Knot Academy
Welcome To Knot Academy!
In here, we unravel the secrets of essential knots and showcase mind-boggling knots that will leave your friends amazed. Discover practical knots like the square knot, bowline, alpine butterfly knot, sheet bend, and clove hitch for camping, scouting, hiking, boating, fishing and everyday life.
Knots aren't just practical skills, they're a gateway to endless possibilities and a symbol of adventure.
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FIGURE 8 KNOT: Non-binding, quick and convenient stopper knot
The Figure 8 Knot, also known as the Figure-of-Eight Knot or Flemish Bend, is renowned for its strength as a stopper knot. This knot is highly secure due to its non-slip nature, which can jam tightly without binding. Even under significant pressure, it remains easy to untie. However, it may come undone in certain conditions.
The Figure 8 Knot is primarily used in activities such as climbing, arboriculture, general use, boating, equestrian and agricultural tasks, scouting, and search and rescue.
In climbing, where safety is critical, the Double Overhand Knot is the preferred stopper knot. However, the Figure 8 Knot remains crucial for climbers as it forms the basis for tying the Figure 8 Bend (Rope Join), the Figure 8 Loop Follow Through, and the Double Figure 8 Loop.
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BOWLINE KNOT
The Most Useful Knot in the World!
The name Bowline derives from “bow line“. The Bow Line Knot secured the line holding the weather leech of a square sail forward to prevent it being taken aback.
Bowline has many uses, e.g., arborist, boating, climbing, end loops, horse & farm, household, scouting, search & rescue. Under load, it does not slip or bind. With no load it can be untied easily. Two bowlines can be linked together to join two ropes. Its principal shortcoming is that it cannot be tied, or untied, when there is a load on the standing end. It should therefore be avoided when, for example, a mooring line may have to be released under load.
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SQUARE KNOT: Simple way to join two ropes made up of two Half Knots.
The Square Knot is usually learned when we tie the laces on our first pair of shoes. Admittedly it is usually a bow that we tie – but the underlying knot is a Square Knot.
The Square knot has many uses but not where safety is critical, e.g., you can tie a sail cover over a sail; you can tie the string on a gift. It is also one of the many knots used in macrame.
MORE INPORTANTLY, the experience of tying a Square Knot teaches the fundamental process of tying a Half Knot or Half Hitch.
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