Use the Constrictor Hitch when you need to clamp
a rope tightly around an object. It has a vice-like grip and is very hard
to untie unless you slip the knot.
Step #1
Place the end around and behind the item you're tying
the rope to.
Step #2
Wrap the end around to the other side of the object,
crossing the standing part.
Step #3
Continue wrapping the end around the dowel so the
end is parallel with the standing part.
Step #4
Bring the end over the standing part and tuck it under
and between the two loops.
Finished Constrictor
Hitch
Dress and set the knot.
Slipped Constrictor Hitch
Since this knot cinches up so tightly, if you plan
to untie it, stick a bight of rope through instead of the end. Yank on the
end to disengage the knot from the object.
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