Sailors used to call the reef knot. Straight Reef Knot

17.11.201927.05.2017

Unleashing a simple knot (Fig. 91). This knot serves well as a simple stopper, which can be quickly given away even under cable tension. When jerking the running end, it will instantly untie. It can be used in all cases when you need to temporarily fix something in such a way that at any moment you can release the rope.

Rice. 91. Untying simple knot

Unleashing figure eight (Fig. 92). If an ordinary figure eight (see Fig. 3) is made with a loop, i.e., skip the running end folded in half into its last loop, then we will get a good quick-release stopper.

Rice. 92. Unleashing figure eight

Unleashing a running simple knot (Fig. 93). A running simple knot (see Fig. 82) can be easily turned into a quick untied knot without changing its function, i.e. using it as a running, and not as a quickly untied knot. To do this, you need to enter the running end, folded in half, into its loop. In this case, it will have two properties at once - it will tighten and quickly untie if you pull on the running end sticking out of the loop. With the help of this knot, it is possible to moor the boat behind the coastal fell in such a way that, if necessary, the painter can be given away without leaving the boat, by pulling on the running end, left long enough. This is a very common knot. In any case, all over the world, it is they who tie horses by the bridle to a leash. So that the knot does not accidentally untie, the end of the bridle is pushed into the loop (Fig. 93. b).

Rice. 93. Unleashing a running simple knot: a - the first knitting method; b - the second way of knitting

Reef knot (Fig. 94). It got its name from the word “reef-shtert” - a small end of the cable tied into the sail cloth, with which they “took reefs”, that is, they tied the part of the sail matched to the luff of the sail or to the boom in order to reduce its area when strong wind. On large sailing ships with direct armament, reefs were taken with the help of reef seasons - the flat ends of the cable, with which the upper luff of the sail was tied to the reef leer. The reefers were connected in such a way that at any moment, if necessary, they could be untied or, as the sailors say, “tear apart”. For this purpose, a reef knot was used. It is very similar to a straight knot and is knitted in the manner shown in fig. 25, except that when knitting the second half-knot, its running end is threaded into the loop folded in half. When jerking the running end, the knot is instantly untied.

In maritime affairs, this knot is used to tie the pegs of canvas covers of lifeboats, winches, compasses and other devices on the upper navigation open bridge.

This knot is known colloquially as the “one-bow knot”. He is familiar to everyone, many tie their shoelaces with them. In principle, this is a simple and useful node.

Rice. 94. Reef Knot

Double reef knot (Fig. 95). Sometimes it is called a file knot. But sailors almost never use it: a reef knot is enough for a temporary bunch of shters and other ends. In the dictionary of Vladimir Dahl, it is called “loop knot” and “burdock (bow)”. Often it is also 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 doubled. It is an indispensable knot for tying shoelaces, rope, bows around the neck and bows in the hair, as well as on bundles and boxes.

Rice. 43. Double reef knot

Unleashed weaving knot (Fig. 96). An excellent weaving knot is a “sibling” to the clew knot. It can be improved if the running end of the cable is passed under the root folded in half. At the same time, it will hold just as securely, but at any moment it can be untied, even under tension.

Rice. 96. Untying weaving knot

Kalmyk knot (Fig. 97). It is one of the practical and reliable nodes. Its name speaks of how it appeared in our country. And although the Kalmyk steppes are not associated 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 many manuals on knitting knots published abroad.

On fig. 97 is a schematic diagram of the 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.

Get the running end of the cable behind the object and take it, slightly stepping back from the end, from above with your left hand with your thumb towards you. Right hand put the root end over the left fist, in which the running end is already clamped, and make a full turn around it with the root end of the cable. Then, with the movement of the left hand, move the root end under the root part of the large loop while carrying the running end around the same part of the cable and then intercepting the running end with the fingers of the left hand. After that, gently pull the running end in the form of a loop through the root end hose located on the left hand (by dropping the hose) so that the running end does not straighten out, and tighten the knot with the root end.

The Kalmyk knot securely holds and quickly unties if you pull on the running end. It is used for temporary fastening of the throwing end to the mooring line when the latter is fed from the ship to the berth. It is used to attach the reins to the bridle, as well as to tie the horse in the stable. If a running end that is not folded in half is passed into the loop of the Kalmyk knot, then the knot will not be quickly untied. In this form, it is called the Cossack knot.

Rice. 97. Kalmyk knot

Untying self-tightening knot (Fig. 98). If you skip the running end folded in a loop into the loop of this knot, then the knot will still retain its main property, but if desired, it can be quickly untied. To do this, you just need to pull the running end.

