Difference between revisions of "AY Honors/Knot/Double sheet bend"

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Double sheet bend

Use: The double sheet bend or double becket bend is a strong knot used to tie two ropes (usually of different thicknesses or rigidity) together. It is a doubled version of the sheet bend.

How to tie:

To tie the double sheet bend, start by making a bight in the larger line. Pass the working end of the smaller line up through the bight, around behind the bight, and beneath the loop in the smaller line (that's a sheet bend). Then once again, pass the working end along the same path, around behind the bight and beneath the loop in the smaller line.

WARNING: As with the standard sheet bend, the two free ends should end up on the same side of the knot. If they do not, a left-handed double sheet bend results, which is much weaker.

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-Tying: First, learn to tie the [[sheet bend]]. To make the '''double sheet bend''', start by making a [[knot|bight]] in the smaller line. Pass the working end of the larger line up through the bight, around behind the bight, and through the loop in the larger line (that's a sheet bend). Then once again, pass the working end along the same path, around behind the bight and through the loop in the larger line.
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-Diagram:
+The '''double sheet bend''' or '''double becket bend''' is a strong knot used to tie two ropes (usually of different thicknesses or rigidity) together. It is a doubled version of the sheet bend.
-http://www.geocities.com/roo_two/sheetbend.html
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+To tie the double sheet bend, start by making a bight in the larger line. Pass the working end of the smaller line up through the bight, around behind the bight, and beneath the loop in the smaller line (that's a sheet bend). Then once again, pass the working end along the same path, around behind the bight and beneath the loop in the smaller line.
+|warnings=As with the standard sheet bend, the two free ends should end up on the same side of the knot. If they do not, a ''left-handed double sheet bend'' results, which is much weaker.
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