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slacken the tension just a little on the standing part, this will enable it to jump back over the first
twist. Now move your feet slowly farther apart, so that the tension created will force the line to roll
down over the twists in parallel coils as you feed the standing part slowly into the twists so that they

lie evenly and parallel to each other. When this layer of riding turns is complete, finish off with a half
hitch around a single part of the bight and then a second half hitch around both parts (figure 10.3).

Binder turn: a less well-known variation of the sheet bend, with similar applications. It is a very
useful knot for joining two ropes of different thicknesses, when the larger rope should provide the
bight and the smaller rope provides the bends or turns. It has the added advantage that one of the

standing parts and the two tails lie together on the same side, which make it a suitable knot for
working close to a block.

figure 11.1