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BENDS

1512. The FIGURE-EIGHT LASHING was used in bending the two

ends of a messenger together. A lanyard was spliced to one of the

eyes, the two eyes were lashed together "figure-eight"-fashion and

the end secured with HALF HITCHES.

1513. The WEDDING KNOT was a somewhat similar method of

lashing two eyes together. Both ends of the lashing were passed in

round turns through the two eyes. When sufficient lashing turns

had been taken the two ends were crossed in the center of the lash-

ing and frapping turns taken, the ground turns were led away from

the center, and the riding turns back to the center where the ends

were reef knotted. The two halves of a rope jackstay were bent to-

gether by this method.

A RIGGING STOPPER ('# 3 302) is closely related to the bends. It

serves to repair a break in a stay or shroud.

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1514. A Loop LASHING also partakes somewhat of the nature of

a bend. This is used about deck, and ashore it is used on wagon-load

lashings. A BOWLINE KNOT ('# 10 10) is put in one rope's end and a

single loop in the bight is added to the standing part of the other

rope. Either a HARNESS Loop ('# 1050) or a SINGLE BOWLINE on the

bight ('# 1058) may be used. Teamsters generally employ Loop KNOT

'# 1046, which is weak but secure. The working end is rove through

the BOWLINE in the other end, then led back through the BIGHT

Loop. One or several turns are made through the two loops, and

these are tightened at every turn. The end is finally made fast with

HALF HITCHES near the loop last rove through.

1515. This illustrates a rope with selvagee tails stopped to a chain.

The end of the rope is opened and divided into two equal groups

of yarn. These are marline hitched to form two tails. Formerly this

was used on the end of chain gammoning.

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1516. Rope stopped to chain. The rope is half hitched around the

third link, the standing part is seized to the first link and the end

is seized to the fifth.

1517. Three selvagee tails are made fast to a chain. Each strand

is opened up into its separate yarns and then the three strands are

marled down separately to make three equal tails. These are hitched 1511

to the chain and then are platted to the end and stopped, the chain

having fint been parceled.

1518. A FISHERMAN'S BEND made fast to a chain cable. The

Yankee bank fisherman's cable is half chain, half rope. The chain

is for the stony bottom and the rope for its easier riding qualities.

The end link is parceled, and the bend is seized. IS 1 ~

1519. The Sbiver tmd Eye provides a handy method of quick

bending and unbending. One rope's end is rove through an old shiv

and a STOPPER KNOT holds it in place. It is buttoned into an EYE

SPLICE in the other rope's end.

1520. A SPRITSAIL SHEET KNOT (#887) was tied in the ends of a

messenger strap. The strap being rove through the eyes of the messen- 152.0

ger, the ends were buttoned together.

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