Learn how to tie a knot, but not just any old knot... a reef knot. You'll never have any troubles again tying nautical reef 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 reef knots. How to make a knot is not the hard part, choosing the right fishing knots or rope knot is.
The Reef Knot would be one of the most popular knots yet one of the most misused! The Reef knots sole purpose should be to tie off a single line, acting as a binding knot. Therefore it will always be work in line of equal weight, texture and size. It is not a bend and should never be used to join two lines. As a bend it is unsafe and tends to collapse, forming a Lark's Head Knot around one line, through which the line will slip. The ease in which the Reef Knot spills (collapses) is what gives it its value.
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 characte
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