[TowerTalk] double figure 8 bend

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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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