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Originally Posted by Par Four
I stand corrected. The more widely used terminology clearly is to splice an eye... BTW the bowline is my go-to knot. I use it a ton, everywhere. I don't know about any 1-handed fanciness, but its been a knot that I could 'see' and understand from the first effort.
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The
bowline retains
almost as much original line-strength as a splice, and is reknowned for "never jamming". However, after being stressed by oversized-boat wakes, there are times when even the bowline can't be untied.
In those cases, one strike with a hammer will release it. The use of a hammer can also release other knots, but not as readily. Just to be on the safe side, re-tie the knot a few inches further away from the stressed part.
For those interested, the easiest splice with which to begin this "art-form" is the
end-splice. Unravel the three strands, and one after the other, lay each strand across its neighbor. After a few minutes of figuring out where the next "tuck" is supposed to go -- you're done!
