Levels of Knot Tying: Easy to Complex | WIRED

J.D. Lenzen, the inventor of fusion knotting, explains knot tying in 15 levels of difficulty, from easy to complex. J.D. starts from the very beginning, with overhead, bowline, and square knots, and moves all the way into more advanced knots that are created in combination with many other different types of knots.

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20 thoughts on “Levels of Knot Tying: Easy to Complex | WIRED

  1. You managed to find the only rope guy that has never had to use a rope for anything important in his entire life.

    He neglected to support his claim of a practical “prosperity” knot with a single example, as if he’s thinking _”Well, we could theoretically come up with some convoluted way to make a prosperity knot one of the ways of getting something done.”_

  2. “To me the simple act of trying a knot is an adventure in unlimited space. A bit of string affords a dimensional latitude that is unique among entities.”
    Clifford W. Ashley, The Ashley Book of knots.

  3. I need to tie a rope around my plastic greenhouse on my balcony… which of these knots should i use to tie it to the balcony corner pillars to stabilise against wind? So many options for a newbie like me, is the bowline knot suitable?

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