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Sailor’s whipping
KNOT SCORE
Another whipping made without the use of needles, the sailor’s whipping Strength
was one of the most popular aboard ship in the Age of Sail. It’s an Security
improvement on the plain whipping because the turns don’t get disturbed Diffi culty Tying
Diffi culty Untying
when the ends are locked, and it’s less likely to unravel. It’s also really
Usefulness
quite easy to do, once you get the hang of it.

1 Lay the end of the twine 2 Wrap the twine around the line 3 Put a bight in the twine, roughly
lengthways over the line. and over its own standing part, until the same length as used for the fi rst
the width of the whipping is about half of the whipping.
half the diameter of the line.

4 Use the bight to continue 5 Pull the standing part
wrapping the twine around the of the twine to close the
line, until the bight runs out. bight, and trim both

ends flush with the
middle turns.

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