Re-learned the clove hitch (or webeleinstek in German),...

Re-learned the clove hitch (or webeleinstek in German), an ancient and simple knot to secure a piece of rope using two hitches. We used it aboard to secure the fenders to the railings.

https://nchrs.xyz/knots

A piece of rope going around a narrow, round piece of wood.

Like 15 Jun 2023 at 9:57 | Open on merveilles.town

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🇺🇦 Aarøn :oko:

@rostiger A very useful variant is to put the loose part of the rope "auf Slip" by going back. This allows to open the knot easily and fast with one hand.

15 Jun 2023 at 10:15 | Open on social.okoyono.de

Alexander Cobleigh

@rostiger lovely visualization of the knot :>

15 Jun 2023 at 11:03 | Open on merveilles.town

masukomi

@rostiger that site has got to be the prettiest presentation of knots I've ever seen. :D Thanks.

15 Jun 2023 at 11:30 | Open on connectified.com

Elbi

@rostiger Oh, neat! I was like "that's an odd cow hitch" at first glance. What's the special thing for this one? Easy to open?

15 Jun 2023 at 12:28 | Open on mastodon.social

Alonealastalovedalongthe

@rostiger

This and the bowline are the two knots were burned into my memory in boyscouts growing up. Over the years I have relearned other knots I learned and forgot and just plain forgotten many others... but the clovehitch and bowline are so beautiful and useful that they just refuse to be forgotten in my head.

Though.... I can really only tie a bowline with the one handed method with the loop around your body (I think this was a sailor's OG form of a life preserver?).

15 Jun 2023 at 16:01 | Open on toot.cafe