Pipe hitch
A pipe hitch is a hitch-type knot used to secure smooth cylindrical objects, 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" and as "another method of tying to a rectangular timber."
| Pipe hitch | |
|---|---|
A pipe hitch, finished with a cow hitch | |
| Names | Pipe hitch, Well-pipe hitch |
| 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 |
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