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{{Knot | {{Knot | ||
|name = Constrictor Knot | |name = Constrictor Knot | ||
|image = Constrictor-ABOK-1249.jpg | |image = Constrictor-ABOK-1249.jpg | ||
|image_width=500px | |image_width=500px | ||
| − | |use = The Constrictor knot is one of the most effective binding knots. Simple and secure, it is a harsh knot which 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. | + | |use = The Constrictor knot is one of the most effective binding knots. Simple and secure, it is a harsh knot which 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. Because this knot will not slip when tied around a stick, it is an ''excellent'' knot for making a rope ladder. |
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#Make a turn around the object and bring the working end back over the standing part. | #Make a turn around the object and bring the working end back over the standing part. | ||
#Continue around behind the object. | #Continue around behind the object. | ||
#Pass the working end over the standing part and then under the riding turn and standing part, forming an overhand knot under a riding turn. | #Pass the working end over the standing part and then under the riding turn and standing part, forming an overhand knot under a riding turn. | ||
| − | #Be sure the ends emerge between the two turns as shown. | + | #Be sure the ends emerge between the two turns as shown. Pull firmly on the ends to tighten. |
|warnings = The Constrictor knot's severe bite, which makes it so effective, can damage or disfigure items it is tied around. | |warnings = The Constrictor knot's severe bite, which makes it so effective, can damage or disfigure items it is tied around. | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:46, 15 July 2022
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Use: The Constrictor knot is one of the most effective binding knots. Simple and secure, it is a harsh knot which 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. Because this knot will not slip when tied around a stick, it is an excellent knot for making a rope ladder.
How to tie:
WARNING: The Constrictor knot's severe bite, which makes it so effective, can damage or disfigure items it is tied around.
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