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SHEETBEND Firstmethod Dependingontheuse towhichitisgoingto beput,thisknothas variousnames:the sheetbendwhenitis used totietheshe ...

6 Method Forma loopinthe heavierropeandholdit secureinthelefthand whileintroducingthe lighterropeintothe loopwiththerighthand (1 ...

SHEETBEND Secondmethod Thismethodisusedin weaving,andwhenthe sheetbendistiedthis wayitmaybeknownas theweaver'sknot.Itis veryquic ...

4 unliketheright-hand sheetbend,ismade withjusttwoessential handmovements,soit iseasiertousefor makingsheetbendsin series. 125 ...

LEFT-HAND SHEETBEND Somewhatlesssecure thanthesheetbend. thisisstilla usefuiknot. Itisoftenusedby weaversandlace makers.Itmaybe ...

THIEFKNOT Thethiefknotisvery similarinappearance tothereeforsquare knot.Themain differenceisthatit doesnotconsistoftwo halfknots ...

REEFOR SQUAREKNOT Thisistheclassic methodformakingthe reefknot.whichisone oftheknotsthata good sailorshouldknow. eventhoughit sh ...

----~~------------ Method Takea turnwiththe left·handropeoverand aroundtheright(1,2). Thencrosstherightend overtheletttoforma lo ...

CAPSIZINGA REEFKNOT Ifgreaterstrainisputon oneendofareefknot thanontheother,itwill capsizeintoaneasily untiedandinsecure formati ...

HUNTER'S BEND Thisknottakesitsname fromitsinventorwho discoveredit in 1978.It hasanexcellentgrip andisverystable,andit isalsover ...

SURGEON'S KNOTOR SURGEON'S KNOTBEND Whenmakingsuturesin a wound,surgeonsuse variousknotssuchas thecarrickbend,the reefknot,andth ...

Method Crosstheendsandtake oneenddownbehind theotherropeandupto thefrontagaintwice (1,2).Pointtheends upwardsandcross themagain, ...

JAPANESE BEND TheJapanesebend, sometimescalleda squareknot,is a decorativeknotandis usedasthebasisof otherdecorativeknots. Itisu ...

MMhbd Bendtheendofone ropeintoa bightand holdit securelyin the lefthand.Taketheend oftheotherropeinthe righthand,passitover thef ...

CARRICK BEND Thisknotconsistsof twooverhandloops crossingeachother.Itis knownundervarious names:thesplitknotto theknitwear manuf ...

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6 Method Taketheendofone ropeandformaloop overthestandingpart, securingitwiththeleft hand(1).Forma secondloopwiththe otherrope,p ...

2 WATERKNOT Thisknotwasinventedduringthe lastcentury·andis alsoknownas thefisherman's,English, Englishman's.true-lover's,or angl ...

4 isnotsuitableforlarge-ormedium- diameterropeand,infact,theknot isnotasstrongastheropeitself whenthereisgreatstrain. Method Lay ...

GRAPEVINE ORDOUBLE FISHERMAN'S KNOT Thisknotis particularly suitableforfishermen whouseitontheirlines formoresecurejoints.It iss ...