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| + | | name=Miller's knot | ||
| + | | image= Millers-Knot-with-Bag-ABOK-1241.jpg | ||
| + | | caption= [[ABoK]] #1241 around the neck of a paper [[bag]] | ||
| + | | names= Sack knot, Bag knot | ||
| + | | type= binding | ||
| + | | strength= | ||
| + | | origin= | ||
| + | | related= [[Ground-line hitch]], [[Constrictor knot]], [[Strangle knot]], [[Clove hitch]] | ||
| + | | releasing= | ||
| + | | strength= | ||
| + | | uses= | ||
| + | | caveat= | ||
| + | | abok_number= #388, #389, #390, #1241, #1242, #1243, #1244 | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | A '''Miller's knot''' (also '''Sack knot''' or '''Bag knot''') is a [[binding knot]] used to secure the opening of a sack or [[Bag|bag]]. Historically, large sacks often contained [[Cereal|grains]]; thus the association of these knots with the [[Miller|miller's]] trade. Several knots are known interchangably by these three names.<ref name="ashley62">Clifford W. Ashley, ''The Ashley Book of Knots'' (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 62.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Variations== | ||
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| + | As noted above, several distinct [[Knot|knots]] have historically been known as Miller's, Sack, or Bag knots. To avoid ambiguity, these knots are listed below by the reference numbers found in ''[[The Ashley Book of Knots]]''. All of these knots can also be made in a slipped form by completing the final tuck with a [[Bight (knot)|bight]] instead of the end.<ref name="ashley224">Ashley, 224.</ref> | ||
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| + | ===#1241=== | ||
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| + | [[Image:Millers-Knot-ABOK-1241.jpg|300px|left]]<br style="clear:left;" /> | ||
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| + | ===#1242=== | ||
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| + | [[Image:Millers-Knot-ABOK-1242.jpg|300px|left]]<br style="clear:left;" /> | ||
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| + | ===#1243=== | ||
| + | This knot is also a useful [[List of hitch knots|hitch]] and is known by the name [[Ground-line hitch]] when used for that purpose.<ref name="ashley224"/> | ||
| + | [[Image:Groundline-Hitch-Loose-ABOK-1243.jpg|300px|left]]<br style="clear:left;" /> | ||
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| + | ===#1244=== | ||
| + | This variation is noted by [[Clifford Ashley|Ashley]] as having better binding characteristics than the others.<ref name="ashley224"/> | ||
| + | [[Image:Millers-Knot-ABOK-1244.jpg|300px|left]]<br style="clear:left;" /> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
Revision as of 00:54, 21 June 2007
A Miller's knot (also Sack knot or Bag knot) is a binding knot used to secure the opening of a sack or bag. Historically, large sacks often contained grains; thus the association of these knots with the miller's trade. Several knots are known interchangably by these three names.&
Variations
As noted above, several distinct knots have historically been known as Miller's, Sack, or Bag knots. To avoid ambiguity, these knots are listed below by the reference numbers found in The Ashley Book of Knots. All of these knots can also be made in a slipped form by completing the final tuck with a bight instead of the end.&
#1241
#1242
#1243
This knot is also a useful hitch and is known by the name Ground-line hitch when used for that purpose.&
#1244
This variation is noted by Ashley as having better binding characteristics than the others.&
