J.D. Lenzen, the inventor of fusion knotting, explains knot tying in 15 levels of difficulty, from easy to complex. J.D. starts from the very beginning, with overhead, bowline, and square knots, and moves all the way into more advanced knots that are created in combination with many other different types of knots.
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This is just tactical knitting
Knotting *
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I like to think that knot-tying and paracord crafts are just knitting marketed for men. "Bro-chet," if you will.
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I love when Wired is educational and shows me the ropes.
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Good one!
Go use it later
I see what you did there! But in all seriousness I appreciate WIRED educational vids
you've made my day
0:13 *_Level 1_* Overhand knot 0:28 Stopper knot 0:39 Square knot 0:59 *_Level 2_* Bowline 1:36 *_Level 3_* Slipknot 2:31 *_Level 4_* Solomon bar/Cobra knot 3:27 *_Level 5_* Zipper sinnet 4:39 *_Level 6_* Trucker's hitch 5:07 Half hitch, Full hitch 5:49 *_Level 7_* Fisherman's knot 6:30 Zeppelin bend 7:23 *_Level 8_* Double coin knot 8:19 *_Level 9_* Prosperity knot 9:58 *_Level 10_* Snake knot 11:42 *_Level 11_* Spindle fiber bar 13:49 *_Level 12_* Emergency snow goggles 15:40 *_Level 13_* Backbone bar 16:45 *_Level 14_* Utility pouch 17:49 *_Level 15_* Bush sandals
Calm down nerd.
Thanks a lot!! This is really helpful! 🙏
Thanks
Yeah, nobody GAF though….just FYI. Stop wasting everyone’s time posting this sh** all over Facebook. Nobody fu**ing cares.
Yes, thank you for this!!!!
When greatest human inventions are mentioned, the wheel, nails, the compass, the printing press etc. come to mind, but ropes and knots should be at the top of that list. Because of its practicality and versatility it is still a very important and irreplaceable invention.
@@bocciaalex indeed all invention is discovery and adaptation.
exactly, it can do a lot
@@bocciaalex ah yes, the famous Trucker’s Hitch Vines and who could forget the gorilla habitats full of Bowlines
Good to know that I'm officially at knot tying level 1
Me too lol
What about when you're at lvl 1 but your brother shows you level 6 knot? Am I lvl 1 still?
@@blad... Is that a trick question? Yes, YOU would be a level 1 if YOU were a level 1 before HIS brother showed HIM a level 6 knot.
@@Xeneonic lmao it's a universal you. As in "when one's brother", English speakers say *you* (or in this case *your*) even when they don't mean the specific person they're talking to.
@@blad... But you said *I*.
You know knots are complicated when it's a genuine mathematical topic of study.
Mathematical knots aren't rope knots, though. Mathematical knots have no ends. There's still a relationship, but much of rope knots are about attaching ends, or running ends through bights, and that doesn't happen in mathematical knots.
The irony of what you said is that having a mathematical language with which to describe knot theory makes it much more coherent and easier to understand than if people were just making up their own language and what not to describe the same thing. It would get very confusing without such standardization at the very least, I would imagine.
That's why I always wear sandals.
Knowing Wired magazine's reputation before they sold out to Apple and Google adware, I'm just gonna ignore these videos before they get any more racist and sexist. And by the ten second mark, they've already shown ya how to tie a noose. Hey, if anybody remembers how to find the F8 key to access BIOS before your OS boots there's some more racist sh*t U.S. programmers put down there too!
@@wbfaulk well you are correct that the definition of knot is based on the idea that crossover points cannot topologically be undone. However, non-topological knots are still an interesting field in math, if not exactly definable
It's so nice to learn that something that I thought was boring and antiquated is actually complex, useful, and even sacred. Well done surprising me!
About 6 or 7 years ago my son was a Boy Scout and I was an Assistant Scoutmaster. I came across J.D.'s books, and bought one of them. Every week I would craft a different neckerchief slide to wear. I still have about 20 of them. A lot of them I gave out to boys who didn't have a slide. It was a lot of fun making them. If you're reading this, thanks J.D.!
