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Bowline Knot

The Bowline is one of the most secure knots around that is used to fasten a
post or a mooring line. It’s also great because it does not bind or slip and
can be easily untied without any form of load, and actually got its name
from the shipping bowline.

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Instructions:

1. Make a small loop so that you’d have enough room for the loop

size that you really want for the whole rope.
2. Let the end of the rope pass through the loop as you’re trying to
make an Overhand Knot.

3. Then, continue all the way to the standing end and then back again
with the smaller loop.
4. Alternatively, you can make the bowline knot by tying around the
part of the loop itself instead of near the standing end. This way, the
loop will be able to stretch itself wide. This is also called the

Eskimo Loop.