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Climbing Knots: Bends

does a fine job of tying two ends of the same rope or
cord together.
Since it works very well in lines of very small diameter,
such as fishing line, it is popular with anglers, so much
so that the knot bears their name. But fishermen called
this knot the water knot in the 1600s and 1700s, later
referring to it as the angler’s knot. It has also been called
the English knot, the Englishman’s knot, the waterman’s
knot, and the true lover’s knot.

Fisherman’s XX Knot: Step 3 Fisherman’s K
XXnot: Step 4

XXXie an overhand knot in the
T Tighten both overhand knots
XXX
working end of the second rope. and draw them together slowly
The second overhand must be by pulling on the standing parts
tied around the first rope, as of both ropes.
shown in the photograph.

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