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  2. Overhand loop - Wikipedia

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    The overhand loop is a simple knot which forms a fixed loop in a rope. Made by tying an overhand knot in the bight , it can be tied anywhere along a rope (does not need any working end ). The knot can be used for attaching clips, hooks, other rope, etc., but has the disadvantage that it is likely to jam tight when the rope has been pulled and ...

  3. Zeppelin bend - Wikipedia

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    Zeppelin bend forming a loop: the four stages of the method starting with a "clover leaf" or flattened overhand knot; Red line: ends of the overhand knot, Green line: ends of the underhand. Another method of remembering this knot is to visualize a "69". To tie the knot with this method, follow the steps below: Make a "6" with one line (rope) end.

  4. Overhand knot - Wikipedia

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    The overhand knot is one of the most fundamental knots, and it forms the basis of many others, including the simple noose, overhand loop, angler's loop, reef knot, fisherman's knot, half hitch, and water knot. The overhand knot is a stopper, especially when used alone, and hence it is very secure, to the point of jamming badly. It should be ...

  5. Overhand knot with draw-loop - Wikipedia

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    The Overhand Noose [3] is sometimes used as a Slip Knot to form the loops of a Trucker's Hitch, or as a Stopper. Double Noose is used in arboriculture to fix a rope to a carabiner . Today this knot is mistakenly named like Barrel Hitch .

  6. Marlinespike hitch - Wikipedia

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    Below is a basic method of tying. The knot can also be made by using the rod itself to form the loop, but the tying method does not affect the performance of the resulting hitch. Begin with an overhand loop, that is, a loop in which the working part passes over the standing part:

  7. Ashley's bend - Wikipedia

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    Ashley's bend is a knot used to securely join the ends of two ropes together. It is similar to several related bend knots which consist of two interlocking overhand knots, and in particular the alpine butterfly bend. [1] These related bends differ by the way the two constituent overhand knots are interlocked.

  8. Matthew Walker knot - Wikipedia

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    A Matthew Walker knot is tied in a circular bundle of any number of strands. To tie the knot, the tier takes each strand and forms a loop around the rest of the bundle, then passes the end through the newly formed loop to form an overhand knot. They then move to the next strand over, moving around the bundle in the direction they pass the loops.

  9. Offset overhand bend - Wikipedia

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    The offset overhand bend (OOB, ABoK No. 1410) is a knot used to join two ropes together end-to-end.It is formed by holding two rope ends next to each other and tying an overhand knot in them as if they were a single line.