newb questions on tying paracord

[milangelo]

last night I bought some 4mm paracord to restring some octagonal oak chucks I have. I did the airport loop based on the only youtube video I could find on it. fed it through so both ends coming out the top. did a normal knot as I didn't know what other knot to do (video didn't specify). then I hid the knot in the vertical hole of the chucks.

it felt a bit weird like the chord wasn't able to move around as freely as it should. after swinging it around a bit and thinking wow paracord is cool. the knot came undone when I done a hard waist strike and the chuck went flying to the other side of the room. so obviously I have done something really wrong here, so these are my questions

1. what thickness paracord is generally used for chucks?

2. what does 450/550 paracord mean?

3. what is the safest way to knot paracord for the airport loop?

4. do I need to glue the knot?

5. should the knot be hidden in the vertical hole or should it be thin enough to be stuffed into the lower horizontal hole?

6. how can you make the loops the same length? the stretching when you tighten the paracord knots changes the length and makes it very hard to make both sides equal

7. is there some kind of *good* video or guide for tying chucks?

sorry for all the questions, but I'm a newb and feel very lost when it comes to chuck tying. just doesn't seem to work for me

[Trojanman]

ok, so - if you want to airport loop specifically, then i would recommend that you indeed either glue, melt, or tape your knot (i usually use electric tape if im airport looping) this will prevent the knot giving and the chuck flying across the room.

1) thickness of rope is totally a personal preference thing, i have used lots of different thicknesses, hehe

2) the number is the weight that the cord will hold before it actually gives out

3) tape it if you must airport loop - i prefer a bowtie, or double slipknot myself.

5) if you want to hide the knot on a pair of wood chucks, the horizontal side hole is the place you want to do it. There is a guide somewhere, and im sure someone else will post it, of exactly how to retie them like they come.

6) making equal loops for an airport loop is really a trial and error thing, and a matter of taping one knot and then making the other one the same.

7) I dont know how good it is, but i did make a video for tying chucks the way i liek to tie them, hehe.


Hopefully this answers some of your questions

[milangelo]

thanks you answers helped out a lot. the video is good but I wanted to know how to tie the airport loop on standard chux. I found a simple way of doing by just "jamming" a knot over the other end to stop it coming out. not sure how safe it is although I pulled both chux apart very hard and it didn't come undone. also I hot-glue gunned the side with the knot for extra insurance

[johnnyboots]

Hi.
3)I prefer fisherman's knot:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Spierenstich-2.jpg/800px-Spierenstich-2.jpg

I strongly recommend never use Square knot, it can slip:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Square_knot.svg/592px-Square_knot.svg.png

7)Just for the record (I think i'm 2 years late) , here is the video.
http://www.freestyleforum.net/index.php?topic=11520.0

//juambo

[Marlon Bangkil]

ok, so - if you want to airport loop specifically, then i would recommend that you indeed either glue, melt, or tape your knot (i usually use electric tape if im airport looping) this will prevent the knot giving and the chuck flying across the room.

1) thickness of rope is totally a personal preference thing, i have used lots of different thicknesses, hehe

2) the number is the weight that the cord will hold before it actually gives out

3) tape it if you must airport loop - i prefer a bowtie, or double slipknot myself.

5) if you want to hide the knot on a pair of wood chucks, the horizontal side hole is the place you want to do it. There is a guide somewhere, and im sure someone else will post it, of exactly how to retie them like they come.

6) making equal loops for an airport loop is really a trial and error thing, and a matter of taping one knot and then making the other one the same.

7) I dont know how good it is, but i did make a video for tying chucks the way i liek to tie them, hehe.


Hopefully this answers some of your questions