Editing Figure-eight knot (section)

== Different types ==

=== Figure-eight loop ===
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The '''figure-eight loop''' is used like an [[overhand loop]] knot. This type of knot can be used in [[prusik]] climbing when used in conjunction with a [[climbing harness]], a climbing rope, and locking [[carabiner]] designed for climbing, to ascend or descend with minimal equipment and effort.

=== Figure-eight bend ===
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The '''figure-eight bend knot''' is used to "[[Rope splicing|splice]]" together two ropes, not necessarily of equal diameter. This knot is tied starting with a loose figure-eight knot on one rope (the larger-diameter one if unequal), and threading of the other rope's running end through the first figure eight, starting at the first figure-eight's running end and paralleling the path of the first rope through the figure eight until the second's ropes running end lies parallel against first's standing end. The result is two figure-eight knots, each partly inside the other and tightening its hold on the other when they are pulled in opposite directions. This can be a permanent or temporary splice. While it precludes the ropes' slipping relative to each other, it is a typical knot in having less strength than the straight ropes.

===Offset figure-eight bend ===
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The '''offset figure-eight bend''' is a poor knot that has been implicated in the deaths of several rock climbers.<ref>{{cite web|author=Moyer, T.|title=Pull Tests of the 'Euro Death-Knot'|date= 2011|url=http://user.xmission.com/~tmoyer/testing/EDK.html}}</ref>

=== Stein knot ===
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The '''stein knot''' (also known as a '''stone knot''') is a variation of the figure-eight knot. It is used to secure a rope that is already passed around a post or through a ring. It is quick and easy to tie and untie. It is a device rigging rather than a true knot. In [[canyoneering]], it is used to isolate rope strands to allow one person to [[Abseiling|rappel]] while another is getting on the rappel, or allow rappellers the option of using a single or a double rope. It is also used in [[basketmaking]].