Rigging
This note is about techniques of rigging, hoisting, fastening of arbitrary objects to arbitrary sites in non-destructive, reusable and adjustable manner.
Applies to cloth/soft structures, kites, prosthetic habitats, etc.
A handbook about building-site rigging with some information on knots and other techniques.
MacDonald, Joseph A., W. E. Rossnagel, Lindley R. Higgins, and W. E. Rossnagel. Handbook of Rigging: Lifting, Hoisting, and Scaffolding for Construction and Industrial Operations. 5th ed. 1950. Reprint, New York: McGraw Hill, 2009.
This is a note about knots, particularly in application to the design of:
- kites
- soft structures
- irregular forms
- non-destructively attaching structures
- post-fitted structures
Knot Types
Prussic knot
Prusik Knot Useful in attaching belay lines, windsocks to the main pilot kite rope, etc.
The butterfly loop, also known as lineman's loop, butterfly knot, alpine butterfly knot, Swiss loop and lineman's rider, is a knot used to form a fixed loop in the middle of a rope.
Canadian jam knot
Craft-Based Precedents of Knotted Structures
Macramé
Kumihiro
References
Burworth, Geoffrey. The Complete Book of Decorative Knots. London: The Lyon Press, 1999.
Pawson, Des. Des Pawson’s Knot Craft the Book That Makes All Other Knot Books Work. London: Adlard Coles Nautical, 2010.
Budworth, Geoffrey. The Complete Guide to Knots and Knot Tying. London: Lorenz Books, 2001.
Wood, Dorothy. The Knotting & Braiding Bible: The Complete Guide to Creative Knotting Including Kumihimo, Macrame and Plaiting. Cincinnati: F+W Media, 2014.
Compton, Nic. The Knot Bible: The Complete Guide to Knots and Their Uses. London: Adlard Coles Nautical, 2013.
Holtzman, Bob. The Field Guide to Knots: How to Identify, Tie, and Untie Over 80 Essential Knots for Outdoor Pursuits. New York: The Experiment, 2015.
Adamides, Andrew. Knots: An Illustrated Practical Guide to the Essential Knot Types and Their Uses. London: Arcturus, 2007.
Verrill, A. Hyatt. Knots, Splices, and Rope Work: An Illustrated Handbook. 1917. Reprint, Mineola: Dover Publications, 2006.