How to tie a bowline knot

Best Bowline vid I've ever seen. The music makes it happen!

that's great tune in the background... who is that?

This is not an official bowline. (see The Ashley Book of Knots (knot #2066)). After the "bunny" comes out of the hole it goes down the right side of the tree and comes up on the left. However, there is no evidence that this version is inferior in any way (see The Art of Knotting and Splicing, Cyrus Day, Third Edition, knot #58G). It is, as previously noted, a left-handed bowline.

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@QuebecCharlie: Totally agree with you. I believe they call the video method a dutch bowline. Its been a while but I seen online where they tested both methods for strenght and they were virtually identical. PS if a scout uses this video method (no badge).

i think this is the sheet bend

@guitarcrazed188: a BEND means tying 2 ends of rope together. A sheet bend is a great camping knot for splicing 2 ropes together.

well the way you tie the knot makes it nearly impossible to slip up, I've heard that you can use it for emergency climbing equipment (I.E. if your harness breaks)

this knot is still a bowline and will do what its supposed to do, but its the left handed version of the bowline. the difference is, in which direction "the bunny" goes "around the tree". in the normal version of the bowline, the rope will go the other way around.