Here's the URL to a simple website that will show you all how to tie a bowline. Note that it even has the "one handed" Method Phil mentions! http://www.iland.net/~jbritton/bowline.htm 73,Bob K8IA Mesa, Arizona USA near the Superstition Mtns --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---