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    Quote Originally Posted by cosmicmiami View Post
    Solved my on question. It appears as though the Penberthy is a similar construction knot as the Klemheist. The difference is that instead of using a loop and and forming a bite on both ends, like the Klemheist or Prussic, the Penberthy is tied by forming two loops on both ends and wrapping in a similar manner as the Klemheist. Somebody correct me if I am wrong.
    I believe you are correct. IIRC the Penberthy is a single strand with end loops vs the full loop on the Klemheist. They both work on the same principle.
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    Quote Originally Posted by odds View Post
    I believe you are correct. IIRC the Penberthy is a single strand with end loops vs the full loop on the Klemheist. They both work on the same principle.
    Cool and that should read "bight" not "bite". I'm usually better than that.
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