{"id":9313,"key":"Knots","title":"Knots","latest":{"id":1209521,"timestamp":"2025-11-28T02:33:39Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"[[File:DSCF0035.jpg|thumb]]\n\nA knot is a method for fastening or securing linear material such as rope by tying or interweaving. See the articles/galleries below for instructions on tying various types of knots, and see [[wikipedia:Knot]] for more information.\n\n== Components ==\n\n;'''Hitch:''' A knot used to attach a rope to a fixed object.\n\n[[File:BightLoopElbow.jpg|frame|right|Knot components]]\n\n;'''Bight'''\n:The center part of a length of rop as opposed to the ends.\n:*'''A bight:''' is any portion of the rope, string, or yarn between its two ends.\n:*'''The bight:''' is a U-shaped loop used in making a knot or stitch. Many knots, such as the Bowline can be tied in either the end or the bight.\n\n;'''Elbow'''\n:Two crossing points created by an extra twist in a loop.\n\n;'''Loop'''\n:A full circle formed by passing the working end over itself.\n\n;'''Bend'''\n:A knot uniting two lines often joining two ends of rope together.\n\n;'''Decorative'''\n:A knot exhibiting patterns, often binding to itself, and is neato.\n\n== Notes ==\n\n* Different knots have different applications.\n* A rope containing a knot is weaker than an unknotted rope, because the loops of the knot impose uneven stresses upon the rope fibers. The tighter the knot, the more uneven the stress.\n\n== Galleries ==\n\nThese galleries are listed individualy in the '''articles''' section below. These galleries may eventually become to numerous, in which case only galleries in articles will be linked.\n\n=== Figure Eight ===\n\n<gallery>\nImage:DSCF0001.jpg\nImage:DSCF0002.jpg\nImage:DSCF0003.jpg\nImage:DSCF0004.jpg\nImage:DSCF0005.jpg\nImage:DSCF0006.jpg\nImage:DSCF0007.jpg\nImage:DSCF0008.jpg\nImage:DSCF0009.jpg\nImage:DSCF0010.jpg\n</gallery>\n\n=== Figure Eight on a bight ===\n\n<gallery>\nImage:DSCF0011.jpg\nImage:DSCF0012.jpg\nImage:DSCF0013.jpg\nImage:DSCF0014.jpg\nImage:DSCF0015.jpg\nImage:DSCF0016.jpg\n</gallery>\n\n=== Bowline ===\n\n<gallery>\nImage:DSCF0017.jpg\nImage:DSCF0018.jpg\nImage:DSCF0019.jpg\nImage:DSCF0020.jpg\nImage:DSCF0021.jpg\nImage:DSCF0022.jpg\n</gallery>\n\n=== Bowline one more time ===\n\n<gallery>\nImage:DSCF0023.jpg\nImage:DSCF0025.jpg\nImage:DSCF0027.jpg\nImage:DSCF0028.jpg\nImage:DSCF0029.jpg\n</gallery>\n\n=== Butterfly or Harness loop ===\n\n<gallery>\nImage:DSCF0030.jpg\nImage:DSCF0031.jpg\nImage:DSCF0032.jpg\nImage:DSCF0033.jpg\nImage:DSCF0034.jpg\nImage:DSCF0035.jpg\n</gallery>\n\n=== Double Fisherman's ===\n\n<gallery>\nImage:Picture 001.jpg\nImage:Picture 002.jpg\nImage:Picture 003.jpg\nImage:Picture 004.jpg\nImage:Picture 005.jpg\nImage:Picture 006.jpg\nImage:Picture 007.jpg\nImage:Picture 008.jpg\nImage:Picture 009.jpg\nImage:Picture 010.jpg\nImage:Picture 011.jpg\nImage:Picture 012.jpg\nImage:Picture 013.jpg\nImage:Picture 014.jpg\nImage:Picture 015.jpg\n</gallery>\n\n=== Clove Hitch ===\n\n<gallery>\nImage:Picture 016.jpg\nImage:Picture 017.jpg\nImage:Picture 018.jpg\nImage:Picture 019.jpg\nImage:Picture 020.jpg\nImage:Picture 021.jpg\n</gallery>\n\n=== Truckers Hitch ===\n\n<gallery>\nImage:Picture 022.jpg\nImage:Picture 023.jpg\nImage:Picture 024.jpg\nImage:Picture 025.jpg\nImage:Picture 026.jpg\nImage:Picture 027.jpg\nImage:Picture 028.jpg\nImage:Picture 030.jpg\nImage:Picture 031.jpg\n</gallery>\n\n=== Knots for the Rope Pump ===\n\n==== Why ====\n\nThe 'washers' on the rope-pump need to be made from a material that is\ncheap and easily available. They also need to be easily repairable or replaceable.\nThis is neseccary when whashers crack off or wear over time.\nAnother priority is to have the 'washers' made from a material and in such a way that\ntheir construction and repair can and will be done by women. This is because it is usually\nthe women's task to collect water, and so the water pumps will be mainly used by women.\nThe design of the 'washer' should therefore be a design that is 'appropriate for women'.\nThe 'washer' should fit into the pump pipe loosely; it needs to be securely attached to the\npump rope and it needs to have a system of construction that is simple and easy to explain and learn.\n\n==== How ====\n\nTo make rope elements, one to two meters long and ending in a knot that loosely fits the pipe\nis an alternative for rubber or plastic washers slid over the pump rope or knots made at intervals\nin the pump rope . It would be women's work to make such rope elements in a handicraft way like\nMacramé. When hauling water, women can keep track of the wear of such rope elements and replace\none element when necessary. This replacement can be done in a few minutes, there is no need to\ntake the pump out of service.\nThe picture shows a complex piece of macrame work. In a similar way the rope emement should\nbe made: thin rope, woven into a sting, a loop at one end and a thick knot at hte other end.\nEach loop can be attached to the knot of the next rope element by inserting it into an opening in the knot.\nThere the loop can be fastened.\n\n<gallery>\nImage:D021_GuatamalKnot250.gif\nImage:Knot10.gif\n</gallery>\n\n=== How to put a rope on your back ===\n\n<gallery>\nImage:Picture 032.jpg\nImage:Picture 033.jpg\nImage:Picture 034.jpg\nImage:Picture 035.jpg\nImage:Picture 036.jpg\nImage:Picture 037.jpg\nImage:Picture 038.jpg\nImage:Picture 039.jpg\nImage:Picture 040.jpg\nImage:Picture 041.jpg\nImage:Picture 042.jpg\nImage:Picture 043.jpg\nImage:Picture 044.jpg\nImage:Picture 045.jpg\n</gallery>\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| keywords = knot, rope, type of knots, Knots, How tos\n| authors = User:Chriswaterguy\n| published = 2007\n| description = Need to tie a knot? Appropedia explains practical knot types and when to use each, for camping, work, or repairs.\n}}\n\n[[Category:Knots]]\n[[Category:How tos]]"}