How to tie the Figure 8 knot

The figure 8 is most often used to make a knot on the end of a line. This can prevent the end of the line from passing through a block or hole, keeping it ready for use. The double figure 8 can be used to tie two lines together, and the "mountain climbers" knot forms a loop somewhere in the middle of the line. Another variation is the "stopper knot", which has an extra round turn on one side of the figure 8. You need the Flash plugin to see the video, click the play button, maybe twice, to start the video. This video was taken with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ2. A $200 camera designed mainly for still photography, it will take a 30 minute 30 frames/second video with sound if you have the 1 Gig memory card. To see just how easy the figure 8 is to tie, see this video of a whitetail deer doing it! See how to tie other knots in the Sailing Video Index

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