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Figure-of-eight Follow ThroughThe Figure-of-eight follow through loop is a type of knot. Canonical Name: figure-of-eight follow through loop.
Variant Name(s): figure-of-eight rewoven loop.
Category: loop on the end.
Origin: Unknown.
Related knots: None
Releasing: Jamming.
Efficiency: Unknown
Caveat: Not known.
Uses: It is used in climbing due to its simplicity and security. The figure of eight loop is only tied in this awkward method when the loops must be threaded through or around an object, making normal tying impossible.
Comments: The double bowline accomplishes the same task more efficiently, and does not jam.
Structure: Basically a figure-of-eight knot tied with a loop.
Tying:
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