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Bends

Bends are knots to tie two ropes together. Here is a selection of knots for joining ropes and also some knots where the rope is tied upon itself such as the Heaving Line Knot and the Sheep Shank. The Water Knot is an excellent knot for use with flat webbing material.

Alpine Butterfly Bend
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Alpine Butterfly Bend
Join two ropes with Alpine Butterfly

Ashley's Bend
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Ashley's Bend
A useful knot for tying two ropes together.

Backup Knot
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Backup Knot
Add security to a primary knot.

Carrick Bend
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Carrick Bend
Join heavy ropes together.

Double Fisherman's Knot
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Double Fisherman's Knot
Join two ropes.

Fisherman's Knot
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Fisherman's Knot
Quickly tie two ropes together

Flemish Bend
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Flemish Bend
One of the strongest ways to join two ropes

Harness Bend
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Harness Bend
Useful for tying two lines together under tension.

One-Way Knot
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One-Way Knot
Use for pulling joined ropes in one direction

Overhand Bend
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Overhand Bend
Simple knot to join two ropes

Parcel Bend
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Parcel Bend
AKA the Harness Bend

Racking Bend
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Racking Bend
Used for joining ropes of different diameter

Reef Knot
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Reef Knot
AKA the Square Knot

Ring Bend
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Ring Bend
AKA Water Knot - Best knot for webbing

Rosendahl Bend
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Rosendahl Bend
AKA the Zeppelin Bend

Sheep Shank
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Sheep Shank
Use to shorted a rope.

Sheet Bend
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Sheet Bend
Join ropes of unequal size.

Slipped Sheet Bend
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Slipped Sheet Bend
Quickly untie two ropes.

Square Knot
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Square Knot
Secure non critical items.

Thief Knot
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Thief Knot
A specialty bag knot

True Lover's Knot
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True Lover's Knot
Intertwined knots form a loop.

Tucked Sheet Bend
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Tucked Sheet Bend
A more secure version of the Sheet Bend

Water Knot
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Water Knot
Best knot for webbing.

Zeppelin Bend
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Zeppelin Bend
Easy to untie knot for joining two ropes.

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