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Hark! It is I...."that guy with the face!" I come bearing a couple of interesting, noteworthy, thus far unaddressed and wholly fantabulous pieces of knot knowledge with which I shall add to the present and ongoing deliberation! I shan't be persuaded otherwise! Huzzah! For my first exhibit, I...

Notice how I tied my bowline variant loop in the orientation he claimed was more difficult. Just highlighting how much of an "expert" I am. Haha. I would argue that any normal person who can tie any knot in any single orientation (at least one correctly) can then simply change the finished...

Excuse me. sir. Forum police here. You're looking at disorderly conduct and failure to tolerate nonsense including, but not limited to knot tying of a highly repetitive and sometimes ridiculous nature. You'll have the right to appeal this in court. Here you go! This is your ticket! Post safely...

Here's a new method (to me at least) for tying an inherently secure bowline. Think of it as an alternative to the Yosemite bowline. And yes, my hands shake a lot. I'm getting treated for that. Please don't comment on it. Stay focused.

@Burnham The world of knots is ENORMOUS. In the Ashley Book of Knots, the quintessential literature on this matter, there are 3,900 different knots and over 7,000 illustrations. But the stark reality is that the number of possible knots that can exist, mathematically and practically, is...

Either way, my intentions are not to suggest that the Lapp knot should be used in place of more popular, better established options. I'm a huge proponent of the double Sheet bend.

Damn, aggressive, sir! =-D It doesn't require long tails. That was me attempting to problem solve an issue with a particularly slippery rope type that @lxskllr was using. It doesn't budge whatsoever for me. Secondly, ANYTHING that is slipped is immediately disqualified as a knot for life...

@lxskllr It isn't garbage. You're using a really slippery line and it doesn't take kindly to that. The Cowboy bowline is a Lapp bend formed into a loop. I just played around with it using two different polyester ropes and a hitch cord and it is super secure. Doesn't budge whatsoever. Just...

Here is a useful diagram that might help everyone understand the relationship between the Sheet Bend/Lapp Bend and the Bowline family.

No worries about the video duplicate. Just wanted to make sure people knew that mine showed the same thing. Nobody watches my videos! *cries inconsolably* Naw, I'm just kidding. =-D Here is how a snap bowline is tied... I like it better than the overhand flip method for sure.

This is the same method that I show in post #13 of this thread, albeit not as well as he does probably because he actually uses this method and I was just mirroring it without having any actual experience using it becaue I don't particularly care for it. I think I called it the Overhand Twist...

If you want to learn how to tie something in the opposite chirality, and if there is a set of images showing frame by frame how to tie something in the opposite chirality than what you prefer, then simply use a basic photo editing software to flip all of the images horizontally. This will...

And then there's this in reference to the debate surrounding which is better (Cowboy or original bowline)... "Various tests of the different versions' strengths show little difference;[4] conjecture about either knot's vulnerability to some failure remain pretty much only that – conjectures...

This is due to the Cowboy bowline's similarity to a Left-Handed Sheet Bend (most bowlines are just sheet bends formed into loops), which is inferior to the regular Sheet Bend. I did read somewhere that one benefit of the Cowboy bowline is for use when ring loading versus the regular bowline...

The thinking behind the gloves was that I would create low to zero contrast between my hands and the black backdrop, which would then highlight the high contrast, high color saturated rope, making it easier to follow the steps visually. The result: Many people applauded this on my channel, but...

And let's KNOT (pun intended) forget the WATER BOWLINE, which is basically a bowline tied by forming a clove hitch around the standing end instead of just an overhand loop. It was more popular before the advent of synthetic ropes, back when natural rope would swell under water, making a...

There's also the Reverse bowline AKA Inuit/Eskimo Bowline. The slipped version of this knot is called the Kalmyk loop. The Reverse bowline is considered to be more secure than the regular Bowline, but it doesn't feel that way to me. It also takes load in shear (inside of the loop) way better...

@Eric H-L That's basically a sheet bend formed into a loop which is what many Bowlines effectively are. Interesting! It has a fixed loop, nipping loop and crossing turn, so it qualifies as a Bowline.

Here's really cool slipped version of the Bowline called the Spear Knot. Here's the video I made for it... I explain why it's a Bowline in the video.

From what I have always read (regarding the Cowboy bowline that you said is the result of Hunicke's method), it is arguably more secure, but definitely at least just as secure. Howver, if you wish to tie a Yosemite bowline, it is considered to be more secure with the working end coming out to...