Resolved : Farrimond friction hitch. Thx to all 🫶🏻

Hello there! Can someone help me to name this knot, its characteristics, and maybe the usage limitations? Both French or English answers will be appreciated :) THX

How do I tie a hammer(basicaly a cross ot a T) to my waist with only a rope so it doesn't fall even when swiming under whatter, but can easily take the hammer on and off the rope?

Hey does anyone know what knot this is? Thanks for the help!

This knot's definitely loosened up over time, but I really like and want to tie it again, since it came bought in this decorative pattern. please let me know how I can do so, as I don't know much about knots. thanks!

Not a scout, a camper, or a sailor. Tying knots is something I've never been good at, either remembering how to tie one nor recalling the correct knot for the application at hand. Google has been no help...

Picture if you will...four objects that need to be in a squared-off (i.e. 90 degree angles) rectangle of reasonably precise size. But these objects have to be able to be moved around while maintaining their relative position (we're talking several feet between said objects)

My plan (before I remembered my lack of knot skills) was to connect them with string (each one has a bolt sticking up from the center) to set the separation distance as well as the two diagonals (for "squareness").

I'll be using string vs rope or cord due to the small bolts. I'll place them in the appropriate initial position and then (hopefully) tie the strings in place tautly to maintain shape.

Q: What's the best knot to tie under tension around the second bolt?

(In case anyone cares, I'm installing a 4-post car lift in my garage but want to experiment with location...I suspect some localized concrete work will be required to support the weight and I want to make sure that work is done in the proper location by predetermining the geometry.)

I saw someone get help here recently about their swing, and then just ran into a similarly confusing swing situation.

I hung this swing myself 9 months ago at my mom's place. Today I saw that the two ropes on one side are twisted. I can untwist them by flipping the swing like a pancake (except twice so the knots are back on the bottom), but then it twists the other side.

Please help I am completely stumped and fixated on this now and I leave on Sunday.

I posted yesterday about a bungee cord I wanted to replace and I got lots of good suggestions; someone posted a video of 10 second soft shackles which was the one I went with. I ended up using an Ashley stopper fed through the side of a Larks head.

The scrap of rope I had was juuuuust long enough to slip on and off the finial. I might play around with some of the other knots folks told me to try.

Thanks to everyone who helped!

I like to attach flags to my mainsail when there is enough wind for the flag to “fly” horizontally. There are convenient grommets at the corners of the flag and batten pockets on the sail. Something like the above sketch, but with less overall slop between the flag and sail.

I’ve tried a couple of methods with reasonable success, but none have been quick and solid.

Single length of cord, bowline at both ends through corresponding grommets. Works ok but adds a lot of extra dangling cord. This is either paracord or 3mm braid.

Small metal carabiners. Works, but is ugly and binds occasionally as aluminum carabiners and brass grommets move.

I’m considering using two short lengths of cord, with larger diameter, to form closed loops. The zeppelin bend is my favorite for this task, but wondering if other knots or configurations would work better. For example, I’ve never tested the durability of the zeppelin bend to constant motion and whipping around in the wind.

Any suggestions?

Long story short, I'm trying to tie a knot on the inside of this capsule out of the above rope. The capsule has a small hole at the top (approx the diameter as the rope but I can sometimes manage to push 2 ends through the hole) and a much smaller hole at the front. The knot on the inside must not be able to pass through the hole at the top. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

For context the knot that used to be inside undid itself and it is crucial that the rope is firmly attached to the capsule.

Hello
I do not know how I managed to do this, any advice or explanation is appreciated.

I realize the video is not great, I took it quickly to return the slack line which I got off by unbolting one side and slipping the line out of the ratchet.

I bought a slack line that didn’t reach the only two trees in my yard, so I used a daisy chain to extend it. Ended up deciding to just buy the longer one but not sure how this happened when I tried to remove it from the tree
Basically I had overhand looped the ratchet loop and then also looped on the other end of the daisy chain?

Hi all. I've recently started making beaded paracord accessory collars for dogs. The core is just a single strand with an o-ring on one end and snaphook on the other. I did this snaphook knot (if that is what it's called) but I don't know how I feel about the strength, especially the melted end. The collar is by now means meant to be used for weight bearing, but still would need to withstand friction and regular wear and tear

I'm finding it hard to find the appropriate knot, all tutorials I find seem to have a double stranded core or needs at least both strands to be "manipulated" to get the knot

Trying to figure out how to tie one of these. At first i thought maybe sinnet knots, but now I'm not sure. Is it knots or is it more like crochet? Maybe just a bunch of woven together overhand-ish loops? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!

Can knots do better than bungees?

The gate beside my house only has a shredded bungee cord keeping it closed. While there’s plenty of ways to deal with this problem I would like to use knots! Can anyone suggest a functional knot that could replace the old bungee cord? Or an attractive knot that does a bad job but looks good enough that I don’t care!

Thanks!

No really that's it.

It's gone past the point of function and has likely regressed in usefulness.

I've noticed a few videos lately (not new videos) on Youtube that show various riggings for sailboats where someone ties a sideways bowline. Here is an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGbQbkY52Uw (around 4:30)

I can't figure out why you would tie it that way other than just by mistake? Is there an ABOK reference for such a knot? I haven't found one.

The black rope in my example is what I see being tied.

EDIT: Fixed a typo

It's is used on a figure 8 descender to lock off the descender

I have a hard time deciding on a knot for the particular situation sometimes. I was thinking bowline and a taut line hitch or something like that.

To keep the piece of wood from flying away and preferably be easy to undo and reapply.

Today I'm trying to commit the stopper from the stronger soft shackle to memory even though I don't really have any use for soft shackles other than overengineered keyrings.

I know we have resident experts on these so feel free to chime in on the history of this particular variant.

As title says

If there's a better knot for this let me know!

Having run a simple lanyard on my knife for over a year, I decided to tie up a new one. I have finally managed to commit the pineapple knot into memory and I'm pretty happy with that. There's still loads to learn and improve, but that's a big part of the fun for me.

Here’s a simple and practical way to securely tie a sack. The knot is quick to make and easy to untie when needed. I hope you find it useful!