Knot Strength: Structures That Make a Natural-Fiber Knot Strong or Weak (2010)

http://allaboutknots.blogspot.com/2010/11/knot-strength-structures-that-make.html

by rfreytag • 12 years ago

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crymer11• 12 years ago

For anyone interested in knots and knot tying, the Ashley Book of Knots[1] is a wonderful book to have. I've spent many happy hours pouring over the knots and their descriptions in this book.

[1] http://www.amazon.com/The-Ashley-Book-Knots-Clifford/dp/0385...

utoku• 12 years ago

It is _the_ book on knots, although it does miss knots invented later in the 20th century, like the Zeppelin bend. I was amazed to learn that it was used as a reference book by mathematical topologists. They will refer to a bend in space as Ashley#1024 for example, since all the knots in the book are numbered in a referential fashion.

frenchman_in_ny• 12 years ago

This is he reason why when working with lines, splices are significantly better.

My go to reference is Brion Toss -- http://www.briontoss.com/

blacksmith_tb• 12 years ago

Where "better" means less likely to fail - in many cases, it could mean "quick" or "easy to teach" for example, which splices are not. Given the tremendous strength of much modern synthetic cordage (especially Spectra / Dyneema), quick-to-tie knots that weaken the line, even by a significant percentage, may be preferable.

EA• 12 years ago

The palomar knot is one the strongest knots for tying a hook to fishing line...unless you do not wetten the knot while tying it.

tgb• 12 years ago

While the article claims there are no strength benefits to dressing a knot, it is almost certainly still a good idea if only for the fact that it is easier to recognize a mistake in a knot if it is dressed than if it is not.

nether• 12 years ago

BD has a brief blog post testing knot strengths: http://blackdiamondequipment.com/en/experience-story?cid=qc-...

Knot Strength: Structures That Make a Natural-Fiber Knot Strong or Weak (2010)

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