Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 15:21:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: "H. Paul Jacobson" <u.washington.edu!hpj3@imagelan.com>
To: baidarka@imagelan.com
Subject: Re: Knots and Lashing...
In-Reply-To: <013.02096521.MRPK81A@prodigy.com>
Message-Id: <Pine.OSF.3.91j.950929151238.20072A-100000@saul6.u.washington.edu>
> 1) to tie two pieces of line together, use a fishermen's
> bend...I found that a sheetbend and carrick bend both would
> pull out under strain...
By 'fishermens bend' do you mean two overhand knots tied on each other's
standing part? Several of my knot books call this a fisherman's knot or
true lovers' knot. In these books 'Fisherman's bend' is applied to a knot
thats good for tying on a ring, also called a ring or anchor bend (two
round turns around the ring, around the standing part and under the
turns). Two of these could be used to join two lines together, though it
would be bulky.
I don't mean to be picky about the names, but just want to be clear about
what knot you are talking about.
Paul Jacobson