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7 Turn up alongside the mate, cross the top and 9 – and the final tightened knot from on top…

disappear on the other side behind the Wall
Knot, to appear beneath it by the MWK.

8 A pre-tightened knot… 10 – and from the side, with the ends removed.

Voilà!

Manrope knot
This knot was used (and is still, if I am not world. The Knob Knot was also used on the end
mistaken), at the end of a rope used to help people of a cat-o’-nine-tails, to prevent a bo-sun’s hand
board ships up ramps, stairways, or attic access from slipping off the end of the grip. Making a cat
ladders. It forms a handsome knob that helps o’ nine-tails is not covered here – there are plenty
prevent the boarder’s hand from slipping off the of illustrations to be found elsewhere – but the idea
end of the rope, thus preventing an accident or an of the handle being unable to slip from the grasp of
accidental soaking! There are many fine examples of the person applying the lashes is something to keep
this Knob Knot on rope handrails used on staircases in mind! To construct a Manrope Knot you simply
in small, exclusive B&Bs throughout the European/ wall, crown, wall, crown, and then fair and cut off.
American world, and no doubt in other parts of the The process is shown in several steps overleaf.