Knots on the Web:
A collection of knotting resources.
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/knotlink.htm
Shooting Star's Marlinspike Page:
Covers common boating knots including the Anchor bend, the Carrick
bend, the Buntline hitch, and several variations of the Bowline.
Animated illustrations and step-by-step instructions. Table showing
the relative strength of the knots.
http://131.230.57.1/knots.htm
Six Exploding Knots:
Covers six knots that untie easily, including the Sliding Butterfly,
Double Carrick bend, and Clove Hitch Biting a Bight. Step-by-step
illustrations with instructions and a table of properties.
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/writing/explode.htm
The Lehigh Group:
Covers common marine knots, plus the Hangman's knot, the Scaffold
knot, and the Gallows knot. Illustrations and common uses.
http://www.lehighgroup.com/KNOTS.HTM
Irish Climbing:
Covers common climbing knots, including five friction knots for
ascending the rope. Illustrations and common uses.
http://www.climbing.ie/knots.html
Sophia-Antipolis Speleogical Society:
Covers common caving knots including the double figure-8 on a bight
and the farmer's knot. Illustrations.
http://www-sop.inria.fr/agos-sophia/sis/Techniques/knots.html
Beer Knot:
Photos and instructions for tying this variant of the water knot.
http://beerknot.20m.com/
Rock and Ice: Basic Climbing Knots:
Covers the figure-8 follow-through, figure-8 on a bight, clove
hitch, overhand and prusik. Illustrations and instructions.
http://www.rockandice.com/index.phtml?section=stories_beginner_show&content_id=23
University of New England Mountaineering Club:
Covers the Alpine Butterfly, Bowline, Clove hitch, and Fisherman's
knot. Animation and common uses.
http://www.une.edu.au/~unemc/alpbutt.htm
Climerware:
Analysis of the strength loss caused by using a girth hitch.
Climbing variations of the girth hitch, the dogvine, the mule knot,
and the Figure-8. How to tie a bowline and clove hitch one-handed.
http://www.putzl.com/~klew/knot.shtml
Knot Knowledge:
Covers single loop knots, double loop knots, hitches, friction
knots, bends, and stopper knots. Step by step instructions with
photos. Definitions of terminology.
http://www.iland.net/~jbritton/
Ruckus Society:
Covers the Fisherman's knot, Bowline, Prusik, Water knot and several
hitches. Illustrations and common uses.
http://www.ruckus.org/knots/
Rec.crafts.knots FAQ:
Frequently asked questions for the newsgroup, covering resources,
recommendations, and links.
http://www.msen.com/~pwmeek/knots/knot-faq.html
The Prusik Knot:
Discussion, comments, and tips regarding the use of this knot for
both sailing and climbing. History.
http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/prusik_knot.html
Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue Group:
Covers climbing and rescue knots including how to make a seat
harness from webbing and the bowline-on-a-coil. Photos and
instructions.
http://brmrg.med.virginia.edu/knots/knots.html
Ropeworks:
A book of knots, hitches, splicing, lashing and rope making.
http://www.northnet.org/ropeworks/index.html
The Knotting Dictionary of Kännet:
Covers some common and some uncommon knots, including the Reef knot,
Square knot, Sheepshank, Simple Simon Over, Monkey's Fist, and Vice
Versa. Illustrations and common uses. What the knot is called in
other languages. User-submitted comments.
http://www.korpegard.nu/knot/
Semaphore:
Covers the Figure 8, Fisherman's Bend, Reef knot, and Marling hitch.
Illustrations.
http://www.wallaby.co.uk/no-frames/light-relief/Knots/knot.html
The Pitzen Knot:
Illustrations and step-by-step instructions.
http://www.agron.missouri.edu/flyfishing/pitzen.html
Marinews Boating:
Covers common boating knots including the Cleat wind, Clove hitch,
and Wagoner's hitch. Animations and common uses.
http://www.marinews.com/bk_knots.htm
New Zealand Speleological Society:
Covers common caving knots including the Figure 8, Figure 9, Alpine
Butterfly, Italian hitch, and Tape knot. Illustrations and common
uses.
http://www.massey.ac.nz/~SGlasgow/nzss/knots.htm
Baggy's Rope Box:
Covers the Angler's loop, the Fisherman's knot, and the Friendship
knot. Step by step illustrations and instructions.
http://www.black-panther.org.uk/knots/index.htm
Best Knots for Fishing and Outdoors:
Illustrations and instructions for a large number of knots used in
fishing, boating and paddling.
http://www.netknots.com
Rope Rescue:
Covers common rescue knots including the Tensionless hitch,
Mariner's knot, and Inline Figure 8. Illustrations and appropriate
uses.
http://www.rescue70.org/roperes.htm#Knots
Basic Rock Knot Booklet:
Covers the ring bend, overhand, fisherman's, figure-8, munter hitch
and clove hitch. Also covers emergency harness construction and
belay techniques. Diagrams.
http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/resqdyn/articles/knots/Knots.htm
Sailfree:
Common sailing knots, including the Figure 8, Square knot, Sheet
bend, Clove hitch, and Bowline. Illustrations, instructions, and
common uses.
http://www.sailfree.com/Knots/knots.htm
Notable Knot Index:
New, useful, and interesting bends, loops, hitches, and knots.
http://www.geocities.com/roo_two/knotindex.html
Ropers Knots Pages:
Index of knots with links, illustrations, and descriptions.
http://www.realknots.com/
Team Whiskers Knots:
Catfishing Team. Includes information on baits, knots, rigs, tackle,
recipes, and tournaments.
http://teamwhiskers.tripod.com/knots.html
Knot Tying Charts for Sale:
Fishing, Navigation Charts, boating and Hunting refrence Charts. All
charts are 3mm Laminated to ensure 100% percent Waterproofing, and
can be rolled up to fit into any tackle box.
http://www.outdoorcharts.com
Sporting Adventures Kids Knots:
Covers the Bowline, the Fisherman's, the Clove hitch, and the Blood
knot. Animated with instructions. Requires Shockwave Player.
http://www.spav.com/sa/sakids/coolstuff/knots/default.html
iKnot:
Sells a video showing knots and splices tied from the user's
perspective. Also how to create a rope making machine.
http://iknot.net
Alrama's Knots Site:
Animated graphics of several knots being tied. Knot names are in
Italian.
http://alrama.tripod.com/cgi-bin/list.pl
USSDG Sutures:
Guide to surgical knots, including sutures.
http://sutures.ussurg.com/knot-tying/
Ian's Shoelace Site:
Illustrations and instructions for shoelace knots, including common
knots and variations.
http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace
