A functional and beautifully symetrical EndBound of the Ezelius Eye Hitch / Loop

[Dennis Pence]

Just to correct some confusion about Ashley's "adjustable hitches", the name Midshipman's Hitch is actually a mistake in diagram #62.  What he has pictured there is what he later calls An Adjustable Hitch [#157, 431, 1730, 1800, 1856].  In the United States scouting community, this knot is called a Taut-Line Hitch.  He applies the name Midshipman's Hitch to a slightly different knot later [#1027, 1729, 1799, 1855, 1993].  Diagram 1993 has the best explanation about where the name comes from.  While you are looking at these, you should also look at [#1857], which Ashley calls Another Adjustable Hitch (and he hints at this in the discussion 1800).  Further there is the Adjustable Jam Hitch [#1230, 1727, 1994].  Notice that the Taut-Line Hitch and the Adjustable Jam Hitch both have a Rolling Hitch (1) [#1734] tied around the standing part but in different directions.  The Midshipman's Hitch has a Rolling Hitch (2) [#1735] tied around the standing part.  Finally, the Another Adjustable Hitch has what most now call a Rolling Hitch (3) {or Magnus Hitch) [1466, 1756] tied around the standing part.

See also [#215, 452, 480, 481] for possible enhancements for a Rolling Hitch.  Thus, for modern slick ropes, you might want to try some of these extra wraps in any of Ashley's adjustable hitches.

[KC]

TY Dennis, in fact in first L-earning Taut Line for life support were first taught 2up/2down; RT at each tier in synthetics.  In time one may advance to as ABoK pictures.

Sorry, not been around and focusing on 1 theory thread when am.
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i like this as a low utility grade knot, of clean, simple RT, 'interrupted' showing the power and flexibility of the mighty RT; that permeates a bunch of knottings.
i have been working with similar , perhaps not as sure footed actually set/family of knots.  Will have to draw; but essentially would be like shown only interrupt 1 Turn of RT; either one, and that is the 'innie' version(s).  Dupe extrovert to outside eye, interrupting either Turn of RT makes total of 4.  Extrovert 'outie' form of double RT with closest 2 interrupted would be Prohaska/Blake's form, as we come back full circle.
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i think of 1Turn(arc180) as a 1D pull, 2Turns as a 1D grip, but 3Turns breaks into stability of more 2D grip, more turns just extend the 2D framework.  This is on single, simple or self host, would have to have perpendicular(non-simple host) that is rigid(not rope's own self) host extension to work on 3D knot forces because natively rope does not resist on the cross axis to go 3D.  The other reason favor RT, is how simply and quickly builds friction this early in capstan theory/chart.
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Adjustable Ezelius shows some promise , TY!
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