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THE EVER YTHING KNOTS BOOK
Bowline Bend
If it happens that two ropes that need to be joined are greatly dissim-
ilar in size or material—or both—a bend may not be a safe and secure
solution. Instead, what you can do is join the two ropes by forming two
loops. If a loop is tied in one end, and a loop is tied in the other end so
that it passes through the first one, then together they make a bend. If
both loops are Bowlines, then the result is called a Bowline Bend.
Two interlocking Bowline Loops
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Bends are a basic and useful knotting concept that is both fun to
try and important to use correctly and safely. When summing up what
you have learned from this chapter, you should have a fair idea of
which knots you would find useful, and you should practice and
remember them so that you can use them correctly and safely.
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