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The Stevedore knot is a stopper knot that’s basically a Figure of Eight Knot with a couple of extra turns to give it more volume. This knot thanks it’s name to the dockworkers [...]

The Angler’s Loop is an easy to tie fixed loop. It is also known as the Perfection Loop, a name it earned for the ability to tie the loop perfectly in line with the standing end. It’s [...]

The Englishman’s Loop (also known as the Fisherman’s Eye) is a fixed loop made with two varieties of the Overhand Knot and is essentially a looped version of the Fisherman’s [...]

The Water Knot (also known as the Tape Knot, Double Overhand Bend or Ring Bend) is a bend most commonly used by climbers to join two lengths of webbing (flat nylon tape), but also works great to [...]

The Hunter’s Bend is a fairly young knot. It is claimed to have been invented by Dr. Edward Hunter in the late 70’s, although there’s is some debate if this is the actual origin [...]

West Country Whipping is the easiest out of all whippings to learn, considering it contains two knots most people know already. For this whipping you do not need any needles, palms or other types [...]