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  2. Water knot - Wikipedia

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    Water knot before tightening. Once tied, for additional security each end should be tied in a double overhand stopper knot around the other standing end.. Some testing has shown that the water knot, in certain conditions, can slip very slightly but very consistently, with cyclic loading and unloading at relatively low forces; it is the tail on the exterior that slips (this would be the blue ...

  3. Bottle sling - Wikipedia

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    While classed with binding knots, such as the reef knot and miller's knot, the bottle sling is able to perform a function for which most other binding knots are unsuited. The bottle sling's specific form allows it to grip a cylinder, assuming it has even a slight flare or collar, and lift it along its axis when the knot is loaded by all four ...

  4. Water bowline - Wikipedia

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    The water bowline is a type of knot designed for use in wet conditions where other knots may slip or jam. Although similar in finished appearance to the double bowline , the water bowline is formed with a clove hitch as the loop in the standing part of the rope.

  5. List of climbing knots - Wikipedia

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    It is similar to a water knot, but both bitter ends come out the same side of the knot. Water knot (also known as Tape Knot, Double Overhand Bend, Ring Bend): The Water knot is useful to tie together two ends of ropes. Often used with webbing. Binding Strangle knot: The Strangle knot is a simple binding knot. It forms both sides of a Double ...

  6. 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

  7. Bowline - Wikipedia

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    The loop may pass around or through an object during the making of the knot. The knot tightens when loaded at (pulled by) the standing part of the line. The bowline is commonly used in sailing small craft, for example to fasten a halyard to the head of a sail or to tie a jib sheet to a clew of a jib. The bowline is well known as a rescue knot ...

  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. Yosemite bowline - Wikipedia

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    A stopper knot, while serving to keep the loose end tidy, will only help to prevent failure of the primary knot, and does not act as a secondary safety knot by itself. It is sometimes said that if enough of a tail is left to tie a stopper knot, the stopper becomes unnecessary.

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