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Oak loop (Fig. 66). This is the simplest loop of all existing non-tightening loops. It is knitted with a simple knot at the end of a cable folded in half. The oak loop is strong and safe, but it greatly weakens the cable by bending it. Unlike an oak knot, it can be used on a synthetic cable. Its significant drawback is that the knot at the end of the cable is very tight and the loop is very difficult to untie.
Rice. 66. Oak loop Fig. 67. Vein loop
Vein loop (Fig. 67). If, when tying an oak loop, you make an additional hose with the running end folded in half, you will get a loop that will be a little easier to untie (hereinafter in the diagrams a working loop is indicated by a cross). It is used for thin fishing lines.
Flemish loop (Fig. 68). Knitted in a figure eight on a doubled rope, it is a strong and easy to untie loop at the end of the rope. The Flemish loop is suitable for tying on both thick and thin cables. It weakens the strength of the cable almost insignificantly. It is used for fastening strings musical instruments and for other purposes.
“Honda” (Fig. 69). Archaeological finds indicate that this method of tying a loop is one of the oldest. Long before our era, people on different continents of the Earth attached the string to the bow in this way.

Fig. 68. Flemish loop Fig. 69. “Honda”
An additional knot at the end of the running cable serves as a stopper, which, when tensioned, does not allow it to slip out of the loop of the knot.
“Honda” is the American name for such a loop. It is still used to lasso cowboys in Mexico and the southern states of the USA.
Eskimo loop (Fig. 70). The Eskimos used this loop to attach the string to the bow. The official name for this loop is the Eskimo bow string knot. It has an important property for this purpose: its size can be changed after the knot has already been tied.
When pulled by the root end of the cable, the loop remains motionless.
Perfect loop(Fig. 71). The knot with which this fixed loop is tied at the end of the cable is simple, reliable and does not slip even on the thinnest synthetic fishing line. The perfect loop is very popular among anglers abroad.

Rice. 70. Eskimo loop Fig. 71. Perfect Loop
Fishing loop (Fig. 72). It is often called the English loop or fisherman's eye. It can be tied either at the end or in the middle of the cable. When tightening, the knots need to be brought closer together. This loop is widely used by fishermen. Sailors use it instead of a factory fire when the mooring cable breaks and in cases where it is necessary to securely fasten the cable to an object.

Rice. 72. Fisherman's loop
Burlatskaya loop (Fig. 73). English sailors call it a harness loop or a Pushkar knot. Apparently, the sailors borrowed it from the artillerymen, who used this knot in cases where they had to harness additional horses or soldiers to the team on steep mountain roads or off-road conditions. This loop can be made either at the end of the cable or in the middle. The Burlatsky loop is designed to apply traction in any direction. It ties easily and holds securely. True, before a load is applied to the loop, it should be tightened tightly by hand, since with a sharp pull it tends to turn over and slide along the cable for some time. Several loops tied in this way will help pull out a car stuck in the mud, allow you to climb to a height or descend from a steep cliff.

Rice. 73. Burlatskaya loop
Driving loop (Fig. 74). Just like the Burlatsky, the driving loop is designed for traction in any direction and can be tied in the middle of the cable. It is knitted in a more complex way than the Burlatsky loop, but it is more durable and reliable.
“Grass” loop (Fig. 75). This is another type of non-tightening single loop. Its mating should begin with simple node. It got its name from the name of the node to which it corresponds.

