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Boa knot

Canonical Name:boa knot.
Variant Names: None.
[completed picture]
Category: binding.
Origin: Modern. Invented by weaver Peter Collingwood, 1996. His intention was to develop a knot that would hold well when the constricted object was cut close to the winds of the knot.
Related knots: Related to the strangle knot[?] and the double constrictor knot[?]. It combines both the structure and qualities of these other two knots.
Releasing: Non-jamming.
Efficiency: Unknown%
Caveat: None.
Uses: Securing objects.
Comments: Most secure when binding cylindrical loads.
Structure:
Tying: article/pictures
External Links
http://www.geocities.com/roo_two/knotindex



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