Thank you SS369,
...Although [this] knot...has the same half parts, it is not the same knot as previously shown by me.
No, it is not. It is topologically identical and geometrically similar, but it is not the same ! (It is much uglier...and I have called it SS369
B, if you don't mind...Could you propose another name, please ? Because you are the father of this knot, too, like it or not !
). Its only advantage, for
me, is that it is easier and quicker, (again : for
me...), to dress it correctly.
I find it amusing that knots that are different, even topologically, they can be named as variations of the same knot nevertheless , because they look quite the same, ( the Zeppelin and the Zeppelin X, for example) - while others, like those two bends of yours, should probably be named differently, despite their similarities !
Dressing is so important that we've just got to take the time to do it properly[/b] or we'd better pick another knot altogether.
Me, personally, I am more interested in the strength characteristics of those two knots, than their decorative aspects. I can see the HUGE difference in their aesthetic qualities, believe me. But I am more interested in the fact that those two bends are great bends for stiff ropes, because their standing parts follow very gentle curves in their path inside the knot s nub. So, If I want a stiff rope bend, and I do not want to waste many more moments of the few left in my life, I would probably tie the SS369 B. I do not know "another knot to pick", better than this !
In decorative knotting the Matthew Walker knot was The most difficult knot to date for me to get dressed correctly... But, practice makes sort of perfect.
Thank you !
I thought that it only was something in my brain that was jammed, because I have not read anybody else having the difficulties I encounter to dress even the single / un-tucked MWalker 2strand knot correctly...I only tie a few knots, and much fewer decorative ones, for less than two years now, so my practice" is still in its infancy, alongside my "theory" !
I do not wish to test knots outside a properly equipped laboratory, so I am always reluctant to report my superficial results...I guess that both knots are very secure as bends, regardless their jamming or not properties.