Self Reliance #5: How to Tie an Overhand Knot – Essential Knots
A big part of self-reliance is knowing how to tie knots. Knots come in handy when fishing (for your hook/lure, etc), climbing, boating, and more.
There are different knots for different purposes (stopper, loops, bends, hitches, and lashing), but you only need to know essential knots to get the job done. There’s some great books out there on this but for now I’ll show you (with pictures) the easiest and most useful knots to learn throughout a (non-sequential) series of articles on here.
First things first: stopper knots.
These are good for stopping a rope slipping through a hole, when a rope has weight added to it, when used as handholds, to stop fraying, and more. When they’re tied around the standing end (the part of the rope that mainly stays stationary when working with it), stoppers are used as a backup to prevent other knots from failing.
The first and simplest knot is the overhand knot – it’s the starting point of several other knots.
Overhand knots, once tightened, are tough to undo.
How to Tie an Overhand Knot
- Make an underhand loop by taking the working end (the part of the rope you tie the knot with) and pass it under the standing end.
- Pass the running end through the loop from the front to back.
- Pull both ends to secure.
You can also make a quick release overhand knot by pulling the running end back through the first loop before securing the knot:
To quick release, you just pull the running end.
To make a double overhand (making the knot bulkier), push the first turn twice into the middle of the knot:
For a blood knot, do it three times:
Stay tuned for another stopper knot, the figure eight knot.
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- Sol
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