At 73 & having been an avid outdoorsman most of my adult life, I thought I had a good understanding of the best & most practical knot techniques, but I have never seen this cinch knot used on any other RU-vid channel. Thanks for demonstrating this simple & effective knot. It's always a pleasure viewing your content.
There an easier version used in cable-lacing for commercial use, in which both ends go through one side of the lark's head (which is a little faster), and then made fast by tying an overhand knot in the ends to bind against the lark's head. Workers using this method will tie hundreds of these in a day.
I’m an Eagle Scout and sometimes I think I “know stuff” - what I really know is that I’d better stay teachable. This info. is gold, brother. Thank you! Keep up the good work - - Godspeed.
I'm a know-it-all myself, and treasure every last nugget of knowledge I find. This is a good one, and I'll be using it every time I have a bundle to secure.
I got a copy of the Ashley Book of Knots a while ago. Yet, I learned this lesson when I found out there are still those inventing new knots out there. Never stop learning. And, never assume you can't learn from someone who knows less than you.
This knot will now be part of the ones we teach to our scouts (132e scout group, St-Émile in Québec city). Thank you for showing us such a usefull knot! Merci et bonne journée!
Thanks for explaining that knot so carefully. My father worked in the shipping department at Sears . He tied that knot so fast it seemed like magic. I never thought to ask him to teach me. Every time I tie up an awkward bundle of sticks I wish I knew that knot. Now I do know it.
Thank you for sharing this! I put one end through the Lark's head as you show (at 3:13) and then put a loop in the second end before putting it through from the other side. It looks similiar to tying your shoelace and pulling one of the loops all the way through. Both free ends are then on one side and a simple tug on the end of the looped cord releases it without tools.
This knot is quick release even without the loop, just pull on one side in the right direction. Even tension from both ends keeps the larks head tight.
Good, simple knot. I’m a tarp guy. Been using a tarp for 45-50 years. The one I carry is 8’ X 11’ and weighs 9 ounces and is waterproof. Over the years, I have used big tarps and little tarps. Was awakened at 02:00 to a gale with ripping rain. My grommet had ripped out of one corner. Tied in a pebble, back to the tree, stayed up and watched the storm. Moral to the story, respect the weather. If you use grommets, (a big IF in windy weather) use a ridge line, with bungee prusik loops from ridge line to grommet. The ridge line takes the majority of the wind stress. GET OUT THERE. Thanks for sharing.
Dude, thank you, you are so detailed and thorough with this stuff, I've taken two hoisting and rigging courses yet I never felt like I understood the knots that were being taught as well as you teach it. Some teachers it was like they were doing a magic trick with their hands and you could barely tell what you were supposed to do.
yep, thats how a cinched up pillow is supposed to look. (feeling all accomplished over here lol) thanks for the clear demonstration with your pov. this will for sure help out when camping/going to the beach. subscribed to your channel. cheers
Interesting. I use to weave on a floor loom and used a similar knot to tie up my treadles, difference is the 2 loose ends BOTH went thru one side of the larks head TOGETHER, then tighten everything up, once tight tie the 2 loose ends into a simple bow (but don’t make the knot before the bow as you would if tying your shoe laces). That’s a Weaver’s Knot and it won’t slip no matter how much pressure is put on it, how many yards of fabric is woven, how fast, or how hard my feet hit those treadles, it won’t slip a millimeter. To loosen, release the tension on the warp (fabric lengthwise threads) and wiggle the bow away from the larks head so the bow can be readjusted or untied and pulled out. Thanks for posting! ❤
I know EXACTLY what you're talking about! When i was a kid, i absolutely LOVED sleeping outside in the back yard. Sometimes in a tent, often in a treehouse that i had built. (I was always tearing them down and re-using the lumber to build a new one in different trees, lol) One of the things i really enjoyed was when it rained! Even though, in my case, esp in a tent, i always got soaked. That's because our yard was on a slope, the tent didn't have a bottom, so the water always ran through the tent! But, i still enjoyed the sound. Inside, i would push my bed over against the window during the summer, and sleep with my head & upper body in the window sill, against the screen. That way, it was very much like sleeping outside. But i didn't get wet, even when it rained. You're right. It's amazing!
Thunderstorm-Comfort or Thunderstorm-Ease We have a German word called "Gewitterbehaglichkeit", which describes the feeling of comfort and ease that you feel when you can watch and hear a thunderstorm from a safe and dry place. That's what you just described.
