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The reef-knot is only useful in simple applications. Ashley says “it is a true Binder Knot, for which it is admirable, but under no circumstances should it be used as a bend.” It is easy tied and will not jam, so it is always easy to untie. It is used to tie packages, and as a base for he shoe-bow. Sailors used it for binding rolled sails or better reefed sails. And that is where it got its english name from. Americans call it the square knot. Probably because it looks square, or because it was much used on square-rigged-ships, but that is a total guess of me. Its relatives, the granny, the thief-knot and the what-knot all have their purposes, but not as a trustful knot. |
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The sheet bend is my favorite bend. Be careful. With the loose end on the wrong side you have an other, weaker knot (Left-hand sheetbend). If the knot is well seized it does not matter if it is tied right or left handed The Sheet Bend is a good knot for tying two lines together. Strong and easy to tie, it works particularily well joining lines of differing sizes. In it's doubled form. this knot will even hold in slippery nylon rope. |
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Also known as Full carrick Bend, Sailor's Knot and Anchor Bend. Beware! There are not many knots with so much wrong drawings as this bend. The ends have to be on opposite sites and the crossings always are alternating up/down/up/down... The Carrick Bend is one of the best knots. Ashley states it is possible the nearest thing we have to a perfect bend. It does not easily slip, not even if the rope is wet. And it is always easy to untie, also after a heavy load. If used as a Hawser bend in heavy material it is always seized and parceled to save wear. The Josephine Knot In the Macrame this knot is called the Josephine Knot. It is self evident the Josephine knot is not seized nor pulled tight. |
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| The True Lovers, or Fisherman's Knot may be laid in two different ways. Which of both the is the stronger, I do not know. With two equal overhand knots it is symmetrical. This is probably the most used variant. With two different overhand knots you get the most beautiful version (always work it up neatly!) Only ... The double eight is stronger, easier to untie after use and as decorative from all sides as the true lovers at best. |
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The Double Fisherman's Knot securely ties two ropes together or can be used to tie the ends of rope or cord together to form loops. Another use for this knot is to make another knot more secure by tying this knot in the running end of the rope behind another knot, a practice common to mountain climbers. In that case, you are effectively tying the Double Fisherman's around the standing line of the other knot. |
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