What is the Constrictor Knot (Using the End) used for?

Tying a constrictor midway along a post, pole, or tube (with no access to the end); Securing bundles and hoses partway along their length; Starting a pioneering lashing at any point along the mast; Securing ropes to cylindrical objects where the loop won't slip over.

How do you tie the Constrictor Knot (Using the End)?

The Constrictor Knot tied with the end is formed using the rope's free end wrapped around the object. It's the version you use when you can't pass a loop over an extremity — say, midway along a pole or a post — but you still want that jamming grip. Follow the illustrated step-by-step, with a photo for every stage, on Desbravai.

Is the Constrictor Knot (Using the End) hard to tie?

The Constrictor Knot (Using the End) is rated medium, in the Lashings category and is taught with a photo at every stage on Desbravai.

What precautions apply when using the Constrictor Knot (Using the End)?

Just as hard to untie; cutting is often the only way out; Take care to cross the end under the diagonal part before tightening; Don't use it where you'll need to reuse the rope afterward.

Constrictor Knot (Using the End)

Q: What other names does the Constrictor Knot (Using the End) have?

It is also known as Constrictor Knot, Constrictor Knot (Rope End Method), Constrictor Knot (Using the End), Nudo constrictor, Nudo del constrictor, Nó constritor, Nó de constrição, Noeud de constriction. (ABOK #1249)

Constrictor Knot (Using the End) — step by step

A Constrictor Knot tied with the free end of the rope — used when you can't slip a loop over the end of the object

Also called: Constrictor Knot, Constrictor Knot (Rope End Method), Constrictor Knot (Using the End), Nudo constrictor, Nudo del constrictor, Nó constritor, Nó de constrição, Noeud de constriction · ABOK #1249

What it is for

Tying a constrictor midway along a post, pole, or tube (with no access to the end)
Securing bundles and hoses partway along their length
Starting a pioneering lashing at any point along the mast
Securing ropes to cylindrical objects where the loop won't slip over