Knot in October GAW

[Aloha]

Aloha --

In pictures #3 & 4 of the first Icicle hitch post, it looks like you pass the working end over the standing end....is this right ?   

Yes.  I had to tie again to make sure.  The green really washed out what I was doing. 

[Sos24]

Entry 5 - Halyard Hitch

The Halyard Hitch Knot is used to secure a line to a shackle (or ring or clip).  For the Halyard Knot to work, the diameter of the shackle and line should be about the same.  If the shackle diameter is too large the Halyard Hitch Knot cannot be tightened sufficiently to provide a grip on the working end so it does not come undone.

Structure The Halyard Hitch Knot has the same structure as the Stevedore Stopper but is attached to a shackle. When completed the end exits adjacent to the shackle and is almost invisible. By contrast the end of Buntline Hitch exits away from the shackle.

The Halyard Hitch is a compact knot which improves aesthetics over some other options.

Halyard Hitch cannot be tied or untied under load.  After being heavily loaded, it can be hard to untie.



1-6). Pass the working end through the shackle, and wrap the working end around the standing end twice.
7). Next, take the working end and pass it through the loop that you’ve just made next to the shackle.
. Pull the working end tight.
Optional) trim any excess line from the end. (When trimmed short, this knot should never be used for critical loads).  It’s also a good idea to heat-seal the end for added security and protection.

Some variations of the Halyard Hitch, feed the working end down through the wraps so that it ends up parallel to the standing end.  This is not considered as secure, but may be better if the shackle diameter is larger than the rope.


The left is the standard method of tying the Halyard knot.  The right is the alternative.

[Nix]

Very cool. 


I'm a bit of Buntline hitch fan, but this looks like an improvement. It almost seems like a cross between a Buntline and an Anchor hitch.


Very nice! 

[Nix]

[enki_ck]

My 5th entry is a webbing knot, known by a few names but most know it by the name Water knot. It might look and actually is very easy to tie, but is a very reliable knot and one I trust my life on. It is used to connect two webbings or two ends of a webbing together to make a sling.

It is basically a overhand knot on a webbing you follow through from the other side with the other end of the webbing.

The strands of the webbing are loaded in the direction of the load so the knot only gets tighter, but the safest thing is always to leave about 10cm or 4 inches of tail out kf the knot for possible slippage.

You can use this knot for connecting rope or webbing, but I mostly use it for webbing slings for natural anchor points while caving, or simply to hang my hammock

[Nix]

Nice!

Another 'must know knot'!

I find that it can be hard to untie after it gets well loaded.....like after I've been sleeping in my hammock all night. But it is a trustworthy knot. I've seen some reports that with repeated light loading and unloading that it can work itself loose....surprises me...so it is a good idea to keep your tails a little long as you noted. Good safety point. 

[Aloha]

Great Knot.  Its always interesting such a "simple" knot can be so reliable. 

[enki_ck]

Every knot actually weakens the rope by 25-40% (and even more if it's tied badly, each overlapping strand by about 25%) as it bends it, in a way "breaks" the rope. So a neatly tied knot is a safe knot. And a simple knot with less overlaps and bends that still doea its job AND spends less rope is always a top choice for me.

[Nix]

[ReamerPunch]

