Chris Reeve Knot..

Django606

Django606

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Hi guys, I used the website

www.knifeart.com/how.html

To learn how to tie the CR knot. Only problem is: I don't know how to finish it :o

Help please? Do I just tie a regular knot?

Edit: Ok, I realize that you just pull the part that you are wrapping around through the second loop, but when I do that, my coil just comes undone..
 
If you're doing it correctly, hold the coil with one hand while you feed the end through the loop and pull it tight with the other hand.
 
Pull the loop or the part you're feeding through the loop? Also, does it matter how close the coils go to the knot? If I do it right, it will just mean more lanyard on the other end to cut off, right?
 
Django606 said:
Edit: Ok, I realize that you just pull the part that you are wrapping around through the second loop, but when I do that, my coil just comes undone..
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Make sure you're putting it through the right way. It should go over the top, or through the loop in the direction that it's being wrapped. If you go the other way, it'll fall apart.
 
I don't know if it's my imagination or my own poor knot-tying skills, but I find how exactly I finish the Christ Reeve knot depends on the kind of cord I'm using.

Anyhow, I recomment you try different finishing methods -- sometimes, I tug on the "knife end" cords and that allows me to get a nice tight knot at the end; other times, I have to tug on the "opposite of knife" end of the cord. Also, you can try tugging on first one, then the other side of loop.
 
Django606 said:
Pull the loop or the part you're feeding through the loop? Also, does it matter how close the coils go to the knot? If I do it right, it will just mean more lanyard on the other end to cut off, right?
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The part going through the loop.

By the knot, do you mean the part on top, ie the loop in the final stage? If so, this can be tightened down and yes, you'll end up with more slack. Also the loop at the bottom (the noose or whatever you want to call it) will affect how much slack you end up with. Tie a big one and you'll have to tighten it down.

And I agree with Psychopomp. Putting the cord through the right way may be your issue.
 
I'm putting it through the loop the same way I am coiling it..and it just messes up my coil.

I'm getting frustrated :mad:
 
As you wrap the coils around make sure that you make them tight.

Once you have as many coils as you want, thread the loose end through the loop in the end away from the knife, pull it tight and hold it in place as you pull on the loop that is close to the knife, this will close the second loop around the loose end and tighten the knot.

Be careful with the other loose end, don't let it get into the knot, you may pull on this loose end to shorten the loop near the knife. You may also want to tie a stopper knot on this loose end to prevent it from sliding into the knot and also from making the loop near the knife too large.

You may see some more instructions here, under "Hangman's knot" which is its proper name.

http://www.realknots.com/knots/noose.htm

Luis
 
Ohhh, so I hold the cord I put through the loop, and pull the loop attached to the knife?
 
Uhh.... It's just a simple noose.

Pull the loose end through the sticking-out loop (let's call it loop #2, not the loop going through the knife/object), and then pull the loop on the other end (loop # 1, the loop going through the knife/object) to tighten loop #2. After that, pull on the other loose end to tighten loop #1.

Peace.
 
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