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overhand knot, for example, is also
known as the
thumb knot. The figure-eight
knot is also
known as the
Savoy knot or the
Flemish knot.
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A wall and
crown knot is
a decorative kind of rope button. The
original use of the
knot was
to put at the end of the
ropes on
either side of
a gangway...
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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;...
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A shank is
a type of
knot that is used
to shorten a rope or take up slack, such as the sheepshank. The
sheepshank knot is not stable. It will fall apart...
- The slip
knot is
a stopper knot which is
easily undone by
pulling the tail (working end). The slip
knot is
related to the
running knot,
which will release...
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A button knot is
a knot that
forms a bulge of thread.
Button knots are
essentially stopper knots, but may be
esthetically pleasing enough to be used as...
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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...
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A bend is
a type of
knot used
to join two
lengths of rope.
Bends are used in
a variety of situations,
including climbing, sailing, and
securing loads....
- 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...
- fisherman's
knot include: angler's
knot,
English knot,
halibut knot, waterman's
knot, and true lovers'
knot.
Though the fisherman's
knot is ****ociated...
