Speir Knot (Modified) - Quick release fixed loop knot
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- čas přidán 27. 01. 2023
- Today I wanted to share with you a quick release fixed loop knot that I learned from a Russian channel. I tied this knot a little differently than the original poster did. This difference is the direction of turn of the nipping loop. I felt that this improved the overall stability of this knot. I am hoping that a viewer can help me determine the proper name for this handy fixed loop. For now, we will call it the Russian Quick Release.
Edit: With the help of several viewers, and finding this knot in an Army publication, I was able to locate the proper name for this knot. The Speir Knot
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After about five minutes of practice, I'm able to tie it in 5 seconds. Thank you and the Russian guy for sharing this knot. It's friggin awesome.
I wish I had learned this 40 years ago, it would have made a lifetime of moving so much easier! Thank you for finding and sharing this one. Now, off to practice!
Me too my friend!
AWESOME as usual! Thank You very much Sir for this one.
Incredible, thanks again Ben
What an interesting knot - it's a slipped square knot, but with some sort of twist in it. Never seen anything like it.
yea, i tried this but instead i tried pulling the whole working end through to see what knot would form, and it is indeed a square knot
Yes it is the slipped square knot, more accurately the slipped Thief knot because the two ends are on opposite sides.
Great video and extremely helpful information. I too look forward to what it’s proper name is!!
Thanks! Looks useful.
Will need to practise that a bit more to make it look as impressive as yours. 😁
One improvement I found for my all-thumbed hands already: instead of grabbing the standing end from above and then change direction to pull the bight from above, it's easier to push index and middle finger below the standing end and twist them clockwise around it. This way you get the loop and already have your fingers come from above.
Hope, that description is not too confusing.
Not sure what this is called either, but I like it! The knots that I like and use usually have a kind of flow when you’re tying them, and this one does. I will definitely be adding this to my repertoire.
Seems like a nice quick release if you want to keep your line in good condition, because it release at the half hitch there is not a lot of strain on the fibers when you pull the bight out.
Yes, you are right. And even more: strands in this loop go without a sharp angles when they go out of the knot. This means that even high load will not damage the rope too much.
This very similar to a "Speir Knot" shown in the Richard Hopkins book "Knots" (ISBN 1-57145-981-2, ©2003, PRC Publishing Ltd.). Two differences: 1. He ties 'left-handed', or at least on the opposite side that you use, with the standing part on the right 2. Like your reference poster, it appears to me that he turns the loop in the opposite direction (toward him, rather than away) before he puts the quick-release bight through. (I tried it, and both ways seem to work pretty well, but yours looks nicer.) - Joe C.
It looks similar to a Kalmyk loop, (or a slipped Inuit Bowline) to me. Although I must admit that's an incredibly quick way of tying it. As well as an incredibly good description. Thank you.
It is not a kalmyk loop ay all. Even not close to it, if we a talking about the "mechanics" of the knot.
Hi, just found this Video and what a wonderful quick release knot. Almost too good to be true😅 As a true knot-nerd I practiced and messed around with it. Tried to find similaritier to other knots. It's stable when the load is even but when you pull the standing-end and the left side of the loop the knot spills to an other hitch. Then the loop isn't fix anymore, it looks very similar to an high post hitch after spilling.
That reminds me of the mooring hitch.
Yes they look like they have a lot of similarities... however the mooring hitch can be "unlocked" if you straighten up the standing line - it basically turns into a slipknot. The knot in this video doesn't do that - it's always locked because of that twisted nipping loop.
If you switch the sides of the knot you could pass the tail through to finish a none slippy version. Wonder how easy it would be to untie compared to a bowline.
Nice thanks god bless
Halter Tie with self-reset loop. #1060 The Ashley book of knots with self-reset loop
I saw this knot several months ago and that site called it a Texas Bolin.
Didn’t you try coining this the Texas bowline ?
I prefer the kalmyk loop, looks similar, easier.
That is Texas bowline.
If I don't know what it is, I call it a Canadian Jam Knot and people just go with it. Works every time!
Lol, that’s funny.
absolutely no
Okay Ben, this knot or the Kalmyk Loop?
Now that is a good question. I think I lean a little more towards this knot because of how easy it is to tie and untie. Both are good options for a quick release.
Similar to imitation slipped bowline
Is it a bowline or no?
No.
I found a problem with this knot, if you have asymmetric tension on the rope on the standing end and the corresponding side of the loop then it will collapse into a constricting loop. This might make it unsuitable for tying doen loads as it could loosen easily.
I managed to fix the issue by incorporating an extra twist in the nipping loop.
