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A more secure knot for this same purpose is the "Clove Hitch" (Fig. 36), sometimes
known as the "Builders' Hitch."
To make this, pass the end of rope around the spar or timber, then over itself; over and
around the spar, and pass the end under itself and between rope and spar, as shown in the
illustration.
