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Old 02 September 2005, 12:04 AM
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Hello

Strangely interesting!

http://www.tollesburysc.co.uk/Knots/Knots_gallery.htm



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Old 02 September 2005, 12:13 AM
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intresting site ....
Weve owned 2 smacks before now .......Not as big as 'Telegraph' mind..53' ..:eeeeK:
Old 02 September 2005, 12:27 AM
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Some more used in climbing

http://www.jpmountainguide.com/climbing-knots.html
Old 02 September 2005, 07:27 AM
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Learned most of those in the Scouts.

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Old 02 September 2005, 08:09 AM
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i LIKE that site!
Old 02 September 2005, 08:19 AM
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Oh my God I just spent 10 minutes looking how to tie knots... and I've always wondered how you do the Windsor knot!
Old 02 September 2005, 11:03 AM
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Oh my God I just spent 10 minutes looking how to tie knots... and I've always wondered how you do the Windsor knot!
Who else has just sat in front of their monitor and re-tied their tie in a windsor
Old 02 September 2005, 11:38 AM
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Don't wear a tie so a bit difficult.
Old 02 September 2005, 11:50 AM
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The "radiator" knot
Old 02 September 2005, 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by ozzy
Munter hitch


I find the knot that works best for me is a granny knot with a bunch of b@stards. No way is that coming undone
Old 02 September 2005, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Dr Hu
Who else has just sat in front of their monitor and re-tied their tie in a windsor
I'd like to but a) no tie today, and b) the gif runs WAAAAY too quickly! Can't they put a pause button in?
Old 02 September 2005, 12:21 PM
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Tied most of those in one go with the mower cable when mowing

How can one piece of cable get into such a knot?
Old 02 September 2005, 03:57 PM
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That's excellent. I spent hours with a book some years ago learning how to do eye splices, shame it doesn't cover the back splice or Turk's Head knot too

I've whiled away many a pleasant afternoon sat by the river with a piece of rope and a fid
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Yes but that had nothing to do with tying just knots, Ms Chick...
Old 02 September 2005, 04:41 PM
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Talking

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