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Ossel hitch 
Category Hitch Related clove hitch, ground-line hitch, snuggle hitch, Munter hitch The ossel hitch is a knot used to attach a rope or line to an object. It was originally used on Scottish gill nets to tie small line to larger rope that supported the net. Ossel is actually the Scottish word for "gill net" and for the line attaching the net to the float rope.[1][2]
Contents
Tying
Place a turn around the rope or spar and come up to the left of the standing part of the line. Cross over the standing part and make a turn around the rope or spar in the opposite direction. Finally, pass the working end over the second turn and tuck it under the first turn. Set the knot and tighten the knot.
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1. Turn and cross over...
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2. Turn in opposite direction...
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3. Tuck behind 2nd turn, through 1st...
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4. Completed Ossel hitch.
See also
References
- ^ Brian W. Coad; Don E. McAllister, Dictionary of Ichthyology, http://www.briancoad.com/dictionary/O.htm, retrieved 2009-05-30
- ^ Charles Edmund Gibson (1995), Handbook of Knots and Splices, New York: Barnes & Noble, p. 34
External links
Categories:- Hitch knots
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