Rice. 98. Untying self-tightening knot

Boat assembly (Fig. 99). It is used when towing boats and during their stay under fire at the side of the ship only in those cases when there are people in them. First, the running end of the painter is passed into the bow boat eye, then under the first can, then it is carried from above around the second can, the end is brought out above the cable and again led under the can, then the end of the painter is folded in the form of a loop and led under the hose made on top of the can. The boat knot is easily untied by pulling the running end of the painter lying on the can.

Rice. 99. Boat knot

Mill knot (Fig. 100). Among the many ingenious knots for tying bags, this knot is considered one of the most common. In principle, this is the same figure eight, in the second loop of which a double-folded running end is missed. The knot is very convenient in that it can be tightly tightened and quickly untied by pulling on the running end.

Rice. 100. Mill knot

“Wet” half-bayonet (Fig. 101). Many knots, when wet, are difficult to untie. It often happens that in the literal sense of the word, the ends have to be cut. It was for this situation that the sailors came up with a knot called “wet half-bayonet”. It is used for fastening painters and mooring lines for bollards, bollards and bitengs. It is designed for strong traction and fast recoil. No matter how much the knot is tightened and at the same time wet, it can always be quickly given away.

Rice. 101. “Wet” half bayonet

Courier knot (Fig. 102). It serves the same purpose as a wet half bayonet. After one run around the fell, the running end is passed in a figure-eight around the root end, then it is folded in half and inserted in the form of a loop between the figure-eight loops and the root end. This knot does not untie as quickly as the previous one.

Rice. 102. Courier knot

Bucket knot (Fig. 103). Imagine that a climber needs to descend a rope from a height down. He walks alone, and he has only one rope, which he still needs. What to do in order to take the rope with you when descending from a height? Very simple: you need to fasten the rope with a bucket knot, go down along its root end and, with a jerk for the long running end, untie the knot tied at the top. With this “remotely untied” knot, you can lower, for example, a bucket of water from the window of the house, put it on the ground and raise the rope up again.

Pirate knot (Fig. 104). The principle of this node is the same as that of the bucket. The only difference is that the loop is drawn differently. These two original knots can be successfully used by climbers, firefighters and builders.

Rice. 103. Bucket knot 104. Pirate knot

At first glance, it almost does not differ from a direct knot. But if you look closely, you can see that the running ends of the thieves' knot come out of it diagonally. The thieves' knot, like the woman's knot, and the mother-in-law's knots are shown for clarity, to emphasize their similarities and differences with the direct knot. It is not recommended to use them to tie two cables, as they are not reliable.

The name "thieves' knot" appeared on English warships in the early 17th century. Thefts on British ships were considered commonplace. In those years, sailors kept their belongings in small canvas bags. As a rule, sailors tied their bags with a straight knot. Thieves, mostly from among the recruits, having committed theft, could not correctly repeat the knot with which the bag was tied. They knitted something similar - a knot that sailors began to call thieves'. There is also a second version: the owner deliberately tied a knot very similar to a straight one, but the thief, not paying attention to the catch, tied the robbed bag with a straight knot.

But be that as it may, the origin of the knot, like its name, is connected with the fleet.

reef knot

It got its name from the word “reef-shtert” - a small end of the cable tied into the sail cloth, with which they “took reefs”, i.e. they tied the part of the sail matched to the luff of the sail or the boom in order to reduce its area in strong winds. The reefs were connected in such a way that they could be untied at any moment or, as the sailors say, “pulled apart”. For this purpose, a reef knot is used. It is knitted like a straight knot, but when knitting the second half knot, its running end is threaded into the loop folded in half. When jerking the running end, the knot is instantly untied.

In maritime affairs, this knot is used to tie the pins of canvas covers of lifeboats, winches, compasses, and other instruments on the upper navigation open bridge.

In everyday life, this knot is known as the "knot with one bow."

double reef knot

It is sometimes called the Fail Knot. But sailors almost never use it: a reef knot is enough for a temporary bunch of shters and other ends. In the dictionary of Vladimir Dahl, it is called "loop knot" and "burdock (bow)". Often it is also called a bow knot. It is knitted like a straight knot, but in the second half-knot, the running ends of the cable are tied doubled. It is an indispensable knot for tying shoelaces, ropes, bows around the neck and hair, as well as bundles and boxes.

clew knot

It got its name from the word "sheet" - a tackle that is controlled by a sail. The sheets are named after the sail to which they are attached (fore-sheet, jib-sheet, etc.).

The clew knot is simple and very easy to untie, but securely holds the sheet in the crank of the sail. Strongly tightening, it does not spoil the cable. The running end of the cable is passed from the bottom up into the thimble (fire, loop), wrapped around its neck clockwise and held between the thimble and the root of the cable. The principle of this knot is that the thin running end passes under the main end and, when pulled, is pressed against the loop formed by the thicker cable. When using a clew knot, it should be remembered that it holds securely only when traction is applied to the cable. It is not recommended to use it on a synthetic cable - it slips and can spill out of the loop.

