My father was a chief boatswains mate (bosun) during WWII and used to teach me all kinds of knots as a kid. I found myself smiling while watching. Was rite there next to him again.!! Thank you.!!
I've been a deckhand, now tankerman/steersman, for years aboard inland tugs and thought I knew bowlines pretty well. This demo is excellent and taught me some knew tricks. The partially prepared bowline for an approach scenario blew my mind and I can see how useful this would be as a tankerman while landing on old docks with broken cavels, timberheads, etc. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and I will be sure to pass it along. Kudos!
I could not be more impressed! You, Sir, are a Master Knotsman! Every sailor should know his/her way around small-work and mooring lines! Working with lines underwater in very limited visibility requires lots of drills on dry land. THANK YOU! New Subscriber!
Liked AND subscribed!! My cousin was married a life-long merchant marine in Maine. (Bob) Bob taught us to tie a ""seamans simple bowline".... it only takes about 1½ to 2 seconds. [Perfect for emergencies] It has been 23years since that family reunion on the Susquehanna River. I tested myself last year and discovered that I have forgotten the technique/ procedure. It starts w/looping several feet of rope around my back,then throw the short end spinning around the long (attached to the ship) end......that's all I can recall. I do regret working so diligently to destroy my short term memory! {Crap! It worked}
That last bowline trick was super cool. I also did not know about the sheet bend / cowboy style issue. Thanks for teaching me something new. I’d always thought the bowline was the knot and the bowline with the loop was a bowline on a bight. I like to tell people the two most useful things about the bowline are: 1) the loop won’t cinch up on you 2) no matter how long it’s been tied and no matter how much tension it’s been under, you can “break its back” and untie it.* *You take the loop around the standing part of the line (the loop that was the rabbit’s route) and bend it towards the standing line. Love this series. Learning so much.
Tie a marlinspike hitch, then catch the end of the line. This will then invert under tension, to form a bowline. And it is a great way to tie a bowline. This was a great vid to watch.
This has to be one of the best explanations of the bowline I've seen yet. It shows several different ways to tie (including my favorite where you create the bite and let the knot collapse into a bowline). Really really good video. Thanks.
Mr. Sauzedde you are are a very fine instructor. I am not building a boat but you have thought me hundreds of new building ideas. I am an instructor and I will always sit and listen to you. Thank you very much.
1:55 I love this shortcut! It really helped me eliminate the mistake of making the loop in the wrong direction. Thanks for showing the tying technique from two camera angles too.
Practicing knots makes them second nature that you don't forget. I've tied thousands of bowlines so I won't forget. Many other knots I rarely tie and I forget how to tie them. I used to have a book that showed knots perfectly easy to see and do. It's long since been filed in a good place where I cannot find it.
As an amateur with woodworker, i typically feel overpowered with the entire arrangement th-cam.com/users/postUgkxrYREG3-7f1Aqk9ams3ZESRNzGnfdUtyQ . Be that as it may, this arrangements drove me through with much clarity and effortlessness woodplans. Works i now work like a genius. That is great!
I was a utility lineman for ten years and had to use a bowline many times. I wish I had your lesson from day one. It would have saved me a lot of time.
I was taught that knot years ago and others at a disaster services course. Winching out a truck one time and the tail chain broke on the cable. So I tied a bowline with cable and pulled out the truck. Untied the bowline and went n my merry way. Who ever invented that knot is a genius! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the bowline. Nice job 👍
I have sailed for some 50 years and have never understood the bowline so completely. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. You have a new subscriber in me.
Thank you for this great demonstration of the bowline and it's sister the sheet bend, with the various tying methods and tips. These two knots are two of the most useful of all time
In Scouting, we were taught how to tie a bowline "around" our body as if to be rescued from a cliff from above. It's tricky, but after 50 years I can still tie it. Never needed it, but knowledge never hurts. Good video, thanks.
