A loose figure-eight knot is tied in the end of one rope. The second rope is now threaded backwards parallel to the first rope. When properly dressed, the two strands do not cross each other.
Although fairly secure, it is susceptible to jamming. If tied, dressed and stressed properly it does not need "stopper" or "safety" knots.
The Flemish bend, also called figure-eight bend, is often given in knot monographs but is seldom used. It is bulky and bothersome to tie, and not to be preferred to the following knot [ water knot ], which is made in a similar manner.
flemish, bend, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2017, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Flemish bend news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Flemish bend also known as a figure eight bend a rewoven figure eight is a knot for joining two ropes of roughly similar size Flemish bendNamesFlemish bend figure eight bendCategoryBendRelatedFigure eight knotTypical useClimbingABoK 1411A loose figure eight knot is tied in the end of one rope The second rope is now threaded backwards parallel to the first rope When properly dressed the two strands do not cross each other Although fairly secure it is susceptible to jamming If tied dressed and stressed properly it does not need stopper or safety knots The Flemish bend also called figure eight bend is often given in knot monographs but is seldom used It is bulky and bothersome to tie and not to be preferred to the following knot water knot which is made in a similar manner The Ashley Book of Knots 1 See also editList of bend knots List of knotsReferences edit Ashley Clifford W 1944 The Ashley Book of Knots p 258 59 Doubleday ISBN 0 385 04025 3 External links editFlemish or double figure eight bend animated video by Marinews Grog Flemish or figure eight bend Animated Knots nbsp This knot related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flemish bend amp oldid 1096319202, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
