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DECORATIVE MARLING SPIKE SEAMANSHIP (APPLIED KNOTS)

3708. A locket ltmyard of two cords. The large PECTORAL KNOT

is Jlli842. All the rest are TWO-STRAND MATTHEW WALKER KNOTS,

except the upper left BurrON which is TWO-STRAND MANROPE KNOT

Jlli980. The necklace starts at the upper right with an eye and is 3110

completed with the MANROPE KNOT.

3709. The following three knife or whistle lanyards were made

by Edward M. Stetson.

The neckpiece of the first lanyard is a separate section of EIGHT-STRAND

SQUARE SINNET with the ends of FOUR-STRAND SINNET doubled back into

two long loops. The joints are seized and covered with FOUR-LEAD X

FIVE-BIGHT X THREE-PLY TURK'S-HEADS. A similar loop is made for each

leg and is knotted into the first two with CARRICK Loops before the leg is

made. Put similar TURK'S-HEADS over the seizings and on one leg make a

RIGHT CROWN SINNET of three strands around a core of five to the next

TURK'S-HEAD, which is FIVE-BIGHT X THREE-LEAD X TWO-PLY. From

this point the sinnet is reversed to a LEFT CROWN. The crowning for the

right leg is the reverse of the left leg. There is a RUNNING TURK'S-HEAD

over this section, of larger cord. At the top of the PECTORAL KNOT a FIVE-

BIGHT X FOUR-LEAD X THREE-PLY TURK'S-HEAD covers a seizing. The

diamond-shaped PECTORAL KNOT consists of BANNISTER BARS over two-

strand cores and all joints are seized and covered with FOUR-LEAD X FIVE-

BIGHT X TWO-PLY TURK'S-HEADS. The bottom loop is of THREE-STRAND

SINNET, the TURK'S-HEAD that is seized to it is FOUR-LEAD X FIVE-BIGHT

X THREE-PLY and the pendant section above the loop is a BANNISTER BAR

with four strands for a core. The RUNNING TURK'S-HEAD is a FOUR-LEAD

X FIVE-BIGHT X THREE-PLY TURK'S-HEAD of larger material than the

sinnet and the three vertically central TURK'S-HEAD of the PECTORAL

KNOTS are TWO-PLY KNOTS of the same heavier material. All others are

of the same material as the cord itself.

3710. The bottom loop of this lanyard is THREE-STRAND SINNET,

the pendant is SIX-STRAND ROUND SINNET, the legs are FIVE-STRAND

FRENCH SINNET and the neckband is SEVEK-STRAND FRENCH SINNET.

fhe RUNNING TURK'S-HEAD is SEVEN-LEAD X FIVE-BIGHT X Two-

PLY. And the STANDING TURK'S-HEAD at the nape of the neck is the

same. The others are all FOUR-LEAD X FIVE-BIGHT X THREE-PLY

TURK'S-HEADS. The leg and neckband joint is shown in detail.

3711. The third lanyard is of square knotting in two-inch sec-

tions. Two strands form the core for each leg. Beginning at the bot-

tom, the loop is THREE-STRAND SINNET/ TURK'S-HEAD, FOUR-LEAD X

FIVE-BIGHT X TWO-PLY/ SOLOMON BARS/ four uncomplicated cords/

SOLOMON BARS/ BANNISTER BARS/ SOLOMON BARS/ four uncom- 37' 3

plicated cords/ SOLOMON BARS/ two TURK'S-HEADS as before. The

RmliNING TURK'S-HEAD is FOUR-LEAD X FIVE-BIGHT X THREE-PLY.

Two uncomplicated cords pass around the neck.

3712. A knife or whistle ltmyard. Middle two pieces of fishline.

Leave an eight-inch loop in one piece and seize the two together.

Tie a FOUR-STRAND DOUBLE DIAMOND KNOT (Jlli69S)'

Layout the two left ends and, at six inches, seize in another

middled section to the right ends. Tie a DOUBLE DIAMOND KNOT

(JIII6<)S)' Make four inches of SQUARE SINNET and add FOOTROPE

KNOT Jlli696. Shape a neckhand for sixteen inches by winding spun

yarn around one of the strands and CROWN SINNET around this core

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with the other three strands. Tie a DOUBLE DIAMOND and add four

inches of SQUARE SINNET. Crotch and seize-in the two long ends

from the first loop. Cut out two of the four strands from the neck

band and tie SHROUD KNOT Jill I S93. Add a RUNNING TURK'S-HEAD

for a gathering knot.

3713. The common marlingspike lanyard is of tarred hemp WIth

two LO,,"G EYE SPLICES in it.

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