The Constrictor Knot is normally tied in twine or other small diameter line. Rope Size: The pictures here show the rope tied in large diameter rope. Boas are about 2 feet long when they are born and grow continually throughout their 25 to 30-year lifespan. Ligature techniques have been compared and new knots have been described. Female boas incubate eggs inside their bodies and give birth up to 60 live babies. When this is necessary, the binding strand should be cut over the other constrictor strands, using them to protect your rope. In the knotting world, the constrictor knot is the pre-eminent binding knot.
Release: The Constrictor Knot can be very hard to undo – cutting the knot can be the only option. However, when the rope has to be first passed around an object, e.g., to hold large objects together while glue sets, the only option may be to Thread the End around the object.ĭisadvantages: The Constrictor Knot fails when tied against a flat surface – it requires a curved surface for the binding turn to grip the Half Hitch. Why use Threading the End: The Twisting Method may be ideal for short lengths when you can “drop” the finished Constrictor Knot over the object. Moreover, if damage did wreck one constrictor, several would remain.Īlternatives: In addition to Threading the End, the Constrictor Knot can be tied by the Twisting Method and the Folding Method. His testing suggests the whipping to be virtually indestructible. When complete he cuts the ends, burns them, and pushes them (with something inert) against the knot so they cannot pull through. Pulled tight they bite into the rope and narrow it.
When this is necessary, the binding strand should be cut over the other constrictor strands.
Release: The Constrictor Knot can be very hard to undo cutting the knot can be the only option.
#CONSTRICTOR KNOT VS SERIES#
He describes tying a series of Constrictor Knotss, starting near the free end and working up towards the standing end. Disadvantages: The Constrictor Knot fails when tied against a flat surface it requires a curved surface for the binding turn to grip the Half Hitch. It securely ties the neck of a sack or bag it has been used as a temporary hose clamp and it can used to hold items together for gluing.Ĭonstrictor Whipping: I am indebted to John Robinson for the following excellent idea. It is an excellent quick temporary whipping for a fraying rope’s end and can be used to keep a rope’s end together while it is being whipped. Uses: The Constrictor Knot ( ABOK # 1188, p 216.) deserves to be much more widely known and used.
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