Tying a Falconers Knot

[Harris]

I thought I'd start a thread on this so that newcomers to Falconry can start to get some hands on practice with one of the most important aspects of husbandry. The pictures below are the clearest I can find. So get yourself a length of cord and start practising. Its a little tricky at first but with a bit of practice you should be able to do it with your eyes shut, when you can do that, try it with a soaking wet and frozen hand, and add a bit of mud for authenticity. :lol:

I should also reference the original article, which can be found here.

http://www.themodernapprentice.com/knot.htm

[Harris]

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[Saker-Clive]

.........or do a video:supz:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a31/Saker-clive/th_FalconersKnot.jpg (http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a31/Saker-clive/?action=view&current=FalconersKnot.flv)

[UglyBear]

them hand ave never seen hard graft lol:)

[Sophie]

really useful thread simon :D

[FalconGriff]

I do it your way. My wife and son do it totally differently but end up with the same thing. Judging by the people we have on courses here they find it easier to learn my wife's way. Bring your camera next time your down and maybe photograph her hands (wont look soft like yours!)

[Harris]

Bring your camera next time your down and maybe photograph her hands (wont look soft like yours!)

For the record they are not my hands!!!!!!! :roll::yawinkle:

[shep-bubo]

what is the falconers knot used for

[A1Gos]

what is the falconers knot used for
For tying falconers up...

[Yarak_Eric]

what is the falconers knot used for

For securing your bird to their weathering perch or if you are keeping them tethered too their perch inside their mews. It's an easy to perform knot that you can tie with one hand (beneficial whilst having a hawk on the other), and locks upon itself making it beneficial for not having to pick through the knot to untie it. With one simple pull on the right length the knot undoes itself as well. A very beneficial thing to learn:supz:

[shep-bubo]

For tying falconers up...


lol good answer but im new and wanted the real one mate :P

[Smiggs]

theres a vid on youtube under "tying a falconers knot".very easy to follow.hope this helps

[Falconry Favourites]

will help a lot of people out mate

[ShadyShep]

thanks really handy! going to get it eventually lol

[Little Joe]

For the record they are not my hands!!!!!!! :roll::yawinkle:

Damn! I was gonna ask who your manicurist is...:lol:

Good pics Simon, thats how I've been taught as well.

[White Gyr]

we do it also but dif wayv same as griffs son but end up with the same knot:lol:

[Jiff]

that realy is a usefull depiction for newbies, when i started out the first time i saw the knot was in a book and could i heck figure out what was going on.:yawinkle:

[Lisnisk]

Very helpul post thank you :-D

[Stu Bailey]

the pics look a slightly different way to the video (post 7 )?or am i being thick?
always done it the same way as the vid..

atb..

[Rhyanna]

that realy is a usefull depiction for newbies, when i started out the first time i saw the knot was in a book and could i heck figure out what was going on.:yawinkle:

I agree! i was lucky enough to be shown in the flesh, i don't know how people learn from pictures!

Another way to practise, cause the tricky part is keeping your hand still... is to hold a glass of water in your hand whilst you do it. Heh. i didn't do it for fear of not just tipping some water out but dropping the glass but hey! Maybe it'll help someone :lol:
It's so hard to show someone... i taught someone today actually, you just have to keep repeating what you do until they finally get it. We were doing it on a glove, The only way he could get it is if i showed him on his own leash.

[Bullet]

i thought the knot was all about one hand not two? in the vid two hands were used a few times:roll:

[Geordiejay]

Hi griff, I see you are from Barry, I am working at Rhoose carvery ove the next couple of weeks and am wondering if you would be able to fit me on one your lessons to learn the knot?

If this is possible please could you also let me know a cost and a time that would be convenient for yourself.

Thank you in advance Jay

[JackGeorge]

For securing your bird to their weathering perch or if you are keeping them tethered too their perch inside their mews. It's an easy to perform knot that you can tie with one hand (beneficial whilst having a hawk on the other), and locks upon itself making it beneficial for not having to pick through the knot to untie it. With one simple pull on the right length the knot undoes itself as well. A very beneficial thing to learn:supz:

Very well put.

For securing your bird to their weathering perch or if you are keeping them tethered too their perch inside their mews. It's an easy to perform knot that you can tie with one hand (beneficial whilst having a hawk on the other), and locks upon itself making it beneficial for not having to pick through the knot to untie it. With one simple pull on the right length the knot undoes itself as well. A very beneficial thing to learn:supz:

My son is left handed and had a real problem when he started

[OutHawkn]

You can also tie the knot "upside down" I'll try to take a picture and post it. Its the same knot just done differently.....

[Argee]

really useful thread simon :D

rather heavy gauge for a thread :-)

[ItstThatFimble]

Im all fingers and thumbs, ive been taught a different method, so i might try out yours. Ill let you know how i get on :]

[HighFlyer25]

my son has watched over and over again he has now finaly got it.

