Timber hitch
Names	Timber hitch, Bowyer's Knot, Lumberman's Knot, Countryman's Knot
Category	hitch
Related	Killick hitch
ABoK	#1665

The timber hitch is a knot used to attach a single length of rope to a piece of wood. A hitch is a type of Knot used for binding Rope to a part of a ship or other vehicle or object The killick hitch is a type of Hitch knot used to attach a Rope to oddly shaped objects The Ashley Book of Knots is an Encyclopedia of Knots first published in 1944 by Clifford Ashley. KNOT (1450 AM) is a commercial Classic Country music Radio station in Prescott Arizona, broadcasting to the Flagstaff - Prescott A rope is a length of Fibers twisted or Braided together to improve strength for pulling and Connecting. Wood is hard fibrous lignified structural tissue produced as secondary Xylem in the stems of Woody plants notably trees but also shrubs This knot is easily undone after use.

To make the knot, pass the rope completely around the wood. Pass the running end around the standing part, then through the loop that you have just formed. Make three turns around the loop then pull on the standing part to tighten. A turn is a component of a Knot. Turns can be made around objects through rings or around the Standing part of the rope itself Take care that you double the rope back on itself before making the three turns, or it won't hold. Three are recommended for natural rope such as jute, whereas five turns are needed on synthetic rope like nylon. Jute is a long soft shiny Vegetable fiber that can be spun into coarse strong threads Overview Nylon is a Thermoplastic silky material first used commercially in a nylon- Bristled Toothbrush (1938 followed more famously by

This knot is also known as the Bowyer's Knot as it is used to attach the lower end of the bowstring to the bottom limb on an English Longbow. The English longbow, also called the Welsh longbow, was a powerful type of medieval Longbow (a tall bow for Archery) about 6 ft

This knot is also very commonly used to attach ukulele strings to the bridge of the instrument. The ukulele (ˌjʉːkəˈlɛɪli from ʻukulele /ˌʔukuˈlele/ variantly spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK) or alternatively abbreviated uke

Timber hitch step by step, three turns are shown

External links

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