• 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. A bight is a...
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    The slip knot is a stopper knot which is easily undone by pulling the tail (working end). The slip knot is related to the running knot, which will release...
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  • friction hitch knots List of loop knots List of slip knots List of splices List of stopper knots List of trick knots List of knot terminology List of mathematical...
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    button knot, double connection knot, double coin knot, agemaki, cross knot, square knot, Plafond knot, Pan Chang knot, and the good luck knot. Knots of more...
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    Ashley Book of Knots List of knot terminology Binding knot Rope splicing Whipping knot Ashley, Clifford W. (1944). The Ashley Book of Knots. Doubleday...
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    use in hanging a 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...
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    referred to as a Hercules knot or Heracles knot. The knot is formed by tying a left-handed overhand knot between two ends, instead of around one end, and then...
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    fisherman's knot include: angler's knot, English knot, halibut knot, waterman's knot, and true lovers' knot. Though the fisherman's knot is associated...
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    figure-eight knot or figure-of-eight knot is a type of stopper knot. It is very important in both sailing and rock climbing as a method of stopping ropes...
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    common 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...
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    Cleat hitch (redirect from Cleat knot)
    reverse half hitch The finished knot List of knots Cleat Clove hitch Ashley, Clifford W. (1993) [1944], The Ashley Book of Knots, New York: Doubleday, p. Dust...
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  • types of knots that are commonly used in the pursuit of rock climbing, ice climbing, and general mountaineering, the most popular of which are listed below...
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    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...
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    whipping. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ropework. List of knots List of knot terminology Marlinspike – Tool used in marine ropework Rope splicing –...
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    The constrictor knot is one of the most effective binding knots. Simple and secure, it is a harsh knot that can be difficult or impossible to untie once...
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  • Miller's knot Packer's knot Reef knot Strangle knot Surgeon's knot Thief knot Jamming knot Sheet bend Sheepshank Common whipping List of bend knots List of knots...
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    knot, also called true love knot or simply love-knot amongst others, is used for many distinct knots. The association of knots with the symbolism of love...
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    A hitch is a type of knot used to secure a rope to an object or another rope. Hitches are used in a variety of situations, including climbing, sailing...
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    Sheet bend (redirect from Weaver's knot)
    first knot given in the Ashley Book of Knots. Additionally, it is one of the six knots given in the International Guild of Knot Tyers' Six Knot Challenge...
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    Bowline (redirect from Bowline knot)
    /ˈboʊlaɪn/) is an ancient and simple knot used to form a fixed loop at the end of a rope. It has the virtues of being both easy to tie and untie; most...
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    Noose (redirect from Running knot)
    noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot tightens under load and can be loosened without untying the knot. The knot can be used to secure a...
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    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...
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    A stopper knot (or simply stopper) is a knot that creates a fixed thicker point on an otherwise-uniform thickness rope for the purpose of preventing the...
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    Clove hitch (redirect from Clove hitch knot)
    ancient type of knot, made of two successive single hitches: 283  tied around an object. It is most effectively used to secure a middle section of rope to...
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    A fireman's chair knot (also known as the chair knot, Man-O-War sheepshank, double fool's harness or the Shaw special) is a knot tied in the bight forming...
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    Diagram of a surgeon's knot Diagram of a reef knot List of bend knots List of binding knots List of knots Day, Cyrus Lawrence (1986). The Art of Knotting and...
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    contains a list of mathematical knots and links. See also list of knots, list of geometric topology topics. 01 knot/Unknot - a simple un-knotted closed loop...
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    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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    The diamond knot (or knife lanyard knot) is a knot for forming a decorative loop on the end of a cord such as on a lanyard. A similar knot, also called...
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    The granny knot is a binding knot, used to secure a rope or line around an object. It is considered inferior to the reef knot (square knot), which it...
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