Page 111 - Des Pawson "Pocket Guide to Knots & Splices"

Pocket Guide to Knots & Splices

1 Pass your packing twine round the

package, and bring the working end
round and under the standing part.
2 Bring the working end over and then
under the working part, as if making a

figure-of-eight knot.
3 Finish off the figure-of-eight knot.
4 Pull on the standing part and the figure-

of-eight knot will tighten round the twine
and cause the figure-of-eight knot to grip.
5 To lock the packer’s knot make a half

hitch with the standing part leaving from
underneath.
6 Put the half hitch over the short end

sticking out from the tightened figure-of-
eight knot. Carry on going round the
package if you wish, or cut off with a bit

of a tail,

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