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A bight is a slack part in the middle of a rope, usually a curve or loop. [1] [2] Knots that can be tied without access to either end of the rope are called knots in the bight. To tie a knot with a bight is to double up the rope into a bight and then tie the knot using the double rope.
However, the rope and knotting expert Geoffrey Budworth warns against the practice of fusing thus: [2] Sealing rope ends this way is lazy and dangerous. A tugboat operator once sliced the palm of his hand open down to the sinews after the hardened (and obviously sharp) end of a rope that had been heat-sealed pulled through his grasp. There is ...
Bring the working end towards the direction of pull and between the standing part and the object. Make another wrap around the object, completing a round turn. The wraps of the round turn should progress towards the desired direction of pull. Bring the working end out over the standing part away from the direction of pull.
Half hitch – simple overhand knot, where the working end of a line is brought over and under the standing part; Half-Windsor knot – knot used for tying neckties; Halter hitch – connects a rope to an object; Halyard bend – a way to attach the end of a rope at right angle to a cylindrical object; Hammock hitch
The working end of a rope is prepared by tying a figure-eight loop, and then clipping a carabiner through that loop. The rope is then wrapped around a smooth pole, pipe, round beam or tree branch which has a diameter greater than the rope. The rope is typically wrapped 3 to 4 times around the anchor, without crossing.
Tying the adjustable grip hitch (slipped) The working end is wrapped inwards around the standing part (A-B) twice (1). Then another turn is made around both parts and a bight is pulled through the last wrap (2, 3) for the slipped version (left image), or just the end for the non-slipped version (right image).
Eye splice – A splice where the working end is spliced into the working part forming a loop. Ring splice – Attached the working end of a rope to a ring or clew. [6] Chain splice – Attached the working end of a rope to a chain. [7] Figure-eight "splice" knot – A splice-like bend knot used for joining two ropes.
After passing the working end around the back of this fixed point, create a loop that is then placed on top of the ridge line as in fig 1. Once this has been done take the loop and wrap it around the ridge line (following the directions shown by the red arrows) until you reach fig 4. Next take the working end of the rope and create a bight in ...