.CUTTINGANDSEALING.BENDSANDLOOPS. C!I Z o z > o 1"'''S,hi. tru.n.ha' uf .I:IInl.u Rdra.edin1985,i. )""L;. sc,'0 sUJXrlcdcKevlar. ,,,. considerable COliof ,he,e w;lInot de'er UCeanyach'me..,or climben. forwhom eompeti.ive odge and ex'ra Snlel)'"""Sins oreworth anyprice, hutIheyare no,r.commendedfor rou.ine knOt ,ying. rOl YUUIl{ hIhe monges,manmad. rortbge (ahhougb10-15 per ern' I"""h.o "'e,) and chlper ,han pollC."'"his"or}, ela"ic. """ching underanl',hing from10per C(nt10 per cen.,.henregainingi.. urillinnlJeng,b",hen.heloadis rClll0ved.Thism3kn i,.uit"ble for mooring lines, 31so.owing androck-climbing ropcl- but nO!inthe rC_Itricled of d.aliu"from thcuhu,iok. wawlcng,h,io sunlight . and 10,b",.iolL Dun,,,,,,c uf Ihi, productwillbe 10kart!thaIilis recommendedfu r deep-sealowing nndwidelyIIsedinthe off-shore uiljlldllStr),. rOlH: I"rFN DACOO'I Ine "rength of n}"lon (butequally ,'rong ,,-ct ordry), pul),c!,., doesno, s";.c.n. Consequently it iirceomlll.odedfor lIanding risging . alld hal)"ards, IIrelChisullwa",.d huthigh tonlilo "fcngthisrequired, c,'cn rcplncingwire.I, r .. i re-tic {h. clovehilCh.,hi. Ii"," in, h. bigh', finl cUIan ''''.rhond loop. r 1--- ,___-I---_ I"r 5 Cru,. a oond und"hand loop imm.clia,dy .Ioni'id, ,he lim On .6 TwilltheIoop!.t> Oytn.p ,htm.llIc 'Hllltingbi"h m.y b. did b.>ckon.n '" found.,ion. TYING T ECHNIQUES Mos!knots can be:tiedinmorc than onc way.The methods illustrated beeneitherbecause they are easier TO learnor [0photographdearly. Pracrisedknot tyers develop more dextrous ways to tieknotst hat :lrC:almost sleight of hand. Discover these: slicker and quicker tyingtricksfor yourself:with a o;ompleTc:dknot in YOllrh:lnds, back-track,unryiDg theknOta step at a time,tohow itis created. A short CUImay occur to you.Retieit thatway in furure. Tying a knot "in the bight" means doing so withoutusingthe working end. When ahitch or a binding knot collapses tonothing if slidfromthe foundation aroundwhich itwastied or a loop knotun be unravelled withoulrecourse TOits ends (in OTherwords,itinthe bight"), then itcanbC'tiedinthe bight. This istheof hitch& bight'"proposedbyHarry Asher intheA surprising number of knots may betiedthis W3)',Knowing the prindple ,an also enable knot ryersTOspot subtledifferences in seemingly identicalknots:foreXlIlllp!e,the bag knOlcan betiedinIhebight bUI themiller's knot cannot. Mostknots mustbedrawn up gradually50 asto remove slaek anddaylight before gentlypulling on each end and standing part in turn to createaknOt that remains snug andfirm. 27 BASIC KNOTS, BENDS& HITCHES "Every kllot isanexercise ill friction...extreme simplicity callOldybe had at the expense of effectivel1ess. " (BR IONToss-THERIG GER'SApP"F.NnCE .1984 ) Allknottingmaybe upunder three main headings:Knots,BendsandHitches. A hitchatta d o , ' ' 1 ' " " " J " ' ' I . m j . . ,' ' 1 ' J O . m d I U ' I ' ' I ' ! - " d . . . . . . 