Guides and Ideas

Butterfly Bend Knot

The Butterfly Bend Knot is used to combine two pieces of rope together. This can be done with two of the same rope or two completely different pieces of rope that have differing diameters and materials. It is one of the stronger bend knots because it will hold well even under a large amount of weight (this also depends on the strength of the rope). It can even be used when connecting to a rop…

How to Tie a Bowline Knot

The Bowline Knot is one of the most important knots you can know. It creates a secure loop that will not get stuck and is easy to tie and untie, even when tension has been applied to it. It is a reliable and strong knot that has been around for centuries. Although commonly used for boats, the Bowline Knot has also used to hoist and haul objects and to fasten one rope to another.We used Olive Drab…