Page 90 - Jim Whippy - Reeds Knot Handbook

Common whipping is a way of preventing the ends of rope
from fraying or unravelling. Ideally, when whipping any rope you
should use a specially prepared waxed whipping twine, as this
will give you better purchase on the rope itself. We have used
a cord thicker than regular whipping twine for this example, so
that you can see the steps more clearly.
This is the most basic form of whipping, but it does have
the disadvantage of slipping off the end if the rope is handled wrap and tucK Knots
frequently. The advantage, however, is that no special tools are
required. In general, it is only natural fibre ropes that need
whipping as the artificial fibre ropes usually have their ends
fused by heat.

3
Continue with these
wraps until they are at
least the thickness of
the rope.

4
Tuck the working end
through the tip of
the loop that is still
exposed.

5
Now pull the standing
part of the whipping
twine until the loop
vanishes inside the
whipping, taking the
working end with it.
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