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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bow101 on May 15, 2012, 12:59:20 pm

Title: String knots
Post by: bow101 on May 15, 2012, 12:59:20 pm

How do you make a bowyers knot..? are there any photos or videos on making one..?

Title: Re: String knots
Post by: Bevan R. on May 15, 2012, 01:04:58 pm

you are wanting a bowline knot...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIdsTZTUl6E (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIdsTZTUl6E)

Also check here for a diagram and directions....
http://www.netknots.com/rope_knots/bowline/ (http://www.netknots.com/rope_knots/bowline/)

Title: Re: String knots
Post by: DarkSoul on May 15, 2012, 01:12:09 pm

A bowline knot is completely different from a bowyers knot! I would seriously discourage you to use a bowline knot for a bowstring, as you will never get this knot out.

You need to make a timber hitch.

(http://www.survivalcommonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/timber-hitch-c.jpg)

http://www.longbowarchers.co.uk/knot.html

Google it...it's easy. If you can start this topic on "bowyers knot", them I'm sure you could do a search on Google for that term ;)

Title: Re: String knots
Post by: Bevan R. on May 15, 2012, 01:15:33 pm

I guess I have to disagree. A properly tied bowline is acctually easy to untie.
I was just looking at a knot site and I like the looks of a Yosemite Bowline. Now that one would be nasty to untie, but I think it would be a pretty good loop for a bowstring.

Title: Re: String knots
Post by: johnston on May 15, 2012, 01:34:57 pm

Bevan you are correct on both counts.

Lane