[PART II of II (DaveR--nb
ABOK #s for Boom/Ichabod in Part I)]
But what
rope problemsdo these proposed basic knot sets anticipate? --clearly NOT
tying shoes! So, perhaps the neighbor came over well shod. But how many times is one
going to be wanting to tie Rosendahl's bend vs. a SquaREef or Sheet Bend, which both are
simpler? What do you gain from the more cumbersome fiddling of a Dbl.Dragon over the
quickly tied Bwl?
In none of the sets suggested by others did I see a way to tie off a load under some
tension other than the Tautline H./Midshipman's H.; 2HH or RT&2HH is a pretty common
& venerable knot for that. (The presentation of TlH/MdspH it typically really of an
adjustable
loopknotand one should better be providing just the *knot* part that
does the work, and which can do work on other than its own medium!) I'm assuming that
by "<MdspH>" one intends the 2nd-turn-jammed-into-1st version; books show various things
for this name. Some studies suggest that this form is less effective (than #1734).
A Clove H. can also serve here, backed-up with a stopper or 3rd HH, or a Clove on its
SPart (i.e., "2HH").
I included whippings because, dang it, one too often sees the ends of ropes unraveling,
for want of such a simple treatment--which, yes, could come from tape. But the Common
Whipping mechanism of wrapping a bight that then nips securely an end can be applied
more broadly (with some imagination), so it's worth presenting this.
As for the French Whippin, that extends use of the Clove H., showing
broader binding application.
Btw, my "+Stangle Knot" of course => 'Strangle'. This knot I see useful in
various ways, though many functions are addressed also by some of
the other knots. It's helpful to give a secure knot to
back-upanother knot,
e.g. in tying off something w/slippery-springy PP rope (or to make
a surer stopper in such)--e.g., RT&2HH + Strangle.
On the "mid-line loop", I question exactly what one is anticipating here? If it's the
use of a loop to build a MA leveraging structure (Trucker's/Wagoner's H.), then it's an
inlineloop function, to which the Butterfly is an awkward solution; the Inline
Fig.10 might be the most robust, for some heavier uses where end-2-end loading absent
eye loading might occur. But for quick Trucker's H. building, borrowing on the Bwl's
quick tying & untying seems best. Where that Sheepshank-like common knot might seem
a bit TOO quick & unstable, the simple further tucking of the end bight to make #1074
removes all doubt, and provides additional material at the wear point (dbl.eye).
(There are some single Bwl-in-bight that can work here.) Heck, just an Overhand or
Fig.8 loopknot works as well--they're pretty non-jamming in an
offsetorientation.
... I think it is of most use to most people to know a good binding knot ...
DRJBrennan, what common/frequent uses do you find for the Constrictor? (I find use for it, or for
its cognate doubled version, #1253 (no, not the one most books show, which is #1252), as a whipping;
but I donÕt use it much.)
Constrictor (as binding, midloop and end loop)
Sorry, but this doesnÕt compute: the Constrictor is a binder, not a loop.
Do you mean #1045, as results from an inchoate in-the-bight Constrictor form?
--dl*
