Choke knot
Choke knot | |
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Type | Mooring lines |
application | Fixation |
Ashley No. | 154, 1188, 1249 , 1250 |
strength | extremely high |
Synonyms | Würgestek, constrictor knot |
English | Constrictor knot, picket line hitch |
List of nodes |
The choke knot , also Würgestek or Konstriktorkknot (from English to constrict for to tie up), is one of the most durable lace knots. It is similar to the weaving line , but is superior to it in terms of strength. After a load, it cannot be loosened with some rope material, which is why it is used for permanent connections. The knot can also be used in a slip-on variant, which ensures that it can be detached. Like the weaving line, the choke knot can be tied or tied if the ends (ropes) of the rope are not free.
application
The choke knot is used
- as a closure knot around bags tying,
- as a fastening node for the rungs (stiles) of a rope ladder or a raft ,
- as a quick replacement for a whipping , so that a frayed end of the rope does not unravel any further. Such a makeshift should be replaced later by a real whipping or splice .
Knot
A normal loom line is tied and then a rope is tucked under the fixed part of the first eye .
Lay
The placing of the choke knot around a stile.
Lashing down
The strangling knot can be lashed with the help of toggles (sticks), which in turn are attached to the rope by means of marlin spikes .
To solve
The choke knot can only be loosened, especially when it is tied down, by cutting the rope, unless it was tied with slip .
Alternatives
Modifications
- Choke knot with slip to loosen the tightened knot, for example to reopen a bag or sack (as a sack knot, for grain, flour, etc.)
- Double choke knot
- The lace knot according to ABoK # 1239 is well suited to tie or tie objects together
Constrictor knot to slip down
reference
- The choke knot is knot # 1249 in the Ashley Book of Knots
- The choke knot made is # 1188 in the Ashley Book of Knots
- as a picket-left hitch, he's # 154 in the Ashley book of the knots