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72 WHIPPINGS
05 ALTERNATIVES
TO WHIPPING
A very quick, temporary measure to stop a rope’s end fraying further is to
bind it with adhesive tape. It is surprisingly effective but must be regarded
solely as a stop gap measure.
A very tidy modern method of finishing an end is to fit a heat shrink plastic
sleeve. These sleeves fit loosely over the rope’s end until they are heated in
a flame. The heat shrinks the plastic so that the sleeve grips tightly onto the
rope.
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