Nuts on Knots.

[ManyIrons]

ARRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!

 

Let's just say I'm not gettin' a square knot in the middle.

 

This one may be my Gordian Knot.

 

MI

[boleta]

Try it with 4 loops first. Then move up to 5.

[OldGreyEagle]

Boleta,

 

not the surgeons knot?

[boleta]

Sheepshank. 3 loop, 4 loop, and 5 loop with a square knot(sorta) in the center. I'll try to find it on the web and send you a link.

[boleta]

This shows how to do the 3 loop sheepshank with a loop technique:

 

http://www.boatsafe.com/marlinespike/sheepshank.htm

 

Make 4 loops instead. Pull the 2nd loop to the right and the 3rd loop to the left using the same technique. Then try it with 5 loops.

[boleta]

Found it!!

It is also called a Man of War Sheepshank. Search for it on Google. It looks like this:

 

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Mano'-war%20sheep-shank%20knot

 

For some reason this is not using the entire link. You'll need to type in the above address to use the link.(This message has been edited by boleta)

[ManyIrons]

Okay, I can get the 4-looper to work most of the time (still wrestling with the mental visualization part of it). An interesting knot forms in the middle when I do it right, but I can't quite decipher it.

 

Note: My Handbook of Knots by Des Pawson shows a Sheepshank Man 'O War with only 4 loops. Ashley's book also shows it with 4 loops (#1163-1165), although he does have a 5-loop sheepshank (#1166) he calls the "Two Hearts That Beat As One". Despite his illustration it's still eluding me. I'll practice some more later -- but for now the "honey-do" list bec(This message has been edited by ManyIrons)

[ManyIrons]

. . but for now the "honey-do" list beckons.

 

I thought that once I reached the much-vaunted status of a Senior Forum Member the cut-off messages would cease. [sigh]