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Alternate ring hitching, also known as kackling or keckling, is a type of ringbolt hitching formed with a series of alternate left and right hitches made around a ring. [ 1 ] As a means of dampening sound in row boats when a covert night operation was being undertaken, oar handles were wrapped in keckling knots to prevent wood rubbing on wood.
Alternate ring hitching: A type of ringbolt hitching formed with a series of alternate left and right hitches made around a ring: Anchor bend: A knot used for attaching a rope to a ring: Bale sling hitch: A knot which traditionally uses a continuous loop of strap to form a cow hitch around an object in order to hoist or lower it. Barrel hitch
Alternate ring hitching – covering a ring in hitching can prevent damage; Anchor bend – attaching a rope to a ring or similar termination; Angler's loop – knot which forms a fixed loop. Useful for fine or slippery line, it is one of the few loop knots which holds well in bungee cord; Arbor knot – attach fishing line to the arbor of a ...
The reef knot can capsize if one of its standing ends is pulled.. A knot that has capsized or spilled has deformed into a different structure. Although capsizing is sometimes the result of incorrect tying or misuse, it can also be done purposefully in certain cases to strengthen the knot (see the carrick bend [4]) or to untie a seized knot which would otherwise be difficult to release (see ...
Hitching could refer to: Hitching (short story), a short story by Orson Scott Card; Hitching tie, a knot; Ringbolt hitching, a knot; Hitchhiking, Hitching, a synonym for lag-related overclocking (i.e. when a digital image runs smoothly, stops and repeat again)
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