Forum: Knots
July 10th 09, 09:19 PM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 12
Views: 30,440
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Forum: Knots
July 10th 09, 07:35 PM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 6
Views: 342
bend in cord elastic
On Jun 6, 9:58*pm, Joy Beeson wrote:
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when I use cord elastic, I just tie a knot. *
The last time I had to open a casing because the knot had come untied,
I said well, duh! -- a square...
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Forum: Knots
October 13th 08, 07:34 AM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,833
Knot Efficiency / Strength Table?
On Oct 11, 6:52 am, Davej wrote:
My interest would be climbing rope and climbing knots. I would have
thought that there would be a fairly decent collection of data
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Forum: Knots
October 11th 08, 02:48 AM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,833
Knot Efficiency / Strength Table?
On Oct 10, 8:39 am, Davej wrote:
So where is the best online knot strength data?
For the most part, there isn't any "best" or even all that terribly
good data.
But...
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Forum: Knots
September 27th 08, 04:15 AM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 2
Views: 219
Final hitch on a taut-line?
On Sep 21, 12:52 pm, Davej wrote:
The final hitch on a taut-line hitch can be tied two ways -- one is
"right" and one is "wrong." Has this been proven to matter? Does it
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Forum: Knots
September 27th 08, 04:01 AM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 5
Views: 549
Easy question. What knot is this?
On Sep 21, 2:59 pm, Heikki wrote:
It looks like some relative of the Benson bend. Except that in the Benson,
Funny how this old knot could be unrecognized by two knot tyers
(one of...
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Forum: Knots
September 27th 08, 03:49 AM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 5
Views: 329
Successive half hitches?
On Sep 20, 9:36 pm, Davej wrote:
... I'm puzzling over half-hitches and how they should be paired up.
It seems there are four ways to tie a half hitch.
"Four ways ... "?! ...
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Forum: Knots
July 23rd 08, 03:34 PM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 15
Views: 714
The best sack-closing knot
On Jul 21, 8:16 am, wrote:
On Jul 14, 6:34 am, Bernie Cosell wrote:
dmd wrote:
} My candidate for the best...
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Forum: Knots
July 19th 08, 05:53 AM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 15
Views: 714
The best sack-closing knot
"The procedure is suitable for fast blind tying."
Rather, tying the knot as you present is slower, more involved
in making time-consuming tucks than is needed.
The procedure I show...
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Forum: Knots
July 15th 08, 08:25 PM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 15
Views: 714
The best sack-closing knot
On Jul 13, 11:40 am, dmd wrote:
My candidate for the best sack-closing knot:
http://www.geocities.com/davidmdelaney/bag-knot/bag-knot.html
And you judge it "best"...
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Forum: Knots
August 4th 07, 08:47 PM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 2
Views: 610
Knot Book available online.
On Jul 27, 9:44 am, "
wrote:
I ... found that you can download a copy of
KNOTS, SPLICES and ROPE WORK A PRACTICAL TREATISE
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Forum: Knots
August 4th 07, 08:45 PM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 2
Views: 610
Knot Book available online.
On Jul 27, 9:44 am, "
wrote:
I ... found that you can download a copy of
KNOTS, SPLICES and ROPE WORK A PRACTICAL TREATISE
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Forum: Knots
June 26th 07, 01:56 AM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 2
Views: 473
Whipping 8-strand rope
On Jun 1, 2:34 am, Heikki wrote:
Personally I believe
that sewing the whipping on will keep it in place all right, just as it
does in twisted rope. Comments, anyone?
Heikki, I...
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Forum: Knots
March 12th 07, 10:21 PM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,457
What's this knot called?
On Mar 11, 5:25 pm, "Luke451" wrote:
... What is this knot called?
One might call it a "bowline, half with a bight",
but the name seen in some places is "Painter's...
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Forum: Knots
January 21st 07, 07:41 PM Posted to rec.crafts.knots,rec.climbing
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Replies: 1
Views: 429
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Forum: Knots
January 16th 07, 05:01 AM Posted to rec.boats.cruising,rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 16
Views: 736
Can anyone ID this knot?
and indeed, in dutch instructions, this form sometimes shows up
And in English instructions, too. From one Dutch knot tyer I read
that the two forms are known--in parlance but not in the...
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Forum: Knots
December 22nd 06, 05:43 PM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 6
Views: 407
A new way of making the zeppelin bend?
No, Heikki, there is not much new about this knot. I'm sure that many
people playing around with rope have by accident or otherwise tied it
--I know that I have.
As for comparison with SmitHunter's...
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Forum: Knots
December 19th 06, 11:52 PM Posted to rec.crafts.knots
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Replies: 6
Views: 407
A new way of making the zeppelin bend?
wrote:
I discovered that the zeppelin bend can be made by a minor modification
of the method for the Hunter's bend attributed by Budworth in his
revision of the Ashley...
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