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SINGLE-LOOP KNOTS

1052. DOUBLE HARNESS Loop. The HARNESS Loop is not secure

under all circumstances, and for that reason doubling the knot is

sometimes recommended. This makes a safer knot, but one that does

not tie so readily. There are a number of loops to be given here that

will be found more practical.

1053. LINEMAN'S Loop. J. M. Drew was the first to publish this

knot, and he is probably responsible for the name. It has an excellent 105'3

lead and is strong, secure, and easily tied; a better knot in every way

than the HARNESS Loop.

1054. The FARMER'S Loop is shown by Professor Howard W.

Riley in a Cornell reading course pam hlet of 1912, which is devoted

to knots employed on the farm. The not is a good one on all three

counts-lead, security, and strength. Moreover, the method of tying

it is both ingenious and distinctive, and, once mastered, it is not apt

to be forgotten.

To tie: Take three tums around the left arm or hand, according lOS'\"

to the size of the material being used. Move the center tum to the

outside three times, as indicated by the arrows, first right, then left,

and finally right a ain. Finally, pull out (extend) the center tum,

and the knot is rea y for use.

1055. A BIGHT Loop. Another Loop KNOT in the bight that i~

somewhat similar in aspect is made by laying out the cord on a

figure-eight dia~ram, but without tucking the lower end. Tuck the

upper bight as mdicated by the arrow in the first diagram, and ex-
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tend it to form the loop that is shown.

1056. A Loop KNOT in the bight, which is started in the same way

as the last knot, but with the bight, although tucked under the same

part, tucked in the opposite direction. The result is a knot similar to

Professor Riley'S FARMER'S LoOP (#1054).

1057. The SINGLE BoWLINE on the bight. There are a number of

knots that have been given this title, including the HARNESS Loop

(1111050), but none of them have parallel ends, as the real (DOUBLE)

BoWLINE on the bight has. The present knot is from Esparteiro. Al-

though it is a good knot, it tends to distort when the pull is on

opposite ends.

1058. The SINGLE BOWLINE on the bight. This knot, in appearance

at least, appears to have a better claim to the title than the others. It

should be drawn up snugly and evenly and is not difficult to untie.

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