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  2. List of binding knots - Wikipedia

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    Friction knots are held in place by the friction between the windings of line. Knotted-ends knots are held in place by the two ends of the line being knotted together. Stopping may be either a temporary whipping or seizing, the commonest variety consisting of a few round turns finished off with a reef knot .

  3. List of knots - Wikipedia

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    Heaving line knot; Heaving line bend – used to attach playing strings to the thick silk eyes of the anchorage knot; Highpoint hitch – used to attach a rope to an object; Highwayman's hitch – insecure, quick-release, draw loop hitch for trivial use; Hitching tie – simple knot used to tie off drawstring bags that allows quick access

  4. 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 ...

  5. Flemish bend - Wikipedia

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    If tied, dressed and stressed properly it does not need "stopper" or "safety" knots. The Flemish bend, also called figure-eight bend, is often given in knot monographs but is seldom used. It is bulky and bothersome to tie, and not to be preferred to the following knot [ water knot ], which is made in a similar manner.

  6. Bend (knot) - Wikipedia

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    A bend consisting of two interlocking overhand knots. Nail knot: A bend used in fly fishing to join lines of different diameters. It is useful but difficult to tie by hand. One-sided overhand bend: A bend formed by tying a single overhand knot in two lines facing the same direction. Racking bend: A bend for joining lines of different diameters.

  7. Bimini twist - Wikipedia

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    A Bimini twist loop is stronger than the line itself. It is one of the rare knots that does not weaken the line in which it is tied. [citation needed] It is a simple method of doubling your fishing line in order to prevent chafing or to create the necessary loop in order to attach a wind-on leader without using strength in the mainline. For use ...

  8. List of climbing knots - Wikipedia

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    It is similar to a water knot, but both bitter ends come out the same side of the knot. 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 ...

  9. Zeppelin bend - Wikipedia

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    Zeppelin bend forming a loop: the four stages of the method starting with a "clover leaf" or flattened overhand knot; Red line: ends of the overhand knot, Green line: ends of the underhand. Another method of remembering this knot is to visualize a "69". To tie the knot with this method, follow the steps below: Make a "6" with one line (rope) end.