When I started to work as a sailor on a commercial vessel, I proudly displayed my knowledge of how to make a bowline, the cub scout way. (I did not know it was the cub scout way). My older colleagues had a good laugh and then showed me how a sailor does it. Exactly how shipwright Louis Sauzedde explain in this video :-)
This is a good "how to vid" on this knot. Matter of fact, the best i have seen! Im a seaman on my 14 year, ive tied that know a million times. Dont bother with the first way tho, thats for amatures! And if you have a pollyester rope with 3 cords, remember to secure your tail so that the knot dont slipps open by sicking it through the cords. Specialy if its going into water
This is an amazing demonstration from a person who truly understands the subject matter. No pretense... no fluff. Just what you need to know, simple and concise.
My dad taught me the “Cowboy” method for tying horses and livestock. Note that the cowboy method places the short end on the OUTSIDE of the loop. This is more comfortable for horses or livestock. Great video.
My father was a highlineman until his dying day. And he taught my younger brother this knot and had us remember it, until we were comfortable, tying it behind our little 11 and 12 year old backs. Awesome video.
I'm sorry but can Lou get more fascinating? Every video I watch I learn something plus his voice is hypnotic. His woodworking vids are great! Thank you.
As an old apprentice shipwright and taught this a long time ago but now forgotten, I was amazed with this. I will surely come back and practice when sober!
I'd love to have Louis's skills and lifestyle. He comes across as a very contented seafarer with comprehensive wooden boat skills, something with which most people visiting here would possibly concur.
Too many people talk too much, and don't tie enough, or they just lay out the info so its confusing... you're the guy to watch, and learn from, though I know these knots and versions, your approach has taught me things I hadn't thought about before, in the ten years I've been using ropes almost every day...thank you!
Wow! Good clear demos, and those hands are magical. I'd probably need to replay that last demo several times. Getting that inversion to happen could be tricky.
Re 4:20 Learn the next bowline technique, and you can then tie a bowline in the middle of a line, without either end (instead of putting the whole end thru, just pull a bite thru. Then 'invert'(=sink=capsize) it into a bowline & tuck the bowline thru the sliploop). Same applications as a butterfly, but easier to untie after loading. Re 4:28-4:32 Note! What he has here is very simply a slip-knot (slipped overhand knot)! This is the way I've usually tied the bowline since the days when we used a bowline on a coil instead of a seat harness! Well done.
I’m just starting out on a westerly longbow 31 ft, I’ve inherited from my dad, I’m scared to death of it to be frank, I’ve just found his book of knots and now with your great practical Vídeos I may start to dream of leaving the dock In my own lifetime!! Thank you for being so calm in explaining everything, You give me great confidence already.
You're a f'n legend, mate! Great demo on the bowline. But you should throw a constrictor knot around the end of the white rope. And every other line you have. Perfect whipping, pull up tight and you can cut them off real short.
*Hello there, I have requested your DVDs, for simpler and quicker approach to manufacture a shed **Allmy.Tips** I trust the substance are as you guaranteed it will be. Just I'm worried with the substance, it won't be anything but difficult to settle on a decision from the various plans.*
The reason the sailor got drunk in the first place is because he tied a cowboy-style bowline to join two ropes, the knot slipped apart, and he lost a million dollar yacht....
Brilliant! Thank-you very much for the instruction. This side of the pond, the two ways of tying the bowline are called the Flemish way and the Portuguese way. I like that because I am Portuguese living in Flanders...
Great video. I was taught knots by a Royal Engineer (I'm a gunner) and that was a superb demonstration of a bowline and a slip knot. Very easy to mix up. Great video.
Another way is to tie it by running the line around your waist with enough on the bitter end in your right hand to go around the standing end to have enough to form the pass around the standing line . With the rope in the right hand have your thumb come under the standing line and turn your thumb up and to your right making a loop in the standing end then do the rabbit around the standing end back down the hole than pull the line taught. This is called by some a rescue knot. The bowline you make this way is always gong to be large enough for someone to slip over their head and solder while treading water. Also if you ware overboard and someone throws you a line you can tie it without letting go of the other end. Thanks for sharing the king of knots.
