"single-loop-around, and double-tuck-under". List of knots Topsail HalyardBend [ru] Gaff Topsail HalyardBend [ru] Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 15, 1911...
used for tying neckties Halter hitch – connects a rope to an object Halyardbend – a way to attach the end of a rope at right angle to a cylindrical object...
The sheet bend (also known as weaver's knot and weaver's hitch) is a bend knot. It is practical for joining lines of different diameter or rigidity. Becket...
The anchor bend is a knot used for attaching a rope to a ring or similar termination. The name is a misnomer, as it is technically not a bend, but a hitch...
The Flemish bend, also known as a figure eight bend, a rewoven figure eight is a knot for joining two ropes of roughly similar size. A loose figure-eight...
The butterfly bend is a knot used to join the ends of two ropes together. It is the analogous bend form of the butterfly loop, in that it is the butterfly...
The Carrick bend, also known as the Sailor's breastplate, is a knot used for joining two lines. It is particularly appropriate for very heavy rope or cable...
The offset overhand bend (OOB, ABoK No. 1410) is a knot used to join two ropes together end-to-end. It is formed by holding two rope ends next to each...
A zeppelin bend (also known as the Rosendahl Bend) is an end-to-end joining knot formed by two symmetrically interlinked overhand knots. It is stable,...
Lapp knot is a type of bend. It has the same structure as the sheet bend, but the opposite ends are loaded. The slipped Lapp bend is also an exploding knot...
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...
The simple Simon over bend is a knot belonging to the category bend. The simple Simon under holds well even with slippery synthetic ropes, but is less...
The adjustable bend is a bend knot that is easy to lengthen or shorten. A rolling hitch is used to tie the end of each rope to the standing part of the...
to bend two ropes together. However, modern instruction teaches that it is fine for noncritical applications, especially if stabilized. A proper bend knot...
bowline is commonly used in sailing small craft, for example to fasten a halyard to the head of a sail or to tie a jib sheet to a clew of a jib. The bowline...
Strangle knot Surgeon's knot Thief knot Jamming knot Sheet bend Sheepshank Common whipping List of bend knots List of knots Rope splicing Ashley, Clifford W...
whistle knot. — The Ashley Book of Knots The diamond knot begins as a Carrick bend with the ends exiting diagonally opposite each other. When the steps below...
The harness knot is a general purpose bend knot used to join two ropes together. The knot can be tied under tension and will not capsize. The harness knot...
The heaving line bend is a knot for securely joining two ropes of different diameter or rigidity. It is often used to affix playing strings to the thick...
The Reever Knot is a secure bend for joining two ropes. An important attribute of the knot is that each line going in and out of the knot is clamped at...
Side and racking loads may twist or bend a D-shackle. This longer version of a D-shackle is used to attach halyards to sails, especially sails fitted with...
mast bend can be controlled using a deck level screw and adjustable spreaders. Rake and sideways bend are further variable via the jib halyard. Both...
a practical knot. But with the ends seized it is called the reeving line bend, and it also serves as an interesting trick. — The Ashley Book of Knots To...
The Albright special or Albright knot is a bend used in angling. It is a strong knot used to tie two different diameters of line together, for instance...
end E, even under quite heavy load. Using the same knot core an adjustable bend can be made to join two lines. For that the knot is tied in both working...
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