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2. Figure-eight knot - Wikipedia

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   The result is two figure-eight knots, each partly inside the other and tightening its hold on the other when they are pulled in opposite directions. This can be a permanent or temporary splice. While it precludes the ropes' slipping relative to each other, it is a typical knot in having less strength than the straight ropes.

3. List of knots - Wikipedia

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   Sheepshank – used to shorten or store rope; Sheet bend – joins two ropes together; Shoelace knot – commonly used for tying shoelaces and bow-ties; 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

4. Top (tool) - Wikipedia

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   A typical Top used in rope making. A top is a hand tool with an iron loop and hook used in the creation and splicing of rope. A Top is used to simultaneously hold a piece of rope while providing a hole to separate the "lays" (or strands) of synthetic or natural rope for splicing. A variation of a Top, the gripfid, is used for ply-split braiding ...

5. Knot - Wikipedia

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   Knot board [] on Elbe 1 (ship, 1965). A knot is an intentional complication in cordage [1] which may be practical or decorative, or both. Practical knots are classified by function, including hitches, bends, loop knots, and splices: a hitch fastens a rope to another object; a bend fastens two ends of a rope to each another; a loop knot is any knot creating a loop; and splice denotes any multi ...

6. Rope splicing - Wikipedia

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   Rope splicing in ropework is the forming of a semi-permanent joint between two ropes or two parts of the same rope by partly untwisting and then interweaving their strands. Splices can be used to form a stopper at the end of a line, to form a loop or an eye in a rope, or for joining two ropes together. [ 1 ]

7. Marlinspike - Wikipedia

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   Marlinspike derives from the practice of "marling", winding small diameter twine called marline around larger ropes to form protective whippings. [1] The long-billed fish marlin is thought to be named after the marlinspike. [2] Marlin spike gets its name from the small cord called marlin, which is typically tarred and used for the serving of rope.