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Tied over soft material, such as the neck of a bag, use hard stiff cord. Tied over a hard surface, use soft stretchy line. The Constrictor knot's severe bite, which makes it so effective, can damage or disfigure items it is tied around.<ref name="budcomp"/> To exert extreme tension on the knot without injuring the hands fashion handles for the ends using [[Marlinespike hitch]]es made around two rods.<ref name="tossrigg"/> | Tied over soft material, such as the neck of a bag, use hard stiff cord. Tied over a hard surface, use soft stretchy line. The Constrictor knot's severe bite, which makes it so effective, can damage or disfigure items it is tied around.<ref name="budcomp"/> To exert extreme tension on the knot without injuring the hands fashion handles for the ends using [[Marlinespike hitch]]es made around two rods.<ref name="tossrigg"/> | ||
Constrictor knots can be for used for temporarily binding the fibres of a rope or strand end together while [[Rope splicing|splicing]] or when cutting to length and before properly [[whipping knot|whipping]] the ends. Constrictor knots can also be quite effective as improvised [[Hose clamp|hose clamps]] or | Constrictor knots can be for used for temporarily binding the fibres of a rope or strand end together while [[Rope splicing|splicing]] or when cutting to length and before properly [[whipping knot|whipping]] the ends. Constrictor knots can also be quite effective as improvised [[Hose clamp|hose clamps]] or cable ties. Noted master-[[rigger]] Brion Toss says of the Constrictor, "To know the knot is to constantly find uses for it...."<ref name="tossrigg"/> | ||
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