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Topic: Hitch knots

	Miscellaneous Knots
		When the second Overhand Knot is tied in picture 2, notice that the end of rope which is coming from the right has crossed over the end of rope which is coming from the left.
		Many knots can be "slipped," meaning that instead of bringing the end of the rope through the last part of the knot, you actually push a bight (a doubled rope) through instead.
		Using a single loop knot such as an Alpine Butterfly or a Slip Knot makes a sharp bend for the rope to go around as you pull on it, which can lower the breaking strength of the rope and shorten the life of the rope.
	www.layhands.com /Knots/Knots_Miscellaneous.htm (3431 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		History abounds with mention of knots, and in the eighth book of "Odyssey" Ulysses is represented as securing various articles of raiment by a rope fastened in a "knot closed with Circean art"; and as further proof of the prominence the ancients gave to knots the famous Gordian Knot may be mentioned.
		In addition to these useful knots, there are many kinds of ornamental or fancy knots used in ornamenting the ends of ropes, decorating shrouds of vessels, railings, and similar objects; while certain braids or plaits, formed by a series of knots, are widely used aboard ship and on land.
		This is a handsome and useful knot and is widely used on ends of ropes where they pass through holes, as for bucket handles, ropes for trap-door handles, chest handles, etc. The knot is well adapted for such purposes, as it is hard, close, and presents an almost flat shoulder on its lower side.
	www2.cddc.vt.edu /gutenberg/1/3/5/1/13510/13510.txt (10649 words)

	Wikinfo \| Knot
		Some knots are well adapted to bind to particular objects such as another rope, cleat, ring, stake or to constrict an object.
		Knots have been the subject of interest both for their ancient origins, common use or the mathematical implications of knot theory.
		For example, loop knots share the attribute of having some kind of an anchor point constructed on the standing end (such as a loop or overhand knot) into which the working end is easily hitched to using a round turn).
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Knot (845 words)

	Sailing Lessons, Advanced Nautical Knots
		The knot on the bottom is defined by some British knotting books as a rolling hitch but is a variant of what Ashley calls a "Awning Knot with a Half Hitch" or a "Midshipman Knot".
		The bottom knot is similar to a taut line hitch except that a taut line hitch is doubled back on itself and tied to the standing part of the line.
		A rolling hitch is often used to attach a line to a sheet which is entrapped on a winch from an over-ride.
	www.cruising.sailingcourse.com /advanced_knots.htm (395 words)

	ROPES AND KNOTS \| CHANDLERY SAILING AND MOTOR BOAT EQUIPMENT \| SOLAR NAVIGATOR WORLD ELECTRIC NAVIGATION CHALLENGE.
		A 'Knot' is also a measure of speed in water, which gains its name from the distance between two knots of a piece of rope.
		A rope containing a knot is weaker than an unknotted rope, because the loops of the knot impose uneven stresses upon the rope fibers.
		A knot that is used as part of a magic trick, a joke, or a puzzle.
	www.solarnavigator.net /knots.htm (958 words)

	Plant Hanger page 3
		one square knot chain of 3 square knots with bead, followed by one square knot chain of 5 square knots without bead, followed by one square knot chain with 3 square knots with bead, followed by one square knot chain of 5 square knots without bead, etc.
		Be careful not to pull the upper square knot chains to one side or the other while tying this square knot chain.
		Grasp the last knot tied in one hand, and with the other hand, spin the yarn until the 4 strands are straight.
	members.tripod.com /~macrameonline/ph3.html (1192 words)

	Hitch Weight -- Recommendations and Resources
		A hitch is a knot tied in a rope and used to secure that rope to a rigid object.
		The choice of hitch will be influenced by the shape of the object to which the line is to be attached.
		Uses: The clove hitch is normally used for securing objects, such as tying a load on a trailer or truck as a means of reliably securing one end of the rope, especially when used in combination with a sheepshank to ensure tension is maintained.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/74/hitch-weight.html (978 words)

	Hitches
		The Tarbuck Knot and the Tautline Hitch (Midshipman's Hitch) are also good slide-and-grip knots, but in my experience they are not as easy to dress and set as the Adjustable Grip Hitch, and they don't seem to grip as well.
		The Fisherman's Bend is actually a hitch, not a bend (a "bend" is a knot which is used to tie two ends of rope together, such as the Fisherman's Knot).
		When the knot is in position, hold the knot while pulling the strand of rope which is indicated with a blue arrow in picture 4 (pull the rope in the direction that the arrow is pointing).
	www.layhands.com /knots/Knots_Hitches.htm (2558 words)

	Roper's Knot Pages - Hitches
		The two half hitches is used for tieing a rope with a right-angle pull to a pole or ring.
		The Buntline Hitch is (was) used to tie a buntline to a square sail.
		The constrictor knot is important as temporary whipping and as permanent binding from which you need more than one in a row, but not in line (when you should use the strangle knot).
	www.realknots.com /knots/hitches.htm (1091 words)

