Would it be the fishermans bend shown on this page (last item)?
http://www.realknots.com/knots/fishbend.htm
Terry Dunlap wrote:
All three of those sites show different versions of a double figure 8
and NONE
of them illustrate it used for joining two ropes.
73 de Terry KK6T
At 04:14 PM 8/25/2003 -0400, Ted Sarah - W8TTS wrote:
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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