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<blockquote data-quote="Bill V" data-source="post: 982731" data-attributes="member: 54538">I&#039;m surprised he didn&#039;t mention what the difference between the two is.&nbsp; One (the &quot;wrong&quot; way) is basically a &quot;granny knot&quot; with bows.&nbsp; The other (the &quot;right&quot; way) is basically a square not with bows.&nbsp; And as anyone who has ever been taught the difference between a granny knot and a square knot knows, a square knot is a much stronger knot than a granny, which can easily come loose.Also--if you&#039;re used to doing it the &quot;wrong&quot; way, and you want to learn to do it the &quot;right&quot; way, there are two primary ways to fix it.&nbsp; One--the way he shows--involves changing how you tie the bows.&nbsp; But the other may be simpler--change the direction of the first half of the knot (the part before you start making the bows).&nbsp; Instead of right over left, do left over right (or vice versa--whichever is opposite of what you&#039;re currently doing).&nbsp; Then do the bows the way you typically do it.&nbsp; The key is to have the first and second half be wrapped in the opposite directions of each other.Several years of scouting are actually paying off here...&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bill V, post: 982731, member: 54538"] I'm surprised he didn't mention what the difference between the two is. One (the "wrong" way) is basically a "granny knot" with bows. The other (the "right" way) is basically a square not with bows. And as anyone who has ever been taught the difference between a granny knot and a square knot knows, a square knot is a much stronger knot than a granny, which can easily come loose. Also--if you're used to doing it the "wrong" way, and you want to learn to do it the "right" way, there are two primary ways to fix it. One--the way he shows--involves changing how you tie the bows. But the other may be simpler--change the direction of the first half of the knot (the part before you start making the bows). Instead of right over left, do left over right (or vice versa--whichever is opposite of what you're currently doing). Then do the bows the way you typically do it. The key is to have the first and second half be wrapped in the opposite directions of each other. Several years of scouting are actually paying off here... :) [/QUOTE]

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