Rice. 74. Driving loop Fig. 75. “Grass” loop
Gazebo unit (Fig. 76). People unfamiliar with nautical terminology may think that the name “gazebo” comes from the verb “to chat” or from the noun “gazebo.” In our maritime language, the name of this unit comes from the “gazebo”, but not from the usual one, but from the sea gazebo, which is a small wooden board - a platform used to lift a person onto the mast or lower him over the side of the vessel during painting or other work. This board is attached with the help of cables to the lifting cable with a special knot, which is called the gazebo knot. Its second name is bowline. It comes from the English term “bowline,” which refers to the tackle used to pull back the pointed side luff of the lower straight sail. This tackle is tied to the luff of the sail with a “Bowline Knol”, or simply “Bowline”.
It makes sense to dwell on this point in more detail. Indeed, it is admired by those who deal with cables and knot tying. This is one of the oldest and most amazing knots ever invented by man. Archaeologists testify that the gazebo knot was known to the ancient Egyptians and Phoenicians 3000 years BC. In English marine technical literature it is often called the “King of Knols”. Not every sea knot can compare with it in the number of positive properties it possesses. Taking into account the scope of its application and excellent qualities, the gazebo knot is rightfully awarded the royal title in the huge dynasty of maritime and non-marine knots. By appearance it is similar to a weaving knot, but its running end does not go into the loop of the other end, but into the loop of its root end.
The gazebo knot, despite its amazing compactness, simultaneously contains elements of a simple knot, half-bayonet, weaving and straight knots. The elements of all these knots in a certain combination give the gazebo knot the right to be called universal. It is surprisingly easy to knit, even with strong traction it never tightens “tightly”, does not spoil the cable, never slides along the cable, does not untie itself, but is easy to untie when needed.
The main purpose of the gazebo knot is to tie a rope around a person under the arms as a means of insurance when climbing to a height, lowering overboard or in a smoke-filled room during a fire on board a ship. A gazebo can be inserted into the non-tightening loop of this knot. A loop tied with a gazebo knot on the mooring line reliably serves as a firelight. This knot can be successfully used for tying two cables of any diameter or for tying a thick plant cable with a steel one (in this case, the cables are connected with loops, and the knots are tied at their root ends). Of all the ways to connect two cables made of different materials (for example, hemp and steel, Dacron and manila), connecting using two arbor knots with loops will be the most reliable. In addition, a reliable tightening loop can be made from a gazebo knot (see Fig. 85). It can be used for mooring and for attaching the cable to the hook. The gazebo knot can also be safely used to temporarily shorten the cable or in cases where it is necessary to exclude a worn-out piece of cable from work by tying the knot so that this piece fits on the loop.
There are many ways to tie a bow knot. The reader is offered the most rational and simplest one.
In life, the ability to quickly tie a bow knot around your waist can always come in handy. You need to be able to do this with one hand, with one continuous movement of the hand, in the dark, in 2-3 seconds. It is not at all difficult to learn this.
Take the main end of the cable in your left hand, and with your right hand, wrap the running end around your waist behind you. Take the running end in your right hand and, stepping back about 10 centimeters from its edge, hold it in your fist. Take the root end in your left hand and extend your left arm forward. Now, with the root end of the cable slightly stretched, with your right hand with the running end clamped in it, bend the root end of the cable from top to bottom towards you and up from you. Try to make such a movement with the brush that it does not completely fall into the loop. Next, wrap the running end around the stretched root end to the left and grab it with the thumb and forefinger of your right hand. While pulling the right hand out of the loop, simultaneously insert the running end into the small loop. Holding the running end with your right hand, pull the root end with your left hand. The knot is tied around your waist according to the pattern shown in Fig. 76. After doing this several times in a row, you will learn how to tie a bow knot on yourself in the dark or with your eyes closed.
Imagine this situation: you find yourself overboard a ship in the water, they throw you an end from the deck that you cannot climb up because it is slippery. By tying a bow knot around your waist and moving the resulting loop under your arms, you can ensure that you will be pulled safely out of the water onto the deck. This magnificent knot has saved the lives of sailors more than once. To untie the gazebo knot, just move the loop a little running end along the weakened root part of the cable.

A Fig. 76. Gazebo knot
Double gazebo knot (Fig. 77). This knot, which has two non-tightening loops, is used instead of a gazebo to lift a person to a height, to raise or lower a person who has lost consciousness, and in other cases. When tying a knot, one of the loops is made almost half the size of the other. A person sits in one loop, the second loop clasps his torso under the arms. This allows him, having risen to a height, to work with both hands.
In maritime practice, there are several ways to tie a double bower knot. Let's explain in a moment. The knot is tied with a rope folded in half. After inserting the running end (in the form of a loop) into the small loop of the knot, the end must be pulled out a little and, wrapped around the large loop, placed in the upper part of the knot. Holding the main part of the cable with one hand, pull the right side of the large double loop with the other hand. After this, the knot will be tightened and ready for use.

Rice. 77. Double arbor knot
Boatswain's knot (Fig. 78). This ancient sea knot is sometimes called the “Spanish bower”. It, like the double gazebo, serves to lift a person up or lower him from a height.
Using a boatswain's knot, insert a foot into each of its two loops and hold onto the cable with your hand. This knot can be used to lift (or lower from a height) an unconscious person. To prevent him from falling out of the two loops, one or two half-bayonets are additionally tied on his chest with the running end of the cable.

Rice. 78. Boatswain's knot (Spanish bower)
French top knot (Fig. 79). The loops of this knot on the tops of the masts of sailing ships served to fasten backstays, which were tied into them with a clew knot; the free ends of the knot were tied with a straight knot and thus a third loop was obtained, which was used to fasten the forestay. One knot simultaneously secured three pieces of standing rigging.
Top knot (Fig. 80). It was also used on the mast tops of sailing ships instead of yokes with butts (forged rings with brackets) for attaching backstays and forestays. This unit was used to attach temporary stays when installing masts and driving piles,
In English, the name of this knot is “Shamrock Knot”, which means a shamrock, which is the emblem of Ireland. The knot can be used on the shore for attaching flagpoles and antenna masts, seedling trees, etc. If you have a jug, the neck of which has a more or less large protrusion; using the top knot you can make a comfortable handle for it.
But the best thing, as the author of the book was convinced, use this knot to carry watermelons and large melons. After all, it was once used on military sailing ships to carry cannonballs. A piece of any cable 3 meters long makes a reliable basket for the largest watermelon. In this case, the knot should not be fully tightened, but its three loops should be tied with two free ends. Of the four known methods of tying this top knot, the one shown in the diagram is considered the best.

