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AndyTroop t1_ja8pba7 wrote

Three part improvement over a standard overhand bow:

  1. u/evoic's good idea - two passes for the overhand knot instead of one. When you cinch that down it will actually stay put. This is called a surgeon's knot and it's LPT in all sorts of situations.

  2. Make the bow the opposite way of the overhand knot. This turns the whole thing into a square knot. The end result is the bow "ears" hanging pretty, too.

  3. When you go around your bow "ear", do that twice. The double bow will hold a lot better.

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