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SHEETBEND

Firstmethod

Dependingontheuse
towhichitisgoingto
beput,thisknothas
variousnames:the
sheetbendwhenitis
used totiethesheetsto
thecringlesontheends
ofsquaresailsandthe
flagbendwhenitis
usedtojointhetwo
cornersofa flagtothe
ropeusedforhoisting
orloweringit.Thisknot
is oneofthefewgood
forunitingtworopesof
differentdiametersand
types.Thesheetbend
alsohastheinteresting
propertythatthegreater
thestrainputonthe
ropes.thebetterthe
jammingaction.Itis
quicklymadeandeasily
untiedandisoneofthe
basicknotsthatagood
sailorshouldknow.

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