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Q&A Securing things to spars with a wire Cocky's Hitch

I remember about a decade ago, my grandfather taught me a particular wire "knot". He called it a Cocky's Hitch. I remember the first step was to take a length of thick fencing wire and fold it in h...

1 answer  ·  posted 10y ago by Lyndon White‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar Lyndon White‭ · 2020-04-18T00:05:46Z (over 4 years ago)
<p>I remember about a decade ago, my grandfather taught me a particular wire "knot".
He called it a <strong>Cocky's Hitch</strong>.
I remember the first step was to take a length of thick fencing wire and fold it in half.
and the last step was to put a screw driver though the bight, and twist -- wrapping it around the other end and drawing it tight.</p>

<p>But not the intervening steps. Or the fine detail of those steps.</p>

<p>I think we were using it to build a wind break, attaching some tin sheets or thick cloth to 
some star-pickets.</p>

<p>It could also be used to secure 2 spars to each other in the place of a lashing.</p>

<p>It is very strong.
my grandfather told me how back in the day they used to build houses out of it. I suspect they actually build farmsheds with it, and he was telling some stories.</p>