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if you only learn one knot,this is the one.once mastered it is a failsafe,use it for washing lines,rope swings,tieing down,can be used to join ropes,as a lifeline,and tieing up.best of all,by turning the knot over and pushing back the loop you can always untie this knot,easily,even after towing a vehicle for miles,and with wet rope.take a little time to practise it,it'll serve you well !Google Image Result for http://www.leverknot.com/basic_use/Bowline-Knot.gif
 
I agree although my rabbit still goes round the tree the wrong way and never knows whether to go up or down the rabbit hole :mad2::lol-053:

As a former rock climber, I can't live without a figure of 8, which I can do in my sleep and which I can use if I mess up the Bowline, by rethreading it if necessary around something, I'll try to find a link to explain better.
 
whitevanwoman said:
I agree although my rabbit still goes round the tree the wrong way and never knows whether to go up or down the rabbit hole :mad2::lol-053:

As a former rock climber, I can't live without a figure of 8, which I can do in my sleep and which I can use if I mess up the Bowline, by rethreading it if necessary around something, I'll try to find a link to explain better.
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This is a great site for showing knots. Animated Knots by Grog | How to Tie Knots | Fishing, Boating, Climbing, Scouting, Search and Rescue, Household, Decorative, Rope Care,
 
n brown said:
if you only learn one knot,this is the one.once mastered it is a failsafe,use it for washing lines,rope swings,tieing down,can be used to join ropes,as a lifeline,and tieing up.best of all,by turning the knot over and pushing back the loop you can always untie this knot,easily,even after towing a vehicle for miles,and with wet rope.take a little time to practise it,it'll serve you well !Google Image Result for http://www.leverknot.com/basic_use/Bowline-Knot.gif
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Learnt in the Scouts 50 yrs a go, been in regular use since!!!!

Round turn and two half hitches, clove hitch and timber hitch are other useful ones
 
Another handy one ;)

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Bigpeetee said:
Learnt in the Scouts 50 yrs a go, been in regular use since!!!!

Round turn and two half hitches, clove hitch and timber hitch are other useful ones
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Clove hitch is very useful as it's easy to adjust to reduce / add slack.

Also useful is an Italian hitch which I've used on a safety line when lowering others on climbs / abseils instead of using a belay device or figure of 8 abseil device. Is that the same as a Timber hitch?

The advantage of these 2 hitches is that if you get them wrong, they simply don't work and fall apart so no risk of them failing at a crucial moment.

[sighs, all this talk of knots is reminding me of my climbing days, happy days]
 
They do... I still haven't quite worked it all out after 40 years! :dog: I think tywraps is a yankee corruption though. Not 100% on that :juggle:
 
Thai Wrap?? Green curry in a pancake??

Similar to Korean rap or GANGNAM STYLE

Think I'd better watch out for the noose mob
 
Firefox said:
They do... I still haven't quite worked it all out after 40 years! :dog: I think tywraps is a yankee corruption though. Not 100% on that :juggle:
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brand name of the original cable ties I believe and what I was brought up on in the chemical industry, these had a stainless insert to lock them instead of these new fangled all plastic jobs you get nowadays
 
another handy one is the dolly,or lorry knot,great for pulling rope tight,and can be doubled and tripled to act like a pulley system. also the constrictor can be used as a jubilee clip if tour string is strong enough. mustn't forget the zeppelin knot, specially designed for tying up blimps, i hope marie never learns that one eh, morgan?
 
Despite learning it decades ago, i have never had a need to use a sheep shank. Knots I do use regularly are bowline, fig 8, clove hitch and constrictor knot though mostly I use a round turn and 2 half hitches... Confused? "If you can't tie knots, tie lots"
 
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