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How to get good at tying knots/ropes as a beginner? Should I buy a book, watch youtube videos, or join some type of outdoorsman club? (lemmy.world)

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I believe knot-tying would be a great, life-long skill to have, especially being able to know which knots work best for different situations, like when the rope is thick and not very flexible or bendable.

I have lots of nylon rope and fishing line of various diameters, but don't know where to begin and/or the best way to get started. My goal is to make this a long-term hobby and spend 1-2 hours per week improving my knot-tying knowledge, skill, and speed.

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[–] pageflight@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I mostly use:

square knot (generl tying a rope around something; learned it earlier than memory)
bowline hitch (loop at the end of a knot that won't close up, like I need a handle or want to attach the end of a rope to something; learned it in boy scouts maybe)
taut line hitch (clothesline, tent to stake, something that I can tie loose and then cinch up for tension; learned it from a cousin while camping)

Sounds like there are some other ones I could learn too! But as many folks have said, learn a coupe and use them frequently.