Page 141 - Des Pawson "Pocket Guide to Knots & Splices"

Pocket Guide to Knots & Splices

1 Take the working end round the timber,

then round the standing part of the rope.
2 Twist the working part round itself by
making tucks round with the working end.

3 Continue making up the twist until it is
about long enough to go round the
timber. Pull on the standing part to tighten

the hitch.
4 The finished knot with a half hitch made in
the standing part round the timber in the
direction that the log will be pulled.

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