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THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS

875. With four strands tie a DIAMOND KNOT, under, over, Il1ld

under, as pictured. Turn the ends down, and double the knot in

tiers; that is to say, tuck each strand in turn under one part at a time,

until the whole diamond has been doubled and the ends are a ain

at the top. Then crown the four strands to the right, stick the our

ends down to the stem, and trim them .

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./ /' 876. With four strands tie SINNET KNOT '1/:757. First stop all four

./ / strands to the stem, lead each one in turn to the right over the first

three strands and under the fourth (which is the bight of the same

./ strand that is being led). Crown the four ends, and stick them to the

stem.

877. A very flat and handsome knot, the side elevation of which

resembles FIVE-STRAND FLAT SINNET.

Seize and crown four strands to the left, and draw them up snug.

Next wall them to the right. Then tuck each end up as in the left

illustration. Ignore the first crown, and superimpose another right

crown outside the first one. Stick the ends down outside the first

crown and inside the last crown as illustrated. The first crown ap-

pears on the surface when the knot has been worked, making a per-

fectly flat top.

878. Captain Charles Smith's TACK KNOT was shown to me aboard

ship in 1904. At this time the original TACK KNOT ('I/: 846) had been

out of use for its original purpose for at least fifty years. This fur-

nishes a good illustration of the tenacity with which old customs

and names persist at sea. Captain Smith knew what the TACK KNOT

was for, although he had never seen one used practically. He had

learned the present knot about 1870 on his first whaling voyage.

I have seen examples of this twice, on old chest beckets ancl. there

is an old sample of the knot in a hemp rope's end in the Np,w Bedford

Whaling Museum.

The knot is begun with a WALL AND CROWN. Eacn end in turn is

then tucked regularly over and under ar:: indicate<.. by the single arrow

line in the left illustration. Note that at ti:lt;:hird crossing (which is

over) the lead appears to be over two parts, where the two parts of

878 the same cycle overlap to form the enci and standing 'pdrt. When the

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knot is drawn up it will be quite"·~gular. The ends are tucked down

at the center as shown by the arrow in the right illustration, after the

crown .has been doubled Jr ~ripleci.

879. A MANROPE KNOT with the wall doubled somewhat after

the manner of the DOUBLE WALL KNOT has a character of its own.

First wall and crown in the usual manner. Then tuck the ends up

through the wall as pictured. After this follow the crown on the

outside with each strand and tuck down to the stem.

880. A knot of different character, but tied in somewhat the same

way, is made as follows: Wall and crown three or four strands.

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