Timber hitch

Timber hitch

Knot-details
name=Timber hitch


names= Bowyer's Knot, Lumberman's Knot, Countryman's Knot
type= hitch
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related= Killick hitch
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abok_number= #1665

The timber hitch is a knot used to attach a single length of rope to a piece of wood. This knot is easily undone after use.

To make the knot, pass the rope completely around the wood. Pass the running end around the standing part, then through the loop that you have just formed. Make three turns around the loop then pull on the standing part to tighten. Take care that you double the rope back on itself before making the three turns, or it won't hold. Three are recommended for natural rope such as jute, whereas five turns are needed on synthetic rope like nylon.

This knot is also known as the Bowyer's Knot as it is used to attach the lower end of the bowstring to the bottom limb on an English Longbow.

This knot is also very commonly used to attach ukulele strings to the bridge of the instrument.

The Killick hitch

The Killick hitch is a variant of the timber hitch used to hoist rocks and other objects with irregular shapes.

External links

*http://www.geocities.com/roo_two/timberhitch.html


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  • Timber hitch — Timber Tim ber, n. [AS. timbor, timber, wood, building; akin to OFries. timber, D. timmer a room, G. zimmer, OHG. zimbar timber, a dwelling, room, Icel. timbr timber, Sw. timmer, Dan. t[ o]mmer, Goth. timrjan to build, timrja a builder, L. domus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • timber hitch — n. Naut. a knot used for tying a rope to a spar: see KNOT1 …   English World dictionary

  • timber-hitch — /tim beuhr hich /, v.t. to fasten by means of a timber hitch. [1880 85] * * * …   Universalium

  • timber-hitch — /tim beuhr hich /, v.t. to fasten by means of a timber hitch. [1880 85] …   Useful english dictionary

  • timber hitch — noun a hitch used to secure a rope to a log or spar; often supplemented by a half hitch • Hypernyms: ↑hitch …   Useful english dictionary

  • timber hitch — a knot or hitch on a spar or the like, made by taking a turn on the object, wrapping the end around the standing part of the rope, then several times around itself. [1805 15] * * * …   Universalium

  • timber hitch — /ˈtɪmbə hɪtʃ/ (say timbuh hich) noun a kind of hitch by which a rope is fastened to a spar …  

  • timber hitch — noun Date: circa 1815 a knot used to secure a line to a log or spar see knot illustration …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • timber hitch — noun a knot used in attaching a rope to a log or spar …   English new terms dictionary

  • USNS Timber Hitch (T-AGM-17) — was a U.S. Navy missile range instrumentation ship which earlier operated as the U.S. Air Force Ocean Range Vessel USAFS Timber Hitch (ORV 17) on the U.S. Air Force’s Eastern Test Range during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Timber Hitch operated …   Wikipedia

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