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  2. List of knots - Wikipedia

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    Shroud knot – a multi-strand bend knot used to join two ends of laid (or twisted) rope together; Siberian hitch – used to attach a rope to an object; Simple knot – (four-in-hand knot) a method of tying a necktie; Simple Simon over – used for joining two lines; Simple Simon under – used for joining two lines. It is more secure than the ...

  3. List of knot terminology - Wikipedia

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    Binding knots are knots that either constrict a single object or hold two objects snugly together. Whippings, seizings and lashings serve a similar purpose to binding knots, but contain too many wraps to be properly called a knot. [1] In binding knots, the ends of rope are either joined together or tucked under the turns of the knot.

  4. Reef knot - Wikipedia

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    Joining two ends of a single line to bind around an object. Caveat: Not secure as a bend unless secured by additional knots(ex: overhand). Spills easily if one of the free ends is pulled outward. Does not hold well if the two lines are not the same thickness. ABoK #74, #75, #460, #1204, #1402, #2096, #2573, #2574, #2577, #2580: Instructions

  5. Offset overhand bend - Wikipedia

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    Long used by weavers to join the ends of yarn, the offset water knot is very old. It was one of the knots likely identified among the possessions of Ötzi the Iceman, who dates from 3300 BC. [3] The knot is also tied in a slipped form by mechanical balers to bind straw and hay, but this bend is not practical to use as a binding knot when tied ...

  6. Bend (knot) - Wikipedia

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    A bend for joining lines of different diameters. It is more secure than the heaving line bend or sheet bend due to the woven figure-eight knot "rackings". Reever Knot: A secure and compact bend. Sheet bend: A common bend for joining lines of different diameters. Shroud knot: A multi-strand bend used to join two ends of laid (or twisted) rope ...

  7. Joining technology - Wikipedia

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    The joining technology is used in any type of mechanical joint which is the arrangement formed by two or more elements: typically, two physical parts and a joining element. The mechanical joining systems make possible to form a set of several pieces using the individual parts and the corresponding joining elements.

  8. Sheet bend - Wikipedia

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    Weaver at Queen Street Mill demonstrating a weaver's knot Steps in tying a weaver's knot. The sheet bend may be tied by various methods: the basic "rabbit through the hole" method of forming a half hitch in the bight of the larger rope, by a more expedient method shown in Ashley as ABoK #1431 (similar to the method used by an experienced sailor or mountaineer to tie a bowline) or by a trick ...

  9. List of binding knots - Wikipedia

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    A binding knot is a knot that may be used to keep an object or multiple loose objects together, using a string or a rope that passes at least once around them. There are various binding knots, divided into two types. Friction knots are held in place by the friction between the windings of line.