The International Guild of Knot Tyers (or IGKT) is a worldwide association for people with an interest in knots and knot tying. Officially established...
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and surgeons. The International Guild of Knot Tyers is an organization dedicated to the promotion of knot tying. Truckers in need of securing a load may...
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Ashley Book of Knots: Corrections and Observations", Knot News (13), International Guild of Knot Tyers - Pacific Americas Branch: 1–3 The Knotting Matters...
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knot's familiarity, ease of tying, and visually appealing symmetry conceal its weakness. The International Guild of Knot Tyers warns that this knot should...
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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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Icicle hitch (category Hitch knots)
of the International Guild of Knot Tyers [sic], and demonstrated by him at the eighth Annual General Meeting of the International Guild of Knot Tyers...
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List of hitch knots List of knots national.sherrilltree.com/site/Climbing_Hitches.pdf "History of a Knot". International Guild of Knot Tyers Forum....
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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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Sightings of a Monkey's Fist", Knotting Matters (107), London: International Guild of Knot Tyers: 28–31 Shaw, George Russell (MCMXXXIII). Knots: Useful...
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Reever Knot". Knotting Matters, the Journal of the International Guild of Knot Tyers (85): 10–12. Wright, C E I; Magowan, J E (1928). "Knots for Climbers"...
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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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Carrick mat (redirect from 8 18 knot)
head knot. The basic carrick mat, made with two passes of rope, also forms the central motif in the logo of the International Guild of Knot Tyers. When...
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van de Griend (July 2007). "The Constrictor Knot Revisited". Knot News (62). International Guild of Knot Tyers - Pacific Branch. ISSN 1554-1843. Bowling...
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This list of knots includes many alternative names for common knots and lashings. Knot names have evolved over time, and there are many conflicting or...
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Hunter's bend (category Knots of modern origin)
for the knot and also to the formation of the International Guild of Knot Tyers. It was later pointed out by Amory Bloch Lovins that the knot had already...
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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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Sheepshank (redirect from List of shortening knots)
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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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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The thief knot resembles the reef knot (square knot) except that the free, or bitter ends are on opposite sides. It is said that sailors would secure...
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were collected, reset and published by the International Guild of Knot Tyers as The Sailor and His Knots in 2012. In 1922, Ashley was granted Patent...
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Granny knot Grief knot}} Ground-line hitch Miller's knot Packer's knot Reef knot Strangle knot Surgeon's knot Thief knot Jamming knot Sheet bend Sheepshank...
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A grief knot (also what knot) is a knot which combines the features of a granny knot and a thief knot, producing a result which is not generally useful...
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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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Frank. "The Gilwell Woggle". International Guild of Knot Tyers – Surrey Branch. Retrieved 17 December 2022. "The Origins of the Woggle" (PDF). Archives...
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Artillery loop (redirect from Manharnes knot)
US: Stackpole books. p. 41. ISBN 0811722961. "Knotting Matters". No. 77. International Guild of Knot Tyers. p. 35. ISSN 0959-2881. {{cite magazine}}: Cite...
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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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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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handcuff knot is a knot tied in the bight having two adjustable loops in opposing directions, able to be tightened around hands or feet. The knot itself...
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Prusik (redirect from Prussic knot)
A Prusik (/ˈprʌsɪk/ PRUSS-ik) is a friction hitch or knot used to attach a loop of cord around a rope, applied in climbing, canyoneering, mountaineering...
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Chinese knotting, also known as zhongguo jie (Chinese: 中國結; pinyin: Zhōngguó jié), is a Chinese folk art with ties to Buddhism and Taoism. A Chinese knot is...
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