Category: Ropework

Rope Care 101 | Figure 8 Flake

3/4/2013

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Figure 8 Flake

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Rope Care 101 | Coiling Unattached Rope

3/4/2013

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Coiling Unattached Rope

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Knot Tying 101: Tripod Lashing

3/4/2013

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Tripod Lashing

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Knot Tying 101: Diagonal Lashing

3/2/2013

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Diagonal Lashing

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Knot Tying 101: Square Lashing

3/2/2013

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Square Lashing

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Knot Tying 101: Grog's Index of Scouting Knots

2/23/2013

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Grog's Index of Scouting Knots

Source: AnimatedKnots.com

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Knot Tying 101: Knots Terminology

2/23/2013

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Knots Terminology

Names for Ropes and Knots

Terminology for ropes and knots is confusing. Knots are divided into broad categories such as hitches and bends. If you are trying to learn what we have presented here then you may be perfectly happy to call them all knots. However, the correct terminology is useful and worth learning:

Bend: Joins two ropes or fishing lines, e.g., Sheet Bend, Alpine Butterfly Bend, Figure 8 Bend,Ashley Bend, Hunter's Bend, Zeppelin Bend.
Bight: Made by folding a piece of rope so that the two parts lie alongside each other. When tied near the rope's end, the parts will be the Tail lying beside the Standing End. A bight can be used to finish many knots - making them easy to untie by just pulling the tail. The term "Bight" does not imply a "Loop" and does not mean the same.