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Applying a hand-knotted cov- age). After the hitches are tied, I I know many sailors who cover a
ering to an object is sure to attract coat them with poly, shellac, paint, cigar tube with hitching as a case
an admiring glance or comment. or resin to keep the work tight. for needles or other small items.
The cotton cordage used in these Once you master hitching, (The photos in this chapter show
projects will get dirty with use (or, don’t stop with tool handles. Any- the hitches being tied onto dowels,
depending on your viewpoint, thing in the right shape can get not the actual objects.)
grow a wonderful “patina” with a decorative cover. For example,

Supplies used to add hitching to tools. The tubes contain a tint that might be added to the shellac if colored hitching is
desired.