops
pocket knot to seal liquid in grocery bag, requires 2 people
Tarp Knots from this facebook post
tying off corner of tarp when no grommet
Kochanski Flip-Flop Winch video similar flip flop technique video
tarp setup knots (now 404) wayback machine version
alternate taut-line hitch video
vehicle recovery with stakes local images 1 2 3 4 5 6
square lashing for attaching pole to a tree uses halter hitch at 2:30 to keep bowline line tight when tying temporary knot to secure first side at correct height. This video by same person at 2:30 shows halter hitch better.
Spanish Windlass as a makeshift comealong similar flip flop technique video
called rope wrench in this one
weaving a fast rope for descent
quick rope ladder with ladder lashing
poldo tackle on wikipedia
poldo tackle for lifting light/moderate static loads without pulley starts at 1:40
1 make bowline
2 over high point, tag through loop
3 1:36 around load then through kink in loop at 1:42
bowlline around kink
4 2:30 move loops apart to create tension
poldo tackle on youtube in horizontal configuration using carabiners to tension a horizontal line
0:46 starts knot
part 1 make trunk line with slipped half hitch on first treen, then power cinch 3:40
part 2 attach below trunk so rain doesn't wick through
part 3 middle eye guys to end with alpine butterfly and taught line hitches
maglite handle in paracord ("tactical flashlight strap")
scaffold hitch to make improvised seat (youtube) hitch around seat, then bowline and double fisherman's
boonie hat paracord storage
Lighterman's Hitch animation (aka Tugboat Hitch) for tying heavy load to large post, easily untied
used to attach one rope to another in a way that is easily adjusted
wikipedia list of Friction hitches
another list from mytreelesons.com on friction hitches
Farrimond friction hitch developed in 2008 is quick release, tied to a solid cylindrical object & can be tied in bight
Pile Hitch easier to tie than the icicle hitch, and can be tied in the bight
#barrel hitch - lifting a cyclinder
#magnus hitch - resists side pul
#rolling hitch
siberian_hitch - easy to tie wearing gloves
timber_hitch
#blackwall_hitch
#double_blackwall_hitch - actually worse than blackwall hitch as sometimes jams
#buntline_hitch - resists side pull
wikipedia page barrel hitch gif see Ashely p. 350
similar application: youtube video on water bottle knot
similar to Rolling Hitch but with final hitch in the opposite direction- wikipedia page - fasten rope to a post or another line,
resists side pull
ABOK1736
Evenk Hitch aka Siberian Hitch wikipedia page- slip knot, slipped, easy to tie while wearing gloves video
timber hitch attach rope to a cylindrical object; Secure while tension is maintained, it is
easily untied
even after heavy loading and closely related killick hitch that just adds a half hitch after
for hoisting light goods
double blackwall hitch details
variants A B C & backhanded hitch & the Overhand-around-a-bight hitch.
2024-12 Slipped Buntline Hitch is unaffected by cross sectional shape of the hitching object
ratchet strap extra length wrapping local video I made from Instragram video with no pause/rewind, etc.
useful zip tie uses from Family Handyman
2024-12 one guy's knot index that seems to have a number of useful knots to know
Ashely 2154 pdfp 347 for lowering a load then releasing the line from above facebook video
not a knot: video how to throw a twist into a rope over a branch to get it to drop on the other side
2024-07 video of rope made harness for tree climbing
2023-02-08 short video on interesting quick release knot
tying a bow video 2024-12 now 404 no archive page
2024-11-27 I used the method in this video on my old brown Filas
boat shoe knot to shorten the laces
ladder shoelaces instructions
ladder shoeslaces instructions and other gooy shoelace knots
this is sheepshank like method of tying shoes that I haven't tried yet
bellringer's knot dead link half of the sheepshank
hammock kits [dead]
instructions on making a hammock from earthguild
another instructions page
hammock spreader using walking stick
cut & restored rope trick at 1:55 using square knot
- orig now 404, find it in wayback machine here but it takes a while to load
boatswain's whistle knot decorative, maybe use for fishing nippers (local)
good video
monkey's paw - coil style (local)
monkey's paw animated with tucked tag end
monkey's paw- turk's head style (local)
turk's head around a cylinder (local)
5 part, 4 bight turk's head
good tutorials for 18 ties at ties.com
realmensytle.com full Windsor has good graphics local .jpg
realmenstyle.com 18 other necktie knots with good graphics
2024-11-07 Note: these are the instructions I have used for years, but it appears to be a mislabled variant of the half-windsor rather than the double windsor
tutorials.com cartoons for four in hand and double windsor (404 ) wayback machine local of double windsor only
tie a necktie.com windsor, half windsor, four in hand, bow tie
Thomas Fink's encyclopedia of Necktie Knots
now 404 links to necktie knows wayback machine
Lark's Head Knot (aka cow hitch) is used for securing wire to ring on frame wikipedia page
pic above from here
#self locking tension-applying and tension releasing knots
good video on auto-locking trucker's hitch
Trucker's Hitch illustration from this facebook post
lashing an object in a truck bed with artilleryman's lops and diamond hitch
trucker's hitch
secure the trucker's hitch without losing tension go to 0:26 by wrapping through twice, similar to blackwall hitch
another trucker's hitch self tensioning with blackwall hitch at 0:40
securing trucker's hitch with figure 4 at 3:55
double trucker's hitch
good trucker's hitch animation (as well as bowline, two half hitches, tautline hitch and figure eight knots)
video on how to quickly tie double for 9x mechanical advantage without drawing tag end through
Versatackle Knot wikipedia page simulates a block and tackle and is self locking
another
good video on use knot book i have he has too, author says use perfection loops but at 2:50 he says use zeppelin loop in paracord so it can be undone.
Polodo tackle is similar
join 2 pieces of paracord with attractive connection that is very strong with "Manny method", need "lacing needle" = like fid with threaded hole in bottom, similar to needle knot time consuming but constant diameter of line
making a lacing needle youtube video starts at 2:45
hollow brass tube
4:58 put expoxy in end then flatten done 6:15
10:45 treading the end
eye splice in double braid polyester rope without weaving
becket's bend a.k.a. sheet bend to join 2 ropes, stronger than square knot
Becket's Hitch #1900 p 316
Klemheist knot used to make rope loop attached to another rope
2024-12 auto locking Munter hitch aka Italian Hitch for belaying using 2 carabiners weight of object locks it to prevent dropping due to gravity video
2024-09-01 pick up chainsaw on ground from tree
good video on 3 self tending hitches for closed hitch systems
a not as good video on facebook for 1 of the 3
wrap an extension cord youtube video
1:30 remove twists in cord
1:55 plug male into female to make loop then find point oppoisite
2:34 technique on making links
4:05to 4:30 peel off what is needed for cord use
4:40 reassemble partially undone cord for storage
This Old House youtube video on wrapping a cord
1:20 over under technique
Butterfly Coil to store a rope (404)
REI youtube video 0:28 - 1:20 on modified butterfly coil over shoulders
fishing
many fishing knots from Fishing Cairns in Australia
field & stream dead link
san diego jam, rapala, world's fair, alberto and nail-less nail
duncan loop
fishing know strength tests in knot wars youtube channel
last updated: Sat 2024-12-21 6:24 AM
