Rope Notes

1.     Fishing knots (tucked half blood knot)

2.     Hitches (half hitch, clove hitch)

3.     Shortenings (loop knot)

4.     Applied Knots (Rope ladder)

5.     Stoppers (Figure eight Knot

Rope Parts

1.     Working end- the part of the rope or cord used actively in tying a knot.  The opposite of the standing end.

2.     Standing Part- The part of the rope that is fixed and under tension (as opposed to the free working end with which the knot is tied)

3.     Bight- the slack section of the rope between the working end and the standing end.  The term is particularly used when this section of the rope is formed into a loop or turned back on it self.  Knots tied in the bight or on the bight do not require you to use the ends in the tying process

4.     Standing end- the short area at the end of the standing part of the rope

5.     Bend- The action of tying two ropes together by their ends.  Also a name given to the group of knots that are used to tie lines to each other or to some other object.

6.     Braid-To inter-weave several strands.

7.     Eye- a circle or loop attached or formed at the end of a hook or item of tackle, to which line is attached or a loop formed at the end of a length of rope.

8.     Hitch- Knot make to secure a rope to a ring, spar, etc., or to another rope

9.     Loop- Part of a rope that is bent so that it comes together across itself.

10. Twist- One half of a rotation

11. Turn- One complete revolution

12. Stopper knot- Any terminal knot used to bind the end of a line, cord, or rope to prevent it from unraveling and also to provide a decorative end.