Rice. 79. French finished knot Fig. 80. Top knot
“Southern Cross” (Fig. 81). This romantic name was given to this knot by sailors of the distant past. Sometimes it is called the “sea cross”. In its essence, this is also a top knot, but of a different knitting method and principle. If you pull out three loops of the knot, it will be shaped like a cross (hence the name). This knot was used previously for the same purposes as the top knot.

Rice. 81. "Southern Cross"
Burlatskaya loop
English sailors call it a harness loop or a Pushkar knot. Apparently, the sailors borrowed it from the artillerymen, who used this knot in cases where they had to harness additional horses or soldiers to the team on steep mountain roads or off-road conditions. This loop can be made either at the end of the cable or in the middle. The Burlatsky loop is designed to apply traction in any direction. It ties easily and holds securely. True, before pulling it, it should be tightened tightly with your hands, since with a sharp pull it tends to turn over and slide along the cable for some time. Several loops tied in this way will help pull out a car stuck in the mud, allow you to climb to a height or descend from a steep cliff.

Riding loop
Just like the Burlatsky, the driving loop is designed for traction in any direction and can be tied in the middle of the cable.
It is knitted in a more complex way than the Burlatsky loop, but it is more durable and reliable.

Gazebo knot
People unfamiliar with nautical terminology may think that the name "gazebo" comes from the verb "to chat" or from the noun "gazebo." In our maritime language, the name of this node comes from
“gazebos”, but not from an ordinary one, but from a sea gazebo, which is a small wooden board - a platform used for lifting a person onto the mast or lowering a person over the side of the ship during painting or other work.
This board is attached with the help of cables to the lifting cable with a special knot, which is called the gazebo knot. Its second name is bowline. It comes from the English term “bowline,” which refers to the tackle used to pull the windward side luff of the lower straight sail. This tackle is tied to the luff

sails with the “Bowline Knot”, or simply
"bowline".
It makes sense to dwell on this point in more detail.
Indeed, it is admired by those who deal with cables and knot tying. This is one of the oldest and most amazing knots ever invented by man. Archaeologists testify that the gazebo knot was known to the ancient Egyptians and Phoenicians 3000 years BC. In English marine technical literature it is often called the “King of Knots” (King of
Knots). Not every sea knot can compare with it in the number of positive properties it possesses.
Taking into account the scope of its application and excellent qualities, the gazebo knot is rightfully awarded the royal title in the huge dynasty of maritime and non-marine knots. In appearance, it is similar to a weaving knot, but its running end does not go into the loop of the other end, but into the loop of its root end.
The gazebo knot, despite its amazing compactness, simultaneously contains elements of a simple knot, half-bayonet, weaving and straight knots. The elements of all these knots in a certain combination give the gazebo knot the right to be called universal. It is surprisingly easy to knit, even with strong traction it never drags
“tightly”, does not damage the cable, never slides along the cable, does not untie itself, but is easy to untie when needed.

The main purpose of the gazebo knot is to tie a rope around a person under the arms as a means of insurance when climbing to a height, lowering overboard or in a smoke-filled room during a fire on board a ship. A gazebo can be inserted into the non-tightening loop of this knot. A loop tied with a gazebo knot on the mooring line reliably serves as a firelight. This knot can be successfully used for tying two cables of any diameter or for tying a thick plant cable with a steel one (in this case, the cables are connected with loops, and the knots are tied at their root ends). Of all the ways to connect two cables made of different materials (for example, hemp and steel, Dacron and manila), connecting using two arbor knots with loops will be the most reliable. In addition, a reliable tightening loop can be made from a gazebo knot (see Fig. 85). It can be used for mooring and for attaching the cable to the hook. The gazebo knot can also be safely used to temporarily shorten the cable or in cases where it is necessary to eliminate a worn-out piece of cable from work by tying the knot so that this piece fits into the loop.
In life, the ability to quickly tie a bow knot around your waist can always come in handy. You need to be able to do this with one hand, with one continuous movement of the hand, in the dark, in 2-3 seconds. It is not at all difficult to learn this.

