I've never seen a figure eight knot used to attach something to something
else.  I've always seen it to make a "lump" in the end of a line, to keep it
from slipping through e.g. a block (pulley).

Any good boat store will have at least one good book on knots and their
applications.  Best Publishing sells at least one, possibly two or three.
Royce's "Sailing Illustrated" (a very old, very good book on all aspects of
sailing and sailboats) had an excellent chapter on knots and appropriate
applications.  The Boy Scout Handbook USED to have some very good
information on the subject, but I haven't seen a Boy Scout Handbook in over
twenty years.

----- Original Message -----
From: erik tesnau <sumpcaver@wo*.at*.ne*>
To: Christopher Brown <hokiediver@ya*.co*>; <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: DIR knots


> Probably not DIR but here's what I use...
>
> Figure eight.
>
> Very fast to tie, secondary in strength only to figure nine.  You can tie
> the eight easily underwater even without seeing it.  It will not unravel
or
> creep like other knots will.  If it does not look pretty and clean you did
> something wrong - retie it.  An added bonus is that it is easy to untie if
> needed, even after being loaded.  If you are uncomfortable with that, you
> can always back it up with a fishermans knot.
>
> I rock climb and vertical cave and use several types of knots, this is one
> knot you can bet your life on.
>
> There are a lot of knot sites on the web...
>
> Erik
> sumpcaver@at*.ne*
>
>
>
> > Can someone point me to the DIR knot for attaching
> > reels to its hardware (i.e. snaps)?  Maybe a picture
> > or a name of the knot?
> >
> >
> > Chris Brown
> > Suffolk, VA
> >
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