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The Bowline in the Bight is quick, fun to tie, and makes a nice double
               loop. If tied near the end of a rope, the running end can be secured to
               the standing part with yet another Bowline. Just make a crossing turn in
               the standing part and bring the running end up through it, around the
               standing  part,  and  back  down  through  the  crossing  turn  just  like  in  a

               Bowline. This can be done with any knot where the running end comes
               out of the knot parallel to the standing part.




               BUNTLINE HITCH



               The name of the Buntline Hitch comes from its use on sailing ships as a
               hitch that would not shake free when both the rope and the sail (a bunt
               is the middle portion of a sail) it was tied to moved in the wind.
                  Make  one  turn  around  the  object,  then  make  two  Half  Hitches  (as

               shown). Note that the second Half Hitch is between the object and the
               first Half Hitch.






























                  This hitch traps the running end very tightly. Learn this knot, and you
               will also know how to tie a common necktie knot.





               CLEAT HITCH
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