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Encyclopedia > Sheet bend
Sheet bend tied with two different types of nylon rope.
Sheet bend tied with two different types of nylon rope.

The sheet bend is a type of knot, related to the square knot, granny knot, thief knot, and the bowline. It is very fast to tie and is useful when joining two ropes of different diameters. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2580x1720, 901 KB) Sheet bend tied with nylon ropes. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2580x1720, 901 KB) Sheet bend tied with nylon ropes. ... Some knots: 1. ... Reef knot Canonical Name: reef knot. ... Granny Knot The granny knot is a bend knot, used to tie together two loose ends. ... Thief knot Thief knot step-by-step Canonical Name: thief knot. ... Bowline Canonical Name: Bowline (pronounced bow -lin or bow -line) Variant name(s): Death knot, Rescue knot, French bowline, Boland knot. ...


To tie the sheet bend, take the larger rope in one hand. Make a loop in this rope about three inches long and hold both ends of the loop in one hand. Next, take the smaller rope and thread it up the loop. Then wrap the smaller rope around the loop of the larger one and tuck it underneath where the smaller rope comes up through the larger rope's loop. Finally, pull the free end of the smaller rope tight to secure the knot. á: Rope is also the title of a movie by Alfred Hitchcock Rope is also the name of an open-source firewall programming language A rope is also a data structure used in computer science. ...


Make sure the two free ends are on the same side of the knot; otherwise you get a left-handed sheet bend - a knot of significantly reduced strength.


See also

This is a partial list of bend knots: Carrick bend Fishermans knot Hunters bend Square knot Lubber knot Sheet bend zeppelin bend See also List of knots Categories: Knots | Knot stubs ... This list of knots includes many alternate names for common knots. ...

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