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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Simple Simon over - Wikipedia

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    The simple Simon over bend is a knot belonging to the category bend.The simple Simon under holds well even with slippery synthetic ropes, [1] but is less secure than the similar simple Simon under.

  5. List of knots - Wikipedia

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    Trilene knot – a multi purpose fishing knot; Triple bowline – variation of the bowline knot that is used to create three loops on one knot simultaneously; Triple crown knot – non-communicating double loop knot. It is secure and symmetrical, but can jam when tightened. [3] Triple fisherman's knot – a bend knot used to join two ends of ...

  6. Bowline - Wikipedia

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    It has the virtues of being both easy to tie and untie; most notably, it is easy to untie after being subjected to a load. The bowline is sometimes referred to as king of the knots because of its importance. Along with the sheet bend and the clove hitch, the bowline is often considered one of the most essential knots. [3]

  7. Reever Knot - Wikipedia

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    The knot provides a compact, streamlined and decorative way of joining two ropes. However its primary attribute is that it is resistant against working loose when subject to intermittent loads. [1] The security of the knot arises from the fact that at step 3 in the tying sequence the knot is a Double Harness Bend (ABoK #1420). The additional ...

  8. 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.

  9. Reef knot - Wikipedia

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    Reef knot itself then is understood as the single slipped version, while the name shoelace knot is to indicate double slipped version. Sometimes the name bowtie also may be used to indicate a double slipped version, but tying a bowtie is usually performed on flat material, and involves a slip knot of one end holding a bight of the other end i.e ...