The clew knot is an integral element of some types of braided fishing nets.

Application: The knot is quite reliable on ropes made from vegetable materials at light loads. It is very unreliable on modern synthetic ropes without fixing the free ends. It is better not to knit two ropes of different diameters with this knot, since a thinner rope under load can cut a thicker one. This knot is often referred to as the Reef Knot.

Works in the same way, but one free end is folded in half, which forms knot with one bow. By pulling the loop it is very quickly untie even with a load.
A straight knot has the risk of self-loosening when the rope is under load. At the free ends, it is desirable to use additional knots.

Straight knot properties - (Square knot)

We usually use a straight knot when lacing shoes. When using, we understand how imperfect it is. It slips, unties, tightens and is very easy to tie in the form of a Woman's knot, and then it behaves even worse!
This knot is considered a connecting knot, and when tied with the right material on a rough surface, the first half knot can connect really well, but this knot is best not to be trusted. This is why surgeons take advantage of the extra turn in the first half knot to achieve a better ligament while they are making the second half knot.

How to knit a straight knot

Take two ropes and cross them (red over blue) to form a half knot.
Cross them again (red over blue) and tighten both ends
Straight - to form a straight knot.
Optional Half Knot – Add half knots for added security.

Application: A direct node is used for various purposes, but not in cases where security is paramount. For example, you can tie a sail cover with this knot, tie a ribbon on a gift, lace up shoes. It is also one of the many knots used in macrame. But more importantly, tying this knot gives us fundamental skills in the technique of tying the half knot and half bayonet.

Related nodes: The surgical knot makes the first half knot safer because it uses another crossing. The knot is commonly used during operations and also forms the basis of some fishing and climbing knots.

Teschin's knot or thieves' knot are shown here for information only. The ends of the ropes lie on opposite sides of the knot. Sailors are believed to have used this knot to recognize a thief who went through their bags. But the story seems implausible, since the thieves' knot is inconvenient to tie and it does not hold at all.

Variations: When using a direct knot, it is common to add half knots for safety - the reason for how unsatisfactory this knot works. The best alternative would be to use two surgical semi-knots, so the connecting knot will work better. When the other half of the surgical knot is tied into a knot, a Secure Lace Knot is obtained.

A straight knot can also be tied using loops. For example, when using long laces, the knot may initially be tied in loops. But then you will not be able to untie the “final knot” by pulling the end of the lace, then the knot is more reliable.

Unleashing a simple knot (Fig. 91). This knot serves well as a simple stopper, which can be quickly given away even under cable tension. When jerking the running end, it will instantly untie. It can be used in all cases when you need to temporarily fix something in such a way that at any moment you can release the rope.
Rice. 91. Untying simple knot
Unleashing figure eight (Fig. 92). If an ordinary figure eight (see Fig. 3) is made with a loop, i.e., skip the running end folded in half into its last loop, then we will get a good quick-release stopper.

Rice. 92. Unleashing figure eight
Unleashing a running simple knot (Fig. 93). A running simple knot (see Fig. 82) can be easily turned into a quick untied knot without changing its function, i.e. using it as a running, and not as a quickly untied knot. To do this, you need to enter the running end, folded in half, into its loop. In this case, it will have two properties at once - it will tighten and quickly untie if you pull on the running end sticking out of the loop. With the help of this knot, it is possible to moor the boat behind the coastal fell in such a way that, if necessary, the painter can be given away without leaving the boat, by pulling on the running end, left long enough. This is a very common knot. In any case, all over the world, it is they who tie horses by the bridle to a leash. So that the knot does not accidentally untie, the end of the bridle is pushed into the loop (Fig. 93. b).

Rice. 93. Untying running simple knot
a - the first knitting method; b - the second way of knitting
Reef knot (Fig. 94). It got its name from the word “reef-shtert” - a small end of the cable tied into the sail cloth, with which they “took reefs”, that is, they tied the part of the sail matched to the lower luff of the sail or to the boom in order to reduce its area in strong winds . On large sailing ships with direct armament, reefs were taken with the help of reef seasons - the flat ends of the cable, with which the upper luff of the sail was tied to the reef leer. The reefers were connected in such a way that at any moment, if necessary, they could be untied or, as the sailors say, “tear apart”. For this purpose, a reef knot was used. It is very similar to a straight knot and is knitted in the manner shown in fig. 25, except that when knitting the second half-knot, its running end is threaded into the loop folded in half. When jerking the running end, the knot is instantly untied.
In maritime affairs, this knot is used to tie the pegs of canvas covers of lifeboats, winches, compasses and other devices on the upper navigation open bridge.
This knot is known colloquially as the “one-bow knot”. He is familiar to everyone, many tie their shoelaces with them. In principle, this is a simple and useful node.

