<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard said: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>I have yet to master the KNOT...and is probably the major = stumbling block for me, in trying the technical exam for RPT. Any ideas ??<FONT = face=Arial size=2>"</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard et al,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Practice, practice, = practice.....!<G> You didn't learn to tune overnight, and especially w/o lots of practice. = Don't wait for a string to break before you attempt to do the knot(s)! The easiest = way, I know, is to get some electrical wire w/sheathing, different colors. It's = soft copper, so it's easy to manipulate. There are three knots that you need = to learn: 1. The Tuner's Knot, which is actually pointed out by Ron Nossman = to be the Theif's Knot. 2. The Square Knot. Any Boy Scout book will show you = this one and the next one. 3. The Sheet Bend. This knot can be used where you = don't want the string sticking out, sideways on one side, but you have room on the = other side. All of these knots will work and can be mastered with a little PRACTICE.<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>