Forum: Knots
August 8th 11, 06:35 PM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Forum: Knots
November 3rd 09, 05:33 PM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 9
Views: 487
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Forum: Knots
November 3rd 09, 03:05 PM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Forum: Knots
September 21st 08, 07:59 PM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 5
Views: 549
Easy question. What knot is this?
Davej wrote:
Ok experts, what is this? It looks simple. It must be well known.
http://home.att.net/~galt_57/mystery_knot.jpg
It looks like some relative of the Benson bend. Except that in the...
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Forum: Knots
May 5th 08, 09:31 PM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 5
Views: 556
adjustable stopper knot?
telos wrote:
This is probably going to be a really stupid question, but does anyone
know if there's anything like an "adjustable" stopper knot?
What I'd like to be able to do is tie the...
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Forum: Knots
December 9th 07, 01:57 PM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 11
Views: 464
The Sheet bend; safe or unsafe.
Bernie Cosell wrote:
Heikki wrote:
I can't speak for consensus, but my copy of Brion Toss' "Riggers
Apprentice" is quoting a table from the Ashley Book of Knots, testing
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Forum: Knots
December 7th 07, 05:02 PM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 11
Views: 464
The Sheet bend; safe or unsafe.
jeff wrote:
You should take all old references with a big grain of salt. They were
all before the day of synthetic fibers and thus simply do not apply to
modern applications.
True. Ashley...
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Forum: Knots
December 7th 07, 09:00 AM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 11
Views: 464
The Sheet bend; safe or unsafe.
Michiel Buddingh' wrote:
Hello group,
Maria Constantino's The Knot Handbook, in Dutch translation on page 184,
has the following to say about the sheet bend:
``Nevertheless, this is not...
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Forum: Knots
June 27th 07, 09:09 PM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 2
Views: 473
Whipping 8-strand rope
Dan Lehman wrote:
On Jun 1, 2:34 am, Heikki wrote:
Heikki, I agree with you that a whipping should be no problem
here; one simply needs to use appropriate material for it....
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Forum: Knots
June 1st 07, 07:39 AM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 2
Views: 368
splicing
F P wrote:
I like to find a DVD on how to splice 8 strand rope 12 strand rope and
splicing wire rope.
I can not find any maybe you can help me
Not a DVD, and not about wire rope, but...
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Forum: Knots
June 1st 07, 07:34 AM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 2
Views: 473
Whipping 8-strand rope
We have got a roll of rope for new hawsers on our ship. It is 8 strand
braided construction, 35mm in diameter, and feels quite stiff. We can
figure out how to splice an eye in one end (if we decide...
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Forum: Knots
May 13th 07, 10:34 AM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 3
Views: 258
How to finish 3-lead 4-bight turk's head?
wrote:
I'm trying to tie the aforementioned turk's head, and I get to the
point there I've doubled it. The problem is, the guide I'm using
doesn't specify how to finish...
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Forum: Knots
April 25th 07, 08:34 AM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,101
Kids climbing Cargo Net
Internode wrote:
I would like to make a kids climbing cargo net from 10mm nylon rope. I
have bought some bolt in rings and eyes to anchor it to the climbing gym.
Any ideas on what knots I...
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Forum: Knots
March 30th 07, 07:44 AM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 2
Views: 260
Pardon, TEST
FEC130E wrote:
Test:
ich, ni, san, shi, go.......
Receiving you LOUD and _clear_ in Copenhagen.
But the test failed to reach alt.test, and instead ended up in
rec.crafts.knots. Better luck...
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Forum: Knots
March 20th 07, 07:50 AM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 7
Views: 603
A save your life knot
RMS wrote:
Some time back I remember reading about a knot that one should learn to
tie in case one fell off a boat.
It was a situation where a line was trailing behind the boat and the
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Forum: Knots
January 16th 07, 08:22 AM Posted to rec.boats.cruising,rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 16
Views: 736
Can anyone ID this knot?
Sorry, I lost the attribution to this
FWIW, bowline failures are quite rare - while its often
discussed few people can offer a recent example
But I saw a bowline failure last weekend! My...
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Forum: Knots
December 31st 06, 12:31 PM Posted to rec.boats.cruising,rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 16
Views: 736
Can anyone ID this knot?
Peter wrote:
Both variants are legal and it depends on the use case. Tail outside is
better, if you have to fix it e.g. around a pole.
But depends on traditions, which kind of bowline (tail...
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Forum: Knots
December 20th 06, 08:26 AM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 6
Views: 407
A new way of making the zeppelin bend?
wrote:
Now I see it. Yes, they are different, and in the way you say.
Does that mean that you have invented a new bend? Congratulations! Now we
have to find out the...
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