![]() Post eye tiable (PET), or ante eye tiable (AET) knots.Įven if we restrict ourselves to study the function, and not the geometry, the structure or the mechanism, as we should, the knots described in this thread belong to many different categories - so I believe we can not compare them. Knot mechanisms that utilize a block-and-tackle like mechanical advantage.ġ0. Localized or spread along the line knots ( like the Sheepshank, or the Capt. Tight hitches, away from the surface of the object (mid-air).Ĩ. Tight hitches, on the surface of the object.Ĥ. I believe that the geometry of the many different knots discussed and the many more hinted in this thread has not been clarified - and, instead of this, the only categories we have, are the categories of the various functional characteristics the knots are meant to incoropate : A quick and dirty enumeration of those functions would one be like this :ģ. ![]() And to start doing it, we have to start from the first thing the knots are : 3D objects - i.e., we have to start from their geometry. We have to describe the knots themselves, as mechanisms based on some structures. It will lead us nowhere if we describe knots, by their application to particular problems ! It is a common mistake most knot tyers do, because of years of brain-washing by the popular books about knots - which, most of the time, are books about recipes on how to tie certain knots, not books about the knots themselves - and they are addressed to people like they were parrots, soldier-like boy scouts, housekeepers, etc. The issue discussed in this thread is NOT resolved, and one reason for this is that oftentimes people mix many purposes, and arrive at no end. I will tell it right from the beginning, and I will tell it once more at the end of my post :ĭo NOT use a fixed loop ! Replace the fixed loop with some other structure - simplify the mechanism ! these work pretty good as quick-set knots. But given the nature of sleeping bags, tarps, blanket rolls, etc. It seems to hold like a vice but can explode/capsize if the bundle applied a sharp asymmetric expansion force to the structure. Protect the nipping turn from rolling toward the fixed loop as you snug the knot. Form the gleipnir's nip somewhere back along the bundle, and send the tag end through the nipping turn. Pass the tag end around the bundle and feed all the slack through the fixed loop. If I understand what you are saying Dan, this knot might just be a visual rehash. The second idea is a variation of the gleipnir itself. However, it is harder to release (need to capsize it on purpose). The bulk of the ring hitch gives a tighter U-shaped angle to the nipping turn and is still quick to form. Keep the nipping turn from capsizing as the knot is snugged tight. Now send the tag end through the ring hitch and pull the slack out. Form a ring hitch in the fixed loop by bringing the bight on top. Use it in the same capacity for compression or bundling. The first is a variation of the above structure. Let me know what you think.Īfter reading the gleipnir thread, I have a few more ideas to add. However, I was not able to find it in Ashley. Its so simple, 'i'd be surprised if it hasn't been done before. To release, push in the shear direction indicated below (pic 4) and the knot will immediately release. The soccer ball in pic 3 shows the knot in its set form. As the loop around the bundle constricts, the knot will lock it tight. Pull the tag end back toward itself and the knot will grab as it tightens. Pull the slack through while the knot is loose. Pass the tag end around your bundle and up through the center of both loops. At the loop, form the shape of a ring hitch (pic 1), and proceed by laying the right loop on top of the left (pic 2). The images shown below use an angler's loop. ![]() This knot: requires no practice, gives 2-1 pull, releases easily and quickly Useful as a constrictor knot for the 2-1 pull advantage. Trucker's hitch: better applied to freestanding loads. This knot: only requires one circumference of cord, easy to set, easy to release. Here are some similar knots, and the pro-con comparison.Ĭonstrictor knot: requires 2x the circumference length of cordage. ![]() I think this knot is a handy and practical knot when compared to others, for the intended applications. To date the knot works with paracord, slightly larger sailing cord, nylon catfish line, and thin lace-style guy lines, all of which are handy for camping to set tarps, tent guy lines, etc. It is a knot that must be used with a fixed loop, as far as I can tell. Hello guys, I hope you find my submission to be intriguing.
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