I've been playing with ropes, knots, etc. for over a decade now, and when I was getting started, TIAT was easily my favorite channel to learn on. He hasn't posted much lately, but I'm glad to see he's still making cool stuff with knots! Great video!
The captions make it 1000x times better
ONE KNOTTY BOY IS ON WIRED! Breaking out into the mainstream talking about knots. I love it.
6:40: 'take the six and put it on top of the nine' nice
I've seen some comments about speed and camera angle here. Love what Wired has done - it is more of a demo than a tutorial. For anyone interested in learning more, JD has a (huge!) collection of single camera angle tutorial videos on his KZhead channel: Tying it all Together. He also has step-by-step books.
Knowing Wired magazine's reputation before they sold out to Apple and Google adware, I'm just gonna ignore these videos before they get any more racist and sexist. And by the ten second mark, they've already shown ya how to tie a noose. Hey, if anybody remembers how to find the F8 key to access BIOS before your OS boots there's some more racist sh*t U.S. programmers put down there too!
Especially loved the closing bit, where he highlights how knotting is very much a form of art and has so much to offer in terms of exploration and personal expression c:
I love trying to see how the knots tied and the camera angle switches 3 times
What's up JT! Haven't seen you in a while, good to see you still doing those knots! This dude got me tying knots, his books are great. His channel Tying it All Together has hundreds of different designs to keep you busy, truly an awesome guy!
Very clear instructions. Not so sure about the levels (fisherman is, I think, easier to tie correctly and safely, than the bowline, for instance, just my 2p as a sailor ;) ).
Fellow sailor here as well
Yeah, my friends and I did that fisherman knot all the time when we were kids
I guess the difficulty is based on how many fuses you have to do
I agree, it's easy to mess up the bowline. I did one season as a commercial fisherman and sought to learn a bunch of knots beforehand so I could be more prepared.
When I’m randomly looking up knot videos and WIRED releases one that same day 🥰
Nice to see Wired supporting useful content for the upcoming hard times.
Thanks JD. I’ve been a follower of your channel Tying it All Together for many years, almost since the beginning. Dennis over at Stormdrane as well. You’v been an inspiration for me, and you are an excellent instructor. Thanks.
Wow! Only saw your hands in your knot videos. You are master of your Craft and great teacher. Thank you for sharing your art and great knowledge of ropes and knot tying.
Interesting selection of knots. I was surprised that you chose the single fisherman's over the double, or the zeppelin bend over the sheet bend (on that point, I was under the impression that zeppelin is better for ropes of the same size... the sheet bend is for different sizes). I also half expected a sheepshank to be in here somewhere, but I can see why it wasn't. Thanks for the video!
The advanced knots. The trucker's hitch was advanced to me. I learned it a few years ago, then forgot it. Everything after your trucker's hitch was advanced to me. The sacred knots were very nice, man. I can see the potential for art in them, and when you mentioned an earlier utility knot, it made me think of a fancy squarish knot I remember seeing in a Chinese restaurant somewhere. I was wondering if you were going to do some of those, and you didn't disappoint. Good job on your challenge!
Great Video! It describes my journey thru the World of knots with J.D. I had several years ago. It is a great summary of the fascinating possabilities knots can give. I Highly recommend J.D.s books (the knot related and the not knot related 🙂)!
trucker knot is potentially life saving, the mechanical advantage gives u so much tension with pivot or without pivot. you can practise it by making a tension line against a pivot or just secure wrap something
Tie a bowline at the end of a rope, know how to make a trucker's itch and you can set up a tarp shelter in a mater of minutes (minute if you're experimented enough)
3:28. I've never seen anyone else do this before! I used to play with string a lot when I was little and I thought I invented it! cool to see that it has a name!
