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The '''catshank''' is a variant of the [[sheepshank]], clinched by two [[overhand knot]]s with the bights passed through the twists. (An end of the rope must be available to tie the overhands.)
The '''catshank''' is a variant of the [[sheepshank]], clinched by two [[overhand knot]]s with the bights passed through the twists. (An end of the rope must be available to tie the overhands.)


Ref: [[Raoul Graumont]] <cite>Handbook of Knots</cite> [[1945]].
Ref: Raoul Graumont <cite>Handbook of Knots</cite> [[1945]].


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Latest revision as of 19:31, 6 May 2012

Catshank
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Related Sheepshank, Dogshank


The catshank is a variant of the sheepshank, clinched by two overhand knots with the bights passed through the twists. (An end of the rope must be available to tie the overhands.)

Ref: Raoul Graumont Handbook of Knots 1945.