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Knots 3D – Learn how to tie over 150 useful knots

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Re: Knots 3D – Learn how to tie over 150 useful knots

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Post by stevesimmons »

freedomben wrote: post #68
fdr wrote: post #17

I took pandemic time to learn some knots, and then forget a bunch of them that didn't offer enough distinct utility to me. I highly recommend the Farrimond Friction Hitch: https://www.animatedknots.com/farrimond-friction-hitch-knot It's simple and fast to tie (with a little practice for muscle memory), and with an extra turn has exceptional friction preventing loop collapse in some situations where even a bowline wou…

cool knot, thanks for sharing! My most useful knot is the trucker's hitch. It's so handy for tying down loads, I don't know how I ever lived without it: https://www.animatedknots.com/truckers-hitch-knot

The trucker's hitch is great. So quick, and perfect for tensioning loads. I've used it probably a thousand times for tying kayaks on roofracks.

Only had one lost load, due to using the wrong rope (my friend's polypropylene rope rather than my usual climbing rope or yachting halyard rope). Unfortunately, that involved 5 canoe polo kayaks falling off, in the middle of a busy city intersection, in the evening peak hour. Lesson learned: bring your own rope!

Re: Knots 3D – Learn how to tie over 150 useful knots

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Post by MasterYoda »

Does anyone have any suggestions for any good knots that can be used to tie coiled tubing together? I want to be able to easily tie the hose tightly and at the same time have a knot that can be easy to untie.

My problem is that when tightening the cord around the coiled hose, once I try to tie then the cord gets looser around the coiled hose and the coil gets "sloppy".

I saw a person do a good knot for this once, but unfortunately I didn't see how he did exactly because he did it so fast. When he first tightened it around the coiled hose, it stayed tightened and then he could easily finish the knot so it became permanent and it was easy to untie.

Any suggestions on any knot name I can look at that could be suitable? Thanks

Re: Knots 3D – Learn how to tie over 150 useful knots

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Post by BozeWolf »

stevesimmons wrote: post #121
freedomben wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

cool knot, thanks for sharing! My most useful knot is the trucker's hitch. It's so handy for tying down loads, I don't know how I ever lived without it: https://www.animatedknots.com/truckers-hitch-knot

The trucker's hitch is great. So quick, and perfect for tensioning loads. I've used it probably a thousand times for tying kayaks on roofracks. Only had one lost load, due to using the wrong rope (my friend's polypropylene rope rather than my usual climbing rope or yachting halyard rope). Unfortunately, that involved 5 canoe polo kayaks falling off, in the middle of a busy city intersection, in the evening peak hour.…

Climbing rope is probably not a good fit for this job. Climbing rope has at least 10% stretch.

Re: Knots 3D – Learn how to tie over 150 useful knots

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Post by GuB-42 »

jqgatsby wrote: post #50
radlad wrote: post #24

For shoelace knots specifically, this is a personal favorite, especially the "Ian Knot": https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/index.htm

what do you think of the Ian knot versus the Ian secure knot?

Both great. The secure knot is the best, secure but doesn't jam, looks good too, but Ian knot ties much faster.

I usually go with Ian knot by default but switch to the secure one if it comes undone.

Re: Knots 3D – Learn how to tie over 150 useful knots

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Post by dhimes »

fdr wrote: post #17

I took pandemic time to learn some knots, and then forget a bunch of them that didn't offer enough distinct utility to me. I highly recommend the Farrimond Friction Hitch: https://www.animatedknots.com/farrimond-friction-hitch-knot It's simple and fast to tie (with a little practice for muscle memory), and with an extra turn has exceptional friction preventing loop collapse in some situations where even a bowline wou…

I'll give that a whirl. I usually use a tautline hitch for that function.

Re: Knots 3D – Learn how to tie over 150 useful knots

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Post by dhimes »

MikeBVaughn wrote: post #49
yardshop wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nice knot! I agree with the others, I use the taut line hitch frequently, but this is interesting and looks like it will get easier to tie after a few times. Then it has a pull tag for a quick release.

