Author Topic: The Tweedledum bend  (Read 3574 times)

xarax

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The Tweedledum bend
« on: October 31, 2011, 07:39:05 PM »
  A fine symmetric lanyard bend, by Roger E. Miles ( Symmetric Bends, How to Join Two Lenghts of Cord , 1995 ).  Bend B 27, tying diagram at p. 96, picture at p. 114, notes at p. 129 ). Similar to the slimmer "Teedledee" bend, A 24, tying diagram at p. 85, picture at p. 106, notes at p. 123 ).
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Re: The Tweedledum bend
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2011, 10:18:20 PM »
Interesting - the side view seems very similar to Asher's Vice Versa bend.

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Re: The Tweedledum bend
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2011, 02:59:16 PM »
the side view seems very similar to Asher's Vice Versa bend.

  In the Vice Versa bend, the four ends pass through two  bights, while at the Tweedledum bend they pass through four  bights. So, in a sense, the Tweedledum bend is a double Vice Versa bend.
   This "double Vice Versa" description is more representative for the simpler and slimmer Tweedledee bend ( A 24 ), - which I had called 88 bend, when I was not aware of Miles book (1, 2). Perhaps here is the right place to show a simple variation of this bend, ( named Teedledee X bend), where the ends are crossed before they exit the knot s nub. See the attached pictures, where the simple Teedlwdee bend is also shown, for an easy comparison.

1) http://igkt.net/sm/index.php?topic=1919.msg13267#msg13267
2) http://igkt.net/sm/index.php?topic=1919.msg16218#msg16218
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