Worth mentioning, some knots work well with hemp or other vegetable fiber ropes, but not nylon, because it is too smooth to hold them.
Knots 3D – Learn how to tie over 150 useful knots
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#82Just started sailing and this looks handy.
The book I learned knots from said that there are ~5 categories of knots and knowing one of each will cover you for most things. The categories were fixed loop, running loop, stopper knot, hitch (rope to object), and bend (joining two ropes).
I have about 4-5 knots memorized for each of those category, but sailing I typically only use a cleat hitch, bowline, and clove hitch (in order of frequency).
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#83My favorite knot is the Zeppelin Bend: [1] It's used to tie the ends of two ropes together. It's super easy to tie, super easy to untie (when you want to), and will not untie accidentally. [1] - https://www.animatedknots.com/zeppelin-bend-knot
Ha, that is quite satisfying when it comes together. Maybe it's just from practice, but I think the sheet bend [1] is easier and faster to tie though.
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#84My favorite knot is the Zeppelin Bend: [1] It's used to tie the ends of two ropes together. It's super easy to tie, super easy to untie (when you want to), and will not untie accidentally. [1] - https://www.animatedknots.com/zeppelin-bend-knot
Hah, same here. There's something really satisfying about it. Maybe it's the imagery of tying off a hydrogen airship.
> There's something really satisfying about it.
You could even say there's something nice about it.
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#85Are there any knots useful for electrical wiring?
Old method for splicing telegram wires: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Union_splice
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#86I 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 learned the taut-line hitch a while ago and find it great for exactly this purpose, and it looks a bit easier than the one you suggest. Do you have a particular reason to recommend this one?
Much better friction. It's especially noticeable with synthetically sheathed ropes, including the abundant and inexpensive paracord format. I also find I can tie and untie it faster: the taut line hitch requires finding and threading the end a lot more (for multiple wraps).
By comparison, the Farrimond Friction hitch is two major steps: wrapping a small underhand loop you can put anywhere on the running end of the rope is faster and more contained motion. After wrapping it, you just tuck a bight through, and you're done. If you crave much more security than what a bight allows, pull the rope through.
If anything took some practice vs the taut line hitch (or the midshipman's variant), it was the fact that the knot is one of those you tend to dress at the end: a taut-line hitch has a distinct and neat look at every step...at the cost of having to thread a rope through one loop (twice), then another once.
Dressing the Farrimond Friction hitch is simple to do, a firm tug on the standing end plus sliding the knot is all you need, but to someone without muscle memory the knot may appear to be controlled chaos in mid-tying. It's a very easy knot to tie without any visual feedback after a bit of practice, you gain a feel for it with your hands.
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#87I 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…
That's a good selection :^) This pandemic I started learning about knots as well but IMHO one end up using a very few selection that works for most cases. I admit sharing small selections may not be that useful because people have different life styles but there are some that are almost always useful. I'd like to add a few 'quick releases' to your selection like the Painter's Hitch and the Highwayman's Hitch. I perso…
I'll try to add Painter's Hitch to my repertoire, I can see how it can come handy.
And yes, the selection really depends on one's use case. I think that Trucker Hitch was the most life changing for me. Both for securing items in the car but also as a more versatile replacement for taut line hitch when staking down guylines to the ground (Andrew Skurka has a good demonstration of this use case). Though for your use case taut line is probably best as it's easier to adjust and you probably aren't trying to optimize for minimal line length or weird anchor points)
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#88I am missing the hang man's knot.
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#89I use this website all the time: https://www.animatedknots.com/ Someday I'll buy the Ashley Book of Knots , and on that day I'll truly begin my journey into middle age.
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.
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