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Follow these steps to decorate a wooden egg with 1½-inch tool knob or tiller knob
Ashley’s #2216 knot: 14 feet of #30 cotton seine twine
1> Pin the diagram of the knot to the corkboard. diagram of Ashley’s #2216 knot
2> Follow the instructions in this chapter to create the corkboard or like material with T pins
knot with 18 feet of #30 cotton seine twine. You’ll sharp knife or scissors
note that the egg has five leads (strands) in each ruler
bight, so it needs more twine. shellac and brush
3> Place the wooden egg in the knot, and draw out
the slack to tighten the knot against the egg by Follow these steps to decorate a knob with Ashley’s
carefully manipulating and removing the slack #2216 knot:
until the knot encompasses or covers or coats a 1> Pin the diagram of the knot to the corkboard.
2-inch ball. 2> Follow the instructions for the Candlestick Holder
4> Cut off the ends of the twine. to create the knot with 14 feet of #30 cotton seine
5> Coat the knot with the shellac. twine.
3> Place the knob in the knot and draw out the slack
Knob Covering to tighten the knot against the knob.

You can use Ashley’s #2216 knot to spruce up knobs 4> Cut off the ends of the twine.
used at sea or ashore. 5> Coat the knot with the shellac.