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Author’s note
There are strict regulations governing the use of wire eye splices in
industry, and although certain knots are considered adequate for normal
usage, you should always refer to the regulations in force at the time.
Never hold fish hooks in your bare hands; always use pliers to hold them
firmly. Similarly, always be careful to wear heavy gloves or to wrap your
hands in rags before pulling on thin monofilament lines or twine. This
both avoids cutting your flesh and helps to give a better grip on the line.
The descriptions of the methods for tying all of the knots included here
assume right-handedness, as individuals vary so much in their degree of
ambidexterity.
Where a knot has been illustrated, it has been given a number working
numerically from the beginning of the book. When more than one step
has been illustrated in making a knot, the illustration number has been
suffixed; thus the second step under the entry for binder turn is figure
11.2.
