Wayne.B wrote:

On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 23:13:13 +0100, Ian Malcolm wrote:
( doubled anchor bend)
I have never
had that knot undo itself even with a very short end not otherwise secured.

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I'm sure that's true, and after it's had a load on it for awhile, NO
ONE will be able to untie it without using weapons of mass
destruction.

Actually I've never had a problem undoing it when I end to end my lines
every season. You do have to work at it a bit. That's with fairly firm
braided line. If you do it in a loose lay hairy three strand rope or in
thin cord, you deserve what you get :-)

You must be thinking of one of the many varients of the gordian knot
beloved by novices. ( Easy to recognise, you *have* to use a blade
bigger and meaner than an average sheath knife to release it :-) )


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