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CHAPTER 7: KNOB KNOTS. MULTI-STRAND

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LANYARD KNOTS

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First a crown,

Next a wall,

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Then tuck up

And that's all.

CAPTAIN CHARLES W. SMITH'S FOOTROPE KNOT

A lanyard, laniard, or lannier is a short piece of rope or line that

is made fast to something, either to secure it by, or to act as a

handle.

The LANYARD KNOT proper is a STOPPER KNOT ()Ifi?687 of the last

chapter) that is tied in the ends of lower rigging lanyards. - - .... , 1',,-
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But the name nowadays is more often applied to knobs that are - , ...,...... ,
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made in the bight for decorative purposes, and these are tied usually ( ( , \ '\ , ,

in a chain or series. Their practical purpose is to provide a hand- or \ \'

foothold or to allow for an adjustment of the rope's length.

The commonest of LANYARD KNOTS are MATTHEW WALKER KNOT 1

derivatives. It was shown in the last chapter that the MATTHEW I \

WALKER (which is specifically a THREE-STRAND KNOT) may be tied I (

either by withdrawing one tuck from each of the component strands \ I ,

of a DOUBLE MATTHEW WALKER or else b adding one tuck to each

strand of a WALL KNOT. Furthermore, i two successive tucks are

added to the WALL, a FULL MATTHEW WALKER results. If a FOUR-

STRAND WALL is tucked once a LANYARD KNOT is made; if tucked

twice a FOUR-STRAND MATTHEW WALKER is made, and if tucked

three times a FOUR-STRAND FULL or DOUBLE MATTHEW WALKER

KNOT is made. Any knot of this variety in which the number of

strands and the number of tucks are equal is a FULL MATl'HEW

WALKER KNOT and any knot of one tuck only, with any number of

strands, is a WALL KNOT.

A SINGLE-STRAND MATTHEW WALKER KNOT tucked once is a

WALL KNOT or a SINGLE OVERHAND KNOT. A single strand tucked

twice is a DOUBLE OVERHAND KNOT, and a single strand tucked three

times is a TRIPLF OVF.RHAND KNOT.

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