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BENDS

         Broach bend
                                                                            KNOT SCORE
         Another Harry Asher special, this knot is clearly inspired by the approach   Strength
         of the zeppelin bend (opposite) and others – except that it uses   Security
         interlocking figure-eights (page150) instead of overhand knots. Think of it   Diffi culty Tying

                                                                            Diffi culty Untying


         as a pair of figure-eights with the final tuck made in the opposite knot.
                                                                            Usefulness
         A secure way of joining medium-sized lines without risk of jamming.





















         1 Interlock a pair of overhand loops. 2 Take an additional turn around   3 Tuck the working end of each line
                                          the standing part of each line, as you   into the other line’s original loop.
                                          would for a fi gure-eight.



           KNOT KNOW-HOW                  4 Tighten the fi gure-eight on
                                          each line individually, before
           Legend has it that the American   tightening the whole knot by
           aeronautic hero Charles Rosendahl   pulling the standing parts in
           insisted that the airships he commanded   opposite directions.
           were tethered using the knot on the
           opposite page. It was subsequently used
           by the US Navy for all  lighter-than-air
           craft operations, until the Navy’s airship
           programme ended in 1962. The knot was
           christened the zeppelin bend by Boating
           magazine in 1976.













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