A bend is a type of knot used to join two lengths of rope. Bends are used in a variety of situations, including climbing, sailing, and securing loads....

The sheet bend (also known as becket bend, weaver's knot and weaver's hitch) is a bend knot. It is practical for joining lines of different diameter or...

hitching can prevent damage Anchor bend – attaching a rope to a ring or similar termination Angler's loop – knot which forms a fixed loop. Useful for...

loop knots, and splices: a hitch fastens a rope to another object; a bend fastens two ends of a rope to each another; a loop knot is any knot creating...

The Carrick bend, also known as the Sailor's breastplate, is a knot used for joining two lines. It is particularly appropriate for very heavy rope or...

especially if stabilized. A proper bend knot, for instance a sheet bend or double fisherman's knot, should be used instead. Knotting authority Clifford Ashley...

A zeppelin bend (also known as the Rosendahl Bend) is an end-to-end joining knot formed by two symmetrically interlinked overhand knots. It is stable,...

these knots should be used as a bend knot for attaching two ropes together. The granny knot is also called the false, lubber's, calf, and booby knot. Patterson's...

A shank is a type of knot that is used to shorten a rope or take up slack, such as the sheepshank. The sheepshank knot is not stable. It will fall apart...

figure-eight bend knot is used to "splice" together two ropes, not necessarily of equal diameter. This knot is tied starting with a loose figure-eight knot on one...

The fisherman's knot is a bend (a knot for joining two lines) with a symmetrical structure consisting of two overhand knots, each tied around the standing...

sources categorize the surgeon's knot as a bend, since it can be effective as such. Like the reef knot, the surgeon's knot capsizes and fails if one of the...

The water knot (also tape knot, ring bend, grass knot, or overhand follow-through) is a knot frequently used in climbing for joining two ends of webbing...

A blood knot (barrel knot) is a bend knot most usefully employed for joining sections of monofilament nylon line while maintaining a high portion of the...

The offset overhand bend (OOB, ABoK No. 1410) is a knot used to join two ropes together end-to-end. It is formed by holding two rope ends next to each...

The double fisherman's knot or grapevine knot is a bend. This knot and the triple fisherman's knot are the variations used most often in climbing, arboriculture...

The butterfly bend is a knot used to join the ends of two ropes together. It is the analogous bend form of the butterfly loop, in that it is the butterfly...

Hunter's bend (or rigger's bend) is a knot used to join two lines. It consists of interlocking overhand knots, and can jam under moderate strain. It is...

Flemish bend, also known as 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...

The adjustable bend is a bend knot that is easy to lengthen or shorten. A rolling hitch is used to tie the end of each rope to the standing part of the...

“plaiting a dark red love-knot into her long black hair.” List of bend knots List of knots Scouting Resources, A-Z of Knots: S-T, retrieved 2009-06-14...

structural similarity with the sheet bend. Virtually all end-to-end joining knots (i.e., bends) have a corresponding loop knot. Although the bowline is generally...

commonly used terms related to knots. Contents:  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A bend is a knot used to join two lengths of rope...

The Reever Knot is a secure bend for joining two ropes. An important attribute of the knot is that each line going in and out of the knot is clamped at...

The heaving line bend is a knot for securely joining two ropes of different diameter or rigidity. It is often used to affix playing strings to the thick...

similar manner to a sheet bend (which is the correct way to tie a thief knot), then it is possible to tie accidentally. The thief knot is much less secure than...

harness knot is a general purpose bend knot used to join two ropes together. The knot can be tied under tension and will not capsize. The harness knot is essentially...

single-strand diamond knot, two-strand diamond knot, and Bosun's whistle knot. — The Ashley Book of Knots The diamond knot begins as a Carrick bend with the ends...

The basket weave knots are a family of bend and lanyard knots with a regular pattern of over–one, under–one. All of these knots are rectangular and lie...

cable.[citation needed] Bend knot List of knots Rope splicing Strangle knot Ashley, Clifford W. (1944). The Ashley Book of Knots, p.547. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-04025-3...