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THE JOURNEY CONTINUES

and the Butterfly Bend) are all made by interlocking two Overhand
Knots. There are actually many more ways to interlock two
Overhand Bends. Since there are three internal segments that the
running end of another rope can pass through and it may be done
from the back or the front, you have six different ways of tying this
knot. For this type of bend, the running end will pass through
twice, and each Overhand Knot can be left- or right-handed.
Assigning a number or letter to each segment can help you keep
track of which combinations you have tried.

SEGMENTS OF THE OVERHAND KNOT

This is just one example of how you can keep track of what
you have and have not tried. Like all experimentation, some will
make very good bends, while others will be useless. Until you try
it, you won’t know what you are going to get.

Build on What You’ve Learned
You can experiment with any of the knots in this book, using
all of the techniques discussed so far. The more solid grasp you
have of basic knot structures and the principles of what makes a
knot a good one, the more fruitful your experiments will be.

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