Bowline Knot and Variations

Variations on the Bowline Knot with cross references and sources.
Tied Bowline Listing   Source Same as  
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  Algonquin bowline 1      
  Angler's loop bowline 2      
X Ashley #1016 bowline 3 ABOK #1016 pg 186    
X Back bowline 4 Pg 36 Plate 11 - 205    
  Baker bowline 5      
  Belt & braces bowline 6      
X Birmingham bowline 7 Internet 2 (See table below) 
X Bow bowline 8 Pg 38 Plate 11 - 212    
X Bowline Hitch 9 Pg 97 Plate 45 - 315    
X Bowline on-the-bight 10 Pg 38 Plate 11 - 209    
  Bowline on-the-bight & Bowline tie knot 11 ABOK #1075 pg 194 10 (See table below) 
  Bowline on-the-bight w/a Bowline on it 12 AK&S pg 68 - 62G 10 (See table below) 
  Bowline with a bight 13 ABOK #1074 pg 194   AK&S pg 70 - 67B
  Bowline with a half-hitch 14 ABOK #1012 pg 186    
X Brummycham bowline 15 Budworth    
  Carrick Bend Bowline 16 Pg 34 Plate 11 - 194    
X Chinese bowline 17 Pg 95 Plate 43 - 290    
X Chinese Twin Loop bowline 18 Pg 105 Plate 50 - 369    
  Climber's bowline 19      
X Clinch bowline 20 Pg 36 Plate 11 - 201    
X Common bowline 21   4 (See table below) 
X Compromise bowline 22 KM Issue 67 pg 32    
X Double bowline 23 Pg 34 Plate 10 - 187    
X Double bowline on-the-bight 24 ABOK #1083 pg 196 5 (See table below) 
X Double caulker's chair Bowline 25 Pg 32 Plate 10 - 181 1 (See table below) 
X Double chaise de calfat bowline 26 Pg 32 Plate 10 - 181 1 (See table below) 
  Double knotted bowline 27      
  Double knotted Spanish bowline 28      
X Double loop Portuguese bowline 29 Pg 105 Plate 50 - 364    
X Double or round turn bowline 30 ABOK #1013 pg 186 8 (See table below) 
  Double Portuguese Bowline Hitch 31 Pg 102 Plate 47 - 339    
  Double Spanish bowline 32      
X Dutchman's Bowline 1st variation 33 Pg 108 Plate 51 - 386    
X Dutchman's Bowline 2nd variation 34 Pg 108 Plate 51 - 387    
X Enhanced bowline 35 Asher    
  Enhanced double bowline 36      
X Eskimo / Innuit bowline 37      
X Eye Bowline 38 Pg 35 Plate 10 - 192 6 (See table below) 
  False French Bowline seized 39 Pg 105 Plate 50 - 365    
  False Spanish Bowline 40 Pg 36 Plate 11 -207    
  Figure-of-eight bowline 41      
X Fisherman's bowline 42 Pg 34 Plate 10 - 191    
X Fool's bowline 43 Pg 34 Plate 10 - 189    
X French Bowline 44 Pg 32 Plate 10 - 181 1 (See table below) 
X French Bowline on-the-bight 45 Pg 34 Plate 10 - 183 5 (See table below) 
X French bowline variation 46 Pg 588 Plate 314 - 3    
  French / Portuguese Bowline (Linfit way) 47 KM Issue 67 pg 32    
  Hawser bowline 48 ABOK #1014 pg 186    
X Hitched Spanish Bowline 49 Pg 102 Plate 47 - 338    
  Improved Linfit Bowline 50 KM Issue 67 pg 32    
X Inside bowline seized 51 Pg 38 Plate 11 - 211    
  Interlocking bowline 52      
X Interlocking round-turn bowline 53 Pg 40 Plate 12 - 221    
X Inverted bowline 54 Pg 36 Plate 11 - 203 4 (See table below) 
  Irish bowline 55 KM Issue 84 pg 8    
X Japanese Twin Loop bowline 56 Pg 105 Plate 50 - 366    
X Jam bowline 57 Pg 34 Plate 10 - 190    
X Lark's Head bowline 58 Pg 38 Plate 11 - 208    
X Lark's head Spanish bowline 59 Pg 38 Plate 11 - 208    
X Left handed bowline 60 Pg 36 Plate 11 - 196 4 (See table below) 
  Left handed running bowline 61 Pg 38 Plate 12 - 215    
X Linesman bowline 62 Pg 36 Plate 11 - 199    
X Linfit bowline 63 Knotting Matters    
X Lock bowline 64 Pg 34 Plate 10 - 193    
X Mexican bowline end method 65 Pg 588 Plate 314 - 4    
X Mexican bowline left handed loop 66 Pg 588 Plate 314 - 5    
X Mexican bowline right handed loop 67 Pg 588 Plate 314 - 7    
X Open bowline with a bight 68 Pg 588 Plate 314 - 1    
X One handed bowline 69   4 (See table below) 
  Ontario bowline 70      
X Ordinary bowline 71 Pg 32 Plate 10 - 179 4 (See table below) 
X Painter's bowline 72 Pg 34 Plate 10 - 185 2 (See table below) 
X Panama bowline 73 Pg 34 Plate 10 - 185 2 (See table below) 
  Perfection bowline 74      
X Portuguese bowline 75 Pg 32 Plate 10 - 182    
X Pulley bowline 76 Pg 40 Plate 12 - 222    
X Reef Knot Spanish bowline 77 Pg 105 Plate 50 - 370    
  Reverse bowline 78 Pg 40 Plate 12 - 219    
  Reverse Carrick Bend bowline 79 Pg 36 Plate 11 - 200    
X Right Handed common bowline 80   4 (See table below) 
X Ring bowline (1st variation) 81 Pg 32 Plate 10 - 180 3 (See table below) 
  Ring bowline (2nd variation) 82 AK&S pg 64 - 61Q 9 (See table below) 
X Rollin' bowline 83   7 (See table below) 
X Round-turn bowline 84 Pg 36 Plate 11 - 195    
X Round-turn hitch bowline 85 Pg 38 Plate 12 - 216    
X Round Turn single Bowline on-the-bight 86 Pg 95 Plate 43 - 292    
  Round Turn Spanish Bowline 87 Pg 97 Plate 44 - 305    
X Running bowline 88 Pg 34 Plate 10 -188 7 (See table below) 
X Seized bowline 89 ABOK #1011 pg 186 4 (See table below) 
  Simple bowline 90      
X Single bowline on-the-bight 1st variation 91 Pg 38 Plate 12 - 213    
X Single bowline on-the-bight 2nd variation 92 Pg 38 Plate 12 - 214    
X Single Portuguese bowline hitch 93 Pg 110 Plate 52 - 401    
X Sister Loops Bowline 94 ABOK #1079 Pg 194 6 (See table below) 
X Slip bowline 95 Pg 34 Plate 10 - 184    
X Slip false bowline 96 Pg 38 Plate 11 - 210    
X Slip knot bowline (Linfit way) 97 KM Issue 67 pg 32    
X Slip Noose French Bowline 98 Pg 36 Plate 11 - 202    
  Slip noose bowline 99 Pg 36 Plate 11 - 198    
  Snap bowline 100 AK&S pg 64 - 61Q 9 (See table below) 
X Spanish bowline 101 Pg 36 Plate 11 - 206    
  Spilled Hitch bowline 102 SK pg44 4 (See table below) 
X Standing bowline 103 ABOK #1011 pg 186 4 (See table below) 
X Stopper bowline 104 Pg 32 Plate 10 - 180 3 (See table below) 
X "The" bowline 105   4 (See table below) 
X Thumb bowline 106 Pg 36 Plate 11 - 204    
X Thumb bowline on-the-bight 107 Pg 76 Plate 32 - 143    
X Triple bowline (water loop method) 108 Pg 512 Plate 278 - 364    
X Triple Loop bowline 109 Budworth    
  Triple Loop bowline on-the-bight 110 Pg 105 Plate 50 -374    
X True bowline 111 Pg 34 Plate 10 - 186    
  Tucked bowline 112      
X Tugboat bowline 113 Pg 588 Plate 314 - 2    
X Twist bowline 114 Pg 36 Plate 11 - 197    
X Variated Fools bowline 115 Pg 105 Plate 50 - 374    
X Water bowline 116   8 (See table below) 
  Whitby bowline 117 KM Issue 84 pg 13    
           
