How to Tie the Poacher’s Noose Scaffold Knot – Poachers Noose Knot – Strangle Snare Also known as Scaffold knot, Carabiner Knot, Poacher’s Knot, Double Overhand Noose, Poachers Noose, Slip Knot for Poachers, Triple Overhand Noose, Double Scaffold, Two Turn … Continue reading →
Lifting a Sack with Rope How to lift a sack with a rope. I am sure the this problem is rather rare these days. In fact a little while ago I wanted to get a couple of natural sacks for … Continue reading →
How to Tie a Globe Knot (On Your Hand) Often the the globe knot is thought of as a decorative knot tied around a ball. Yes it is often used for this purpose, but the globe knot can also be … Continue reading →
90 Degree Side Splice or T Splice There are a number of ways of side splicing a rope, in this particular video I will show how to side as splice a rope at right angles. This process is not too … Continue reading →
How to Tie the Honda Knot Tying the Honda Knot actually consists of two knots, the overhand stopper knot allows you to control the size of the loop. The other advantage over the Honda Knot is that it creates a … Continue reading →
How to Make a Fishing Net I have previously shown how to make a Shaped Net or a Purse Net, but in this short video I well demonstrate the process of making a rectangular net or how to make a … Continue reading →
Sailmaker’s Whipping In this short video I will demonstrate how to whip the end of a rope with Sailmaker’s Whipping. The idea of whipping the end of a rope is to prevent the end of a rope unravelling or fraying, … Continue reading →
Best Knot for Fishing Magnets I was recently contacted by someone who was having a bit of an issue with their fishing magnet. The rope attached to his magnet was starting to fray. If you don’t know what a fishing … Continue reading →
How to Tie the Marline Eye Splice Marline Eye Splice, Lazy Eye Splice, Fast Eye Splice (More Secure Than You Think) The Marline Eye Splice also known as Contractors Eye Splice, Fisherman’s Eye Splice, Fast Eye Splice, Tucked Eye Splice, … Continue reading →
Cats Paw Eye Splice Two Videos here, one on how to make the Cats Paw Splice and one on testing it against an Eye Splice Cats Paw Eye Splice How to Tie (Makes a Decorative End to Dogs Lead) Decorative … Continue reading →
How to Tie a 4 Legged Barrel Sling Now you would think that tying a four legged barrel sling would be rather difficult. However, this is not the case, as I recently came across this Quick Tie Barrel Sling method. … Continue reading →
How to Tie the Buntline Hitch Buntline Hitch, Buntline Hitch Slipped Version How to Tie the Buntline Hitch (Jam Knot) ABoK: 1229. The Buntline Hitch serves well as a Jam Knot. It consists of a Clove Hitch tied around its … Continue reading →
Pile Hitch Fast Temporary Mooring to a Post Can Also be Used as a Rope Barrier (Multi Post Method) Ashley’s Book of Knots 1194. The Pile Hitch (#1815) adapts itself very nicely to the purpose of a Crossing Hitch; it … Continue reading →
Making a Rope Side Fender for a Boat Easy to Follow Instruction on Making a Side Fender. In this video, I will show you the process of making a rope side fender. The rope I used came from the Lydia … Continue reading →
How to Tie a Multi Strand Diamond Knot This is a relatively easy Diamond Knot to tie. I think the thing that I really like about this particular Diamond Knot is that it is not often seen. A Multi Strand … Continue reading →
How to Tie the Dropper Loop Dropper Loop Fishing Knot: If there are any experienced fishermen out there, can they tell me why this knot is preferred over say, the Alpine Butterfly Loop? So #LetsGetKnotting How to Tie the Dropper … Continue reading →
How to Tie the Diamond Sennit Knot Diamond Sennit Knot with 6 strands looks a little like the Matthew Walker knot, but has the addition of a nice little crown on top. Really quite an easy decorative knot to tie. … Continue reading →
Line Size Chart Have you ever wondered what size cordage is when it is prefixed with say #4? Below is a chart that shows the the conversion of twisted Twine Size # to Metric to Imperial: Twine Size Diameter mm … Continue reading →
What is the the Racking Bend Used For? The Racking Bend is another way of joining two ropes of different sizes together. If you are looking for an alternative to the Sheet Bend, then maybe the Racking Bend is what … Continue reading →
How to Tie a Prusik Knot There are a number of ways to tie a Prusik Knot – Prusik Knot Loop Method – Prusik Knot Rope End Method. In this How to Tie a Prusik Knot tutorial I will demonstrate … Continue reading →
