How To Tie the Sheet Bend Knot

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So you want to string up a clothesline six feet long, but all you've got is four feet of rope and three feet of shoelace? No problem.

To complete this How-To you will need:

A length of thick rope
A length of thin rope

Step 1: Form bend

Fold one end of the thicker rope back on itself to form a bend (or "bight") that looks like an "U" shaped, tipped on its left side.

Step 2: Slip thin rope through bight

Slip one end of the thinner rope through the bight from behind.

Step 3: Wrap thin rope around arms

Now wrap the end of the thinner rope around both arms of the bight, crossing over the short arm first (and staying below the trailing end of thin rope).

Step 4: Pass thin rope

Bringing the end of the thinner rope around to the front, pass it between itself and the short arm.

Step 5: Tighten knot

Tighten the knot by pulling both ends of the thinner rope.

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[Kjenzie]

@musicmesilly ok sorry :)

[musicmesilly]

@Kjenzie Ummm... Actually no. He wasn't just tying a knot. He was showing us how to tie two pieces of rope together. Thank you very much.

[miyan12]

Excellent demo.

[Kjenzie]

wow, in our knot tying, you dont have to need 2 ropes -_- i can't believe an elementary can beat a professional

[kevjay777]

@Mmmyess The Zepplin Bend is by far the best knot for joining two lines. After all, the knot was devised expressly for mooring huge Zepplins. The Sheet Bend & all others were unsatisfactory by comparison to this near-perfect bend (none ARE perfect). Even under extreme tension the knot can usually be untied barehanded (no spike needed).

The knowledge of the knot faded from memory with the Zepplins (even in Ashley' was unaware of it!) but I tout its superiority every chance I get.

[Tappedurassout]

@Rezeric that's all this is. just ties a bowline with 2 cords and imagine the cord isn't cut.

[Claretcross]

@Rezeric you are right



[Mmmyess]

DIFFERENT THICKNESS ROPES ARE NOT NECESSARY!!! The sheet bed is the best and easiest alternative to the pretty-but-otherwise-useless square knot. (I understand that flat "ropes," like webbing and belts are better tied together using the grass bend knot.) IF you have two different thickness ropes, then yes, the sheet bend is particularly useful, though the thinner rope must always be the one with the cross-over, as shown in the video.

[tincoffin]

@Taurine93 Look up another method some people find tying knots one way difficult so try another.

[qhcurlytrainer]

Basically, a sheet bend is a reef knot used for two different sized ropes.