Bernie Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 (edited) http://www.animatedknots.com/index.php Edited December 3, 2012 by DHutch URL updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Orentas Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 Bernie. I think it would be a good idea to preserve that brilliant bit of animation, I for one would like to refer to it now and again when I have a few minutes to spare, otherwise it will get lost in the abiss in a few days. How about pinning it in 'Boat Handling'. The average narrowboater is notorious for not being able to tie a knot to save his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 I've been looking for animated knots for some time now, great! - Out of interest, the bowline on the animated knots site is a "real" bowline. The bowline on the tollesburysc site is a Dutch marine bowline. Just being picky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Also, There is a book "The Fender Book" by Colin R Jones, ISBN No. 0 9528387 0 2, price £9.99 enigma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate N Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 I would like to draw your attention to the IGKT - International Guild of Knot Tyers - www.igkt.net If you follow the link page, it will take you to loads of websites with everything you ever wanted to know about knots... Kate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarissa Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 A round turn and a two half hitches - mooring Bowline - mooring and person recovery Clove Hitch and slippery Clove Hitch - fenders and tarps, or sun shades Camel Hitch - to grip a slippery pole or wire, such as to attach something to a rigging wire like a solar panel Anchor Hitch - like a round turn and two half hitches, but the first half hitch goes through the round turn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisPy Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 any ideas how to back-splice or eye-splice a multiplait-braided rope? all I can see is heatshrink tube to stop it from fraying. I bought a job lot of 100m of 20mm dia. multibraided rope for a song at an auction. Now I want to make some use of it. Nice thick soft mooring ropes, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amicus Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 You need a hollow fid, poke it under the braid and out about 10d further up the rope, slide the tail end thru the fid, extract the fid. Two choices now, leave the very end inside the braid and put a serving on that part, or, have a short length hang out and put the serving on that. There used to be a web sight with this guff, Marlow Ropes in think This is for an eye slice, cant back-splice it, melt/weld the end and serve. Infact, Cris are we talking braided or multiplait? not the same thing! Whatever, tis all here, http://www.marlowropes.com/public/pageMana...cfm?page_id=210 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun113 Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Hi I am new to the forum but have a problem with splices and rope, I have searched for information on how to splice loops in my ropes. I am new to boat owernership so have decided to buy new rope and make some nice new mooring/ lock ropes. My problem is the rope I got at a good price is four strand so non of the sites I have found cover four strand it is all three strand. I have seen most of the sites o this string and agree they are extreemly informative but does anyone know how to do four strand ?? If I do find any info on this I will post on this string. With four strands it does not seem to work as I cannot orientate the rope when attempting to splice a loop on the end. I do not have a top middle and bottom I have two middles and by the time I am on to the bottom it is to far round the rope and causes twists and looks terrible. I will settle for one of the knots I have seen on the sites the thread has highlited untill I get a bit more experiance. The good news is I can now tie a monkeys paw somthing I have been attempting with no luck for years, Thanks. Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun113 Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 I cant see how it would make any difference. Care to elucidate, a bit All the information I have seen shows a three strand rope, I am new to this but with four strands it doesnot seem to work as I cannot orientate the rope when attempting to splice a loop on the end. I do not have a top middle and bottom I have two middles and by the time I am on to the bottom it is to far round the rope and causes twists and looks terrible. I will settle for one of the knots I have seen on the sites the thread has highlited untill I get a bit more experiance. The good news is I can now tie a monkeys paw somthing I have been attempting with no luck for years, Thanks. Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amicus Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Yea, you may be right, twer a long time ago. Seem to remember opening the lay, shove a strand thru, tuck that one, tuck two on the left????.................................. I'll haff to try and wind some 4 strand. Long time ago the boat-yard where I worked bought a rake of 4 strand from Gundrys in Bridport, it was going cheap, failed order or sommik. We used it to renew tie-down ropes on the tarps used on the dray lorries of the brewery across the road, eye splice and back splice. Just an aside re. the monkey fist, the trick of inserting a pebble or weight in the centre is a hanging offence 'round here, very dodgy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 A four strand splice is here http://www.gleistein.com/en/files/Splicebook_EN_short.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun113 Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 A four strand splice is here http://www.gleistein.com/en/files/Splicebook_EN_short.pdf Hi Thanks for that I will now annoy the wife by whiling away the winter hours making new ropes for the boat in the lounge whilst watching the TV. As for the monkey's paw with the pebble I will steer clear. Nice to find a site with such helpful people I shall have a good look around and see if there is any help I can give or just look for tips. Thanks Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Wilson and Family Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 any ideas how to back-splice or eye-splice a multi-braided rope? all I can see is heatshrink tube to stop it from fraying. I bought a job lot of 100m of 20mm dia. multibraided rope for a song at an auction. Now I want to make some use of it. Nice thick soft mooring ropes, etc. Heatshrink tube is actually reccomended by a lot of people becaus eit doesn't increas the bulk of the line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Good site - I like the way you can control the speed of the demo or show each stage individually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHutch Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Thread trimmed of surplus posts and made into FAQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cl@rkey Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 http://www.animatedknots.com/index.php And also: http://www.tollesburysc.co.uk/Knots/Knots_gallery.htm Just to let you know, the first link mistakenly directs you to the second link, and the second appears to be dead now. The first link should be: http://www.animatedknots.com/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) Just to let you know, the first link mistakenly directs you to the second link, and the second appears to be dead now. The first link should be: http://www.animatedknots.com/index.php Tollesbury saltings site has been dead for 5 years now. It's most annoying. Edited to add, I see Bernie's link is the sailing club, not the boatyard which I was moaning about.. Edited March 1, 2012 by carlt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHutch Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Just to let you know, the first link mistakenly directs you to the second link, and the second appears to be dead now. The first link should be: http://www.animatedknots.com/index.php Links updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aground Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 If you want to know just about anything and everything to do with knots then "The Ashley Book of Knots" is your bible (including several four-strand long-, short- and eye-splices). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordias Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Some more good links: http://www.southee.com/Knots/Index.htm - has a PDF you can download into a tablet and use offline - shows useful alternative ways to tie some knots http://notableknotindex.webs.com/knotindex.html http://www.asiteaboutnothing.net/cr_knots.html http://www.scoutingresources.org.uk/knots/knots_az.html - I can explain an easy and reliable way to tie an "Alpine Butterfly" (mid-line loop) with your eyes closed based on one of the pictures here if anyone is interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Now I get a clue to your choice of forum name: Gordian Knot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Good stuff Gordias. But I suspect there's a lot of folk on this ere forum who would run a mile at the very thought of ''Tying the knot'' or ''getting spliced'' for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Good stuff Gordias. But I suspect there's a lot of folk on this ere forum who would run a mile at the very thought of ''Tying the knot'' or ''getting spliced'' for that matter. Oh come on, all that's needed is perseverance, it gets easier after the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Oh come on, all that's needed is perseverance, it gets easier after the first time. What I think might put a lot of folk off tying the knot is a matter of the possibly of unknown quirks and horrors that might come to light once the knot is tied. Like fuming smelly feet, habitual nose picking, nail biting, removing false teeth at the dinner table, fleas, bottom covered with pussy boils, Washing once a year only, leaving dogends dotted about all over the shop, bed wetting, digging wax from ears with matchsticks. Unless both have identickle draw backs huge and great tollerence and overwheming love is needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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