Heaving line bend
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| Heaving line bend | |
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| Category | bend |
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| Typical use | to attach a Shamisen string to a thick silk eye (rightmost crossing above should have pink cord running UNDER black eye) |
| ABoK | #1463 |
The heaving line bend " is a quick and simple knot that is used to attach playing strings to the thick silk eyes of the anchorage knot.
Tying steps:
- Insert the string through the bight, well down from the bight tip.
- Go around the bight and cross above the string on the back side.
- Finish by tucking the end between its turn around the first bight leg and that leg; pull tight.
