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KNOTS FOR STAIR ROPES & HANDRAILS
The integral knot is the key to a safe stair or bannister rope. The security of a stair rope bannister is dependent on the end knot being made from the strands of the same length of rope.
Manrope knots are traditional end knots, tied by hand using the unlaid strands of the rope. On ships, these knots ended the manropes which bordered the gangway. See how this knot is tied HERE.
A stair rope or bannister rope finished with a properly tied knot (or splice - see below), which uses the strands of the same rope, provides a different function from a decorative BARRIER ROPE which will give minimal weight bearing capacity. Substituting this technique by sewing or glueing a decorative end to a stair rope is not good practice.
Leather Star washers can be fitted as an optional extra; they provide an attractive backing to conceal the cut ends of the rope at the back of the knot, and also guard against chafing in heavy use.
Choose between the two ply Manrope knot and the larger three ply knot, both available to order on all our stair ropes and rope bannisters.
A TWO-PLY MANROPE KNOT which is tied into a 24mm diameter rope sits about 5cm from the outside bracket, and is approximately 7cm high, or about the size of a tennis ball. For 32mm diameter rope, the Two-ply knot is approximately 7cm x 9cm.
The larger THREE-PLY MANROPE KNOT measures approximately 6cm by 8cm. A 'super-sized' Three-ply knot in 32mm rope comes to about 8cm long and 11cm high - the size of a large grapefruit!
The title picture at the top of the page shows a Three-ply Manrope knot in 24mm hemp tied into a stair rope, using a brass fitting, with single leather washer.
On the right is an example of a Two-ply knot tied in 24mm manila. The stair rope has been made using our SPECIAL MANILA ROPE, incorporating 3 strands of 6mm manila wound by hand around a core of 24mm, and uses a wrought iron fitting with hammered finish.
The image on the left shows a Two-ply knot tied into a 24mm hemp rope, with double leather washers. The fitting is wrought iron with gunmetal finish on a square base plate.
At the bottom of the page, on the contact box, you can see an illustration of a 24mm cotton stair rope with Three-ply Manrope knot and satin black wrought iron fitting.
An eye-splice will fit neatly into a tricky place, with the advantage of allowing the rope to be run in any direction from the wall/fitting.
An Eye-splice may be used as a secure alternative rope ending on a handrail in certain situations where it is not possible to use the manrope end knot - for example, where the edge of the wall is too close, or if a stair rope or bannister rope needs to be run between the inside edges of newel posts.
The Eye-splice with Turks Head whipping shown here on a stair rope, is a solution for a tight space. The purpose made fitting on the hemp stair rope, has the eye ring welded directly to the base plate - i.e.. with no post.
The Turks Head is a traditional sailor's knot, which can be used as a whipping to cover the cut ends of the splice.
The picture on the left shows a stair rope in 24mm cotton, with gunmetal finished iron fittings - the eyesplice end is finished using a turks head whipping in 4mm cotton cord.
Detail of an Eye-splice can be seen below, tied into a 24mm manila stair rope, and shows a modified brushed steel fitting.
The Turks Head whipping is made using 3mm hemp cord.
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