I'd love to learn how to tie these knots, I thought so many condensed into a single video would be amazing... then I struggled more and more, because the camera angle changed so much and it feels like there were just way too many cuts during the actual tying of the knots. Just look at the prosperity knot. I could only follow that with lots and lots of rewinding and slowing down. Sure this isn't supposed to be a tutorial, but man, I think the tying of knots is equally as important as the functionality when talking about knots
These look more like demos, which makes sense for the show. JD has a KZhead page - Tying It All Together - he has tutorial videos there that are single camera angle.
It took me years to learn all these knots in Sea Cadets, granted now I can do them blindfolded underwater in a sinking ship, but hey!
This isn't the only place you can find these knots. You could find these knots quicker than it took to write your comment.
@Mellow Yellow Of course it would, but then please stop asking anyone about anything that can simply be googled in a few seconds as you'll most likely get a better answer that way
you might wanna look into Paracord bracelets as well, has some ( and more )of the knots he uses
What a fantastic invention those emergency snow goggles are! I've never seen or heard about them before but I'm ecstatic at the thought of it.
Sorry but no one can beat the skill with which my backpack knots up my earphones.
You're awesome Kris! You do your best with this community and we absolutely appreciate what you do.🥰 But definitely take time for yourself and your family😊🤙 have a merry Christmas and happy me year, and stay safe😊👍
Seriously didn't expect it to get that technical near the end, it's so ingenious.
I've always wanted to know how to tie various knots. I'll revisit this video many times.
Thank you Wired, now i can hang my neck with style.
Knowing knots is an extremely useful skill that you don’t fully appreciate or even know you needed until you’ve acquired it. Most people have been tying there shoes and drawl strings wrong their whole lives.
The double coin knot is really easy to remember. Working clockwise, make the the right-hand bight in your left hand. Over (first bight), over, over to build the top bight. Then under, under, under to build the left bight.
this guy is super cool. great content.
thank you! such a useful video! I used what I learnt to put up a clothes line
I will never forget once when I was little I saw a blind fly angler tying a Knott in a stream with a fairly good breeze. I still aspire to be as good as him.
Ah the 7530N gerber, a man a culture. I use the 7550N myself. Fantastic tool especially when broken in
Knowing knots is a good thing, thanks for sharing
Many years ago, when I was kid, I spent enough time one summer reading my father's Boy Scout book and learn every single knot shown there so well that I could do them blindfolded or behind my back. The one exception was the three-loop "tent knot" which requires you to use your teeth to pull the central loop tight at the same time as the two side loops.
do you still remember the knots? doing them, without looking them up.
@@user-dp1rc5dd2c I might need a reminder of what a few of them are called, but topologically speaking I still remember them all. 🙂
This dude is a great teacher!
That zipper knot pull was so satisfying.
The levels I went through watching this, this is incredible!
I watched his videos and got his book as a kid making duck call lanyards and seeing this video brought be back in time ❤
YAY I LOVE ALL OF HIS STUFF
This man could unravel the Gordon's Knot. Nice video
At the highest levels it just becomes knitting with your hands.
The slippers are just the best idea . I would luv to know where you found that awesome watch bracelet . I’ve been looking for one like yours for ages . Do you have a link to the maker that you could share . It’s beautifully made .
5:47 I am a rope access tech. Instead of using two overhands knots to make a fisherman's knot, we use two stopper knots. Our stopper knots don't wrap as much though - we have an X on one side and two parallel lines on the other. Funny how the same name is used. I suppose to achieves the same thing. I suspect we are trained to tie it this way because it doesn't reduce the rope's strength as much. I think our weakest knot (iirc the alpine butterfly) reduces rope strength by 33%.
JD, you killed it for content, but was hoping you'd extend beyond the TIAT content into some of the fancier pieces :) thanks for representing, you did well
For some reason tying knots is the one thing that's the hardest for me to understand practically
youre not alone. im no experienced knot tier but i know how to do a few of em. and as far as i understand, it really takes being able to visualize the knot in your mind to be able to understand the mechanics of it in real time. it isnt impossible though, like they say practice makes perfect! not saying that for certain though, just my opinion~
I did knot expect to be learning about this today but here I am
This is SO COOL!!!!! I’ve really been wanting to get into not tying for a while now!!!! This is great!!! Now I have a place to start! Thank you!
