With a mention from someone on the list of the importance of knot
tying, I dug out an article I wrote some years ago and placed it on
the NZ Beekeeping pages at:
 
http://www.beekeeping.co.nz/article2.htm
 
Most hives/boxes in New Zealand are held down with synthetic
strapping now, but keen rope users (beekeeping use only, other users
will need to go to a different site...) may find it interesting...
 
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