[Dean York]

It can be tricky to learn, I just taught my young apprentice and he masterd it in minutes. I told him to go away and practice it with his eyes shut, and with a pint pot of water filled to the very top in his left hand, and tie it without spilling any. This comes in usefull when later they have a bird on the fist and keep the left arm in the correct position.:yawinkle:. This was how I was taught. Atvb Yorkie..

[robo101]

Easy when you know how, thanks for that.

[David Rampling]

With all the birds flying around at the moment with equipment on (or hanging dead from a tree) and all the owners who claim their bird untied the knot before flying off...... This thread is about due for a reappearance

hopefully everyone will read it, and tie a double knot, and pull it tight.

[Gozzhawk]

double falconers knot AND a safety for me ...wouldnt leave birds on block without that........

[Killkult]

without a safety a bird could untie it right?

frank

[JBro]

Two falconers knots and the little so and so is still grinning at me in the morning because she unpicked them both.

Double loop leash and carabiner coming up...

[Smudge962]

hi

i was shown the way in thepics but then someone showed me a differant way which i find easyer and produce's the same knot

cheers
dave

[Joy]

practised n practised till i could do it blindfolded :)

[GregM]

i learnt from a emma ford book, which was tricky as a kid, then as a teenager when i was serious my mentor shown me another similiar way, to be honest i probably was able to tie the knot a decade before i got my first bird, i can remember praticing at school on my desk and on the back of chairs etc
good pics but why two hands in the pics, a bit confussing for a newbie who has to learn to do it with one??

[Joy]

theres a link on utube with a video ill try find it again :)

YouTube - Tying the Falconers Knot

[Lauraj]

Hi, i have been learning to tie this knot but the vidoes i have seen show a few different ways of doing this, im not very good at knots or following video instructions.

Please could you watch the video and let me know if i am doing it right? i am also unsure if i am pulling the right bit through at the end
thanks :)

http://youtu.be/9QSMr66xMNU

[Harris]

Yes it looks ok to me, just keep practicing until its second nature, then try it in the dark with your finger numb with cold and with heavy rain. :lol:

[Hawk Sport]

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Thanks Simon.
A realy helpfull and must neaded tip.

[Lauraj]

Yes it looks ok to me, just keep practicing until its second nature, then try it in the dark with your finger numb with cold and with heavy rain. :lol:


Thankyou :)

[Smudge962]

hi

it looks like you have it spot on so just keep practicing it and try and do it while not looking at what your hands are doing as you will need to kep on eye on your bird while your tying it

[BobWright]

Hi, i have been learning to tie this knot but the vidoes i have seen show a few different ways of doing this, im not very good at knots or following video instructions.

Please could you watch the video and let me know if i am doing it right? i am also unsure if i am pulling the right bit through at the end
thanks :)

http://youtu.be/9QSMr66xMNU

If you get a chance look through a 'Knot' Book, or as we Sea types say 'Bends and Hitches' and there should be a knot in there called the 'Drummer Knot' with some illustrations.............The Falconers Knot.

[Lauraj]

thanks for the help everyone, will try to get my hands on a book. ive managed it with my eyes shut...now just to learn it outside in the rain, dark and cold with a bird on my arm :) does it matter which bit you pull through the last loop?

[Harris]

thanks for the help everyone, will try to get my hands on a book. ive managed it with my eyes shut...now just to learn it outside in the rain, dark and cold with a bird on my arm :) does it matter which bit you pull through the last loop?

Well Done Laura. Theres only 1 end you can pull through the loop, because the other end is attached to your bird. ;)

[Himiko]

It will help if you attach something to "the bird end" before you start. And using two hands is cheating.:D

Bill

[Lauraj]

oops... i never thought about that :) i had just been holding the other end in my hand with something balanced on it, but i completely forgot it would be attatched to the bird :) thanks everyone i can keep practising now :)

[Lauraj]

It will help if you attach something to "the bird end" before you start. And using two hands is cheating.:D

Bill

thankyou :) i was using one hand but for some reason i forgot that one end would be tied to the bird... i now have a bead tied to the end :)

[JanH]

thankyou :) i was using one hand but for some reason i forgot that one end would be tied to the bird... i now have a bead tied to the end :)
Tie it to a mug full of water & practise outdoors :yawinkle:

[Lauraj]

Tie it to a mug full of water & practise outdoors :yawinkle:
good idea thanks :)

[Muffins]

The falconers knot - YouTube

a video :yawinkle: how-to

[Mikeyd]

what is the falconers knot used for

its used to secure ya falcon harris hawk etc when they are in the mews or on bow perch or even to atatch ya leash to the d ring on ya glove

[PaxoMan]

good post enjoyed it . atb

[Owl]

good post enjoyed it . atb

now you need to learn the falconers knot lol hehe :yawinkle:.

[PaxoMan]

now you need to learn the falconers knot lol hehe :yawinkle:.
as frank sinartra said i did it my way lol

[Owl]

as frank sinartra said i did it my way lol

ya but the wrong way lol.

[Little Joe]

Asylum doors been left wide open again!

[Berriba]

realy usefull method.thank you:)

[Harris]

realy usefull method.thank you:)

Glad you found it useful.....now go and practice! ;)