Usage
The Double Harness Bend is easy to tie and uses very little material yet is a strong and secure way of joining two pieces of leather, string or twine of equal size.
Warning
Verify tying technique with a skilled instructor where knot failure could cause property damage, injury, or death.
Also known as
- Double Harness Bend with Parallel Ends
ABOK
Structure
There are two versions of the Double Harness Bend. The version shown here has the working ends exiting parallel to each other and is denoted by ABOK #1421. The alternative version without parallel ends is denoted by Ashley as #1420. The Reever Knot builds upon the parallel end version of the Double Harness Bend by passing the ends of the rope through the outer loops.
Strength/Reliability
Both versions (ABOK #1420 and #1421) of the Double Harness Bend are strong and secure but Ashley preferred the version with parallel ends shown here (ABOK 1421).
Note
The Ashley Book of Knots indicates the Double Harness Bend is difficult to untie, but others have indicated this is not the case.
