EP4:Bowline
25 Basic Sailing Knots with Brion Toss Playlist
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Educational, Short Films, Sports, G, 02-Aug-2024
The Bowline: King of Knots. Way overrated. The Bowline is not the best at anything. It isn't the strongest or the most secure. It isn't the easiest to tie or untie. And in addition, the Bowline suffers some serious drawbacks in modern materials where it can come apart when you don't want it to. Having said all that, it's still an incredibly useful knot because it's so versatile. You can tie the Bowline in a variety of ways, including a Running Bowline, and you can use it in a lot of applications.
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EP5: Ashley Bend
Named after Clifford W. Ashley, author of The Book of Knots. It's number 1452 in that magnificent book. This beautiful bend is the optimal bend, and for a variety of reasons. One is that when drawn up, it has a perfect lead. It's sticking out at other than a right angle, so you can drag it back ...
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EP6: Double Becket Bend
What happens if you have one end and an eye splice? You bend it together with a knot called a Double Beckett Bend. It's structurally the same as a Double Sheet Bend, but you just weave the end around and around through the eye splice, and then dried up. Here's how you tie it.
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EP7: Double Sheet Bend
Great though the Ashley Bend is, it does have limitations. If you have two different sizes or even two different consistencies of rope, you want to tie a Double Sheet Bend, and it's adapted to two different rope sizes. Here's how you make it.
