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Originally Posted by yooper  Tried the method on my kids shoe lace today... good thing I had some twine in the barn!!!! Im over 10 miles from civilisation...let alone a town. mayby next time i will use a smalleer hammer!  |
Sorry if your son's shoelace got destroyed. It doesn't work that well with string. But try it with nylon straps or rope and it is invaluable when you get in that situation.
I emphasize that you are not trying to actually flatten the knot. The idea is to work the knot using the hammer. You don't have to smash it. It is like squeezing the knot along different axis but using the hammer to do this. By forcing the knot to take different shapes the knot will eventually loosen up until you can pull out a loop.
When I first described the method I used the work "flatten" to indicate that you tap it on the axis that is protruding. But you don't need to smash it flat.
You'll never know until you try it. But like I said it doesn't work that well with string.
gary