Knots Different type of knots include: Overhand Knot - Used to make a knob on a rope, or as the commencement of another knot. Figure of Eight - Used as a stop knot, turned in the end of a sheet. Does not jam like the overhand. Reef Knot - A common and well known knot used for joining two ropes of equal diameter. Will slip under strain applied to the two standing parts. Thief Knot (Fools Knot) - Will slip under the slightest strain. Traditionally used to detect unauthorised entry to a sailors kit bag. Bowline - A useful and common knot which forms a loop that can not slip. Running Bowline - Makes a temporary running noose. Bowline on a Bight - Used to make a a pair of fixed-size loops in a line. Can be used to make an emergency bow swain’s chair. Fisherman's Knot - Used for joining two ropes of unequal diameters. Will not slip under strain. Surgeons Knot - Used in tying a ligature around a cut artery. Wall Knot - Knot worked in the end of a rope