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HUNTER'S BEND

Ill (ALSO KNOWN AS R IGGER'S BEND)
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al n October 1978 The Times carried a front-page report describing how retired physician Dr
I Edward Hunter had invented a new knot. The article generated a great deal of publicity
and led to the formation of the International Guild of Knot Tyers in 1982. It was also
discovered that hunter's bend was not, in fact, a new knot, but a knot known as rigger's bend
that was devised during the Seond World War by the American Phil Smith, who was working
on the San Francisco waterfront. It's an easy knot to untie and stronger than a sheet bend or
reef knot. This is a method of coiling and securing rope that is preferred by climbers and
cavers. It's simple and effective, and the coil can easily be transported over the shoulder or
suspended safely in storage.

Place the two lines to Holding the two
I be joined parallel and 2 ropes parallel,
next to each other, with the make a twin loop.
working ends facing in
opposite directions.

Take the working end at
3 the front of the loops
around to the back.