Sunday, June 9, 2013

                                                                      KNOTS



1.     MONKEY FIST KNOT:       

                                                  The knot is usually tied around a small weight, such as a stone, marble, tight fold of paper, or a piece of wood. A thicker line will require a larger object in the centre to hold the shape of the knot. Another variation of the monkey's fist knot omits the use of an internal object as a weight and rather uses the spare end which gets tucked back into the knot. This results in a nicer looking knot of a lesser weight, minimizing the potential danger of hurting someone with the knot when hauling line.

 

PROCEDURE:

                        Wrap three turns around your fingers. Pass the end through the middle. Make three more turns around the first ones. Pass the end through the middle. Make three more turns locking the previous turns and remove fingers. Tie a knot in the end and tuck it into the center. Then tighten every turn.



2.                                                FISHERMANS BEND




The fisherman's knot is a bend (a knot for joining two lines) with a symmetrical structure consisting of two overhand knots, each tied around the standing part of the other.

    PROCEDURE:                      

  1. With the end of a rope take two turns around a spar, or through a ring.
  2. Take a half-hitch around the standing part and under all the turns.
  3. Then make a half-hitch round the standing part only and if desired seize the end to standing part.


3.        BOWLINE ON THE BIGHT

 
 The Bowline on a Bight  makes a secure loop in the middle of a piece of rope. It does not slip or bind. It is satisfying to start with a plain length of rope and finish with a secure safe loop in its middle.


PROCEDURE


In the middle of a piece of rope, form a bight. Make a loop and pass the end of the bight through it. Open up the bight and bring it around the entire knot until it encircles both standing ends. Tighten to complete the knot.


 4.   PRUSIK KNOT

 
 
 

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