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Ashley’s Bend
Clifford Ashley, the author of that huge work The Ashley
Book of Knots, created this knot but failed to give it a
name, just giving it a number—1452. It is neat and
useful for both rope and fine line, yet it is easily
untied even after considerable strain has been put
on the bend.
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