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Credit where credit is due. It was sent to me from Ann Bosted, the photographer.jmo wrote:Great link Barbara! That website will come in very handy. *added to bookmarks*
Ralph E. Powers wrote:The ones I have trouble with are the "in-line" knots (8 and 9's) Gotta love it.
hunter wrote:RescueMan, what do you mean by "WRONG"?
Weaker? More likely to slip? Just Ugly?
Scott McCrea wrote:I'm not sure what end, tail, over, under, working, etc you are talking about.
I have a rope in my hand and have tried what I think you are talking about, and can't see the difference. I have heard that you should end up with the working/loaded end of the rope on the top of the knot, so it makes the widest angle turn. Is that what you mean? Or are you talking about the tail?
RescueMan wrote:This is why I've been a strong advocate of a common language for knot tying. There are standard terms, but amazingly few knot users are aware of them.
I have a rope in my hand and have tried what I think you are talking about, and can't see the difference. I have heard that you should end up with the working/loaded end of the rope on the top of the knot, so it makes the widest angle turn. Is that what you mean? Or are you talking about the tail?
Now there's a meaningless term: "top of the knot" Depends on which way is up! Which is why I refered to the position of the tail, since that's independent of orientation.
The radius of the first turn of the standing part is the same whether the knot is tied "right" or "wrong", once the knot is properly dressed and set and no longer flat.
Scott McCrea wrote:Do you have this list or can you direct us to it?
OK, I think I get it. The goal is to get the tail contained inside the knot as much as possible, right? Do you have a picture of it properly tied and dressed and set, rather than just flat?
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