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Type of knot From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Swing hitch is a way to tie a swing rope to a branch or other horizontal beam. Ashley describes it in ABOK as "... firm, strong, secure, and easily untied once the load has been removed."
Swing hitch | |
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SWING HITCH | |
Names | Swing hitch, Sailor's hitch |
Category | Hitch |
Efficiency | firm, strong, secure says ABOK |
Related | Clove hitch |
Releasing | Easy |
Typical use | swing, weights with pendulum movements |
ABoK | 1693 (unslipped version) |
This knot serves a similar function to the sailor's hitch.
If the place of attachment is very slippery, near the end of the beam, tapered with less diameter in the pulling direction, then one may start with more than one turn nearest the main part, effectively tying a Gripping sailor's hitch.
If the swing is to have two parallel ropes, the standing parts both must hang from the same side of the branch, otherwise there will be forces rotating the swing seat right and left. Swing hitch reduces such forces by having the end pull the main part towards the middle of the beam and fixing it there; Using a simple clove hitch would cause more of these disturbing rotational forces.
If the swing is attached to a living tree, protecting the sap carrying live layers of the inner bark may be necessary; Suitable measures of tree protection while attaching a swing include
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