Re: What knot would you use...

> Good point, and I don't think he said.  I was raised in a hemp house
> complete w/knuckle busters, sand bags, etc.  Everything had to be done
> with one hand because the other hand was otherwise occupied
> controlling the batten.  A prusik knot around a three line set held
> everything together and gave a place to tie off to.  The same knot
> offered an extra purchase point if extra weight was needed (like a
> foot or something).    Learning that knot gave me confidence to use it
> climbing with only shoe laces as cord.  Saved my sorry ass a couple of
> times, but most im****tantly, it relieved my work load while rigging.
> the best part is being able to slide it up the rope when necessary.
> Plus it's a lot cheaper than those mechanical ascenders.  Plenty of
> info on the knot on the web.
> Try it on a job and you'll understand!
> Lloyd
> 


I've never actually had to deal with very many knots, and certainly never
had to deal with hemp or hanging new linesets, whether iron arbors or 
sandbags.  I'm no master rigger, but I do believe I am qualified to safely
operate a rigging system.  Remember I mentioned about the 'incident' during

a rehearsal of Les Miserables in a post in 2006 (too far back for my
current news server archives.)

This area I live in now feels like a void in the Universe for stage stuff.
 I really miss working on stage.

Torrance