Take the main end of the cable in your left hand, and with your right hand, wrap the running end around your waist behind you. Take the running end in your right hand and, stepping back about 10 centimeters from its edge, hold it in your fist. Take the root end in your left hand and extend your left arm forward. Now, with the root end of the cable slightly stretched, with your right hand, with the running end clamped in it, bend the root end of the cable from top to bottom towards you and up from you. Try to make such a movement with the brush that it does not completely fall into the loop. Next, wrap the running end around the stretched root end to the left and grab it with the thumb and forefinger of your right hand. While pulling the right hand out of the loop, simultaneously insert the running end into the small loop. Holding the running end with your right hand, pull the root end with your left hand.
The knot is tied around your waist according to the pattern shown in Fig. 76. After doing this several times in a row, you will learn to tie a bow knot on yourself in the dark or with your eyes closed.
Imagine this situation: you find yourself overboard a ship in the water, they throw you an end from the deck that you cannot climb up because it is slippery. By tying a bow knot around your waist and moving the resulting loop under your arms, you can ensure that you will be pulled safely out of the water onto the deck. This magnificent knot has saved the lives of sailors more than once. To untie the gazebo knot, it is enough to slightly move the loop of the running end along the weakened root part of the cable.

Double gazebo knot
This knot, which has two non-tightening loops, is used instead of a gazebo to lift a person to a height, to raise or lower a person who has lost consciousness, and in other cases. When tying a knot, one of the loops is made almost half the size of the other. A person sits in one loop, the second loop clasps his torso under the arms. This allows him, having risen to a height, to work with both hands.
In maritime practice, there are several ways to tie a double bower knot. Let's explain the most

simple. The knot is tied with a rope folded in half. After inserting the running end (in the form of a loop) into the small loop of the knot, this end needs to be pulled out a little and, wrapped around the large loop, placed in the upper part of the knot. Holding the main part of the cable with one hand, pull down the right side of the large double loop with the other hand. After this, the knot will be tightened and ready for use.

Boatswain's knot
This ancient sea knot is sometimes called the “Spanish bower”. It, like the double gazebo, serves to lift a person up or lower him from a height.
Using a boatswain's knot, insert a foot into each of its two loops and hold onto the cable with your hand. This knot can be used to lift (or lower from a height) an unconscious person. To prevent him from falling out of the two loops, one or two half bayonets are additionally tied on his chest with the running end of the cable.

French top knot
The loops of this knot on the tops of the masts of sailing ships served for fastening backstays, which were tied into them with a clew knot. The free ends of the knot were tied with a straight knot and thus a third loop was obtained, which was used to attach the forestay. One knot simultaneously secured three standing rigging tackles.

Southern Cross Knot
This romantic name was given to this knot by sailors of the distant past. It is sometimes called the "sea cross". In its essence, this is also a top knot, but of a different knitting method and principle. If you pull out three loops of the knot, it will be shaped like a cross (hence the name).
This knot was used previously for the same purposes as the top knot.

Running simple knot
This is the simplest knot that forms a tightening loop. When pulling on the root end, the loop is tightened, but it can be increased in size by pulling the running end away from the loop. A knot can be tied in any part of the rope. With its help, you can tighten a bag, tie a bale, attach a cable to something, moor a boat by a pile.

Sliding figure eight knot
Based on the figure eight principle, this knot belongs to the category of reliable, tightly tightened loops. It has the property of being tightened smoothly and evenly when pulled at the root end.

Running bowline knot
A running bowline is the same arbor knot with a small loop into which the root end is passed. It is based on the lasso principle. The running bowline works flawlessly. In maritime affairs it is used for? catching floating logs and driftwood, they search for and raise Admiralty anchors left at the bottom.

Silk knot
This knot is borrowed from the simple technique of bird catchers. Snares made from horsehair or the thinnest nylon fishing line using such a knot work flawlessly. The snare knot is considered one of the smoothest and easiest knots to tighten.

Scaffold node
The name of the node indicates its purpose. This is one of the ancient knots developed by the centuries-old practice of the death penalty by hanging. However, despite its gloomy purpose, it can be successfully used for many other purposes, for example, for temporarily attaching a cable to various objects.

Tightening noose knot
Like the previous one, this knot is also called the scaffold, or “hanging” knot. But despite this, it also finds other uses in maritime affairs. It is used when temporarily attaching a cable to objects floating in the water or when throwing and securing a cable to an object on the shore. This knot has an advantage even over such a good knot as a noose with half bayonets (see Fig. 65), in that the running end of the cable can slip out of the loop, and therefore a tightening noose is considered more reliable.

On sailing ships, this knot was used to fasten the main ends of topsails and topsails and other gear in cases where it was necessary to have these ends ready for recoil.
To tie this knot, the cable is laid in the form of two loops of equal size. Both loops are surrounded several times with the running end of the cable, after which this end is passed into the loop facing the root part of the cable and, pulling out the outer loop, is clamped in it.
A tightening noose can always be easily untied by pulling the root part of the cable.
This gloomy knot can be well used in maritime affairs in two ways. Firstly, according to its knitting pattern, it is convenient to store the cable in the form of a compact coil. By making this knot without a loop on the running end of the throwing end, you get excellent ease. If you find it not heavy enough, dip it in water before use.

