Here are your comments about the animated knots. Generally the comments are very appreciative, and there has been some excellent feedback. As a result, many small changes have been made to the site.
Thank you.
Diane wrote:
I didn't look at all the knots, just a few. What I saw looked good. I will try to recommend the site to GS leaders in my area. One thing, I have never heard of the bowline being used to tie in a climber, the appropriate knot for that is a figure 8. The advantage is that you can untie a figure 8 a lot easier after it has held a load. You tie a figure 8, slide the working end through the harness, then backtrack through the figure 8 again. It works like a charm, and cannot slip. Good luck on your site and have fun in scouting.
David Oxley wrote:
Dick -
Can U make the last frame (of the finished knot) last a bit longer. It can be a bit confusing when following a knot - you see how it is done... then it dissappears.
Download times are VERY slow from Fastnet - obviously fine from Mistral.
How do you reset the counter???
Jim Elders wrote:
I had not read this section prior to sending an earlier
message! Keep up the excellent work.
Jo Ernst wrote:
This is an excellent site. How do you do a double sheet bend? I can't wait for more.
Jo Ernst
Columbia, SC
Tom Draper wrote:
Is it possible to get these animations in a format to run outside of the net???
Neil Wick wrote:
I've been thinking of making animations like this for
about 10 years, but I've never actually got around to doing
it. In fact I was considering this again yesterday, then
I saw your message in can.scout-guide today. Congratulations! I think the animations seem a bit slow
and jerky, but they do the job. It would be nice to be
able to control the speed and direction. Java might be good
for this, but first I have to learn Java. It's something to
think about. (I've started with Java, but I'm not too far
progressed.)
Ray Mcglew wrote:
I showed this to my wife who is the Program Director of the Freedom Valley Girl Scouts in SE PA USA. She thought it was really neat!
Mike Elcock wrote:
Excellent site. Just visitng briefly, but will come back.
I am interested in setting up a site for our Group - any suggestions, tips, etc?
Thanks and happy scouting.
Mike Elcock,
Scout Leader, 2nd Alveston Scout Troop
Chris Searle wrote:
Clever, I'll certainly pop back in a while.
YiS
Phil Brooke wrote:
An excellent resource -- it reminds me that I really must
start re-learning the knots that I've long since forgotten. The animations are at just the right level; they are clear, which is what matters.
Keep going, and good luck!
Colin Ablitt wrote:
Stunning
Pete Bradshaw wrote:
Animation disappointingly didn't work. I am using Netscape 1.1
on a Powermac.
Bryan Carbonnell wrote:
This is a great, and useful site. My only recomendation is to have one of the two following:
1) have the anim. stop LONGER on the finished knot
or 2) have a static picture of the finished knot on the SAME page as the anim.
Other than that suggestion, you have a great thing here and keep up the good work.
Bryan
P.S. I don't have a favorite or least favorite animation.
P.P.S. - The download for the graphics was quick for me since I am accessing this from work and we have a dedicated 256k connection with the 'net, so don't take my word for how fast it was, 'cause everything is fast for me :-).
P.P.P.S - I am resending this in response to your request. I will also send it via e-mail incase there are still any problems.
Satu Kuisma wrote:
Great idea!
Keep on working on it!
Clive Sandrey wrote:
i think you have a brill idea!
any more knot and lashings will be good
i was a cub & scout with 1st Ringmer and i would like a county,district & group badge for my blanket so could you put me in touch with someone from ringmer
thanks clive sanrey asl 2nd alveston
Steve wrote:
Very nice resource. Great design.
John Mccollum wrote:
This is a great idea! I have been with the Scouts for years
and find this just grand..
Plan on speading the word around.
Thanks.
John.
Jen Alexander wrote:
Brillant! Still simply brilliant! :)
Jen Alexander
Ontario Link / 13th Waterloo Guides
Lynn Duminiak wrote:
You told me there were some problems with the survey form and asked me to fill it out again so good luck
Yours in Scouting,
Lynn
Angel Brownawell wrote:
great and very useful for a refresher course.
Brian Hampson wrote:
Just doing the comments again, as per your request. Noticed the double sheetbend, as well as the CORRECT sheetbend now...good stuff!
B.
Julian Ashcroft wrote:
A brilliant idea. I wish I had thought of it. Well done
J. Henderson wrote:
I thought that you animation was great! It will really help me to teach my Guides their knots. Good work! From Whitby, Ontario, Canada. I will revisit your site and pass on the address to our district.
Ken Thomas (csl) wrote:
Superb! This can be extended to other activities
(eg rolling the flag).
Mary Nodulman wrote:
At first I thought the animation somewhat fast (which you probably have no control over), but I realized that just by watching over a few times the process became very clear.
This is a wonderful site -- such a practical use for the web!
I'm an adult Girl Scout leader who was a Mariner Scout (nautical focused program) as a teen-ager -- our ship was expert in knots. The leaders I train now get bored with my knot mania.
Keep up the good work!
Ewan Evans wrote:
Probably too complicated but how about an animation for tying a "Turks Head" ?
Alice Few wrote:
Guys, the site was a joy. I found that testing the page on a slow modem was a bit of a hassle because in some resolutions your knots show up on the second page. If on the animated pages the title bar was smaller then the animation square would be centered just right! On my high res computer with the T1 connection it was beautiful.
I am passing your URL to the other leaders that whine about knot work. This was a fun page! Keep up the good work and let me know if you ever need any help.
Yours in Scouting
Alice Few
Brownie Troop 1865
Seattle Washington
Sally Garnaat wrote:
I have come back and hope my comments make it thru this time. I like the animation. I just passed on this address
to a Girl Scout Trainer at a camping training class today.
It is easier to learn a knot by watching it being tied, than it is to learn by looking at a set of pictures in a book, and very few of us know someone who will come out to our
house while we practice knots!
J. Young wrote:
The animations did not show up when I visited, but it may be a problem with the viewer I am using. It was interesting.
