50 Usefull Knots Pages 22 - 27 Copy

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TIM ER HITCH

hfll

a singlehitch is

add

ed

to tile

core

r elld

[11 log

or

spr,r

with

Illil1l/>I r hi/dllli

the

jurl/lcr

end the resil/ting

KiIliclr ii i

eli

mabies

tile

load

to be draXXed wi holll

l

swhrginSaroumi

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This distin ctive-looking knot is really only a

temporary noose, for med

by

twisting the

wo

r

ki

ng

end

around its

own par

t

and not

arou

nd

the standing pa r t.

Three

twis ts are

usually sufficient to sec

ure

the

ro p

e around

such objects

as

tr

ee

trunks

planks or

pol

es so

that they ma

y

be

raised

or lowered or dragge

d

or

pulled. More twis

ts m

ay be

n

ee

d

ed

if

the

object to be mo ved is especially thick.

Unfortunately, this knot is easily tied incorrectly

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Tying lo

ge

tiler the

cross

-

r

s

Jfu

l l is best donI with

TranSlllll/mol

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TRANSOM KNOT

arde

ne rs will find thl transom kno t

particu

la

rly

us

eful

fo

r making trellises or tying

up bean poles.

t

is similar to the cons trictor

knot (see page 23 , and, as wit h thai knot, the

ends may

be

t rimmed o

ff for

neatness

Although i t can

e

pr ized un done, it is probably

easi

er

simply 10 cut through the d iagonal,

wh

en

the two halves will fall apart.

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Tile

COlls rictor

knot

is

popular

as an all

purpose

knot

becallse

it is a firm kllol

which

does/I / slip.

ONSTRI TOR KNOT

This knot has

grown

in popularity in recent

years and it has

dozens of

uses . t can be used

on the

ends

of

ropes

as

permanent

or

temporary whipping; it can be used to secure

fabric bags such as those containing bouquet

garni; t can be used in woodworking to hold

two

pieces in position while the glue dries .

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The knot

is

formed

from

an

overhand

knot

t

rapped beneath

a

crosswise

round

turn which

holds it firmly in place. The constrictor knot will

stay tied

and

grip firmly

and

in fact the rope

may have to be

cut

free unless the last tuck is

made with a bight to produce a slipped knot.

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lso known as

BOATMAN S

KNOT

P G

KNOT

The name clove hitch firs t

appeared

in

Falconer s

Dictionary

of

the

Marine in

the 8th

century

but

the knot was probably known for

centuries before then.

The

main advantage

of

the

clove hitch

is

that

given practise, it can

be

tied around a post

with

just

one

hand which makes it particularly

useful for sailors who may, for example, need

to tie a

dinghy

to a ballard with

one hand

while

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holding onto

a guard rail

with

the other.

Although it is often recommended as a mooring

knot the clove hitch is not

however

totally

secure if the strain is intermittent

and

at an

inconstant

angle and while

it will afford a

temporary hold,

it

should be replaced

by

something more stable as

soon

as is practicable.

Adding a stopper

knot

or making one or two

half hitches around the

stand

ing part of the

rope will make the

knot

more secure,

Campers

often

use

it to secure

tent

poles,

which is

the

origin of

one

of its alternative

names the peg knot.


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Iftll r Clave hilch is lo et as a

moor

in kiwi a sloppt r

llol

sI o lid

be

added for s ty

o

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h

e big

ht in

a slipped

dov e

hitch

enables the

knot

to

be quickly undone

when the

rope is under

s

train

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CLOVE HITCH DROPPED

OVER

POST

The knot formed

when

two overlapping half

hitches

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