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{{Short description|Type of knot}} |
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The '''Packer's Knot''' is a binding knot usually used in smaller line. |
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{{Infobox knot |
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| name=Packer's knot |
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| image= Packers knot.png |
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| names= Butcher's knot |
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| type= binding |
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| strength= |
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| origin= |
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| related= [[Corned beef knot]], [[Siberian hitch]] |
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| releasing= Jamming |
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| uses= baling, parcel tying, [[butchery]], [[cooking]] |
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| caveat= Less secure than the corned beef knot |
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| abok_number= '''#187''', #408, #2083 |
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| instructions= [http://www.animatedknots.com/butchers/] |
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The '''packer's knot''' is a [[binding knot]] which is easily pulled taut and quickly locked in position. It is most often made in small line or string, such as that used for hand [[Baler|baling]], parcel tying, and binding [[Roasting|roast]]s. This latter use, and its general form, make it a member of a class of similar knots known as '''butcher's knots'''.<ref name="ashley36">Clifford W. Ashley, ''The Ashley Book of Knots'' (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 36-38.</ref> |
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http://www.geocities.com/roo_two/butcherknots.html |
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==Tying and variations== |
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A lightly tightened [[figure-eight knot]] is formed around the [[standing part]] of the line such that both ends emerge from the same point. Pulling on the standing part tightens the binding. After the desired degree of tension is reached, a locking [[half-hitch]] is added over the working end and pulled taut. |
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Even without the locking half-hitch the knot will generally maintain tension while additional tying is accomplished, such as putting a second, [[perpendicular]], wrap on a package.<ref name="ashley337">Ashley(1944), p. 337</ref><ref name="perryknots">Gordon Perry, ''Knots'' (North Vancouver, Canada: Quantum Publishing, 2006), 130-131.</ref> |
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A similar knot made with an [[overhand knot]] instead of a figure-eight works almost as well.<ref name="pawpock">Des Pawson, ''Pocket Guide to Knots & Splices'' (Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books, Inc., 2002), 108-109.</ref> Many other variations also exist finishing with this style of locking half-hitch. In fact, [[Clifford Ashley]] claimed that there were more knots of this type to be found than any other used for a single purpose.<ref name="ashley36"/> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Corned beef knot]] |
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* [[List of binding knots]] |
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* [[List of knots]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://notableknotindex.webs.com/butcherknots.html Diagram of a packer's knot] |
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{{Knots}} |
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Latest revision as of 15:40, 3 July 2022
| Packer's knot | |
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| Names | Packer's knot, Butcher's knot |
| Category | Binding |
| Related | Corned beef knot, Siberian hitch |
| Releasing | Jamming |
| Typical use | baling, parcel tying, butchery, cooking |
| Caveat | Less secure than the corned beef knot |
| ABoK | #187, #408, #2083 |
| Instructions | [1] |
The packer's knot is a binding knot which is easily pulled taut and quickly locked in position. It is most often made in small line or string, such as that used for hand baling, parcel tying, and binding roasts. This latter use, and its general form, make it a member of a class of similar knots known as butcher's knots.[1]
Tying and variations
[edit]A lightly tightened figure-eight knot is formed around the standing part of the line such that both ends emerge from the same point. Pulling on the standing part tightens the binding. After the desired degree of tension is reached, a locking half-hitch is added over the working end and pulled taut.
Even without the locking half-hitch the knot will generally maintain tension while additional tying is accomplished, such as putting a second, perpendicular, wrap on a package.[2][3]
A similar knot made with an overhand knot instead of a figure-eight works almost as well.[4] Many other variations also exist finishing with this style of locking half-hitch. In fact, Clifford Ashley claimed that there were more knots of this type to be found than any other used for a single purpose.[1]
