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A Matthew Walker knot is a decorative knot that is used to keep the end of a rope from fraying. It is tied by unraveling the strands of a twisted rope , knotting the strands together, then laying up the strands together again.
A type of hitch knot used to attach a rope to oddly shaped objects. Knute hitch: A knot used to attach a lanyard of small stuff to a marlingspike or other tool. Magnus hitch: 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.
Tack knot [2] Tape knot – frequently used in climbing for joining two ends of webbing together; Tarbuck knot – used by climbers and was primarily used with stranded nylon rope; Taut-line hitch – adjustable loop knot for use on lines under tension; Tensionless hitch – an anchor knot used for rappelling or rope rescue.
The knot was popularized as the uni knot by Vic Dunaway, an editor at the Miami Herald, in a 1970 fishing book. [3] [4] Currently, in American English the knot is known as the uni knot referring to its ability to work with mono-filament or fluorocarbon fishing lines. However, in British English it is commonly known as the Grinner knot. [5]
The relationship between the Reever Knot and the Vice Versa Bend was first pointed out by Clements In his 2004 article "The Vice Versa Bend and the Reever Knot". [1] His analysis of the symmetry of the two forms of the knot led him to suggest that the Reever Knot, being completely symmetric, is the better version of the knot.
The bowline on a bight is a knot which makes a pair of fixed-size loops in the middle of a rope. Its advantage is that it is reasonably easy to untie after being exposed to load. It is one of the two tie-in knots that are being taught by the German Alpine Club (DAV), generally being considered secure. [1] [2] [3]
Friction knots are held in place by the friction between the windings of line. Knotted-ends knots are held in place by the two ends of the line being knotted together. Stopping may be either a temporary whipping or seizing, the commonest variety consisting of a few round turns finished off with a reef knot .
The trucker's hitch is a compound knot commonly used for securing loads on trucks [7] or trailers.The general arrangement, using loops and turns in the rope itself to form a crude block and tackle, has long been used to tension lines and is known by multiple names.