Let me reiterate, and I hope that given this you
DO tie them with colored ropes and so see the
truth --to be clear, I’m referring to what was shown
as 08 Final configuration reverse side (enlargement).JPG .
SmitHunter’s bend is NOT this (although similar).
The position of the straight-in parts of the SParts is
reversed (re upper/lower, in the image).
Now, for some folks it’s possible that their reference
for what is SmitHunter’s bend is wrong, in showing
what is better called a “false zeppelin bend” ; but you
have ABOK which has the former correctly drawn.
In the correct knot, the overhands interlock with
their SParts’ turns, each into the other, unlike the zeppelin.
You bring up a good point- the [i]falsely tied Hunter's bend[/i] 'becomes' [i]ABOK #1425[/i] when the free ends and the standing ends are reversed.
Matt53, again, please note the subtleties here --this assertion
is wrong, as Luca indicates (slightly) in reply. The former
knot doesn’t interlock overhands no matter how one
loads the ends (in reverse, normally) --so it cannot be
the same as the latter knot, which is so interlocked.