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WHIPPINGS & SEIZINGS

West country whipping
KNOT SCORE
There’s nothing terribly clever about this whipping and it can be tied using Strength
the most basic tools (ie a knife), but it’s also remarkably hard-wearing. Security
Even if the finishing knot does eventually come undone, the rest of the Diffi culty Tying

Diffi culty Untying
knots will hold it all together for a good while longer. Use it for slippery
Usefulness
lines if you don’t have or don’t want to use a needle.

1 Fold a length of twine in half. 2 Tighten the knot. A constrictor
Centre it, and tie an overhand knot knot (page 38) also makes a good
(page 148) around the end of starting knot, as it binds the strands
the line. together.

KNOT KNOW-HOW

There are non-traditional options for
those looking for something more
contemporary than waxed twine.
Electrical tape (yes, that multicoloured
stuff they sell at the hardware store)
makes an excellent stop-gap whipping.
And some people swear by dental fl oss,
which they claim is longer-lasting than
twine. Just as long as you don’t start
using twine in place of dental fl oss...

3 Take the ends around half a turn, 4 Repeat this process until the
and tie an overhand knot on the whipping is the required length.
other side of the line. Finish by tying the ends together
with a reef knot (page 156).

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