0 1 u ! l b g l' > d O l U O ' . u O ! , : J i P' I ! . o d d " " ! l 1 " ! l o ! o o ' . u q I > S o . I> " ' . " 1 H U l d d ! q , " ' Q 1 1 0 ' P ' " 1 1 " " 1 . . . . , . . ." 1 1 " 1 " " 1 1 1 " > I l lJ l o I I ' ! " ! . ! p u " ' 1 " " ' " 0 1 < p u . ' 1 " " 1 u o! U ! I I " d " " P ' l , . u n l l l u ! " < ! " J . . .t r u g ' 4 ' I l I " ' J . " w ; , S0 , " " ! . . . . ' ' 1 ' J O p u . ' ' 1 ' , , 0 1 I " d " 1 ' 0 . . . > ' 1 ' n P O ! _ " " " I I v o .' " ' 1 ' . . ! . . . . , . " ' , , , " O , . , . > J ! " , . , d " ' ! ' " ' I I ! " 1 > 1 I " ' 1 l 1 ! 0 , p ' U _ d w !A r q . ' ! A ' ' ' ! ' ! ' ' ' I I ' " ! " " ' ' 1 1 ' . O W . , . . . . .' . " U ! , , , 'I I u ! ' I " ) ' " ' ' I ' ' V V' r ' " ' , > d o , 1 l I 0 ' ! ( u o ! m l o A " 1 " ' 1 > l d l 1 l o o q . n ) . " S ! q8 0 1 , , > 0 , . . ' ' 1 ' I ! U ! p ! u . , u n p o . ' 1 0 ' 1 ' & 'P O " P I l , , - , o d < " . d , u ! . " l l i u ! " l u p u n( I . " . ' 1 / ' ' ' 1 ' 1 ! " o o , . " 1 1 . ' u C 'p u o . ( 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ! I . I I d . J ' " " I . n u ! l u o : ) C .' S u ! d d n { < \ \ u o w w o : > ; ' I I P ) O " , n i t ; ) }e l l ! \ j l l j S . l c l j J l j lS J 1 & U ! l U ! ! J U O ! S J J A p J A O J d I U ! S ! 4 . L2 u ! d d ! l { &p d l J d P d d. . . ' ' ' " 3 " V I.""-"['"0 '" H" C" '" WestCountryWhipping Somt dismIssthis :IS uglyand nUlaproperwhIpping.It is nOIas nurot her ..... hlppings,but mo repr3gmatk mOl tyers point 01.11,halilPUtwhen a common whipping comrs undone. Inpucnce, the half knors, with reprmion, begin to1:lke on aruggedhumpmess thatis not unam3Ct;ve. 3 Turn'hc wo,k fKe upagain. and lie "thin! o,'crhand knll'rhe fin[ Rrpca[[hil PH)(tJl of limple 1uoo1llngOf\ .. e . idc. 4 Fu",.t.Ilff ",uh ",cd ('quuof ,I,etwine .....,g. Mn.,.en ,he other , ..."I\,and>. 4 Con.lIIu",,11lin wi,hi .. "'Dfki"l end pM:II1k1IIIand aloofSMW 'M r.... ' OM 2 ''''pall half a...'",. LII.h .. """"" Ie"Ihurn" JOm8upand ...ay lha. i.,.. i 5 Foil" ...,b. Iud "f .1..fir .. ropc wi,h 1M KCOfId, , .......hlde of 01,.fin. M.. d 1rlandinNpun of ,h. ,,o.ltiog !oop'" d... ,hem,htousJ! ..... _onduy loop. 6 Continue .. mil ,h. fWObigh .. arc .....glr intcrl""kcd with on. ano,her. 7 T.plmby onboth p.in of iDoplep at Oncr.While ,hi. knot _ _.. a rm ("'Iuan) kn", in ""'taIIUO arc var diff'", '0 l\I..., ,h. kf.hand hllf of the:kno . 