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- Godlesswanderer, on 10/12/2007, -5/+60A good collection of knots (I guess) but the question I'm left with is, why are they useful?
- FortyCaliber, on 10/12/2007, -0/+47#1 (overhand knot) is a simple knot used as a basis for other knots. It's most common use is as a stopper for a second overhand to prevent slippage. Not an especially strong knot
#2 (8-knot) is a good knot for creating a knot, in-line, that won't move. #1 WILL move if stressed enough. This one will not.
#3 (reef knot) is good for tying rope together. It is NOT RECOMMENDED for bending ropes together.
#4 (sheet bend) is for joining two pieces of DISSIMILARLY sized rope together. A double sheet bend is MUCH better.
#5 (Carrick Bend) is used for joining two larger pieces of rope (typically) that are too big for other bends. Although, non-large rope will work with it well too. It will not budge under load or when wet.
#6 (Bowline) Used to create eyes at ends of ropes or in-line. The loop does not slip, nor does the knot, and will not fail when wet.
#7 (Clove Hitch) Used to secure a rope to another object (which may be another rope. Do not use with frail or slippery rope. It can be used to pull on object so long as a light load is made on the other free end. THis is not a notably secure knot and may fail when wet.
#8 (timber hitch) Just as described, it is used to tuie rope to a piece of wood (the picture shows a tree, and this is an excellent knot to use to rapel from a tree as once done, whiping the rope enough times can retrieve it (but not always.) Also called a Bowyers knot because it was what longbow archers used to tie the string to the bow. Natural ropes need 3 twists, synthetic ropes need 5.
#9 (taut-line hitch) this knot is used mostly for nautical uses. It is secure when wet, adjustable without untying, and versitle. It has many many variations for uses by sailors to astronauts. It can be less secure with poly-based ropes but is easily fixed with additional hitches.
#10 (sheepshank) Is used, not to join broken ropes (Though I suppose it could in a jiffy) but to join ropes in a line that may need slack taken out. Works far better with natural, more abrasive ropes, but synthetic ropes work well too. Always test the rope by pulling the knot before fully loading. - thatsmyaibo, on 10/12/2007, -4/+42That was a really interesting link....knot.
- iashraf, on 10/12/2007, -6/+33Now.. just to figure out how to tie my shoelace...
- GoDawgs7, on 10/12/2007, -1/+22Here's what the knots are used for:
1: Overhand Knot - a stopper knot or to have something to grip
2: Figure-eight Know - a better stopper knot that is easier to untie once pressure has been put on it
3: Reef (Square) Knot - used to tie 2 lines together. useful if tying a sack shut
4: Sheet (Becket) Bend - used to tie 2 lines of different diameters together
5: Carrick Bend - similar to the square knot, but more secure. However it is much more difficult to untie once pressure has been applied
6: Bowline - used to make a loop
7: Clove Hitch - used to tie a line to a pole. frequently used in boating as it is secure but still easy to untie
8: Timber Hitch - a more permanent (read: difficult to untie) knot. similar in use to the clove hitch
9: Taut-line Hitch - used to create a loop and tighten the line. it's the knot used on tents to tie it to the ground
10: Sheepshank - used to shorten a line. If you pass the line back through the 2 loops at the very end, you can create a pully system.
this comes from a lifelong sailor and knot enthusiast (i promise it's not as weird as it sounds...)
and in response to ryebrye: i use most of these knots almost every time i hit the water or have to tie something down in my car. - BalsamLane, on 10/12/2007, -5/+22The only Knott you need.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Knots - hoppdawg, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16#6 bowline - strongest knot here
- JimmyDushku, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14Kevin is an Eagle scout so he's probably already a pimp at this.
- jexdawg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11The Ian Knot: The world's fastest shoelace knot. (more useful than you'd think)
http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm - Angostura, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10Aha!
http://www.scoutingresources.org.uk/downloads/knot_notes.pdf - KibibyteBrain, on 10/12/2007, -4/+12Digg members' girlfriends are going to hate this posting tonight...
- arof, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8I would recommend http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/secureknot.htm (Ian's Secure knot). It takes maybe twenty seconds to tie after a little practice and I've left it tied on both my shoes for the last five months or so without having to retie it. It's the best shoe-tying knot ever.
- mattyx, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10One glaring omission:
In the IT/Geek field, I think this knot may be the most useful: http://www.tie-a-tie.net/halfwindsor.html - nickgarvey, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10Bah, I am Senior Patrol Leader in my Scout troop and I know so little about knots, I'm just plain garbage with them. I'm going to print this out and bring it to a meeting. Patrol competition to see which team can do all of them the fastest or something. Maybe I'll be decent with them by the time I get Eagle :)
- CapeKid, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10It's not that important, it is a one use only knot.
- xtrememotion, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6They're the "tree and bunny hole knot", or the "bunny ears" knot, whichever method you prefer. Here is a diagram:
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...ehh screw it. - rnelsonee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Yeah, but 10 years after getting Eagle, you won't remember any of them because you don't use them (this is where I am now). The only knot I ever need to know is how to tie a boat's line to a cleat on a pier, and that's used very rarely. But I will say it's good to know the Bowline, since it's the most useful. And learn the two-half hitch if you ever camp with a tent that's more than 10 years old (without all the fancy newfangled poles).
- noahhoward, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6It'd be better if they told you what each one was useful for.
