From: kichiwa@eskimo.com (Mike Eason) Subject: Re: Bridling - knot.txt [1/1] Message-ID: Organization: Not Much! Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1996 08:35:30 -1000 In article <4l8jkd$4nb@orm.southern.co.nz>, cfbd@southern.co.nz says... > >RLoiseau (rloiseau@aol.com) wrote: >>In article <4kjajf$ig@orm.southern.co.nz>, cfbd@southern.co.nz (Colin >>Douthwaite) writes: > >>There is a really easy way to make a test bridal for a stunter. >>Cut a long piece of bridal line for all Bridal legs-- that's 6 for >>standard bridal (as opposed to a long piece for upper spreader to center >>T, with an additional line for the outhaul), with a loop in one end. >>larks head all the legs to the bridal points, respectivly. Now make a >>loop out of a seperate piece of bridal line, with an overhead knot on the >>end, and one down by the loop, leaving about a 1/2" loop in the end. Now >>run the outhaul bridal leg through the loop, and tie it back to itself >>with a tautline hitch. Do this with all the legs. >> >>Now you have a bridal with three, fully adjustable legs. They can all be >>leangthened or shortened to adjust how far the actual BP is away from the >>kite, and they can also all be adjusted to change the angle, outhaul, ect. >> >>once you have your measurments you can use whatever kind of bridal you >>like,, and save your test bridal! you can use it on any kite since it is >>FULLY adjustable!! >> >>To attach the flyline you just larks head your line to the second knot on >>the BP loop!! >> >>if you have any questions on the knots I use, or anything feel free to >>E-Mail > > >More totally fascinating stuff on test bridles for stunters ! > >I have only one knot book, "Knots and Splices" by Cyrus L. Day and >it does not contain a " Tautline Hitch ". > >Can you describe the Tautline Hitch or provide a reference to a knot >book containing the Tautline Hitch ? > >Bye, -- Mike Eason or Media Specialist: Everett Community College, Everett, WA voice H:206-334-0362 W:206-388-9117 fax:206-388-9144 Newsletter Editor and Past President, Snohomish County Incredible Flying Individuals, SCI-FI Event Organizer/Committee Chair, Washington State Sport Kite Championships, 9/28-29/96 Whidbey Island Kite Festival, 9/28-29/96 - Casey Conf. Center, Coupeville, Whidbey Is. WA, USA begin 755 knot.txt M1FEN9"!A($)O>2!38V]U="!(86YD8F]O:R!O&-E M<'0@,2!O2!F6]U2!F2!T;R!R96UO=F4@=&AI2!B M965N('-A:60N#0H-"E=A=&S:&EW82!K;F]T(&MI8VAI+"`@*&]R(&M($D_ !*0 ` end = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = From: kichiwa@eskimo.com (Mike Eason) Subject: Re: Bridling - knot.txt [1/1] Message-ID: Organization: Not Much! Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1996 15:52:02 -1000 In article , kichiwa@eskimo.com says... > >In article <4l8jkd$4nb@orm.southern.co.nz>, cfbd@southern.co.nz says... >> >>RLoiseau (rloiseau@aol.com) wrote: >>>In article <4kjajf$ig@orm.southern.co.nz>, cfbd@southern.co.nz (Colin >>>Douthwaite) writes: >> >>>There is a really easy way to make a test bridal for a stunter. Sorry I sent that reply as an attachment. Here it is again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Find a Boy Scout Handbook or a "Pioneering" merit badge handbook. You often see them at garage sales. They have great knot illustrations. But I'll try to describe the tautline hitch. Try it with some rope or cord first to make it easier. Loop the rope around a pole or chair leg (180 degree direction change). Do a half hitch with the shorter line around the longer one (regular overhand type knot except 1 or 2 feet away from the pole while keeping the longer line sort of straight and just doing a loop around it with the short end). Do another loop around the longer end and go through the same "hole", between the pole and your knot. You should now have two wraps on the longer line with the end of the shorter one comming through on the pole side of the knot. Then, continueing to wrap in the same direction, do another half hitch around the longer line on the outside of your knot (away from the pole). The whole knot will slip up and down the straight (no loops) longer line but will "bight" (bite ?)(slight kink) it when it's under tension. The tautline depends on tension for it's holding strength. It works better in less slippery line. I've never tried it with spectra but think that it may slip a lot. Used to work good in kevlar. How about making the test bridle legs about 2 1/2 times longer than needed and shortening them with sheep-shanks. :-) Oh boy, now what have I started? Actually, a good way to adjust bridles *is* to make them a little long, but in the ballpark. Then shorten then by throwing progressive half hitches around a small tube or short dowell. The amount of line taken in or let out with each half hitch would be dependent on the diameter of the dowell. When everything's adjusted it's easy to remove this temporary bridle and use it to measure a bridle board for the final one. I didn't follow most of this thread earlier, so I appologize if I'm repeating anything here that's already been said. Watashiwa knot kichi, (or am I?) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =