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HUNTER'S

BEND

Thisknottakesitsname
fromitsinventorwho
discoveredit in 1978.It
hasanexcellentgrip
andisverystable,andit
isalsoveryeasyto
untie.Itsusesare
similartothoseofthe
sheetbendbutitis
bulkier.

Method
Formanoverhandknot
withoutpullingit tight
andplaceitvertically.
Taketheendofthe
secondropeandpassit
throughtheeyeofthe
turntoforma loop(1).
Passtheendbehindthe
standingpartandinsert
itintotheupperloopof
theoverhandknot,then
throughitsownloop
(2).Pullthetwoends,
whichshouldprotrude
laterallyfromtheir
respectiveknots.Pull
thestandingpartsto
tightentheknotfully
(3).

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