New way to tie the Apline Butterlfy Knot?

[Ewan Murray]

Circus bowline is awesome it acts like an alpine but undoes very easily without biting down after heavy load, the hand wrap method Tom posted is the only way I know of tying this knot. The name of the knot comes from a three ring circus as you make three "rings" when tying it. I learned it at a Vermeer training seminar.

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

The alpine butterfly is not supposed to move under load. Perhaps you mean it is difficult to untie after loading? Its supposed to be one of the easier knots to untie! I will give your circus bowline a try and see how it fairs. Any idea why its called the circus bowline?

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

Thanks Ewan

It is a new one on me. So I look forward to trying it out.

[Tommy_B]

  Arctostaphylos uva-ursi said:

The alpine butterfly is not supposed to move under load. Perhaps you mean it is difficult to untie after loading? Its supposed to be one of the easier knots to untie!

 

Yep. That is what I meant! I don't know about it being one of the easier to untie though!

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

By the way - good photos Tommy thanks for sharing.

[Ewan Murray]

 

Didn't look very hard Tom

[knot rigger]

  Tommy_B said:

I think he meant pictures of your actual work mate!

 

If I have got the wrong end of the stick, its because thats what I was going to ask!!

 

Sorry I misunderstood, here are some pics of shows I've rigged for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

hope you like

[htb]

  knot rigger said:

Sorry I misunderstood, here are some pics of shows I've rigged for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

hope you like

 

Impressive and spectacular

[daltontrees]

  Ewan Murray said:

Circus bowline is awesome it acts like an alpine but undoes very easily without biting down after heavy load, the hand wrap method Tom posted is the only way I know of tying this knot. The name of the knot comes from a three ring circus as you make three "rings" when tying it. I learned it at a Vermeer training seminar.

 

Nifty knot! After a couple of minutes' practice I can now tie it in 5 seconds with my eyes shut. It aint no bowline though, try using it to tie a line to the bow of a boat, it can't be done. Circus midline yes, circus bowline no. Like the bowline is,weaker than say a figure of 8 on the bight, the circus 'midline' is weaker than the similar alpine butterfly. And it's not 3 directional like the butterfly. Definitely easier to open, though. The ugly bastard child of the bowline and the butterfly.

[carlos]

ive been tying that circus bowline for years thinking it was an alpine butterfly!! doh.

intresting photos knot rigger thanks.

carl