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Shoestring Specials

There are two effective ways for
keeping shoestrings tight. One is to
use the two ends to tie an added
Overhand Knot on top of the bow
(fig. 1). The other is to form another
pair of bights in "A" and "B," tying
them as a second bow on top of the
first (fig's 2 &l 3).
In each case, make sure the added
knot follows the proper direction. It
takes longer to undo these knots, as
the upper one must be untied in
order to get at the bow, but they stay
tight while in use.

fig. 3