Introducing a Variation of a "Sailor's Gripping Hitch"

[jcsampson]

". . . neither of the particular hitches you are talking about are in ABOK."

Thanks for the correction: A lack of time often leads to assumptions instead of fact checking.

JCS

[jcsampson]

". . . the working end is coming down OVER the coils."

Yes, exactly. In the AGH, a loop part is coming down over the coils instead of the working end. After looking at it for a while, you'll eventually see how the coils themselves are reversed in each of the two hitches.

". . . for vertical poles specifically, what hitch do you know about that's better than the Mason Hitch or the Sailor's Gripping Hitch?"

Why, the "Four-Coil-Ring Fixed-Gripper Coil Hitch," of course!

- http://igkt.net/sm/index.php?topic=1839.msg12495#msg12495

If it doesn't knock your socks off, then you didn't make it right.

JCS

[knot4u]

". . . the working end is coming down OVER the coils."

Yes, exactly. In the AGH, a loop part is coming down over the coils instead of the working end. After looking at it for a while, you'll eventually see how the coils themselves are reversed in each of the two hitches.

I just tied an Adjustable Grip Hitch as if the pole was part of the standing end.  I didn't end up with a Mason Hitch.  I ended up with a hitch that doesn't grip as well as the Mason Hitch.  By the way, the Adjustable Grip Hitch is one of my favorite hitches that I practice often.

[jcsampson]

"I didn't end up with a Mason Hitch."

Right: You aren't supposed to end up with a Mason Hitch when you're tying an Adjustable Grip Hitch. [insert puzzled smiley face here]

JCS