Very cool web site about doing knots

[zulchzulu]

Got some extra time? Into sailing or need to impress people with rope?

Get some string and have fun.

[4morewars]

1. That is a great site !!!!

This will come in very handy, thanks zulu !!!

[Deja Q]

2. It's not a perverted x-rated site for men, is it?

:scared:

:evilgrin:

[mike_c]

3. instant bookmark!

Nice site.

[Ksec]

4. I used to know most of them

I was a Boy Scout and learned quite a bit from that experience. Archery , swimming , crafts, knots, lifesaving. forestry, on and on.

It was a great time and I have fond memories of summer camps and all.

[TheMightyFavog]

5. I was a scout, too.

I could never master the bowline, though.

[Senior citizen]

6. VIK -- Very important knot

When I was in the Coast Guard Auxiliary, they made us learn to tie a bowline with one hand and our eyes closed. It can save your life if someone throws you a line when you are drowning. It is the knot that will NEVER come undone if you don't want it to, and will ALWAYS come undone when you need it to. It can also be tied as a slipknot to come loose instantly. The Burl Ives song had it right. And once you master the bowline (which isn't that difficult despite morans trying to teach it as a rabbit going around a tree) it will prove to be your knot of choice in many situations where you want to be sure something is secured and will stay that way, but don't want to have to struggle to untie it later on.

[zulchzulu]

8. Hey, the rabbit in the hole thing is kinda kewl :->

You're right. The bowline rocks as a knot.

[zulchzulu]

7. Some examples...

Bowline



Double Bowline



Rope slice



and of course, the Angler's Loop