Learn How To Tie A Butcher's Knot - Why Knot

Easy step by step instructions for tying a butchers knot in this knot tying video tutorial.

The butchers knot is actually in a family of very similar knots. This particular one is knot number 183 in the Ashley Book of Knots (ABoK). It is usually tied in twine to tie up meat for roast but it can be used anywhere a binding knot is needed. Tying a bundle of sticks or newspapers or tying up a package. related knots include the packers knot and the corned beef knot which are also sometimes called butchers knots. The corned beef knot is the strongest knot of the butcher knot family. The butcher knot family differ in the knots tied around the standing part. This one has an overhand knot tied around the standing part. #185 a lark's head or cow hitch, #186 a clove hitch. The packers knot has a figure 8 knot around the standing part while the corned beef knot has a buntline hitch around the standing part.

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