How To Whip The End Of A Rope - Common Whipping Knot

Learn how to do common whipping. Easy step by step instructions for tying whipping on a ropes end in this knot tying video tutorial.
Common whipping is the simplest whipping method but not the strongest or most secure whipping knot. Sometimes called wolf whipping it is very similarly tied to the hangman's noose knot. Commonly done with whipping twine or waxed twin, this knot is knot #3442 in the Ashley Book of Knots (ABoK). Made by laying a bite along the rope and wrapping a series of turns over it. The working end is tucked through the loop and pulled down under the wraps. The ends are then trimmed off.
This is just one of many whipping methods including: sailmaker's whipping, palm and needle whipping, sailors whipping, west country whipping, riggers whipping, french whipping, crown whipping and Portuguese whipping.
Uses and advantages: Obviously used to stop a rope's end from fraying, but can also be used as a decorative or ornamental wrapping knot around a post or pole. The main advantage is that it is easy to learn and fast to make.
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[@kevinm5564]

its gonna come apart for sure. He didnt say, "thats not going anywhere" when he was done

[@kidherder]

I'll be the first one to admit it's easy to critique but two things I wanted to point out. 1. Its not clear that you make two bends in the twine AND when you start the wraps with the long end, the bend on this end must loop over the rope, otherwise you'll have a bend on only one side of the rope like the other bend in the twine. (unless you did this by accident) 2. When you put the bitter end of the twine through the last bend, you came in through the back and created an elbow. If you go in through the front of the bend, when you pull the bend under the wraps, it will lay flatter. Again, it's easy to criticize. Thanks for the video.

[@jeffw8057]

Used this knot on 1 1/2" rope that runs along a boardwalk with the ocean. It works wonderfully...has held and lasted for about 7 yrs now.

[@rockers7889]

Thanks for doing this video. I taught my kids this technique. I first saw it in 8th grade from a kid from Texas that whipped a rope in front of the students for a demonstration type speech in speech class. Speech class was torture for some. Including me, until I played the harmonica and was able to get in front of a big audience. My demonstration was how to hang wallpaper. Wallpapering was my first job outside retail stores

[@countrylifetales2700]

Just spent 30 minutes looking at other websites and videos for instructions on this knot and I was still confused. Found this video and now I'm smiling. Excellent tutorial. Thank you. :)

[@hollytemple3540]

I’ve gone back to this video many times for some craft projects over the years. Super easy instructions. Thank you!!

[@Thebeeeknees]

Thanks this is the worst totorial I’ve ever watched!

[@bryanzhou5015]

I didn't do it correctly, but this was the closest I got after like, two hours of trying to learn it. lol

[@michaelkrailo5725]

If you like a perfectly smooth end with no whipping material, you could do what I do. I wrap the very end of the rope with thread temporarily and then add a few drops of thin CA glue. That type of glue works well to wick down the bunched up fibers. Then I remove the thread and you end up with a hardened end that is nice and smooth and won't easily unravel. You could also use the technique shown here using the finer thread and simply leave it on and use the CA just to harden the end of the rope.

[@memewrld9379]

tnx for this boy scout achievement

[@matthewisbetterthanyou]

same for me

[@justaphotographer1826]

Excellent clear concise video. Thanks.

[@Kuplung57]

Lovely simple and clear demonstration. Thank you very much!

[@scatoutdebutter]

great video. those look like some good scissors to snip so cleanly at their end.

[@bryanzhou5015]

like how u notice the scisors

[@aprilmarklin7423]

Thank you! Plan to use video in my agriculture class.

[@kevinmcsweeney4156]

I’m a former Bridge Painter.A piece of electrical tape works better.

[@marykohler3655]

Correct and still I burn my ends it also stops the fray as I use rope in crafting

[@ReformationRamblings]

Can you name even a single use case for this skill? Frayed not.

[@ZUPITAH]

I use this knot quite frequently. Quite versatile actually

[@isaacwildman3081]

Excellent! Tapered back splice works well but is more involved.

[@U2BER2012]

Can this knot be extra secured by taking the ends and making a square knot on top?

[@Wetknees]

“Aboard ships, knittles or the cat o' nine tails was used for severe formal punishment, while a "rope's end" or "starter" was used to administer informal” I was just hoping to punish myself for God’s appeasement. But I guess learning some nautical knots can’t hurt

[@wemcal]

Thanks so much...I had no problems fixing my rope ends using your video as a guide

[@avenhob1476]

very easy to follow and i did it on my first try thank you

[@jchowrules]

Why do you wrap the twine around in the opposite direction of the rope? Wouldn't it make more sense to wrap it in the same direction so that as you're wrapping the twine so you're tightening the end of the rope?

