Standard copyrights and disclaimer. The Fishermans Bend Family
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The True Lovers or Fishermans's Knot |
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The True Lovers, or Fisherman's Knot may be laid in two different ways.
Which of both the is the stronger, I do not know.
With two equal
overhandknots
it is symmetrical. This is probably the most used variant.
With two different overhand knots you get the most beautiful version (always work it up
neatly!)
Only ... The double eight is stronger, easier to untie after use and as decorative from
all sides as the true lovers at best.
Double Fisherman's Knot |
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This is the double-stopper knot with the Double
Overhandknot as a base. In fact you tie two strangle
knots round the standing parts of both ropes. It is best to tie two counter-image
strangle knots. With equal knots it is far more difficult to fit them close to eachother.
This knot is used by climbers to tie two ropes together. It is strong and releyable, but
difficult to untie where this knot ends up in the middle of a climbing rope (and it will
if you used it to tie two ropes together!) it is wise to tie a fixed loop in the loose end
of the falling part as a security by passing the knot.
Double Fisherman's Knot |
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This is for me the universal 'double-stopper-bend'. It is strong, beautiful,
it does not jam, so what do you want more... It is the bend-variant of the
flemish Eight
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