Six Knots You Need To Know
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How to do-it-yourself instructional on knot tying -- demonstrating six essential knots that everyone should know how to tie. #knots #rope #skills
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Today on Repairs101 I want to share with you 6 knots that I really believe that everyone should know how to tie. Now some people are under the mistaken idea that if you can't tie a knot you should just tie a lot. As funny and clever as that sounds it's really not the case. The best thing you can do is learn how to tie a proper knot and that's what I'm here to show you today.What I do here on Repairs101 is I teach skills and knot tying is a skill that absolutely everybody needs to know. And these knots will serve you well for the rest of your life.20 years ago I packed up my car and I left Toronto and headed for Vancouver. I headed out on my own to drive the 4400 kilometres to get here. I came here to work on the trees and, to sail. I got a place by the beach so I could leave my car at home and walk the 10 or 15 minutes it took to get to Granville Island where I could launch a boat and spend my day out sailing on English Bay..Simple half hitch: just make a loop and tuck it through itself. That's a simple half hitch. so a half hitch. this one's called a square knot, the idea is you have 2 ends: the left goes over the right and you make the twist and then the right goes over the left and you make the twist. And that's called a square knot. Left over right and then take the right over the left and that's a square knot. It's also referred to as a reef knot in sailing and it's used to reef sails. If you do it wrong, if you do left over right and then left over right again you'll get something called a granny the sheet bend is best used when you're trying to join two pieces of uneven rope -- one big piece, one small piece, say. The idea behind the sheet bend is --that alone is called a sheet bend and a sheet bend will hold. You can tow a boat with just that knot. if you're going to apply a really extreme load I would recommend that you take this and go around twice for what's called a double sheet bend. and again you can put a lot of load on that and when you're done it'll come apart nice and easy just by pulling on it like that. make a loop through it, bring the tail of the smaller piece through the loop, go around behind it, go underneath and that's a single but I'm going to go around again and underneath again and that is a double sheet bend. I'll just tuck it down for you there and that's what a double sheet bend would look like. bowline but I'll just show you anyway of course it's best used when you're trying to make a loop in the end of a rope. you need to make a bend in it like that and everybody knows the old story of course where the snake comes out of the hole and goes around the tree and goes back down into the hole again, and that gives you your classic bowline knot. take the end like that and make a loop in it like this, come up through, go around, go back down in through again and you've got a bowline.If you're going to rely on a half hitch knot to hold your horse or your boat, well I think they might get away on you. a clove hitch is going to be used when you need to lash a rope to say a post, a hitching post, a pole, you know the gunwale on a boat, a handrail or something, when you just need to tie something on to a pipe, say., that's a clove hitch. It's just an awesome knot. clove hitch, cross over to your right then cross over towards your left and then bring it up through the centre like that and you've got a clove hitch, which is a great knot for securing things quickly like your horse or your boat or what have you. imagine if you just wanted to tie loosely something to it then that's a really good use for the bowline. again the bowline you the snake come out of the hole, go around the tree and go back down the hole again and you've got a bowline.Now on the other hand if you do want a knot that tightens up try the backhand hitch need to lock this off with two half hitches one like that two like that. It looks I'll show you this is just an awesome knot and it tightens itself. The more load you put against it the tighter it becomes, and it won't let go. It's just a fantastic load knot called the backhand hitch. If you're attaching a ladder to your roof-rack on your car or something you might want to try this this is just a great knot called the backhand hitch. Just pass it through there like that when you come around this side you simply tie a half hitch, tie another half hitch to lock it up and there you have it..So now a good knot will untie really easily as opposed to a bad knot is very difficult to untie, sometimes it can't be untied. Sometimes you have to cut it. Sometimes you put it in a vise and you whack on it with a hammer and a crowbar...
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About two weeks ago I was a complete knot tying ignoramus, and it is a skill I have wanted to learn so I came here, to youtube and found this video. My wife and I watched this a few times while practicing, (along with the truckers hitch video) and got the hang of these knots. It was very helpful as I recently returned from a trip of about two hundred miles to the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. To get all our stuff there we packed up our trailblazer and then made a package of a double stroller, a single stroller and a pack and play in a tarp, then put our package on top of the vehicle and tied it down. It didn't move an inch on this two and half hour drive at 70 MPH. So I just wanted to say thanks for improving my quality of life by giving me a good start in this skill.
