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  2. Surgeon's knot - Wikipedia

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    The surgeon's knot is a surgical knot and is a simple modification to the reef knot. It adds an extra twist when tying the first throw, forming a double overhand knot . The additional turn provides more friction and can reduce loosening while the second half of the knot is tied. [ 1 ]

  3. Surgical knot - Wikipedia

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    New knots have been described. Other commonly employed knots are surgeon's knot, modified surgeon's knot, single-double other side knot, strangle knot and modified miller's knot. The Surgeon's knot has been a standard ligature but in one study it demonstrated slippage. [4] While the suture is being put in place a knot is used to secure the suture.

  4. List of knots - Wikipedia

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    Hitching tie – simple knot used to tie off drawstring bags that allows quick access; Honda knot a.k.a. lariat loop – loop knot commonly used in a lasso; Hoxton knot – a method of arranging a scarf about the neck; Hunter's bend a.k.a. rigger's bend – joins two lines

  5. Surgeon's loop - Wikipedia

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    The Surgeon's loop (a.k.a. Double Loop) is tied the same way as the surgeon's knot but with a double strand. Therefore, this knot does use more line than most. It is a bit bulky but is great for making quick, strong loops at the end of lines and leaders for connecting to other loops.

  6. Double overhand knot - Wikipedia

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    Tying the knot coil knot. The double overhand knot [1] or barrel knot [2] [3] is simply an extension of the regular overhand knot, made with one additional pass. The result is slightly larger and more difficult to untie. It forms the first part of the surgeon's knot and both sides of a double fisherman's knot.

  7. Bimini twist - Wikipedia

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    A Bimini twist loop is stronger than the line itself. It is one of the rare knots that does not weaken the line in which it is tied. [citation needed] It is a simple method of doubling your fishing line in order to prevent chafing or to create the necessary loop in order to attach a wind-on leader without using strength in the mainline. For use ...

  8. Reef knot - Wikipedia

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    The reef knot, or square knot, is an ancient and simple binding knot used to secure a rope or line around an object. It is sometimes also referred to as a Hercules knot or Heracles knot . The knot is formed by tying a left-handed overhand knot between two ends, instead of around one end, and then a right-handed overhand knot via the same ...

  9. Talk:Surgeon's knot - Wikipedia

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    How about I simple create a video of a double tie followed by 4 single ties. Which is described as a surgeons knot here. Specifically the ref says "The first throw in the knotting sequence is often looped or twisted twice, producing the surgeon's knot." This is the technique I standardly use. I can do one as a tool tie and one as a hand tie.