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First close the noose on the working part by pulling on the standing part, then remove any remaining slack in the knot by pulling on the working part. The knot should have a tidy, triangular shape where the standing part enters the knot. (See image at
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The load-bearing face of an Ashley's stopper knot. This particular example was tied in an unusual manner, with what would normally be considered the "standing part" very short, to fully expose the knot's
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354:List of knot terminology
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18:Ashley stopper knot
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643:Bowline on a bight
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1189:Dropper loop
1066:Marlinespike
1061:Lobster buoy
1036:Hitching tie
1031:Highwayman's
838:Bimini twist
739:Chain sinnet
713:Trident loop
693:Munter hitch
668:Figure-eight
555:Bottle sling
522:True lover's
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1353:Marlinspike
1011:Ground-line
916:Anchor bend
848:Fisherman's
802:Turk's head
762:Carrick mat
565:Corned beef
560:Constrictor
432:Fisherman's
180:around the
95:-like face.
1665:Categories
1439:Portuguese
1264:Tom fool's
991:Falconer's
931:Bale sling
787:Friendship
754:Decorative
744:Sheepshank
387:Adjustable
208:References
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1309:Hangman's
1229:Jury mast
1116:Trucker's
1106:Taut-line
1026:Highpoint
966:Cat's paw
946:Blackwall
820:(angling)
688:Klemheist
628:Autoblock
507:Surgeon's
184:as shown.
124:wall knot
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1577:Ropework
1564:Mizuhiki
1516:friction
1502:Bindings
1421:Whipping
1406:Overhand
1358:Rat-tail
1336:splicing
1289:Zeppelin
1234:Overhand
1219:Handcuff
1139:Angler's
1091:Sailor's
961:Buntline
926:Bachmann
858:Knotless
633:Bachmann
620:Climbing
600:Strangle
590:Packer's
585:Miller's
532:Zeppelin
487:Shoelace
462:Hunter's
397:Ashley's
196:See also
172:Form an
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55:Category
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1592:Seizing
1582:Lashing
1571:Norigae
1558:Macramé
1548:History
1543:Density
1514: (
1512:Hitches
1378:Stopper
1332:Splices
1322:Tarbuck
1299:Running
1269:Trident
1179:Diamond
1169:Cossack
1154:Bowline
1096:Snuggle
1051:Killick
951:Blake's
903:Hitches
878:Trilene
868:Palomar
777:Diamond
610:Transom
580:Jamming
542:Binding
477:Racking
452:Harness
447:Halyard
437:Flemish
422:Carrick
368:By type
191:right.)
116:stopper
106:, is a
93:Trefoil
59:Stopper
1641:
1630:
1619:
1599:Sennit
1429:Common
1391:Button
1301:(slip)
1199:Fiador
1159:Bumper
1121:Tumble
1111:Timber
1071:Munter
1041:Icicle
1021:Halter
981:Distel
941:Becket
936:Barrel
782:Fiador
732:shanks
708:Prusik
570:Granny
492:Shroud
281:
255:
231:
131:oyster
65:Origin
1497:Bends
1334:&
1224:Honda
1101:Swing
1076:Ossel
1056:Knute
1006:Garda
971:Clove
888:Turle
873:Snell
843:Blood
833:Arbor
730:&
728:Coils
698:Noose
605:Thief
527:Water
482:Sheet
442:Grief
417:Blood
379:Bends
334:Bight
323:Knots
160:Tying
47:Names
1254:Span
1131:Loop
1086:Pipe
1081:Pile
1016:Half
956:Boom
921:Axle
863:Nail
638:Beer
595:Reef
467:Nail
412:Beer
344:Turn
339:Loop
279:ISBN
253:ISBN
229:ISBN
108:knot
80:#526
76:ABoK
1348:Fid
1343:Eye
976:Cow
893:Uni
550:Boa
1667::
1518:)
1363:T
315:e
308:t
301:v
287:.
259:.
237:.
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