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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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How To Tie a Noose Knot
Despite its ominous name, this knot was mostly used by hunters to snare birds and small game.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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How To Tie a Cow Hitch Knot
You see this one in old westerns all the time when the gunslinger hitches his horse outside the saloon. It's sort of the cowboy equivalent of parallel parking.
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How To Tie a Retraced Figure Eight Knot
Since it doesn't include any sharp angles, the Retraced Figure 8 is one of the strongest knots known to man—which makes it a rock climber's best friend.
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How To Tie a Bowline Knot
The bowline loop is the workhorse of knots—it never slips, comes loose, or jams under strain. How many people do you know who are that reliable?
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How To Tie a Figure Eight Knot
How many hours have you spent trying to fish a lost drawstring out of a waistband or hood? Master this Figure Eight stopper knot and you'll never have that problem again.
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How To Tie a Taut Line Hitch Knot
Perfect for attaching the guy line of a tent to a peg or a post, this sliding loop is prized for its ability to adjust up or down, tighter or looser. If only pitching the rest of the tent were so easy.
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