Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
How to tie the Capstan Knot - slip knot to fixed loop.
Have you ever wanted to tie a slip knot and then when you have the right size loop, you want to lock it off? Well, now you can, when first tied the Capstan Knot is a slip knot, but a sharp tug on two of the lines will lock it into a permanent loop knot. Another knot that has similar features is the Crabber's Knot.
Ashley's Book of Knots "The Capstan Knot. Both name and knot are from Tom Bowling, and it is given without explanation of its purposes. The knot has one interesting feature: it may be slid to any point on the standing part and there “locked” by pulling smartly on the end."
ABoK 1831
How to tie the Capstan Knot - slip knot to fixed loop.
Have you ever wanted to tie a slip knot and then when you have the right size loop, you want to lock it off? Well, now you can, when first tied the Capstan Knot is a slip knot, but a sharp tug on two of the lines will lock it into a permanent loop knot. Another knot that has similar features is the Crabber's Knot.
Ashley's Book of Knots "The Capstan Knot. Both name and knot are from Tom Bowling, and it is given without explanation of its purposes. The knot has one interesting feature: it may be slid to any point on the standing part and there “locked” by pulling smartly on the end."
ABoK 1831
