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The Candian Jam Knot

Welcome to WSS!!!

Great post. I think a lot of people use this knot as second nature to replace hardware but never think to show it to younger people. It's also one of my favorite ways to tie and tension the guy lines for my sleeping tarp and hammock.
 
The knot is new to me too. Very handy and easy to remember. Your other videos are good too. :thumbup:
 
Thanks for the knot - I, too, don't think I've ever seen that before.

Years ago, I used to work as a bundler (he who ties bundles of flattened new cardboard boxes together, on an assembly line) and it worked similar to that -similar but not the same. We used to lock it down with an additional half hitch and cut the twine with a ring knife.

Doc

Just realized, this being a knife-related forum and all, somebody is going to ask what a ring knife is, so, a ring knife is a little knife on a ring, that you wear on a finger. When you finished tying a bundle, you cut the cord.

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I'm glad you cleared that up Doc. I thought that the knife you were referring to was held by having the handle jammed up your ring :o
 
Thanks!

That is one great knot. I can't believe how simple it is! I'm going to use it a few times today so I don't forget it.


Stay sharp,
desmobob
 
It seems like making that first overhand knot a figure 8 instead would make it easier to untie, but like the old saying goes... if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Great knot. Thanks for sharing it.
 
chopchop said:
It seems like making that first overhand knot a figure 8 instead would make it easier to untie, but like the old saying goes... if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Great knot. Thanks for sharing it.
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Or better yet, a slip knot.

Doc
 
I have tried the figure 8, still almost impossible to untie. But I know where you are coming from, and I like your thinking. I had never even thought of using a slip knot, and I will tey it. This is the reason I love forums, I have been tying that knot for over 17 years and never thought of that solution.
 
Doc,

If you posted that ring knife over in Prac Tac, I'll bet it would provide hours of entertainment!:D

DancesWithKnives
 
Hey IA Woodsman,

If the slip knot doesn't work, I have another answer for you. When you tie the first overhand knot, tie a little stick in the knot. When you want to untie the overhand knot, either pull the stick out or break it where it passes through the knot and remove it.

I tried it and it worked fine.

Hey DWK, feel free if you wish.

Doc
 
Welcome to the forums - thansk for the info, that knot is new to me. It looks super useful and wicked easy to tie.
 
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