Two Lanyards Part 1 - Sailor's Knot and Knife Lanyard Knot

Tying the Sailor's Knot and the Sailor's Knife Lanyard Knot.. watch out for PT 2 for the Double Knife Lanyard Knot

[maxbackstrom]

Tnx for giving me the Lanyards thing. Seen it many times but never practised tying it. Now its as easy as anything. Thanks again!

[nffrk]

@Airicks1 have a look at the 'sheet bend' then because this is probably the most versatile and certainly one that everybody that wants one or two basic knots to get them by should know.

[ACAhmann]

Definitely a good method. I usually use this on the knife end of the lanyard, and an eye splice on the anchor end. I find three-strand laid twine more versatile for that reason.
(I use #72 or #120 tarred seine twine.)

[nffrk]

I'm not sure what you mean by strong.. it's not a capsizing design and has a great deal loops so it concentrates force well internally and shouldn't slip once dressed. I would be pushed to think of a material I have used that wouldn't give before the knot so I guess you could say it's as strong as the line that you are using.

[Airicks]

whats the best multipurpose knot? i mean 1 that can hold just about anything without slipping - essentially whats the most practical knot to learn.

[nffrk]

@Airicks1 that's tough to answer since that's going to differ with what you are holding and what line you are using etc. and it could turn into rather a long chain of off topic comments to get a good answer for you. I would start with the Wikipedia page entitled 'Knots' and think about the type of knot you are interested in then look at some of the common types. The Ashley Book of Knots is a fascinating book if you are into knots since it covers origins as well as uses.

[Airicks]

@1nf0fr34k to be honest I'm not really interested in knots in general, I decided to learn1 or 2 different types just in case I'm in a situation and need to tie something off - as for camping/hanging stuff up/etc

I seen one called Bowline which seemed pretty good though I'm still looking for one that uses 2 ends of a rope (like tying the end of a circle).

I doubt I'll ever be in a situation that requires a specialized knot - which is why I asked about a generally usable type.

[SoundsFantastic]

Ok nearly 10 thousand views and no comments, how strong is this knot?

[jeanlucncoelho]

I'm gonna tie my shoes like this.

[nffrk]

@Georgiasong a fair comment, at the time I didn't have a large tripod to point the camera over my shoulder. I compensated on this one by tying it reversed so the camera is seeing what I would normally see but future videos will use 1st person view. Thanks for taking the time to comment though ^^

[longbeachdirtbag]

looks like a carrick bend to me.
p.s. (Tail) aka bitter end

[moosesmuscles]

Stop hating on him. He is just trying to show people how to do this. If you cannot follow because you are just so simple, at least keep it to yourself. No one really wants to hear it. You try to do this sort of stuff and not explain it, then see what reviews you get. Just stop your complaining.

[princeanon]

We can't see much of what you're doing.