50 usefull knots pages 12 - 21 copy

8/10/2019 50 Usefull Knots Pages 12 - 21 Copy

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O V E R H N O

K N O T

O V E R H t lO

l O O P

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M U L T I P L E

O V E R N N O K N O T

STOPP R KNOTS

This group ofknots is most often used to prevent the

end

of a length of rope string

or small

stuff slipping

through

an

eye

or a

hole.

Stopper knots can also be used to bind

the end

ofa

line

so

that it

will

not

unravel

and they can

also

be used

as decoration. t sea they

are frequently used

to weight lines or

on running

rig

ging and they are also

used by

climbers

campers

and

fishermen.

The simple overhand knot which is the basis of so many

other

knots is a

stopper

knot.

Sailors

tend to se

the

Jigure eight knot for general

use

and

multiple

overhand knots to weigh down or dec

orate

the

ends

ofknots.

H E V I N G l lt l

K t l O T

G U R E

E I G H T

K N O T


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MULTIPLE OVERH ND

KNOT

lso known

as

BLOOD KNOT

This

knot s

alternative name has a rather

gruesome derivation: the knot

USL>d

to be tied in

the ends of the lashes of the cat Q ni

ne

tails the

whip used for flogging in both the Br itish Army

and

Navy until the

punishment s

official

abolition in 1948. A far less grisly use

is

as a

weight in the cords with which Capuchin

monks tie their habits. Sailors use

the

knot as a

s topper or weight ing knot on small s luf

f,

although

it is

d ifficu

lt

to untie when the line

is

wet.

When you lie

the

knot keep the loop open

and

slack

and

then

pu

ll

ge

ntly

on

both

en

ds

of

the line simultaneously twis ting the two

ends

in o

ppos

ite di rections as you

do

so.

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HE VING

LIN

NOT

lso known as FRANCISCAN

KNOT,

MONK S KNOT

This knot is principally used for sailing when a

he vy

line is to be thrown ashore or aboard

nother boat. t is attached to a heaving line-

th t

is a light line -

which c n be thrown he d

so that

the

heavier line can be pulled across

the

gap. The knot is tied to

the end

of the lighter


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line to give

it

the necessary additional weight.

Heaving lines are usually

1f.z ..

inch in diameter

and may be up to 8 feet long. They should float

and

e fl

exible and it is important that they be

strong enough to bear a

man

s weight.

The knot

s

alternative nam

es

derive from its

use 10 weight the ends of the cords that

Fra ncisca n monks u

se as

belts.

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ZS FIGURE EIGHT KNOT

lso knmon as: FLEMISH KNOT SAVOY KNOT

This interlacing knot h

as

fo r long been regarded

as an emblem of int

erwoven

affec

ti

on,

appearing in hera ld ry as the symbol of faithful

love. t also appears in the arms of the Ho use of

Savoy.

The knot,

wh ic

h is made in the end of a line,

with

the upper

loop around the

standing

pari

and

the

lower loop around the

wo

rking

end

, is

widely used by sa ilors

on

the running rigging .

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FIGURE-OfE IGHT

CHAIN

Thi

s

popular

decorative

chain can

be

m

ade quite

simply, by making a

series of figure-of-eight

kno

ts all

in the

sa

me

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H I G H W A Y M A N S

HIT

H

T I M ER H I T H

C O N S T R IC TO R

K H O T

(lOVE HI T C H

HIT HES

Hitches are knots that are used to secure a

rope

to a post

hook ring spar

or

rail or to another rope that plays no

part

in

the

actual

tying. Hitches do

not

keep their shape

on

their own .

Because

they are

often used y sailors

jar

mooring lashing and fastening they mus t

be

able to

withstand parallel strain.

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F IS H E R M A N 'S B E N D

R O U N D T U R

N A N D

T

W O

H A L F

H I

H E S

ITAlIA H I T H

P R U I K K I ' IO T


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HIGHWAYMANS HITCH

lso known as D

R W HITCH

The name highwayman

s

hitch comes

fr

om the

fact

the

knot was supposed ly used by robbers to

insure a

sw

ift release for their horses reins

and

thus a rapid get-away. A single pu

ll

on the

wo rking end un ties the knot, but the standing

part

can

safely be p ut under lension .

IZ

H LF

HITCH

The half hitch is am ong

the

most wid ely used of

f

s

ten

ings,

but it

is, in fact, a tem porary knot,

formed

of

a single hitch made ar

ound

the

standing part of another hitch - as in a ro

und

tum

and two half hi tches, fo r example. The

k

no

t is not mea

nl

lo lake

any st

rain b

ut

is r th

er

used to complete and strengthen other knots,

which may then be used for tying, h

ang

ing or

hoo

king.

T

W O H ' l ~ HI

TCH

tS

IH G

l E H A L F

H I TCH

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uS ?

oflhe

Higlmraymol1's

l1il /1

is to

tet/rtrhorses

Imd

st

my

dogs,

; is useful ill otherways,

h us

IVWI'rill8 oI ;ects

Gild

mnk;lIg

tem)lomry

fasten

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ow HIT H

so knowlI as L

AN

Y RD l lTel

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This hitch composed of two sing

le

hitches is

generally m de round a ring and is probably

the least secure of all

the

hitches nd it should

e

regarded s only a te mpor ry fasten ing.

It

s

name sugges ts its most

co

mmon use - sa

me

ns

of tet

her

ing livestock.

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