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The '''Constrictor knot''' is one of the most effective [[Binding (knot)|binding knots]].<ref name="ashley225">Clifford W. Ashley, ''The Ashley Book of Knots'' (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 224-225.</ref><ref name="tossrigg">Brion Toss, ''The Complete Rigger's Apprentice'' (Camden, Maine: International Marine, 1998), 10-13.</ref><ref name="budcomp">Geoffrey Budworth, ''The Complete Book of Knots'' (London: Octopus, 1997), 136-139.</ref> Simple and secure, it is a harsh [[knot]] which can be difficult or impossible to untie once tightened. It is made similarly to a [[clove hitch]] but with one end passed under the other, forming an [[overhand knot]] under a | The '''Constrictor knot''' is one of the most effective [[Binding (knot)|binding knots]].<ref name="ashley225">Clifford W. Ashley, ''The Ashley Book of Knots'' (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 224-225.</ref><ref name="tossrigg">Brion Toss, ''The Complete Rigger's Apprentice'' (Camden, Maine: International Marine, 1998), 10-13.</ref><ref name="budcomp">Geoffrey Budworth, ''The Complete Book of Knots'' (London: Octopus, 1997), 136-139.</ref> Simple and secure, it is a harsh [[knot]] which can be difficult or impossible to untie once tightened. It is made similarly to a [[clove hitch]] but with one end passed under the other, forming an [[overhand knot]] under a riding turn. The '''Double constrictor knot''' is an even more robust variation having two riding turns. | ||
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