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CARRICK

BEND

Thisknotconsistsof
twooverhandloops
crossingeachother.Itis
knownundervarious
names:thesplitknotto
theknitwear
manufacturer.thewarp
knottothesailor,and
thecowboyknottothe
cowhand.Thecarrick
bendisaverysecure
wayofjoiningtwo 1-
ropesofequaldiameter
butofdifferenttypes.It
ismorestablethanthe
reefknot.becauseit
doesnotslip;butitis
notcommonlyusedat
sea,becauseitbecomes
extremelydifficultto
untieifithasbeen
subjectedtogreatstrain
orifitiswet.Itisused
onlarge-diameterrope
suchashawsersand
warpropesandisalso
usedinclimbingfor
joiningtwoheavy
ropes.

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