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Slackline bend
                                                                            KNOT SCORE
          Like the single stopper (page 104), the slackline bend can also be used as   Strength
          a hitch. In practice, however, it tends to be used to tie a thin line to a much   Security
          larger line, hence its inclusion here. Use as an alternative to the heaving   Diffi culty Tying
                                                                            Diffi culty Untying
          line bend (page 103), particularly on heavy lines which can’t be bent easily
                                                                            Usefulness
          to take a regular bend.























          1 Take a turn with the thin line   2 Take another turn with the   3 Tuck the working end under the

          around the thick line (or, in this   working end, crossing back over   bight of the first line. Take another
          case, a spar), so that it passes over   itself and under the standing part.  turn next to the other two, and
          the standing part.                                              tuck the working end under the
                                                                          standing part.

                                          4 Tighten the knot by pulling the   KNOT KNOW-HOW
                                          end first, before applying a sideways

                                          force with the standing part.     While writing his Book of Knots, Clifford
                                                                            Ashley conducted an experiment to see
                                                                            which bends were the most secure.
                                                                            Ignoring a complicated knot of his own,
                                                                            the results were:
                                                                            1. Barrel knot (p85)
                                                                            2. Ring knot (not shown)
                                                                            3. Carrick bend (p88)
                                                                            4. Fisherman’s knot (p100)
                                                                            5. Double sheet bend (p81)













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