Diamond knot

The diamond knot is a knot that is used both for jewelry and adornment as well as for fastening purposes.

Application

As ornamental nodes of the diamond knot is often used to Lederbändeln in connection with jewelery. In the Boy Scouts, he is part of the Wood Badges, a high honor. Sailors use it to whistle cords or as ornate handle lines to the pocket knife or zippers.

When climbing, it can be used as a node loop or " wedge - replacement " when the rock material the use of metal slips are not permitted, such as in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.

When Rope- (also Dyneema shackles) is a diamond knot as a closure.

Scout Wood Badge

Diamond knot on a necklace with pendant

Tie

The diamond knot is difficult to establish. For clarity, here two different colored lines are shown. If only one line is used, the long ends are pictured here in one piece and result in a loop.

We start with a Trossenstek ( Josefine nodes). Then the two loose ends (ie, the two long ends here in the image series ) led around above the loop in constant direction of rotation around the node (via the long ends ), and drawn from back to front through the middle. Now the two ends are taken up, as are the two that form the loop below. Through careful train up and down the node forms. Sometimes helps light simultaneously shaking.

Rundrum

From below in the middle

Finished

Alternatives

• In a twisted rope -like thickenings also be produced by splicing.
• It could also be used 4 lines for knotting. ( Double Diamond knot, commonly used in climbing )
• Even thicker the monkey fist.