The ones I know:
7. is good for securing a load to a piling or tree. It is commonly used to secure boats to the dock.
4. Is good for combining to different pices of rope of dissimilar size.
10. I think is used to take load off of a damaged secton of line.
You figure out the rest. - cube5, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6hooray for Boy Scouts I have known how to tie all of these for years.
- 00Duncan, on 11/14/2007, -0/+5So many awful puns. I swear, you give these digg users enough rope and they'll hang themselves.
- nick0909, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4As a rope rescue technician for my county search & rescue team, being only a "knot enthusiast" is a few levels lower than some of the people I know ;)
For our standards we only use knots based on a figure eight, as they retain the most strength when put under loads. We don't use stopper knots anymore. Theres the plain figure eight, figure eight on a bend, figure eight follow through, double figure eight, and the hardest, the directional figure eight. They work for anything we ever need to anchor or connect to.The only other knots we will use are for special situations such as prusiks as breaks on the main or backup lines or a water knot for joining webbing together. Some of these knots in the story if put under extreme loads will actually cut the rope instead of holding the load. Not that most people put their systems under 10,000lb loads, but we have before, blowing our 10K and 15K lb screamers. - BalooUrsidae, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4@theOster
Bowlines are also called the rescue knot because you can tie a loop with it that doesn't try to close when you put it under load. - listrophy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I don't think I've ever worn a tie to work (even to the interview, at the recruiter's request), and I have still used a half-windsor more often than a sheepshank. 10 most useful? I don't think so.
- ronito, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Really the title should be "10 pictures of random knots!" as it doesn't really tell you what any of them are good for.
- jstanden, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5I didn't see marriage on there.
Nevermind, I notice somebody said the noose was excluded already. ;) - R3yDigg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Try this is you want to lean to tie knots, their application, and their pro and cons:
http://www.animatedknots.com/ - maglob, on 10/12/2007, -16/+19This link makes me think: "I am a geek, but at least I was never a Boy Scout"
- KiwiDixie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2They misses the round turn to half hitches http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_turn_and_two_half_hitches
As a Firefighter this is by far the most useful of knots! - RyeBrye, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2No - I never use a bowline rock climbing. And no - I never use a single figure eight. I use a DOUBLE figure eight - which isn't pictured there.
- L0t3k, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2A person can do just about anything they need to with the square knot, the bowline, and a decent hitch. One of the best things I ever learned was how to do a bowline one-handed around the waist.
- snifer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The most useful knot to me is the trucker's hitch.
http://www.animatedknots.com/truckers/index.php - davidrools, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2 Ø
- NtHammer, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3what about a noose??
- franksmith, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Doesn't show a simple Cinch or Truckers knot... two of the most used knots there are. Some there are useless.
Hmmmm...... inaccurate or lame? - Mtdewrulz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'm more of a full windsor guy myself.
- tacojohn48, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I think we need an article on the most useful lashings next.
- SteveSgt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1http://www.animatedknots.com/shoelace/index.php?LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com
- nathanwalker, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Former Boy Scout here... I gotta say the only knot I have ever used since getting out of Scouting was the bowline... you can tie anything down with that knot.
The rescue knot I learned to tie one handed, behind my back and under my arms in such a way that i could be pulled up... useful if i ever fall into a well or anything i guess. - theOster, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2in all seriousness...one of *the* most useful is the rolling hitch about a spar...(#7)
and the bowline is really only useful because it's easy to break after being under *extreme* load - Synthos, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Agreed. Trucker's Hitch is by far the most useful knot i've ever learned.
- UncleBadTouch, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Finally, with these knots, they'll never escape.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Do these knots work for bondage too?
- pauleric, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Your Mom says she still does that for you.
- shandiva, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Thank you FortyCaliber!! Number 6 is NOT a suicide knot..and why is everyone so interested in tying a noose? Geeze. Number 6 is the bowline, pronounced by sailors as "bolan"...I live on my sailboat and use it all the time and thank god it isn't a noose....I believe that is called a slip knot....or we'd be in big trouble. Or loose a finger.
- drsnooks, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You never use a bowline OR a figure of eight?? How do you tie in??
I climb a lot of "trad" (traditional - i.e. no bolts, you place your own protection as you go) and I use the Italian hitch all the time. It's like a clove hitch, but easily adjustable from a distance, and it works kind of like a seatbelt. You can walk around at the top of the route, adjusting yourself while you set up an anchor, but if you were to slip and fall, the Italian hitch will lock off through friction.
.....Of course, I wouldn't like to rely on it *entirely*, but it's great for a little temporary security until your full anchor is set up. - FortyCaliber, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Never a Timber Iine for rapelling?
- thatsmyaibo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Tie your shoelace? Just use the velcro knot.
- bartosik, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1These are not the 10 most useful knots.
#1 is a horrible knot. It is good for very little. It is the kind of knot that you get in your shoelaces and then can never get out.
#3 is a killer knot. Good for reefing sails and nothing else.
#5 is not a knot at all but a bend, and is mostly just decorative. - ernieoporto, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1If you follow the link at the top of the article, they provide you with an explanation: http://www.motherearthnews.com/DIY/1979-05-01/How-to-Tie-Useful-Knots.aspx
In other words, the submitter should have given that article page as the link for the post instead of the link to the image.
Because that page has a link to the big picture and it does a good job of explaining what each knot is. - SpaceDreamer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1cool, there's one for hanging myself,
thank you digg -
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