This Bowline was inspired by Derek Smith's comments. Refer to the following posts:
http://igkt.net/sm/index.php?topic=1914.msg13316#msg13316http://igkt.net/sm/index.php?topic=1914.msg13309#msg13309The name explained: Only someone who is scared that a Bowline will slip will go to the trouble of adding Two Half Hitches to it. Hence, the name "Scared-Man's Bowline." A touch of humor is intended. Since I'm the one who added the Two Half Hitches, then I'm the one who's scared that it might slip. I may certainly call myself scared, in the free world, without offending anyone, right? I certainly hope so.
Here's how to make the Scared-Man's Bowline:
(1) As if you were beginning to make a Butterfly Loop, take the rope (with an adequate working end on the right) and rotate your hand clockwise [sic] to make a loop.
(2) Take the working end, and coil another loop--just like the one that you made in step (1)--below [sic] the one that you made in step (1).
(3) Take the working end, and thread it through the stacked loops from above [sic].
(4) Take the working end and make Two Half Hitches on the standing part (in the usual p-loop way).
(5) Take the working end, and thread it through the stacked loops (which resulted from your actions in step [2]) from below [sic].
(6) Tighten, dress, and SET. Then, double-check EVERYTHING, because--who knows?--it might slip!
Dressing tips:
(1) If the standing neck is not nearly perfectly straight, then loosen the entire knot a little and reposition the working end such that the Two Half Hitches do not pull too much on the standing neck.
(2) If the coil ring, of the Bowline's coil, that connects to the loop leg (as opposed to the coil ring that connects to the standing part) is too much bigger than the coil ring that connects to the standing part, then pull on the loop leg to tighten it and reduce its size.
Remember: If you fail to dress and set, first, a knot properly, then the knot may fail to perform properly. Never load a knot in any way without first dressing and setting, properly, the knot.
I bet that some whiner is going to complain that it uses too much rope or say something like, "What's the point?"
JCS