Essential Knots

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5 basic knots you should know.

Square knot
Two-Half Hitches
bowline
sheet bend
clove hitch

and at one time i was able to tie all of the ones listed below.
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what sort of knots do you know?
 

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My dad could do magic with ropes when it came to securing loads/etc.

His first rule of ropes was you NEVER cut a rope.

I'm all left thumbs and have mental retardation when it comes to learning knots.
 

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My dad could do magic with ropes when it came to securing loads/etc.

His first rule of ropes was you NEVER cut a rope.

I'm all left thumbs and have mental retardation when it comes to learning knots.
i trained monkeys to tie knots.. i think i can teach you (with some beer and cattle prods)
 

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I would replace sheet bend with sheep shank. Other than that, agreed.
 

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I learned all the knots I needed to know while tying up women!
 

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Thought you would be more partial to a bowline hitch!

the bowline is a great knot, I typically use a figure 8 instead since they are usually a little easier to untie after having a load on it.

I like the taughtline for its adjustability.
 

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I learned all the knots I needed to know while in boy scouts but these can be essential in a survival situation
 

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shrinkage vs joining? why is that.
I think that there are other, better knots for joining to pieces of rope than the sheet bend....lark's head for one....but more than that, the square knot can be used to join and it is already on the list. None of the original five that you listed afforded you the ability to shrink the rope...and as Hayata's father most correctly asserted, you never cut the rope.