TIP OR TRICK THE JAM KNOT

A quick idea on ways to lash things together..and the use of the canadain jam knot for bushcraft use

[@arthurkimpel4758]

Very good explanation ! With a little imagination, this knot can be used in so many ways.

[@blackoracle69]

Absolutely!

[@billvance2573]

Blackie, best detail on how to do this knot. No one ever shows how to bring the working end back through the over-hand knot. Thanks.

[@jacqueline7118]

Wonderful idea and knot, gotta love this series! Thanks a bunch for sharing!

[@calmahoney5959]

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[@miguelangelgarcialopez2638]

Thanks, I learn a lot.

[@Vodkanipples]

Very cool. I love learning something new and useful.

[@opalprestonshirley1700]

Great tip the Jam knot is a versatile knot and the daisy chain does neaten up that loose cordage. Thanks Blackie. atb Opal

[@blackoracle69]

to daniel edwards....sorry for the confusion....i pull a jam knot on the first tree and then..then just tie a regular knot on other end to second tree...thanks for the comment and keeping me honest..lol..safe journeys

[@jerrymorris1527]

Nice trick!! Thx Jerry

[@SteveB357]

I found a good knot tip. Tie a lanyard on your stick with a prussic Knot. This makes the lanyard fully adjustible up and down the stick, so you can effectively adjust the length of the stick to suit your mood. More important, you can put all pressure, up or down, on the line. It feels like the stick is almost wieghtless.

[@kamaeq]

Like the release side, never heard of that one.

[@paulhenry7122]

great trick Blackie great video thank you.Peace... Pops

[@georgereeves2699]

Really good tip thanks alot

[@margaretgibson7063]

Appreciate you greatly Blackie. Stay safe. The best to your family.

[@blackoracle69]

Thank you, I will

[@Waldhandwerk]

Cool and good knot!

[@ianfrancisledesma4431]

Good knot..useful!

[@tattedupdaddy1]

This knot is by far one of the handiest imo. When I did hardscaping we had a ton of tarps used to cover the sites if it was calling for rain and they used to just fold them toss them in the trailer. Well that just became a mess, so I cut a bunch of cordage and made loops with jam knots for each tarp. Problem was even though I showed the guys I worked with how to grab the short stub to release the knot they'd whip out a knife cut the cords and go.

[@blackoracle69]

tattedupdaddy1 simple fix for that cut cord you buy the next round of beer!!

[@tattedupdaddy1]

blackoracle69 lol, I don't work there any more. When I worked delivering furniture, the knots I learned helped then. I just carried that knowledge down the line. I'm not a professional rigger but there were many times my rope and knot knowledge helped getting jobs done. The jam knot was one of many I used. My boss did buy me some beer when we had to detach a stair case off a second story patio to move it around to the side of the patio so we could install a stone outdoor kitchen, and living room. The kitchen was to run under the patio off the back of the house and extended out to an outdoor living room complete with fire place. I went and got 200 ft of rope, grabbed my shackles and speed clips. My boss was in the skid steer, I was on the ropes and we were able to detach it moved it where it needed to be and reattached it. I had made pulleys, crude block n tackles all from the rope and stuff I had. My boss said it couldn't be done, not with just two guys, a skid steer and some rope. He was certain we'd have to tear it down and rebuild it. Which would have run us over our bid on cost and time, I won that bet lol.

[@zfolwick]

well heck... this looks even better than the taught line hitch on 1-2 foot pieces I'd been using for the same thing. Looks way more effective as well.

[@tattedupdaddy1]

Daniel Edwards, for whatever reason there was no reply link to your comment. To set a ridge line you would run the end with the knots around a tree and set the jam knot. No fumbling to tie a knot on that end its quick and secure. Take your other end of your ridgeline and go around the other tree or whatever your base is and tie whatever knot you normally would use. Or with enough rope make your first little loop, drop it by a tree run your rope from that tree around another back to the first and make your jam knot. Essentially your making a huge loop around two trees. With some small notches in the tree to prevent slipping down you can then throw your tarp over the line. By small I mean only about two inches long at most half inch deep.

[@STEVEN-STEELE]

That Daisy chain is the best stand alone way to store and deploy extension cords for the various construction crafts and trades. I'm a 25 year electrician of all three main electrical feilds. And it may take a extra few minutes to put your cords up every evening. But the time saved the next morning? When you crew is sleepy or hung over? Is priceless. The old rope coil up and toss it in the truck. Just about promises a damn knitting party come 6:30 7 Oclock. There is a 50% chance of grabbing the wrong end and then you have a 50' cord that reaches about a foot. And takes twenty minutes to get strung out. Honestly I'd jump out of a plane with nothing but an extension cord tied around my waist. I know that thing is gonna get hung up on something before I hit the ground.

