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Pipe hitch
A pipe hitch, finished with a cow hitch
Names
Pipe hitch, Well-pipe hitch [1]
Category
Hitch
Related
rolling hitch, klemheist knot, Tensionless hitch, Taut-line hitch
Releasing
Non-jamming
Typical use
securing a pipe or pole
Caveat
The direction of the pulling force should be away from the wrapped coils.
ABoK
504, 2047
A pipe hitch is a hitch-type knot used to secure smooth cylindrical objects,[2] such as pipes, poles, beams, or spars. According to The Ashley Book of Knots, a pipe hitch is "used to lower a pipe or hoist one"[1] and as "another method of tying to a rectangular timber."[3]
^ abAshley, Clifford W. (1993) [1944], The Ashley Book of Knots, New York: Doubleday, p. 82, ISBN 0-385-04025-3
^"Pipe Hitch". Boy Scouts of America Troup 542 - Gresham Oregon. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
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