Jana Hertz wrote:
I loved it! First time I have visited your site! Great!
Thelma Blackburn wrote:
Great site! Someone has put a lot of effort into it. Keep up the good work. I am looking forward to more knots.
I am a District Commissioner with Girl Guide of Canada and should there be anything that I can assist with, let me know.
Robert Mccracken wrote:
Not only have I Bookmarked your Page, I have Linked to it from my page. I Thank You and my Scouts Thank You for the many hours of hard work,thought and consideration.God Bless
Doug Murphy wrote:
As a Cub leader in Canada (Akela, 137th Ottawa, Ontario), the suggested knots for Cubs are the reef, sheet bend, taut-line, bowline, fisherman's knot, round turn and two half hitches, and clove hitch. Our Scouts also require the woven figure 8, and locking bowline. It would be nice to see all of these. Also my personal bane, the bowline on a bight. Neat idea!
Murray Peard wrote:
Never knew about the Thief Knot!
Jeff Snowden, Scoutmaster, Troop 97 Bsa wrote:
My favourite animation was the fisherman's knot (not listed in question 4 above).
Alison Vines wrote:
Some of these knots are familar, to me since I sail, but this good idea for people who are having trouble with these knots.
Joanne Merrill wrote:
I would love to see a "Turk's Head" animated! (I know, it's a very complicated knot.)
Mtnac wrote:
Good job from Pack 6 in Scottsdale Arizona, USA
Ron Goodwyne wrote:
I am an Asst Scoutmaster with Troup 293 in Newnan, GA and I am working on a web page for our troup. The URL is http://www.america.net/~goodwyne/scouts.html if you are interested. I would like permission to use some of the graphics from your pages on our page. I would also like to link to your pages. Please let me know.
Jayne Senkbeil wrote:
Neat Site! Can't wait to show it to other scouters
Greetings from Pensacola Florida USA
Janine B. Kasper, Dvm wrote:
As a novice knot-tier, the animations could be a bit slower. A replay button on the page of the animation itself would simplify the process of repeating the cycle. I appreciated the explanations of the use of each knot. I work in a computer facility dedicated to developing student software. We were all so impressed with your Website. Keep up the good work. Your troop must have lots of fun as well as stimulating instruction.
P.S. I will provide a link to your Website for my class in equine applied anatomy. The students learn to tie knots to secure the horses in the stanchion.
Doug Stephens wrote:
I am a committee member for Troop 770, Boy Scouts of America, Vail, Arizona. Vail is southeast of Tucson. We are a new troop with 18 youth. My son has just moved into the troop after achieving his Arrow of Light.
By the way, we're going to be sending this web site to all of Catalina Council. Your counter should see some action soon.
Write back when you can.
Linda Pullen wrote:
Hope to be back to visit with my Guides some day- excellent job!
Andrew Hill wrote:
Very usefull, will definitly include a link here from the Cornwall County Site Im currently developing. I believe this could be time well spent.
Wendy Baker wrote:
What a wonderful site. Baden Powell would have been proud of your accomplishments. I have taught knots for a lot of years and would love to have a first timer learn on this animated site.
Daniel Axel Simmons wrote:
The most usefull Scout info I have found so far! Thank you
for your time! I have animated gif/jpg format and at least
for me creating each frame is time consuming. For what you are showing keep the graphics as you have them. Easy to
follow.
B.g.ritts wrote:
Cool site!!! Great idea and lots of help for knot-impaired persons.
I've added it under Neat Net Stuff on my home page.
More knots, please!
Daniel Hinse wrote:
You have done an excellent job on these pages. Our Troop,
Troop55 of East Millinocket, Maine, will be working on computer merit badge in the near future. Your pages have been bookermarked and on my list of them to visit. Keep up the good work. THANKS
Danny
Jim Hatfield wrote:
Great job! A great use of the web. I will have my new scouts use this site. JimH scoutmaster Troop 327 Mill Creek Washington USA.
Joan Anne Dickison wrote:
I am going to pass on your site address for units to access here in Canada, good resource.
George Hill From London Ont. Canada (59 Th) wrote:
I am a Cub Leader and found the animation very helpful, but could not print the pages. Excellent work!!
Mike Watson wrote:
Excellent animation! Very helpful.
Julian Hill Gsl 1st.st.mabyn Cornwall wrote:
Just had a quick look at the moment. will come back later
Came off the link on Cornwall County Home pages
Tony Calacci wrote:
Very nice job !! I wish we had resources like this when I was in scouting ! Keep upi the good work.
Jdewerth wrote:
I think this is a really neat concept for teaching knots. as a former scoutmaster I know that this can be frustraing for some boys
John P Dewerth
Unit Commisioner
Palmetto Council BSA
Spartanburg, SC
Bob Miller wrote:
Keep up the good work!
What would really be interesting is showing how they the
knots are tied, but that would involve showing the hands
which is quite complex.
I have always maintained an interest in knots through the
various activities I have participated in (Scouting,
Camping, Sailing, Magic). One of the best books on the
subject I have found is the Morrow guide to Knots
by Mario Bigon and Guido Regazzoni; the original edition
was in Italian but this is an English translation
(ISBN: 0-688-01226-4). The illustrations in this book
are a series of photographs showing the knot being tied.
I just started looking on the web today for knots, and
have had good success finding a wealth of information.
Now I need to see what I can take into a Cub or Scout
meeting that would have to be offline. Do you have any
problem with me copying some of your webpages to my
laptop for this purpose?
Cheers,
Bob Miller
1st Richmond Hill Cub Leader
Ontario, Canada
David Hollingsworth wrote:
I appreciate your work on these knots. The animation makes it easier to see how to tie them.
Trevor Harrison, 1st Groombridge wrote:
I have only had a quick look and will return at some future date.
We met at a leader training session at Woodingdean a few months back
Diane Meyer wrote:
I liked the animations! The speed of the animation on my 486-66 was just right. I'm glad to see you included info about each knot, when to use it or not, and references to others that are related. Please, keep going with these.