[@kidherder]

That makes sense to me too.

[@Bee-2-the-Dee]

Just what I needed, thank you.

[@arrowbubbles]

This the best, the shortest, the clearest explanation & the best demonstration how to do it. Thank you, sir.

[@debbiethompson6240]

Good tutorial, I am using rope to make gifts, hopefully I will do whip correctly and it won't fray or come apart! Thank you.

[@SneakyTogedemaru]

Thank you very much. Absolutely love your videos, always exactly what I need.

[@firstlast7052]

Thank you for this presentation. However your initial image shows the whipping much closer to the end of the rope, whilst your demonstration is not close enough to prevent the end of the rope fraying. I appreciate it is only a demonstration of the knot, but I think it is better to I place the loop pointing along the rope away from the end. This allows the start the whipping to be placed as close to the end of the rope as needed with the first turn rather than the last. This change makes the length of the wipping less of an issue and hence the precise length of the initial twine (which is difficult to judge without quite a lot of experiance).

[@ironhorse19]

Great video. Easy to follow and very informative. Many thanks for sharing

[@MichaelWite19]

Thx! I’m doing this for Boy Scouts!

[@dericktrx7573]

Save this video. Thank you so much for this lesson. Very helpful!

[@CascadianBraeden]

Wow, that was so much easier than I thought it would be - and I wasted less than 6 inches of twine in the process, that's gotta be a personal record for attempting anything to do with string!

[@hoiboi5810]

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[@scottdowney4318]

How about dropping some instant glue on the whipping cut ends too.

[@noahharris9640]

Thank you... Simple and easy to follow!

[@erielugo6972]

Very helpful and easy to understand! Thank you.

[@ogueyratogeyrat7448]

cant wait to use on my s-

[@travisidol1104]

I apprecaite the use of natural fiber rope and twine for this video.

[@stoeretruus]

Which type of twine did you use here? Is it 2 strand hemp?

[@zoekelley7021]

is this essentially tying a tiny noose around the end of the rope?

[@yabonjin]

Any guidance for min and max size of the whip string related to the size of the rope you are whipping? I assume you now cut off the frayed end a little closer to the whipping. How much extra should you leave past the end of the whip? Thoughts on the comparison of wrapping the end of the rope with a fiber reinforced duck tape vs whipping? Or a little resin + duct tape. Sailors didn’t have duct tape when whipping was invented. Or maybe better, a thermal shrinking sleeve like used to cover wire solder joints?

[@stephenwoods4118]

Duct tape degrades over time, a couple of years exposure to the elements and it's toast, even if kept in a box after 10 years the adhesive has started to fail and make a mess.

[@iceboundmartel]

Thank you

[@jbaumun]

Well taught ! Much thx !

[@EarlBahl]

To

[@1busybeekeeper]

Brilliant I haven't "whipped" a rope since leaving the Boy Scouts ack in the mid 19'Fifties, thank you SO much for jogging my memory on how easy it is once you have re-visted a site like yours. Well done

[@rockers7889]

Me the 70s, though its always been in my brain sludge of memories

[@numanisgay]

Question: The whipping looks nice, but are there any special reasons I would choose this over a simple overhand knot?

[@srdavis37]

Also, the overhand knot now makes a large lump at the end that prevents the rope from pulling smoothly across/through other ropes or eyelets.

[@scottisasoccermom7219]

Helpful. :D

[@kirkkoblect5915]

Got on my first try thanks mate

[@toanluoidiy997]

The knot is so sure, thank you I'll try it, it's a great idea

[@hanzgaming5052]

This is berry helpful

[@FarkyDave]

Excellent video.

[@Warrchild777]

I fkn love this knot

[@vishnu2506]

Will it not open??

[@marklashway]

Nice and clear

[@DoubleoP]

Thank you

[@evehinds1602]

The

[@heidyval]

can you do one on sailmaker's whipping?

[@idsoftware7]

thank you. great video.

[@artichettri888]

really good work

[@prestontechaira2570]

Thx i now closer to scout rank in boy scouts

[@a4dtesseract408]

smae

[@james0801]

thanks for the help

[@AGTMikey]

Brilliant! Thanks.

[@fgriffintx]

Well done! Clear, concise, and sans annoying music and self-aggrandizing babble

[@nakulawesome]

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[@mrskamorri]

Thank you so much my son's boy scout leader was gonna flay him if he didn't know how to whip natural fiber rope this Monday.

[@PaulPamVB]

yikes.

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