Contents
Knot Basics
How to Choose and Care for Rope
How to Tie Stopper Knots
Overhand Knot
Figure-Eight Knot
Double Overhand Knot
Stevedore Knot
How to Tie Loops
Bowline
Bowline on a Bight
Running Bowline
Alpine Butterfly (Lineman’s Loop)
How to Tie Hitches
Clove Hitch
Round Turn and Two Half Hitches
Taut-Line Hitch
Cat’s Paw
Chain Hitch
Timber Hitch
Constrictor Knot
Rolling Hitch
Cleat Hitch
How to Tie Bends
Square Knot (Reef Knot)
Sheet Bend
Double Sheet Bend
Double Fisherman’s Knot
Sheepshank
Carrick Bend
How to Tie Lashings
Square Lashing
Diagonal Lashing
Shear Lashing
How to Tie a Necktie or Bow Tie
Four-in-Hand Knot
Windsor Knot
Half-Windsor Knot
Pratt-Shelby Knot
Bow-Tie Knot
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How to Tie Stopper Knots
A stopper knot is tied at the end of a rope to keep it from pulling through a hole or pulley.
| Overhand Knot Figure-Eight Knot | Double Overhand Knot Stevedore Knot |
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