Carrick bend
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- | | name=Carrick bend | + | | name= Carrick bend |
- | | names=Double | + | | 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 |
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- | | caveat= | + | | type= Bend |
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+ | | releasing= Non-jamming | ||
+ | | uses= Joining two lines | ||
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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. | ||
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+ | {{ABOK|# 1439, p. 263}} | ||
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+ | {{quote-source|The Carrick Bend joins two ropes together. It used to be widely used to join large hawsers.|[http://www.animatedknots.com/ Grog]}} | ||
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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's aesthetically pleasing interwoven and symmetrical shape has also made it popular for decorative purposes. | ||
+ | *The Double carrick bend is one of the [[Forty knots]]. | ||
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Current revision
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 | Joining two lines |
Caveat | |
Releasing | Non-jamming |
Category | Bend knots |
Group | Special knots |
Related |
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.
See The Ashley Book of Knots # 1439, p. 263.
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— Grog |
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- Instructions
- Lesson Videos
- Notes
- The Carrick bend's aesthetically pleasing interwoven and symmetrical shape has also made it popular for decorative purposes.
- The Double carrick bend is one of the Forty knots.
- See also