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THE TURK'S-HEAD

FLAT SINNET TURK'S-HEADS

An ordinary THREE-LEAD TURK'S-HEAD may have its "width raised

to five or seven leads, and the over-and-under sequence tucked, so

that it resembles FLAT SINNET '/I: 2967. The final sequence of the lead

is over two and under two for a FIVE-LEAD KNOT and over three

and under three for a SEVEN-LEAD KNOT. If made very carefully,

even nine leads, which is over four and under four, may be success-

full worked, but beyond this the TURK'S-HEAD is flimsy.

hese knots are made in hand without the use of a cylinder. To tie:

Take a piece of cord about five feet long, middle the cord and tie a

TURK's-HEAD in one end. Make either '/1:1305, a 3L X 4B, or '/1:1306, a 1375

3L X SB TURK's-HEAD.

After the single TURK's-HEAD is made, at each tuck either to left or

right, stick the end down at the center beside the first lead which is being

paralleled, until the end is about to cross a doubled strand at the center;

there the end is stuck down between the two lavs.
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When the standing end is passed a second time it should be passed with

either Start "A" or "B," in whichever way it was passed the first time.

TO MAKE A FLAT SINNET TURK'S-HEAD

Starting with a Regular 3L X 4B Turk's-Head

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1379. Start "A."

Cross the working end under the standing end as shown.

I. Tuck to right over one and under two and continue over one and

under two until four leads are met at the end of the circuit.

z. Then tuck over two and under tw() until five leads are met (second

diagram). To enlarge this:

3. Then tuck over three and under two until six leads are met.

4. Then tuck over three and under three until the end, which makes 1~77

a 7L X 9B FLAT SINNET TURK's-HEAD. 37

With a 3L X 5B Turk's-Head for a Base

Start "A."

I. Tuck right over one and under two until four leads are met.

z. Tuck over two and under two until five leads are met, which makes

a SL X 8B FLAT SINNET TURK's-HEAD. To enlarge this:

3. Continue over two and under three until six leads are met.

4. Then over three and under three until seven leads are met, which

makes a 7L X liB FLAT SINNET TURK's-HEAD. 137&

With a 3L X 4B Turk's-Head for a Base

1380. Start "B."

I. Tuck over two and under one until four leads are met.

z. Tuck over two and under two until five leads are met, which makes

a SL X 7B FLAT SINNET TURK's-HEAD. To enlarge this:

Continue to right.

3. Tuck over three and under two until six leads are met.

4. Tuck over three and under three until seven leads are met, which

makes a 7L X lOB FLAT SINNET TURK'S-HEAD. A

With a 3L X 5B Turk's-Head for a Base

Start "B."

I. Tuck right over two and under one uctil four leads are met. 1:;19

1. Tuck over two and under two until five leads are met. 13 80

3. Tuck over two and under three until six leads are met.

4. Tuck over three and under three until seven leads are met, which

makes a 7L X 11B FLAT SINNET TURK's-HEAD.

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