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	Overhand knot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Native Americans are said to have called the overhand knot "the knot that ties itself" from having found it formed by nature in plant tendrils and by "spontaneous composition" in tangled rope.
		Comments: This is one of the fundamental knots, and forms the basis of many others including the simple noose, angler's loop, fisherman's knot, and blood knot.
		Overhand method - create a bight, by twisting the hand over at the wrist and pinch the working end with your fingers and pull through the loop.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Overhand_knot (230 words)

	Knot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Knots have been the subject of interest both for their ancient origins, common use, and the mathematical implications of knot theory.
		Some knots are well adapted to bind to particular objects such as another rope, cleat, ring, stake or to constrict an object.
		For example, loop knots share the attribute of having some kind of an anchor point constructed on the standing end (such as a loop or overhand knot) into which the working end is easily hitched to using a round turn.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Knot (961 words)

	Knots - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The list of knots is extensive but there are some general properties common to the various knot categories.
		For example the overhand knot is also known as the thumb knot.
		The figure-of-eight knot is also known as the savoy knot or the Flemish knot.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /knots.htm (1256 words)

	Come Caving with the VPI Cave Club!
		Knots used to secure another knot should be as close as possible to the main knot and oriented to fit tightly against it.
		The overhand knot (or thumb knot) is the simplest of all knots.
		Of the fourteen required knots, four are based on the overhand knot (overhand knot, water knot, square knot, double fisherman's bend), and four are secured with overhand knots (bowline, mountaineering bowline, bowline on a coil, and helical).
	filebox.vt.edu /org/cave/knots.shtml (4412 words)

	Overhand knot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The overhand knot is not strong, so it is not used in situations where you might expect great force.
		Overhand Knot Also known as the Thumb Knot this is the simplest of all knots.
		Thumb Knot (Overhand Knot) This is the simplist knot of all.
	knotwork.ca /?Category=Overhand+knot (481 words)

	Overhand knot. (from knot, hitch, and splice) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		The simplest of all knots is the overhand, or thumb, knot.
		Although usually a part of other, more complex, knots, it may also be employed by itself, to provide a handhold on a rope, to prevent a rope from raveling, and to keep a rope end from running through a pulley or a sewing thread from pulling through cloth.
		The term knot derives from its former use as a length measure on ships' log lines, which were used to measure the speed of a ship through the water.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-203455?tocId=203455&ct= (1016 words)

	Scouting Resources - Knots - A-G
		Cringle - A knot closely allied to splicing in which a single strand is worked into another rope, such as the bolt rope of a sail, to provide a loop, usually to retain a thimble.
		Crown - A knot that is tied in the end of a rope with the unlaid strands.
		As the two half knots are tied in the same direction and not opposite as in the Reef Knot, it tends either to slip or to jam, or both.
	www.scoutingresources.org.uk /knots_az01.html (2070 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - overhand knot
		Knots and Ropework, art of joining together pieces of such flexible material as rope, and of forming loops or designs in ropes, string, or fibers.
		Knot (bird), genus of medium-sized birds of the sandpiper family.
		Knots are found in nearly every part of the world.
	encarta.msn.com /overhand+knot.html (90 words)

	Basic Knots -- Part 2: Bends and hitches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The double overhand bend is also known as a "double fisherman's knot." Some people appear to be in the habit of abbreviating its name to "fisherman's knot," but this usage is not standard except among climbers, and should be avoided.
		To tie the overhand bend, follow the directions as for the double overhand bend, but use an overhand knot instead of a double overhand knot.
		A better knot to use for forming a loop in a line is the figure 8 on a bight.
	www.swcp.com /csar/knots/knots2.shtml (635 words)

	Basic Knots -- Part 1
		This knot is so univerally used as a bend in the sport climbing community, to the exclusion of the knot which is really called the "Fisherman's Knot" that many climbers appear to have dropped the "double" from the name as a matter of conversational convenience.
		The easiest way to describe making a figure 8 knot is to say that one makes a loop in the line, then wraps the bitter end around, passing it through the first loop at the second opportunity (passing it through on the first opportunity leads to an overhand knot).
		The Figure 8 knot is used as the basis of several other knots, but is often used by itself at the end of a line to keep the end from "unlaying" (fraying).
	www.swcp.com /csar/knots/knots1.shtml (1020 words)

	Roper's Knot Pages - Stoppers. Knots on the end of a rope
		Knots on the end of a rope or yarn.
		The double overhand knot is also called the bloodknot when it is used at the end of a whip.
		This knot is larger, stronger and more easy to untie than the overhand knot.
	www.realknots.com /knots/stoppers.htm (412 words)