	How to Tie Knots: Scout Traditional Scouting
		It is also the knot used for tying bandages, as it lies flat.
		In addition to its use or starting a diagonal lashing, the Timber Hitch frequently is useful for hauling logs to the council fire, and for hauling spars and timbers for such pioneering jobs as bridge and tower building.
		The Rolling Hitch is used for securing a rope to a spar.
	www.inquiry.net /outdoor/skills/b-p/knots.htm (587 words)

	Shooting Star's Marlinspike Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Buntline Hitch A repeat using a JAVA script which allows control of the speed and direction, and allows stop-action.
		Clove Hitch - This knot is the "general utility" hitch for when you need a quick, simple method of fastening a rope around a post, spar or stake.
		Two Half Hitches - This reliable knot is quickly tied and is the hitch most often used in mooring.
	www.sacdelta.com /safety/knots/index.htm (323 words)

	TIMBER HITCH
		Then you’ll learn the clove and timber hitch knots and several lashings as a way to build temporary structures -- small enough to hang a towel / large enough to be a fort.
		Definition: A hitch is a knot that ties a rope to an object.
		The two half-hitches knot is used to secure a rope through the grommets on your tent fly and the corners of the troop's cook-tent.
	www.angelfire.com /mac/troop55/knotsetc.html (1367 words)

	Peter Suber, "Six Exploding Knots"
		To decide which of these knots is best for which application, see the table at the end, which presupposes some of the text you might have skipped.
		Of the exploding knots I've developed, these six fall into a natural family (they are all hitches with various properties), they are the most versatile and easy to tie, and they have undergone the most refinement and testing.
		This and the sliding sheet bend (knot #4) are the easiest to tie of the six knots presented here, which makes it the easiest of the non-sliding knots.
	www.earlham.edu /~peters/writing/explode.htm (2842 words)

	Knots on the Web (Peter Suber)
		Maintained by Jan Korpegård. Under each knot, Korpegård gives the knot's name in 10 languages, and asks readers of other languages to send him the names of the same knots in their languages; he even provides the form for submitting the names electronically.
		Decorative knotting, some for sale, by a man who calls himself the world's best (which may or may be true), and who thinks of himself as alone in his art (which is fortunately false).
		Because the knots for (say) square-rigged sailing ships, stevedores, steeplejacks, and draymen have been made obsolete by modern tecchnologies, the book is of immense historical value, even if these knots were not transferable to other applications.
	www.earlham.edu /~peters/knotlink.htm (7098 words)

	knots to use, a knoting introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		These knots are selected for their tying ease and usefullnes, most examples will be followed with more advanced variations as we progress.
		This weakens the strength of the rope, knots may be rated by percentages of how much havoc they cause on the over all strength of the rope.
		Figure of eight, is another stopper knot, this is larger than the overhand, it can be untied, and it has less impact on the overall strength of the rope.
	www.seadercraft.com /knots-2Use.html (1426 words)

	Learn to tie knots!
		This is a commonly used knot to tie a loop in the end of a rope.
		The Square knot can easily be undone by gripping one loose end, and pulling it back over the knot, in the opposite direction, thus straightening the rope, which is pulled.
		The overhand knot is commonly tied in a loop formed at the end of a rope, forming the Overhand Loop.
	troop221.8m.com /knots.htm (1180 words)

	Field & Stream - The Total Outdoorsman Challenge
		With the three knots I describe below, you'll be able to keep a tent guy as taut as a guitar string; join a thin line with a thicker rope; cinch down a load so that it won't work loose; hitch a boat or horse quickly and securelyand much more.
		Once you have real facility with this hitch, you should be able to tie it in a few seconds, even in the dark.
		Also called the waggoneer's or pulley hitch, this is a "tension hitch," great for cinching down a load and for maintaining or adjusting any kind of tight line.
	www.fieldandstream.com /fieldstream/challenge/strongties.html (470 words)

	Knots, Splices and Rope Work, by A. Hyatt Verrill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The strength of a rope depends largely upon the strength and length of the fibres from which it is made, but the amount each yarn and strand is twisted, as well as the method used in bleaching or preparing the fibres, has much to do with the strength of the finished line.
		All knots are begun by “loops” or rings commonly known to mariners as “Cuckolds’ Necks” (Fig.
		All the knots I have so far described are used mainly for fastening the two ends of a rope, or of two ropes, together. Of quite a different class are the knots used in making a rope fast to a stationary or solid object, and are known as “hitches” or “ties.”
	www.sakoman.net /pg/html/13510.htm (5137 words)

	Knots - Half Hitch Knot
		The granny knot will have collapsed into a half hitch so you now have three half hitches, the granny knot will form a hitch that is in reverse to your two half hitches.
		The granny knot should have collapsed into a half hitch that is in the same direction as the two you tied after the granny knot.
		The only safe way to use a granny knot so that it will not spill is to tie it in the bight of a rope and use it as a terminal or stopper knot.
	www.theropepeople.com /HalfHitch.html (328 words)

	Buntline Hitch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Buntline Hitch was traditionally used to tie a line to the foot of a square sail.
		The knot is basically a clove hitch tied around itself.
		You may notice that this knot is the same as the standard four-in-hand knot for your necktie
	www.dirauxwest.org /knots/buntline.htm (123 words)

