tying knots

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thinkingplus

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A good book on tying all kinds of knots

and a few short pieces of different type rope

make one excellent gift for young boys

(especially if given when they are still young enough to be interested )
 
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Onebyone

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thinkingplus said:
A good book on tying all kinds of knots

and a few short pieces of different type rope

make one excellent gift for young boys

(especially if given when they are still young enough to be interested )
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And that would make a good gift for young girls too ;)
 
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jimlee

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yet another knot-tying source...

most Boy Scout council "scout shops" have a full-sized bandana (in blue on white, i think) showing a bunch (40?) of knots and how to tie them. cost is about $8, and anyone can buy stuff there. our troop usually gives the tenderfoot scouts one of the knot bandanas to keep them busy (and out of most trouble) on campouts. yep - a couple pieces of rope, the recommended bandana, and occasional supervision by older scouts - it's what we do. knot knowledge is knot just for scouts!

jim.l
 
timbo

timbo

Deceased
One of the reasons Im a Boy Scout dropout is I could never keep it in my head how to tie knots.

Me 'n ol Granny have been going through life tying up everything. And when Granny let me down I tied a double Granny!

Well LilRose,you and Bart there says Im not too old to learn.

I just learned to tie that knot Bart posted there and did it right!

Then I got gutsy and tied that knot on the fish hook!

Tomorrow when my eyes arent playing around going blurry on me,Im going to tackle a few more.

Im going to do my best to let Granny rest.
 
BoneDaddy

BoneDaddy

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timbo said:
One of the reasons Im a Boy Scout dropout is I could never keep it in my head how to tie knots.
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:lkick:

That's funny....

My oldest girl is a scout and they (the squeel scouts) were learning knots this weekend. Man......my ears hurt. ;)
 
NVBadBoy

NVBadBoy

Senior Member
The best knot, or method, of tying this particular knot, is the speed bowline. Rather than using the rabbit, the hole and the tree method, this one involves looping a piece of rope over your right hand, forming a loop and holding on to the short end of the rope with your left hand. Then, drop the loop over your right wrist, while simultaneously grabbing the rope under the loop with your right hand. Next, with your left hand, go around the object you wish to tie off and passing that end of the rope through the upper loop you have just created in your right hand. So much faster than the stuff the military taught me.

A movie or pictorial would be nice, but no such luxury while I'm moving.


NVBadBoy
 
MaxTheKnife

MaxTheKnife

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A few years ago, when I still had horses, I got really interested in knot tying. I bought all different types of rope and did tons of internet searches trying to find knot tying instructions to feed my knot tying fire. I finally bought the knot tying bible; The Ashley Book of Knots. It's a huge hardbound book that kept me fascinated for weeks. I learned tons of knots and was never very far from a hank of rope for months afterward. Then I sold my horses and the knot tying frenzy went away. What I learned is that you have to use the really good knots regularly or they fade from memory. Maybe it's just me, but I can't remember any of those fancy knots I learned with the help of the big book. I suppose you'd have to work with knots in your job quite often in order to keep them fresh in memory. So for me, knots are a lot like mathematics. If you don't use it, you lose it. It's nothing like riding a bicycle. :lol:

I've always wanted to learn to weave nets. All kinds of nets. And I'm getting ready to build a set of bunk beds in my little cabin and will weave a rope support for the mattress like they used years ago. I'm trying to re-create an old cabin my Grandparents lived in over 60 years ago for nostalgia's sake. Looks like I'll have to get back into my knot book to learn how to do the proper bunk weave. Thanks for this thread LilRose. Knots are fun and useful. I'm MaxTheKnife, and I'm a knothead. :D
 
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SmartAZ

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I learned all those knots to get my Tenderfoot badge, and never used them again. In my entire life I have used only:
1. Square knot
2. Bow knot
3. Clove Hitch (only for electronic cables because I can tie it without laying the roll down)
4. Trucker's Knot, only used once but I'm glad I know it
5. Bowline, for stiff ropes and brittle cables
 
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