Drunken knot
This section of knots contains knots with two tightening loops. When the running and main ends are pulled simultaneously, the loops are tightened. This node is on
From time immemorial, Rus was called “drunk”: apparently, it was used to pacify excessively riotous people, putting loops on the wrists behind the back and tying the ends on the chest.

Shackle knot
It is very similar to a “drunk” knot. Its name is on English language means "handcuffs". The node can serve the same purpose. Despite the external similarity, these are two different nodes(see Fig. 90 and 89). In any case, without untying them and without removing the ends from the central loop, it is impossible to turn one knot into another. Some sailors call this knot a double top knot because it is sometimes used in a similar way to a top knot.

Untied simple knot
This knot serves well as a simple stopper, which can be quickly released even under cable tension. When you pull on the running end, it will instantly come undone. It can be used in all cases where you need to temporarily secure something in such a way that the rope can be released at any moment.

Unleashing Eight
If an ordinary figure eight (see Fig. 3) is made with a loop, that is, a running end folded in half is passed into its last loop, then we will get a good quick-release stopper

Untying running simple knot
A simple running knot (see Fig. 82) can be easily converted into a quick-release knot without changing its function, i.e., using it as a running, and not as a quick-release knot. To do this, you need to insert the running end, folded in half, into its loop. In this case, it will have two properties at once - tighten and quickly untie if you pull the running end sticking out of the loop. With the help of this knot, you can moor the boat behind the shore bollard in such a way that, if necessary, the painter can be released without leaving the boat, by pulling the running end, which is left long enough. This is a very common knot. In any case, all over the world they use it to tie horses by the bridle to a leash. To prevent the knot from accidentally coming undone, the end of the bridle is inserted into the loop

Reef node
It got its name from the word “reef-shtert” - a small end of the cable tied into the canvas of the sail, which was used to “take reefs”, that is, they tied a part of the sail selected to the luff of the sail or to the boom in order to reduce its area in strong winds .
On large straight-rigged sailing ships, reefs were taken using reef ropes - the flat ends of the cable, which were used to tie the luff of the sail to the reefer. The reef ropes were tied in such a way that at any moment, if necessary, they could be untied or, as the sailors say, “torn apart.” A reef knot was used for this purpose. It is very similar to a straight knot and is knitted in the manner shown in Fig. 25, except that when tying the second half-knot, its running end is threaded into the loop folded in half. When you pull on the running end, the knot instantly unties.

In maritime affairs, this knot is used for tying the tarpaulin covers of lifeboats, winches, compasses and other instruments on the upper navigation open bridge.
This knot is commonly known as a “knot with one bow.” It is familiar to everyone; many tie their shoelaces with it. In principle, this is a simple and useful knot.

Double reef knot
It is sometimes called a halyard knot. But sailors almost never use it: a reef knot is enough for them to temporarily tie the rods and other ends together. In Vladimir's dictionary
Dahl calls it a “loop knot” and a “burdock”
(bow)." It is often called a byte node.
It is knitted in the same way as a straight knot, but in the second half-knot the running ends of the cable are tied folded in half. This is an indispensable knot for tying shoe laces, ropes, bows on the neck and bows in the hair, as well as on packages and boxes.

Untying weaving knot
An excellent weaving knot - a “brother” to the clew knot.
It can be improved if the running end of the cable is passed under the main one, folded in half. At the same time, it will hold just as securely, but can be untied at any moment, even under tension.

Kalmyk knot
It is one of the practical and reliable units. Its name indicates that it appeared in our country. And although the Kalmyk steppes do not evoke associations with the sea and ships, it has long been used in the navy. Foreign sailors do not know him, and, oddly enough, he does not appear in any of the numerous manuals on tying knots published abroad.
In Fig. 97 dan circuit diagram knitting of the Kalmyk knot, which shows only the relative position of the ends of the cable relative to each other. In practice, this beautiful knot is knitted almost instantly as follows.

Place the running end of the cable behind the object and take it, stepping back a little from the end, from above with your left hand with your thumb towards you. With your right hand, place the main end over your left fist, in which the running end is already clamped, and make a full turn around it with the main part of the cable.
Then, with the movement of your left hand, move the root end under the root part of the large loop while simultaneously moving the running end around the same part of the cable and then intercepting the running end with the fingers of your left hand. After this, carefully pull the running end in the form of a loop through the main end hose located on the left hand (by dropping the hose) so that the running end does not straighten, and tighten the knot with the main end.
The Kalmyk knot holds securely and quickly unties if you pull the running end. It is used for temporary fastening of the casting end to the mooring line when the latter is supplied from the vessel to the pier. It is used for attaching reins to a bridle, as well as for tying a horse in a stable. If a running end, not folded in half, is inserted into the loop of a Kalmyk knot, the knot will not be a quick-release knot. In this form, it is called a Cossack knot.

