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TYING BENDS

Surgeon’s Bend
When the Surgeon’s Knot is used to join two ropes, it can be called the
Surgeon’s Bend. (To learn how to tie a Surgeon’s Knot, see Chapter 8.)

1 Start by passing one rope’s running end over the other, making
two passes.

2 Pull up the two running ends and pass one over the other, making
a half knot.

When tightened down, this bend has a unique low-profile shape,
which you can see in the following illustration of the Backing Up Bend.
The Surgeon’s Bend is secure in most materials, and relatively easy to
untie.

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