You guys rock! (I don't know what a pack and play is but) it sounds like you have (3?) lucky little kids! Thank you for sharing that, I make videos to help people and it makes me real happy to hear a story like yours.
Repairs101 A pack and play is a little cage for a baby that folds up for supposedly easy traveling.
Your channel is awesome!!! I often watch things I have no interest in of yours just for entertainment.
Thanks again.
The bowline knot certainly does come in handy. Thank you. It's precisely what I needed
I cannot believe I've wasted 44 years of my life fumbling around with nearly useless grannyknots ("if you can't tie a knot, tie a lot!" definitely defined my own practice) when it took me about five or ten minutes to learn three of these, which will suit every possible situation I will ever find myself in. You rock! Thanks!
:) Happy to help, maybe try this other one I made more recently (but try watching it like a lecture the first time through)- 10+ Knots You Want To Know th-cam.com/video/yMRNeqomLjE/w-d-xo.html
This thumbs up is for the clove hitch. Thanks!
His "backhand hitch" is a munter hitch finished off with two half hitches. The munter hitch is a useful knot. If finished off slightly differently it can be untied under load (look up "munter mule"). Also can be used as a sliding friction knot. If you're rock climbing and drop your belay device or descender you can rappel or belay with this knot.
The way you demonstrate the sheet bend makes a knot which will fail under load. For a sheet bend to be secure the bitter ends of both lines *must* end up on the same side of the knot. That causes the knot to collapse slightly on itself under strain, making it self securing.
If the bitter ends go in opposite directions the knot will slip and come undone.
Alasdair Muckart my cousin died of a head trauma because I was inexperienced at rigging
You're right.
The way this video tying is wrong and dangerous.
Thanks! I was confused too, while looking at this way of sheet bend. It's regular mistake on youtube.
I love knots. I learned some hundreds of them but I do remember only 20 of them so now I learn new knots I have never seen before even.
Worked on a sailboat for 10 years. Knew all those knots except the backhand hitch. Nice work.
1:15 to skip his life story.
+Jordan Hansen lol i was just going to bitch about this, thanks man!
***** who's the one bitching now?
I skip fo the hip, no skip for the dip.
His life story wasted 1 minute of my life
Thank you
lol. I love the voice over!!! "this is just a fantastic knot!"
Kyle Massey :)
For most of us, a good knot is one that is easily undone. Thanks for the backhand hitch, that's a new one for me.
You will be amazed how often you use that knot. Thanks for commenting!
Thank you for the backhand hitch knot. I'm a TH-cam metal detectorist for Cancer Research UK and wanted to branch out into Magnet Fishing but didn't know how to secure my magnet to the nylon rope So your video was perfect for this. Catch You Later !
Happy to help, Hatman! Have a look at this newer video of mine if you get a chance Ten+ Knots You Want To Know th-cam.com/video/yMRNeqomLjE/w-d-xo.html
Will do matey
If all else fails just keep half hitching until you run out of rope..
+Gino Foogle - if you can't tie a knot tie a lot?
Repairs101 exactly
If you liked this one please check out my new release - Ten+ Knots You Want To Know th-cam.com/video/yMRNeqomLjE/w-d-xo.html
+Repairs101 These are super cool! Need to project that voice a bit though. Kinda hard to hear you. Thanks!
My newer videos have better sound - I got a nice mic last year! Thanks for commenting!
I wrap it tight with tape, cut the end clean and melt the tip into a solid mass.
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What is your favourite knot to tie?
Backhand hitch. #1
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This is necessary for Boy Scouts & boating & securing a Christmas tree to the roof of a vehicle. Thanks for a good tutorial.
Thank you for this. Other knot videos don't tell you WHY and WHEN you need a knot. Thanks for explaining the use-case situations for these knots.
Dump Hole Glad I could help. Check out my channel if you get a chance!
