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THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS

3093. This coil resembles the SHEEPSHANK KNOT ('II: I 153), and IS

a purely temporary expedient, generally to be seen in lofts, fishing

shacks, outbuildings and junk yards. A loose end is gathered up into

several turns and the standing part is half hitched twice at whatever

height the coil is to hang. If there are only one or two turns, one

hitch is quite sufficient, in which case a BELL RINGER'S KNOT

('II: I 147) has been tied.

3094. The fireman's coil was shown to me by George Paselle.

3093 It is very ncat, and is quickly cleared when needed. A hitch is made

ncar the end and laid against the top of the coil. A bight in the end

is passed fro111 front to back through the head of the coil and up

through the hitch. The hitch must be drawn up snugly.

3095. A coil may be made in the manner of the PORTUGUESE Bow-

LINE. A round turn is put in the standing part of the line. Then the

lower end of the rope is drawn up through the coil and knotted as

shown in the diagrams. Draw all taut and hang over a peg or nail

with a Cow HITCH, which is less liable to jam than a CLOVE HITCH.

3094 In this coil neither end can work loose.

3096. A short-line coil for storage. Bring both ends together at the

head of the coil and form a DOUBLE HALF KNOT. Bring both ends

together around the coil, one under and one above, and reef knot the

two together.

3097. A fisherman's coil, for stowing down short lengths, is usu-

ally secured with a CLOVE HITCH. It is tied by making first a round

turn and then a HALl' HITCH, both to the left. This is the coil often

seen in fishermen's shacks. It must be drawn up snugly and carefully