Rope Knot Types

Different types of knots.

Rope knot types.

Interlacing of ropes made of two half knots inverse to each other. Bumper knot secures soft or loose bait in fishing applications englishman s knot fisherman s knot a bend consisting of two overhand knots each tied around the standing part of the othereskimo bowline places a loop in the end of a rope. European death knot one sided overhand bend joins two ropes togethereye splice creates a permanent loop in the end of. Top 10 rope knots while there are literally thousands of knots in reality a person can probably get by with about ten good knots committed to memory.

Even in this day of straps with buckles and bungee cord knot tying is still a key outdoor skill that at a minimum can make your life easier and at times could even save a life in a survival. Knots in alphabetical order. It includes a large range of camping knots and essential utility knots. Interlacing of ropes used to attach the halyard to a sail.

Tight interlacing of two ropes a knot is also a unit of speed in aviation and marine navigation equal to one nautical mile per hour. One of these knots could save your life one day. Loops make a loop in the rope bends rope to rope knots hitches rope to object knots and binding knots. Although there are literally thousands of different knots the knots illustrated and animated here include the best knots from the four primary knot categories.

There are 196 knots listed animated and 374 total knots as some knots are known by several names.