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Bends for joining rope

  1. 19

    Racking bend

    Bend

    Photo: Tom Murphy VII
    CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Racking Bend.jpg”
    Tom Murphy VII
    Cropped to fit the frame.
    Our changes to this photo use the same license.
  2. 20

    Reever Knot

    Bend

    Photo: Peter Kovesi
    CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Reever Bend Side1.jpg”
    Peter Kovesi
    Cropped to fit the frame.
    Our changes to this photo use the same license.
  3. 21

    Simple Simon over

    Bend

    Photo: Der Barbar
    CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Einfacher Simon-Über Barb.05.jpg”
    Der Barbar
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  4. 22

    Simple Simon under

    Bend

    Photo: Der Barbar
    CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Einfacher Simon-Unter Barb.06.jpg”
    Der Barbar
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  5. 23

    Single carrick bend

    Bend

    Photo: Rracecarr
    Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
    “Single carrick bend.JPG”
    Rracecarr
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  6. 24

    True lover's knot

    Bend

    Photo: Buz11
    CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “True lovers knots.jpg”
    Buz11
    Cropped to fit the frame.
    Our changes to this photo use the same license.
  7. 25

    Zeppelin bend

    Bend

    Photo: Cobanyastigi
    CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “ZeppelinBagi.JPG”
    Cobanyastigi
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  8. 26

    Fisherman's knot

    Bend

    Photo: Markus Bärlocher
    Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
    “Spierenstich.jpg”
    Markus Bärlocher
    Cropped to fit the frame.

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Sheet bend, Zeppelin bend, double fisherman’s knot and other joining configurations.

A visual collection by Fav Tings, not tying instructions or a safety guide.

Numbers show collection order, not a source rating.

