I've been looking around on the internet to try and find a diagram or little animation to show how to tie an evenk knot, I know the knot myself but I'm trying to teach it to someone over the internet which is a little difficult without some sort of visual aid. Anyway, my search came up with nothing so I was hoping one of you would know where I could find a diagram or is there a more common name for the knot which might bring up more relevant results?
Evenk Knot
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This has good detail, someone posted it before here I think. Hope it helps. Really an easy knot afterall 
http://website.lineone.net/~mark.emery/Evenk.htm
http://website.lineone.net/~mark.emery/Evenk.htm
I don't think you can call the knot on this page an Evenk knot: http://website.lineone.net/~mark.emery/Evenk.htm
As far as I know this is just looks like a Falconer's Knot using both hands (I have seen Ray Mears using this one too).
The Evenk knot won´t slip. This one does.
Let me know if you want a description for the Evenk knot.
As far as I know this is just looks like a Falconer's Knot using both hands (I have seen Ray Mears using this one too).
The Evenk knot won´t slip. This one does.
Let me know if you want a description for the Evenk knot.
Xenitram said:
What's the difference between the falconer's and the Evenk? I thought they were both just different methods to end up with the same knot.
I use the falconer's to tie up my hammock because it's easy & you can do it onehanded.
Tom
ScottC,
There are a couple of knots known as "Evenk" in Ray's Bushcraft book. The best answer, if you want to see the one used for hammocks, is to lay out £5.99 at Woodlore and buy his eco-system DVD. This shows you in detail how to tie the knot in video, rather than pictures. :bluThinki
Not sure that helps you though.....I saw it tied first hand during my fundamental bushcraft course.
Phil
There are a couple of knots known as "Evenk" in Ray's Bushcraft book. The best answer, if you want to see the one used for hammocks, is to lay out £5.99 at Woodlore and buy his eco-system DVD. This shows you in detail how to tie the knot in video, rather than pictures. :bluThinki
Not sure that helps you though.....I saw it tied first hand during my fundamental bushcraft course.
Phil
if you tie the knot with one hand it's a falconers knot.
if you use both it's an evenk knot.
one is used for tieing up reindeer one is used for birds.
if you use both it's an evenk knot.
one is used for tieing up reindeer one is used for birds.
Hi all,
First post and at the risk of telling grandma how to suck eggs (there's probably a thread on here for that!) I thought I would add my tuppence worth (and some pictures if I can work out how) to the evenk/falconer debate. I'm not sure if these knots are evenk knots or otherwise, however after much practising in an upturned chair I can now reliably tie two similar but slightly different quick release knots that I would use with a basha. One slips, the other does not.
Basically, once I have wound a loop round my left hand, pointed to the sky and passed my left hand (with the loop) under the main rope then I can make a non-slip quick release knot by taking a loop from the main rope through the loop in my left hand, then passing a loop from the loose end through the loop from the main rope. NB it is possible to end up with a slipping knot if there is too much tension in the main rope. The main rope needs to be allowed to form kinks as the loose end loops are tightened.
To make a slipping version I point to the sky, pass my left hand (with the loop) under the main rope, then pass another loop from the loose end through the loop in my left hand, then repeat to keep the knot from unravelling. The repeat may be described as stopping the knot from slipping, but I think what is meant is that the knot doesn't unravel. It will still slide along the main rope, unlike the first knot.
Hard to show without pictures but does this sound right? It works for me anyway!
First post and at the risk of telling grandma how to suck eggs (there's probably a thread on here for that!) I thought I would add my tuppence worth (and some pictures if I can work out how) to the evenk/falconer debate. I'm not sure if these knots are evenk knots or otherwise, however after much practising in an upturned chair I can now reliably tie two similar but slightly different quick release knots that I would use with a basha. One slips, the other does not.
Basically, once I have wound a loop round my left hand, pointed to the sky and passed my left hand (with the loop) under the main rope then I can make a non-slip quick release knot by taking a loop from the main rope through the loop in my left hand, then passing a loop from the loose end through the loop from the main rope. NB it is possible to end up with a slipping knot if there is too much tension in the main rope. The main rope needs to be allowed to form kinks as the loose end loops are tightened.
To make a slipping version I point to the sky, pass my left hand (with the loop) under the main rope, then pass another loop from the loose end through the loop in my left hand, then repeat to keep the knot from unravelling. The repeat may be described as stopping the knot from slipping, but I think what is meant is that the knot doesn't unravel. It will still slide along the main rope, unlike the first knot.
Hard to show without pictures but does this sound right? It works for me anyway!
Hi hairyback! - firstly welcome to BuscraftUK
and to answer your question........... who cares if it is right!? - if it works for you then it IS right
hang around here for any time and you will soon learn that there is often more than one way of doing things and every way is valid! heck the more ways I can find to do something the better!
and to answer your question........... who cares if it is right!? - if it works for you then it IS right
hang around here for any time and you will soon learn that there is often more than one way of doing things and every way is valid! heck the more ways I can find to do something the better!
There is a really clear set of pics at the link below that shows the tying of the Evenk knot
http://www.outdooridiots.com/features/200606/pitchingatarp/pitchingatarp4.asp
http://www.outdooridiots.com/features/200606/pitchingatarp/pitchingatarp4.asp
Most here use it on one end their hootchie/basha/tarp ridge lines, with some sort of tension knot (hitch) on the other end to get the whole line nice and tight.
Ed
Ed
Is this not the same, sorry I meant hitch...
http://www.iland.net/~jbritton/highwayman****ch.htm
www.iland.net/~jbritton/highwayman****ch.htm
Okay, because there is a filter on for swearwords it will not show the missing letters...so replace the **** with the letters s h i t without the spaces...
Try them both as the top one plays up!!!
LS
http://www.iland.net/~jbritton/highwayman****ch.htm
www.iland.net/~jbritton/highwayman****ch.htm
Okay, because there is a filter on for swearwords it will not show the missing letters...so replace the **** with the letters s h i t without the spaces...
Try them both as the top one plays up!!!
LS
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