I just got the acceptance E-mail a few minutes ago and here I am. I am mostly a leather braider, but in looking at recent posts, the first one I opened had a...
Greetings and thanks for allowing me to join the group. Where I can be of help I shall be. Where I cannot, I'll shut up. (Don't ask my wife for a reference on...
Vince, Welcome to the group! I just read your email about Belfast cord, and I have to say, it seems that you and I are some of the only people on the face of...
... cord, and I have to say, it seems that you and I are some of the What is Belfast cord? size? material? any special things about it? Larry (Who shortens...
Hi, my name is John DeWilde, member IGKT for 2 years. Last spring Bill Smothers did a fancy knot presentation for the Chicago Historical Soceity, Nautical...
... difference on what side the working end of the bowline ends up on, as in the inside of the bight or the outside of the bight? i read this message a week...
ok im trying this question again.... what are the best knots for tying off a line or twine while it is under tension? i mean, when you pull taught and need...
Steve, You have confirmed the information found in ABOK (a good basis for study of knots). Clifford does a good job of referancing knots such as the bowline...
Usually if I have to tie something off that has tension and I am concerned about a little slippage, it means I want it tight so I resort to the trucker's...
I've come to really like the rolling and magnus hitches to tie up bundles. The extra length left over from the end making the hitch can be used to put a few...
Assuming you have two ropes (or two ends of the same rope), to work with, a good way to put and retain maximum tension on the bend is to use a variation on the...
How about the taught line hitch, thats also a good knot to tie under tension and also to regain some of the tension that is lost in tighten up the knot. Jason ...
sounds like you need the taught line hitch or I might be wrong again ... From: Gerald L Findley To: knottyers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005...
Hello Again Everyone, I have known about the bowlines for quite awhile. In the Navy, as a Boatswain's Mate, I have always referred to them as "Right-Handed" ...
Marvin, About the synthetic line for use with the bowline must be used with the benefit of experience because there are a couple of synthetic line materials...
I am new on this list. I have a question. Is there any graceful way to interweave a turkshead with an even number of parts in the manner of the pinapple or...
... Perhaps the best answer is to use something like a trucker's hitch to put the tension into the line and *then* tie off the working end with a round turn...
Thanks, Brian. I dropped him an email about his new addition (#21 hard-laid cord) and am awaiting a reply. (Maybe I shouldn't'a told him I was ex-Navy??) ... ...
... Sorry for delay in answering... illness doth it's nasty little head intrude upon the affairs of men most oft unlooked for... Belfast Cord (and I'm open to...
I just got finished being in charge of logistics for a weekend Festival. That means being in charge of the Festival's rope (in addition to other things.) It...
wow i received lots of responses this try!!! very cool - so thanks to all. 1st... getting a clove hitch through was hard to manage. i could barely get a...
The original problem was how to string a line between two smooth metal poles and not have the line slip down. Someone suggested a telegraph hitch and posted a...
Hello, stwood68, goto www.khww.net... we have tutorials there. bud brewer has a tutorial on the basic Pineapple weave. You will have to be a member to access...
" It is almost impossible to untie a bowline in the rain while there is a load on the line." Maybe that's how the backsplice got cut off ;o) Ken ... From:...
If there is an anticipation of getting the bowline knot wet, then having to untie it simply put a slip loop/knot into it. When ready to untie just pull the...
