Joiner knots These knots may be bends or splices but are all designed to join two rope together, as in lengthening a rope etc. Each knot or bend has a set of special purposes so care should be taken when choosing a knots or bend for a particular use. The more common joiner knots are the square knot, the sheet bend and the short splice. This series of ropecraft produces a secure loop in the end or the standing part of a rope. This loop can be used to attach a line to a tent poles or to lower or raise a buddy over a cliff.
Loops are very useful and an essential part of ropecraft.
A sample of these is the bow line, the overhand loop and the eye splice. Lashing Lashing is used to tie various poles together to form camp furniture, towers and bridges. There are four basic type of lashing. Sheer Lashing - Used to attach two poles together length wise, or end to end as in making a flag poles. Sheer Lashing is also use to make tripods.