I've been a coastguard in the UK for 27 years and learned a some useful stuff. The bowline is one of the knots we must know but there are a couple of good points here. Easy tie versions too.
Exactly what I was looking for! Need to replace old hat band for my Aussie hat. Will be wearing it this October in Sydney before our Carnival cruise . Staying in the “Rocks” area before the cruise.👍👍
My dad was a longshoreman, my uncle was a rope salesman. I graduated from coastguard school at age 13. Been on boats all my life. I've been tying those 2 knots , and a few more , literally my whole life. I really thought I knew all there is to know about them. I just learned that I've got more to learn, apparantly. I was taught that the only way to tie a bowline was with the end inside the loop and the other way was incorrect. This is the first time I ever heard the term cowboy bowline . As for the sheet bend, I didn't think it mattered which side the end finished on. I'm sure I've used sheet bands in lines that hoisted heavy loads of pipe or hardware or whatever overhead. I'm not sure if I tied them cowboy style or not. Now i know it matters. Thanks so much for the tip! Definitely one of the best knot videos ever made. One more thing to keep in mind. If you can't tie a knot, tie a lot....
Wonderful informative and instructional video, delivered by a man you just know you can trust to give you good advice. I could watch this wonderful man all day and never tire of it. One of the very best knot-tying videos I’ve ever seen. Thank you Louis. Best regards from the Giant’s Causeway Coast of Northern Ireland. 😀👍☘️
In the early seventies I was a deckhand on the Great Lakes ore boats for 4 summers while in college. The first year I sailed there was a wheelsman who was very knowledgeable about knots who showed me how to tie a number of knots and later presented me with a copy of the "Ashley Book of Knots" when I left the boat (and which I still have to this day). He taught me what I have always called a a "one-handed bowline". I was kind of hoping this video would show that technique since it is probably the most universally useful knot I have in my repertoire.
Hi, You can tie a one-handed bowline from method 2... Take the bitter end in your right hand, lay it along your middle finger (palm up). Turn your hand palm down over the standing part of the rope, grip the standing part with your thumb and little finger and twist your hand palm up (the easy way - clockwise as I look at my right hand). That forms the loop and the bitter end is now standing upright. using your index finger and middle finger, flip the bitter end round the standing part and back into the hole. This way is useful if you're overboard & someone gets a rope to you; get the rope around your waist (as I'm right handed I want the standing part on my left side), then do the twist part. Then the flip round the back and onto the small hole. Your other hand holds onto the standing part as you're being towed along... With practice and a rope (say 5mm diameter or bigger - doesn't work with string) you can do it one handed, standing on 1 leg with your eyes closed!
What you call a seaman’s style bowline is how I was taught as an 8 year old. I’m now 51 and have worked at sea for over 30 years. Nice to see someone show how to tie it correctly
You knot guys !! Great. Had an old seaman show me how to couple a multi-strand steel cable together but weaving the broken (bitter) ends together. You guys ... ;)
Thanks again. A few years ago I learned Louis's pre-tied bowline from the last part of this video. I've used it ever since. I had to practice it many many times over a few weeks, but now as all good knots should be learned I can do it automatically. This also avoids making a cowboy-bowline. Though I may never have had a cowboy-bowline slip on me... it's just good practice to do it right for all uses. On a video I watched a couple of days ago, 5 best knots something like that. knot number one: bowline...but he tied a cowboy.
Knots are super cool to learn and use. I use a clove very often. just take a bite on the line and twist each end in opposite directions. That's a clove knot but usable only if you can slip the knot over the end of your material.
Best analysis of the bowlines different methods of tying and its relationship with the sheet bend. Awesome demonstration of how dangerous the left-handed sheet bend is. Notice how he flips the end of the rope directly on top of the "rabbit hole". It would be a neat trick to flip it INTO the hole.