(Knot tying)
I remember 10 years ago watching his dragon egg. it always reminded me of the sphere that you create with box stitches to make the turtle.
Level 2: Bowline. That was the hardest knot I remember being taught in Boy Scouts. Rest of this list should be wild!
Good to see that even the best of us makes mistakes. 6:30 zeppelin bend
My request for the WIRED editors: If the subject matter is a one that requires the viewer to have a single physical orientation locked into their minds, please don't keep changing angles and cameras during the demonstration.
Me: "OMG, why do my shoe knots keep coming off" Lenzen: "Imma make shoes out of knots"
Thank you for sharing the video, how to make a good rope knot.
You are definitely an AI lmao
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Me sitting here wondering why JD seemed so familiar.... and then I remembered and now I'm bright red... I'll see myself out 🤣.
If you know, you know. ;)
“Level three, Slipknot” Me, mumbling: I felt the hate rise up in me kneel down clear the stone of leaves
Thought I'd start the day with a knotty video
Who is this guy?! I love everything about him!
He is amazing
Amazing!
It's weird how all I have to do is come to KZhead for all the stuff I _wish_ they taught in school.
J D, in my book, was one of the original makers on KZhead.
My favourite is the Alpine butterfly knot.
Marvelous!
I have JDs books. They are very good.
so awesome
I like that at a certain point, knot tying just becomes weaving (in a good way)
Ahhh I love knots 😍
🤨
never seen a square knot used like that (with a loop), in the scouts we used it to connect two ropes
It was super confusing too
Great GREAT video. Always love watching your tutorials.
Knowing Wired magazine's reputation before they sold out to Apple and Google adware, I'm just gonna ignore these videos before they get any more racist and sexist. And by the ten second mark, they've already shown ya how to tie a noose. Hey, if anybody remembers how to find the F8 key to access BIOS before your OS boots there's some more racist sh*t U.S. programmers put down there too!
Finally we found captain tyin' knots
we hanging out with the bois with this one🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This is just friendship bracelet making
Wow!
I didn't know that was called a slipknot, now I know why the band is called Slipknot (it's the basic knot you use to tie a noose)
Nice
Just about to buy a ute. I need this
Rope Origami.. Incredible.
6:39 nice
Those captions though
Thank you my little brother timmy is always so noisy but now i have a solution!
Not gonna lie, I was ready for some complicated climbing or sailing knots, like the button knot or the 5 point open equalized anchor with twin rescue eights knot. I did not see this going toward macrame.
The line of slipknot is the beginning of how to crochet 😊
I had to tie a Bushman's Thong for the King's Scout test in my country. Did it under 7 minutes! :D
Wow, knot tying, so interesting. For all of those knot tyers out there...
Some consenting adults have a lot of fun tying knots. 😉
Managed to get lost at 0:56 but I'm sure the rest of the video is great I've now watched that segment five times and have become angry at my own incompetence. I've learned f a.
As a high school scout I want to master this and flex it to my fellow scout 😂😂
I was late to dinner because I was watching this video. For a knot tying video...
Very Nice Bro! Get Good People!
Me: taking wired headphones to listen to Slipknot My headphones: slip knot
i was actually surprised that i knew some of these because of knitting
I wanna see this man dressed to the nines in paracord.
Knowing Wired magazine's reputation before they sold out to Apple and Google adware, I'm just gonna ignore these videos before they get any more racist and sexist. And by the ten second mark, they've already shown ya how to tie a noose. Hey, if anybody remembers how to find the F8 key to access BIOS before your OS boots there's some more racist sh*t U.S. programmers put down there too!
This is an interesting video. Knot!
He definitely got his badges.