Water knot? According to the NAR member guidebook it's stronger than the materials used for the knot and recommended for harnesses.What kind of knot should I use for tying 1/4" Kevlar to 1/2" flat nylon webbing?
I also agree with the bowline anytime you need a knot at the end of the webbing. For knots in the middle of the webbing I use an alpine butterfly.Bowline is my favorite knot for almost anywhere I can make it work.
Me, I use a bowline for all my knots.
Bowline is my favorite knot for almost anywhere I can make it work.
Bowline and alpine butterfly knots are for loops, aren't they? I don't want a loop, I want to join two dissimilar size webbing together.I also agree with the bowline anytime you need a knot at the end of the webbing. For knots in the middle of the webbing I use an alpine butterfly.
Nowadays though I use mostly sewn loops so I don't have to deal with knots.
I thought about a water knot, but didn't know if it would be effective with the webbing sizes so different.Water knot? According to the NAR member guidebook it's stronger than the materials used for the knot and recommended for harnesses.
The link goes to an animation. Wikipedia page is here.
Exactly...
I'd be concerned about a sheet bend for this reason:Grog's recommends a Sheet Bend for ropes of unequal sizes. I have used a Double Sheet Bend it many times and it has never failed.
Tom
you just need to learn about the rabbit!Okay, okay, I'll admit it. I can't tie a bowline! My dad was a Navy veteran, and he tried to teach me to tie it as a kid. I have some sort of mental block about it!
Some have learned about the rabbit.....when it diedyou just need to learn about the rabbit!
I spent faaar too long trying to remember what kind of knot this was than I should have.Whatever you do, don't use a tree knot.
Yeah, well, the rabbit didn't help when I was learning to tie my shoes last year. I had to learn, my mom has arthritis and can't tie them for me anymore.you just need to learn about the rabbit!
Actually, I think the water knot just might work.Flat material
Dissimilar material
Water knot was the correct answer.
I was thinking about this one, but didn't know how it would act with the two different sizes.I use the "Animated Knots" website for learning knots, check it out. Here's the double fisherman's knot, which I use for tying tubular nylon to kevlar:
https://www.animatedknots.com/doubl...png&Website=www.animatedknots.com#ScrollPoint
The double fishermans knot is basically an Uni Knot but has less wraps, well I guess it would he double Uni knot.I was thinking about this one, but didn't know how it would act with the two different sizes.