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Chip away the stone |
Most of my knot tying is related to fishing trips. I used some sort of slip knot when securing a bassbuster in the back of my truck (along with a ratchet strap) and a palomar knot to tie on lures. Other than that, I use the square when I want something more secure/easier to untie than a granny.This message has been edited. Last edited by: rusbro, | |||
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| Staring back from the abyss  |
Granny knots and bowlines most frequently. I do find the need to use clove hitches and taut line hitches quite often as well with the latter being a very useful knot. Those and various fishing knots are about it. ________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton. | |||
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A Grateful American |
frayed... "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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Optimistic Cynic |
One of my college roommates was a recreational sailor and had a copy of the Ashley Book of Knots. I was fascinated enough by it to buy a copy of my own and start practicing "fancy" knot work, been doing it ever since. I agree that the plain old bowline is probably the single most useful general-purpose knot. | |||
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As my forum name indicates I am a sailor. A bowline is useful in sailing, but it is often used when other knots would work better. F_L knows what he is talking about. Rod "Do not approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction." John Deacon, Author I asked myself if I was crazy, and we all said no. | |||
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Being a gardener/landscaper etc. and a good all 'round Boy Scout.....4 major ones - - square, half-hitch, bowline, clove hitch...all very useful! | |||
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The Karmanator |
I too spend a lot of time around horses. I can tie a rope halter. I regularly use the Bowline, Taut Line, Truckers hitch, Cow hitch, Highwayman's hitch, Quick Release, Alpine Butterfly, and clove hitch. And then there are the fly fishing knots.  I have the Animated Knots by Grog app on my phone. Best $4.99 I have ever spent. | |||
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I use about 20, half for boating and general purpose, and half are fishing knots. My favorites are... Half hitches, I use them a lot. Taut line hitch, great for camping. Palomar, a super fishing knot. Also bowline, dropper loop, snelling, Albright special. -c1steve | |||
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I use a half hitch about 10 times a day at work. Other than that i use o bowline and a square knot a lot. | |||
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delicately calloused |
I use the genealogy knot...........a whooooooole buncha granies.  You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | |||
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Plowing straight ahead come what may |
This is one of many websites...it will point you in the right direction ...https://www.netknots.com/rope_knots ******************************************************** "we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches Making the best of what ever comes our way Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition Plowing straight ahead come what may And theres a cowboy in the jungle" Jimmy Buffet | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
Thanks to the Scouts, I know the square knot, bowline, half hitch, tautline hitch, clove hitch, and figure 8. I also know several fishing knots; blood knot, clinch knot, improved clinch knot, and Palomar knot. There are a few others I sort of know, but have to check on. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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| Freethinker |
The parcel bend and granny knots the most. The latter for closing laundry bags and trash bags as it doesn’t slip or tend to open on its own. The former for, well …, parcels and other things like bundles of sticks that I want to cinch down as tightly as possible. I know other knots more or less well, but seldom have the need or opportunity to use them. ► 6.4/93.6 ___________ “We are Americans …. Together we have resisted the trap of appeasement, cynicism, and isolation that gives temptation to tyrants.” — George H. W. Bush | |||
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Domari Nolo |
Whatever you call the knot to tie my shoes. That's it. | |||
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| Needs a bigger boat |
All of em. MOO means NO! Be the comet! | |||
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| Three Generations of Service  |
Routinely use bowline, square knot, half hitch, clove hitch, sheet bend and sheepshank. When I first quit smoking, I took up macarame' to keep my hands busy and my mind off smoking. Learned some new stuff and some new applications of old stuff. Still use some of them occasionally, like a monkey fist or a crown knot. Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | |||
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| Member |
I second the Grog app. MY knot knowledge is limited by the infrequent need to tie a knot, so having a good, ready reference is an outright necessity. Bill Gullette | |||
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| Muzzle flash aficionado  |
2: square, and whatever is called how one ties shoes. flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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Hopefully, the same thing, because if you're tying a granny, it won't be nearly as stable as a square knot. I quite enjoy showing adults a better way to tie their shoes. Year V | |||
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| Savor the limelight |
Clove hitch follow by a couple half hitches, bowline, reef (square), figure 8, sheepshank and sheet bend are what I use regularly. Occasionally, a monkey fist when trying to through a rope over something. I splice my own lines as well. | |||
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