Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Whipping the end of a rope is often used to prevent the rope from unravelling and fraying. It is often preferred by sailors, as whipping the end of a rope does not increase the rope's diameter. Back splicing the end of a rope also prevents the end from unravelling and fraying; however, as it is bulkier, the rope could jam.
Common Whipping can be done on the end of all ropes, synthetic or natural fibre ropes. It also has the advantage the you do not need a needle to produce the whipping on the end of your rope.
In this video, you will learn how to tie common whipping to the end of a rope, but in this case, you will be using two colours of whipping twine. Why use two colours of whipping twine, you might ask? Well, I personally think that it looks really smart and makes your ropes stand out from the crowd.
When whipping the end of a rope, it is often best practice for the length of the whipping to be between 1 and 1.5 times the diameter of the rope. It is also good practice when trimming the end of the rope after whipping to leave 3/8 inch or 9.5 mm, thanks threeriversforge1997 for that information.
00:00 Intro to Whipping
00:50 Common Whipping Preparation
02:18 Start 2 Colour Common Whipping
10:28 Sunset Royal Navy
#sailingknots #LetsGetKnotting
Whipping the end of a rope is often used to prevent the rope from unravelling and fraying. It is often preferred by sailors, as whipping the end of a rope does not increase the rope's diameter. Back splicing the end of a rope also prevents the end from unravelling and fraying; however, as it is bulkier, the rope could jam.
Common Whipping can be done on the end of all ropes, synthetic or natural fibre ropes. It also has the advantage the you do not need a needle to produce the whipping on the end of your rope.
In this video, you will learn how to tie common whipping to the end of a rope, but in this case, you will be using two colours of whipping twine. Why use two colours of whipping twine, you might ask? Well, I personally think that it looks really smart and makes your ropes stand out from the crowd.
When whipping the end of a rope, it is often best practice for the length of the whipping to be between 1 and 1.5 times the diameter of the rope. It is also good practice when trimming the end of the rope after whipping to leave 3/8 inch or 9.5 mm, thanks threeriversforge1997 for that information.
00:00 Intro to Whipping
00:50 Common Whipping Preparation
02:18 Start 2 Colour Common Whipping
10:28 Sunset Royal Navy
#sailingknots #LetsGetKnotting
