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Double wall knot

According to Darcy Lever in his 1808 book The

Sheet Anchor, the double wall was ‘tied in the ends of
topgallant braces, to button in the clews of

topgallant sails.’ And if it’s good enough for the
topgallant, it’s good enough for most things.

1 Prepare the line as for a crown. The example shown is four strand, but

the same principles apply for three strand.