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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. List of knots - Wikipedia

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    Egg loop a.k.a. bumper knot – secures soft or loose bait in fishing applications; Elusive knot Englishman's knot (fisherman's knot) – a bend consisting of two overhand knots, each tied around the standing part of the other; Eskimo bowline – places a loop in the end of a rope; Eskimo bowstring loop knot

  4. List of knot terminology - Wikipedia

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    A: open loop, B: closed loop, C: turn, D: round turn, and E: two round turns. In reference to knots, loop may refer to: One of the fundamental structures used to tie knots. Specifically, it is a U-form narrower than a bight. [17] A type of knot used to create a closed circle in a line. A loop is one of the fundamental structures used to tie knots.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Hitch (knot) - Wikipedia

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    A type of knot used to attach a rope to an object. Half hitch: A simple overhand knot, where the working end of a line is brought over and under the standing part. Halter hitch: A type of knot used to connect a rope to an object. Highpoint hitch: A type of knot used to attach a rope to an object. Highwayman's hitch

  7. Bight (knot) - Wikipedia

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    An open loop of rope. Sources differ on whether this is a bight. In knot tying, a bight is a curved section or slack part between the two ends of a rope, string, or yarn. [1] A knot that can be tied using only the bight of a rope, without access to the ends, is described as in the bight.

  8. Offset overhand bend - Wikipedia

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    There are several different choices of offset knots - all offering varying levels of advantages/disadvantages. Another option is wrapping the strands a second time before passing the tail through (a two-rope version of ABoK #516, also called a double overhand [8] or flat doubled overhand bend [9]) but again, it increases the overall footprint.

  9. 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.