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> The Zeppelin bend is exceptionally good and was invented in the 60s. I'm not so sure about that. The history of the Zeppelin bend is incredibly contentious a
by oasisbob 3mo ago
> The Zeppelin bend is exceptionally good and was invented in the 60s.
I'm not so sure about that. The history of the Zeppelin bend is incredibly contentious and apocryphal.
- david-gpu 3mo agoCan we at least agree that it does not appear in ABOK when it was published in the 40s?
- oasisbob 3mo agoYeah, that's fair. On the history, everything I know is from this excellent article, so might as well cite it here for the curious, and just in case you haven't seen it: https://www.paci.com.au/downloads_public/knots/KnotBio_zeppelin.pdf https://www.paci.com.au/downloads_public/knots/KnotBio_zeppe... (password: copyright)