Page 6 - Patrick Moreau, Jean-Benoit Heron Marine Knots How to Tie 40 Essential Knots
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• Circus Hitch
Whipping Knots
To keep the end of a rope from unraveling, you can solder it, but since the
inner and outer materials are different, they will quickly detach from each
other. The most efficient solution, of course, is to encase the end in such a
way that the strings are pulled together as tightly as possible.
• Long Whipping Knot
• Whipping with a Blood Knot
Symbolic Knots
Finally, here are two knots that make a nice pair. They are not “useful” in
the strict sense, since their value lies elsewhere. They are simply quite
elegant and sailors wanted to give a name to their creations.
• Lover’s Knot
• Sailor’s Cross Knot
