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When I do a video of a hitch, I put knot in the title to help it come up in searches. That being said, the definition of a hitch is; “A knot that secures a rope to another object.” That’s from the Ashley Book of Knots, published in 1944 and considered the knot tying bible. If a knot is intertwined cordage then wouldn’t it make sense that a hitch or bend falls into that same category? You brought up a good topic for discussion and maybe it is one others on here can chime in on?

@@knotknut so you add extra words to drive engagement. Might as well put frozen star wars Heineken in there as well.

This knot can cinch tighter than a bowline so it is preferred by some.

Uggh!! I don’t know what made it different, thanks again for the input. I will keep trying/making them how this one is.

I will post a video tomorrow of a slipped bowline, makes it really easy to untie

Unfortunately with short there isn’t enough time. Moving forward I will have a short and long video for each knot on my channel

Glad you liked the video, there are many more on my channel. Thanks for watching

Wish I could, sorry

I didn’t know it was doing that, I’ve been using a different editing program, thanks for letting me know. I will try to fix that issue.

This particular knot can cinch up tight where the bowline can only get snug at best. I don’t usually put uses of the knots in the videos because what I might use it for may be a lot different then what others might use it for. It is also tuff to fit everything into a one minute video unfortunately.

Glad you liked 😊

@@hosoiarchives4858 this way seems easier to me but there is a lot of ways to tie this one. Hope you like the videos

On my channel I show the bowline tied with a Yosemite backup, addressing exactly what you are talking about.

@@knotknut thanks!!

You're so welcome!

Haul on the bowline, it's a far cry from Liverpool. Haul on the bowline the bowline haul!

Glad it’s useful for you, this is exactly why I made this channel.

Yes I like my own comments

That’s a use for this knot I never thought of. Do you use a bight when you make your wrap so you can release the knot easily?

@@knotknutyes

Yes it is the fisherman’s knot. Tied this way makes it easier to keep the knot out of the way when wrapping it around a rope.

Glad you like the video. Of all the ways to tie a bowline I find myself using this way the most

I agree with you, tying is only part of the fun with knots.

It is very common to mis-pronounce the name of this knot. The technical name is "Sheet" Bend. It is also sometimes referred to as a "Becket". "Sheet" comes from the original use in nautical knots referring to it being formally tied in a sheet(piece of running rigging that trims a sail). ***ABK.

No he means sheet bend the correct name for this knot

Oh I thought I remember it being a sheep's bend in the boy scout handbook from the 80's. I'm glad I got that cleared up. Is there any knot called a sheep's bend?

There is the sheepshank, a very different knot. I think I have called it a sheep bent a few times when talking fast, kinda flows better lol. I looked knots up in ABK and couldn’t find any with sheep in the name other than the sheepshank. Does not mean that there isn’t a knot with that name

@@knotknut Thanks for your kind reply, I could have asked with better manners but it’s crazy that I would look through that Boy Scout Handbook at night to fall asleep sometimes and I love information and remember the name. It’s interesting how names change based on geographical location, culture and language. Well done!

A possible advantage might be having an attachment point for a load and a separate attachment for a tagline. Maybe someone on here has a good use for this knot.

That would be interesting. I have noticed that it's rather common to neglect this topic, even among trusted channels as hownot2 when they bench test knots. If the knots are tied sloppy, the test result may not be reliable enough. You will probably get less creeping with correctly dressed knots and the heat created might change the results.

Yes maybe not on every one but ones that are tend to confuse people. Also show the mistakes at the end instead of the beginning so folk who don't care don't have to fast forward to the correct knot guide 😊 Also i think if you have suggestions on how and where these are useful could also be given before the mess up portion. I would do a clipped short of the proper know and note at the end you have a long form that shows common mistakes.

Pulling the bight and both legs of rope away from each other sets this knot and then pulling the two legs away from each other dresses it. The butterfly knots are great this way.

​@@knotknut With all respect, I disagree. Every knot should be properly set and dressed. Especially knots used when climbing. Butterfly knots are very useful when tree climbing. It only takes a couple of seconds more to complete a well tied knot. Tighten the strands nicely is not so hard. Your knot tying instructions are very well made though.

No problem, glad it helped ya. Thanks for watching.

The first time I saw this knot, the gentleman tied it behind his back. 🤪