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R E K

A gripping sailor's hitch, another good friction knot. It's used to tie one rope to another, or a rope to a pole, when the pull is lengthwise along the object.

a gripping sailor's hitch, a rope hugging an empty cardboard roll
2 March at 23:11 | Open on merveilles.town
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R E K

@cathos this knot is really similar to the icicle hitch you mentioned the other day :>...

2 March at 23:12 | Open on merveilles.town
flaeky pancako

@rek this is what the fedediverse is for, knott discussions.. love it!

2 March at 23:13 | Open on prsm.space
R E K

@fleeky ^_^! I'm experimenting right now, trying to find a good knot for a very specific use :>.

2 March at 23:21 | Open on merveilles.town
Avi Bryant

@rek @fleeky it would be amazing to have a site or YouTube channel that very rigorously tested knots, eg, how many pounds of load in which directions causes failure with which types of line…

2 March at 23:27 | Open on cosocial.ca
R E K

@avi too many factors :P... rope material, conditions(wet, cold), diameter. I did stumble on this pdf, I'm not done 'wading' through it tho:
paci.com.au/downloads_public/k (800kb)

@fleeky

2 March at 23:46 | Open on merveilles.town
Ed Davies

@rek @avi @fleeky There is the concept of the efficiency of a knot — the proportion of the strength of the knot compared to the strength of the rope it's made out of. That only eliminates some of the conditions, of course, but does at least control for some of them.

3 March at 9:53 | Open on functional.cafe
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