Gnat Hitch
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 →
Category Archives: Practical Knots
Parts of a Rope
How to Recognise Parts of a Rope Parts of a Rope, Rope Terminology Knot Terminology Working End The end of the line that is being used to create a knot. Standing Part The end of the rope that is not … Continue reading →
Blake’s Hitch
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 →
Splicing on to a Ring
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 →
Axle Hitch
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
Rope Splicing There are a number of different ways of Rope Splicing. In this particular post I will be demonstrating how to put and Eye Splice into a three strand rope. However if you are looking for alternative then click … Continue reading →
Short Splice
How to Join 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 … Continue reading →
Tow Rope
How to Tie a Tow Rope for Short Hauls In this tow rope tutorial, we will not be looking at making a standard tow rope for a vehicle. This method is designed to be attached to vehicle axles. What we … Continue reading →
Net Making Knots Close-up
More Net Making Posts Here you will find some more Net Making Posts that I have done. Two Net Making Knots I Use When I first started Net Making, I used to use the sheet bend method of tying the … Continue reading →
Dipping the Eye
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 Review
How to Tie a Dyneema Soft Shackle In this tutorial, I have combine the unboxing of the soft shackle kit, also following the instructions to create a Dyneema Soft Shackle. Well thanks to a secret donation, I was able to … Continue reading →
Albright Knot
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 →
Cutting Rope
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
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 →
Halyard Hitch
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 →
Cargo Net
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
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 →
Harness Bend
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 →
Seizing a Rope
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 →
Cow Hitch – Pedigree Cow Hitch – Cow Hitch Variant
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 →