Self-tightening knot
If you pass the running end, folded in a loop, into the loop of this knot, the knot will still retain its main property, but can be quickly untied if desired. To do this, you just need to pull the running end.

Burlatskaya loop

English sailors call it a harness loop or a Pushkar knot. Apparently, the sailors borrowed it from the artillerymen, who used this knot in cases where they had to harness additional horses or soldiers to the team on steep mountain roads or off-road conditions. This loop can be made either at the end of the cable or in the middle. The Burlatsky loop is designed to apply traction in any direction. It ties easily and holds securely. True, before a load is applied to the loop, it should be tightened tightly by hand, since with a sharp pull it tends to turn over and slide along the cable for some time. Several loops tied in this way will help pull out a car stuck in the mud, allow you to climb to a height or descend from a steep cliff.

Sea knots. - M.: Transport. L. M. Skryagin. 1984.

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Just like the Burlatsky, the driving loop is designed for traction in any direction and can be tied in the middle of the cable. It is knitted in a more complex way than the Burlatsky loop, but it is more durable and reliable. Rice. 74. Driving loop ... Sea knots

- (see Oak Loop) (see Vein Loop) (see Flemish Loop) (see Honda) (see Eskimo Loop) (see Perfect Loop) (see Fisherman's Loop) (see Burlat Loop) (see Riding loop) (see Grass loop) (see Gazebo knot) (see Double ... ... Sea knots

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5. Loose loops.

Oak loop(Fig. 66). This is the simplest loop of all existing non-tightening loops. It is knitted with a simple knot at the end of a cable folded in half. The oak loop is strong and safe, but it greatly weakens the cable by bending it. Unlike an oak knot, it can be used on a synthetic cable. Its significant drawback is that the knot at the end of the cable is very tight and the loop is very difficult to untie.

Vein loop(Fig. 67). If, when tying an oak loop, you make an additional hose with the running end folded in half, you will get a loop that will be a little easier to untie (hereinafter in the diagrams a cross indicates a working loop). It is used for thin fishing lines.

Flemish loop(Fig. 68). Knitted in a figure eight on a doubled rope, it is a strong and easy to untie loop at the end of the rope. The Flemish loop is suitable for tying on both thick and thin cables. It weakens the strength of the cable almost insignificantly. It is used for fastening the strings of musical instruments and for other purposes.

"Honda"(Fig. 69). Archaeological finds indicate that this method of tying a loop is one of the oldest. Long before our era, people on different continents of the Earth attached the string to the bow in this way.

An additional knot at the end of the running cable serves as a stopper, which, when tensioned, does not allow it to slip out of the loop of the knot.

“Honda” is the American name for such a loop. It is still used to lasso cowboys in Mexico and the southern states of the USA.

Eskimo loop(Fig. 70). The Eskimos used this loop to attach the string to the bow. The official name of this loop is "Eskimo bow string knot" It has an important property for this purpose: its size can be changed after the knot has already been tied.

When pulled by the root end of the cable, the loop remains motionless.

Perfect loop(Fig. 71). The knot with which this fixed loop is tied at the end of the cable is simple, reliable and does not slip even on the thinnest synthetic fishing line. The perfect loop is very popular among anglers abroad.

Fisherman's Loop(Fig. 72). It is often called English loop or fishing light. It can be tied either at the end or in the middle of the cable. When tightening, the knots need to be brought closer together. This loop is widely used by fishermen. Sailors use it instead of a factory fire when the mooring cable breaks and in cases where it is necessary to securely fasten the cable to an object.

Rice. 72. Fisherman's loop

Burlatskaya loop(Fig. 73). English sailors call her harness loop or Pushkar knot. Apparently, the sailors borrowed it from the artillerymen, who used this knot in cases where they had to harness additional horses or soldiers to the team on steep mountain roads or off-road conditions. This loop can be made either at the end of the cable or in the middle. The Burlatsky loop is designed to apply traction in any direction. It ties easily and holds securely. True, before a load is applied to the loop, it should be tightened tightly by hand, since with a sharp pull it tends to turn over and slide along the cable for some time. Several loops tied in this way will help pull out a car stuck in the mud, allow you to climb to a height or descend from a steep cliff.

Riding loop(Fig. 74). Just like the Burlatsky, the driving loop is designed for traction in any direction and can be tied in the middle of the cable. It is knitted in a more complex way than the Burlatsky loop, but it is more durable and reliable.

“Grass” loop(Fig. 75). This is another type of non-tightening single loop. Knitting it should start with a simple knot. It got its name from the name of the node to which it corresponds.

