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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
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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
How to Tie the Ampersand Bowline The Ampersand Bowline is a fairly new kid on the block. I have read that this version of the Bowline was discovered by Alan Lee on 01 April 2013 and independently by Xarax on … Continue reading
How to Tie the Quick Hitch This really has to be one of the quickest and easiest knots to tie! Basically the completed knots consists of three bights that are inter connected. This is sufficient for one rope to be … Continue reading
How Many Different Bowlines are There? Well I really do not know the answer to that. What I thought I would do is put together a collection of different Bowlines here. Some may of may not be actual Bowlines, but … Continue reading
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