I love this video and have learned from it. Be aware that the bowline demonstrated at 4:40 is done 'cowboy style' (I think accidentally) whereas the repeat demo seconds later 'from the deck of the boat' is a standard bowline. It's all about which side of the loop he enters from. I had to repeat the scenes about 5 times just to be certain of what I thought I saw.
Boating techniques don't come easy to me, but my husband has retired and bought an old yacht. Im needing to learn quick from scratch, not easy at my age. But this tutorial is so helpful thamkyou.
YEP, I agree this is the BEST tutorial on using the Bowline! BUT!!! at the end of the tutorial is the most USEFUL and FASTEST way to tie a Bowline around a post -- thank you for teaching me something new about this know!
I like the European Death Knot for joining two lines together... I'll even double up on it... We use it for rappelling all the time... thanks for video
I don’t understand how anyone would down vote this video unless they were stone-cold drunk and couldn’t tell the difference between up & down. I learned how to tie a bowline as a Cub Scout but never learned the memory trick. Excellent video
So pleased you showed both ways, 'English' (tail in) and Yankee (tail out). In the Cub Scouts way back in the early 1960's we'd get told off if the bunny rabbit went the American way around that tree!
My father was a chief boatswains mate (bosun) during WWII and used to teach me all kinds of knots as a kid. I found myself smiling while watching. Was rite there next to him again.!! Thank you.!!
That is the BEST demo of a bowline I have ever seen.
You are right! I was going to post the same comment! I've seen many videos of it, but this one is very well and comprehensively explained!
Agree with you Enrique and Stephen..... BEST video of the bowline I have ever seen..... Hats off to you Louis !!!!
until you can tie in 1.5 secs with your eyes closed you haven't truly mastered it. He has, I have and so have many others
absolutely agree. the rabbit method has seared it into my mind. thank you
best everrrr 🏴☠️
I've been a deckhand, now tankerman/steersman, for years aboard inland tugs and thought I knew bowlines pretty well. This demo is excellent and taught me some knew tricks. The partially prepared bowline for an approach scenario blew my mind and I can see how useful this would be as a tankerman while landing on old docks with broken cavels, timberheads, etc. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and I will be sure to pass it along. Kudos!
Aye, that one is called the "Lightning Bowline" works really good... We used to use to to impress Tourists, as we moored to a Piling...
Daniel Wilson
Have a look how I tie a bowline..
Daniel I feel you. I worked for ACBL for a few years and that last bowline would be perfect for some River scenerios
I’ve been practicing this method since I saw this video. I’m not a seaman but tie a lot of loads in my truck while hauling.
That was awesome prepared bowline
learning about knots from the Most New England Man of all time
This is one of the best knot tying videos I've ever seen.
Beats most any wedding video
I would love to see more knots from Louis. I really enjoy his manner of teaching. The camera work & editing also do a great job.
I could not be more impressed! You, Sir, are a Master Knotsman! Every sailor should know his/her way around small-work and mooring lines! Working with lines underwater in very limited visibility requires lots of drills on dry land. THANK YOU! New Subscriber!
Were you ever a Boatswain's Mate? :)
Indeed, impressive this gent is -- from the confidence with which he speaks right to that fantastic voice.
Liked AND subscribed!! My cousin was married a life-long merchant marine in Maine. (Bob) Bob taught us to tie a ""seamans simple bowline".... it only takes about 1½ to 2 seconds. [Perfect for emergencies]
It has been 23years since that family reunion on the Susquehanna River.
I tested myself last year and discovered that I have forgotten the technique/ procedure. It starts w/looping several feet of rope around my back,then throw the short end spinning around the long (attached to the ship) end......that's all I can recall.
I do regret working so diligently to destroy my short term memory! {Crap! It worked}
I only wish there were more videos of you teaching knots. One of my favorites.
That last bowline trick was super cool. I also did not know about the sheet bend / cowboy style issue. Thanks for teaching me something new.
I’d always thought the bowline was the knot and the bowline with the loop was a bowline on a bight.
I like to tell people the two most useful things about the bowline are:
1) the loop won’t cinch up on you
2) no matter how long it’s been tied and no matter how much tension it’s been under, you can “break its back” and untie it.*
*You take the loop around the standing part of the line (the loop that was the rabbit’s route) and bend it towards the standing line.
Love this series. Learning so much.
There is something powerfully attractive about a man who excellent skills. I could watch this guy for hours.
4:20 Is where it starts to get cooler. Thanks for this, Sir!
Tie a marlinspike hitch, then catch the end of the line. This will then invert under tension, to form a bowline. And it is a great way to tie a bowline.
This was a great vid to watch.
This has to be one of the best explanations of the bowline I've seen yet. It shows several different ways to tie (including my favorite where you create the bite and let the knot collapse into a bowline). Really really good video. Thanks.
Please share as much of your knowledge of knots as you can! You have made the best video about the bowline that I've ever seen. Thank you!
Ditto that!
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"I approve the use of cordage for this purpose, please purrform a continue"
Mr. Sauzedde you are are a very fine instructor.
I am not building a boat but you have thought me hundreds of new building ideas. I am an instructor and I will always sit and listen to you. Thank you very much.
1:55 I love this shortcut! It really helped me eliminate the mistake of making the loop in the wrong direction. Thanks for showing the tying technique from two camera angles too.
1:46 to 1:55 Very nice demo
Hands down this is the best, most fun, engaging way to demonstrate a Bowline! I want to be Louis when I grow up.
Practicing knots makes them second nature that you don't forget. I've tied thousands of bowlines so I won't forget. Many other knots I rarely tie and I forget how to tie them. I used to have a book that showed knots perfectly easy to see and do. It's long since been filed in a good place where I cannot find it.
As an amateur with woodworker, i typically feel overpowered with the entire arrangement th-cam.com/users/postUgkxrYREG3-7f1Aqk9ams3ZESRNzGnfdUtyQ . Be that as it may, this arrangements drove me through with much clarity and effortlessness woodplans. Works i now work like a genius. That is great!
I was a utility lineman for ten years and had to use a bowline many times. I wish I had your lesson from day one. It would have saved me a lot of time.
I was taught that knot years ago and others at a disaster services course.
Winching out a truck one time and the tail chain broke on the cable. So I tied a bowline with cable and pulled out the truck. Untied the bowline and went n my merry way. Who ever invented that knot is a genius! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the bowline. Nice job 👍
I have sailed for some 50 years and have never understood the bowline so completely. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. You have a new subscriber in me.
Ok the way you demonstrate just feels right, it’s a fluid natural movement with the wrist. Thank you. It’s my favorite technique so far.
My sons teacher is very happy with this video. A very good example for Adults and kids. Thanks
Excellent video thank you 🙏. You showed the replay, went at an easy pace, spoke clearly and used a good thickness rope.
Thank you for this great demonstration of the bowline and it's sister the sheet bend, with the various tying methods and tips. These two knots are two of the most useful of all time
This is pure art man..
This guy really knows what he’s doing! This is the simplest and fastest traditional method of tying the bowline.
My dad was US Navy. The bowline remains the most useful knot he taught me. I never heard the "rabbit hole" story, and wow, I'm glad.
In Scouting, we were taught how to tie a bowline "around" our body as if to be rescued from a cliff from above. It's tricky, but after 50 years I can still tie it. Never needed it, but knowledge never hurts. Good video, thanks.
Moo
When I started to work as a sailor on a commercial vessel, I proudly displayed my knowledge of how to make a bowline, the cub scout way. (I did not know it was the cub scout way). My older colleagues had a good laugh and then showed me how a sailor does it. Exactly how shipwright Louis Sauzedde explain in this video :-)
This is a good "how to vid" on this knot. Matter of fact, the best i have seen! Im a seaman on my 14 year, ive tied that know a million times. Dont bother with the first way tho, thats for amatures! And if you have a pollyester rope with 3 cords, remember to secure your tail so that the knot dont slipps open by sicking it through the cords. Specialy if its going into water
This is an amazing demonstration from a person who truly understands the subject matter.
