continued- If you pass the ropes under three strands you have a double Matthew Walker knot. If you pass the ropes under 4 strands you have a triple Matthew Walker. And so on. Since you passed the rope under three strands in this knot, you tied a double Matthew Walker knot. We do not even need to know how many strands you were using, because passing under three strands always results in a double Matthew Walker knot no matter how many strands you are using to tie the knot.
for me Matthew Walker is a structure of multiple overhand knots combined into 1 knot. Tying a 4 string wall knot under 3 does not form an overhand knot on each individual strand, so it's not a MWK. While the 4 strand wall under 4 or more is...
As for multiplyiness I count full round turns that form overhand knot - 2 round turns make double overhand and double overhands make up a double MWK, no matter how many of these are there.
Your comment "Note, that making string go under the same number of strands, as your knot has, will make it Matthew Walker ;)" is correct only if you are tying a two strand Matthew Walker knot. No matter how many strands you are using to tie a wall or Matthew Walker type knot, the following statements are true (even for one strand knots). If you pass the ropes under one strand you have a wall knot. If you pass the ropes under two strands you have a Matthew Walker knot. See next comment-
I will quote from the Ashley Book of Knots page 119 #683 "The ordinary seaman's way of tying a Matthew Walker Knot is first to make a common Wall Knot and then to tuck each end to the right through the next bight ahead." You will notice that he does not say how many strands are being used, because it does not make any difference. One tuck always makes a wall knot. Two tucks always make a Matthew Walker. Three tucks always make a double MW , etc. Thanks for your interest in MW knots.
continued- If you pass the ropes under three strands you have a double Matthew Walker knot. If you pass the ropes under 4 strands you have a triple Matthew Walker. And so on. Since you passed the rope under three strands in this knot, you tied a double Matthew Walker knot. We do not even need to know how many strands you were using, because passing under three strands always results in a double Matthew Walker knot no matter how many strands you are using to tie the knot.
rroyl 2 years ago
for me Matthew Walker is a structure of multiple overhand knots combined into 1 knot. Tying a 4 string wall knot under 3 does not form an overhand knot on each individual strand, so it's not a MWK. While the 4 strand wall under 4 or more is...
As for multiplyiness I count full round turns that form overhand knot - 2 round turns make double overhand and double overhands make up a double MWK, no matter how many of these are there.
But thats only my opinion
JustKnotLT 2 years ago
Your comment "Note, that making string go under the same number of strands, as your knot has, will make it Matthew Walker ;)" is correct only if you are tying a two strand Matthew Walker knot. No matter how many strands you are using to tie a wall or Matthew Walker type knot, the following statements are true (even for one strand knots). If you pass the ropes under one strand you have a wall knot. If you pass the ropes under two strands you have a Matthew Walker knot. See next comment-
rroyl 2 years ago
I will quote from the Ashley Book of Knots page 119 #683 "The ordinary seaman's way of tying a Matthew Walker Knot is first to make a common Wall Knot and then to tuck each end to the right through the next bight ahead." You will notice that he does not say how many strands are being used, because it does not make any difference. One tuck always makes a wall knot. Two tucks always make a Matthew Walker. Three tucks always make a double MW , etc. Thanks for your interest in MW knots.
rroyl 2 years ago
Thats Ashley's opinion and though I greatly respect it, at this point as I've said before, I have my own...
BTW, I didn't say that strand number affects MWK's "multiplyiness", or did I?
JustKnotLT 2 years ago
This knot appears to be a right handed double four strand Matthew Walker.
rroyl 3 years ago
WOOOW, really, really cooool...!!! Thanks for the idea!!
That U3 really looks like a MWK... really cool, thank you again.
TerreAngel 3 years ago