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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