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THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS

1312. There is one exception to this "law": knots of one bight

may be tied with one strand and with any number of leads.

This provides, among other anomalies, the only TURK'S-HEAD in

which the number of leads and the number of bights is equal

(IL X IB).

1313. The same knot may be doubled if wished; the illustration

1314 gives a FOUR-PLY KNOT of one lead and one bight.

1314. A knot of three leads and one bight only is here illustrated.

, A CENSUS OF ALL SINGLE-LINE TURK'S-HEADS CoNTAINING NOT MORE

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I \ All TURK'S-HEADS of two leads are OVERHAND and MULTIPLE OVERHAND
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{ f I A good practical way to plan TURK'S-HEADS is to take a prime number

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I f for the larger dimensions (5, 7, II, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 37,41, etc.) and to

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\ ~ 1315. The simplest method of enlarging or raising TURK'S-HEADS

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\. I After first tying a 3L X ~ TURK'S-HEAD KNOT (~I305) very loosely,

bring the left bight under the next and down to the center position and
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continue to plat, leading alternate sides under to the center, exactly as in

ordinary THREE-STRAND SINNET. One end and both bights are platted and

the working end has to be disentangled from time to time from the

bights. A new knot is completed each time the working end is brought to

the same rim with the standing end; and each time this occurs three new

bights have been added to the knot.

1316. After tying KNOT ~1303 (3L X 2B) or KNOT ~IJ05

(3L X ~), start with the left end, bring it over to the center, and

continue to plat as THREE-STRAND SINNET.

1317 With these two starts, all possible TURK'S-HEADS of three leads are

made. These may be doubled, tripled or quadrupled if wished. Numbers

1315 and 1316 are the common methods that have "always been used"

for lengthening THREE-LEAD TURK's-HEADs.

1317. Recently I have found what appears to be a simpler method.

Take two right round turns about an object (the left hand) and start

at once to plat, leading with the left end. Hold the upper end and bights

firmly in position until the plat is well started. A TURK'S-HEAD is com-

pleted each time both ends are brought to the same rim. The start shown

1~1& makes a 3L X ~ TURK's-HEAD which, by continuing to plat, will build

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up Into 3 X 7, 10, 13, etc.

1318. Arrange two round turns in the same way as ~ 13 I 7 but

commence to plat with the right end instead of the left. Numben

1317 and 13 18 will give all possible THREE-LEAD TURK'S-HEADS.

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