Page 29 - Peter Randall - The Craft of the Knot

The end can be left long and spliced into the standing part, or tucked into the knot. If

the end is to be tucked within the knot, an Oysterman’s Stopper (see Chapter 6) tied in
the end will help fill its center. After it is pushed into the middle of the knot, work the
slack back to the standing part of the cord.

A variation on the Monkey’s Fist Knot is to use more than three turns. And for the
ambitious knot tyer, a three-turn Monkey’s Fist can serve as the center for a five-turn
Monkey’s Fist, and so forth, tucking each Monkey’s Fist inside the new one such that

lines stay perpendicular.

The Monkey’s Fist can be dangerous if it hits a bystander while throwing it. Sometimes a small bag of sand is
used to weight the end of a line if there is a risk of injury.

SLIPPED FIGURE EIGHT KNOT

If you want your Figure Eight Knot to release quickly, modify it by making it into a
Slipped Figure Eight Knot. This knot is tied from a different version of the Figure Eight
Knot.

Use the running end to make a crossing turn by twisting the end down and over the

standing part and underneath it. Then, use the bight of the running end to pull it
through the loop.

You can release this knot simply by pulling on the running end.

TRIPLE OVERHAND KNOT

This next knot in the multiple overhand series is tied similarly to the Double Overhand,
but with three passes through the loop instead of two. When tied this way, it also has