[DOC] [TLE] Sheepshank | How to tie a Sheepshank | Scouting Knots [PAR] Sheepshank Knot Tying. Fold the rope to approximately the desired new length. Form a Half Hitch in one standing end, drop it over the adjacent bight, and tighten it. Form a Half Hitch in the other standing end, drop it over its adjacent bight, and then tighten it too. [DOC] [TLE] How To Tie The Sheepshank - YouTube [PAR] Mar 30, 2008 - 2 min - Uploaded by Forrest TrenamanThis is a good way to shorten a rope without cutting it, provided there is a ... How  to Tie Knots ... [DOC] [TLE] Knots everyone should know - Angelfire [PAR] Always use a shortening knot such as the Sheepshank, or coil the excess. The Sheetbend is commonly used to tie two ropes of unequal thickness together. The thicker rope of the two is used to form a bight, and the thinner rope is passed up through the bight, around the back of the bight, and then tucked under itself. [DOC] [TLE] Sheepshank - Wikipedia [PAR] The sheepshank is a type of knot that is used to shorten a rope or take up slack. 
This knot is not stable. It will fall apart under too much load or too little load. [DOC] [TLE] Shortening a wake rope? - TeamTalk - MasterCraft [PAR] We have a rope w/removable sections, but I want to shorten it even ... a bad knot 
into it that it either ruins the rope or I can't get the knot out. ... thread mentioned 
they'd posted something on a different site, but it's now defunct. [DOC] [TLE] Shorten Your Rope for Tangle Resistant Storage - ITS Tactical [PAR] Dec 8, 2009 ... Shortening a rope; Storing rope; Great knot for washing rope; Getting ooh's and 
aah's from your neighbors when they see your extension cords... [DOC] [TLE] Ropes And Knots - United States Search and Rescue Task Force [PAR] The sheath is braided tightly around the core and its primary purpose is to ... 
Flexibility - If a rope is too stiff, knots are difficult to tie and may even untie 
themselves. .... Use this to shorten the middle of a rope, for instance to take up 
slack in a... [DOC] [TLE] Reducing your rope length without putting a permanent knot in rope ... [PAR] Aug 28, 2011 ... Its a great knot, super fast and easy, and it holds. ... showed me this knot to 
shorten your wakeboard rope without putting a permanent knot in... [DOC] [TLE] Sheepshank | Knot Tying | Survival Knots - SurvivalWorld.com [PAR] The Sheepshank can be used to shorten any rope to any required length ... the 
two main parts of the rope, making sure that the knot retains its shape and form. [DOC] [TLE] Great Knots You Probably Don't Need to Know - Site Home [PAR] It's possible to get confused about the direction of the overhand knots. ... This 
method of tying two ropes together ("bend") appears in most recent knot .... 
Assuming you have the right rope for the job, instead of looping I might shorten 
the rope... [DOC] [TLE] rope - Adjustable mid-line knot? - The Great Outdoors Stack Exchange [PAR] May 28, 2015 ... I'm looking for a knot similar to a sheepshank but adjustable and stable ... A 
sheepshank would at least shorten the rope mid-line but could not... [DOC] [TLE] How to Tie a Sheepshank: 5 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow [PAR] The sheepshank is a useful knot for two purposes. It can be used to temporarily 
shorten a rope or it could be used to allow a rope with ... However it's better to 
use the first method if you specifically want a certain stretch of rope to bypass a 
load. [DOC] [TLE] Sheep Shank - How to tie a Sheep Shank - Knots [PAR] The Sheepshank is most commonly used to shorten a rope, but it is not a stable 
knot and can fall apart quickly with the interruption of tension on the knot. It tends
... [DOC] [TLE] Tautline Hitch - How to tie a Tautline Hitch - Knots [PAR] Home Rope Knots Tautline Hitch. Tautline Hitch. This knot can be slipped to 
tighten

Question: It's a knot for shortening a rope
Answer: a sheepshank