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==Double Sheet Bend==
==Double Sheet Bend==
[[Image:Double_Sheet_bend.gif|frame|right|Animation of how to tie a Double Sheet Bend]]{{Shortcut|[[Double Sheet Bend]]}}
[[Image:Double_Sheet_bend.gif|frame|right|Animation of how to tie a Double Sheet Bend]]{{Shortcut|[[Double Sheet Bend]]}}
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:''Also see: [[Sheet Bend]].
The Double Sheet bend is like a [[Knot#Sheet Bend|Sheet Bend]] with an extra wrap. The double sheet bend is stronger than a [[Knot#Square Knot|Square Knot]] or even a [[Knot#Sheet Bend|Sheet Bend]]. It is a good choice for tying two ropes together in wet conditions or with a moving load.
The Double Sheet bend is like a [[Knot#Sheet Bend|Sheet Bend]] with an extra wrap. The double sheet bend is stronger than a [[Knot#Square Knot|Square Knot]] or even a [[Knot#Sheet Bend|Sheet Bend]]. It is a good choice for tying two ropes together in wet conditions or with a moving load.
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The Double Sheet Bend is one of the [[Forty knots]].
The Double Sheet Bend is one of the [[Forty knots]].
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* [http://www.expertvillage.com/video/85720_rope-bends-double-sheet.htm Video: Double Sheet Bend] - [http://www.expertvillage.com/video/123511_tying-double-sheet-bend-knots.htm Video: Double Sheet Bend Knots] - [http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-tie-the-sheet-bend-knot-double-sheet-bend-knot-265382/ Wonder How To Video: Sheet Bend Knot & Double Sheet Bend Knot] - [http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-tie-a-double-sheet-bend-knot-266572/ Wonder How To Video: Double Sheet Bend Knot] - [http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-tie-the-double-sheet-bend-knot-177154/ Wonder How To Video: Double Sheet Bend Knot]
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Revision as of 18:04, June 5, 2009

Animated Knots show you how to tie Basic Knots, Fishing Knots, Sailing Knots, Climbing Knots, Forty Knots,
Special Knots, and Advanced Knots, for Wolf, Bear, Webelos, Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class.


Contents

Sheep Shank
Braiding
Carrick Bend
Cow Hitch
Double Sheet Bend

Sheep Shank

Animation of how to tie a Sheep Shank
Animation of how to tie a Sheep Shank
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Sheep Shank
Sheepshank

The Sheep Shank (or sheepshank) is used to shorten a rope that is fastened at both ends.

Instructions

Make an underhand loop and slide it over the blight. Do the same to the other end and pull tight. The sheepshank is a temporary knot but can be made more permanent by adding a second half hitch to each end.

The Sheep Shank is one of the Forty knots.

Lesson Videos
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Braiding

Animation of how to Braid
Animation of how to Braid
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Braiding
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Carrick Bend

Animation of how to tie a Carrick Bend
Animation of how to tie a Carrick Bend
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Carrick Bend

See The Ashley Book of Knots # 1439, p. 263.Grog notes: "The Carrick Bend joins two ropes together. It used to be widely used to join large hawsers." The Carrick Bend is also known as the Double Carrick Bend.

The Carrick bend is a knot used for joining two lines. It is particularly appropriate for very heavy rope or cable that is too large and stiff to easily be formed into other common bends. It will not jam even after carrying a significant load or being soaked with water. The Carrick bend's aesthetically pleasing interwoven and symmetrical shape has also made it popular for decorative purposes.

The Double Carrick Bend is one of the Forty knots.

Lesson Videos
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Cow Hitch

Animation of how to tie a Cow Hitch
Animation of how to tie a Cow Hitch
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Cow Hitch
Another way to tie a Cow Hitch
Another way to tie a Cow Hitch

Template:(ABOK Grog notes: "The Girth Hitch is much more familiar than many of us recognize: it is the same knot we use to link a pair of elastic bands. It is known by many names including: strap hitch, cow hitch, lark's head (and lark's foot), and lanyard hitch."

The Cow Hitch is also known as the Strap Hitch, Cow Hitch, Lanyard Hitch, Lark's Head, or Girth Hitch. The Cow Hitch is one of the least secure of the hitches.

The Cow Hitch hitches a rope to a metal ring, pole, or another rope. It is also used in Horsemanship for typing a leather strap to a ring or hitching post. In Small-Boat Sailing, the Cow Hitch is used to secure a lanyard to a shroud or jib sheet to a clew, etc.

Instructions

The Cow Hitch is like Two half-hitches with the second hitch reversed.

Pass the end of the rope around a ring, post, pole, tree, etc. Bring the end over and under the body of the rope (known as the standing part),then back through the loop thus formed. That makes a half hitch. Take the end around the standing part a second time and tie another half hitch but with the two half hitches facing each other. Pull it snug.

The Cow Hitch (Lark's Head) is one of the Forty knots.

Lesson Videos
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Double Sheet Bend

Animation of how to tie a Double Sheet Bend
Animation of how to tie a Double Sheet Bend
Shortcut:
Double Sheet Bend
Also see: Sheet Bend.

The Double Sheet bend is like a Sheet Bend with an extra wrap. The double sheet bend is stronger than a Square Knot or even a Sheet Bend. It is a good choice for tying two ropes together in wet conditions or with a moving load.

Instructions

Make a loop in one end. The rabbit goes out of the hole, around the tree and back under his path and then back under his path once more.

The Double Sheet Bend is one of the Forty knots.

Lesson Videos
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External links

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