Andy Tate wrote:
Wonderful - I found your page from Brighton Kite Flyers site
as I have been a kite flyer as a child and then again in my 30s I took it up. My interest in knots started as a cub in 1st Radipole group back in the early 60s and I still have an interest in knots and splices. I still buy books on knots and the recent addition of colour helps enormously - but then your animation - WOW...
Whish I had thought of this animation. It is very smooth and even - I tried just static knot drawing and then went over to scanning in real knots on a flatbed scanner (see below).
My other interest is in knot strengths and I work at Surrey University where I have access to a tensile strength tester and have done experiments on knot strengths in kite lines (dacron and spectra) - results yet to be put up on my web pages. In kite line the blood knot comes out tops every time.
I will put a link to your pages - I already have one other knot page for kites link at
http://www.kfs.org/kites/simo/knots.htm
Yours,
Andy Tate
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/kites
James Lindemann wrote:
Nice Job! I'm Scoutmaster for Troop 53, McFarland, WI. I've visited Baden-Powell's burial site in N. Kenya. If you are aware of sources for old books on apple growing,I'd appreciate that. I'll try to think of constructive comments next trip.
Jim
Ian Webb wrote:
The best knot was the sheepshank - but it's not on your list of "best knot" possibilities!
I think the colours are a bit gaudy, but then I'm over-fussy:-)
"Cool Scout site of the Week"
Keep it up
Ian
Paul Sunde wrote:
Since I already have masterd these knots, I'd like to see some difficult or unusual knots. Your descriptions of useage are excellent.
Gary D. Rhoads wrote:
I just viewed your site after having just left another site with animated knots. Yours was far superior in that they run through at a better speed; the other one was too slow.
If we had access to the internet at our scout meetings, I would make this a show for everyone. Several of our scouts have access through their home computers.
I would also use it at the volunteer fire department that I belong to. As a scouter, I get tasked with the ropes and knots training. Your site would help some of the firefighters.
Gary D. Rhoads
Troop 413 Committee Member
Wyomissing, PA USA
Kevin Wallis wrote:
Very interesting page - makes you think what other 'scouting skills pages can be developed - i assume they are just animated GIFs?
James Taylor wrote:
Add Turk's Head or Woggle. One of the best sites I've seen!
John Wilson wrote:
Could show hand movements - mind you I teach bowlines the 'sailors way' - not the boy scout way. It's faster and can be done one handed if needed.
I've never been involved in Scouting but like your site! I'll refer sailing course members to it.
Sandy Bricker wrote:
I think this is a wonderful resource. I train Girl Scout leaders in outdoor skills and will add your url to resources that I give leaders who use the web.
Petri Tapaninen wrote:
Get in touch with webmaster in www.partio.fi (finnish scouts and guides). He could be intrested having a link to Your pages!
Alastair Honeybun wrote:
Love these knots - fantastic effort - well Done!
Art Morgenstern wrote:
First off, I think the idea and execution is great. My only comment would be that I would like to see the annimation made a bit slower so I could follow more easily....maybe the speed could be controlled by the viewer. Another added extra could be audio to go along with the annimation using RealAudio or something like it.
Thanks for the site. I am currently enroled in a Coast Guard class (I just bought a small boat) and knots were last weeks subject.... would that they would have done as good a job as you have. I will pass this site along to those members of the class that have Internet ability.
Thanks again!
Art
Carol Breuer wrote:
This is great! I learned the difference on the sheet bend (and discovered I tie the left-handed one - oops!) This should be a great teaching tools and one the scouts should love.
Scouter Don (don Izard) wrote:
How about the basic double BOW knot?
or How to tie your shoes and/or boots so they don't
get untied or tangled up as you hike in the bush!
Owen Mccall wrote:
Thanks for all the hard work I know it must have taken to put this site together. This will be a great site to share with our sailing class students. Thanks again.
Owen McCall
Commodore
North Shore Yacht Club
Highland Park, Illinois (USA)
Carl Grabiel wrote:
I think that the animated knots are a wonderful idea. My youngest son has trouble with knots and this may help him. The only suggestion I would make (other than add more to the page) is to have a slower animation option. I have no problem with the speed, but while working with boys, it might be handy to have them run slower. You might have this animation as an option from the existing animation. Keep up the good work.
Carl Grabiel
Assistant Scoutmaster Troop 233
Cub Pack Committee Chairman Pack 233
Blue Elk District, Heart of America Council (Kansas City MO.)
http://www.primenet.com/~cgrabiel
Bert Austin wrote:
This is a great page. I also liked the historical background, hints and tips. I will definitely recomend this site to others!
Rope splices would be a great addition to your page.
Valerie Raymond wrote:
Wrote comments in previous e-mail. Saw this after.
I don't think your graphics could get any simpler. They are neat and clear. They repeat and repeat if you get lost. The colors are contrasting so there is no confusion as to what is what. All were equally good so none were "worst". I thought you did a great job. No criticisms, sorry.
Monroe Tart wrote:
Where was this when I was trying to learn these knots the first time.
This is very exciting, and I can see myself coming back here many more times. Thanks Monroe Tart Charlotte, NC, USA.
Terry Kester wrote:
Very nice site. I wish I had found this site before learning the knots you have listed so far. It's much easier to "see" the knot develop before your eyes than it is to learn it from a book. I will be checking back for any additional knots you come up with. Thanks.
Scouter Rob Johnston / Newmarket, Ont. Can wrote:
I feel the addition of whippings / lashings and additional knots would be useful. These animations are only second best to hands on experience. Great job !!
Carl V. Jeffers wrote:
Great site!! I will pass on your sites information so that others here in the USA can enjoy it!!
Yours In Scouting,
Carl Jeffers, Scoutmaster Troop 460, Richmond, VA, USA
Tom wrote:
I thank you every much for this page. What I have seen so far looks good. I'll look at it better later, about the only critique I could give at this time would be, have you thought about maybe not only color the ropes differently but maybe darker strips on one rope so those with black and white printers could still copy them and tell the two ropes apart better. Again thank you very much, this is a neat page.
