knots

Every time I stumble on a thread by asemery I get the urge to dig out an old knot book I got given for Xmas as a primary school aged kid. I remember playing with a ball of string and that book all through Xmas day. However as an adult I've forgotten so much and find that book not very good as...

The standard ones that most appear to use is just two overhand knots, but one can get more creative: The inner one is a knife lanyard knot, the outer one is the double knife lanyard knot (Ashely 787 and 788). What other nice knots do people use on their zipper pulls?

For the second year at the Bushmoot we ran the Starter course. This course is designed for anyone who wants to spend time in a comfortable environment practicing some of the key skills that many bushcrafters take for granted. This is a course that is open to anyone no matter their age as I...

Hi, Have been working for a while on a Knot Pamphlet that, perhaps inevitably, morphed into a 40+ Knot Booklet. Thought folks here might like to have a look. It is a General Knot Booklet, but I think forum members will find several of the knots useful. It is made available under the Creative...

Hi, Can anyone recommend a book for making twine / rope. I'd really like one that starts from first principles i.e. how to gather / soak the twine (which-elm inner bark, nettles, lime bark, etc.) and then moves on to show the different ways to make twine / rope. I'd also like any...

Hi All Just taken delivery of my first DD hammock. Looking forward to giving it a go, but first things first - karabiner mod. Has anyone here done this. I'm assuming you use a fishermans knot to join the two ends of the webbing at the hammock end. However, does anyone have any suggestions...