No pretense... no fluff. Just what you need to know, simple and concise.
My dad taught me the “Cowboy” method for tying horses and livestock. Note that the cowboy method places the short end on the OUTSIDE of the loop. This is more comfortable for horses or livestock. Great video.
My father was a highlineman until his dying day. And he taught my younger brother this knot and had us remember it, until we were comfortable, tying it behind our little 11 and 12 year old backs. Awesome video.
I'm sorry but can Lou get more fascinating? Every video I watch I learn something plus his voice is hypnotic. His woodworking vids are great!
Thank you.
As an old apprentice shipwright and taught this a long time ago but now forgotten, I was amazed with this. I will surely come back and practice when sober!
Glad to see you are still at it. Keep on sharing your skills boss man
I'd love to have Louis's skills and lifestyle. He comes across as a very contented seafarer with comprehensive wooden boat skills, something with which most people visiting here would possibly concur.
Too many people talk too much, and don't tie enough, or they just lay out the info so its confusing... you're the guy to watch, and learn from, though I know these knots and versions, your approach has taught me things I hadn't thought about before, in the ten years I've been using ropes almost every day...thank you!
Wow! Good clear demos, and those hands are magical. I'd probably need to replay that last demo several times. Getting that inversion to happen could be tricky.
Re 4:20 Learn the next bowline technique, and you can then tie a bowline in the middle of a line, without either end (instead of putting the whole end thru, just pull a bite thru. Then 'invert'(=sink=capsize) it into a bowline & tuck the bowline thru the sliploop). Same applications as a butterfly, but easier to untie after loading.
Re 4:28-4:32 Note! What he has here is very simply a slip-knot (slipped overhand knot)! This is the way I've usually tied the bowline since the days when we used a bowline on a coil instead of a seat harness! Well done.
I’m just starting out on a westerly longbow 31 ft, I’ve inherited from my dad,
I’m scared to death of it to be frank, I’ve just found his book of knots
and now with your great practical Vídeos I may start to dream of leaving the dock
In my own lifetime!! Thank you for being so calm in explaining everything,
You give me great confidence already.
So....did you ever get your fathers boat out onto the water??
Just listening to his voice for a few second and you know this guy KNOWS his knots! :D Great job, sir!
This is one of the best videos in all of TH-cam. I will watch it 10 times.
Lou is a master instructor. No matter the subject. Check out his video on chain saw sharpening
You're a f'n legend, mate! Great demo on the bowline.
But you should throw a constrictor knot around the end of the white rope. And every other line you have. Perfect whipping, pull up tight and you can cut them off real short.
I been a sailor for 13 years and never have seen that last setup. I find it very handy for the future. Thanks for the tips!!!
Another comment identified that as the marlin spike with the working end pulled through instead of a spike.
*Hello there, I have requested your DVDs, for simpler and quicker approach to manufacture a shed **Allmy.Tips** I trust the substance are as you guaranteed it will be. Just I'm worried with the substance, it won't be anything but difficult to settle on a decision from the various plans.*
Best bowline knots demo ever 🙏🙏from NZ
What a treat it is to watch a master of anything! Lou proves to be the Master of Knots.
Anything this guy shows seems to be interesting! Very fun to watch.
The sailor staggers out of the tavern, around the telephone pole and back into the tavern!
The reason the sailor got drunk in the first place is because he tied a cowboy-style bowline to join two ropes, the knot slipped apart, and he lost a million dollar yacht....
aye, aye, capn'
You said "tavern"........what are you a f'n 100yrs old!!!???
@@hfactor6429 ye olde inn.
@@hfactor6429 Lots of places are called taverns and pubs. Lighten up dude.
Excellent tuition. Thank you.
Brilliant! Thank-you very much for the instruction.
This side of the pond, the two ways of tying the bowline are called the Flemish way and the Portuguese way. I like that because I am Portuguese living in Flanders...
