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hobbitboy
24-02-2006, 11:26
So whats everybody's favourite knot?
And what would people rate as the 3"must know" knots??
the falconers knot is my personal favourate
Hmmmmm,
As in "useful", for me its a clove hitch, backed up.
As in "satisfying-to-make", then a 8 stranded ,Star-finished, Chequerknot.
Ceeg
A windsor knot is both nice and useful for my tie.
Oh, do you mean bushcrafty knots? :D
figure 8
bowline
sheet bend
hobbitboy
24-02-2006, 12:24
* figure 8,
*bowline,
*sheetbend
You a climber per chance? More of a fan of the bowline than the fig8 at the min.
the falconers knot
Is that a one handed version of the evenk reindeer herder knot?
[QUOTE=hobbitboy]You a climber per chance? QUOTE]
could be ;)
use a bowline lots too! - in fact I use LOADS of knots - very much of the oppinion the right knot for the right job!
think the fig 8 very adaptable though and if you stuff it up an overhand is still safe! :)
Graham_S
24-02-2006, 12:40
most used?
falconers knot,
figure of eight,
sheet bend.
favorite knot?
monkeys fist.
Favorite knots? the ones keeping my hammock off the ground and my tarp in place and me warm and snug.
Dave.
Highwayman's hitch for me :)
Favourite knot - Waggoner's hitch
Most useful - Round turn&two half hitches; sheet bend; square lashing. One of each type there which could be exchanged for others....I think the taut line hitch ought to be in there somewhere.....
weekend_warrior
24-02-2006, 14:11
Me?
Falconers
Prussic
boatswain's whistle knot
I have Stuart to thank for the first two!
Grooveski
24-02-2006, 14:19
Favorate:
Clove hitch
Most used:
Bowline
Prussic
Timber hitch
pierre girard
24-02-2006, 14:32
So whats everybody's favourite knot?
And what would people rate as the 3"must know" knots??
Bowline, double half hitch, and double overhand knot (one of the strongest methods of joining two lines).
I also use some tensioning knots I don't know the name of.
PG
bogflogger
24-02-2006, 14:48
Double Wall and Crown Knot, gives you something to do when it's raining!
Don Redondo
24-02-2006, 15:57
bowline
rolling hitch [midshipman stylee]
fig 8
round turn and 2 half hitches
clove hitch
prussic
anchor hitch
these get used most with the bowline way out ahead....... but there are plenty others that have their place
bambodoggy
24-02-2006, 16:25
More of a fan of the bowline than the fig8 at the min.
Interestingly enough the bowline reduces the rope strength at the knot down to 65% of it's normal strength....a fig8 only reduces down to 75%.
Having said that I use a bowline far more than a fig8 as it's faster to tie.
I LOVE knots....always have and no doubt always will.
I think my three favs are:
Double FIG 8
Apline Butterfly
Blake's Hitch
And most used are:
Timber hitch
Bowline
One of the many types of prussik
Italian Hitch
double fishermans
anchor hitch
sheet bend
Clove Hitch
sheet shank
Cheers,
Bam. :D
pierre girard
24-02-2006, 18:43
Misunderstood terminology:
:lmao: My fifth grade teacher taught us the "sheet shank." That was about 40 years ago. Up until about a year ago, I always referred to it as the "sheep shank." I always wondered what it could possibly have to do with sheep.
PG
Pierre - it IS a sheep shank. The name I believe comes from it having the two loops present, which used to be used to tie the legs of a sheep for various purposes, but which can then be shaken out once the animal is released.
As for my favourite knot, it has to be the adjustable grip hitch, but tied with a slipped end so that the knot can be undone easily. This is what I use on hammocks, tarps and guylines and it makes adjusting tension on them a breeze. Its also very quick to tie, makes a simple loop, and can be tied fairly easily with one hand with a bit of practice.
Laurence Dell
27-02-2006, 18:58
Knots I use most at work
Bowline - end of line knot
Running Bowline - attaching pulling ropes
Marlin Spike hitch - sending tools up climbing rope
Blakes hitch - friction hitch on main climbing line
Prussik - friction hitch on secondary line
Carters hitch/truckers knot - tensioning rope & tying down loads
Favourite knot
Double fishermans knot - for making continuous loops
also like a Bowline with Yosemite tie-off
Misunderstood terminology:
:lmao: My fifth grade teacher taught us the "sheet shank." That was about 40 years ago. Up until about a year ago, I always referred to it as the "sheep shank." I always wondered what it could possibly have to do with sheep.
