Without looking at a book, how many of these knots can you tie?

[Squatch]

1) Overhand knot

2) Bowline knot

3) Nail knot

4) Palomar knot

5) Bimini twist

6) Prusik knot

7) Albright knot

8) Carrick bend

9) Swiss Seat

10) Trucker's hitch

Link

[DS1]

1. One

I can't stand knot-snobs

[Squatch]

3. I am not a snot-knob, thank you very much.

:rofl:

[AllegroRondo]

2. just the first 2

Im pretty clueless on the rest

[Gormy Cuss]

4. The first two plus a square knot, sheet bend, and double half-hitch.

That was the Girl Scouting basic set of knots.

[BrotherBuzz]

5. 1, 2, and 10

I know a couple more, too, but I've never heard of the others on your list.

[Bjornsdotter]

6. None

....I sucked at macrame.

cheers

[applegrove]

7. One.

[billyoc]

8. All of them, but I was a Boatswain's Mate in the Navy and a Merchant Marine,

So I can tie them in chest deep water. :crazy:

[rug]

9. I wear loafers.

[Chemical Bill]

10. I can tie a sheepshank.

That's gotta count for something. :shrug:

Bill

[Aristus]

11. I can tie

a four-in-hand, a half-Windsor and a bow tie.

B-)





BTW, how many guys know how to tie a bow tie, anyway?

[BrotherBuzz]

12. I inherited my pops extensive collection of bow ties because....

I was the only sibling with the right neck size. YES, I can tie a bow tie!

[jpgray]

13. I read the Shipping News. And I thought it was crap.

Where does that leave me?