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   Interesting discussion regarding the Hangmans noose,
Rumours about its alledged illegality were rife here in Australia
when I was just a scout. 

	Anyway in one of the articles Re:Hangmans noose Dennis J Wilkinson
wrote 
>The reef knot isn't designed to bear
>weight (it's for closing packages, really) and under a heavy load will do one of
>two things - slip completely, or break (it weakens line severly). Use a sheet
									^^^^^^^^
>bend for joining lines (even if they're DIFFERENT sizes!)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Well for all our rope joining purposes when the load on the rope is going
to be US! (ie abseiling) the only knot we ever use to join rope of EQUAL
thicknesses is a double fishermans. (The knot used to make a prussick loop)
	This knot has the advantage of keeping the rope in a straight line,
reducing the sideways stresses on the rope. We only ever use
kernmantle ropes but I see no reason why it would knot (Ha Ha) work with
other types. (Although they may be hard to undo)
	I do agree however that a sheet bend is the most suitable knot for
joining unequal thicknesses, or different types,  of rope.

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Grant Gardner.
Crew Leader.
1st Kissing Point Rover Crew,
Sydney Australia.

e-mail- ggardner@dmmsyd.syd.dms.CSIRO.AU
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