Just an awesome knot XD
This guy looks like Adam savage
CUM2america I know
Thanks for reminding this old Boy Scout (who didn't pay a whole lot of attention during my knot class) of these knots. I do remember the bowline as a rabbit.
Thank you dude, I'm tying Christmas trees at my job on roof n I didn't want complains from drivers saying their damm tree fell off, that backhand knot saved my job thanks once again
The working end of a bowline knot should never be on the outside of the knot. The knot could invert into a slip knot and cause great peril, or never become undone in the case of binding.
The first "bowline" is as you described, but then the second time he demonstrates it, it is correct. He doesn't seem to notice or know. I agree with you.
Michael Lacey lff
I believe that's called a cowboy bowline, and of course, you're correct.
I got the granny knot mastered
Backhand Hitch...saved my sanity. Thanks for clarity on directions and repeating them.
I just love the fact you teach us knots but not the basics. Like, when you kept saying "loop" when you were making a break.
I hope I'm correct but I was informed by a professional old school 18th century sailor.
Trying to learn knots, but is your sheet bend tied incorrectly??? I read this, Notice that, to have any strength, the two free ends should end up on the same side of the knot. Under even moderate load, a left-hand sheet bend will quickly slip and release completely. Just curious and trying to understsnd
mikedeanberry My sheet bend is a Left Handed Sheet Bend, as is one of my Bowlines (also called cowboy bowline and classic bowline). And I call an overhand knot a half-hitch. But I ain't had no book learnin of knots. If you read the comments you'll see I have addressed this many times before. For the record: I have used this knot under extreme loads and never seen it fail.
That said, you should do what your book says and write to them if you have any further problems.
Repairs101 thanks. For response. I scrolled through some of the comments and didn't see it is why I asked. I am still trying to Learn. Good video by the way. Thanks
Repairs101 the proper finish on the bowline knot should finish with the tail on the outside of the loop.
Can i use these knots to tie my shoes?,oh wait im frayed knot.
"Knot tying is a skill everybody needs to know" I agree. Yet nowadays very few people do. I work in a trade you would think guys would know even basic knots. You should see the nightmares they come up with. I tie a flipping standard bowline and they stand back in awe like I'm some kind of wizard. It's sad. Ha! I happen to be in Vancouver too.
I utilize all of these knots and more in my profession as a Merchant Mariner, Knots are so useful and I didn't realize until i became a sailor.
+Talalelei Tulafono - I made lots of knot videos since that one - have a look when you have a chance - th-cam.com/play/PLksxr9hwwW73YauzRjjeituV0ENVC9aaI.html
Your sheet bend is wrong, or well, it is the insecure version (the "left-hand sheet bend").
According to Ashley's book of knots (which is, like, the bible of knots), pages #67 and #1432, the two short ends (thick and thin one) should end up on the same side. To achieve this, after putting the thinner rope through the bigger loop, move around the two strands starting IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SHORT BIG END. Going all the way around the two big strands and finally under itself will make the thin end come up at the correct side.
In your video, you go around on the opposide side, and the short thin end finally sticks out on the opposite side of the thick thin end. The result is a "left-hand sheet bend", which is supposedly more insecure when put under stress.
Nice video otherwise, wasn't familiar with the backhand hitch.
Lol! Fuckin' Ashley's. A book on knots compiled by a person who's never used them. What a source. I love seeing people quote the book. It's nice to see who's only done reading on the subject.
The first one is an overhand knot not a half hitch
Thank you, very much. That double bend and the bowline will come in very handy today. C
Love the double sheet so simple so effective !!
OMG! You look like Adam in mythbusters! Perfect copy of him!
What about the poop loop from spongebob
"the monkeyyy!"
excellent !! I'm starting my own notebook of knots with drawings and copious notes to remind me that 'this goes under first' etc
BTW the double fisherman's knot is when you want to catch two fish lol
Your video helped me a lot for my officer of the watch Orals exam , thank you sir
Have a look at this way newer video of mine 10+ Knots You Want To Know th-cam.com/video/yMRNeqomLjE/w-d-xo.html I think you'll get a lot out of that one.