[@blackoracle69]

i hear ya i set up military radar units on subs and other navy ships..all my cords were set up for quick deploy..save huge time on job site

[@STEVEN-STEELE]

@@blackoracle69 I lived up in Norfolk when the Nimitz called it home port. This was back in the days of the F14 Tomcat. The Jolly Rogers Squadron VF117 Im probably off on that. It just came to mind They used to come in either sub Sonic and you could see the shoulder patch. Or wings swept back and their hair on fire. My best friends Brother joined and got stationed on A LA class Attack sub. Im an Army Brat though my dad was a Drill Sgt. I learned to sail mainly because I love it but also as an augment to my servival skills to have the sea as an option. These off shore islands can be an option. HAPPY 4TH BROTHER!!

[@billyjoedenny]

great tip,thanks for the reupload.. ..bill

[@apar1560]

👍👍 ...Alan in 🇨🇱

[@MeyersCTR]

What is that brown scarf-looking thing around your neck for? Nice knot btw.

[@genofairchild3326]

Information on where to get some of the gear used by Blackie Thomas in his videos

[@lonewandererbushcraftwildc6822]

Believe it or not this knot is very easy to get wrong as I have several times & has come undone on the trail.

[@TerryC69]

Now that is just handy

[@keithcronk7980]

THANK YOU BROTHER

[@budgunter8950]

I like the way you do your jam knot, I'm going to try that set up. I prefer a figure 8 hank over the Daisy Chain. In My Opinion, it's quicker and more compact.

[@blackoracle69]

Cool, thanks!

[@MrSIXGUNZ]

I made a bunch while watching the video three in a row!!

[@SteveB357]

Love the video. Love the knot. I use it your way, ever since I learned about it. May I ask where you're from? Some of the way you talk sounds like home.

[@blackoracle69]

i am from alabama at the Fla. border

[@danieledwards479]

Sorry to ask a dumb question blackie but how do you use the canadian jam knot to put up both ends of your ridge line? The daisy chain part I get, I do that all the time.

[@MeyersCTR]

Just tie another jam knot with the other end? I think you -can- do it with only one 'free' end.

[@JohnDoe-ee6qs]

Daniel Edwards use a truckers hitch or a Wakos transport knot on the other end

[@donnance1480]

Hello Daniel Edwards, I use this Canadian Jam knot on the first end and then the Tight Line Hitch on the other so that I can take any slack out of the ridge line :) Easy to put up and even easier to take down.

[@nokieng6502]

What Daniel E was referencing was Blackie’s comment that he can use a CJK on each end to make a ridge line. I don’t think u can. Don’t think u can take up any slack by tightening the 2nd CJK. Unless you can precisely position the overhand knot on the 2nd CJK to clinch it taut against the anchor.😳😳😳

[@nigel7719]

Oh me oh my. He talks just like me (sowega). :-)

[@Bill23799]

Hey Blackie. Is the " Canadian Jam knot " better than the " Yankee Jelly Knot " ?

[@blackoracle69]

hmmm ..dont think i have heard of that one..is it like a new jersey stuffed eclair??

[@Bill23799]

@@blackoracle69 haha When I first read this I thought you said " New jersey stuffed chair ". Stuffed Eclair.....oh my, with my diabetes i think my blood sugar level went up 25 points just by looking at the googled picture of one.

[@Moostery]

Also known as the arbor knot. A knot known by pretty much any fisherman.

[@datnotme9921]

👏👀👍

[@blackoracle69]

thank you

[@Raythe]

it works like a double nut on a threaded bolt.

[@blackoracle69]

yep locks it tight

[@phillipdavis5241]

Sometimes you make sense

[@blackoracle69]

yep even a blind hog finds a acorn every now and then

[@coffeesnob7600]

loooop di loop di loooop :)

[@timothyoneill7268]

look like a drop knot for a trout line.

[@BuckMckawtheotherone]

Sorry, but that's not the Canadian jam Knot, that's the simple arbor knot. The Canadian Jam knot has an extra loop that inverts inside the loop between the spars, and is tightened. Once tightened, it locks and cannot be removed except by cutting. The arbor knot can be snugged and loosened at will. The Canadian Jam knot is permanent and needs to be cut.

[@rinzler9775]

Looks similar to a butchers knot.

[@reneschaap8091]

die is heel oud ik leerde die al toen ik 7 jaar was .van alles aan me fiets vast maken . opa