	Knots: This site describes how to tie over 35 knots
		Knots are intertwined loops of rope, cord, string or other flexible material, used to fasten two such ropes to one another or to another object.
		Knots, Bends, Hitches, Splices and Seizings are all ways of fastening cords or ropes, either to some other object such as a spar, or a ring, or to one another.
		The knot is formed to make a knob on a rope, generally at the extremity, and by untwisting the strands at the end and weaving them together.
	www.2020site.org /knots (480 words)

	Overhand Knot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Using an Overhand Loop in the middle of a flying line to hang laundry or to belay to an anchor is not a good idea.
		And then there is another way of thinking, which says sleeving only encourages the Overhand Knot to slip, and chafing isn't a factor, so the only possible excuse for sleeving the line is to make the line thick enough to remove easily from the kite.
		Another great aspect of the Overhand Loop is that it can be tied in such a way as to yield a line of exactly the length desired.
	members.aol.com /goodheavens/overhand.html (555 words)

	The Overhand Knot and The Figure 8 Knot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Overhand Knot is the simplest of the stopper knots.
		However, it is also the knot most likely to jam in soft lines, and the most likely to slip in slippery lines such as polypropylene and polyethylene.
		The Figure 8 Knot produces a larger stopper than the overhand knot, hold better, and is less likely to jam.
	users.mo-net.com /district8wr/members/knots/stopper.htm (167 words)

	Overhand knot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The overhand knot is the simplest knot made, as shown in figure 10-38.
		You use the overhand knot at the end of a single thread when you are hand sewing.
		The square knot is the most common knot for joining two ropes or cords, as shown in figure 10-40.
	www.tpub.com /1ase2/112.htm (253 words)

	Simo Salanne: Kite Flier's Knot Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		These four knots are all a kite flier (like me :-) needs.
		Figure 8 is better than overhand knot to make a loop on a flying line.
		Prusik knot is well known by mountain climbers.
	gamma.nic.fi /~sos/knots.htm (265 words)

	Knot Guide
		The first method is used when a piece of equipment is clipped into the loop, the second when the knot is used to tie into something, for example, a climbing harness.
		This knot can bear one's weight on one strand of the rope and can be untied by just pulling on the other strand.
		Five ascending knots are shown in all, each have their advantages and disadvantages.
	www.climbing.ie /knots.html (486 words)

	Overhand
		Carrie, however, said that she intended to tighten the knot as it seemed to be loose but Karen stopped her, stating that "we don't know anything about his knot...don't dink with it." Karen then rappelled about fifty feet, at which time the knot failed, causing her to fall thirty feet to a ledge.
		The overhand knot, used for joining two ropes for rappel, is reportedly in widespread use in Europe and has been for many years.
		Since the overhand knot looks so skimpy, don't be tempted to make one more twist and turn it into a figure-8.
	www.geocities.com /danielzimmerlin/pages/stories/knot.html (1330 words)

	Knot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Another way of thinking about this knot, or rather the relationship between this one and Hunter's Bend, is that each is formed by taking one of the differing sides of a Lineman's Loop (Ashley 1043) and duplicating it symmetrically.
		If not sufficiently loose, the knot fails to capsize completely, and the intermediate form is not as strong as when completely capsized, which is according to Ashley "one of the strongest of bends".
		This knot is very similar to a recently discovered knot called the Boa knot; in fact, if the bight on the left in step one, above, were of the opposite handedness, a Boa knot would result.
	library.wustl.edu /~manynote/knot.html (1881 words)

	Overhand Knot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is commonly use to temporarily "stop" the end of a fraying rope.
		The overhand knot is commonly tied in a bight formed at the end of a rope, forming the Overhand Loop.
		The Thumbknot jams easily so it is far better to use a Figure Eight knot to stop the end of a fraying rope.
	www.bsatroop2830.org /overhandknot.htm (56 words)

	Rock Climbing.com View topic - Double Overhand Rappel Knot Question (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Is it safe to use the double overhand to connect 2 ropes of different diameters, say a 10.5 mm dynamic rope and a 8.6 mm dynamic rope, or a regular lead line and an 8mm static?.
		The knot should be used in situations when there is the possibility of the knot getting snagged- this can be a real pain in the ass when you are trying to pull your rappel rope.
		The rule of thumb is to use the overhand when the ropes are of about the same thickness and to use a double or triple fishermans when the ropes are of fairly different diameter.
	www.rockclimbing.com /forums/viewtopic.php?t=77441 (839 words)

