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Family Tree of Bowlines
Knot
Eye Noose Bend Hitch
SParts enter core from
same direction &
converge in parallel Compression
Load control
Double eye SParts enter core Slide & Grip
from opposite
directions
Single eye
Symmetric
Adjustable Asymmetric
Fixed Not a Bowline!
Nipping loop No Nipping loop Girth hitch
nipping loop
Not a Bowline!
Munter hitch
nipping loop
Returning eye leg Returning eye leg
enters nipping loop enters nipping
from opposite side loop from same
relative to ongoing side as ongoing Clove hitch
eye leg eye leg nipping loop
Anti-Bowline
Bowline Double
nipping loop
Single
nipping loop
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