Master The Orange Knot: Fencing Knot Tied and Tested!

This week on the farmlearning channel, we're teaching you how to tie the orange fencing knot! This knot was commonly used in fencing when mild wire was in, and is an interesting knot to know.

In this video, we'll show you how to tie the knot and test its strength. After learning your knots, you'll be ready to start fencing like a pro!

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[denishickey]

Greatly appreciated Tim, it's great to learn more fencing skills from you Please keep them rolling.

[debl]

Beautiful explanation and teaching Tim. You make it all seem doable! Thanks

[andrewsteele]

Good morning, Tim, thank you for the fencing tutorial, I will have to watch it again as the knot looked brilliant. Cheers

[jimbo]

Great videos. I send all apprentices your way to learn a few skills. Would be great if you could show an end knot under tension. We like to alternate the direction of wraps around the strainer so they don’t twist it off the strut, but too many people don’t centre the knot, leaving gaps that lambs can get through

[haroldray]

Tim the orange knot seems to be similar to the Tex brown correct? If so as some have asked how do these two compare strength wise? Also I would be curious as to the difference between the Donald knot vs. the speed knot as these also look to be very similar, which would be stronger or more beneficial ?

[rrich]

So Tim.... for years I've been using the strainer/speed knot you showed us 6 years ago... the orange knot is a little more involved.... in your opinion is it that much better than the speed knot?

[jaminhill]

Thanks Tim. So I see you’re using the Fence-Line strainers. Are they your “go to” vs the Strain Walker Pro from Wireman ?

[kevinvogelsang]

Is there a chance you could test the braking point of wire crimps vs gripples. I have been wrapping on either side of wire crimps so the barrel pruner doesn’t catch the wire does this make the wire joint stronger ? Is it better than a figure 8 that is wrapped on either side?

[romandybala]

Have had to use fencing wire(discarded ) a couple of times . Once to tow a car 80ks and once to tow a motorbike 160ks. Didnt think it would work. I was surprised.

[aussiefarmer]

A Tip here Tim for display purposes. Rather than using plastic over the wires, maybe spray them with flouro traffic paint yellow/blue. That stuff will stick to anything.

[Bigcountry_littlelegs]

Great video, but i still couldent do the knot but iam hopeless with knotts lol

[vsvnrg]

as you say at the end, the tightness of the bends weakens the knot. i was hoping you would have strain tested the knot with the plastic sleeves on it. if the sleeving increased the breaking strain it might mean that thicker sleeving might improve breaking strain even more. i know that when the wire snaps it goes straight to the ground but i still get nervous watching it and want to chuck an old towel over it.

[caburtnett]

What is the best knot to use thus far?