Ease of Tying. The double-loop bowline and the trace-8 are complicated knots that require practice. As Clifford Ashley noted in his 620-page The Ashley Book of Knots, "A knot is never 'nearly ...

But, tie in carefully, draw the knot tight and use a back-up, and the double-loop bowline remains a sure bet. READ: When Your Ropes Falls Off - and 5 Ways to Prevent the Nightmare ...

A clear, step-by-step tutorial demonstrating two distinct techniques for tying the versatile and secure Double Dragon Loop ...

Double Half Hitch Knot. Half hitches are for tying boats to piers, setting up a tent by tying lines to stakes and for many other uses. How to Tie a Double Half Hitch. Take the end of the rope and ...

To tie into a harness with a Figure 8 Follow-through, tie a Figure 8 knot in the rope approximately 3 - 3.5 feet (1 - 1.5 meters) from the end of the rope (Figures 1 - 4) Feed ... Tie off the extra ...

Now rig the same knot with the second rope, attaching it to the first rope above the first knot and again making sure the coils create an X. Pull both knots tight for a clean Double Fisherman’s ...

“Man on Wire” star Philippe Petit was welcomed by a packed auditorium for his discussion about his new book “Why Knot?” on Sunday at the L.A. Times Festival of Books. Each member of the ...

There’s a million different knots for doing a million different things. But, these five are easy-to-learn, easy-to-tie and accomplish 99 percent of the jobs you’ll ever need a rope to do.