  1. Blood knot — Bend
  2. Albright special — Bend
  3. Double fisherman's knot — Bend · double variant
  4. Sheet bend — Bend
  5. Carrick bend — Bend · shown as the start of a Diamond knot
  6. Water knot — Bend · tied in webbing
  7. Adjustable bend — Bend
  8. Ashley's bend — Bend
  9. Beer knot — Bend
  10. Butterfly bend — Bend
  11. Flemish bend — Bend
  12. Grief knot — Bend
  13. Heaving line bend — Bend
  14. Hunter's bend — Bend
  15. Lapp knot — Bend
  16. Nail knot — Bend
  17. Offset figure-eight bend — Bend
  18. Offset overhand bend — Bend
  19. Racking bend — Bend
  20. Reever Knot — Bend
  21. Simple Simon over — Bend
  22. Simple Simon under — Bend
  23. Single carrick bend — Bend
  24. True lover's knot — Bend
  25. Zeppelin bend — Bend
  26. Fisherman's knot — Bend
Photo credits
  1. Blood knot: “BloodKnot Final.jpg” by Chris 73 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
    Attribution: Chris 73 / Wikimedia Commons
    Required notice: This image was created by [[User:Chris 73|Chris 73]]. The image is licensed under a dual license; please choose either of the two licenses below as desired. Attribution to [[:en:Main Page|Wikipedia]] or another project of the [[:meta:Main Page|Wikimedia]] foundation is required for both licenses if the image is used outside of projects of the Wikimedia foundation. Attribution to me is not required. {{GFDL-1.3|migration=redundant}} {{Cc-by-sa-3.0|attribution=[[User:Chris 73|Chris 73]] / [https://commons.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia Commons]}} '''"I want to use the image. How do I do that?"''' You can use this image freely for any purpose, including commercial use, provided that you license it under one of the above licenses. My suggestion is to use the following text: :''This [https://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] and [https://commons.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia Commons] image is from the user [[:en:User:Chris 73|Chris 73]] and is freely available at {{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ creative commons cc-by-sa 3.0] license.'' For privacy reasons please use only "Chris 73" as author. If necessary, please translate the text in your language. For electronic use please include the links in the text as shown, for printed use please print the text as shown. If you use the image I would appreciate it if you would let me know on [[:en:User talk:Chris 73|my talk page]], but this is not required as long as you follow one of the above licenses.
  2. Albright special: “Albright knot diagram retouched.png” by LadyofHats / Dfred · Public domain · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
    Earlier change: Retouched derivative of File:Albright knot diagram.png. (Dfred)
    Derived from: Albright knot diagram.png by LadyofHats · Public domain · Original LadyofHats diagram; its PD-user release is reproduced in the retouched file's upload log.
  3. Double fisherman's knot: “Nœud de pêcheur double serré.jpg” by Malta · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  4. Sheet bend: “Schotstek rechts.jpg” by Markus Bärlocher · Public domain · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
  5. Carrick bend: “Knife-lanyard-knot-ABOK-787-Carrick-start.jpg” by David J. Fred · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
    Pictured: Carrick bend, laid flat as the first stage of a Diamond (knife lanyard) knot
  6. Water knot: “Water-knot-webbing-tight-ABOK-296.jpg” by David J. Fred · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  7. Adjustable bend: “AdjustableBend.jpg” by Hadron137 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  8. Ashley's bend: “Ashley’s Bend knot.svg” by LadyofHats · Public domain · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
  9. Beer knot: “Beer knot retouched.png” by LadyofHats / Dfred · Public domain · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
    Earlier change: Retouched derivative of File:Beer knot.png. (Dfred)
    Derived from: Beer knot.png by LadyofHats · Public domain · Original LadyofHats diagram; its PD-user release is reproduced in the retouched file's upload log.
  10. Butterfly bend: “Alpine Butterfly Bend Final.jpg” by Chris 73 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
    Attribution: Chris 73 / Wikimedia Commons
    Required notice: This image was created by [[User:Chris 73|Chris 73]]. The image is licensed under a dual license; please choose either of the two licenses below as desired. Attribution to [[:en:Main Page|Wikipedia]] or another project of the [[:meta:Main Page|Wikimedia]] foundation is required for both licenses if the image is used outside of projects of the Wikimedia foundation. Attribution to me is not required. {{GFDL-1.3|migration=redundant}} {{Cc-by-sa-3.0|attribution=[[User:Chris 73|Chris 73]] / [https://commons.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia Commons]}} '''"I want to use the image. How do I do that?"''' You can use this image freely for any purpose, including commercial use, provided that you license it under one of the above licenses. My suggestion is to use the following text: :''This [https://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] and [https://commons.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia Commons] image is from the user [[:en:User:Chris 73|Chris 73]] and is freely available at {{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ creative commons cc-by-sa 3.0] license.'' For privacy reasons please use only "Chris 73" as author. If necessary, please translate the text in your language. For electronic use please include the links in the text as shown, for printed use please print the text as shown. If you use the image I would appreciate it if you would let me know on [[:en:User talk:Chris 73|my talk page]], but this is not required as long as you follow one of the above licenses.
  11. Flemish bend: “Doppelter Achtknoten gesteckt.jpg” by Markus Bärlocher · Public domain · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
  12. Grief knot: “Grief knot.svg” by PAR / CountingPine · Public domain · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
    Earlier change: SVG redrawing of File:GriefKnot.png by PAR. (CountingPine)
    Derived from: GriefKnot.png by PAR · Public domain · Named in the SVG's Source field as the basis by PAR; the parent's own grant is PD-self by its uploader PAR (read October 18).
  13. Heaving line bend: “Heaving line bend knot.jpg” by TheHungryTiger · Public domain · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
  14. Hunter's bend: “Hunters Bend Final.jpg” by Chris 73 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
    Attribution: Chris 73 / Wikimedia Commons
    Required notice: This image was created by [[User:Chris 73|Chris 73]]. The image is licensed under a dual license; please choose either of the two licenses below as desired. Attribution to [[:en:Main Page|Wikipedia]] or another project of the [[:meta:Main Page|Wikimedia]] foundation is required for both licenses if the image is used outside of projects of the Wikimedia foundation. Attribution to me is not required. {{GFDL-1.3|migration=redundant}} {{Cc-by-sa-3.0|attribution=[[User:Chris 73|Chris 73]] / [https://commons.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia Commons]}} '''"I want to use the image. How do I do that?"''' You can use this image freely for any purpose, including commercial use, provided that you license it under one of the above licenses. My suggestion is to use the following text: :''This [https://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] and [https://commons.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia Commons] image is from the user [[:en:User:Chris 73|Chris 73]] and is freely available at {{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ creative commons cc-by-sa 3.0] license.'' For privacy reasons please use only "Chris 73" as author. If necessary, please translate the text in your language. For electronic use please include the links in the text as shown, for printed use please print the text as shown. If you use the image I would appreciate it if you would let me know on [[:en:User talk:Chris 73|my talk page]], but this is not required as long as you follow one of the above licenses.
  15. Lapp knot: “Lapp bend.jpg” by Buz11 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  16. Nail knot: “Nail knot.svg” by LadyofHats · Public domain · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
  17. Offset figure-eight bend: “Doppelter Achknoten Tropfen.jpg” by Markus Bärlocher · Public domain · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
  18. Offset overhand bend: “Sackstich Tropfen.jpg” by Markus Bärlocher · Public domain · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
  19. Racking bend: “Racking Bend.jpg” by Tom Murphy VII · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  20. Reever Knot: “Reever Bend Side1.jpg” by Peter Kovesi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  21. Simple Simon over: “Einfacher Simon-Über Barb.05.jpg” by Der Barbar · CC BY 4.0 · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
  22. Simple Simon under: “Einfacher Simon-Unter Barb.06.jpg” by Der Barbar · CC BY 4.0 · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
  23. Single carrick bend: “Single carrick bend.JPG” by Rracecarr · Public domain · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
  24. True lover's knot: “True lovers knots.jpg” by Buz11 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  25. Zeppelin bend: “ZeppelinBagi.JPG” by Cobanyastigi · CC0 · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
  26. Fisherman's knot: “Spierenstich.jpg” by Markus Bärlocher · Public domain · cropped · Wikimedia Commons

Knots curated by Fav Tings with Wikipedia references · images: Wikimedia Commons, credited per image.