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THE A5HLEY BOOK OF KNOTS

The Dressmaker

236. It is with some hesitation that I call the dressmaker's attention

to the accompanying knot, which I have never seen anyone but a

sailor use. The two stitches pictured here actually form an OVER-

HAND KNOT in the fabric ..

237 For other knots of interest to the dressmaker see the BUTION

KNOTS of Chapter 5 and the FLAT or Two-DIMENSIONAL KNOTS of

Chapter 30.

The Electrician

237. A Westport electrician tied this knot in a pull socket. It is a

sailor's WALL KNOT ('#671 and '#775) of two strands. I can recom-

mend it unhesitatingly to electricians in general for employment

where rough treatment is expected. .

The Electric Lineman

238. To haul a wire to the arm of a pole, use this HALF SHEEPSHA)lK

of the same knot formation as the BELL RINGER'S KNOT. It consists of

a bight passed around the wire and half hitched to the standing part.

See BIGHT KNOT '# 1147.

A knot called the LINEMAN'S Loop is described as '# 1053.

239. The lineman whips the end of his rope with adhesive tape.

240. He makes a loop or eye with a SINGLE HALF HITCH and always

seizes his ends ·Nith tape. These practices are exceedingly practical

and expeditious.

It is characteristic of workmen that what the carpenter fashions

of wood and nails the tinsmith makes of tin, the blacksmith of strap

iron, and the pipe setter of pipe, the sailor gets his result with rope

and spars.

The Falco12er

241 241. The jess is a short strap which fits around the leg of a hawk;

2.42 at the othet' end is a ring, which may be slipped around the forearm

of the falconer. It is closely related to the goose boot and hobble

('#434) shown later in this chapter.

The Fa'rmer

242. The MANGER HITCH. The cow is an inveterate slobberer. Al-

though not in a class with the camel, she should be made fast with a

hitch that will not jam when wet.

14'

243. HALTER HITCH. Horses are hitched with this knot the world

over. The end is stuck loosely through the loop, which is not tight-

ened. The knot is easily slipped after removing the end from the loop.

244. Cow HITCH. Oddly enough, this name is generally used by

the sailor, although the knot is also termed DEADEYE HITCH and
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LANYARD HITCH ('#3317). It is the proper knot with which to secure

a cow to a crowbar. The CLOVE HITCH, although more often used for

the purpose, does not draw up snugly when the pull is aU on one

end, and it is apt to unwind under a steady rotating pull. I have seen

a cow untie herself by walking around a crowbar to which she was