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DOUBLE
~ OVERHAND BEND
w
a:a (ALSO KN OWN AS THUMB KN OT, OPENHAN D KN OT,
TAPE KNOT AN D WATER KN OT)
his knot can also be tied in the flat webbing used by cavers and climbers. Clifford Ashley
T noted that this knot was often used to join the ends of rope yarns by which hams, bacon
and bananas are hung.
Tie a loose overhand knot
I at the short end of a rope.
With the working end of
2 the second rope, follow the
lead of the original knot.
