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Tie a figure of eight knot in one line, then introduce the working end of the other
(figure 1). Follow around the lead of the original knot until it has been duplicated
(figure 2), and then carefully tighten the composite knot (figure 3).
Knot lore
Another of the so-called Flemish bends, Clifford Ashley reported that it was
bulky and bothersome to tie.