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Tactical Nautical Knots and Bends
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  • 1. Knot that shortens a line without cutting it
  • 2. Tool used to separate strands for splicing and knotting
  • 3. An advanced coil style inspired by alpine rope techniques
  • 4. Any bend or loop in a rope, fundamental for knot formation
  • 8. Two interlocking half-hitches to temporarily bind spars
  • 9. Craft of making lace with a shuttle, knotting miniatures rather than ropes
  • 11. Knot used to attach a rope to a hook or ring, named for the claw
  • 12. General term for skill in splicing or braiding line
  • 16. A small diameter, lightweight rope used to quickly secure loads
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  • 5. Restraint knot often made with rope for animals, but also rigs
  • 6. Deck term seldom applied to knots, but to coiled ropes below deck
  • 7. Referencing a decorative knot often used to secure loose rope ends
  • 10. Pulley device with a side opening, essential for complex rope runs
  • 13. Not a knot, but an archaic word related to hoisting tools akin to lashing devices
  • 14. Binding wrap to forestall the unraveling of a rope’s end
  • 15. Weighted knot originally used as a thrown heaving line end
  • 17. A fixed rope or rod to which others are fastened
  • 18. Sailor’s lifeline, named for its utility at the ship’s bow
  • 19. Specialized whipping to prevent fraying on rope’s terminus
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