Shake Hands Bend
How to Tie This Shake Hands Bend I would say that this is a relatively easy bend to tie, providing that you remember the interlocking bd rule. However, I did find that when it came to doing the Shake Hands … Continue reading →
Double Dragon Loop
How to Tie the Double Dragon Loop The Double Dragon Loop is not listed in Ashley’s Book of Knots, it would appear to be a distant relative to the Perfection Loop or Anglers Loop ABoK 1017. The Double Dragon Loop … Continue reading →
Knute Hitch
How to Tie the Knute Hitch This particular hitch is rather beautiful because of its simplicity! It is extremely easy to tie and also very easy to untie. However, once tied through the eye of an object correctly, this hitch … Continue reading →
Scaffold Hitch
Have you ever wanted to suspend a plank from the end of a rope? Well, here is the solution, the scaffold hitch. The scaffold hitch is a great way of suspending a plank from the end of the rope. However, … Continue reading →
Span Loop
How to Tie the Span Loop I wonder why the Span Loop is not more widely known? I only recently discovered this knot and found it to be an extremely useful knot to know. The wonderful thing about the Span … Continue reading →
Single Bowline on the Bight
How to Tie the Single Bowline on the Bight In the past I have shown how to tie a Bowline on the Bight, which in effect is really a Double Bowline on the Bight. The reason being that the completed … Continue reading →
Toggle Button Knot
How to Tie the Toggle Button Knot This is probably one of the easiest of the button knots to tie. It also has a great characteristic of being “T” shaped. Because of the T shape of the knot, it makes … Continue reading →
Strap Bend
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 for Beginners
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: More Net Making … Continue reading →
Carrick Loop
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 →
Surgeon’s Loop Knot
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 →
Rope Ladder
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 →
Carrick Bend
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 →
Joining Paracord
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
How to Tie the Bowline Bend 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 … Continue reading →
Kalmyk Loop
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 →
Stevedore Stopper Knot
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 →
Oysterman’s Stopper Knot
How to Tie the 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 … Continue reading →
Blackwall Hitch
Blackwall Hitch WARNING! I am sure that Health and Safety would not permit the Blackwall Hitch to be used!! It should never be used if people are under the load. It should also never be used if the load or … Continue reading →
Alpine Butterfly Loop
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 →