More...Knots
How To Tie a Clove Hitch Knot
This is a small but versatile knot. It's so versatile, in fact, that there's more than one way to tie it. Here's the easiest.
How To Tie a Fisherman's Knot
Also known as the True Lover's Knot, the Fisherman's Knot creates two identical knots with one line. Ironically, it's not an incredibly strong knot...
How To Tie a Two Half Hitch Knot
The Two Half Hitch is the perfect knot for hanging a clothesline—or hammock—between two trees or posts.
How To Tie the Handcuff Knot
This double loop knot can't be cinched too tightly, so the police don't really use it—but firefighters do to pull people out of narrow spaces by their wrists.
How To Tie a Noose Knot
Despite its ominous name, this knot was mostly used by hunters to snare birds and small game.
How To Tie an Overhand Knot
You've tied this one a million times and never even known it—or at least its official name. It's just your basic...you know...knot.
How To Tie a Manharness Knot
This one's not as kinky as it sounds—it's actually used to harness a man to a load that needs pulling.
How To Tie a Half Hitch Knot
Think of the Half Hitch as a starter knot—it won't support a lot of strain, but it's easily tightened and loosened and forms the base for many more complicated knots.
How To Tie the Sheet Bend Knot
So you want to string up a clothesline six feet long, but all you've got is four feet of rope and three feet of shoelace? No problem.
How To Tie a Hangman's Noose Knot
Probably the most iconic of knots, this knot is easy to make and absorbs movement and shock extremely well.
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