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Pipe hitch | |
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Names | Pipe hitch, Well-pipe hitch [1] |
Category | Hitch |
Related | rolling hitch, klemheist knot, Tensionless hitch, Taut-line hitch |
Releasing | Non-jamming |
Typical use | securing a pipe or pole |
Caveat | The direction of the pulling force should be away from the wrapped coils. |
ABoK | 504, 2047 |
A pipe hitch is a hitch-type knot used to secure smooth cylindrical objects, [2] such as pipes, poles, beams, or spars. According to The Ashley Book of Knots, a pipe hitch is "used to lower a pipe or hoist one" [1] and as "another method of tying to a rectangular timber." [3]
The pipe hitch will not slip when tied correctly to a pipe or pole. This knot is a variation of the Round turn and two half-hitches. [4] [5] This knot can be used with a rope to pull a pipe or spar out of the ground, [6] or to hoist a pipe or beam.
The pipe hitch is started by wrapping four or more coils around a pipe or pole. It is finished by tying the working end around the standing part with a clove hitch, [1] and less commonly with a cow hitch or a buntline hitch.
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (December 2012) |
Pipe hitch | |
---|---|
Names | Pipe hitch, Well-pipe hitch [1] |
Category | Hitch |
Related | rolling hitch, klemheist knot, Tensionless hitch, Taut-line hitch |
Releasing | Non-jamming |
Typical use | securing a pipe or pole |
Caveat | The direction of the pulling force should be away from the wrapped coils. |
ABoK | 504, 2047 |
A pipe hitch is a hitch-type knot used to secure smooth cylindrical objects, [2] such as pipes, poles, beams, or spars. According to The Ashley Book of Knots, a pipe hitch is "used to lower a pipe or hoist one" [1] and as "another method of tying to a rectangular timber." [3]
The pipe hitch will not slip when tied correctly to a pipe or pole. This knot is a variation of the Round turn and two half-hitches. [4] [5] This knot can be used with a rope to pull a pipe or spar out of the ground, [6] or to hoist a pipe or beam.
The pipe hitch is started by wrapping four or more coils around a pipe or pole. It is finished by tying the working end around the standing part with a clove hitch, [1] and less commonly with a cow hitch or a buntline hitch.