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THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS

3746. The common shoestring watch guard of REVERSE CROWN

SINNET (if)!? 29 I 7 ). Middle two long flat leather shoestriTlgs and form

a three-inch loop with one bight. Then introduce the othp.r bight,

stopping all four legs loosel together. Tie a RIGHT WALL KNOT

(jIj.£671) with all four stran s, draw it up tightly and remove the

374b seizing. Tie a LEFT CROWN and continue to alternate RIGHT and

LEFT CROWNS. When sufficient is made, finish off with a MANROPE

KNOT (jIj.£847) or any FOUR-STRAND BUTTON KNOT.
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3747. A watch guard of HELICAL CROWN SINNET, CROWNS tied in

one direction (see ill? 2932)' To be tied with round cords. Arrange

the cords as before and tie a DOUBLE FOOTROPE KNOT (#697), re-

move the stopping and draw up snugly. Then crown successively to

the right. Finish off with any FOUR-SUtA:ND BUTTON.

3748. A TRIANGULAR SINNET watch guard of small linen cord.

The loop is of FIVE-STRAND FLAT SINNET. Seize the legs together,

tie LANYARD KNOT ill?737 (over four and under four). Cut off one

strand and make NINE-STRAND SINNET ill? 3028. Seize and finish off

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with any BUTTON of nine or less strands, cutting out any superfluous

strands.

3749. A two-cord guard for an ttUtomobile key. It will neither

rattle nor mar the instrument board. Middle the cord and form the

loop, then tie KNOTS ill? 77 7 and ill? 808, in the order pictured, and

:;15' J finish off with a TWO-STRAND BurroN (iII?601).

3750. A STAR KNOT watch guard of fairly heavy cord. Make a

31 SO 37S1 loop of THREE-STRAND SINNET and tie a FOOTROPE KNOT, follow with

a SIX-STRAND ROUND SINNET, add a SIX-STRAND DIAMOND KNOT over

the ROUND SINNET, and finish with a SIX-STRA:ND STAR KNOT.

3751. A DOUBLE Loop key guard. Splice the ends of a short line

together and seize in two loops. Secure four extra strands and cover

the center part with CROWN SINNET and add two F OOTROPE KNOTS.

3752. A flat watch guard. Seize in a loop, tie two or three CHl~ESE

KNOTS and terminate with KNOT ill? 2459.

3753. A watch guard. Divide the cord a little off center and tie

BUTTON ill? 2460. Then tie KNOT jlj.£792. Tuck one end back into the

knot parallel with the other, leaving enough material for a loop.

Withdraw the other end several tucks, replacing it with the end that

formed the loop. Draw all snug.

3754. Ship'S bell ropes, being much exposed to the weather, are
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always painted. The becket is seized to the flight of the bell clapper.

Form the becket of FOUR-STRAND SQUARE SINNET, add EIGHT-STRAND

DIAMOND KNOT ill? 693. Follow with EIGHT-STRAND SQUARE SIN~ET,

then an EIGHT-STRAND DIAMOND KNOT. Next an EIGHT-STRA:N1l

ROUND SINNET, and KNOT ill?792, of two strands only. A SIX-STRAND

CROWN SUJNET and a SPRITSAIL SHEET KNOT (*887) completes the

bell rope.

3755. A five-sided bell rope. Middle four strands, make a becket

of FOUR-STRAND SQUARE SINNET. Seize in eight strands to make SIN-

NET *3080, cover the joint with a TURK'S-HEAD, finish off with any

EIGHT-STRAND BUTTON from Chapter 10.

3756. Middle four strands, make a becket of FOUR-STRAND ROUND

SINNET, seize, and ringbolt hitch the becket (ill? 3605); make an EIGHT-

STRAND ROUND SINNET. At half length seize five large strands outside

At full length seize and cut off original eight strands. Taper with

s un yarn and either graft or coach whip the full length. With the

ve large strands, tie Sn.R jlj.£88S. Add a TVRK'S-HEAD at the neck ot

the becket and tie a STANDING TURK'S-HEAU with five ends above the

STAR KNOT.