How to tie builder's knots with animated knot tying help

Learn how to tie a knot, but not just any old knot... a builder's knot. You'll never have any troubles again tying nautical builder's knots, thanks to this Marinews knot tie animated tutorial. You can learn by simply watching the knot tying animation at a moderate speed, or if need be, click on "learn by steps" to get step-by-step rope knot instructions for builder's knots. How to make a knot is not the hard part, choosing the right fishing knots or rope knot is.

The Builders Knot forms the basis of a number of knots and can be tied in a number of different ways, like the clover hitch to bollard and clover hitch to ring. Caution should be used as the Builders Knot can come undone if the object it is attached to can rotate or if a constant pressure is not maintained. Slippage can also be a problem with some of the more slippery man made ropes such as polypropylene.

Rope knots can basically be divided into the following groups:

1. Bends - Joining two lines by intertwining them, without splicing, or sewing.
2. Hitches - A knot that secures a rope or line to another object.
3. Stopper – Used to bind strands at the end of a rope to stop fraying or unraveling. Also formed to stop a rope slipping through a hole or to provide a weight or handhold.
4. Bindings – Much like hitches. They are used to bind either lines or objects together. Their aim is to keep objects in place.
5. Splices – Describes the act of joining the ends, or the end and a standing part, of rope by interweaving strands. They are not knots in themselves.
6. Loops – Loops create structures used to tie, or secure, another object or line to another line. They can be formed at the end or midway a length of rope.
7. Plaits - Weaving several lines together to form a pattern and a cohesive structure.
8. Miscellaneous & Decorative – Knots that have decorative, dress or multiple category characteristics.