{"id":636,"date":"2017-01-16T20:02:47","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T12:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asiadivingvacation.com\/blog\/?p=636"},"modified":"2018-08-06T19:06:04","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T11:06:04","slug":"three-useful-knots-every-diver-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiadivingvacation.com\/blog\/three-useful-knots-every-diver-know","title":{"rendered":"Three Useful Knots Every Diver Should Know, or Maybe Just One"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Knots are very useful when you spend a lot of time out at sea diving. When you use a knot for the right purpose, it is easy to untie even after some strain has been applied to the line. However, you can\u2019t just learn to tie a knot by watching, or doing it just once and expect to remember it the next time when you really need to tie one. I keep a 3 m length 3 mm rope around the house and practice whenever I have some free time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before we talk about the knots, let\u2019s just walk over the common terms for the parts of a line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Parts of a line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Working end<\/strong> – the end that you work on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bight<\/strong> – a curved section of the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crossing turn<\/strong> – a line that overlaps itself forming a loop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standing end<\/strong> – the other end of the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 3 type of knots I\u2019ll cover are the stopper knot, loop knot and the bending knot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. The stopper knot<\/strong> is a knot that is tied at the end of the line and is usually used to stop the line from pulling through a hole. The stopper knot can also add weight to the end of the line so it is easier for you to throw the line. We will learn the Figure of Eight knot as a stopper knot.<\/li>
  2. The loop knot<\/strong> is used to make a loop at the end of a line. You can use this knot to secure a line to a ring, dive buoy, or something you can hold on to at the end of the line. The Bowline knot is a popular loop knot.<\/li>
  3. The bending knot<\/strong> is used for temporarily joining two lines together. The Sheet Bend is an easy to learn bending knot.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Let’s start!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Figure of Eight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The Figure of Eight knot can be used as a stopper knot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Step 1: Figure of Eight Knot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 2: Figure of Eight Knot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 3: Figure of Eight Knot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 4: Figure of Eight Knot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 5: Figure of Eight Knot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 6: Figure of Eight Knot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 7: Figure of Eight Knot – pull the standing end to tighten the knot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Bowline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The Bowline (pronounced boh-linn<\/em>) knot is a loop knot and has been around for centuries and is reliable. It is one of the first few knots I learnt when I started learning about knots. It is used to make a loop at the end of a line which you can then use to secure the\u00a0line to a ring, dive buoy, or something you can hold on to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Step 1: Bowline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 2: Bowline – twist the line and the line will form a crossing turn by itself<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 3: Bowline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 4: Bowline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 5: Bowline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 6: Bowline – tighten the knot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Sheet Bend<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The Sheet Bend is a bending knot used for temporarily joining two lines together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Step 1: Sheet Bend<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 2: Sheet Bend<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 3: Sheet Bend<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 4: Sheet Bend<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 5: Sheet Bend – tighten the knot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Great! Now you’ve seen how to tie these 3 knots, I hope you’ll start practicing until\u00a0it becomes muscle memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Besides being useful, tying knots can be therapeutic too and provides hours of entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Can’t I Learn Just One Knot?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    But what if you just don’t have time and really only want to learn one knot? According to Gordon Perry, a very well known figure in the knotting community, if there is\u00a0only 1 knot you have to learn, it would be the Figure of Eight<\/strong> knot. Earlier, you’ve seen this knot used as a stopper knot. Here are the Figure of Eight knots used as a loop and a bend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Figure of Eight Loop Knot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 1: Figure of Eight Loop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 2: Figure of Eight Loop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 3: Figure of Eight Loop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 4: Figure of Eight Loop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 5: Figure of Eight Loop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Figure of Eight Bending Knot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 1: Figure of Eight Bend – start with a loosely formed Figure of Eight knot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 2: Figure of Eight Bend – using the\u00a0working end of the second\u00a0line, thread it\u00a0parallel to the working end of the first line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 3: Figure of Eight Bend – follow through the knot so that the working end of the second line comes out alongside the standing part of the first line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Step 4: Figure of Eight Bend – tighten the knot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    If you enjoyed learning these knots, I would recommend getting some books. The first book I got on knotting was by Des Pawson. Since then, I\u2019ve also collected a number of books on knotting including by Gordon Perry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Note<\/strong>: As a diver, you should always bring a dive knife on your dives. This is especially so if you are going to a new dive destination<\/a>, or if you are going to be handling ropes underwater.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Knots are very useful when you spend a lot of time out at sea diving. When you use a knot for the right purpose, it is easy to untie even after some strain has been applied to the line. However, you can\u2019t just learn to tie a knot by watching, or doing it just once […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[699,702,432,706,698,440,703,708,430,700,435,701,438,705,437,704,436,707,439,697],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiadivingvacation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiadivingvacation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiadivingvacation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiadivingvacation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiadivingvacation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/asiadivingvacation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":943,"href":"https:\/\/asiadivingvacation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636\/revisions\/943"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiadivingvacation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiadivingvacation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiadivingvacation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiadivingvacation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=636"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiadivingvacation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}