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Types of knot

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What type of knot do you use, assuming you use cord for hanging? I had to de-construct a frame the other day, and I was very impressed with the knot that the framer had used :D (see attached). I've been trying to work out how they did it but I think I'll have to unravel it first.
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The cord in the image is formed with a lot of half-hitches (right to left). I was a fair Boy Scout; but, a good Boy Scout leader.
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Double Granny.
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I would say half hitches as well. I use two round turns and six round hitches on my own frames.
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I use reef-knot with a couple of half hitches, don't bother with taping up the ends of the cord, IMHO looks cheap 'n' nasty
looking at that one, it would take up a lot valuable time, like making a cuppa :giggle:
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It's in the Ashley Book of Knotts as the Over The Top Double Granny with Half Hitches.

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Many thanks, and I shall look up how to tie Granny knots and Half-hitches on Youtube :)

The Ashley book is available as a PDF, all 638 pages of it :shock:
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I go left over right - right over left or is it right over left - left over right :?
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poliopete wrote
"I go left over right - right over left or is it right over left - left over right :?"

either way is okay, it's a reef knot
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Oddly I've got a real printed version of the Ashley Book of Knots from 1960 and there are 9 mentions of a Granny knot. no mentions of a 'Picture framers knot' which is a shame.
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I always thought a Granny Knot was any knot that you hadn't quite done properly. :? :lol:
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