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THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS
762. Admiral Luce's DECK STOPPER KNOT, from the 1884 edition
of his ' is no longer used for its original purpose, and, as
it has much in common with the SINNET KNOI'S of this chapter, it is
introduced here.
With three or four strands make a crown and then a wall; double
the crown by following the lead on the up er or inside. Continuing
on the same side of the lead, dQuble the wa 1. Whip the ends sin ly,
if they are to be cut off, or else employ them for the legs of a an-
yard.
763. A SINGLE CROWN AND DOUBLE WALL. Crown and wall three
or four strands. Double the wall only, by following below the next
end to the right. Then stick the ends up to the right, under the two
parts that lie immediately ahead, which brings the end outside of the
original crown. If the knot has been correctly tied it will be found
that in the last tuck each end passes under four strands.
764. The knots of this and the preceding page have this character-
istic in common: the strands at one end enter the knot at the center
and at the other end disperse at the outer edge. The DIAMOND KNOT
'763 and the FOOTROPE KNOT of the last chapter also have this characteris-
tic, but each is the reverse of the other. This is also true of WALL
764 and CROWN KNOTS. These two may be tied alternately to make a
handsome lanyard. The strands between the two center leads may be
made into two-strand rope or a ROUND SINNET, and the strands be-
tween two outside leads may be left uncomplicated.
765. Manuel Perry's SINNET KNOT is larger than Admiral Luce's
(~762) and it may be tied with any reasonable number of strands.
With four or six strands the crown is closed at the rim, but with
i6S' twelve it is wide open and the knot shaped like an umbrella or a
mushroom. To make this, a SINGLE DIAMOND KNOT is first tied and
then a CROWN KNOT is superimposed. After this the diamond is
doubled or tripled by following below the initial lead, and the ends
are laid out without doubling the crown.
I have seen a knot of sixteen strands, tied by Manuel Perry, that
was commenced with an ordinary DIAMOND (~693), after which
the present SINNET KNOT was added above that.
16f, The remaining knots in this chapter are original.
766. A knot with very pronounced center and rim leads. Seize
and crown four strands, draw the crown taut, and arrange the
strands as in the left diagram, which is the same as the first move-
ment of the STAR KNOT. Draw the knot taut.
767. Approximately the reverse of the preceding knot is tied in
766 the followin~ manner. Tum the first knot and structure upside
down, and seIZe the strands at the length desired. Crown loosely, and
then tuck all ends as indicated in the right upper diagram. Hold the
knot verticall as in the left lower diagram, and tuck each end under
the first stan ing part to the right as indicated by the arrow. Then
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stick each end in tum, as it lies, up under one part of the center
crown. Draw up these two knots evenly, but not too tightly, so they
are the same size.
The knots of this chapter have, so far, been of the sort known as
the "built-up" variety. The WALL or DIAMOND, and the CROWN
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