More Than Knots

Bowline Knots 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  
           
           



Sources for Bowline Knots and Variations

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Reference Book or publication Author or publication  ISBN number or Source
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ABOK =  Ashley's Book of Knots written by Clifford W. Ashley  ISBN:0-385-04025-3
AK & S   Book of Knots    
Budworth   Publication by Geoffrey Budworth specific book not known    
Internet   Various Internet Sources    
KM Issue   IGKT Publication Knotting Matters various issues    
Page xx Plate xx  Encyclopedia of Knots written by Graumont & Hensel   No ISBN number