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CO VERING A WHEEL

feel even in the darkest of nights. Alternatively you can put
another Turk’s head round the king spoke itself. If the all-square
point is midway between spokes then you can add another style
of Turk’s head at this point. One word of warning: an average
wheel takes a lot of line to cover, and fine line cuts the fingers very
quickly. You may find it helpful to tape up your fingers before you
start to prevent blisters. Alternatively you can do the job a bit at a
time when you have a few days to enjoy doing it.

MATERIALS 3mm braided nylon, polyester or a good quality
multifilament polypropylene, the quantity will
need to be calculated to suit the individual wheel
2-3metres of 4mm material as above to make a
Turk’s head at the king spoke

KNOTS USED French whipping: page 61
or Moku hitching: page 61
4 lead 5 bight Turk’s head: diagrams a and b

METHOD
Having chosen the material you constrictor knot round the rim
wish to use, make a knot at a at a spoke, the king spoke if you
point 2m from the end and then know which that is, having one
make a series of half hitches half of the constrictor knot each
round the wheel until the 2m side of the spoke. You can now
are used up. Measure the length carry on making your hitches
of the rim that has been covered with either the 1 or the 2 ends,
and calculate from this the depending on your covering
amount of material you will method. Pull each half hitch
need to cover the entire rim of tight. You will soon realise why I
the wheel, adding a little bit suggested that you put some tape
extra to be absolutely certain of round your fingers, or maybe
having enough. Measure off the you will be able to take a rest. It
material to be used and make it is best to stop at a spoke so that
up into 1 bundle if you are the tension is exactly the same
French whipping or 2 equal for the whole section.
bundles joined in the middle if When the complete rim has
you are going to use Moku been covered, tuck the end or
hitching. Start by tying a ends under the constrictor knot

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