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THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS
1985. If permissible, drive a tack or small nail into a spar and make
a SINGLE HITCH with the line below it. Marl a piece of old inner tube
lengthwise, not bandage-wise, down the cone. Put a hitch snugly
around the tube close to the nail. Wrap the rope tightly in a long
helix toward the end of the cone and, when near the end, put on a
final hitch. Add the load gradually.
1986. Another way is to open the end of the rope, tease it out and
with a narrow strip of adhesive ta e graft it to the cone. A third
way is to cover the cone with an 0 d inner tube and add a series of
SNUG HALF HITCHES toward the end, being careful that the knots
lie in a straight line. Add the load slowly.
1987. The CRABBER'S EYE KNOT, also called the CROSSED RUNNING
KNOT, is similar in form to the BOWLINE, but the pull is different and
it is more apt to distort. Its salient feature is that the standing part
may be hauled on and the knot slid to a desired position. When the
desired position is reached the knot may be "locked" by hauling
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stoutly on the end.
1988. The LEFT-HAND SHEET BEND is a more secure knot than the
foregoing and may be utilized in the same way. Haul on the stand-
ing part until in the correct position, then hold it steady and haul
or jerk on the end.
1989. FLAGSTAFF KNOT. But if you have decided to hoist the flag
and have it remain where it is hoisted, it is no longer necessary to
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nail your colors to the mast. Merely use the knot shown here and a
steeplejack or a tree scaler will be required to haul it down.
The lead is better than in the two previous knots and it draws
up more smoothly. If there is much at stake, seize the knot open with
worsted yarn before hauling it aloft. A jerk on the end will break
the yarn and lock the knot.
1990. A LOCK KNOT around a parcel or roll can be tied on some-
what the same principle. An ordinary NOOSE is made in the end
around its own standing part. Draw the standing part snug, and
then, while holding it snug, pull stoutly on the end. Pull until a bight
of the standing part is swallowed by the NOOSE. The knot capsizes
into a SHEET BEND and, after once being adjusted, will hold its position.
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