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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. [2]
Continuous ring hitching (Ringbolt hitching) – series of identical hitches made around a ring; Corned beef knot – binding knot often used for binding the meat of the same name while it is being cooked; Cow hitch – hitch knot used to attach a rope to an object
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
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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A Vermont grand jury has indicted a woman accused of sparking a gunfight with Border Patrol agents last month, causing the death of an agent and the German woman she was traveling with.. The ...
A friction hitch is a kind of knot used to attach one rope to another in a way that is easily adjusted. These knots are commonly used in climbing as part of single-rope technique , doubled-rope technique and as "ratchets" to capture progress on a moving rope, most typically in a mechanical advantage system such as a Z-drag .