Dionysus
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The Monkey's Fist is an ancient stopper Knot.
This Knot has had several uses including:
To tie a simple Monkey's Fist on the end of a rope.
This Knot has had several uses including:
- Depth Sounding - A rock tied in a monkey's fist is lowered on a rope with a knot along at certian intervals. The number of knots that go into the water until it hit's the bottom are counted.
- slungshot - A sailor's weapon, a rock in a monkey's fist swung around.
- Ornament - This knot is also found tied, and used as cuff-links or other things in a form of decoration.
- Throwing rope - Using a monkey's fist allows you to throw a rope further with more accuracy. Often tied in a rope with a bowline near the end to throw a line to dock from large sailing vessels. I've also used it to throw lines up to someone on a catwalk before.
To tie a simple Monkey's Fist on the end of a rope.
- Form three or more overhand loops in your hand
- Pass an equal number of loops though the center of the first ones, starting on the opposite side of the starting end.
- Pull Tight, with the one end inside the knot.
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