At 07:33 PM 5/26/2004, you wrote: >Ron Said: "Nope, the tuner's knot isn't a granny. It's a thief's knot." >Ron N > >Ron, >You are absolutely correct. I posted that thingee before my second cup of >coffee and couldn't get the grey stuff to come up with that term.<G> It is >tied the same as a granny, but is "tightened" differently thus the >difference in nomenclature and appearance. >Thanks Ron! >Best Regards, >Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) Sorry Joe, but it's not tied the same. You can't morph a granny into a thief or tuners' knot without untying it. They're topologically different. Here are examples of the four reef-like (reefoid?) knots. http://www.realknots.com/knots/reefk.htm#platteknoop Ron N
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