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CA T-O-NINE T AILS (DITT Y BA G LANY ARD)

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Second series of tucks completes A 9 strand wall knot, showing the first
a full circle series of tucks, 7 more series of tucks
required to complete the 9 strand
Matthew Walker knot

so it ‘grabs’ the rod as it is made a brutal weapon but looks
spiralled up it. With your 8 fine for decoration. You may
strands, cover the stiffener with prefer to make a ditty bag
an 8 strand crown sennit almost lanyard as it is not such a
to the end, then push the gruesome project. Make it just
wooden ball or bead over the like the “cat” but with 8 strands,
end of your rod and use an 8 the “tails” or strands being
strand globe knot to cover. You spliced to the eyelets at the top of
will need to follow round this the bag, and a Turk’s head slide
knot 3 times to cover the ball made round them to close the
completely. Your whip handle is neck of the bag. There is no need
now complete. You can knot the for a stiffener in the handle. As
ends of the lashes – some sources an alternative to the globe knot
say there should be 3 knots per you could finish with a star knot
lash – with simple overhand or a second diamond knot,
knots or blood knots (overhand working a suspension loop in the
knots with an extra couple of manner of the finish for the
tucks). This would have certainly binocular strap (page 63).

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