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and stronger figure-of-eight loop, the trident loop shows exceptional resistance to slipping in shock-loading tests.
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which can jam when heavily loaded. It was proposed as a replacement for the
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4. Form the loop by wrapping the working end around, and then form a
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6. Wrap the remaining working end around the back of the knot.
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by Robert M. Wolfe, MD, who developed it as a loop form of
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16:Fixed loop knot which can jam when heavily loaded
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201:7. Feed the working end up through the bight.
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213:8. Tighten. This is the completed loop.
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67:Forming fixed loop in end of a line
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145:3. Complete the overhand knot.
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1394:Overhand knot with draw-loop
246:(London: Octopus, 1997), 94.
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1278:Running highwayman's hitch
244:The Complete Book of Knots
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117:1. Start with a rope end.
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613:Directional figure eight
314:List of knot terminology
103:
946:Double overhand noose
752:Ghiordes & Senneh
86:figure-of-eight loop
769:(triple crown knot)
638:Figure-of-nine loop
242:Geoffrey Budworth,
161:in the working end.
1199:Portuguese bowline
956:Farrimond friction
843:Triple fisherman's
603:Bowline on a bight
477:Triple fisherman's
457:Simple Simon under
432:One-sided overhand
387:Double fisherman's
177:the overhand knot.
173:5. Feed the bight
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1124:Carrick bend loop
633:Figure-eight loop
535:Ground-line hitch
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54:Figure-eight knot
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1467:Decorative knots
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1346:Ashley's stopper
1244:Yosemite bowline
1109:Bale sling hitch
678:Yosemite bowline
608:Alpine butterfly
362:Alpine butterfly
352:Albright special
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1274:Running bowline
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1219:Spanish bowline
1169:Friendship knot
1164:Fireman's chair
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1006:Improved clinch
871:Adjustable grip
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1491:Related topics
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1437:Related topics
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1434:Lists of knots
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1209:Slippery eight
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1154:Eskimo bowline
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1144:Double bowline
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1134:Cowboy bowline
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225:List of knots
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131:overhand knot
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94:Ashley's bend
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58:Zeppelin loop
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50:Ashley's bend
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1482:Mathematical
1409:West Country
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1174:Halter hitch
1149:Dropper loop
1026:Marlinespike
1021:Lobster buoy
996:Hitching tie
991:Highwayman's
798:Bimini twist
699:Chain sinnet
673:Trident loop
672:
653:Munter hitch
628:Figure-eight
515:Bottle sling
482:True lover's
417:Heaving line
367:Basket weave
243:
238:
174:
129:2. Start an
75:trident loop
74:
72:
22:Trident loop
1597:WikiProject
1404:Sailmaker's
1313:Marlinspike
971:Ground-line
876:Anchor bend
808:Fisherman's
762:Turk's head
722:Carrick mat
525:Corned beef
520:Constrictor
392:Fisherman's
88:for use in
77:is a fixed
64:Typical use
1631:Loop knots
1625:Categories
1399:Portuguese
1224:Tom fool's
951:Falconer's
891:Bale sling
747:Friendship
714:Decorative
704:Sheepshank
347:Adjustable
231:References
1371:Stevedore
1269:Hangman's
1189:Jury mast
1076:Trucker's
1066:Taut-line
986:Highpoint
926:Cat's paw
906:Blackwall
780:(angling)
648:Klemheist
588:Autoblock
467:Surgeon's
1586:Category
1547:Splicing
1537:Ropework
1524:Mizuhiki
1476:friction
1462:Bindings
1381:Whipping
1366:Overhand
1318:Rat-tail
1296:splicing
1249:Zeppelin
1194:Overhand
1179:Handcuff
1099:Angler's
1051:Sailor's
921:Buntline
886:Bachmann
818:Knotless
593:Bachmann
580:Climbing
560:Strangle
550:Packer's
545:Miller's
492:Zeppelin
447:Shoelace
422:Hunter's
357:Ashley's
219:See also
90:climbing
36:Category
1610:Commons
1552:Seizing
1542:Lashing
1531:Norigae
1518:Macramé
1508:History
1503:Density
1474: (
1472:Hitches
1338:Stopper
1292:Splices
1282:Tarbuck
1259:Running
1229:Trident
1139:Diamond
1129:Cossack
1114:Bowline
1056:Snuggle
1011:Killick
911:Blake's
863:Hitches
838:Trilene
828:Palomar
737:Diamond
570:Transom
540:Jamming
502:Binding
437:Racking
412:Harness
407:Halyard
397:Flemish
382:Carrick
328:By type
175:through
98:Bowline
46:Related
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1559:Sennit
1389:Common
1351:Button
1261:(slip)
1159:Fiador
1119:Bumper
1081:Tumble
1071:Timber
1031:Munter
1001:Icicle
981:Halter
941:Distel
901:Becket
896:Barrel
742:Fiador
692:shanks
668:Prusik
530:Granny
452:Shroud
1457:Bends
1294:&
1184:Honda
1061:Swing
1036:Ossel
1016:Knute
966:Garda
931:Clove
848:Turle
833:Snell
803:Blood
793:Arbor
690:&
688:Coils
658:Noose
565:Thief
487:Water
442:Sheet
402:Grief
377:Blood
339:Bends
294:Bight
283:Knots
159:bight
104:Tying
1214:Span
1091:Loop
1046:Pipe
1041:Pile
976:Half
916:Boom
881:Axle
823:Nail
598:Beer
555:Reef
427:Nail
372:Beer
304:Turn
299:Loop
82:knot
79:loop
73:The
40:Loop
1308:Fid
1303:Eye
936:Cow
853:Uni
510:Boa
1627::
56:,
52:,
1478:)
1323:T
275:e
268:t
261:v
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