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Part Nine

Whipping and Seizing

There are many ways to prevent the end of a rope from unraveling (see
Preventing Fraying), but whipping is by far the most effective. Whipping
involves binding the rope’s strands or yarns with a tight wrapping of heavy
thread or light twine. This seemingly imposing task is actually quite easy,

and after doing it once or twice, you’ll find it second nature. Seizing is a
similar procedure to permanently join two lengths of rope or sections of the
same rope. A seized eye in the end of a rope is stronger, more secure, and
more compact than any loop knot.

Common Whipping

Uses: prevent fraying; mark positions on rope

Pros: easy, quick, and effective

Cons: whipping will unravel if the thread
breaks

French Whipping

Uses: prevent fraying; mark positions on rope; as service to prevent abrasion

Pros: resists unraveling if cut

Cons: more time-consuming than Common Whipping

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