	Tie Your Own Simple Rope Halter - Natural Horse Supply (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Step 1: Loosen the existing overhand knot and feed the loose end of the rope through the middle of the existing knot. Make sure that the rope goes into the center loop of the existing knot on the same side of the loop as the rope on the first overhand knot.
		For those of you who are having a hard time getting the double overhand knot to work out, you can simply tie into the knot following the path of the rope through the existing overhand knot. This is not as effective for training because it lays flat on the horse.
		Remember to use the measurement from step 1, point F on the halter. This is your first opportunity to use the double overhand knot. You are going to use the double overhand to tie into the left nose knot.
	www.naturalhorsesupply.com /tiehalter.shtml (827 words)

	EDK
		I got interested in testing this knot after I saw other climbers using it - and after we (SLCSAR) were called to a climbing accident at Storm Mountain, Big Cottonwood Canyon in 1995 caused by a failure of this knot.
		I also think both knots are a bad choice for more than body-weight, for use as a moving knot during a lowering, or to hold dynamic loads.
		Test data on three knots: the flat-overhand, the double-fisherman's tied as a flat-knot (photo at right from their page), and on a new type of flat-knot.
	www.xmission.com /~tmoyer/testing/EDK.html (2049 words)

	Double overhand knot - OZultimate.com canyoning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The double overhand is used occasionally as a stopper knot, tied in the end of the rope to prevent you from abseiling off the end.
		It is more often used to tie loose ends off around the main strand of rope, or back up knots such as the rethreaded figure-of-eight or figure-of-eight on a bight.
		It is also used as the basis for the double fishermans bend to tie two ropes together.
	www.ozultimate.com /canyoning/knots/double_overhand (99 words)

	Scouting Resources - Knots - Book Reviews
		Each knot has a full colour diagram with the finished knot neatly displayed, an easy to read diagram or two on how to tie the knot, its uses and any background information.
		Each knot has an explanation with appropriate holes in the other side of the page (the pages are thick card) with a picture where you thread the rope through and practice the knot while reading the instructions.
		There are several useful knots here that are not covered by the other books and although some of the diagrams need more steps and explanation the majority serve their purpose.
	www.scoutingresources.org.uk /knots_books.html (1187 words)

	Fishermans Knot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		An Overhand Knot, also known as a Thumb Knot, is the knot most people would tie if asked to tie one in a piece of string.
		Tie an Overhand Knot at the end of the rope coming from the left (yellow), when making the loop for the Overhand Knot wrap it around the rope coming from the right (red).
		Ensure the two Overhand Knots are tight and then pull the two ropes apart.
	www.bsa-troop34.org /Files/Knots/fishermans_knot.htm (191 words)

	The Overhand Knot? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Yup, took both ends of each rope, abutted them so the ropes ran together, and a second later had tied an overhand knot with themÉsimple as that.
		Alex swore that the knot would hold, and better yet, because a double overhand is flat on the bottom, it would snag much less than the grapevine when retrieving the ropes.
		Andy, being a conservative guy, put a long tail in the overhand and then tied a second overhand as a backup (which I now think adds at least some additional snag potential).
	www.mountaineers.org /climbing/News_Events/CN102_Knots.html (491 words)

	Overhand knot
		Comments: It is one of the fundamental knots.
		It forms the basis of many knots: simple noose, angler's loop, blood knot and many others.
		It should be used if the knot is intended to be permanent.
	www.ukpedia.com /o/overhand-knot.html (169 words)

	Knot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Covers common fishing knots including the Arbor knot, the Berkley braid, the King Sling knot and the Nail knot.
		Starting with the flawed theory of Kelvin's knotted vortex to the work of Thurston, Jones and Witten, knot theory has circled back to its ancestral origins of theoretical physics.
		The Siamese Human Knot was in one episode for about 4 minutes, but this form of 'torture' fascinated the creator of this tribute.
	omniknow.com /essays/Knot.html (1789 words)

	Real Knots: Knotting, bends, hitches and knotcraft.
		knot knots knotting tie tying rope yarn hitch hitches bend scout sail climb marlinespike.
		You can access Ropers knot pages also via bonus.com which blocks all unsafe links, also those to the nooses, but needs a high performance browser and connection.
		For the next year (or two) there will be no fancy knotting in the instruction part of Ropers Knot Site.
	www.realknots.com /knots (400 words)

	Chinese Knotting: The Overhand Knot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Unlike most of the core Chinese knots, this one has only a single layer and there is no clear progression to how it can be extended, but The Book of Ornamental Knots is composed almost entirely of knots based on the Double Coin Knot.
		The Double Coin Knot of Chinese Knotting is the same as the sailors' Carrick Bend and the macramé artists' Josephine Knot.
		Hensel: Josephine Knot (1), Sailor's Breastplate Knot (1)
	www.chineseknotting.org /overhand (312 words)

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