Ringbolt Hitching

Ringbolt Hitching Key Ring
My nephew wanted a large key ring. He liked this.
I started with 6' of 550 paracord. I left 6" tag end of cord at the beginning and began single strand ringbolt hitching around a 1 1/2" OD steel ring. Tied the 2 ends using a diamond knot relative. Had about 4" of cord left over .


I prefer this alternate ending. I took the two ends and tied them into a 4 bight, 3 lead Turks Head Knot. Saw the idea in rein endings in Bruce Grants "How to make Cowboy Horse Gear".


The Turks Head knot doubles nicely.

I've used similiar ringbolt hitching on mini-biners. I tied it using gutted paracord, and glue dipped (1/1 mixture of Titebond II and water) it to give it rigidity. No finishing knot is needed because of the glue dip.

In my experience, Ringbolt hitching, Coxcombing, and Keckling (bight hitching) are excellent ways to cover curved handles and grips.

I have written a tutorial on ringbolt hitching.
http://pineapple.myfunforum.org/Ringbolt_Hitching_Tutotial_about1957.html