Great video. I was taught knots by a Royal Engineer (I'm a gunner) and that was a superb demonstration of a bowline and a slip knot. Very easy to mix up. Great video.
There just ain't no substitute for wisdom from experience. Please keep sharing your talent!
This is better than my Ranger Instructor. Thanks Louis! The last bit about approaching the piling is valuable info.
Great demo and the replays up close are awesome, one of the best rope tying explanations.
Best discussion and demonstration on the bowline I've ever scene. Michael (BM2 / USCG)
I could listen to this man talk about knots and bowlines all day long :D
Great tips!
Another way is to tie it by running the line around your waist with enough on the bitter end in your right hand to go around the standing end to have enough to form the pass around the standing line . With the rope in the right hand have your thumb come under the standing line and turn your thumb up and to your right making a loop in the standing end then do the rabbit around the standing end back down the hole than pull the line taught. This is called by some a rescue knot. The bowline you make this way is always gong to be large enough for someone to slip over their head and solder while treading water. Also if you ware overboard and someone throws you a line you can tie it without letting go of the other end. Thanks for sharing the king of knots.
I've been a coastguard in the UK for 27 years and learned a some useful stuff. The bowline is one of the knots we must know but there are a couple of good points here. Easy tie versions too.
ThePipcg
Taught that method by the Royal Navy at the age of 12; more than 60 years ago.
Exactly what I was looking for!
Need to replace old hat band for my Aussie hat. Will be wearing it this October in Sydney before our Carnival cruise . Staying in the “Rocks” area before the cruise.👍👍
Man this is by far the best video on tying a bowline. I'd love to see you do some more videos on knots. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
My dad was a longshoreman, my uncle was a rope salesman. I graduated from coastguard school at age 13. Been on boats all my life. I've been tying those 2 knots , and a few more , literally my whole life. I really thought I knew all there is to know about them. I just learned that I've got more to learn, apparantly. I was taught that the only way to tie a bowline was with the end inside the loop and the other way was incorrect. This is the first time I ever heard the term cowboy bowline . As for the sheet bend, I didn't think it mattered which side the end finished on. I'm sure I've used sheet bands in lines that hoisted heavy loads of pipe or hardware or whatever overhead. I'm not sure if I tied them cowboy style or not. Now i know it matters. Thanks so much for the tip! Definitely one of the best knot videos ever made. One more thing to keep in mind. If you can't tie a knot, tie a lot....
Wonderful informative and instructional video, delivered by a man you just know you can trust to give you good advice. I could watch this wonderful man all day and never tire of it. One of the very best knot-tying videos I’ve ever seen. Thank you Louis. Best regards from the Giant’s Causeway Coast of Northern Ireland. 😀👍☘️
In the early seventies I was a deckhand on the Great Lakes ore boats for 4 summers while in college. The first year I sailed there was a wheelsman who was very knowledgeable about knots who showed me how to tie a number of knots and later presented me with a copy of the "Ashley Book of Knots" when I left the boat (and which I still have to this day). He taught me what I have always called a a "one-handed bowline". I was kind of hoping this video would show that technique since it is probably the most universally useful knot I have in my repertoire.
Hi, You can tie a one-handed bowline from method 2... Take the bitter end in your right hand, lay it along your middle finger (palm up). Turn your hand palm down over the standing part of the rope, grip the standing part with your thumb and little finger and twist your hand palm up (the easy way - clockwise as I look at my right hand). That forms the loop and the bitter end is now standing upright. using your index finger and middle finger, flip the bitter end round the standing part and back into the hole.
This way is useful if you're overboard & someone gets a rope to you; get the rope around your waist (as I'm right handed I want the standing part on my left side), then do the twist part. Then the flip round the back and onto the small hole. Your other hand holds onto the standing part as you're being towed along...
With practice and a rope (say 5mm diameter or bigger - doesn't work with string) you can do it one handed, standing on 1 leg with your eyes closed!
