No offence taken.
I added a link and an illustration (Mozilla didnīt display the image <img src="images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />). Maybe itīll be clearer with that. The actual loop of the bowline knot is formed by the short end and you can put that loop around any object before tightenng the knot. Actually the fit around the object will be much better with this technique.
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If it isnīt broken, it doesnīt have enough features yet.