At 1sr it didn't look like much. But after tying it a couple of times, wow. Simple & effective. I can add a lock by tying a single knot with one loop as a quick release if necessary. I don't need to buy more Velcro ties for my extension cords. Thank you. Name: Cow Hitch Lock Knot
Wow. I coulda used this earlier today when binding a rolled up cargo strap in my enclosed trailer. I just showed it to my wife and she immediately recognized how we could have used this without me even hinting at it. Liked and saved. Thanks!
Well, I did what you said. Practiced it on my pillow as soon as I finished watching. It cinched down great, but I found it a little hard to untie once it was under tension.
Get a hold of the two strands that you pulled to tighten it, but on the other side of the knot. On the tensioned end. Pull them apart. Maybe not easy if you tensioned a whole lot but should work.
Great video and really handy tensioning knot. You can tie the exact same knot on both ends of the cord (instead of the middle) for the same result, but with the roll constricted in two places and a carrying handle between them.
@@jimnordlund5701agreed. How do u tie the exact same knot at the end of a rope when the video shows that the two ends of the rope are used to go thru the middle of the rope?
Since my oil cloth tarp is the most expensive single piece of gear i carry.... i dont care if i pack it wet and get the other stuff wet. As long as my tarp is safe. Secure. And happy and snug. Keep your tarp HAPPY! PS... I THOUGHT I was the only bushcraft/camper that hated hiking. Haha. Just enough hiking to get to a good backwoods camp spot. ❤
A very similar knot is used to tie up wire bundles in aircraft with wax string in places you might not want an actual ziptie. Instead of the tag ends coming through from opposite directions, they both come through on the same side. Then square knot and done. You can also make the larks head very quickly with your thumb and forefinger.
After being demobbed in 1945 my grandpa worked as an electrician for the National Coal Board in the UK. What he didn't know about cable lacing was not worth knowing- it really is/was a craft. Makes sense in places like aircraft, submarines, mines, heck even under one's desk in 2023!
Not only a good secure knot and easy to remember, but appears it won’t be too hard to undo. Thanks, great for tying down a sleeping bag and many things.
As stated before. Instead of putting two ends thru the made double loop. Fold the end into a bow like a shoe lace, and place the loops thru the made double loop and pull tight. To untie just pull the exposed loop end. Just like a tied shoe lace !!!
Thank you for emphasizing the difference between a natural tarp and a manmade one. Better to know than to not know. Avoiding mold and mildew is essential. Thank you especially for teaching this knot. I only know a few knots and can use a useful one!
This and the truckers hitch explaintion are two key knots that you’ve shared that I really like. The bushcrafters ratchet tie down is really cool as well the two previous are so so clutch. Thank you!!
This is a knot I got aware of recently, and got the internet by storm. Rightfully so, as it is simple to use and effective. One of those things I've been missing all of my life before. Thank you for sharing, as this will be useful information for many others!
Really great video. Been watching you for years. At 74 I still manage to 'get out there', Life today is too compressive, Being in natural is the absolute best way to 'decompress' outdoors you cares have from horizon to horizon to spread your cares and concerns.
u had me at traditional oil cloth on a knots video. ive used the larks head for a long time, but never knew the name. used to do alot of stage rigging for a counter weight system of linesets. curtains like tying your shoe, scenery cables to the bottom of it, the... bowline for the counterweight lift line, and clove, all manner of hitches, truckers hitch for drawing a line tight but pulls out with a slip knot.. thanks.
Beautiful Knot, Useful knot, demonstrated with economy and good humor. Doesn't make me want to camp in the rain, after all the carpenters and painters and roofers had the windows and doors open today, the first really cold day of this season. Brrrrr. I'm not even a little bit ashamed of being such a tenderfoot.
Great knot! Thanks for the video! At first I had trouble untying the knot then I figured it out with the right parts of the rope to pull to relieve tension.
This knot is awesome, perfect for securing my mainsail to the boom while I motor back to the dock. It's not in any of my boating knots book. Thank very much :)
Dry out your canvas tarps. What I learned in Boy scouts 65 years ago. The old canvas wall tents that we used to set up and dry in our troop’s storage garage before folding and storing. Today’s scouts with the synthetic material tents likely and luckily do not need to know that. Great knot that should have been a Tenderfoot requirement.