Rice. 94. Reef Knot
Double reef knot (Fig. 95). Sometimes it is called a file knot. But sailors almost never use it: a reef knot is enough for a temporary bunch of shters and other ends. In the dictionary of Vladimir Dahl, it is called “loop knot” and “burdock (bow)”. Often it is also 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 doubled. It is an indispensable knot for tying shoelaces, rope, bows around the neck and bows in the hair, as well as on bundles and boxes.

Rice. 95. Double reef knot
Unleashed weaving knot (Fig. 96). An excellent weaving knot is a “sibling” to the clew knot. It can be improved if the running end of the cable is passed under the root folded in half. At the same time, it will hold just as securely, but at any moment it can be untied, even under tension.

Rice. 96. Untying weaving knot
Kalmyk knot (Fig. 97). It is one of the practical and reliable nodes. Its name speaks of how it appeared in our country. And although the Kalmyk steppes are not associated 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 many manuals on knitting knots published abroad.
On fig. 97 is a schematic diagram of the 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.
Get the running end of the cable behind the object and take it, slightly stepping back from the end, from above with your left hand with your thumb towards you. With your right hand, place the root end over the left fist, in which the running end is already clamped, and make the root of the cable complete a turn around it. Then, with the movement of the left hand, move the root end under the root part of the large loop while carrying the running end around the same part of the cable and then intercepting the running end with the fingers of the left hand. After that, gently pull the running end in the form of a loop through the root end hose located on the left hand (by dropping the hose) so that the running end does not straighten out, and tighten the knot with the root end.
The Kalmyk knot securely holds and quickly unties if you pull on the running end. It is used for temporary fastening of the throwing end to the mooring line when the latter is fed from the ship to the berth. It is used to attach the reins to the bridle, as well as to tie the horse in the stable. If a running end that is not folded in half is passed into the loop of the Kalmyk knot, then the knot will not be quickly untied. In this form, it is called the Cossack knot.

Rice. 97. Kalmyk knot
Untying self-tightening knot (Fig. 98). If you skip the running end folded in a loop into the loop of this knot, then the knot will still retain its main property, but if desired, it can be quickly untied. To do this, you just need to pull the running end.

Rice. 98. Untying self-tightening knot
Boat assembly (Fig. 99). It is used when towing boats and during their stay under fire at the side of the ship only in those cases when there are people in them. First, the running end of the painter is passed into the bow boat eye, then under the first can, then it is carried from above around the second can, the end is brought out above the cable and again led under the can, then the end of the painter is folded in the form of a loop and led under the hose made on top of the can. The boat knot is easily untied by pulling the running end of the painter lying on the can.

Rice. 99. Boat knot
Mill knot (Fig. 100). Among the many ingenious knots for tying bags, this knot is considered one of the most common. In principle, this is the same figure eight, in the second loop of which a double-folded running end is missed. The knot is very convenient in that it can be tightly tightened and quickly untied by pulling on the running end.

Rice. 100. Mill knot
“Wet” half-bayonet (Fig. 101). Many knots, when wet, are difficult to untie. It often happens that in the literal sense of the word, the ends have to be cut. It was for this situation that the sailors came up with a knot called “wet half-bayonet”. It is used for fastening painters and mooring lines for bollards, bollards and bitengs. It is designed for strong traction and fast recoil. No matter how much the knot is tightened and at the same time wet, it can always be quickly given away.

It got its name from the word "reef-shtert" - a small end of the cable tied into the sail cloth, with which they "took reefs", that is, they tied the part of the sail matched to the lower luff of the sail or to the boom in order to reduce its area in strong winds . On large sailing ships with direct armament, reefs were taken with the help of reef seasons - the flat ends of the cable, with which the upper luff of the sail was tied to the reef leer. The reefs were connected in such a way that at any moment, if necessary, they could be untied or, as the sailors say, "pulled apart". For this purpose, a reef knot was used. It is very similar to a straight knot and is knitted in the manner shown in fig. 25, except that when knitting the second half-knot, its running end is threaded into the loop folded in half. When jerking the running end, the knot is instantly untied.
In maritime affairs, this knot is used to tie the pegs of canvas covers of lifeboats, winches, compasses and other devices on the upper navigation open bridge.
This knot is known colloquially as the "one-bow knot". He is familiar to everyone, many tie their shoelaces with them. In principle, this is a simple and useful node.

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