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REEF KNOT


  Also called the Square Knot, this knot has been in common use for centuries for tying
  packages  and  bundles  of  all  kinds  (not  to  mention  shoe  laces).  It  is  also  used  to  tie
  bandages because it lies flat, making the dressing more effective and comfortable.

     It should be said that the Reef Knot is notorious for easily coming undone, to the point
  that it is used in magic tricks to give the appearance of “magically” untying two ropes

  without  effort.  It  is  especially  unstable  if  the  ropes  used  are  of  different  sizes  of
  materials.


  STEP 1 Pass one end over and around the other, making a Half Knot, just as if you
  were tying an Overhand Knot with two ends of the same piece.

















  STEP 2 Tie a second Half Knot by tucking the right end over the left one.

















  STEP 3 Pull on both ends to tighten. Note that each end will exit next to its standing
  part.
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