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HITCHES

         Ossel knot
                                                                            KNOT SCORE
         Despite its misleading name, this is another hitch, also used by seine   Strength
         fi shermen. Its structure is more similar to a ground-line hitch than an   Security
         ossel hitch, and it’s a little more time-consuming to tie than either of   Diffi culty Tying
                                                                            Diffi culty Untying
         them, but it is also more robust. Use it when you need a secure knot that
                                                                            Usefulness
         won’t slide easily.























         1 Take a turn around the pole or   2 Take a second diagonal turn next   3 Take a third turn, this time on
         spar, and pass the working end   to the fi rst one and in the same   the other side of the standing part.
         diagonally over the standing part.  direction.





         4 Pass the working end over itself
         and the two diagonal turns, and tuck
         it under the original turn. Tighten
         the knot.
























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