Timber hitch

Timber hitch
NamesTimber hitch, Fig.8 Timber Hitch, Bowyer's Knot, Lumberman's Knot, Countryman's Knot
CategoryHitch
RelatedKillick hitch
ReleasingNon-jamming
ABoK#1668,#195, #479, #1665, #2161
Instructions

The timber hitch is a knot used to attach a single length of rope to a cylindrical object. Secure while tension is maintained, it is easily untied even after heavy loading.

The timber hitch is a very old knot. It is first known to have been mentioned in a nautical source c. 1625 and illustrated in 1762.

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