Knots - Hitches - Figure of 8 Hitch
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How to tie a Figure of 8 Hitch
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Take the working end (black end) around the ring and lay it across the long standing part.
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Now change direction and take the working end back under the standing part.
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Pass the working end up over the hitch and through the top of the knot as shown.
Buntline Hitch | Clinch Knot | Clove Hitch | Constrictor Hitch | Cow Hitch | Figure of 8 Hitch | Fisherman's Bend | Killick Hitch | Klemheist Knot |
Marlinspike Hitch | Pedigree Cow Hitch | Pile Hitch | Prusik Knot | Rolling Hitch | Round Turn and 2 Half Hitches | Sheepshank | Timber Hitch | Waggoner's Hitch |