notbob wrote:
On 2008-04-15, daytripper wrote:


The "unstraightness" is intrinsic to a double-surgeons knot.
A triple-surgeons knot, otoh, is straight...and prettier, I suppose...


Not in my experience. I just went in a tied half dozen double-surgeons and
half dozen triples. They both angle off hideously, the double often at 45
deg. No, I worked too damn hard to learn that dang blood clot of a knot and I
shall not be deprived! Besides, it's purty.

nb

Try pulling the tag ends and the running ends as uniformly and smoothly
as possible. You want the two loops to snug down simultaneously and
uniformly. If you don't do this, the knot will not only be ugly, but weak.

It's very easy to screw up a surgeon's knot while you're tightening it.

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