Thieves knot
No its not a square knot. This knot is not really practical, but its
an interesting knot. I've heard that sailors used to use this knot to
tie the pull straps that closed the bags with their personal
belongings. If the owner later returned and found a square knot instead
of the thieves knot, he/she knew that someone else (a thief) had untied
the thief's knot, rummaged through the bag and retied a square knot to
close it.
How to do it:
Why its not a square knot
If you look closely at the ends of the rope, you will notice that a thieves
knot has one short end pointing up and one short end pointing down. The
square knot always has both short ends facing up or down, but never one
up and one down like the thieves knot.
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Knot |
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