How to tie sheer lashing knots with animated knot tying help

Learn how to tie a knot, but not just any old knot... a sheer lashing knot. You'll never have any troubles again tying nautical sheer lashing 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 sheer lashing knots. How to make a knot is not the hard part, choosing the right fishing knots or rope knot is.

Sheer lashing has two primary uses. Firstly and more commonly it forms a join at the top of two spars or poles so that they can be splayed to form sheer legs. Secondly, sheer lashing can be used to join two spars or poles together to extend their length. The formation begins with a clove hitch followed by turns and frapping and is closed with an additional clove hitch.

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.