How to Tie an Overhand Knot
This simple knot can be used to prevent a rope from slipping through a pulley or hole, or to make a rope easier to grip.
Knots
There are hundreds of useful knots. Here’s how to tie a few of them.
How to Tie the 7 Basic Scout Knots
It's knot difficult. With our step-by-step videos, the seven basic Scout knots are easy to learn. Give them a tie!
Can You Name That Knot?
Knots have thousands of uses and there are dozens of useful knots. See how well you know your knots by taking this quiz.
How to Tie a Heart Knot
The heart knot is easy to tie, and you can use it to make a necklace, bracelet or keychain.
How to Whip and Fuse the Ends of Rope
The more you use rope, the more it frays. Here's how to make one of the most important tools in Scouting last a little longer.
The Friendship Knot: How to Secure Your Neckerchief Without a Slide
Learn how to tie the friendship knot and find out the really cool story behind it!
How to Tie a Taut-Line Hitch
To create an adjustable loop for staking out guy lines, use the taut-line hitch.
How to Tie the Two Half-Hitches Knot
Use two half hitches to tie a rope to a tree, ring or dock.
How to tie the timber hitch
The timber hitch is the perfect knot to use for dragging a log across the ground.
How to Tie the Clove Hitch
The clove hitch is used to begin and end many lashings. Here's how to tie it.
How to tie the sheet bend knot
Here's how to use the sheet bend knot to tie together two ropes of the same or different diameters.
How to Tie a Bowline Knot
The bowline knot is useful for tying a rope around your waist or around someone requiring rescue. Here's how to tie one.
How to Tie a Square Knot
Tying a square knot is as easy as right over left, left over right. Watch our tutorial to learn how.
Trucker’s hitch how-to video is tons of fun
We can't vouch for the accuracy of the instructions in this knot-tying video, but what it lacks it practicality it makes up for in silliness.
How to tie something down
Q. What's the best and easiest way to tie something down? My dad is always showing me different knots, but they are so hard I can never remember them.
8 Fishing Knots to Know
Can you imagine going fishing without knowing how to tie an improved clinch knot? Or a double surgeon's loop? Neither can we.
How to tie basic fly-fishing knots
Fly fishermen depend on knots and must know how to tie several different knots properly. Here's how to tie some of the more common fly-fishing knots.