Gazebo knot(Fig. 76). People unfamiliar with nautical terminology may think that the name “gazebo” comes from the verb “to chat” or from the noun “gazebo.” In our maritime language, the name of this unit comes from the “gazebo”, but not from the usual one, but from the sea gazebo, which is a small wooden board - a platform used to lift a person onto the mast or lower him over the side of the vessel during painting or other work. This board is attached with the help of cables to the lifting cable with a special knot, which is called the gazebo knot. Its second name bowline. It comes from the English term “bowline,” which refers to the tackle used to pull back the pointed side luff of the lower straight sail. This tackle is tied to the luff of the sail with a “Bowline Knol”, or simply “Bowline”.

It makes sense to dwell on this point in more detail. Indeed, it is admired by those who deal with cables and knot tying. This is one of the oldest and most amazing knots ever invented by man. Archaeologists testify that the gazebo knot was known to the ancient Egyptians and Phoenicians 3000 years BC. In English marine technical literature it is often called “King of Knots”(King of Knols). Not every sea knot can compare with it in the number of positive properties it possesses. Taking into account the scope of its application and excellent qualities, the gazebo knot is rightfully awarded the royal title in the huge dynasty of maritime and non-marine knots. In appearance, it is similar to a weaving knot, but its running end does not go into the loop of the other end, but into the loop of its root end.

The gazebo knot, despite its amazing compactness, simultaneously contains elements of a simple knot, half-bayonet, weaving and straight knots. The elements of all these knots in a certain combination give the gazebo knot the right to be called universal. It is surprisingly easy to knit, even with strong traction it never tightens “tightly”, does not spoil the cable, never slides along the cable, does not untie itself, but is easy to untie when needed.

The main purpose of the gazebo knot is to tie a rope around a person under the arms as a means of insurance when climbing to a height, lowering overboard or in a smoke-filled room during a fire on board a ship. A gazebo can be inserted into the non-tightening loop of this knot. A loop tied with a gazebo knot on the mooring line reliably serves as a firelight. This knot can be successfully used for tying two cables of any diameter or for tying a thick plant cable with a steel one (in this case, the cables are connected with loops, and the knots are tied at their root ends). Of all the ways to connect two cables made of different materials (for example, hemp and steel, Dacron and manila), connecting using two arbor knots with loops will be the most reliable. In addition, a reliable tightening loop can be made from a gazebo knot (see Fig. 85). It can be used for mooring and for attaching the cable to the hook. The gazebo knot can also be safely used to temporarily shorten the cable or in cases where it is necessary to exclude a worn-out piece of cable from work by tying the knot so that this piece fits on the loop.

There are many ways to tie a bow knot. The reader is offered the most rational and simplest one.

In life, the ability to quickly tie a bow knot around your waist can always come in handy. You need to be able to do this with one hand, with one continuous movement of the hand, in the dark, in 2-3 seconds. It is not at all difficult to learn this.

Imagine this situation: you find yourself overboard a ship in the water, they throw you an end from the deck that you cannot climb up because it is slippery. By tying a bow knot around your waist and moving the resulting loop under your arms, you can ensure that you will be pulled safely out of the water onto the deck. This magnificent knot has saved the lives of sailors more than once. To untie the gazebo knot, it is enough to slightly move the loop of the running end along the weakened root part of the cable.

A Rice. 76. Gazebo knot

Double gazebo node(Fig. 77). This knot, which has two non-tightening loops, is used instead of a gazebo to lift a person to a height, to raise or lower a person who has lost consciousness, and in other cases. When tying a knot, one of the loops is made almost half the size of the other. A person sits in one loop, the second loop clasps his torso under the arms. This allows him, having risen to a height, to work with both hands.

In maritime practice, there are several ways to tie a double bower knot. Let's explain in a moment. The knot is tied with a rope folded in half. After inserting the running end (in the form of a loop) into the small loop of the knot, the end must be pulled out a little and, wrapped around the large loop, placed in the upper part of the knot. Holding the main part of the cable with one hand, pull the right side of the large double loop with the other hand. After this, the knot will be tightened and ready for use.

Rice. 77. Double arbor knot

Boatswain's node(Fig. 78). This ancient sea knot is sometimes called “Spanish gazebo”. It, like the double gazebo, serves to lift a person up or lower him from a height.

Using a boatswain's knot, insert a foot into each of its two loops and hold onto the cable with your hand. This knot can be used to lift (or lower from a height) an unconscious person. To prevent him from falling out of the two loops, one or two half-bayonets are additionally tied on his chest with the running end of the cable.

Rice. 78. Boatswain's knot (Spanish bower)

French top knot(Fig. 79). The loops of this knot on the tops of the masts of sailing ships served to fasten backstays, which were tied into them with a clew knot; the free ends of the knot were tied with a straight knot and thus a third loop was obtained, which was used to fasten the forestay. One knot simultaneously secured three pieces of standing rigging.

