Knot Names.

[Kitharode]

I've recently learnt that a Bowline knot is pronounced Bow-lin, not Bow-line. Does this mean that a Buntline is pronounced Buntlin and a Tautline is pronouced Tautlin ?

Is there anything else I should know that can save me sounding like a Knot moron? :tapedshut

 

[Seagull]

Boe-lin, not Bow-lin. Grummit instead of Grommet, Shivs not sheaves, tay-kel not tackle are some of what I grew up with, but the list is both long and varied, as per country, region and all the trades and establishments therein.

Ceeg

 

[Wayland]

Ashley's Book of Knots is what you need if you want to sound Nerdy. You can call a Bowline "Ashley 1010" then and sound like you might know the 3853 knots in there too.

Alternatively you can just learn half a dozen basic knots and many ways to adapt them to all your needs.

 

[C_Claycomb]

If you really want to appear a knot moron, know what they are all called, but fail to remember how to tie them Otherwise, do like some of us and know ten or so useful knots and say the names fast enough that no one really knows whether you said it "right" or not

 

[Wayland]

Or learn the Latin for the ones you do know. ( branchadella is the Bowline I think.)

That will really confuse them.

 

[Ogri the trog]

Yup, learn a few knots well and how to adapt them to whatever you need to do.

Ignore whether they are really a "bend" or a "hitch" instead of a "knot" - and instead, learn how to tie them left handed (or right handed if you are left hand dominant).

Like many things in Bushcraft, there can be many local names for the same knot and often numerous ways to tie it - though I must tip my hat to Ashley's for any definitive description.

ATB

Ogri the trog