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The plait can also be made on eight strands, which should be laid out as

crossing pairs of strands, about 25mm (1in) apart with the thumb knots
tied around both the crossing strands in pairs, to make a doubled version
of the four-stranded plait.

Tight lay see hard lay.

Timber hitch: a simple temporary hitch used for dragging planks; when
using it, it is important that the noose holds tight.

Pass the end of the rope around the timber and then around its own
standing part. Then twist the end back down this bight (figure 140); see
also dog, killick hitch.

Tom Fool’s knot or fool’s knot: the knot itself is a trick knot, but it is
important because it forms the basis of other more practical knots such as
the chair harness, pinned sheep shank and sheep shank from a Tom fool’s

knot (see pages 37, 148 and 147 respectively).

figure 140