MIS301 Arborist Knots 2nd ed.

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This book is one in a series of Minimum Industry Standards produced by Arboriculture Australia Ltd and the New Zealand Arboricultural Association in consultation with the national arboriculture community in both countries. These industry peer-reviewed documents provide a ‘body of knowledge’ which is shared by practitioners and can be used as the basis for training, dissemination of skills and professional development.
This book covers the basics of knot selection and knot tying, and presents the range of core knots every competent arborist should know. Many other knots exist, some of which may be superior to these core knots for specific work tasks or functions – the knots presented form a solid foundation on which practitioners can build.
Users are advised to consult MIS302 Arborist Ropes for more details about rope type, rope properties and rope inspection. Details of the use of knots for climbing and rigging operations are contained within the relevant MISs for those work tasks.
Contents:
Knots for arboriculture
Rope terminology and knot tying principles
Types of knot
Tying knots
Knots
Bowline
Running bowline
Bowline on a bight
Alpine butterfly
Scaffold knot
Figure-8 loop
Stopper knots
Double-overhand knot
Hitches
Clove hitch
Cow hitch with a better half
Timber hitch
Round turn and two half-hitches
Girth hitch
Constrictor knot
Marlinspike hitch
Pre-knots – half-hitch and marline hitch
Rolling hitch
Bends
Twin bowline bend
Sheet bend and slippery sheet bend
Zeppelin bend
Double fisherman’s bend
Flemish bend
Friction hitches
English prusik hitch
Blake’s hitch
Klemheist
Valdôtain Tresse (VT)
Distel hitch
Schwäbisch hitch
Knut
Munter hitch
Using knots for tree work
Appendix A: Knots chart