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Sometimes called a common whipping, this is the easiest way to stop the end of
any type of rope from fraying. It can also be used to mark the rope along its

length. As with all whippings, make the turns as tight as possible. Take care
when you come to bury the end as pulling fine whipping twine can easily cut

the finger; it will help to wrap the twine round a spike rather than your finger,
better still use a marlinespike hitch (see page 128). This same simple whipping
can also be used to fix the rings to a fishing rod, or stop the end of a tool

handle splitting.

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