           
  Bends        
  Bowline Bend 118 Pg 26 Plate 6 - 132    
  Bowline Bend   AK&S pg 60 - 57 11 (See table below) 
  Bowline Hawser bend 119 Pg 28 Plate 7 - 144 11 (See table below) 
  Bowline Splicing bend 120 Pg 28 Plate 7 - 141    
  Double Bowline on-the-bight bend 121 Pg 26 Plate 6 - 128    
  Interlocking Bowline bend 122 Pg 26 Plate 6 - 134    
  Twin Bowline bend 123 Budworth    
  Twin Bowline bend   AK&S pg 60 - 58    
           
  Hitches        
  Bowline hitch 124 Pg 97 Plate 45 - 315    
  Triple bowline hitch variation ( Chisnall ) 125 Budworth    
           
  Different Name Same Knot        
           
  Double caulker's chair Bowline 25 Pg 32 Plate 10 - 181 1  
  Double chaise de calfat bowline 26 Pg 32 Plate 10 - 181 1  
  French Bowline 44 Pg 32 Plate 10 - 181 1  
           
  Birmingham bowline 7 internet 2  
  Painter's bowline 73 Pg 34 Plate 10 - 185 2  
           
  Ring bowline (1st Variation) 81 Pg 32 Plate 10 - 180 3  
  Stopper bowline 104 Pg 32 Plate 10 - 180 3  
           
  Common bowline 21   4  
  Inverted bowline 54 Pg 36 Plate 11 - 203 4  
  Left handed bowline 60 Pg 36 Plate 11 - 196 4  
  One handed bowline 69   4  
  Ordinary bowline 71 Pg 32 Plate 10 - 179 4  
  Right Handed common bowline 80   4  
  Seized bowline 89 ABOK #1011 pg 186 4  
  Simple bowline 90 ABOK #1011 pg 186 4  
  Spilled Hitch bowline 102 SK pg44 4  
  Standing bowline 103 ABOK #1011 pg 186 4  
  "The" bowline 105   4  
           
  Double bowline on-the-bight 24 ABOK #1083 pg 196 5  
  French Bowline on-the-bight 45 Pg 34 Plate 10 - 183 5  
           
  Eye Bowline 38 Pg 35 Plate 10 - 192 6  
  Sister Loops Bowline 94 ABOK #1079 Pg 194 6  
           
  Rollin' bowline 83   7  
  Running bowline 88 Pg 34 Plate 10 -188 7  
           
  Double or round turn bowline 30 ABOK #1013 pg 186 8  
  Water Bowline 116   8  
           
  Ring Bowline (2nd variation) 82 AK&S pg 64 - 61Q 9  
  Snap Bowline 100 AK&S pg 64 - 61Q 9  
           
  Bowline on-the-bight & Bowline tie knot 11 ABOK #1075 pg 194 10  
  Bowline on-the-bight w/a Bowline on it 12 AK&S pg 70 - 67B 10  
           
           


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