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42   KNOTS, BENDS AND HITCHES




               13 FIGURE OF EIGHT LOOP






















                 1





                                                                       3
                                      2





               While a Bowline suits almost all purposes where a loop is required, it may
               not hold in very hard, slippery synthetics and can well be replaced by the
               Figure of Eight Loop. This is often also used where a loop is required midway
               along a rope as it is quicker to form than a Bowline on the bight. In this
               situation a simple Figure of Eight knot is tied with a bight of the rope rather
               than the working end (1 and 2).


               Where it has to be tied through an eye or ring, or about an object that a
               loop cannot be slipped over, the method shown in 3 is used. Tie a Figure of
               Eight with a long working end and then ‘double’ it in the reverse direction
               with the ring or eye enclosed by a suitable loop in the working end. Both
               processes result in identical knots.












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