Neat Midline Knot

[Frax]

I made this short vid for another purpose but thought I'd share it here.

It's a midline loop, but NOT an alpine butterfly. It's actually better.

I learned this one from Dwayne Neustater and its definitely worth sharing.

http://youtu.be/g1a604ztgrY

I know it as the 'blackwater' but I suspect it has other names. Any of you know it by other names?

 

[SkwerI]

Your husband's comment at the end had me rolling!

Here's the video embedded. You just copy the embed code from Youtube and paste it in your post.

<iframe width="640" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/g1a604ztgrY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

[rangerdanger]

Omg, I love Chip lol.

 

[Frax]

Your husband's comment at the end had me rolling!

Here's the video embedded. You just copy the embed code from Youtube and paste it in your post.

<iframe width="640" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/g1a604ztgrY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

That was Chip! AKA Blinky... Treeclimbing troublemaker.

Oh, and thanks for the tip!

 

[SkwerI]

Hah! Even better. Where's he at, anyway?

 

[woodworkingboy]

Aka 'horny Chip'.

 

[NickfromWI]

Next time don't film in a room with flourescent lights. Unless there's a ceiling fan, I think that's what's causing the flickering.

 

[Frax]

Ceiling fan it is.

 

[NickfromWI]

That not has similar "geometry" of a bowline, which might be why it's so good at NOT binding.

 

[Jack]

I made this short vid for another purpose but thought I'd share it here.

It's a midline loop, but NOT an alpine butterfly. It's actually better.

I learned this one from Dwayne Neustater and its definitely worth sharing.

http://youtu.be/g1a604ztgrY

I know it as the 'blackwater' but I suspect it has other names. Any of you know it by other names?

That is a neat midline knot, Nora -- aka ABOK 153, Artillery Loop. It's long been a rigging knot favored by many. However, it should be said, Moray did some testing on it two years ago and found it to be directional. That is, it works great in one direction but, under extreme load, jams in the other direction. I forget which direction. Maybe Moray will chime-in and re-post his test results.

EDIT: Ashley also called it a "Man-Harness Knot", which might be a better name considering the comments of your unruly cameraman.