How many knots can you tie?
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I got a book of 3900 knots.
I can tie my shoes with one. 3899 more to learn.
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I got a book of 3900 knots.
I can tie my shoes with one. 3899 more to learn.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Lucky Day
Around a dozen
Around a dozen
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island
Maybe 4, possibly 5. I'll
Maybe 4, possibly 5. I'll check and come back with an update.
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Only one more to learn
Only one more to learn
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ImusDeadCo
Square knot
Square knot
Slipknot
Fisherman's knot
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island
What's the floppy shoe-typing
What's the floppy shoe-typing knot called?
I can tie a half-hitch, square knot, slipknot, shoe-tying knot and when needed, something else.
I like that the thread was started by Knotesau.
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A Granny knot, square knot,
A Granny knot, square knot, bows, and Lassos for fishing.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Rob W
overhand, shoelace bow,
overhand, shoelace bow, square, bowline, clove, sheepshank, sheet bend, figure eight, half hitch are some that are pretty common use knots.
A good website for knots, including animations: http://www.animatedknots.com/
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: charmskooldropout
I think about 15 or so. I can
I think about 15 or so. I can tie a bowline with one hand behind my back. Learning how to do that got me an extra buck per hour when I was a young tree climber.
I can also splice a few different kinds of rope.
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I didn't know I was going to
I didn't know I was going to have to pass basic seamanship
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lots
lots
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I use chair knots to tie my
I use chair knots to tie my hammock between two trees.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: catchabigone
I have forgotten more knots
I have forgotten more knots than I know right now. Between fly fishing and fishing for large fish and salt and freshwater I have used and forgotten hundreds of them. I use about twenty now.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: steve driscoll
im good with the balloon knot
im good with the balloon knot
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island
No Eagle Scouts around here?
No Eagle Scouts around here?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Thumbkinetic
Four days and no "balloon
Four days before a "balloon knot" quip.
Proud o' you kidz.
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Eagle Scout here
Eagle Scout here
I used to know dozens of knots... but I haven't used the vast majority of them in 40+ years, so they're forgotten
right now, I could probably tie about 20 knots
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sycamore Slough
Just ran across my old "Boy
Just ran across my old "Boy Scout Handbook" so there might be some good ones in there. I was involved with BSA for about 2-3 months. Never did get a uniform.
I know a handful of practical knots, but if I have to tie something down in the truck I use those nylon "ribbons" with hooks on each end and that EZ spring-loaded belt buckle clamp.
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4-5
4-5
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Patrick H.
Probably over 20+. Climbers
Probably over 20+. Climbers life depend on if you tie the knot properly. Have to use many different type of knots in various situations when climbing. We use to practice tying knots in the dark so we had them so down that you would not make an error.
Many climbers die on the way down off a peak when they let up their guard. Like not tying the knot properly.
Lost a good friend ice cimbing. He got to the top of the climb though forgot to tie his knot properly and when he put his weight on the rope he fell all the way to the ground. RIP Greg!