3 8nn&,be:oond "'orkinll ...d tn'", I....0,10.,.... ".klng end. 6 UlIlikc II.....d, vcn""'. kup ,hi. kno, flu.nd open. 61 ESD ViceVersa Someintractable matt"riaJs - such aswetand slimyleather 1hongs or /l'),bungee(eJmit) shock cord - arc difficultto kup inplace and sli ther out of other bends. They can,howe\'er,betamed with 62 thisrelativelynew knot from the fertilemindof Harry Asher, firstpublhhedin1989. The extra secnrity can ollly be achievt"dwiththeadditional tncks and rurnsthat .!.refeatures of this knot, 1'3" ,h...,d D. ....,he o,horlin. and ,h.n , ..cki.hon ...hi.""If.3 6 eros, ,h.end ""ugh.1.. l.r,handloop alongsid.in o"'n ,t;o.nding f'an. Similarly, .ak. hoklof "ha.h .. becomeriterigh'hand .nd, 1 loy II.. ,wo lin 10bejoined ".""lId and '''II.,h"r. 4 Take ,h. working. nd '0 ,h. Id"""0' ,b. r. .. , of ,h. rwo linn. 2 Tak.,h. righ'handcnd andbring i, ben ... h ,h. othor naDdingf'OT' . 5 Bnnll ,h. ''''''no .... n ,cand"'g part.1'1111 the knot . nugandtillht, ,.ki", car II l!) "' H'T C H.' Ground LineHitch This is a simple easilytied L.:not10hitODd( ,ho"-n). 1 BnnK'he ..-orking enlanding par ... he .. il pn. ovcr f""nda.ion '01"'. 7 Tucnu,h 1M di.gon.1again.1'1,11i"'nmi" .olly"pon ,h. "anding '" ,hi, kIWt. nuggle Hitch rdJIII-clynew 1.:001,which ..- tvin1987,W;lS 'TUlrd byOw.:nK.of 'u'I"k)hITC,England. , mJ rurnsyield lidded ICOUlTl1(1I.mhsu,nd a ' -anable :..a In t'\C:n cordage. 3 I.zadthe .....\.;,nll md octO''' In fron, dot'''lId,''tII" IU1", "Ilea ............. '" _"'" "'>1}'__ . d........... In '" "",OPU.....d """'- tI.oo"..,1,,, _h.o> ...... _.... .-1 ...k unlI.""..,.. _ ....... bIrm vi ..,"" ,,.. ... .dlr1Mouo.-- ~ -Cr ossi ngKno t It "",ad be.up rto .................... __ .............. """'..........rr, ..... ....,.o.Id .. -. ".n._.... c....tt...,."-'_. __ I..... .... __ ad ...... "., . _....... w.-, _..... .-I .. ...b...... ".do,urI'",100_,,"I m....,.. Ir no ..I.. ,.! ~~ . . . . I I > T Orffunj Aoidcy ...lJ. u.. ..... "",,,,-'rod .......t. ..d.,t .... / ~""", ....''" ~ _....IybIo.To."".,.,. _ _to'".-"""'00.... ""-,,," .... lot,. _ .. fils...... "-" oar,5'", """. oIrr.p ............ ... .......... .-norIy_., l'... -._of_.. -... i00i .. _..... __ ___ ... _Iot. I' , .,... __ .-- .... -4...... _... _.. -_ .......'; .--2-_... of ...... -.... _.. _-.. _--51---.-_.... _, , -, .. -... ..--.... , ... 3 .... ... _.. _ ... .. -_ ... -6-........ _... ro:lr._ ........ _. -_ ... _---'.. _....... .. -.. -.-........ ... ..... __ .... -. '" .. " ..,... ConstrictorKnot,TiedIntheBight n.o ilonotbn .,..,.,pI< 01 .... _....,_k-.r.. ~ _..-1ot ..... ) be-.I 10k 1DI.io,"", pIaud.,. .... pu. , .. .... , hn ....... ,I.-kid< l00/I0 .... .......... ".................. Inw. Imoo. 1bo oIN..,.. .. do< _.. 01 ,t.. Mu ...... '" Mrimd. 1'. Aon .. """" .... do'>< """"rIn...t 1-. 1 _.. ..,. .. ,---" - . ..... __ .. _._-".... -4_... -; ............... ..... ---2- ..... 01 ..--- ..... ..... _---. ..... 01 ........ 5 ........... 01 .. _-.. 3r ........... - ...... ... ..... ... -...... . .........

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