Spike, the Tim Man.Tin Man is a good name. But he kind of looks like a Spike.
I've been using a double bowline knot because it is simple for me to remember and I put a small dab of yellow glue on the knot to secure it.Now to tie the shock cord to the fishing snap swivel.
Just learned how to tie that knot, thanks!double bowline knot
@bjphoenix My bowline knots, even the double kind, seem to slip up and down on the standing end of the string. Is that what the knot is supposed to do?Just learned how to tie that knot, thanks!
Braid the cord as per Tim's video. This works great for all sizes of cords from the small #60 Kevlar up past 1" wide Nylon.Haven’t even flown it yet and shock cord is tangled. Sigh.
It's not the kind of knot that could slip. But with Kevlar it could untie itself, at least the standard Bowline can.@bjphoenix My bowline knots, even the double kind, seem to slip up and down on the standing end of the string. Is that what the knot is supposed to do?
I must be tying it incorrectly. I will find a different knots website and practice some more.It's not the kind of knot that could slip. But with Kevlar it could untie itself, at least the standard Bowline can.
I can send you a scan of my Boy Scout Handbook and a video, it was a First Class rank requirement.I must be tying it incorrectly. I will find a different knots website and practice some more.
That’s Ok. Thanks for the offer. I will get the hang of this.I can send you a scan of my Boy Scout Handbook and a video, it was a First Class rank requirement.
Here is my bowline knot tied with 50 pound polyester kite line. I can tighten the knot, but the knot just pops open. It loosens itself.I can send you a scan of my Boy Scout Handbook and a video, it was a First Class rank requirement.
I think you are.I must be misunderstanding something about a step in tying this knot.
@smstachwickI think you are.
When I tie it with 100 or 300 pound kevlar, it loosens up slightly over time (without glue to hold it in place), but it doesn't unravel.
I can get the figure 8 knot to tie in a variety of line types. I like it too.I have been using the 'figure 8' knot on Kevlar. Been working well.
That first one looks a bit like a sheet bend. It’s a close relative of the bowline and is tied similarly but is mainly used to join lines of different thicknesses together instead of creating a loop.Here is my bowline knot tied with 50 pound polyester kite line. I can tighten the knot, but the knot just pops open. It loosens itself.
I must be misunderstanding something about a step in tying this knot.
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If I try to tighten it, it does this:
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Maybe it is the super slippery line. I am going to try this with a different kind of string.
My undestanding is that the figure 8 is better than the bowline for these applications. I just don't use it b/c it's harder for me to tie (and remember how to tie).I have been using the 'figure 8' knot on Kevlar. Been working well.
Bow-lin.Since we're talking about the bowline knot, how do you all pronounce it?
Bow-line?
or
Bow-lean?
Bow as in bow and arrow.Since we're talking about the bowline knot, how do you all pronounce it?
Bow-line?
or
Bow-lean?
Looking at these images it seems that I've been doing the bowline wrong! I learned it almost 50 years ago when I was doing a lot of fishing and haven't used it since, until I started tying kevlar last year. Apparently I remembered it slightly differently. Now I have to compare both versions to see how they compare.That first one looks a bit like a sheet bend. It’s a close relative of the bowline and is tied similarly but is mainly used to join lines of different thicknesses together instead of creating a loop.
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