bowline
bowline knot

From here, the steps are the same as the regular bowline.

The bowline is used to make a loop at one end of a line.

He had asked me to take the bowline off a piling.

They don't know how fast we are on a bowline.

He used a bowline knot and cut the surplus line off.

This is similar to the double bowline, which puts the running end through a round turn.

I had to settle for tying a bowline around its neck.

The sheet bend is related in structure to the bowline.

This forms a more secure loop than a standard bowline.

Mike pulled forward a bit more and Courtney got down on the deck with the bowline.

In contrast, a regular bowline has the working end finishing inside the loop.

They are trying to get a bowline round his tail.'

One person ties into one side of the line using a French bowline.

Along with the bowline and the sheet bend, it is often considered one of the most important knots.

We did, however, spend a few moments contemplating the straining bowline.

This is a reef knot, and I always make a running bowline."

He tied a bowline in the rope and gave it a yank or two.

He tied the end of his belt around the pipe in a bowline knot.

So, throw off the bowlines and sail away from the safe harbour.

Down at water level, Murphy took the bowline of the boat and tied it to the dock.

The knot can be further used in conjunction with two bowlines around a person's body to create a three point harness.

The two loops are adjustable in size, unlike the Spanish bowline.

It is tied in a way that is similar to regular bowlines.

Bruce climbed out first, having slung Sam in a bowline before he did so.

It's the perfect place to shop, if you happen to need a bollard or a bowline, but it may be hard to buy anything else.

He used a bowline knot and cut the surplus line off.

He tied the end of his belt around the pipe in a bowline knot.

With a bowline knot Nicholas tied a loop in the end of the line and slipped it under his armpits.

Then he tied the endto the central upright frame of the window with a bowline knot.

Siri shook her head in disgust and leaned over to tie a bowline knot with one hand.

The Federal Aviation Administration recommends the bowline knot for tying down light aircraft.

He tied one end with a bowline knot, leaving a small loop, then slid the rope under Harris' back just below his armpits.

Giving another push, Bolan tucked down, extending his right hand to clutch at the bowline knot.

The rope is tied into the climber's harness with a figure-of-eight loop or double bowline knot.

The knot is finished with a bowline knot or other reliable knot that connects the working end to the standing part.

Bowline: A bowline knot is your standby.

He took one end of the other piece of rope and tied it around her waist, usirig a bowline knot.

But that's exactly what Renfrew did, looping the rope around his ankles twice and fashioning a bowline knot.

The end seemed to weld into a loop, hobbling Max as effectively as a bowline knot; Ellie was treated the same way.

He had chosen cotton in preference to the coarse hemp which would tear the skin, and he made the bowline knots that would not slip under pressure.

Whereas the standard bowline knot loops the working end around the standing part, the Eskimo bowline loops it around its own descending part.

The bowline knot is thought to have been first mentioned in John Smith's 1627 work A Sea Grammar under the name Boling knot.

(In the same way as there are 'Diamond Knots' and 'Portuguese Bowline Knots', but 'knotting' does not mean bondage).

In a typical climbing situation, one end of the rope is fixed to the harness of the climber, using either a figure of eight loop, bowline, or double bowline knot.

Cadmann Weyland adjusted a bowline knot around the smooth white curve of its neck, then tugged on the line to check the anchoring: it was securely spiked into the rock.

He lowered each man on a rope-supported litter he had devised, using double bowline knots he had learned as a youngster and tying the makeshift litter to a tree stump serving as an anchor.

As mentioned earlier, this knot can replace the figure-eight knot when tying into a climbing harness by tying a regular bowline knot and then re-threading it, such as is done with a figure eight knot.

The triple bowline knot or a triple bowline on the bight is a variation of the bowline knot that is used to create three loops on one knot simultaneously.

With the free end that he had thrown over the beam he bent a noose around the length that depended from the opposite side of the beam, making it fast with a bowline knot; then he pulled the noose up tight against the beam above.

Pioneering: Demonstrate square, sheer and diagonal lashing; be able to type the clove hitch, timber hitch and bowline knot (this in addition to learning the square knot for the Scout Badge, and two half-hitches and the tautline hitch for Tenderfoot).