Fisherman's knot

The fisherman's knot is a knot for joining two ropes.

Name and history

The fisherman's knot described here has nothing to do with a " spar " (round timber).

In the heyday of alpinism was the fisherman's knot tied a fixed loop, thus integrating the first and last one climber roped into the climbing rope. Today we used for harnesses.

When fishing knots he has to be able to reputation, strong sliding fishing lines or wet dirty sliding linen combine safely.

Application

• Secure connection of two slippery ropes.
• Sliding coupling the leather ends of a necklace.
• When connecting two fishing lines, however, he goes on to stress often:

Tightened fishing knots

Leavened fishing knots

Other variant: Double fisherman knot

Making the double stitch Spier

Tie

With the end of a cable an overhand knot is tied to the end of another cable, that the two rope ends of the overhand knot are parallel to the other rope. Then a second overhand knot is tied around the first cable to the end of another cable, that the two rope ends of the overhand knot are parallel to the other rope. For train on both ropes, the two overhand knot slide together and are evenly against one another.

Second overhand knot

Finished

To release simply pull on the two cable ends, then the two overhand knot slide apart and the fisherman's knot can be solved.

Warning: An improperly knotted fisherman's knot is almost indistinguishable at first glance from the right people.

Modifications

• If you put each a double overhand knot as described above to the other cable, gives the double fisherman's knot.

• Considering a overhand knot to the same rope so that a tightening loop that creates a package node.

• Old mountaineer node If one makes an overhand knot so that even 2 feet of rope end remain free, and puts you this end around the chest and puts it through the overhand knot (always so that the rope ends of the rope are parallel ), then the loop pulls tightly into a rope the rib cage, knots with the through put end another overhand knot around the breast spanning rope, the whole thing pulls together so that the resulting solid loop tightly against the chest - then you have to be involved, such as the previously made ​​the mountaineer, when there were no harnesses. This node was backed with another overhand right behind the second.

• The fisherman's knot is also available as cable connection in the form of drops and a loop:

Loop

Other variant: Double - Eight - Ansteckknoten

Alternatives

• A particularly secure connection is the double fisherman's knot.
• To connect ropes of unequal thickness suitable the Schotstek.
• With a large difference between the two rope diameter is twice the Schotstek is.
• To connect thicker ropes suitable the Trossenstek.