The hitching tie is a simple

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used to tie off

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s that allows quick access as it unties quickly. To untie the knot, just pull hard on the free end of the rope and the knot will fall open. This is simply a noose or slip knot, with the loop tightened around an object. This is not a very strong knot for

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or other extreme activities.

Same knots

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Marlinespike hitch The marlinespike hitch is a temporary knot used to attach a rod to a rope in order to form a handle.Clifford W. Ashley, ''The Ashley Book of Knots'' (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 330. This allows more tension than could be produced comfortably b ...

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Noose A noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot tightens under load and can be loosened without untying the knot. The knot can be used to secure a rope to a post, pole, or animal but only where the end is in a position that the loop can ...

Same knots

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