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How to Tie the Alpine Butterfly for a DIY Knot Board Display

The Alpine Butterfly is perfect for quickly creating a loop in a rope to use as a tie in point…. View Article

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How to Tie the Bowline for a DIY Knot Board Display

This week, Bryan demonstrates how to tie the Bowline Knot for our DIY Knot Board Display. The Bowline is fairly… View Article

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Benefits of Knot Tying – Gear Tasting Radio 61

This Gear Tasting Radio gets a little knotty as we discuss the benefits of knots and why you should sharpen… View Article

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Knot of the Week Video: Prevent Rope from Unravelling with the Back Splice

We’re wrapping up over a year of our Knot of the Week series today with the Back Splice. Don’t fret, we’re certainly… View Article

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Knot of the Week Video: How to Short Splice a Natural Fiber Rope

On today’s Knot of the Week I’ll be delving more into splicing and go over the Short Splice. This is really… View Article

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Knot of the Week Video: How to Eye Splice a Natural Fiber Rope

On today’s Knot of the Week I’ll be covering splicing an eye into a natural fiber rope, which will allow you… View Article

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Knot of the Week Video: Easily Weight and Throw a Rope with the Heaving Line Knot

On today’s Knot of the Week I’ll be covering the Heaving Line Knot, which is a great alternative to the Monkey’s… View Article

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Knot of the Week Video: Cook Over a Campfire with a Tripod Lashing

Today’s Knot of the Week is one of my favorites and can be used for a plethora of pioneering projects…. View Article

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Knot of the Week Video: Whipping Natural Fiber Rope with Waxed Dental Floss

In today’s Knot of the Week series I’ll be demonstrating how to prevent natural fiber rope from unravelling after it’s… View Article

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Knot of the Week: Tying a Barrel Knot for Single Line Rappelling

In one of our more recent articles on setting up an urban rappel, we went over two methods for tying… View Article

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