Good Scouting
Tom Wollet
R Ruffe wrote:
We will inform our Sun Fish class students of this site. As usual some student find knots such as the bowline a little difficult.
Stan Rudnick wrote:
I hope that youdon't mind but I added your URL to the web page that I maintain for my son's BSA troop
www.crl.com/~stanleyb/troop47
I think that your page will both help our Scouts learn knots and also gain a better insight into what is possible on the internet....
Earl Bateman wrote:
Thanks. One of the most useful scouting pages. Is there a way that I could download these so that I could display on my computer without connecting to the net say for a meeting where I would not have a conection but can bring a computer.
Nette Clarke (horizon Ranger Guides) Http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/andyclarke/ wrote:
An excellent resource - more please!
Dick Barnes wrote:
What a great idea! I'll certainly direct my Scouts to this page.
John C. Butters wrote:
I believe you have come up with an excellent idea which I truly hope you are going to develop further. I think I'll try and get some of our youth here to take a look at what you have provided.
Many thanks for your efforts. :-)
Rob Stawicki wrote:
I found the animations quite clever. Since I teach knots they were too simple for me, however, for a novice they could prove very useful.
YiS,
Rob Stawicki
Vanessa wrote:
Great page. The Thief's knot should be listed under the square knot. It was confusing momentarily. This is why I rated it the worst. (Not that it was not good, just confusing).
Claude Charest wrote:
Very good Scout site! I just wish our troop could have a
computer and a modem to use during meetings...
Panthčre Loquace.
Brad Mitchell wrote:
Your knot animations are excelent! One knot that I would like to see animated is the Monkeys Fist. Keep up the good work!
Vince Arca wrote:
Excellent resource, I might carry them on my laptop for that
one scout who can't remember . I have also seen scouts make a video of knots/first aid/lashings for training other scouts.
Bob Mayhew, Jr. wrote:
I LOVE THIS SIGHT! I will definately be using this site when I get my home computer! Wonderful, wonderful!
Bob Mayhew
District Commissioner
Catalina Council
Tucson, Arizona
U.S.A.
Lance Poore wrote:
most original and stimulating - very well done
Mike Donahue wrote:
You've got great stuff here. It's helped me as a leader prepare my lessons before I try to help our group of Webelos scouts. As a Cub unit committee chairman, I've added your site to the "must check-out" list. Thanks again. From the outer limits of Tokyo. YIS, Mike
Bill Dale wrote:
GREAT site!!! Keep up the good work.
Bill Dale
ASM BSA Troop 92, Milpitas, CA, USA
http://www.macscouter.com/Troop92
Scout Net Ham Radio
http://www.blueneptune.com/~bdale/scoutnet.html
Dan 0'canna wrote:
Your animations are very good. A simple implementation of a fairly complicated subject. Congratulations on a job well done. More knots will always be appreciated by me and other drudges with similar interests. I liked the rolling hitch animation because the knot is not often taught in that form here in the USA.
My primary interest is in the field of decorative knots braids and splices. I'm hot to try my hand at animation similar to yours in this field. If I can create a suitable
animation I'll be glad to share it whith you.
Yours in the spirit of Scouting, Dan
Robert E. Shaw wrote:
It would be great to have other topics in this form.
Mike Leaman wrote:
I am a Venturer Leader (Senior Scouts), and this would be an ideal resource if it included a few basic rock-sport knots, such as prussik knot, alpine butterfly, fig 8 on the bight, etc. Also, if the animations were slower, it would be possible for those unfamiliar with the knot to tie the knot at the same time as watching the animated knot develop.
Jason Standing wrote:
It's a bit of an ask, but perhaps include the Turk's Head ? Mainly because I've been trying to learn it by copying one these holidays, and it's nearly driven me insane !
Otherwise, EXCELLENT !
Alan Gray wrote:
Congratulations a good initiative
Akela
Lightford Pack
3rd Warrington East
Cheshire
Roy Mickelsen wrote:
I loved this idea. As Webmaster for the Los Amigos District BSA in Orange County, California, I have never seen this done before and think it was a great idea. I've added a link to your site from our BSA home page. Good Job!!
Roy
Garry L. Akers wrote:
This site is great! I am an Assistant Scoutmaster of Boy Scouts of America, Troop 763 in Sabina, Ohio (USA) and I will be telling every scout and scouter about this web site.
Keep up the good, no GREAT, job!
Roger Day wrote:
Good idea. I shall tell a few more scout guys about it.
RD
Jack Keene wrote:
The green used in the thumb knot is a bit hard to see crossings ... could just be me
Great job! I have added a link from my page at:
http://www.dfw.net/~jazzman/knotter -- the front door
leads to:
http://www.dfw.net/~jazzman/knotter/knot.htm -- the knot pages
Jim Antonacci wrote:
This site is great. I plan to use this in the coming months for teaching new sailors about knots and knot tying. You guys have not only shown how to do the knots, but also why and when. Thanks.
Steven H. Riach wrote:
Best knot site I have seen on the web!
Bruce Ward wrote:
I am SL at 2nd Orange Scouts, in Country New South Wales, Australia. You have done an excellent job, not only of the animations, but the page design, information and tips are all well done.
Thanks
Garry Star wrote:
I'll have to show this to my son!
Phil Sidel - Pittsburgh, Pa, Usa wrote:
Knots, hitches, and bends show up better if they are
"animated" with fairly thin "ropes" and not yet tightened
(so we can see how they are tied).
The Size column was meaningless to me. Perhaps there should
be an explanation at the top.
I found the different names for the "knots" very interesting
and useful. And you missed some (for instance, here in USA
the Lark's Head is most often called the "Girth Hitch.")
