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Re: [TowerTalk] double figure 8 bend

To: eric@k3na.org
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] double figure 8 bend
From: Ted Sarah - W8TTS <tsarah@neo.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 16:14:54 -0400
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Try these sites:

http://www.chockstone.org/TechTips/BunnyEars.htm
http://www.artex.co.jp/Pages/outdoor/ropework/pages/r_DubleFigureEightKnot.html
http://www.realknots.com/knots/sloops.htm

73 - Ted - W8TTS


Eric Scace K3NA wrote:


A while back Ian G3SEK mentioned in a posting:

"Darrel Van Buer wrote:

Climbers seem to prefer the double figure 8 bend - it's work to tie and
really hard to untie, but virtually nuke-proof as far as coming undone
accidentally.


Absolutely - even in slick plastic rope after years of use, figure-of- eight knots still don't even think about coming loose. They have the advantages of a fairly straight pull out of the knot (minimizing loss of strength in the rope) combined with a lot of friction inside the knot. Tied on a doubled-over end of rope, the figure-of-eight makes a very strong loop. To join two ropes, tie a loose figure-of-eight on one end; then thread the other rope into it from the opposite end, keeping parallel with the first rope to make a second interlocking figure-of- eight."

I've done a search for "double figure 8 bend" on the web and can't find any other references to this knot.

   From the description, it's possible that the description is a double sheet 
bend or a knot variously known as a Carrick bend,
Josephine knot, or anchor bend.  When tied correctly, this appears to be a very 
highly regarded mechanism for joining two lines
together temporarily.  However, it must be done correctly!

Can someone clarify?

Thanks.

-- Eric K3NA


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