Double sheet stake
| Double sheet stake | |
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| Type | connection |
| application | Connect unevenly thick ropes |
| Ashley No. | 1434 |
| Synonyms | double backstitch |
| English | Double sheet bend |
| List of nodes | |
The double Schotstek is a knot for connecting two ropes of different thickness.
application
The double schotstek connects a thick or stiff rope or a hawser with a thin flexible rope or line. The knot strength is strongly dependent on the difference in thickness and the type and surface of the rope.
Knot
A bay is laid with the hawser . With the thin rope you first tie a simple sheet stake and then drive the loose end around the cable bay one more time and push the end through again.
simple Schotstek
again around and through
finished
Alternatives
- The simple Schotstek is suitable for connecting less different ropes or ropes of equal thickness .
- For connecting two hawsers or cables, the stiffer is Carrick Bend .
- Twisted ropes are spliced .
Modifications
- One turn less results in the simple Schotstek .
- A few more turns results in the Zeisingstek .
See also
Web links
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