Alpine Butterfly by Aloha
Arbor, aka Canadian Jam knot by ReamerPunch
Bill Mason Knot, aka Les Stroud Hitch by ReamerPunch
Blake's Hitch by Nix
Bow Tie knot  (Invalid entry) by Nix
Bowline by Vitor
Bowline on a Bight by enki_ck
Break-away Loop by RF52
Clove Hitch by Sea Monster
Cow Hitch (aka Lark's head) by ReamerPunch
Double Bowline, Yosemite finish by Huntsman
Double Constrictor by Sos24
Double Davy by Aloha
Double Fisherman’s knot (Grapevine, Double Grinner) by enki_ck
Double Sheet Bend by Sea Monster
Espalier Knot by Nix
Eye Splice by Sea Monster
Fig. 8 on a bight, aka Flemish Loop by enki_ck
Friendship Knot by ReamerPunch
Halyard Hitch by Sos24
Handcuff knot by Vitor
Hangman’s Knot by Mechanickal (“Turtle Bait”)
Harness, aka Artilleryman’s Loop by Sea Monster
Icicle Hitch by Aloha
Improved Clinch by Alan K
Jug, aka Bottle Knot by Nix
Marlinspike Hitch by Sos24
Midshipman’s Hitch by Sos24
Mooring Hitch by Vitor
Munter Hitch by Huntsman (“Lefty”)
Overhand knot (Bend), aka EDK by Huntsman
Palomar Knot by SteveC
Perfection Loop by Alan K
Pfrsantos Lanyard by Pfrsantos
Prusik Knot by ReamerPunch
Quick Release Wrap by Sos24
Reef knot, aka Square Knot by Nix
Reversed Hitches, Pair of half hitches by RF52
San Diego Jam Knot by Aloha
Shoe Clerk’s Knot by RF52
Strangle Knot by enki_ck
Surgeon’s Knot by Alan K.
Trucker’s Hitch by Vitor
Uni knot by Alan K.
Water Knot by enki_ck
Yosemite Bowline by Nix
Zeppelin Bend by Aloha

[Nix]

 

Good lookin' list of knots.

....except for Fuzzbucket's bow tie knot....which someone stole....

[Nix]

Just a reminder, the lights go out on this challenge tomorrow evening....after dinner....Nix time.

How many times have you gone to move the power drill to a new work spot, only to find that it became disconnected from the extension cord?

Here is one of my favorite life-hacks:





I suppose it is a half-knot finished with a 'plug splice'.   

I don't recall how I learned this, but this simple 'knot' will prevent one from pulling a power plug out of an extension cord. I use it every time I use an extension cord! 

[RF52]

That is a good one Nix

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[pfrsantos]

Just a reminder, the lights go out on this challenge tomorrow evening....after dinner....Nix time.

How many times have you gone to move the power drill to a new work spot, only to find that it became disconnected from the extension cord?

Here is one of my favorite life-hacks:

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I suppose it is a half-knot finished with a 'plug splice'.   

I don't recall how I learned this, but this simple 'knot' will prevent one from pulling a power plug out of an extension cord. I use it every time I use an extension cord! 

+1

Yup, technically, it´s a knot. I should'vre remembered it.

 

I have one more to share but haven't had time to prepare it. I might just look up a video of it.

Sorry, guys...

 

[Nix]

pfrsantos -- you still have 24 hours....more like 30 hours....to get an entry in....   

[RF52]

The stevedore knot is a stopper knot and I just learned it from the Ashley book of knots

Start by making a loop, then go over under, over under again, take the tail up through the top loop and tidy it up and pull thight

[Nix]

 


I sometimes think that people take stopper knots for granted. Ashley provides a great reference to see how people used to be quite serious about their stopper knots. I myself default to the Figure 8, as taught to me by my sailing instructor. However, I think there are times when a slightly more centered and bulky knot like the Stevedore can be useful.

Great entry! 

[RF52]

Thanks
I think it looks to be a handy knot to know, and it's simple to tie

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[enki_ck]

I prefer the double overhand knot. I tie it on the end of the rope so I don't descent and drop off it

A figure 8 might work itself off the rope if not loaded as Huntsman said, a double overhand knot will stay put. It's what we're instructed to do in SRT (single rope technique) training.

[Nix]

I prefer the double overhand knot. I tie it on the end of the rope so I don't descent and drop off it

A figure 8 might work itself off the rope if not loaded as Huntsman said, a double overhand knot will stay put. It's what we're instructed to do in SRT (single rope technique) training.

I think I know that as a Surgeon's knot:





A great stopper knot; however, once loaded it can become difficult to untie, especially when wet. The Figure 8 knot has never become unintentionally loose or undone in my experience. But I like to leave a decent tail after the knot.