The tautline hitch is, after the square knot, probably my most-used knot outdoors. It's just versatile and adjustable. I know people say there are usually better knots for various jobs where you can employ it, but throughout all of Boy Scouts and beyond, it was always at least good enough. Plus, it's really satisfying the way you can slide and adjust it. There's something so wonderful about getting sophisticated mech…

I quite often use the tautline in combination with the truckers: Use the purchase of the truckers to reduce the load that tautline has to hold, but the adjustability of the tautline lets me cinch things tight. Super handy on sailboats.

Great example is from the video linked above with the airplane. At the end he's complaining about the tautline. In that instance, I would use (if not the knot he's showing) a truckers to the plane, and the tautline to set the length.

Re: Knots 3D – Learn how to tie over 150 useful knots

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Post by dhimes »

almog wrote: post #16

I like Knots3D, but there are some alternatives that made it easier for me: 1. The Klutz Book of Knots (it's a book with holes around the pages so you can practice the knots next to their instructions). I think it's supposed to be a kid's book, but I bought for myself few years ago and was probably the resource I used the most. 2. I find it _much_ easier to learn how to tie a knot by watching someone's hands while th…

Great list. I would invite you to try a stevedore instead of the figure 8. It's really the same knot with an extra wrap, and it cinches into something the size of a double-overhand but won't jam. It's an outstanding stopper know- the only one I use on sailboats now (and I'm converting many people to it).

Re: Knots 3D – Learn how to tie over 150 useful knots

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Post by Enk1du »

moeris wrote: post #100
LgWoodenBadger wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Ashley Book of Knots is probably the only book I’ve ever returned, and I did so even though I didn’t get a full refund. Most of the knots in it are either decorative, useless, or just a renamed version of a different knot.

Decorative? The knots are literally categorized by application in traditional fields. That's why many of them are listed more than once: they have different applications in different fields, and go by different names. Maybe you're thinking of a different book?

Perhaps the Badger was looking at #2184 - "An old method to sling a gun or cannon", and not finding it very useful, having cleared out the last of the family cannons years ago. The criticisms are _somewhat_ valid. The monkey's paw is decorative, unless you need a heaving line, and a number of entries are explicitly how to use the previous knot in a different way.

I've had mine for near 20 years now and only ever bothered learning one knot out of it, #599 The Chinese Button knot, which I find relaxing. I wouldn't recommend it as the first book you buy on the subject, but maybe as the third or final book, when you have a feel for tying. The instructions are there for the best way of tying a bowline #1010, but a beginner would struggle.

Nevertheless, it remains in the category of Far More Than You Ever Wanted To Know.

Re: Knots 3D – Learn how to tie over 150 useful knots

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Post by almog »

dhimes wrote: post #127
almog wrote: post #16

I like Knots3D, but there are some alternatives that made it easier for me: 1. The Klutz Book of Knots (it's a book with holes around the pages so you can practice the knots next to their instructions). I think it's supposed to be a kid's book, but I bought for myself few years ago and was probably the resource I used the most. 2. I find it _much_ easier to learn how to tie a knot by watching someone's hands while th…

Great list. I would invite you to try a stevedore instead of the figure 8. It's really the same knot with an extra wrap, and it cinches into something the size of a double-overhand but won't jam. It's an outstanding stopper know- the only one I use on sailboats now (and I'm converting many people to it).

I just tried it and at first I thought it really was just a figure eight with extra wrap (a bit like the figure of nine bend), I noticed the difference was not just the extra wrap but also that the working end is finally fed back into the loop from the bottom rather than from the top (as in figure of eight). That last piece I think result in a different final shape.

Re: Knots 3D – Learn how to tie over 150 useful knots

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Post by ofrzeta »

mewse-hn wrote: post #46

I'm going fishing soon for the first time this year, and was reminding myself of the one knot I learned while I was a fishing guide one summer. I found it on this page - apparently it's called the "palomar knot". I'm very fond of it because you can easily tie it with cold, wet hands in the rain and it won't lose fish. Works with braided and monofilament.

I am using a half blood knot but seeing the palomar knot makes me want to try this because it seems a lot easier than threading the line through the loop five times (or did I thread it five times already?).
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