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How to Tie a Strap Bend Sometimes you are faced with a bit of a dilemma, when you want to say join 2 loop ends of a rope together. This is where the Strap Bend comes in handy. The Strap … Continue reading
Net Making Equipment What I really love about net making is that the initial set-up cost is relatively cheap and it is easy to get hold of. For making a net you will need the following equipment: Netting Needle Netting … Continue reading
Carrick Bend Loop Researching the the Carrick Loop I found two variants, one in the Ashley Book of Knots and another shown to me. I have to now question as to whether or not, the version in ABoK 1033 is … Continue reading
How to Tie the Surgeon’s Loop Knot The Surgeons Loop Knot is very quick and easy to tie a loop at the end of a line or in the bight of a line. It is very strong and extremely secure. … Continue reading
How to Make an Easy Rope Ladder The video below only shows how to attach the rungs to a rope ladder. Probably the simplest way would be to centre a piece of rope and pass it over a branch and … Continue reading
How to Tie the Carrick Bend Did you know that according to Ashley’s Book The Sailor and His Knots, there are 256 different over and under variations of tying the Carrick Bend! The Carrick Bend is also known as the … Continue reading
How to Join Paracord – 2 Colours Snake Knot Knife Lanyard If you have ever wanted to make a nice knife lanyard using two different colours of Paracord, then maybe this method is for you. The photograph shows an example … Continue reading
Bowline Bend – Two Bowlines If you know a few knots, then I would have thought that the Bowline is one of the knots that you learnt at a very early stage? The wonderful thing about the Bowline is that … Continue reading
Kalmyk Loop Origins The Kalmyk Loop knot is a rather nice little loop knot that I understand has its origins in Russia. It is gradually becoming more well known in other parts of the world. It would also seem that … Continue reading
How to Tie the Stevedore Stopper Knot The Stevedore Stopper Knot is a great little knot for tying into the end of a rope. The idea of a stopper knot is that it prevents a line from completely coming free … Continue reading
Ashley’s Stopper Knot The Oysterman’s Stopper Knot also known as the Ashley’s Stopper Knot. My understanding is the Ashley gave the knot the name after discovering it on an Oyster boat. At that time it did not have a name, … Continue reading
Blackwall Hitch and Double Blackwall Hitch When I first came across the Blackwall Hitch, I really wondered if this particular hitch could actually do a task? First of all I tied the Blackwall around a hook and just tried to … Continue reading
How to Tie the Alpine Butterfly Loop (Revisited) In a previous video I showed how to tie the Alpine Butterfly Loop. However, Since doing that video I have discovered and even quicker way of tying this particular loop/ Alpine Butterfly … Continue reading
How to Tie the Sampan Hitch This knot according to Ashley’s Book of Knots is more commonly used in the East for tying up river boats. This really is a lesser known hitch, and maybe even more so in this … Continue reading
“Thank you again for all your help and participation in St Hubert’s, making it a big success. Your knotting activities were clearly very popular, thank you. We were so lucky with the weather and think about 1000 attended. Have received … Continue reading
How to Tie the Violin Bend The Violin Bend is a rather simple way of tying two ropes together. It would appear that this knot is closely related to Ashley’s Book of Knots number 1422. The bend shown in ABoK … Continue reading
How to Tie the Mooring Hitch The Mooring Hitch is a rather nice simple little hitch to learn to tie. I think that it is another one of those knots that you learn and then never forget. I have read … Continue reading
How to Tie the Figure of 8 Hitch You will notice that as you tie the Figure of Eight Hitch, it is rather similar or a mini version of the Timber Hitch. The other thing to note is that this … Continue reading
Lee Marlin Spike Loop I recently came across this rather nice little loop knot on Alan Lee Knots on YouTube. As you may know from previous posts, Alan does have a habit of coming up with new knots or alternative … Continue reading
How to Make a Decorative Rope Dog Lead In this little video tutorial I will show you how to make a nautical style dog lead. The other thing that I do like about this dog lead is that it is … Continue reading