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
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