Alright today on Repairs101 I�m going to
show you how to tie a Monkey�s Fist � which
is a fairly easy knot to tie that you can
use for anything from a heaving line to a
toy for your cat or dog to chase.
Before getting started I suggest you get your
hands on an awl or a marlinspike or a small
screwdriver anyway.
Select your rope and prepare the ends.
You can tie this knot with laid rope or braid
rope.
Start by taking three wraps around two fingers
held apart like a peace sign.
Then turn inward around one side of the wraps
for a change of direction and take three more
wraps perpendicular to the first three.
Then another turn and another change of direction
will get you set up to weave in the last three
wraps.
This time I�ve tied a longish tail on it
that you could tie or braid to the other end.
I like to tie a half hitch into it and work
it underneath and make it the core of the
Monkey�s Fist.
Especially if it�s going to be a cat toy
that gets thrown around indoors.
Then you just want to work the slack out of
it as best you can until you can pull the
slack out of it at the tail.
This one�s polypropylene rope so it should
float.
Handy if you need to get a line to someone
on a dock or another boat.
If you�re hanging a food cache your heaving
line�s going to need a heavy steel three-quarter
inch ball bearing.
Once you�ve got whatever core you�re going
to use inside you want to meticulously pull
out all the slack from the short end to the
standing line.
Anything other than a knot core will make
it difficult to tuck the tail in and will
require an awl and some patience.
You know, after only a few attempts you should
be able to tie a Monkey�s Fist from start
to finish in only about five minutes.
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