Knots, Hitches, and Splices 



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with the free end pinched between the rope and the object to which it is 

 attached. 



Timber hitch. — A secure temporary fastening very easily undone, which 

 is used to a considerable extent by 

 carpenters for raising timbers, may be 

 made as follows: 



Pass the rope around the timber, 

 take a half hitch around the rope, and 

 then pass the free end once more be- 

 tween the rope and the timber, as 

 shown in Fig. 72. 



Two half hitches. — A good fastening is made by taking two half hitches 



Fig. 71.— Half 

 h itch 



Fig. 72. — Timber 

 hitch 



around the rope as shown in Fig. 74. 



Fig. 73. — Incorrect Fig. 74. 



Two half hitches 



-Correct 



This is secure provided it is well 

 pulled down and set before being 

 subjected to a load. If tied 

 according to Fig. 74, the hitches 

 are easily loosened, but if made 

 as shown in Fig. 73 they will jam 

 tightly. 



Anchor bend. — This hitch, also 

 called fisherman's bend, is used for 

 fastening a rope securely to a metal 



ring, such as that on an anchor, with a double rope in contact with the 

 metal to prevent excessive wear. 



Take a round turn around the ring and then two half 

 hitches around the rope, passing the end for 

 the first half hitch through the loop of the 

 round turn as shown in Fig. 75. In this 

 form the hitch is very secure, but it may be 

 made more so by whipping the end to the 

 main rope as shown in the cut on the first 

 page of this lesson. 



Timber hitch and half hitch combined. — As 

 shown in Fig. 76, this forms a secure 

 fastening useful in handling long articles 

 that must be kept in line with the pull 

 of the rope. Note that the half hitch is 

 around the object this time, and not around the rope. 

 Clove hitch. — This consists of two half hitches arranged 

 for fastening a rope around an object. It may be made in the middle 

 of a long rope without access to the ends, and will stand a pull from 

 either direction without slipping when once properly set. It is easily 



Fig. 76.— A 

 timber hitch 

 and a half 

 hitch com- 

 bined 



Fig. 75. — 

 A nchor bend 



