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45a 45b

45 TOM FOOL KNOT
The Tom Fool Knot is just a trick knot formed by making two loops (45a)
without any practical application, but and using them to tie an Overhand
is fun for children to play with. It is Knot (1) to result in 45b.

46a 46b
B C
A B C D

46 SINGLE JUG SLING
The Single Jug Sling or Rope coming out over D and B out beneath
Handcuffs may be used for carrying A to produce the knot in 46b.
or hoisting a jug or bottle aboard, To use the knot to lift or carry
or for securing a prisoner’s hands. a jug or bottle, place the neck of
Begin by forming two overlapping the bottle in the centre of the knot,
loops (46a), exactly as you would to tighten it, then tie the ends together
form a Clove Hitch (41) over the open with a Reef Knot (5) and lift with the
end of a post, with the right-hand one two loops.
on top of the left. (If the right-hand For handcuffs, place the prisoner’s
loop is placed under the left, the hands in the two loops, pull on the
result will be a Tom Fool Knot.) Draw ends to tighten the loops around the
the two overlapping parts B and C wrists and tie the ends together with
out through the larger loops, with C a Reef Knot.

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