The figure-of-nine loop is a type of knot to form a fixed loop in a rope. Tied in the bight, it is made similarly to a figure-of-eight loop but with an...
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Figure-eight loop (also figure-eight on a bight, figure-eight follow-through, figure-eight retrace, Flemish loop, or Flemish eight) is a type of knot created...
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Stevedore knot (redirect from Double figure eight)
half-wrap less (a "Fig.9")). List of knots Figure-of-nine loop Ashley, Clifford W. (1993) [1944], The Ashley Book of Knots, New York: Doubleday, p. 85...
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The figure-eight knot or figure-of-eight knot is a type of stopper knot. It is very important in sailing, rock climbing and caving as a method of stopping...
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Slip knot (redirect from Adjustable loop)
withdraw a loop. There is but one knot entitled to the name; any others having a similar feature are merely "slipped" knots. — The Ashley Book of Knots The...
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person. This knot was typically used as a method of capital punishment. The pull on the knot at end of the gallows often resulted in a cervical fracture...
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The artillery loop is a knot with a loop on the bight for non-critical purposes. The artillery loop must have the loop loaded or it will slip and contract...
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loop can be formed by tying "in the bight" or otherwise. An example is the figure-eight loop knot, which can be tied in the bight, by tying a figure-eight...
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Korean accessory used in Hanbok, which can be hung on goreum (coat strings) of a woman's jeogori or on her chima. The norigae functions as a decorative pendant...
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Cow hitch (category Knots of ancient origin)
with an end of the rope, in a closed loop or strap, or a combination of these two in which it is tied with the end and then formed into a loop by securing...
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Scoubidou (section Other numbers of strands)
made with different colour strings. One loop strand is put through another and the latter loop pulled. The loops are then twisted together to resemble a...
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Sheepshank (redirect from List of shortening knots)
holding two of the rope sections. With the other hand form a small loop in the remaining section and draw it over the U-bend so that the loop forms a half...
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Rope splicing (redirect from Spliced loop)
forming a loop. Ring splice – Attached the working end of a rope to a ring or clew. Chain splice – Attached the working end of a rope to a chain. Figure-eight...
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necktie knots, the Windsor knot is triangular, and the wide end of the tie drapes in front of the narrow end. The Windsor is a wider knot than most common...
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Zeppelin bend (section Corresponding eye (loop) knots)
the ends of rope (one loop must be "S" and the other must be "Z" chirality) Superpose (overlay) one loop over the other, orienting each loop so that both...
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bight Figure-of-nine loop – forms a fixed loop in a rope Fireman's chair knot – knot tied in the bight forming two adjustable, lockable loops Firm knot...
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Lashing (ropework) (redirect from List of lashing knots)
a round lashing of rope or iron hardware to attach a mast to a boat or ship. The tripod lashing (also known as gyn lashing, figure of eight lashing, and...
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loop, otherwise known as a perfection loop, is a type of knot which forms a fixed loop. Useful for fine or slippery line, it is one of the few loop knots...
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Overhand knot (category Knots of ancient origin)
knot is one of the most fundamental knots, and it forms the basis of many others, including the simple noose, overhand loop, angler's loop, reef knot,...
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or monkey paw is a type of knot, so named because it looks somewhat like a small bunched fist or paw. It is tied at the end of a rope to serve as a weight...
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loop, also known as lineman's loop, butterfly knot, alpine butterfly knot and lineman's rider, is a knot used to form a fixed loop in the middle of a...
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KM31, KM32, and KM33. For an example see the footnotes in harness loop and butterfly loop articles. Additionally, this IGKT posting contains many verifiable...
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Simon; Vladimir Dekys; P. Palček (15 November 2019). "Revision of Commonly Used Loop Knots Efficiencies". ResearchGate. pp. 413–414. Retrieved 17 September...
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The taut-line hitch is an adjustable loop knot for use on lines under tension. It is useful when the length of a line will need to be periodically adjusted...
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The offset figure-eight bend is a poor knot that has been implicated in the deaths of several rock climbers. The knot may capsize (invert) under load,...
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Trucker's hitch (section Sheepshank style loop)
butterfly loop, artillery loop, figure-eight loop or directional figure-eight loop, or another of many suitable loop knots. If a fixed loop is used repeatedly...
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Clove hitch (category Knots of ancient origin)
on the bight arms crossed in one move on YouTube on the bight with two loops, front one moved back on YouTube one handed clove hitch on the bight, pinky...
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overlapping mass of the others. It can be compared with the process of weaving, which usually involves two separate perpendicular groups of strands (warp...
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Knot (redirect from List of trick knots)
eskimo bowline, figure-eight knot, fisherman's knot, half hitch, kalmyk loop, one-sided overhand bend, overhand knot, overhand loop, reef knot, running...
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Flemish bend (redirect from Double figure eight bend)
a figure eight bend, a rewoven figure eight is a knot for joining two ropes of roughly similar size. A loose figure-eight knot is tied in the end of one...
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