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GR OMMET S F OR QUOIT S, BLOCKS & SEA CHES T BECKET S

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The long splice finish

the strand is laid into the kink of join starts with halving each
the lay it may help to give a slight strand end before making the
twist to the strand to put back initial tuck. Make the second and
any lost lay. When most of one third grommet using the other
end of the strand has been used two strands. Another way to get
up, use the other end of the similar sized grommets that
strand to complete the 3 strand works very well for quoits uses
structure, again gently adding a circles of garden wire or similar
bit of a twist and perhaps a bit of material measured to a standard
a push to get the strand to sit length, marked and twisted to
neatly. When a complete circle of join at the mark. Use these rings
rope has been made, the 2 ends of wire as a base round which to
will overlap. These ends are now twist and lay up your rope strand
joined to give the least increase in in a manner similar to the above.
diameter possible. Tuck the end The wire can be left in the
as shown, taking a bit of the twist grommets to give a degree of
out of the strand as you do. If you stiffness to the quoits.
tuck correctly the strands should Two grommets can be used, as
bed down neatly, if you have they are, for the most basic of sea
tucked the wrong way it will chest handles or beckets, or they
stand proud no matter how hard can be easily decorated by taking
you pull and push. Now tuck a single piece of marline and
each end under one against the laying it into the groove of the
lay, leave out half of the strand rope, this is called ‘worming’ the
end and repeat. When all ends rope. The marline goes round
are neatly tucked the grommet and round finally meeting the
can be stretched round a large fid other end, where it can be
(if you have got one big enough) knotted and the ends tucked out
or just stretched into a good of sight. A piece of leather can be
shape, before trimming the ends. added where the grommet passes
Do not trim too tight because any under the cleat of the chest.
strain could cause the ends to pop Turk’s heads can be added for
untucked. A more sophisticated still more decoration.

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