A jam-proof form of adjustable clove Most of us are familiar with the clove based structure of first image and its vulnerability to jamming under hard strain, a component that strangles whatever passes through it, which also renders the adjustability feature rather problematic. The cure to this un…

[b]Dragon knots[/b] [i] A short preface about the double dragon knot of first image, probably one of the most favoured knots, overwhelmingly (and justifiably, in my view, dare i say), promoted by knot enthusiasts. What exactly is the double dragon, and which knot it …

Dragon knots continued… If someone wishes to develop a dragon knot, regardless of his handedness, he’d better start with a transposed crossing knot, according to the new term. This means that the SP is designated as a direct continuation of the crossing knot collar, while the out-going line, is a …

Transposed munter X bowline I come back with a more circumstantial definition of this remarkable bowline structure, than the one i had given in another thread as a three collar virtual bowline. The reasoning behind this preference of demonstrating the X variation first, is my strong belief that th…

Thanks Andreas for your feedback! Nonetheless, i think i have to demonstrate the non-X variation too, which is the one described as transposed munter bowline. Indeed, it forms a more compact core, but there is a sharp carvature point between the two nipping structure collars, which appears to acc…

Question: Is there a knot, that has been presented in this forum, or found in some other book, which might stand worthy alongside the “king of knots” 1010 bowline knot structure? The knot has to be of almost the same level of complexity with respect to the nipping/returning structure components, a…

After the remarkable suggestion by Alan Lee about the 1033 carrick loopknot, that might stand worthy alongside the king of knots “1010” bowline, i shall attempt to provide an answer to the previous question, by first raising another hypothetical question which is defined as follows: "For some indef…

I would like to direct attention to a special knot that has been formerly presented in this forum, for which i believe that has rather flown under most people’s radar. We usually try to build knots with more sophisticated collar structures, or additional lines of defence against slippage in the nip…

thanks for the mention, Kost_greg, and the explanatory notes which clarify the subject for me :blush: i had been trying to tie one of these [image] Quick8 New Knot Investigations Dan Lehman, threw this out in HFP/8 thread months ago ; and it is simply great. …

Thank you Alana for the additional rapid tying method demonstration, of course it is more than obvious that there would be a rapid tying method tailored to marlin spike hitch (as there is for conventional bowline and anti-bowline). Some potential criticizers would have given prominence to the thre…

Crossing knot, a foundamental knotting tool to build jam-proof knots

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alana 1 September 2025 22:55 82

thanks for the mention, Kost_greg, and the explanatory notes which clarify the subject for me

i had been trying to tie one of these

and tied the anti-bowline instead