Editing Timber hitch (section)

==Security==
Although ''[[The Ashley Book of Knots]]'' states that "three tucks or turns are ample",<ref name="ashley290"/> this work was written prior to the wide use of [[synthetic fiber]] cordage.  Later sources suggest five or more turns may be required for full security in modern synthetic ropes.<ref name="treeclimb"/><ref name="budcomp">{{Citation|last=Budworth|first=Geoffrey|title=The Complete Book of Knots|publisher=Lyons & Burford|year=1997|location=New York, New York|page=47}}</ref>