Water Knot

Notes and Resources:

This is the proper way to tie flat webbing into a circular sling. Leave extra tails and inspect regularly; the tails can slip gradually through the knot and shorten over many cycles of loading and unloading. Also pay attention when tying not to have twists in the sling.

Animated Knots Reference

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    Nvrmr | Apr 2nd, 2015 12:54pm PDT #

    I didn't really grok this until I saw it put together on video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YsYhGn4oWo

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      Topologist | Apr 2nd, 2015 6:32pm PDT #

      Thanks for posting that, good video! Notice that he goes into the knot on top with the second end, so that you follow through around the outside of the knot; that makes it way easier than trying to follow the other side.

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        kuronawa | Dec 24th, 2016 6:41am PST #

        Your usage of grok intrigues me deeply, I too have known the man from mars ;)

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        felixdartmouth | Sep 17th, 2017 5:16pm PDT #

        Thanks, Heinlein fans!

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          MrOgre | Feb 11th, 2018 10:10am PST #

          There are quite a few of us out here my good sir. -L.L.

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