Who is Des Pawson? Des Pawson stands as a global authority on knots and sailors’ ropework. Renowned as a researcher and historian, he’s authored numerous books and papers. Having operated the successful business, Footrope Knots, alongside his wife Liz, Des, … 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 →
Halyard Hitch Variations Since I originally wrote this post, I have since discovered the that there are two versions of the Halyard Hitch. The first version is when it is tied to a ring. The second version is when the … 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 →
What is the Handcuff Knot or Hobble Knot Used For? 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 … Continue reading →
How to Tie the Harness Bend This knot is also known as the Drawing Bend or Parcel Bend. The thing that I like about the Harness Bend, is that once tied the knot itself has a fairly low profile. The … Continue reading →
How to Make a Rope Mat Of all the different Rope Mats that you can make, this particular rope mat is probably the easiest of to make. Although this is not the most symmetrical of all the rope mats, it … Continue reading →
The Making of a Rope Shackle or Soft Shackle How to Seize Rope In the previous video I demonstrated how I created the knot on the end of a Rope Shackle, Soft Shackle or Jib Shackle In this video I will … Continue reading →
How to Tie the Cow Hitch The Cow Hitch, is also known as: Deadeye hitch, Running eye, Lark’s head, Lark’s foot, Girth hitch, Ring hitch, Lanyard hitch, Tag Knot, Bale Sling hitch, Baggage Tag Loop, Cow hitch. The cow hitch … Continue reading →
How Many Bowline Knot Variations are There? Since writing this post I have a separate section on the Different Bowlines. on my journey into learning knots, I always seem to come across new Bowline Knots. This got me thinking, how … Continue reading →
How to Tie the Jury Mast Knot The Jury Mast knot is also referred to as the Masthead Knot. Despite its seeming obscurity, there are no apparent photographs depicting its use in a Jury Mast Rig. According to Ashley’s, the … Continue reading →
Quality Cordage in Australia If like me, you are a decorative knotter and enjoy using quality natural hard lay cordage. Then I have a solution for those of you living in the land down-under, Australia. I was recently sent a … Continue reading →
How to Tie the Thief Knot The Thief Knot is not really what I would call a practical knot, the problem with the thief knot is that it can easily fall apart if pulled from any direction. It was as … Continue reading →
How to Tie Two Colour Sailmaker’s Whipping A little while ago I was casually browsing eBay for more supplies. More often than not, I go in search of old rope. The main reason for this is, that sometimes one can … Continue reading →
How to Tie the Multiple Figure of Eight Knot Although this particular knot does look similar to the one in this blog post; How to Tie Racking Bend, it is similar in its construction, but the Multiple Figure of Eight … Continue reading →
How to Tie the Fiador Knot In this particular video I demonstrate how I learnt to tie the Fiador Knot. In this particular example I show how this knot can be used as a three looped key fob, then there … Continue reading →
