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This angle forces the twists tightly together, so that the working end

which you are holding in your right hand can now be lowered, almost to
form a right-angle with the twists (figure 10.2). If you slacken the tension
just a little on the standing part, this will enable it to jump back over the
first twist. Now move your feet slowly farther apart, so that the tension
created will force the line to roll down over the twists in parallel coils as
you feed the standing part slowly into the twists so that they lie evenly
and parallel to each other. When this layer of riding turns is complete,

finish off with a half hitch around a single part of the bight and then a
second half hitch around both parts (figure 10.3).

Binder turn: a less well-known variation of the sheet bend, with similar
applications. It is a very useful knot for joining two ropes of different
thicknesses, when the larger rope should provide the bight and the
smaller rope provides the bends or turns. It has the added advantage that
one of the standing parts and the two tails lie together on the same side,

which make it a suitable knot for working close to a block.

figure 11.1