Page 12 - Walter B. Gibson Knots And How To Tie Them

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Overhand Knot

Form a loop by cro~ing the end
over the standing part of the rope.
Draw the end upward through the
loop thus formed. This makes a solid
knot when drawn tight, the sort that
may be used to prevent the end of a
rope from unraveling.
Nare that if you start with an
(~:::::::=A :::::::::=::~ overhand loop, you bring the end up
through to complete the komj with
an underhand loop you push the end
down through the loop to form the
OVERHAND LOOP
knot.

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OVERHAND KNOTS

Double or Triple Overhand

Simply continue the ordinary
A Overhand Knot by bringing the end
over the loop, then push it through.
as many times as desired. Done twice.
it gilie5 you a double knot; three
times, a triple; {our times, a
quadruple; and so on, however far
you want to go. Tightened, this
becomes a very solid knot.