Variation on a theme
Dear Friction Knot folks,
This is the knot I have been using for maybe a year now.
I found later when I checked, I had missed tied a Knut making the
half hitch on the other leg shall we say- the one coming off the top of the coil.
In addition there is an added a cross under just before that bottom half hitch.
So with one leg held stationary on the left I start by crossing
over the main line making four wraps counter clockwise as seen from the top.
Then down around and under the left leg, continuing around to finish with
a half hitch. (these wraps can vary in number)
The Spliced eye piece from Sherrill is my favorite as it is so limber. I believe
it is ultra tech as it is rated at 7,800 pounds. It was an english measure that
seems just a bit fatter than a 9-mm accessory cord I have just gotten.
There are such differences between the various accessory cords. I've
tried from 6-mm up to 10mm.
The slicker and stiffer, the more one has to pay attention to setting and dressing.
especially pulling out the slack so the wraps contact the main rope.
With the Sherrill spliced piece on my safety blue, I've gotten pretty
zippy and casual , and it seems to work fine. This knot seems to free
up more easily than the Knut and has less play than the usual VT for me.
I would appreciate any feed back on anyone trying it. It self tends pretty
easily for me though occasionally I've used a quick link just under the bottom
to my tie in (oh no)bowline. This is doubled rope technique. I like doubled rope as my
shoulders are getting a bit tweaked as of late.
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