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The Reever Knot is a secure bend for joining two ropes. An important attribute of the knot is that each line going in and out of the knot is clamped at two points within the knot. For this reason it is considered secure and resistant to being shaken loose when subject to intermittent loads.

The Reever Knot appears in an article by C E I Wright and J E Magowan in volume 40 of the Alpine Journal in 1928 as a knot that is recommended for joining two ropes.

The Vice Versa Bend appears in The Alternative Knot Book by Harry Asher (1989). In the introduction to his 'New System of Knots' he presents a sequence of three new knots, the Simple Simon Over, the Simple Simon Under, and the Vice Versa Bend. The three knots form a developmental sequence that were inspired by aspects of the Sheet bend.

In his 1995 book, Symmetric Bends: How to Join Two Lengths of Cord, Miles presents a knot theoretic analysis of 60 symmetric bends. The Vice Versa Bend appears as number 19 in this sequence. Miles attributes the knot to Asher and describes it as a 'pure lanyard bend' in which "two ends of equal status emerge from the knot in each of two opposite directions".

Budworth, a founding member of the International Guild of Knot Tyers, includes the Vice Versa Bend in his 2000 book The Book of Practical Knots. He also attributes the knot to Asher.

The relationship between the Reever Knot and the Vice Versa Bend was first pointed out by Clements In his 2004 article "The Vice Versa Bend and the Reever Knot". His analysis of the symmetry of the two forms of the knot led him to suggest that the Reever Knot, being completely symmetric, is the better version of the knot. He concludes that the Reever knot is a secure bend that is compact and streamlined in form, and that it deserves to be more widely known and used.

The knot provides a compact, streamlined and decorative way of joining two ropes. However its primary attribute is that it is resistant against working loose when subject to intermittent loads. The security of the knot arises from the fact that at step 3 in the tying sequence the knot is a Double Harness Bend (ABoK #1420). The additional step of passing the ends through the outer loops to complete the knot results in each line entering and exiting the knot being clamped at two points within the knot.

[fjk]

You probably have two types of visitors: Those who work with knots every day and those who need one once every five years. I'm one of the latter, and I especially appreciate the clarity of your video, including using ropes of different colors. (So many "how to's" use two white ropes. By Step 5, it's a hopeless spaghetti bowl!) Bravo, Urban Skills!

[yeti]

Why are you blocking the knots with your hands?

[redladder]

Only took me about ten rewinds with speed at .25x and pausing the video at least 30 times but I did it! Then i need to do it again 5 mins later so here i am because i already forgot. I am left handed, dyslexic and have adhd.. so I only have one knot memorized at the age of 36, and it's the one i learned to tie my shoes when i was like 8 i think i finally figured it out.

[KOKO-uuyd]

THANK YOU!! I'm working with thin shock cord, and need to make a CIRCLE. Ive been going NUTZ looking for knots that won't slip, or a clamp and hownto use it.... 😅😅😅😅

This is gping to work NICELY. By the time im done with my project, I'll even have a new skill! 😊

Hope youre still making vids! Gonna check it out, after I tip off another commenter on another vid about this one. It might be what HE needs, too.

[mcleodautomation]

Especially liked the part where he covered everything he was doing with his hands, great stuff!

[winkus]

Thaank you for the good knot.
It is a very strong and nice looking knot.
I tested it using a lubricated nylon monofilament, and it give no slip at all.

[thecopaceticlife]

I'm so grateful you posted this video plus the slow-motion setting YouTube provides. 👍🤣

[MagnificoGiganticus]

Man, I learned this knot from this video and then it came unknotted from my memory because here I am again. Thanks!

[giannisgrammatikakis]

I used it to bond together 2 guitar strings of different width. It worked perfectly!

[wanderingskeptic]

Thought it was a Carrick bend there for a sec. Good job 👍

[absolutelynothingtoseehere]

Brilliant, minimalist video. Wish all were like this.

[Nicole-lxum]

Great video. I almost missed a step, because the guy is almost ambidextrous at the end, pulling both tag ends through at the nearly same time. Once I figured out that both ends were threaded through on each side, I mastered the knot.

[davidanderson]

Thanks for a great video using 2 colours was very helpful.Great for extending a ridge lie for a tarp.

[gusmc]

thank you! simple, to the point, and actually useful. I couldn't ask for better

[RWBHere]

Nice demonstration Thank-you!

For the record, that's a Reever bend, not a Reever knot. When you tie two ropes, or two ends of the same rope, together, it's called a bend. A knot is used on one end of a rope or somewhere along the length of a rope.

[joemartin]

Thank you. Nice symmetrical knot. Thanks for the historical explanation.

[willby]

did this with my yoyo worked like a charm

[EDDIE]

Did this and I'm super happy on my first try! Great video

[striplingwarriorstudio]

Perfect, fast, easy, effective. Thanks!

[Psalm-ygyi]

confusing at first, because my ropes are the same color. hahaha. Got it though, thank you.