Good luck on your exam!
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you are doing the clove hitch wrong............... close but wrong.....
loop around the pole 1.... cross over the firs rope and loop around again 2..... NOW, you loop OVER that top 2 rope and then go under the 1 rope..... it makes it so that the pulling load is directly pinching the tail to the pole.... great vid
calholli That wouldn't make a Clove Hitch, it'd make a Constricter Knot, which is definitely superior to the Clove Hitch. However, what he tied was an actual Clove Hitch.
sir repairs 101 do you have a video making a A dog bench hanging in Deck Ratings doing while they painting the Hull of the vessel....
Gaspi Francisco I've never seen that done. I always dry haul and work from scaffolds. Good luck.
Thank you for posting a great video !!!!
0:33 Deez Nuts
Great video! Should be required viewing for new outdoors people.
thanks for the kool knots....the proper knots CAN make the difference...plus, knots ARE KOOL!!!!! :-)
your "half hitch" is actually just an overhand knot. Not a half hitch at all.
agree, if just tie the knot not connecting other thing, definitely, it's OVERHAND KNOT...
if the rope around something first and then tie up, it's HALF HITCH...
so at the begining of this video, he showed a Overhand Knot, and then he tie up with something with a Half Hitch afterward...
Okay, so even by your own description, (which is quite accurate.) "if the rope is around something first and then tied up, it's a HALF HITCH"... He, (as you stated,) didn't do that, or explain that. What he tied was an Overhand Knot, Not a half hitch. I am not referring to what he did later. I was specifically referring to what he tied at the beginning of the video @ 1:22 he tied an Overhand Knot, then called it a Half Hitch. Perhaps some would say I am being a tad "pedantic". However, people can end up using knots for very critical tasks. It pays to be very specific when dealing with rope. IMHO.
Yes - the same structure but the name changes (as everyone here already knows). The name has to change, as the Overhand Knot is the fundamental form of the Double Overhand Knot. The Double Overhand and the Half Hitch are both extremely widely used so both terms are a necessity.
Anyone out there who really knows knots and prepared to upload a video?
I bought a boy scout handbook at a flea market . All of these knots are in there but I will download these and other video's as soon as I find out how to . . . Very useful !
I was a Boy Scout. They taught me respect for nature and wildlife, self sufficiency and to do a good turn for somebody every day.
Excellent. Thanks for the repetition.
: )
i use all these knots on a daily basis just never knew what they were called, thank you!
Crimson Armada Thanks for commenting! I should add that since producing this video a lot of people have corrected me when I call an "overhand knot" a half-hitch. Having done some checking I see they are correct as the overhand knot becomes a half hitch once it is belayed to something. Still, everyone I ever encountered called it a half hitch (Canadian, eh?) and a knot by any other name should tie just as sweet. The other issue viewers seem passionate about is my showing a classic / left handed / cowboy bowline followed by the standard bowline - which I thought would satisfy everyone but is clearly offensive to some viewers. Who knew filmmaking would be so controversial?
Thank you for this video yours is the only one that has a great explanation and up-close pictures so I can see most of the videos have music and no explanation so thanks again
Glad it was helpful!
I learned a lot of these knots through Boy Scouts but i have never seen the backhand hitch before. I will now defiantly use it. thanks
Thanks Tommy - here's an updated video of that knot I made recently
The Backhand Hitch - how to tie the best knot to know - th-cam.com/video/nMJkfMPc6J8/w-d-xo.html
This gentleman is actually in love with knots
Forgot to add I liked the way the video showed the different parts of the country and why you needed to learn about knots.
+P. Mathias - thanks :)
Very good teaching of very handy knots. Thank you for posting this
+Ghost Scholar Thanks! I released this video in 2011 and have learned a lot about both knots and videos since then. Stay tuned for a sequel video (very soon) with a few of these knots plus a few more!
Best of the best videos i have seen of knot ties. You show many
knots and how to tie in very little time with very good instructions.
Thank You!
Awesome. Thanks a lot for teaching something useful. Good sailing sailor!
***** Thanks Freddie! Keep the wind to your back!
Good video! And yes, everyone should learn those.
