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The Arbor knot is a typical fishers' knot.Its primary use is to attach fishing line to the arbor of a fishing reel.. It has also gained popularity (often under the name "Canadian Jam Knot" or nicknamed "bushcraft zip tie") as a general binding knot to tie down a roll of e.g. a sleeping bag, or to begin a lashing.
Useful for fine or slippery line, it is one of the few loop knots which holds well in bungee cord; Arbor knot – attach fishing line to the arbor of a fishing reel; Artillery loop a.k.a. a Manharness knot – a knot with a loop on the bight for non-critical purposes; Ashley's bend – used to securely join the ends of two ropes together
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The uni knot is widely used for attaching hooks, rings and swivels to the end of the line [7] and it is also used for joining two fishing lines together. [8] The bend form of the uni knot (for joining two lines) is not a noose; rather it is akin to a multiple fisherman's knot with the two opposing knotted parts arranged in the manner of uni knots.
The knot is referred to in the Russian book as the Cossack knot, and its slipped version is known as the Kalmyk loop. Tying an Eskimo Bowline Eskimo bowline based on the method described by Geoffrey Budworth in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Knots. [3] The tightened knot on the right takes on a trefoil crown shape.
Any sliding loop that attaches a line to the spindle (arbor) of a reel may be called an arbor knot. It should not be bulky, and need be only moderately secure since no backing line should ever be so fully extended as to rely solely upon this knot.
The running bowline is a knot consisting of a bowline looped around its own standing end to create a noose. The running bowline is strong and secure. It slides easily and can be undone just as simply. 1117. The RUNNING BOWLINE KNOT is referred to by name, in A Four Years' Voyage by G. Roberts (1726), as the "RUNNING BOWLING KNOT."
The bowline (/ ˈ b oʊ l ɪ n / or / ˈ b oʊ l aɪ n /) [2] is an ancient and simple knot used to form a fixed loop at the end of a rope. 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.