Keep up the good work. I will be referring some of our
rock-climbing beginners to your site. The knots we consider most important for rock climbers are:
Figure-eight-follow-through
Bowline
Water-knot (overhand-follow-through)
Double-Fisherman's (Grapevine) Bend
Clove-hitch
Girth-hitch (Lark's Head)
Munter Hitch
Prusik Knot
Philip Sidel wrote:
This is my second comment. The first time I had not actually looked at the animations; just read the contents and looked at the finished knots.
The animations themselves are okay -- probably useful for
clarifying the pictures of the finished knots, but they don't show how the knots are actually tied (e.g., the twist
that puts the "rabbit hole" in the bowline). The text on
the animation pages is *very* good. I was impressed with
the explanation of the importance of having the standing
lines coming out of the same side of the sheet bend (a new
lesson for me).
FINE JOB.
Andrea Colville wrote:
Excellent idea. Will help in teaching my guides! (and fellow guiders!!!)
Bryan Edwards wrote:
ACSL 73rd Reading (Park)
Karen, Cgi, Cork, Ireland wrote:
excellent web page!!! I have saved it and will be showing it to my guides! What if you were to show the knots being done step by step, would that be very difficult. Well done again!
Karen, Guide leader, Ireland
Arvonn Tully wrote:
well i only took a quick look at the page,
i'll come back later when i have more time.
but it's looking good guys!
Curt Kneisley wrote:
Any additional perspective on some of the knots helps boys (and leaders) remember them. Descriptions of their uses and warnings about pitfalls increase usefulness.
I saw the description of your site in rec.scouting and wanted to check it for myself. I am a Unit Commissioner in Heart of America Council, (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) and on the district training staff for adult leader training.
Kent Cavaghan wrote:
I wish that I could, you've done a good job and while I am unsure how to improve it, I am sure that you will over time.
Kent
SC, 7th Central Surrey Troop
Surrey, B.C. Canada
Johann H. Addicks wrote:
i hoped to find some not so common knots here.
and: the swiss-site (scout.net) is aprox. 3 times
faster than your site.
Ginny Waskel wrote:
Could you demonstrate a Turk's Head Knot, please?
Felde wrote:
What about some more lashings for construction
Jose' Abilio De Oliveira Matos wrote:
Hi,
I'm a Scout Leader in Portugal, AEP 140.
I am working with scouts from 14 to 16/17 years old, and
seeing your pages gave me some new fresh ideas.
I definitely intend to come back, and as soon as possible
I intend to show this to my scouts, with your permission I
would copy this pages to see off line. I am seeing this at
Oporto University, where I am a Ph.D. student.
Congrutulations, great work,
Yours in Scouting,
Jose' Abilio
Bob Bishop wrote:
Nice page. One suggestion might be to include the other ways to tie and "safety" the bowline. The "fingertip" and "spilled hitch" methods are very usefull and easy to learn. Good diagrams and explanations can be found in Brion Toss's books "The Rigger's Locker" and "The Rigger's Apprentice". The "safety" method is in the "Locker" book (fig.2-11a). Also, you might mention that one way to quickly identify a correctly tied bowline, is to look for the end exiting the knot on the inside of the loop.
Thanks for the great page!
Bob Bishop
Los Angeles, CA
PS
Toss has another excellent book out on knots, called "Knots", It's one of the "Chapmans's Nautical Guides" series. His books take into account modern day "slick" synthetic lines, used in "real world" situations.
Bob
James Bement wrote:
I think that this web site is terrific. My suggestion would be to increase the number of knots offered, adding the double carrick bend, diamond hitch and other more complex knots. The other thing that would be nice is if the animation untied the knots as well, rather than starting over.
Suem wrote:
This is great what a wonderfull idea!!!! Oh I can't wait to get my girl scout troop to take a look at this page!!! You guys did a great job!! (((((clapping very loudly))))
Andy Suhaka wrote:
This was wonderful!!!! Thank you so much!!! We may be con-
tacting you again to see if we can use your animations for
our trainings.
Again, this is just great! Andy
Nadeen Reinecke wrote:
What kind of copyright limits are placed on this offering?
We love the way you make the knot process so clear. We teach adult leaders of Girl Scout troops how to do these knots.
Vicki Gough wrote:
please add:
Hunters Bend
double fisherman knot
prussik knot
alpine butterfly
donkey hitch
i.e. water activities knots and rock activities knots
Johng wrote:
I am a beginner climber, and have enjoyed your site-keep up the good work!
Don Scurlock wrote:
Great resource, will recommend it to my rockclimbing friends. How about some climbing knots: prussik / bachman /
double fishermans / water knot / trace eight.
Ira Wilner wrote:
You should have a choice of two animations per knot, the second having more frames and longer play time for those who need it that way to study and learn the knots.
Scouter Cherilyn wrote:
Keep up the great work, I am going to use this site for a troop and pack computer night. Thanks!!!
Beverly Baker wrote:
It was great!!! Thanks so much for taking the time to
do this. I am girl scout leader in Illinois & we don't
usually teach knotting. I think it is important & am teaching it for a day camp project. I was looking for something that would quickly refresh my memory.
Thanks again
Albas/henning Albrecht wrote:
Gratulations!
I like your idea and work. I will bookmark this also in the homepage of my troop.
Y.i.S.,
Albas
Christopher Chua wrote:
please have more knots, and also have spaces for new knots.
Robert A Linder Jr wrote:
I am Going To Add You To Our Web Page As A Link You Are Doing A Great Job Keep Up The Good work. If You Have Any Problems With This let Me Know?
Robert A Linder Jr (Eagle Scout)
Cub Master Pack 117
"Helping Boy's Grow"
P.S. Tell Us How You Like Our Web site?
At http://dns.advnet.net/alinder/index.html
Mark Murdock wrote:
I am not aware of how it could be improved. I am limited by the browser I am using at our local library.
I accessed this site from www.nwsc.org/cubscouts/index/shtml
Frank Diblasi, Jr. wrote:
THIS is the way to demonstrate knot tying. Repeating the procedure over and over is what makes it understandable.
Good job, guv'nor!