Edit: it didn't fix it :(
Kalmyk loop seems much more stable.
I very much appreciate your feedback
what was the situation where you had asymmetric tension on one end
@@rusher101 just while testing on my kitchen table 😁
Ive hitched horses with that a thousand times
Это узел пожарных.Он плох тем, что при переменной нагрузке внутри петли (нагрузке на "разрыв петли") узел разваливается.
This isn't just a quick release bowline?
Ive always called it a siberian hitch, the knot is basically a figure 8 knot with a quick release. It was used to tie animals up when wearing thick gloves/mittens in winter.
The Siberian Hitch is a little different, it is a slip knot that will tighten down fast against the object being tied to. This knot forms a fixed loop.
@@txtoolcrib Your correct. ;)
@TxToolCrib do you prefer this knot over the Siberian hitch in general? Or for certain applications? Functionally, they seem very similar - just curious. This is *another* great video. Thx.
I honestly am not a big fan of the Siberian Hitch. I don’t like the way the slip jams against the anchor point. I trust the Slipped Buntline more than the Siberian Hitch. People seem to like that knot a lot because it is touted how it can be tied easily with heavy gloves. I personally like this knot with a round turn around the anchor to add more friction. It’s all personal opinion though.
@@txtoolcrib I understand your point of view. For personal use to tie something that is not critical is fine. However I can't see if it has much of an advantage over other quick release knots. My shoe laces are an example. In my line of work, we are not allowed to tie "any" quick release knots because we work as part of a team, and lives depend on it. For general use, a round turn and two half hitches is always one of my go to anchor knots, it can be released with little effort but never accidentally. However if the Siberians are using it for tieing up a Yak to a tree while wearing mittens all the best for them. ;)
I was taught it as a Siberian Hitch but I don't know if it is the formal name. Cheers.
No, this is not a siberian hitch at all.
The knot you tied is a quick release boline.
I'm pretty sure it's the Speir knot.
Nope,it's a grass knot....spier has to turns
@@zchuss1 No. It will become a grass knot, if you will turn the loop in the opposite direction - counterclockwise.
You had best tell all Russian fire men that then.@@yuriizahorenko1657
Speir knot - Colonel Speir Korean war
I believe you are correct, however, after researching various publications of this knot it appears as though the nipping loop that is turned into the standing end is turned in the opposite direction. This is the way the gentleman in the original video tied it as well. I changed the direction of turn on the nipping loop and formed, what I believe to be, a superior knot. Is it still considered the Speir Knot?
books.google.com/books?id=-U_toU-mQIwC&pg=RA6-PA9&lpg=RA6-PA9&dq=speir+knot&source=bl&ots=83iV5Tx06w&sig=jbz1OLtEMSIL0xAwp25QDbucQl0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJrMvAkODXAhVJGt8KHb2nBigQ6AEIYTAO#v=onepage&q=speir%20knot&f=false
Actually, according to this article, the knot that Lt. Col. Speir discovered does not resemble this knot at all.
Upon further research, I was able to find this knot in an Army publication. It is in fact the Speir Knot. Thank you very much for your help.
In the diagram there are two turns, you have done one.
I don't believe this is the Siberian hitch. The Siberian hitch is a cinching knot, whereas this creates a fixed loop.
It never was a Siberian hitch.
That is DUTCH Bowline. With Key. I live in South Sweden. Here and in Danmark we use it so, not the english bowline.
what about this knot (and what is it named)? a bit harder to unleash but seems to be comparable strong as a classic bowline: czcams.com/video/-gG6xK_NI-Q/video.html
It’s the Speir Knot
@@txtoolcrib I don't think so. A Speir Knot only holds under tension and is more unsecure as my linked above one (but super easy to open up again. Speir Knot -->
czcams.com/video/-Fx0x4PWsyQ/video.html
It’s a little deceiving because of the elaborate tying method, but I’m fairly certain it is the Speir Knot.
In other words, this is almost the same knot explained in this video, but during tying the loop is turning in the opposite direction.
Its really just a slipped Thief Knot.
I believe it’s a Kalmyk loop?
No, it's not. Please, find the kalmyk loop on CZcams and compare, it's easy.
Leave it to the Russians to come up with a "Fixed Loop Quick Release" that's better and quicker than the Bowline!
Looks like a slipped bowline to me.
Definitely not a Slipped Bowline.
Should call it the Ukraine knot
Duh.
If i wasnt so comfy in bed i'd get up right now and practice it.Big fan of anything quick release.
And bowline is overrated as hell
Its a different knot for a different purpose but idk if you know about the farrimond friction hitch, one of my favorites