The great virtue of the Fig 8 is that it can untied easily after being loaded and is soaking wet. This has some obvious advantages in a sailing environment. Because I learned it early on, I use it as my stopper for just about everything.

Your double overhand (Surgeon's) is surely more secure, but less efficient in my book.

Similarly, Grapevine is even more secure, and even more difficult to untie after being loaded:





An even better stopper is the Fig 8 on a bight:




This will not get stuck or jammed in a cleat or block, and it has a convenient 'handle' to pull it out of a block. The downside is that the loop can present a snagging hazard so should be used in situations where the risk of the loop being snagged or snagging is minimal.


RF's Stevedore would seem to be a good compromise between security and ease of being untied, but I haven't tried it out with a soaking wet knot! 

[enki_ck]

Nope, not a Surgeon's knot, a double overhand
stopper knot. Like half of a double fisherman's knot.

[Nix]

 

A 'Grinner' or 'Uni'?




Similar to the Grapevine knot I posted above, but two wraps instead of three or more.

Again, very secure and very strong. But the Devil to pay to get it untied after being loaded, especially when wet.

[Syncop8r]

Damnit, I just haven't had time to do anything for this.
Got a knot or two that hasn't been done yet... 

[Nix]

 

[enki_ck]

Not sure, as I said, I tie it like a half of a double fisherman's knot, just without the other rope strand.

[Nix]

Ja, same knot.   

[Huntsman]

Hi Multitool and knot lovers!! - I am back   

Well I ended up having a crazy week - I was hospitalised for three days with my hand and lots of other challenging things going on in my work and personal life
So missed last week's submission - And now ReamerPunch 'stole' one of my next knots the prussik knot   

But I did want to make one more submission - So this is it - The Round Turn and Two Half-Hitches
I am not sure if it has even been submitted already - It is not in RP's fantastic summary post under this name - But may be under another
- I have so little time I cannot even check - But the big boss-man will     

I am pretty sure I learnt this knot in the Scouts - But it has come into play in climbing days - But has many other uses.
I would call it an anchor knot to secure a rope to a very solid fixed object.

When we climb: To make an anchor point for a belay, I'd usually just chuck a sling around a tree, or rock, and put a carabiner through the two ends,  then your rope through the carabiner back to the climbing harness and secure - Quick and easy
But if you want to secure the single rope (not a loop) to a fixed object - Usually a tree - You can use this knot.
Also useful for the starting knot for attaching the rope to your roof rack or trailer followed by a few truckers hitches from side to side!!


It is a very simple knot to tie - As always there is a right way to tie it and a wrong way.
The only mistake you can really make with this knot is in step 3 -
To tie correctly, for the second hitch you go down and around and through - another way of saying this is the first time you go around the rope you go clockwise the second time it is anti-clockwise - Which can be counter intuitive
The mistake is made by just going around and through for the second hitch - ie you go clockwise both times - Hard to explain - So I put in another picture!! 
The knot still ties but the two ends go through the loop in opposite directions - Which I guess makes the knot much much weaker.

Not sure about overall security and rope weakening etc etc (when you get it right, of course)  - You guys seem to know way more about that than me - But I would trust my life (or my climbing partner's life) to it!!

I hope the images and process to tie is clear - Let me know if you need more piccies
EDIT 2: And also if the knot qualifies of course!!

EDIT: oooo - Just noticed I went a little Chinese in my wRong way picture description!!         Apologies

[Hevy (CT-782)]

The last week was really full for us.
Vitor will try to post a knot tomorow morning (São Paulo, BR time).


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[ReamerPunch]

And now ReamerPunch 'stole' one of my next knots the prussik knot   

Yay! I stole another knot! 

[Nix]

Hmmmmm....RF52 gave us a pair of half-hitches......but you supplied specific directions for the Round Turn with a pair of Half-Hitches....I'll take it!