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Old lufer node in the days of the sailing fleet, it was used to pull the shrouds with the help of cable lanyards and yufers. It was knitted at the end of the lanyard in order to hold the latter in the hole of the lufer.

The diagram shows two ways to knit it. The first method (Fig. 5, a), based on a simple knot, involves inserting the running end into the loop from below between the root and running ends, followed by passing it under itself. The second way of knitting a lufer knot (Fig. 5, b) involves tying a figure eight and pulling both ends into its corresponding loops, as shown by two arrows.

Rice. 5. Lufer knot: a - the first knitting method; b - the second way of knitting

The peculiarity of the lufer knot is that it is relatively easy to untie it even if it is strongly tightened.

Author: Skryagin L.N.

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