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Footrope knot
‘First a crown, then a wall. Tuck up, and that’s
all.’ This is the well-known mnemonic from Captain
Charles W Smith, for learning the footrope knot.
Similar in structure to the diamond knot, the end
result is rather more handsome and less liable to
wear. It can be doubled by tucking the strands a
second time above the first set.
1 Prepare the line as before (Step 1), or tie four lengths of thin line
together with a whipping and a seizing, as shown. The same principles
apply for three strands.
