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Two half-hitches. Two half-hitches is a type of knot, specifically a binding knot or hitch knot. One variety consists of an overhand knot tied around a post, followed by a half-hitch. This knot is less often referred to as a clove hitch over itself, double half-hitch, or full-hitch. Two half hitches is the commonest of all hitches for mooring ...
The round turn and two half hitches is a hitch used to secure the end of a rope to a fixed object. The name refers to the components used to form the knot: a round turn wraps the rope around the object (completely encircling it) and the two half hitches secure the end around the standing part. Variations of this hitch can be made with differing ...
The clove hitch is an ancient type of knot, made of two successive single hitches [1]: 283 tied around an object. It is most effectively used to secure a middle section of rope to an object it crosses over, [1]: 213 such as a line on a fencepost. It can also be used as an ordinary hitch, or as a binding knot, but it is not particularly secure ...
Caveat. Wears out the rope when used for descending. The Munter hitch, also known as the Italian hitch, mezzo barcaiolo or the crossing hitch, [1] is a simple adjustable knot, commonly used by climbers, cavers, and rescuers to control friction in a life-lining or belay system. To climbers, this hitch is also known as HMS, the abbreviation for ...
The sheet bend (also known as weaver's knot and weaver's hitch) is a bend knot. It is practical for joining lines of different diameter or rigidity. It is quick and easy to tie, and is considered so essential it is the first knot given in the Ashley Book of Knots. [ 1 ] Additionally, it is one of the six knots given in the International Guild ...
Reverse half hitches: Round turn and two half-hitches: Sailor's hitch: A secure, jam-proof hitch. Siberian hitch: A knot used to attach a rope to an object. Slippery hitch: A knot used to attach a line to a rod or bar. Snell knot: A hitch knot used to attach an eyed fishing hook to fishing line. Snuggle hitch: A modification of the clove hitch ...
Constrictor knot. The constrictor knot is one of the most effective binding knots. [1][2][3][4] Simple and secure, it is a harsh knot that can be difficult or impossible to untie once tightened. It is made similarly to a clove hitch but with one end passed under the other, forming an overhand knot under a riding turn.
Instructions. [1] The half hitch is a simple hitch knot, where the working end of a line is brought over and under the standing part. Insecure on its own, it is a valuable component of a wide variety of useful and reliable hitches, bends, and knots. The half hitch is tied with one end of a rope which is passed around an object and secured to ...