Rope swing with monkey s fist.
Wooden rope swing knot.
Cut two pieces of rope 6 feet long and thread through the holes of the swing seat tying a secure knot at the end of the ropes under the seat.
Learn to do it the right way.
You could use it on the bottom of a wooden seat after tying the rope to the tree branch or play set.
Create your own rope tree swing by learning to tie these two simple knots.
Then drill 2 holes in each end of the seat and thread a 5 foot rope through the holes on each end.
Imagine you are camping and you have to protect your food from animals simply hang over your food to the tree that is not accessible by them and the knot is in such a way that it does not tie off too not even by the strong.
Tie a stopper knot by turning a circle in the end of the rope then make a second circle that overlaps the first.
Here s an easy to make rope tree swing that will be a hit with your kids.
Then tie a second double bowline and attach the snap link with the swing rope so the seat is about 18 inches above the ground.
An eye bolt will keep your rope from rubbing the bark off of the tree and or wearing through.
The techniques described here are based on his ideas with some modifications.
So you re not satisfied with a skinny rope a granny knot and a branch that wouldn t hold a squirrel.
The wood used for the seat may be exposed to sun rain wind and frost.
As usual ashley covers the options for supporting seats and hanging a swing in detail abok 3828 33 p 590.
The stopper knot or ashley s stopper knot is a large knot placed on the end of a rope to prevent it from pulling through a hole.
The double overhand knot is easy to tie and makes an effective stopper knot for a single rope swing.
For a single rope swing the disc seat sits on a bulky stopper knot.
It ll also make the s.
Repeat for the other tree limb rope.
One that works is a double overhand which is level across the top and super easy to tie.
It is likely to deteriorate long before good rope.
To make a rope swing first cut 1 long piece of wood for a seat and 2 short pieces for supports and nail the supports underneath the sides of the seat.
Cut 2 more pieces of rope as long as you need to reach your tree branch.
Throw the knotted end over the tree limb where you ll hang the swing pass the other end through the loop and pull the knot snug against the tree limb.