Constrictor knot
The constrictor knot is one of the most effective binding knots. Simple and secure, it is a harsh knot that 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 that features two riding turns.
| Constrictor knot | |
|---|---|
Left: constrictor knot Right: double constrictor knot | |
| Names | Constrictor knot, gunner's knot |
| Category | Binding |
| Related | Clove hitch, transom knot, strangle knot, miller's knot, boa knot, cross constrictor knot |
| Releasing | Jamming |
| ABoK | #176, #355, #364, #430, #1188, #1189, #1249, #1250, #1251, #1252, #2052, #2097, #2489, #2560, #3441, #3700, #3853 |
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