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to line a walkway. It can also be used as an inexpensive safety railing

around docks and piers. The double wall and crown knot serves as a stop-
knot where the rope passes through a post.

TOOLS & MATERIALS

Three-strand twisted rope
Vinyl tape or whipping twine
Scissors or sharp knife
Ruler

For directions on tying the double wall and crown knot, see the decorative eye
splice in chapter 2.

CLIFF’S SAILING HARNESS

My friend Cliff gave me the pattern for this smart harness, which is easy
and inexpensive to make. The harness is light and takes up very little room
when not in use. Dacron works best for this; nylon tends to shrink and
harden with age and wetting.

TOOLS & MATERIALS

25 feet (7.6 m) of ⅜-inch (9 mm)

three-strand Dacron rope
1 heavy-duty snaphook
Tape
Sharp knife or scissors
Whipping twine and needle