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bends

Bendsare usedforjoiningtworopesattheendstoforma

longerrope.Theseknotsaredividedintotwogroups:those

madein stringandsmallstuffwhichdonotneedtobeuntied

afteruse(forexample,theweaver'sknot)andthosewhichare

tobeuntiedafteruse.Forbendstobesecure,theropesjoined
havetobeofthesamediameterandhavethesameproperties.

Alsonotethatawetropeisstrongerthana dryone.Thesheet
bendisanexceptiontotheaboverule;asitisextraordinarily

secure, evenwhen madewithropes ofdifferentdiameter.
Bendsshouldonlybeusedasa temporarymeasure;splices

shouldbeusedformorepermanentjoints.Themostimportant
bendsare:thereeforsquareknot.thesheetbend,thecarrick

bend,thewaterknot.thegrapevineknot,theHunter'sbend,
theJapanesebend,andthesurgeon'sknotbend.

Theillustrationonthefollowingpagesshows:
1.Sheetbend 2.Japanesebend 3.Waterknot
4.Reeforsquareknot 5.Hunter'sbend 6.Carrickbend
7.Surgeon'sknotbend 8.Grapevineknot

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