Shroud knot
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| Shroud knot | |
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| Category | Bend |
| Typical use | joining two ends of rope |
| Caveat | less secure than a full splice |
| ABoK | 1565 |
The shroud knot is a multi-strand bend knot used to join two ends of laid (or twisted) rope together. Shroud knots, in general, are a class of knots in which the individual strands of laid rope are knotted, but not woven, to the individual strands of another laid rope. This makes them more secure than a simple bend but less secure than a full splice.
Shroud knots were originally used as a quick way of repairing a rope that had broken aboard a ship. As modern ships now use steel cable for the most part, the knots are now more often used decoratively than functionally.
Several types of shroud knots (two simple and two doule ones)
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