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A '''Zeppelin bend''' is an excellent all purpose bend: it is a secure, easily tied, and jam-proof way to connect two ropes. | A '''Zeppelin bend''' is an excellent all purpose bend: it is a secure, easily tied, and jam-proof way to connect two ropes. Though its simplicity and security are matched by many other bends, it is unique in the ease with which it is untied, even after heavy loading. It is also referred to as a "Rosendahl bend", both names stemming from its use to moor [[airship]]s (''Zeppelin'' being a synonym for airship, and [[Charles E. Rosendahl|Charles ''Rosendahl'']] being the airship captain who popularized this bend by insisting it be used to moor his craft). | ||
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==Tying== | == Tying == | ||
[[Image:Zeppelin Bend HowTo.jpg|thumb|right|Zeppelin bend step by step]] | [[Image:Zeppelin Bend HowTo.jpg|thumb|right|Zeppelin bend step by step]] | ||
* Form a [[half-hitch]] in each of the ends of rope | * Form a [[half-hitch]] in each of the ends of rope | ||
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* Pull on the standing parts to tighten the knot. | * Pull on the standing parts to tighten the knot. | ||
==Untying== | == Untying == | ||
* Pull simultaneously on the two turns that go around the standing parts. | * Pull simultaneously on the two turns that go around the standing parts. | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
* [[List of knots]] | * [[List of knots]] | ||
==External link== | == External link == | ||
*[http://www.geocities.com/roo_two/Zeppelin.html Description of the Zeppelin Bend] | *[http://www.geocities.com/roo_two/Zeppelin.html Description of the Zeppelin Bend] | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:52, 22 February 2010
Zeppelin bend | |
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Names | Zeppelin bend, Rosendahl bend |
Category | bend |
Related | Zeppelin loop, Hunter's bend |
Releasing | Non-jamming |
Typical use | Connecting two ropes |
A Zeppelin bend is an excellent all purpose bend: it is a secure, easily tied, and jam-proof way to connect two ropes. Though its simplicity and security are matched by many other bends, it is unique in the ease with which it is untied, even after heavy loading. It is also referred to as a "Rosendahl bend", both names stemming from its use to moor airships (Zeppelin being a synonym for airship, and Charles Rosendahl being the airship captain who popularized this bend by insisting it be used to moor his craft).
Tying
- Form a half-hitch in each of the ends of rope
- Overlay one hitch on the other, such that the working end of each rope faces "outwards" or away from the other hitch
- Pull either loose end once around the half-hitch in the other rope, and then through the "tunnel" created by the two hitches
- Repeat with the other loose end
- Pull on the standing parts to tighten the knot.
Untying
- Pull simultaneously on the two turns that go around the standing parts.