>Ron, et alii, > >That's amazing about the "Tuner's Knot" being a thief's knot (which >supposedly has no useful purpose than to alert you to some thievery going >on). I had to tie the knot in rope to discover that it is the same knot... >but with a difference. The bitter ends come out of the bend differently. >If you tie a tuner's knot in rope, you'll have to loosen the knot, >rearrange the ends and retighten to make it look like a faux reef knot. Yup, the difference between the tuners knot and thief knot is where the ends point. >I don't know if anyone actually ties a Granny Knot when doing string >splices. It seems like it would be more trouble than a square knot. > >Tom Cole, erstwhile swabbie It sure does. I think a square knot's a pain too, compared to the thief knot. Ron N
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