{"id":8,"date":"2008-05-27T10:39:34","date_gmt":"2008-05-27T08:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=8"},"modified":"2016-06-03T06:49:25","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T04:49:25","slug":"tie-shoe-laces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=8","title":{"rendered":"Tie shoe laces"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tying shoe laces as a below elbow amputee is very tempting and seems to be easy to accomplish but still: it does not fall into your lap for free.<\/p>\n

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The double overhand knot allows to be locked by simple reverse pull and friction.<\/p>\n

Pulling strings coming out of a double overhand knot in one direction will pull the knot close – reversing pull direction will lock knot by simple friction if strings are somewhat rough (most shoe laces are).<\/p>\n

00:00 to 00:07 – start with a regular overhand knot;<\/p>\n

00:09 to 00:12 – with string end, go around once more to accomplish the double overhand knot;<\/p>\n

00:12 to 00:19 – using elbow and sound hand, I give *full* strength to pull the knot close by pulling string ends in the direction they come out of the knot:<\/p>\n

00:19 to 00:21 – with gentle force, I now jam the knot by pulling string ends into opposite directions, thus friction-locking the knot to preserve the tension.<\/p>\n

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I now can take my time with this as the tension is locked by the first knot.<\/p>\n

00:00 to 00:06 – I try to place the loop of string end 1 on top of string end 2<\/p>\n

00:06 to 00:07 – I move string end 2 around<\/p>\n

00:07 to 00:18 – I do the second loop with string end 2<\/p>\n

00:18 to 00:21 – pull loop of string end 2 closer \/ faster, instead of using hand I fix one loop against leg\/shoe using the stump<\/p>\n

00:21 to 00:27 – pull loop of string end 1 closer \/ faster, instead of using hand I fix one loop against leg\/shoe using the stump<\/p>\n

00:27 to 00:30 – pull loop of string end 2 closer \/ faster, instead of using hand I fix one loop against leg\/shoe using the stump<\/p>\n

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Remark: since my handicap is to build up tension, I solve this in the first step by friction-locking a double overhand knot. After this, I usually secure the knot \/ string ends additionally, either by tucking them in, or by putting a simple overhand knot around the loops.<\/p>\n

Maybe you find a technically superior loop technique than mine, such as this:<\/p>\n

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I like this technique a lot – but quite honestly, I do have time to tie my shoes. What I don’t want is the laces to come open.<\/p>\n

The beauty of this is the simplicity, the ease of opening it back up and the elegance of using knot knowledge over actual manual dexterity. I never thought some of my almost 800 days of militia army training would come in *that* “handy” but we sure did raise some tents.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I found a lock system that looks OK and works very well (Lock Laces)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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