Carrick bend
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| + | | name= Carrick bend | ||
| + | | names= Double carrick bend, Double coin knot, Ten accord knot, Bosun's Knot, Basketweave knot, Chinese knot, Josephine knot, Whistle lanyard, Sailor's breastplate knot, Sailors knot, Pretzel knot, Wake knot | ||
| + | | image= Carrickbend.jpg | ||
| + | | caption= A fully interwoven diagonally opposed Carrick bend | ||
| + | | type= Bend | ||
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| + | | group= Special | ||
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| + | | releasing= Non-jamming | ||
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| + | | animated_image = Carrick_Bend.gif | ||
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| + | * [http://www.animatedknots.com/carrick/index.php Grog's Animated Knots: Carrick Bend] - [http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-tie-carrick-bend-knots-with-animated-knot-tying-help-265856/ Wonder How To Video: Carrick Bend Knots] - [http://www.expertvillage.com/video/85716_rope-bends-carrick.htm Video: Carrick Bend] | ||
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| + | The Carrick bend is a knot used for joining two lines. It is particularly appropriate for very heavy rope or cable that is too large and stiff to easily be formed into other common bends. It will not jam even after carrying a significant load or being soaked with water. The Carrick bend's aesthetically pleasing interwoven and symmetrical shape has also made it popular for decorative purposes. | ||
| + | *{{Grog|The Carrick Bend joins two ropes together. It used to be widely used to join large hawsers.}} | ||
| + | *{{ABOK|# 1439, p. 263}} | ||
| + | *The Double carrick bend is one of the [[Forty knots]]. | ||
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Revision as of 17:34, October 16, 2012
Special Knots, and Advanced Knots, for Wolf, Bear, Webelos, Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class.
| Carrick bend | |
 A fully interwoven diagonally opposed Carrick bend | |
| Names | Carrick bend, Double carrick bend, Double coin knot, Ten accord knot, Bosun's Knot, Basketweave knot, Chinese knot, Josephine knot, Whistle lanyard, Sailor's breastplate knot, Sailors knot, Pretzel knot, Wake knot |
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| Typical use | |
| Caveat | |
| Releasing | Non-jamming |
| Category | Bend knots |
| Group | Special knots |
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- Instructions
- Lesson Videos
- Notes
The Carrick bend is a knot used for joining two lines. It is particularly appropriate for very heavy rope or cable that is too large and stiff to easily be formed into other common bends. It will not jam even after carrying a significant load or being soaked with water. The Carrick bend's aesthetically pleasing interwoven and symmetrical shape has also made it popular for decorative purposes.
- Grog notes: "The Carrick Bend joins two ropes together. It used to be widely used to join large hawsers."
- See The Ashley Book of Knots # 1439, p. 263.
- The Double carrick bend is one of the Forty knots.
- See also