Stuart wrote:
animations very effective and easy to follow...site can only be improved by adding more knots (i suggest hunter's bend amoung them)...i would also like to see the percentage of line strenght lost from each of the knots...i will not bookmark you because i will return through your link in my bookmarked http://www.earlham.edu/suber/knotlink.htm
Phil wrote:
WOW!!! I am very impressed. Glad I found this page and will use it often for out Boy and Girl Scouts and even for myself. Thank you for all the trouble you have gone to. Phil
John P. Citron wrote:
I found this a fascinating site, reminding me of my younger boyscout days - have recently tried to remember how to tie a bowline - forgot - and you made it clear again. All graphics good, clear, and thank you.
Susan Clarke wrote:
This site it the best I've seen on knots. I'm very new to this and I found the animations easy and clear. I look forward to an "advanced knots" page. Perhaps you could include a few lines next to each knot on the first page with ratings for possible uses, such as: +staking tent poles, +hauling logs, or for features, such as: +permanent -strong but difficult to untie --insecure ++very secure. This is especially important for problematic knots. But a little more description on the first page would help because the first page acts as an illustrated index useful in its own right.
Chris Carpenter wrote:
Great page keep up this great work.
Like looking around at other group etc. enjoying the information.
Always looking for badge swappers? any out there? I'm from a Australia!
Yours in Scouting.
Chris.
Alex Thomson wrote:
I think this is a very worth while page and you should dafinitly keep it up. Lashings would be nice.
Bob Thomas wrote:
The problem I found with the Left Handed Sheet Bend was that the standing and running ends of rope were too close to the same length. I had to watch the annimation several times to be able to tell the difference between that knot and the regular Sheet Bend.
Vas Naiker wrote:
Excellent format. I use the simulations for basic knot training in my firefighter skills class. The graphics are clear and simple enough for instructing recurits on basic knots. Vas Naiker, training officer
David Sembritzky wrote:
Excellant site!!!! Please continue to add more knots. I'm a sailor and could stand to learn more knots. Thanks!
David & James Erdmann wrote:
We are from A Scout Troop in Australia and the knots were good info. Thanks we'll come back.
George Laws wrote:
by the way, do you have any infor on fellowship ? am interested in joining my old group, edge hill, cairns district, coral coast area, queensland, oz. i am presentlt chairman of the cairns district da but still interested in the movement george(wolf) laws ex aac cubs, gl, sl, scl.
Howard Whitman wrote:
Nice to find. My boys will be interested to see a few of the knots we don't have in the US Scout Handbook. Also good for them to hear from UK Scouts. Thanks!
Rob Christensen wrote:
This is great please don't stop now, look forward to visiting this sit many times in the future.
Yours in Souting.
Rob.
Gary Ratcliffe wrote:
Very good idea.
How about the Italian Hitch ?
I think the Fig.8 could be a bit better. You need to be able to a different method on the end of a rope and in the middle.
Is it OK if I print out some of the non-animated images for use in a training exercise.
Gary Ratcliffe
Dartmoor Rescue Group (Tavistock Section)
Daniel Anderson wrote:
Very well done. Congratulations!
Uli (germany) wrote:
I found the German mirror of your knot´s page an was very surprised to find animated knots. What I´m still missing on the web are more complex souting buildings like towers or a German speciality so called "Jurten". These are very flexible tents made of black rectangular or triangel tarps that can be combined in a thousands ways to form quite large "castles".
Pat Carreon wrote:
Would like to see a tautline hitch....
Dona Thomas wrote:
I have no favorites or dislikes since I think they are all wonderful. Keep up the good work!!
Thomas J. Magner wrote:
Interested in background of Magner's hitch. As past scout will share info that your excellent page exists!
P. Grimley wrote:
My son has just moved up from cubs to scouts and is looking for an e-mail pen pal, is there anyone in your group interested? His name is Christopher, Thank you
Razinah wrote:
nice homepage, could have more links.
Anne Saywell wrote:
Just had a quick look round this site but thought it was brilliant - will coming back and back!
Mark Hardy wrote:
As a new scoutmaster, this will help me to teach my boys that will have a harder time than others how to tie the more difficult knots. It's also a great refresher for me. Thanks a heap!
Scouter Ian Bull 1st Hillview Canada wrote:
My only comment, apart from congratulating you on a very useful page, would be to encourage you to add more knots.
Greta Rank wrote:
I plan to use this site to encourage my girls to learn knot tying. most useful was what this knot is used for. Thank you for your time in creating this site!!!
Michel Presseau wrote:
Thank you for our boys and all the work you have done YIS
Patrick Conlin wrote:
Your site is excellent...I have linked it with my own site at http://plaza.v-wave.com/index.htm/index.htm
Yours in Scouting
Patrick Conlin
President
Black Gold District
Central Alberta Region
Scouts Canada
Linda Donie wrote:
I'm doing research on knots and this was very interesting. Keep up the good work. I'm going to show this to my son's scout troup. Anyone over there like to start up a pen pal mailing list for some of the boys over here?
Denes wrote:
This site has been most helpfull to me,and my son who has just joind scouts. Thanks to all who has spent the time to to make this site.
THANKS!!!
Paul Murphy wrote:
Great, Better than I ever expected, I noted you have got 20 twenty knots on your wish list. I hope the Back Splice is one of them. A trick I learnt from another scout leader was when I was having trouble teaching the reef knot ( left over rite etc) Teach them the Sheet Bend first then with a slight change in direction at the end of the knot you get the reef knot. You can teach two knots at once and you dont have to teach the scout (et al) left from right !! Try it. It woiks !!
Barrie Wallwork wrote:
How do you splice a rope to a metal eye please
John Woolley wrote:
I have never seen better and clearer expernations on how to tye a knot, thank you for this site.
unit commissioner troop 314 va. district John Woolley
Paul Zarse - Webelos Den Leader - Pack 165 - Indianapolis Indiana Usa wrote:
The animated knots is a wonderful tool. I have used my son as a test case and he was able to pick up how to tie the knots much faster after seeing the automation. They can watch it and follow with thier own hands and they learn very quick. It is an especially useful tool for a leader who has spent time trying to demo the knot tying. Thanks !
