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Bowlines based on a Clove Hitch nipping loop

The following structures are based on a clove hitch nipping loop.

The image at left is shown at illustration #1012 in ABoK. Here we see the nipping loops
are displaced. At right we see the nipping loops united to form a clove hitch (#1245). Both
nipping loops have the same handedness (chirality).

Water Bowline Clove Bowline

#1012 Based on #1012

Right hand
(Z twist)

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Reversed Clove
Bowline

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Left hand Note: The nipping loops in the reversed
(S twist) clove hitch cannot be displaced and are
therefore likely to jam.

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