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6 WHIPPING

50a 50b

50c 50d

50 COMMON WHIPPING
The Common Whipping or Plain Start with a loop of twine laid towards
Whipping, as both its names imply, the end of the rope (50a) and cover
is a simple, basic way of preventing it with tight turns against the lay of
a rope’s end from fraying. It may, the rope. Leave a short length of the
of course, be heat-sealed, but a loop clear of the turns and pass the
whipping is more durable and the whipping twine through it (50b). Draw
edges of a heat-sealed rope can be the loop and the twine down under
very sharp and painful on the hands. the seizing turns (50c) and trim the
To make any whipping, use a ends off short.
waxed whipping twine, which will grip The finished whipping (50d) is
well on the rope and itself. The large neat and, if tight, will not enlarge the
size of cord shown here is simply to rope, so it will render easily through
improve clarity. a block, fairlead or jammer.

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