Alan Bradley wrote:
Could you add the "trucker's hitch" which is a very usefull knot but not shown in many books . Also the types of rope recommended and discouraged with each knot. e. g the reef knot is not good with slippery nylon rope and WILL jam. A "slippery reef " should be used instead. Also the % of strength lost by each knot.
Rick Sargeant wrote:
instead og coloured lines comming together, perhaps graphics of actual lines, pictures of real not vertual knots.
Bob Stuart wrote:
I'm a radio announcer at 94.5fm, Perth, Western Australia and I'm planning to highlight this website in the station's nightly 'Hot Site On The Internet' segment, which I present.
I've been fascinated by knot tying since back in the '60s in my Army Cadet days.
Thanks for such an informative site.
Best wishes,
Bob Stuart.
Colin Grayson wrote:
Most impressed with your web pages. Keep up the good work!
I'm a unit helper with 6th Scarborough Guides and have been looking for a description/picture of a Pedigree Cow Hitch. If you happen to know of such a thing, advice would be appreciated.
Thanks in Advance
Colin Grayson
P.owen wrote:
As someone who was a scout years ago and found uses for the knots when working as a deckhand and as a truck driver, I was very interested to come across your site. I have enjoyed it very much. Keep up the good work.
Regards.
Scott Huddleston wrote:
request a good mooring knot
Liz Mansfield wrote:
terrific web page, great resource
Neal Nelson wrote:
As a member of MidAmerican Energy- Louisa Generating Stations "Emergency Response Team" I found the animated knots to be very helpful in learning and remembering the various knots. We, as a rescue team in a Confined Space emergency are required to utilize various knots in our ropes to facilitate a rescue. Thanks for the helpful site.
Neal Nelson
Eddie Tait wrote:
It would be nice to make copies of the knots so that I could make a multimedia presentation to my younger Scouts. I am sure they would learn how to properly tie the knots using it.
David Burns wrote:
Well done, I appreciate new ideas and tool to make my work simpler.
YIS
David Burns
London, Ontario, Canada
Rodney Hughes wrote:
Doing a fine job!
Lloyd wrote:
I am writing from Chicago, IL in the United States. I have a strange request and would be very appreciative of your help. I am looking for some people i met on a recent trip but do not have there last name. There address is 105 Greenbank Ave, Saltdean,Brighton,BN2 8QP, East Sussex and there name are Kim and David, if you can get in touch with them have them call Terri and Lloyd at #773-935-2588 from there Mexico trip. Thank you!
Lloyd
David Toccafondi wrote:
It would be better it the animations were a continuous loop rather than only repeating a finite number of times.
Cris wrote:
These are great!! Keep up the good work!
How about a turk's head? Or a monkey fist?
Sgt. Michael Martinell wrote:
good resource-----gonna have my soldiers take a look at it
Pete Masengale wrote:
You've built a wonderful page. Extremely useful. Thanks for building it.
I'm our Cub Scout Pack Committee Chairman for Pack 92 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA and if you don't mind, I'm going to tell my peers about this page and what a great resource it can be.
Dennis Chow wrote:
Your knot pages are a bit slow when loading from a standard internet connection (ie personal computer using a 28.8kbps modem). But they load just fine when using a personal computer on a network connected directly to the internet (aprox speed, between ISDN and T1). From what I have seen they are of good quality. One suggestion might be to make them click and go (click and they move one step). My suggestion possibly might be to disassemle the animated gifs and use maybe a Java applet with some user controls to control how the graphics work.
These are just suggestion that will well take sometime to do. I hope you found these comments intresting and useful.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
Dennis Chow R.S.
1st Glenayre Scouts / Rovers, B.C. Canada
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/1423/index.html
Craig Anthony Erickson wrote:
Hi We are from Boston Massachusetts USA
Great web Site.
Craig Anthony Erickson
Eagle Scout Troop 36 32 years old.
Richard John Duhaine
Cubmaster Scoutmaster 48 years young
Leroy Collins wrote:
I would like to see the wish list completed, including the square, round, diaganol and continous lashing. Plus some graphics on practical uses, camp furniture, tower and rope bridge. Thanks Leroy Collins
Lonna Rahn wrote:
I was given this web site by another friend of mine in scouting and have now passed it on to others. I wish that I would have known about this site before Jamboree, it would have made my job there so much easier. I will be visiting here ofter. Thanks for the good work.
Yours in Scouting Lonna Rahn
George Dibble wrote:
Great page, would enjoy more knots, esp. for fishing and boating. Also for lashing loads to trailers, trucks etc.
Lorna Slaunwhite wrote:
I am looking for the following knots and thought maybe you could help me:
Carrick bend; Crown knot; Halter hitch; Hunter's bend; Lariat or Bowstring knot; Lark's head; Man harness knot;
Stevedore's knot; Strangle knot
Markus Roberts wrote:
Great job guys, thanks!
Lawrence Corwin wrote:
When using colours be sure they contrast for better effect.
Craig Taylor wrote:
Great concept. I found it by chance while looking at sailing pages. It also makes me feel a little closer to my daughter who is now studying at Oxford. Thanks !!
Ray Harrell wrote:
If you are looking at increasing the graphics complexity, possibly add "hands" to show how the hands move with the rope (both left-handed & right handed). I think you have put together an excellent resource here! I actually found the tips and other information about each know to be more informative for myself. Teaching how to do knots is important, but explaining the pluses and minuses of each knot and their uses will go a long way in making the knot tying lessons more interesting. By the way, I am a new Assistant Den leader for Cub Scout Pack 303 Wolf Den 4 located in Huntsville, Alabama, USA. Thank you again for the resource.
Mr. Jan E. Beveridge wrote:
I'm waiting for your "monkey's fist" example.