	Knots - Bowlin Figure Eight Clove Hitch Fishermans Prussic
		A figure eight knot is a good knot to put in the end of a rope when you want to stop fraying or need a bulky knot for some other purpose.
		This knot is used by climbers to ascend a vertical rope when no other mechanical aids are available.
		The knots were tied in a spacing that corresponded to one nautical mile per hour.
	www.seakayak.ws /kayak/kayak.nsf/NavigationList/NT000B1A26 (1826 words)

	Knots: This site describes how to tie over 35 knots
		Knots are intertwined loops of rope, cord, string or other flexible material, used to fasten two such ropes to one another or to another object.
		Knots, Bends, Hitches, Splices and Seizings are all ways of fastening cords or ropes, either to some other object such as a spar, or a ring, or to one another.
		The knot is formed to make a knob on a rope, generally at the extremity, and by untwisting the strands at the end and weaving them together.
	www.2020site.org /knots (480 words)

	Boy Scout Troop 159 - Knots: Trucker's Hitch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Trucker's Hitch (Lorry Knot in the UK and parts of Canada) allows the scout (or sailor or whatever) to easily tighten a rope, yet easily untie the knot.
		Its most common use is for tying loads (thus the trucker moniker) such as a canoe to a cartop, a tarp to trailer or any application where a very tight rope is needed.
		Note: Outside of the bowline, it is the knot used the most in scouting and other outdoor activities.
	www.bsatroop159.org /knots/ktrucker.shtm (230 words)

	Rock Climbing Knots: Munter Hitch
		Braking part of the rope should not be on the same side as the gate of the carabiner.
		The knot will "flip" as opposite strands of the rope are pulled, this is normal.
		To lock the knot, apply the braking hand by moving the slack line parrel with the loaded line.
	www.chockstone.org /TechTips/MunterHitch.htm (211 words)

	Camping the way WE do it!
		These knots are all illustrated tied LOOSE for clarity; when tying them for real, you will naturally want them as tight as possible.
		The clove hitch is a simple but useful knot : it can be used to fasten a rope to a pole and will tighten and grip when the free ends have any strain on them.
		Start with a clove hitch again, with both free ends roughly equal in length, and pass them both round the two pieces of wood, tying a simple knot each time (tie in front, tie behind, tie in front, tie behind etc.) keeping the string TIGHT and the turns parallel and not overlapping.
	www.geocities.com /guide_camp/knots.html (958 words)

	What Knot to Use in a Primitive Situation
		Sometimes the knot is only to hold for a short time, or it may be semi-permanent.
		The cow hitch is made of two single hitches on a post or ring.
		This is the knot remembered with "a rabbit comes out of the hole, goes around the tree, and back in the hole".
	www.primitiveways.com /knots.html (552 words)

	Knots \| Rolling Hitch \| 4th Tyldesley Scouts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		One of the most underated knots in Scouting and Guiding, the Rolling hitch is used to attach one rope to a second, in such a manner that the first rope can be easily slid along the second.
		The knot can be considered a Clove hitch with an additional turn.
		When adjustments are complete, lock the rolling hitch into place by using a stop knot such as a Figure of Eight in the first rope, below the Rolling hitch, to stop it slipping.
	www.4thtyldesley.co.uk /skills/knots/knot008.htm (250 words)

	Sailing Knots - Blake's Hitch
		The Blake's Hitch is an ascending knot commonly used by arborists and tree climbers in general.
		In this picture, the fl rope is what you tie the Blake's Hitch to (the standing part), and the white rope (the end) is what will be used to tie the Blake's Hitch.
		When tying the knot it is helpful to wrap the bottom two turns around your thumb, so when you arrive at this step, you can remove your thumb and poke the end through the hole where your thumb was.
	www.thepirateking.com /knots/knot_hitch_blakes.htm (168 words)

	Build A Dream Catcher
		Make the last hitch a little closer to the first knot as this prevents a large gap from forming.
		Tie a double knot in the cord, add a tiny drop of glue to the knot and cut off remaining thread when dry.
		Fold it in half and tie a knot in the open end.
	web.onramp.ca /rivernen/build_dc.htm (468 words)

	Scouting Resources - Knots - Index
		Knots and pioneering can become a very useful skill in itself as well as a platform for showing what advantage scouting can offer over other youth organisations.
		Once you have learnt the basic ideas and knots in the cubs and progressed on through the troop you will begin to pick up those true pioneering skills.
		Each knot has a short description and (almost) every one has an illustration demonstrating the knot.
	www.scoutingresources.org.uk /knots_index.html (335 words)

	Fishing Knots
		He makes the telling point that although a knot might appear insignificant, it may be the determining factor between landing and losing a trophy fish.
		This non-slipping loop knot is simple to tie because it combines two well known knots, the simple overhand and the popular improved clinch.
		Next, slide the knot toward the eye of the lure, by pulling on the standing line, until the size loop desired is reached.
	outfittersontario.com /knots.htm (2357 words)

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