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The most significant knot ever:

The Noose. :)

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
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"My rod and my reel - they comfort me."

St. Pete, 12 Lb. Test

On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 06:31:42 GMT, "Doug" wrote:

Y'know, I might just include that. In my nautical collection as well as the
possible nobn-nautical collection.

By the way, The Noose knot actually has an application beyond it's
association with capital punishment - it is basically a lasso with
it's many applications.

If you are doing a nautical/historical knot board (something that I
always wanted to do, but "things" got in the way) you might want to
consider the Dropper Knot of which there are a ton of variations, the
most popular being the Blood Loop Dropper. Another which dates back
to the 16th Century is the Cat's Paw, the Anchor Bend whose use is
obvious and origin unknown, the Water Knot which goes all the way back
to the 15th Century and finally, the most practical of ancient knots,
The Splice - which is a knot.

Have fun with your project.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
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"My rod and my reel - they comfort me."

St. Pete, 12 Lb. Test

On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 02:26:39 GMT, "Doug" wrote:

Why a Double Sheepshank instead of just a Sheepshank?

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If my memory is correct, a Sheepshank by itself has just a single
hitch on each end of the flat coil, and thus requires constant tension
to keep it from falling apart. A Double Sheepshank (again from
memory) has two hitches on each end, i.e., a virtual clove hitch,
and will stay tied even if the line goes slack.

Either one is an interesting looking knot for a display board although
you'll need relatively small line to tie them compactly.

Look up marlinspike seamanship. It should show you a lot of knots!

Fredo

Here's my list:

http://www.geocities.com/roo_two/knotindex.html

You can pick out which ones you like.

As an aside, I'd leave out the sheepshank. It's interesting to look
at and fun to tie, but it's really only used by people who don't know
any better.

Cheers,
roo

P.S. My e-mail is bogus, too.

"Doug" wrote in message news:EA4Lb.773340$Tr4.2227159@attbi_s03...
My wife bought me a shadow box in which to place a collection of knots. If
you've ever been to Horatio's in San Leandro, CA you know just what I mean.

At any rate, I'm interested in knots of significance that I should include
in this collection. I do have Ashley's Book of Knots. It certainly appears
to be the definitive source on knots, but there is no list of 'Significant
Knots'.

I expect the completed display will be between 15 and 25 knots.

I have chosen 3 knots for this project so far. They a Figure( of ) Eight,
Reef, and Bowline.
Why? Because they seem to me to be essential knots to know.

Which knots would you include? How about your 'top 25'? And if you care to
explain, why should the knot be included?

Please note that my 'reply to' email address is not valid, so if you're
inclined to reply please do so to the newsgroup.

Thank You,
Doug

On 11 Jan 2004 21:38:06 -0800, (roo) wrote:

As an aside, I'd leave out the sheepshank. It's interesting to look
at and fun to tie

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Which is exactly why I recommended it for a knot board.

"Doug" wrote in message
news:9aJLb.9558$sv6.27473@attbi_s52...
Actually, I do appreciate Mark's reply, though I expected some explanation
of why these knots belong in a 'significant' collection.
I was originally vague on purpose. I expected this newsgroup to respond
with
nautical bias for obvious reasons. I do want this particular project to be
nautically oriented, but might want to try another without nautical bias.
But that's for another time and another newsgroup.

Thanks to all,
Doug

snip
I learned a fair number of knots in scouting. Got the badge to prove it!
The knots I actually use in boating are the overhand, square, clove (and
related cleat hitch), lark's head, half hitch (and double half hitch),
bowline and sheet bend.

I tossed in the shadow box links so you can see what a few other people have
done with the same problem.

Mark Browne
I won't mention the knots I use for fly-fishing for fear of starting a major
flame war!