Earl Bateman (baloo 40th) wrote:
Suggestions on how to teach for new leades, for instance I use string liqorice to teach cub. Tie the not correctly and you eat it. With all the plastic rope it is very frustrating tieing nots tell them what to use and any other tips would be great.
Earl
Ldavis wrote:
I am knot a scout and I still like this very education page.
Ltjg James Gillman, Usn Sea Cadet Corps wrote:
These animations are absolutely wonderful. I have bookmarked this URL, and I will be using it in teaching my Sea Cadets. Thank you very much for the excellent presentation.
Ltjg James Gillman, Usnscc wrote:
The "I don't know" answers were given because I found ALL of the knots well done. You have done an amazing and wonderful work. Thank you so much.
Sue Turner wrote:
Very impressive! More helpful by far than any book I've read. Easy to follow, clear information regarding appropriate uses and risks. Please don't stop!
Volker Neumann wrote:
Show the process of the knotting (probably with hands!)
and have a printable page with the most important steps
of the knot.
The idea itselves is great! Continue...
Mirko Radojicic wrote:
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J.r. wrote:
I understand that the animations must remain simple but, some of these knots would best be shown in two or more animations. I am a leader in the USA, we tie our timber hitch at the bottom of the log and a turn at the top. I have a feeling that you do the same. If this is true, then you are not showing this knot correctly.
All in all you have a nice site here. I will be back to see your future efforts.
Steve Vaughan wrote:
keep up the good work. anything that helps scouts to learn is great. our troop (lx.net/troop) will be linking to your knot page. thanks for the hard work you have done in getting these on the net. all the knots are good. there are no best or worst.
Warren Wasile wrote:
It might be nice to "segment" the animation. By this, I mean you could have brief stops during the knot animation that would be like;
First you.......
next you......
and so on!
Michael Meschter wrote:
i suppose, the pictures could be bigger and there could be smaller steps, to get a more "floating" effect.
IMO the spped was to high, maybe you can give the user the opinion, to control the speed.
i hope, it is ok, that we take a link to your knots on our site http://members.aol.com/djkoeln/am.html
michael,
die jungenschaft köln
Dave Kiaski wrote:
The question of "best" and "worst" animated knots is unfair as I feel they are all animated well and are easily understood. Great job, keep up the good work!
John Allison wrote:
Well done! This is the first time I have found anything on the web connected with Scouting. My own Group (Bath City Centre Group) is a lively one and one I always is looking forward but you have certainly beaten us to this one!! I am Group Chairman by the way.
Keep up the good work - I will call gain
Brian R Cuttler wrote:
would be interested in information on whipping, end nots
never did figure out how to make a money's fist...
Thanks - interesting page
Joe Dabb wrote:
Keep it up. Put more knots on your page!!!
Thomas W. Moulton wrote:
I really liked the page. I look at knots in a book and usually end up more confused than when I started. I can sit here and practice them as needed.
Cubmaster
Pack 172
Pickering, Louisiana...USA
* wrote:
SHOW THE KNOTS BEFORE TIGHTEND AND AFTER. AS A SCOUTMASTER I AM CONSIDERING SUGESTING THIS AS A RESOURCE FOR MY BOYS
Patrick Castle wrote:
I often have to teach new stagehands knots; your page is great. Thanks.
Christopher Barnes wrote:
What a woderful site - I can't wait to tell others about it! Keep up the excellent work and give a pat on the back to whoever came up with the idea.
Martin Foster wrote:
I find the Prussick knot more useful than the rolling hitch. I will certainly recomend your site to my boys.
Good Scouting,
Crane, Troop Scouter 23rd Pretoria, Lyttelton Scout Group.
Marissa Arendt wrote:
My Guides found the Bowline very understandable - Thank you!
Dennis Crawford wrote:
As a Scouter I am always looking for better ways to teach knots. This looks like it might really help. Good Job. Dennis Crawford Troop 57 Geneva, Ohio USA
Andrew Close wrote:
Hello, this site has been a great resource to my "knot collection." Thank You!
regards
Andrew Close
1st Templestowe Scout Group
Ruffey Creek Venturers
Victoria, Australia
Myron Thomsen wrote:
Keep up the good work. I will be teaching a course on Scouting and the Internet this fall for our Boy Scout Council's leadership training. Is it OK to mention this site in my course? (It has even helped my wife learn how to tie knots.)
David Ashton wrote:
Keep adding more knots.
Add lashings - all types
Great job!
Dorothy Crocker wrote:
All these knots are very familiar. I'd like to see some more unusual or complex ones. How about a monkey's fist?
William Clemens wrote:
Keep up the good work. May God bless you.
Nick Mancey wrote:
I thought this web site was brilliant!
Keep up the great work.
I will propose that we put this link on our proposed web site.
Nick Mancey
Longtown Mountain Rescue Team
Ralph Baker wrote:
This is a superb site,I have sent this site to 10 friends just today. Thank you very much.
Robert Owen wrote:
The rolling hitch is the knot of choice of circus canvas bosses on US tent circuses. By standing with the tent to your left with the rope between you and the tent stake (peg), it is possible to loop the rope around the stake twice with the left hand and then twist a loop with the right hand and put it over the top of the stake. It's quick and easy to tie and with the double loop on the bottom makes tightening the canvas a simpler process.
Great site and great way to learn knots. Thank you for developing it and keep up the good work. I found you by the link on the resources page of the New Hampshire Boy Scout Council (Daniel Webster Council). You're bookmarked direct now. Best wishes, Robert Owen, Pack 321, Bartlett, NH USA
Kevin Dowling wrote:
I need the web page address to bookmark. I am inside a frame and I don't know how to get back. Some pages I have seen have frame escape buttons. I don't know the technology but I sure wish you had it!
Fred Johnston wrote:
I've looked at several knot programs on the internet, and your's is, by far, the best. I am a member of Troop 100, March Air Reserve Base, California, U.S.A., and we have you linked into our Web Site. Keep up the good work.
