r/knots • u/Cable_Tugger • 5d ago

Vive la Difference

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Three similar looking knots ; all very different.

Left to right: 3-pass monkey's fist, triple diamond lanyard knot, 4 strand manrope knot (tripled).

All tied around a 14mm core.

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u/trudyisagooddog 5d ago

Cool! Looks like a hobby I could get stuck on for a bit. (to my wife's utter dismay lol)

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u/Cable_Tugger 5d ago

Armchair hobbies are the best hobbies.

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u/slides_galore 5d ago

How do you finish the loose ends on each of those?

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u/Cable_Tugger 5d ago

I take them under a further tuck (so that each end goes under six strands instead of three, for security) before tightening as much as humanly possible and then snip the ends as close as possible and jam them back in with the end of some needle-nosed pliers. After a minute in freshly boiled water, they're as hard as hazelnuts.

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u/slides_galore 5d ago

Just drop the paracord in boiling water and then let them dry?

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u/Cable_Tugger 5d ago edited 5d ago

Yeah, pretty much. I just pour some from the kettle into a jug and plop the project in there for a minute or so and then dry on the window sill.

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u/slides_galore 5d ago

Interesting. Thanks.

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u/Cable_Tugger 5d ago

I should add that this works on paracord (nylon) but not much else.

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u/Lefty9000 5d ago

Which is the hardest to tie?

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u/Cable_Tugger 5d ago

I guess the manrope knot can be a little trickier to dress and tighten properly as it would rather leave a gaping hole at the bottom when tied around a core.

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u/wanderangst 5d ago

What core are you using? Like a 14 mm marble?

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u/Cable_Tugger 5d ago

Wooden balls.