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DOUBLE

OVERHAND

BEND

Therearenumerouswaysof
joiningtwolinesofdifferent
diameter,someofwhichare
illustratedinthesection
dealingwithbends(seepp.
118-140).Yet.withthe
exceptionofthesurgeon's
knot,thesebendsarenot
reallysuitableforusewith
gut.astheyareoftentoo
complex,sowehaveincluded 1
anillustrationofthedouble
overhandbendwhichisvery
quicktomakeandisvery
suitableforgut.

Method

Thisisasimpleknottostart;

merelyplacethetwolinesso

thattheyareparallelbut

runninginopposite

directions.Keepingthem

together,makeanoverhand

knot(1).Adda secondturn

(2);thentightentheknotby

pullingthefourendswhile

pushingtheknotfromboth

sideswiththefingertips.The

finishedknotisillustratedin

figure3.

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