PG
To add to the confusion or maybe explain it. :)
Sheep shank, knot used to shorten a length of rope, didn't know about the knot being used for restraining sheep :confused if the ends of the rope are not under tension the knot comes undone quite easily, only about 47% efficient
Sheet Bend, used for joining two lengths of rope together
also like a Bowline with Yosemite tie-off
Go on then......what's a Yosemite tie-off ? :lmao:
The knots i most use for work are:-
Bowline normal and running
the good old round turn and two half hitches
clove hitch and rolling hitch both tied and thrown
Figure of eight loop
and hunters bend.
cheers
pierre girard
27-02-2006, 20:48
Pierre - it IS a sheep shank. The name I believe comes from it having the two loops present, which used to be used to tie the legs of a sheep for various purposes, but which can then be shaken out once the animal is released.
.
Ah, then I didn't have it wrong. Never could figure what it was good for, as it came undone so easily. Now if you put a sheep's legs in the loops - it would make sense (I think). Too bad I have no sheep.
PG
Ah, then I didn't have it wrong. Never could figure what it was good for, as it came undone so easily. Now if you put a sheep's legs in the loops - it would make sense (I think). Too bad I have no sheep.
PG
I think its probarbly best we dont ask why anyone would want to restrain a sheep!!!!!
Laurence Dell
27-02-2006, 21:22
Go on then......what's a Yosemite tie-off ? :lmao:
It does sound like a comedy name doesn't it one of the reasons that I like it :)
But it is a actually quite a neat knot for bowline fans, it is a way of tidying the tail on a bowline that not only makes the knot more secure but tucks the tail up out of the way making the bowline less messy.
I often use a bowline as a termination knot on my tree climbing rope and to make this secure it should have some kind of stopper for safety such as a figure of eight these I find can come undone and get in the way. So the Yosemite tie-off solves this problem.
The diagram below explains it better
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b83/Hornbeam/Tree%20climbing/th_Bowline.jpg (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b83/Hornbeam/Tree%20climbing/Bowline.jpg)Taken from the Tree Climbers Companion by Jeff Jepson
bambodoggy
27-02-2006, 21:36
Misunderstood terminology:
:lmao: My fifth grade teacher taught us the "sheet shank." That was about 40 years ago. Up until about a year ago, I always referred to it as the "sheep shank." I always wondered what it could possibly have to do with sheep.
PG
Lol..... :lmao: :lmao: Do you know all through my scouting days I always thought it was a "sheep" shank too and never knew why.....and it was only a few years back I realised it was in fact a "sheet" shank :lmao: :lmao:
Have always known it as a sheep shank, spoken and read.
It may have been sheet shank originally, a sheet is a rope attached to a sail, so it would make more sense!
I don't think it would work on tying sheep, better to use a tomfool knot for that, or the handcuff knot as my scouts call it!
Not very scientific but, googled "sheetshank" got about 6 results, googled "sheepshank" got 18,100 results!
Don Redondo
27-02-2006, 23:13
My old dad, who was a rigger and boatbuilder always said that the purpose of a sheep shank was to either shorten a roape that had two standing ends or to isolate a weak spot in the middle of a rope that could'nt be replaced in a hurry.....
Chair knot, clove hitch and the old Bowline.fil
Keith_Beef
28-02-2006, 21:35
Ah, then I didn't have it wrong. Never could figure what it was good for, as it came undone so easily. Now if you put a sheep's legs in the loops - it would make sense (I think). Too bad I have no sheep.
PG
I learnt it as a "sheep shank", too.
I can't think how you'd be able to use it as a hobble.
I only ever used a sheep shank to prove I could tie it (to pass knot and ropework tests) I don't think I ever needed to use one to shorten a rope.
On the other hand, I learnt the "clothes hitch" from my grandmother; this was the knot she used to fasten up the clothes line.
Years later, I found it was really a clove hitch.
K.
Grooveski
28-02-2006, 23:24
Originally Posted by filcon
only three
No, you get a favourite and 3 recommendeds so you've still got another one ;) .
I love stopper knots.
Why?
Because it is such fun to use the wrong one to confuse the unwary
(I am a vindictive chap on occasion - well try to be)
Do I mean a climbing stopper knot ?
or a gib sheet sailing stopper knot ?
If that game gets dull I can swiftly move onto coiling up ropes.
The SPA method
The RYA method
The Rock-n-Roll rigger's method
The hand crochetting type style method.
Then I can get really really boring and go on for hours about pulleys, shieves, angles of fleet. I can be a real anorack now.
:rolleyes:
I suppose I'll be "getting knotted" then
Brixton
fast but dim
06-03-2006, 23:31
klets shoelace knot: it will revolutionise how you tie your shoes:
google it :22:
Muckypaws
27-04-2006, 16:20
My Favs is:
Alpine Butterfly
Lighterman Hitch
Visa Versa
Most used is probably figure eight loop (excluding the double one I use for tieing boot laces)
Favourite working knots.............
1) Blakes hitch.............Far better than a prussik.
2) Alpine butterfly.........First knot i learned to tie as a young ranger.
3) Marlin spike.............Great for pulling up gear.
other also rans;
Fig 8
Bowline
Clove hitch
Waggoners hitch
an the itl do knot :o
Mark