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  2. Knot - Wikipedia

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    Knot board [] on Elbe 1 (ship, 1965). A knot is an intentional complication in cordage [1] which may be practical or decorative, or both. Practical knots are classified by function, including hitches, bends, 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 a loop; and splice denotes any multi ...

  3. List of knot terminology - Wikipedia

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    An example is the figure-eight loop knot, which can be tied in the bight, by tying a figure-eight knot using a bight instead of the end of the rope. However, tying the knot this way does not allow putting the loop around a fixed object like a tree; to do that, the knot must be tied in a two-stage process by first tying a figure-eight knot ...

  4. List of knots - Wikipedia

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    Stevedore knot – a stopper knot often tied near the end of a rope; Strangle knot – a simple binding knot; Strap hitch (bale sling hitch) – uses a continuous loop of strap to form a cow hitch around an object; Surgeon's knot a.k.a. ligature knot – modification to the reef knot; Surgeon's loop – similar to the surgeon's knot but with a ...

  5. Hitch (knot) - Wikipedia

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    A knot used to attach a rope or line to an object. Palomar knot: A knot that is used for securing a fishing line to a fishing lure, snap or swivel. Pile hitch: A kind of hitch, which is a knot used for attaching rope to a pole or other structure. Pipe hitch: A hitch-type knot used to secure smooth cylindrical objects. Prusik knot

  6. Bight (knot) - Wikipedia

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    An open loop of rope. Sources differ on whether this is a bight. In knot tying, a bight is a curved section or slack part between the two ends of a rope, string, or yarn. [1] A knot that can be tied using only the bight of a rope, without access to the ends, is described as in the bight.

  7. Bowline - Wikipedia

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    A rope with a bowline retains approximately 2/3 of its strength, with variances depending upon the nature of the rope, as in practice the exact strength depends on a variety of factors. In the United Kingdom, the knot is listed as part of the training objectives for the Qualified Firefighter Assessment. [13]

  8. 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

  9. Bend (knot) - Wikipedia

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    The sheet bend. 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.They are classified based on their ability to be tightened or released, their resistance to slipping, and their strength.