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nylon, polyester and polypropylene.

Fisherman’s bend see bucket hitch.

figure 65.1

Fisherman’s knot or double thumb knot or Englishman’s knot: this is a
good alternative to the reef knot, and very useful when knotting two lines
together. It comprises a neat arrangement of two thumb knots,

embedded tightly one against the other, with their short ends on
opposite sides and lying virtually parallel to their nearest standing part.

figure 65.2

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