Editing Round turn and two half-hitches (section)

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{{Knot-details
| name=Round turn and two half-hitches
| image=Anderthalb Rundtörn mit zwei halben Schlägen.jpg
| names= Round turn and a half-hitch, Two round turns and two half-hitches, etc.
| type= hitch
| strength= 
| origin= 
| related= [[Two half-hitches]], [[Clove hitch]], [[Buntline hitch]], [[capstan equation]]
| releasing= 
| uses= Secure the end of a rope to a fixed object.
| caveat= 
| abok_number= #1720, #1721, #1784, #1834, #1835, #1836, #1883, #1884, #1910
}}

The '''round turn and two half hitches''' is a [[List of hitch knots|hitch]] used to secure the end of a [[rope]] to a fixed object.  The name refers to the components used to form the [[knot]]: a [[round turn]] wraps the rope around the object (completely encircling it) and the two [[half hitch]]es secure the end around the standing part.  Variations of this hitch can be made with differing numbers of turns and half-hitches; an example is illustrated below.  With additional turns, it becomes a [[pipe hitch]].

The Round Turn and Two Half Hitches is named by Steel in 1794. If a spar is small, a round turn is preferable to a single turn. It makes a stronger knot and dissipates the wear.

— [[The Ashley Book of Knots]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ashley |first=Clifford W. |title=The Ashley Book of Knots |year=1944}}</ref>
[[Image:two_round_turns_and_three_half_hitches.png|frame|left|Two round turns and three half hitches.]]