Top node(Fig. 80). It was also used on the mast tops of sailing ships instead of yokes with butts (forged rings with brackets) for attaching backstays and forestays. This unit was used to attach temporary stays when installing masts and driving piles,

In English, the name of this knot is “Shamrock Knot”, which means a shamrock, which is the emblem of Ireland. The knot can be used on the shore for attaching flagpoles and antenna masts, seedling trees, etc. If you have a jug, the neck of which has a more or less large protrusion; using the top knot you can make a comfortable handle for it.

But it is best, as the author of the book is convinced, to use this knot for carrying watermelons and large melons. After all, it was once used on military sailing ships to carry cannonballs. A piece of any cable 3 meters long makes a reliable basket for the largest watermelon. In this case, the knot should not be fully tightened, but its three loops should be tied with two free ends. Of the four known methods of tying this top knot, the one shown in the diagram is considered the best.

"South Cross"(Fig. 81). This romantic name was given to this knot by sailors of the distant past. Sometimes it is called "Naval Cross" In its essence, this is also a top knot, but of a different knitting method and principle.

If you pull out three loops of the knot, it will be shaped like a cross (hence the name). This knot was used previously for the same purposes as the top knot.

Rice. 81. "Southern Cross"

People unfamiliar with nautical terminology may think that the name "gazebo" comes from the verb "to chat" or from the noun "gazebo." In our maritime language, the name of this unit comes from the “gazebo”, but not from the usual one, but from a sea gazebo, which is a small wooden board - a platform used to lift a person onto the mast or lower it over the side of the vessel during painting or other work. This board is attached with the help of cables to the lifting cable with a special knot, which is called the gazebo knot. Its second name is bowline. It comes from the English term “bowline,” which refers to the tackle used to pull the windward side luff of the lower straight sail. This tackle is tied to the luff of the sail with a “bowline knot”, or simply “bowline knot”. It makes sense to dwell on this point in more detail. Indeed, it is admired by everyone who deals with cables and knot tying. This is one of the oldest and most amazing knots ever invented by man. Archaeologists testify that the gazebo knot was known to the ancient Egyptians and Phoenicians 3000 years BC. Not every sea knot can compare with it in the number of positive properties it possesses. Considering the scope of its application and excellent qualities, the arbor knot is rightfully awarded the royal title in the huge dynasty of maritime and non-marine knots. In appearance, it is similar to a weaving knot, but its running end does not go into the loop of the other end, but into the loop of its root end. The gazebo knot, despite its amazing compactness, simultaneously contains elements of a simple knot, half-bayonet, weaving and straight knots. The elements of all these knots in a certain combination give the gazebo knot the right to be called universal. It is surprisingly easy to knit, even with strong traction it never tightens “tightly”, does not spoil the cable, never slides along the cable, does not unravel itself and is easily untied when needed. The main purpose of the gazebo knot is to tie a rope around a person under the arms as a means of insurance when climbing to a height, lowering overboard or in a smoke-filled room during a fire on board a ship. A gazebo can be inserted into the non-tightening loop of this knot. A loop tied with a gazebo knot on the mooring line reliably serves as a firelight. This knot can be successfully used for tying two cables of any diameter or for tying a thick plant cable with a steel one (in this case, the cables are connected with loops, and the knots are tied at their root ends). Of all the ways to connect two cables made of different materials (for example, hemp and steel, Dacron and manila), connecting using two arbor knots with loops will be the most reliable. It can be used for mooring and for attaching the cable to the hook. The reader is offered the most rational and simplest method of knitting. Always in life. Knowing how to quickly tie a bower knot around your waist can come in handy. You need to be able to do this with one hand, with one continuous movement of the hand, in the dark, in 2 - 3 seconds. It is not at all difficult to learn this. Take the main end of the cable in your left hand, and with your right hand, wrap the running end around your waist behind you. Take the running end in your right hand and, stepping back about 10 centimeters from its end, hold it in your fist. Take the root end in your left hand and extend your left arm forward. Now, with the root end of the cable slightly stretched, with your right hand with the running end clamped in it, bend the root end of the cable from top to bottom towards you and up from you. Try to make such a movement with the brush that it does not completely fall into the loop. Next, wrap the running end around the stretched root end to the left and intercept it with the thumb and forefinger of your right hand. While pulling the right hand out of the loop, simultaneously insert the running end into the small loop. Holding the running end with your right hand, pull the root end with a ribbon. After doing this several times in a row, you will learn how to tie a bower knot on yourself, in the dark or with your eyes closed. Imagine this situation: you find yourself over the side of a ship in the water, they throw you an end from the deck, along which you cannot climb up because it is slippery. By tying a bow knot around your waist and moving the resulting loop under your armpit, you can ensure that you are pulled safely out of the water and onto the deck. This magnificent knot has saved the lives of sailors more than once. To untie the gazebo knot, it is enough to slightly move the loop of the running end along the weakened root part of the cable.