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  2. Double overhand knot - Wikipedia

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    According to The Ashley Book of Knots, "A double overhand knot tied in a cat-o'-nine-tails is termed a blood knot." [4] When weighted, it can be difficult to untie, especially when wet. [5] [6] The strangle knot is a rearranged double overhand knot made around an object. It is sometimes used to secure items to posts.

  3. Double overhand noose - Wikipedia

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    The double overhand noose is a very secure hitch knot. It might be used by cavers and canyoneers to bind a cow tail or a foot loop to a carabiner. It might be used by cavers and canyoneers to bind a cow tail or a foot loop to a carabiner.

  4. List of knots - Wikipedia

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    Double loop (surgeon's loop) – for making loops at the end of lines similar to the Surgeon's knot, but with a double strand; Double overhand knot – extension of the regular overhand knot, made with one additional pass; Double overhand noose – hitch knot used to bind a rope to a carabiner

  5. Double fisherman's knot - Wikipedia

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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 , and search and rescue . The knot is formed by tying a double overhand knot , in its strangle knot form, with each end around the opposite line's standing part.

  6. Overhand knot - Wikipedia

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    The overhand 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, fisherman's knot, half hitch, and water knot. The overhand knot is a stopper, especially when used alone, and hence it is very secure, to the point of jamming badly. It should be ...

  7. List of climbing knots - Wikipedia

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    Water knot (also known as Tape Knot, Double Overhand Bend, Ring Bend): The Water knot is useful to tie together two ends of ropes. Often used with webbing. Binding Strangle knot: The Strangle knot is a simple binding knot. It forms both sides of a Double fisherman's knot, and is also used to back up loop knots and both ends of bends. Hitches

  8. Surgeon's knot - Wikipedia

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    The surgeon's knot is a surgical knot and is a simple modification to the reef knot.It adds an extra twist when tying the first throw, forming a double overhand knot.The additional turn provides more friction and can reduce loosening while the second half of the knot is tied. [1]

  9. List of knot terminology - Wikipedia

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    The reef knot can capsize if one of its standing ends is pulled.. A knot that has capsized or spilled has deformed into a different structure. Although capsizing is sometimes the result of incorrect tying or misuse, it can also be done purposefully in certain cases to strengthen the knot (see the carrick bend [4]) or to untie a seized knot which would otherwise be difficult to release (see ...