BENDS

The Surgeon’s Knot is a easy to tie knot and a slight modification of the Reef Knot. It has an extra twist (or you could throw in even more twists if you like) making it a bit more secure [...]

The Ashley’s Bend is a very secure bend which is easy to untie, yet it’s hard to shake loose. It’s named after the famed knot expert Clifford Warren Ashley who is believed to be [...]

The Water Knot (also known as the Tape Knot, Double Overhand Bend or Ring Bend) is a bend most commonly used by climbers to join two lengths of webbing (flat nylon tape), but also works great to [...]

The Hunter’s Bend is a fairly young knot. It is claimed to have been invented by Dr. Edward Hunter in the late 70’s, although there’s is some debate if this is the actual origin [...]