Re: Sheet Bends
| Subject | Re: Sheet Bends |
| From | abw@cre.canon.co.uk (Andy Wardley) |
| Date | Wed, 24 Jun 1998 14:45:28 GMT |
| Newsgroups | rec.kites |
Richard Beckett wrote:
> Can anyone help me out with a description of a sheet bend?
Come on Richard, say what you mean:
Richard Beckett should have written:
> Andy, I know you're dead busy but could you possiblu rustle up some
> award-winning Crap ASCII Art [tm] to show me how to tie a Sheet Bend?
Why, of course! Seeing as you asked so nicely....
Loop
| | A Sheet Bend is used for connecting a loose piece of
| | line to another continuous length.
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| ______ | Make a loop out of the continuous length.
/ | | \
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\ | | / Pass the loose end up through the loop and around the
\ / back of the loop.
\ /
\ / Bring the loose end up and around the loop, tucking it
| \ / | in under itself, but passing above the loop line.
| | / |
| | / | You may need a stopper knot on the end of the loose
| | | line (marked as '@').
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/ | | Pull tight!
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/ | | You can loosen the knot and feed the loop line through
/ | | | the knot to adjust the position of the knot along the
/ | | | continuous line. The knot remains locked when tight.
@ | | |
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