A zeppelin eye knot, is a secure, jam resistant fixed size
loop knot
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Bend
A bend is a knot used to join two lengths of rope.
Bight
A bight has two meanings in knotting. It can mean either any central part of a rope (between the standing end an ...
based on the
zeppelin bend. It is one of the few eye knots suitable for
bungee. It is also special in its ease of untying.
Tying
Virtually all bends (i.e. end-to-end joining knots) have a corresponding 'eye knot'. For example, the Sheet bend (ABoK #1431) has a corresponding eye knot which is none other than the common (#1010) Bowline. The Zeppelin bend is formed from 2 superposed loops of opposite
chirality.
There are two versions of the zeppelin eye knot depending on how it is tied.
* The first version where the end seems to be vertical to the main part, and one of the loop sides seems to be the continuation of the main part, while the other loop side seems to continue as the working end out of the loop knot. This version is tied using the clover method, starting with an
overhand knot
The overhand knot is one of the most fundamental knots, and it forms the basis of many others, including the simple noose, overhand loop, angler's loop, reef knot, fisherman's knot, Half hitch, and water knot. The overhand knot is a stopper, ...
, then letting the working end pass in the following order through
# first the eye of the clover (
overhand knot
The overhand knot is one of the most fundamental knots, and it forms the basis of many others, including the simple noose, overhand loop, angler's loop, reef knot, fisherman's knot, Half hitch, and water knot. The overhand knot is a stopper, ...
) on the main part side along with the main part (thus forming the loop)
# then the loop itself opposite the direction of the main part
# and last the other eye of the clover knot in the opposite direction of the exiting working end (loop side)
* The other version where the end seems to be the continuation of the main part, and both ends of the loop seems to be vertical to the main part. This version is tied using the clover method, starting with an underhand knot, then letting the working end pass in the following order through
*# - the same eye to form a simple
noose
A noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot tightens under load and can be loosened without untying the knot.
The knot can be used to secure a rope to a post, pole, or animal but only where the end is in a position that the loop can ...
thus forming the loop
*# - around the edge of the underhand knot, and through the loop of the
noose
A noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot tightens under load and can be loosened without untying the knot.
The knot can be used to secure a rope to a post, pole, or animal but only where the end is in a position that the loop can ...
*# - around and through the knot along with the main part ( thus passing simultaneously through all 3 of the original underhand knot, the noose and the last round of itself).
File:ZB1.JPG, Tying a jamming false Zeppelin loop using the noose method: One starts with an underhand knot
File:ZB2.JPG, The working end is brought back in through the same eye to form a simple noose
A noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot tightens under load and can be loosened without untying the knot.
The knot can be used to secure a rope to a post, pole, or animal but only where the end is in a position that the loop can ...
thus forming the loop
File:ZB3.JPG, The working end is led around the edge of the underhand knot, and through the loop of the noose
A noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot tightens under load and can be loosened without untying the knot.
The knot can be used to secure a rope to a post, pole, or animal but only where the end is in a position that the loop can ...
File:ZB4.JPG, The working end is led around the knot to reenter and cross it alongside the main part ( thus passing through all 3 loops of underhand knot, noose
A noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot tightens under load and can be loosened without untying the knot.
The knot can be used to secure a rope to a post, pole, or animal but only where the end is in a position that the loop can ...
and its own).
See also
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List of knots
This list of knots includes many alternative names for common knots and lashings. Knot names have evolved over time, and there are many conflicting or confusing naming issues. The overhand knot, for example, is also known as the thumb knot. The ...
External links
Description of the Zeppelin Loop on the Notable Knot Index
Bend knots
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