Crown knot
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Type | stopper |
application | End knots on handrails ( gangway , sea stairway), deck stoppers, decorative knots |
Ashley No. | 670 |
List of nodes |
The crown node is a square knot , which for knotting a Endspleißes a rope is used, which of a plurality of strands composed. This is to prevent the rope from fraying or rushing out of handrails such as on the gangway . The crown knot is often combined to form multi-strand thickening knots such as the fall ladder or rose knot . They are usually tied with three or four cardels. However, a single crown can be used to finish off an eyelid .
It is also part of decorative knots such as the diamond knot or bracelets .
Knot
Usually such knots are knotted with the cardeles of a hemp or sisal rope . Different colored cords are used here for a better overview .
Three-carded rope. The order is blue, yellow, green ( right-hand winding ). It is best to keep it as shown in the picture. The binding is done counterclockwise
Comparison of crown knots - wall knots
The crown knot is the exact opposite of the wall knot .
The wall knot and above it the crown knot, then pushed again on the right, result in the stairway knot
Examples of using the crown knot
Fallreep knot, 3-carded. The knot is made from a wall knot with a crown knot on top
Rose knots , top view. In the case of a rose knot , you first put a crown knot , over it a lanyard knot and over it another square knot.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Clifford W. Ashley: The Ashley Book of Knots. Over 3800 knots. How they look like. What they are used for. How they are made. 6th edition. Edition Maritim, Hamburg 1999, p. 126.
- ↑ JD Lenzen: Paracords Basics. mvg, Munich 2014, p. 30, ISBN 978-3-86882-180-2 .
- ↑ Thade Precht: Paracord: Power knot for advanced users. TOPP, 2015, ISBN 978-3-7358-0402-0 , p. 47.