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Surgeon’s knot: originally used by surgeons to tie off blood vessels; this

knot now has a much wider use because of its ability to hold much better
than the reef knot (see page 130) in slippery synthetic fibres.

The knot looks rather like an elongated reef knot. Form it by first making a
thumb knot in one end and then giving one of the ends an extra turn
around the other. Then make a second thumb knot, but this time in the
opposite direction, and again with an extra turn. The finished knot is
illustrated in figure 133.

Synthetic rope: rope made from man made fibres or staples. They are
damp proof and have immense strength. They also possess a great
resistance to weathering and attack by chemicals; see also Kevlar,

monofilament, polyamide (nylon), polyester, polyethylene, and
polypropylene.

figure 133

figure 134.1