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How to Tie the Gnat Hitch The Gnat Hitch is a fairly new knot on the block. I did read somewhere that it was first documented in 2012. This knot came about when there was a search for a very … Continue reading
How to Recognise Parts of a Rope Knot Terminology Working End The end of the line that is being used to create a knot. Standing End The end of the rope that is not being used to create a knot. … Continue reading
How to Tie the Blake’s Hitch The Blake’s hitch is often used by arborists and tree climbers as a friction knot aiding them to ascend a climbing rope. The wonderful thing about the Blake’s Hitch is that it can easily … Continue reading
How to Splice a Rope onto a Ring There are number of ways to attach a three strand rope onto a ring. In this particular video, I demonstrate how to attach a rope on to a ring using the Crown … Continue reading
How to Tie the Axle Hitch In this short video I will demonstrate how to tie the Axle Hitch. I am not sure when I last saw a vehicle with an axle, as I think they are all now with … Continue reading
Eye Splice 3 Strand Rope The strongest way of putting a loop into the end of a rope is to put in an eye splice. If you take a look at the Strength of Knot Chart you will see just … Continue reading
Joining 2 Ropes with a Short Splice The Short Splice is a very simple way and secure way of joining two lengths of 3 strand rope together. This is a great way of making a rope longer or cutting out … Continue reading
Tow Rope for Short Hauls Firstly I would like to add a word of caution about this particular set up. It would appear to be a very quick and dirty way of towing something. I would certainly discourage people from … Continue reading
2 Net Making Knots I Use When I first started Net Making, I used to use the sheet bend method of tying the mesh. However, I found that sometime when I used this method for net making, I found that … Continue reading
Dipping the Eye – Sharing a Mooring If you need to attach the eye of your rope to a pile or a bollard that is already being used by another vessel, then this is a neat little trick that is … Continue reading
Dyneema Soft Shackle Kit Well thanks to a secret donation, I was able to go out and purchase a Dyneema Soft Shackle Kit. As you will see from the video the kit comprises of enough Dyneema cut to length to … Continue reading
Des Pawson’s Knot Craft and Rope Mats – Book Review I personally have to say that I am a great fan of this book on knot craft. When I first started knotting, I started off with Ashley Book of Knots … Continue reading
Albright Knot – Fishing Knot The Albright Knot or Bend I found categorised as a fishing knot. Now normally I do not do videos on fishing knots, as the line is so damn small and hard to see. However, when … Continue reading
Over-and-Under Heaving Line Knot The other day I was going to Ashley Book of Knots, came across knot number 541 and thought that the design would make a rather decorative lanyard on a knife. I felt rather pleased with myself … Continue reading
Best Tool for Cutting Rope Yes, I know a knife!! However, one of the issues that I have is being able to cut the end of a rope squarely. Whenever I cut a rope with a knife I find that … Continue reading
Ranger Bead Lanyard – Pace Counter Lanyard How to use a Ranger Bead or Pace Counter Lanyard I am by no means an expert in this, but a little bit of research has given me the following answers: In order … Continue reading
Single Strand Lanyard Knot aka Eternity Knot The other day I was browsing through Ashley’s and came across this single strand lanyard knot. At the time of making the video I did not realise that this not the name, since … Continue reading
How to Tie the Halyard Hitch What Is the Halyard Hitch Used For: The Halyard Hitch itself is not actually mentioned in Ashley’s book of knots by name. However, on page 316 number 1912 and 1913, there is a variation … Continue reading
Making a Rope Cargo Net or a Climbing Net Unfortunately in the video below, I demonstrate how to use the 2 Strand Crown Knot or Japanese Crown Knot to make a few meshes of a cargo net. I am still … Continue reading
Handcuff Knot or Hobble Knot To be perfectly honest I am not sure that this would make a very good handcuff knot, I think that it is more of a novelty name. However, the Hobble Knot, is far more an … Continue reading