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Posted: 18 Mar 2018


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TSC. Highwayman's knot

TSC.  Highwayman's knot
The highwayman's hitch knot is a quick-release draw loop knot used for temporarily securing a load that will need to be released easily and cleanly. The hitch can be untied with a tug of the working end, even when under tension. Pull one end and it gets more holding power. Pull the other end and the knot is released quickly. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highwayman%27s_hitch

The Clove Hitch (see PiP) is particularly useful where the length of the running end needs to be adjustable, since feeding in rope from either direction will loosen the knot to be tightened at a new position. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clove_hitch

The knot was attributable to the notorious 18th-century English highwayman Dick Turpin, but sadly this isn't so. The wire is part of an extension cable which has then been wound round a roll of packaging paper.

Clove Hitch

"Tangled Up In You" - Staind - Lyrics

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27 comments - The latest ones
 Edward Bowthorpe
Edward Bowthorpe
Brilliant Amelia,eddie,xx
6 years ago.
Amelia club has replied to Edward Bowthorpe
Thanks, Eddie. I tried tying knots using garden twine, but thy were a tad hairy. ;-)
6 years ago.
 Chrissy
Chrissy club
super, wenn man solche Knoten kann!
6 years ago.
Amelia club has replied to Chrissy club
We just looked them up on the Internet, Chrissy. Plenty of advice given there.
6 years ago.
 Boro
Boro
Superbe compo
6 years ago.
Amelia club has replied to Boro
Many thanks, Boro.
6 years ago.
 Coco
Coco club
Beautiful colors and clean lines. Info is terrific too.
6 years ago.
Amelia club has replied to Coco club
The cable could have been cleaner, Coco. It is well used because our house has such a few sockets in it.
6 years ago.
 PhLB - Luc Boonen
PhLB - Luc Boonen club
I'll practice that one next time I'm on the highway
6 years ago.
Amelia club has replied to PhLB - Luc Boonen club
Only advisable if you are stationary Luke. ;-)
6 years ago.
Amelia club has replied to aNNa schramm club
What a wonderful book, Anna. Just the sort of book that would gather dust while awaiting a Sunday Challenge. :-)))))))
6 years ago.
 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club
From your Boy Scout days Amelia ???????? a nice selection of colours
6 years ago.
Amelia club has replied to Peter Castell club
Well - it could have been the Girl Guides or the Brownies, Peter. I've no idea what you Boy Scouts got up to. ;-)
6 years ago.
 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Excellent presentation. Good colors and light.
6 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Smashing pair of images which, together with the narrative, demonstrate the knots perfectly..!!

Top (k)notch..!! :-))
6 years ago. Edited 6 years ago.
 Amazingstoker
Amazingstoker
that's a very attractive knot and well taken
6 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Awesome pair!

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6 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Wow, can you really do such knots? Hats off to you and also for presenting them so well!
6 years ago.
Amelia club has replied to Gudrun club
Just followed the instructions on the Internet, Gudrun. I wouldn't have been able to tie these knots otherwise.
6 years ago.
 Wierd Folkersma
Wierd Folkersma club
the clove hitch I still use very often and another one when the ropes are of different thickness.
lovely take on the theme
6 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
You've got me all tied up here, Amelia. I never got beyond the clove hitch in the Cubs. :-)
6 years ago.
 Roger Bennion
Roger Bennion club
A well matched entry to 'Sight and Sound'. New music to me.....liking it :-)

Thank you, Amelia, for posting to Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music
6 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
Impressive knot knowledge.
6 years ago.
 Stevia
Stevia club
You created this knot very impressive. He looks very special, like a work of art. But he does not look very stable. The upper loop can still slide down and out, right? I find it very interesting which varieties of knots there are in total.
6 years ago.
 Gillian Everett
Gillian Everett club
Cool, well illustrated
6 years ago.
 Clickity Click
Clickity Click
Amelia, tI thought I had commented on your photograph, sorry about the delay. Like that you gave the directions for the Highway Man's Knot. I do believe there is a real art to tying knots. Good idea and presentation. :)
6 years ago.

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