What you call a seaman’s style bowline is how I was taught as an 8 year old. I’m now 51 and have worked at sea for over 30 years. Nice to see someone show how to tie it correctly
The "scout's way" is also perfectly correct. Just saying...
You knot guys !! Great.
Had an old seaman show me how to couple a multi-strand steel cable together but weaving the broken (bitter) ends together.
You guys ... ;)
I'm really impressed with the "knot" that inverts to form a bowline - I hadn't seen that before!
This is the best Bowline tying video I've ever seen! I'm a riverman on Michigan's Grand River, and I want this guy for a neighbor!
I love that pre-prepared loop method you finished with! I did not know that one--and it would be dead handy.
Thanks again. A few years ago I learned Louis's pre-tied bowline from the last part of this video. I've used it ever since. I had to practice it many many times over a few weeks, but now as all good knots should be learned I can do it automatically. This also avoids making a cowboy-bowline. Though I may never have had a cowboy-bowline slip on me... it's just good practice to do it right for all uses. On a video I watched a couple of days ago, 5 best knots something like that. knot number one: bowline...but he tied a cowboy.
that last one was sooo slick! compliments
This is probably one of the best knot tying videos on YT!!
Well done!
Knots are super cool to learn and use. I use a clove very often. just take a bite on the line and twist each end in opposite directions. That's a clove knot but usable only if you can slip the knot over the end of your material.
That last bowline was very neat how it rolled over ! I work in concert production so this and a clovehitch are our go to knots
Lou is just a wealth of knowledge and experience. Tremendous teacher. Thank you.
Best analysis of the bowlines different methods of tying and its relationship with the sheet bend. Awesome demonstration of how dangerous the left-handed sheet bend is.
Notice how he flips the end of the rope directly on top of the "rabbit hole". It would be a neat trick to flip it INTO the hole.
Louis, I love your knowledge and craftmanship. Thanks for this tutorial on the bowline. Good on ya mate ✌
Thank you, O Yoda of The Bent Line! You are a wonderful instructor.
Good Stuff !!! But with Tips From A Shipwright that comes as no suprise!!!Cheers from Western Canada!!!
I love this video and have learned from it. Be aware that the bowline demonstrated at 4:40 is done 'cowboy style' (I think accidentally) whereas the repeat demo seconds later 'from the deck of the boat' is a standard bowline. It's all about which side of the loop he enters from. I had to repeat the scenes about 5 times just to be certain of what I thought I saw.
I watched this video and thought it was good, then grabbed some rope and practiced while I watched it again. Thanks , I feel confident now.
I have that exact same belt. Bought prob 25+ yrs ago. Glad I found ur ch. subbed
Three cheers for a clear and clever bowline vid. I'll be looking for more.
Boating techniques don't come easy to me, but my husband has retired and bought an old yacht. Im needing to learn quick from scratch, not easy at my age. But this tutorial is so helpful thamkyou.
Just came across this site - this guy is awesome! Amazing MASTER craftsman.
YEP, I agree this is the BEST tutorial on using the Bowline! BUT!!! at the end of the tutorial is the most USEFUL and FASTEST way to tie a Bowline around a post -- thank you for teaching me something new about this know!
I guess this is one of those new things you learn every day.
Thank you.
This man is a knot wizard. Subscribed.
I like the European Death Knot for joining two lines together... I'll even double up on it... We use it for rappelling all the time... thanks for video
I don’t understand how anyone would down vote this video unless they were stone-cold drunk and couldn’t tell the difference between up & down.
I learned how to tie a bowline as a Cub Scout but never learned the memory trick.
Excellent video
That guy has been around awhile and knows his stuff!!
Finally I get the bowline THANK YOU so much. and the sheet bend/bowline trick is so useful. Excellent video, excellent demo, excellent production 👏
great demo of the most useful knot out there. its the most common knot we use in the Elevator Industry.
So pleased you showed both ways, 'English' (tail in) and Yankee (tail out). In the Cub Scouts way back in the early 1960's we'd get told off if the bunny rabbit went the American way around that tree!
You're a natural teacher. Thanks.