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2. Swing hitch - Wikipedia

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   If the swing is attached to a living tree, protecting the sap carrying live layers of the inner bark may be necessary; Suitable measures of tree protection while attaching a swing include Choosing a grabbing and tightly holding knot such as swing hitch rather than a loop knot such as a bowline for the swing, and thus avoiding sawing or sanding ...

3. Timber hitch - Wikipedia

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   As the name suggests, this knot is often used by lumbermen and arborists for attaching ropes or chains to tree trunks, branches, and logs. [3] [5] For stability when towing or lowering long items, the addition of a half-hitch in front of the timber hitch creates a timber hitch and a half hitch, [6] or known as a killick hitch [2] when at sea. [7]

4. Baby jumper - Wikipedia

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   When working outside, the mother could attach the cradleboard to a tree limb using its straps. By pulling the limb, thus causing a bouncing motion, the baby would be soothed. [1] Jolly Jumper claims to have invented the baby jumper in 1910, using an axe handle for the spreader; however the baby jumper existed long before that.

5. Hitch (knot) - Wikipedia

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   A knot used to attach a rope to a rod, pole, or other rope. (See also Rolling hitch) Marline Hitching: A knot used to attach a rope to a cylindrical object. Similar in appearance to the Chain Hitch, but a succession of overhand knots. Marlinespike hitch: A temporary knot used to attach a rod to a rope in order to form a handle. Midshipman's hitch

6. Swing (seat) - Wikipedia

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   Some swing sets include play items other than swings, such as a rope ladder or sliding pole. For older children, swings are sometimes made of a flexible canvas seat, of a rubberized ventilated tire tread, of plastic, or of wood. A common backyard sight is a wooden plank suspended on both sides by ropes from a tree branch.

7. How to get rid of fallen tree limbs, storm debris in Lexington

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   As clean-up from Tuesday’s storms continues, the city has announced plans for storm debris removal including fallen tree limbs. Six EF-1 tornadoes touched down in Kentucky on Tuesday.

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9. Limbing - Wikipedia

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   When the tree is lying on the ground, branches may be storing enormous potential energy through mechanical strain. When a branch is cut, often with a chain saw, this energy can be released suddenly and the branch can jump dangerously. In addition, a branch may be supporting the tree, and the tree can fall or roll when the branch is cut.