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Thefigure-eightknotisthemost
importantstopperknotusedby
sailors.Itisusedontherunning
riggingwheneverthelinesdonot
endinwallknots.

Method
Makeabightneartheendofa rope
withouttwistingitinanyway(1).
Holdingtheropesecurelywiththe
lefthand.takethetip 01 thebightin
therighthandandmaketwohalf

twiststurningthewristupwards(1,

2).Thenpasstheendthroughthe

eyeofthebighttoproduce

immediatelyafigure-eight-shaped

knot(3,4).Ilthisdoesnotoccurit

isbecausethetwistsarenotcorrect.

Theknotisdrawntautbypulling

bothendsatthesametime.