{"query": "Tie the Six Essential Knots", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_0916717648d8", "title": "Tie the Six Essential Knots", "shelf": "maker", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Bowline, square knot, taut-line hitch, clove hitch, sheet bend, two half-hitches. Memorize these six and you can rig anything.", "authority_tier": "external_aligned", "source": "Boys' Life, 1915 — scoutcraft", "readable": false, "generated": false}, {"id": "card_survival_knots", "title": "The knots worth knowing", "shelf": "survival", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A few knots cover most needs. BOWLINE: a fixed loop that won't slip or jam — for rescue and securing a line. SQUARE (reef) knot: joins two ropes of equal size, for bundles and bandages. 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