Sheepshank the lengths of rope in the knot, while rappelling down an edge during the Ireland episode of "Man vs. Wild" in order to retrieve his rope at the bottom by severing the middle leg of the sheepshank knot before his descent. He refers to it as a "Kamikaze" knot. A simpler variant of the sheepshank wherein a half-hitch is only tied around only one end produces a bell-ringer's knot (ABoK #1147). It will immediately spill under tension, and was used to keep a long rope from the belfry deck when not in use. The catshank is a variant of the
Oil of clove Oil of clove Oil of clove, also known as clove oil, is an essential oil extracted from the clove plant, "Syzygium aromaticum". It has the CAS number 8000-34-8. Clove is often found in the aromatherapy section of health food stores, and is used in the flavoring of some medicines. Madagascar and Indonesia are the main producers of clove oil. Clove oil has been promoted as having a wide range of health effects, but there is insufficient medical evidence to support general claims for its use as a therapeutic. There are three types of clove oil: Clove oil has been promoted