See also the thread http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/...ears-pick-lines-grid-who-has-good-design.html .
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As for type of rope, while traditionally manila has been used, there are many synthetics available today with none/few of the old problems. Stage-Set X is popular, as is Multiline II. If black rope is desirable, there's ShowBraid, among others.
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If my hands know how to tie a shoelace knot, clove hitch, and bowline, I'm happy.
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As for type of rope, while traditionally manila has been used, there are many synthetics available today with none/few of the old problems. Stage-Set X is popular, as is Multiline II. If black rope is desirable, there's ShowBraid, among others.
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If my hands know how to tie a shoelace knot, clove hitch, and bowline, I'm happy.
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Not according to that most authoritative of sources, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowline :I heard "bowline" came from its use in archery. Anyone know about this?
The bowline knot is thought to have been first mentioned in John Smith's 1627 work A Seaman's Grammar under the name Boling knot. Smith considered the knot to be strong and secure, saying, "The Boling knot is also so firmly made and fastened by the bridles into the cringles of the sails, they will break, or the sail split before it will slip."[6][7]
Another possible finding was discovered on the rigging of the Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu's solar ship during an excavation, although this has not been proven in fact to be the bowline.[8]
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