Thank you and thanks for commenting!
awesome video, very descriptive.
I won't be doing much sailing but knowing more than a slipknot will be helpful tying objects too a trailer.
Well what's nice is that on TH-cam you can pause, rewind, watch again...as many times as you want.
you should make a video on all the knots firefighters need to know, great for students learning and you did a great job at tieing so I think your the man to do the video
Curtis Walker apparently I cant spell :(
Curtis Walker I'll have to consult some Firefighters but I like your idea. Thanks.
Repairs101 basic fire fighter knots...clove hitch....figure 8 family.....munter hitch....butterfly... and the knots you have covered.....10 years as a fire fighter....2 years as a rescue tech..1 year tree trimmer. good video...a knot is not tied unless you have safety....life safety
347firedude Thanks Firedude! I will be researching this (thanks again Curtis) and trying to get a real live firefighter to guest host the video but I should point out that it takes me months to develop a story because of my backlog of already started projects (WIPs - works in progress)
Good job. I have forgot most of these, we all should learn them.
Thanks
Thanks, man!
Nice! I learned something today.
great vids you make I really like learning new skills that would help me out if I need to
or just to have some fun
great instructional video. thanks for sharing.
wow! thanks for this. I needed a really strong knot just now, and thank god I landed on this video first. I can't believe how quick and easy it was to learn some useful knots.
And nice craft image there.
Tony B Glad I could help! Thanks for commenting!
Thanks..for taking the time to do this...useful
So cool. Can you make more knot videos. I love knot videos.
Thanks Mark! I made this one way back in 2011 and since then have made more than 20!
Have a look at this playlist - I'm sure you'll find some that interest you.
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Thanks for posting this video, and kudos for posting other "how-to" videos. This is one of the best uses of youtube.
Thanks so much! I used the backhand hitch to repair the holes in my hay nets. $3.99 in nylon cord saved me over $100 on new nets. I've never seen that knot before, and it is much more stable than square knots. It's kind of a fun knot, too; I didn't even mind practicing!
AWESOME!! I grew up sailing with my dad and he would call the knots out and he would get nothing you just showed, or the same thing more than once. Only if the youtube was available in the 70s. Thanks, great video.
You were a lucky kid. I made my way onto sailboats by repairing and cleaning them. I learned knots at work from my bosses and foremen and am happy to pass on what they taught me. Thanks for commenting!
The backhand hitch is the most relied upon knot in my arsenal.
Thanks for the strategies you have discussed here.
This is by far the best knot tying video I have watched thus far. Thank you. I am sure I will watch this several more times and pass the techniques on to my kids.
Thank you! I have made several more knot videos since that one - I hope you'll also enjoy
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Thanks for showing easy steps to tying these important knots. I've looked around and urz by far was the most helpful.
i absolutely love that u included a transcript!!! for the hearing impaired.
+Mia Franco - All of my videos are both closed captioned and transcript provided for the hearing impaired. Thanks for commenting!
Thanks for pointing that out. I (and everyone I've ever worked with ) have always called these knots half hitches but looking into various books I see that an overhand knot becomes a half hitch when it is belayed to something ( a ring or a spar...). But a knot by any other name should tie just as sweet.
I first watched this video a couple of years ago and since then have been practicing these knots. it's made a huge difference. THANK YOU
Thanks man, I made another knot video more recently that I'd like you to see if you have ten minutes to spare - 10+ Knots You Want To Know th-cam.com/video/yMRNeqomLjE/w-d-xo.html
EXCELLENT
love the Backhand Hitch, thanks for the lesson
+Patrick Wagz - thanks Patrick! Have a look at my newest knot video if you get a chance - 10+ Knots You Want To Know - th-cam.com/video/yMRNeqomLjE/w-d-xo.html I name the backhand hitch my number one knot and go over it several times - thanks for commenting!
will do...thanks again
Love this video ! Enjoyed watching it !
+Paulina_Allure - Thank you!
I knew boy scouts was worth something. already knew all these knots but the backhand hitch. Great video.
Nick Jackson Thanks! I was in scouts too. Great experience for kids (unless some adult spoils it).
