Tag: Knots

  • How To Tie a Clove Hitch

    [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zGzc-8biA0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0&w=500&h=375]

    Clove hitch.  A very VERY basic instructional video on how to tie a clove hitch.

    I hope to make a video of the Clove Hitch and Bowline soon.  Something more practical to our uses on stage.

  • How to Tie a Bowline

    This is one of the two most important knots to know. Get proficient at tying this knot. I can’t stress this enough.

    [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9NqGd7464U?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0&w=500&h=375]

    This is what tying a Bowline looks like when you are on the other side of the point. Same knot, tied from a different direction.

    [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV1K-WU-Jgc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0&w=500&h=375]