Anchor bend
{{Short description|Knot used for attaching a rope to a ring}}
{{Redirect|Fisherman's bend|a similarly-named knot|Fisherman's knot|the place|Fishermans Bend, Victoria}}
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| name=Anchor bend
| image= Roringstek.jpg
| names= fisherman's bend
| type= hitch
| origin=
| related=Round turn and two half hitches
| releasing= jamming
| strength=
| uses= attaching a rope to a ring or similar termination
| caveat=
| abok_number= #24, #1518, #1722 – #1724, #1840 – #1842
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The anchor bend is a knot used for attaching a rope to a ring or similar termination. The name is a misnomer, as it is technically not a bend, but a hitch.
Origins
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Its name originates from the time when "bend" was understood to simply mean "tie to"; today, a bend strictly refers to a knot that joins two lines.
Techniques
While the knot can become jammed in some modern materials, it is usually easily untied after moderate loads; it can be made more resistant to jamming by taking an extra turn around the object—this will make for a one-diameter longer span of the end to reach around the standing part to be tucked (although in a case of tying to a small shackle or link of a chain, this might not be possible). It is the accepted knot for attaching anchors (or more usually anchor chains) to warps. The knot is very similar to a round turn and two half hitches except that the first half hitch is passed under the turn. In many everyday uses, the finishing half-hitch need not be made; alternatively, one might seek surer security by tying off the end with a strangle knot to the standing part.
See also
External links
- {{Animated Knots|anchor|Anchor Bend|May 5, 2013}}
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