I wholeheartedly agree. I just left my troop. Half because I don't have time for it anymore, and half because we have too many adults who tag along on campouts and ruin them for the scouts.
This was very helpful for me. Thanks very much.
Good jack nicholson impression!
It's worth noting that the orientation of the loop in the bowline is important (i.e. which direction it spirals). I always hold the standing end in my left palm and with my right hand holding the tag, I throw a bit of line around my left hand fingers, which creates the proper loop.
Also, they call the backhand hitch a Munter hitch when you don't lock it off with a second hitch. You can use it to belay or rappel at a cost to your rope's longevity.
Great Vid! Thanks :)
Great vid thanks!! Ignore the naysayers. Some ppl just have an axe to grind.
Thanks, Mike!
great demos! well done!
Great video and talk through. Thank you.
great video mate, i just started with the SES (State Emergency Service, volunteer rescue group in Queensland Australia) and i need to learn most of these(they do have some specific ones they use!) and your video was the 1st i cam across on a google search, very well done vid, enjoy your sailing
Thanks man, and 'way to go' (volunteering for a thankless job like Search & Rescue).
Best thing about the backhand hitch? It's actually a Munter hitch, when you take out the half-hitches; you can use it to let out large amounts of tension in a secure, controlled fashion.
I really enjoyed this tutorial to the point that I decided to sub to your channel. You're a gifted teacher and do a good job providing instruction. Absolutely great job and very well done. I'll even let it slide that you're Canadian......j/k!
The super 8 is the best knot. Very reliable and not a slip knot like many of these. Fast, strong, and easy to untie. When the super 8 fails, it becomes a bowline.
i was travelling around australia twenty years ago bust all the springs on the campervan , 500 kilometres from normanton to the closest junk yard how lucky was ai a few leafs and some fence wire want to learn how to tie knots ask your mind
necessity is half of the cause of invention the only move necesaary now is to think our way out of this mess
absolute class well documented and instucted brill m8 keep it up
Guy loves his knots!
You ain't seen nothin' yet! 10+ Knots You Want To Know th-cam.com/video/yMRNeqomLjE/w-d-xo.html
I really enjoyed watching this video! Thank you!
Good video. Thought it worth mentioning that the first part of the backhand hitch is also known as a munter hitch and is used in climbing and rappelling. If it is tied off it is usually done so with a mule tieoff. As for the clove hitch, I have found that it can work loose if there is inconsistent pressure on the knot; in cases where you would use the clove hitch but do not want it to work loose from varying pressure (such as wind on a sail or a tarp) then tie a constrictor knot instead. The constrictor knot is a clove hitch, but then you wrap the working end around the standing end of the rope, making the "two inner loops" of the clove hitch in an "x" shape rather than parallel lines. It gives the knot much more holding power.
I was looking onto some tutorial on useful knots. Thanks for the upload and its surely useful, esp. the backhand hitch & square knot.
MrQuackism Thanks for commenting! (PS: Lot's more knot videos... click the channel link...!)
I stopped at about the 0:45 mark when the life story began. My search for videos on knots continues!
My understanding of a sheet bend is that the ends should both come out the same side. Will have to get Ashley's book of knots out to check.
Great Video. I will learn these until I can do them blindfolded!
Thanks, man! As a boater, you'll want to know these too
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This is very usefull, thanks for posting - the backhand hitch is very usefull for me.
+Finn Bjerke - Thank you - I hope you also enjoy this newer production
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great contribute to the rests of world
thanks for you this efforts
"well i think they might get away on ya" haha, i enjoyed your goofs throughout this. thanks for the info!
asyntheticsound Thanks, maybe check out some of my other stuff. Nothing but info... and some jokes. But not a lot. And they're not very funny. So click if you like tons of skills, tools, knots... info.
thanks for sharing your knowledge. Learned one..already knew the rest. Never saw the backhand hitch before. Use the rest regularly at work in the theatre.
Thanks for sharing - I'll try to remember some of these when I'm tying down on my roof racks. Cheers.
Happy camping!
Great tutorial, could come in very handy