Timber hitch

[박대선]

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Timber hitch
Names	Timber hitch, Bowyer's Knot, Lumberman's Knot, Countryman's Knot
Category	Hitch
Related	Killick hitch
Releasing	non-jamming
ABoK	#195, #479, #1665, #2161
Instructions	[1]

The timber hitch is a knot used to attach a single length of rope to a cylindrical object. Secure while tension is maintained, it is easily untied even after heavy loading.^[1][2][3]

The timber hitch is an old knot. It is first known to have been mentioned in a nautical source c. 1625^[4] and illustrated in 1762.^[1]

Contents

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• 1 Usage
• 2 Tying
• 3 Security
• 4 See also
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Usage[edit]

As the name suggests, this knot is often used by lumbermen and arborists for attaching ropes to tree trunks, branches, and logs.^[3][5] For stability when towing or lowering long items, the addition of a half-hitch in front of the timber hitch creates a timber hitch and a half hitch,^[6] or known as a killick hitch^[2] when at sea.^[7] A killick is "a small anchor or weight for mooring a boat, sometimes consisting of a stone secured by pieces of wood".^[8][9] This can also prevent the timber hitch from rolling.^[3]

This knot is also known as the Bowyer's Knot, as it is used to attach the lower end of the bowstring to the bottom limb on an English longbow.^[10]

The hitch is also one of the methods used to connect ukulele^[11] and classical guitar^[12][13] strings to the bridge of the instruments.

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  Timber hitch on a tree trunk.

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  Timber hitches on the bridge of a classical guitar

Tying[edit]

To make the knot, pass the rope completely around the object. Pass the running end around the standing part, then through the loop just formed. Make three or more turns (or twists) around the working part. Pull on the standing part to tighten around the object.

A common error in tying can be avoided by assuring that the turns are made in the working part around itself.^[14] When making the hitch in laid rope, the turns should be made with the lay of the rope, that is, in the same direction as the twist of the rope.^[1][2]

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  Timber hitch step by step. Three turns are shown.

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  Tying technique for stringed instruments

Security[edit]

Although The Ashley Book of Knots states that "three tucks or turns are ample",^[1] this work was written prior to the wide use of synthetic fiber cordage. Later sources suggest five or more turns may be required for full security in modern ropes.^[3][15]

See also[edit]

• List of knots
• Killick hitch

References[edit]

1. ^ Jump up to: ^{a b c d} Ashley, Clifford W. (1944), The Ashley Book of Knots, New York: Doubleday, p. 290 
2. ^ Jump up to: ^{a b c} Day, Cyrus Lawrence (1986), The Art of Knotting and Splicing (4th ed.), Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, pp. 94–95 
3. ^ Jump up to: ^{a b c d} Jepson, Jeff (2000), The Tree Climber's Companion (2nd ed.), Minneapolis: Beaver Tree Publishing, p. 78 
4. Jump up ^ Anderson, R.C.; Salisbury, W., eds. (1958), A Treatise on Rigging c. 1625, Occasional Publications No. 6, London: The Society for Nautical Research, p. 51, The Truss is fastened to the middle of the mayne yearde betwene the Parell with a tymber hitch and from thence goes through a blocke fastened to the mayne mast close to the middle decke and so to the Capstone when you will use him. 
5. Jump up ^ Ashley (1944), p. 77
6. Jump up ^ Blandford, Percy (1965), Knots and Splices, New York, New York, USA: Arco Publishing Company, Inc, p. 23 
7. Jump up ^ Blandford, Percy (1965), Knots and Splices, New York, New York, USA: Arco Publishing Company, Inc, p. 32 
8. Jump up ^ "Killick". 
9. Jump up ^ "Killick". 
10. Jump up ^ Bickerstaffe, Pip (2010). "Tying the Bowyers Knot". Grand Affairs Group. Retrieved 2012-01-02. 
11. Jump up ^ Wood, Alistair (2011), Ukulele For Dummies, Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons, pp. 269–271 
12. Jump up ^ Cumpiano, William R.; Natelson, Jonathan D. (1997), Guitarmaking, Tradition and Technology, San Francisco: Chronicle Books, pp. 368–369 
13. Jump up ^ Pinksterboer, Hugo (2001), Tipbook Acoustic Guitar, Netherlands: The Tipbook Company, pp. 66–69 
14. Jump up ^ Asher, Harry (1989), The Alternative Knot Book, London: Nautical Books, p. 32, ISBN 0-7136-5950-5 
15. Jump up ^ Budworth, Geoffrey (1997), The Complete Book of Knots, New York, New York: Lyons & Burford, p. 47 

External links[edit]

• http://notableknotindex.webs.com/timberhitch.html

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