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THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS
At an even-numbered space the left strand of the group is moved
to the left (clockwise) until it reaches its destination, where it is put
into the right-hand position. The two ways of moving strands are
indicated with arrows in diagram fIi 304 I. All strands are moved
"over alL" If, however, an odd strand is led to an even-numhered
space, as is sometimes the case, it passes to the right as it lea ... ~s the
odd space but is carried to the right side of the even-numbered space
when it arrives. If a strand from an even-numbered space is led to an
odd-numbered space, it is moved to the left but is placed at the left
side of the odd-numbered space.
3037. To hold the strands in place, while working these sin nets,
a table, similar to the one shown, will be found a great convenience.
Take the round bottom of a peach basket with an inch-and-a-half
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hole in the center and peg in three broomsticks for legs, about forty
inches long. Chamfer the top edge. At the top the legs should be
close together and at the floor about eighteen inches or more apart.
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3038, 3039. As many bobbins are required as there are strands,
and these should be weighted. Seven-inch wire spikes will be found
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CLOVE HITCHES are illustrated.
304(). Use a small bag of BB shot for a counterweight, as this is
- easily adjustable and will not mar anything if it falls. But a weighted
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• stocking foot or a beanbag will serve as well. The counterweight
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should be a little heavier than the combined weight of the bohhins.
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I 3041. The cross-sectional shapes of the completed sinnets are
closely approximated by the outline of the diagrams, which show
the cycles of the various strands. But it is unnecessary to make the
sinnets directly over the diagrams. It will be sufficient, and less con-
fusing, to take a paper disk the size of the table top, with a hole in
the center of the proper size, and to draw on it a number of evenly
spaced radial lines equal to the number of spaces that are called for.
Number the spaces between the lines in rotation, counterclockwise,
with large heavy figures. After putting the paper disk on the table,
preparatory to making a sinnet, drive an inch brad near the outer
end of each line. These will serve to keep the strands apart.
The least number of strands with which a sinnet may be made
by the helical method, to conform to the first triangular diagram of
this chapter, which is at the top of page 50 I, is eight. There are three
different sequences of moves by which the sinnet may be made with
eight strands. There are six sequences by which it may be made with
nine strands and three by which it may be made with ten strands.
One of the EIGHT-STRAND SINNETS is round, two are barely triangu-
lar, all six of the NINE-STRAND SINNETS are triangular, but irregular.
The remaining three TEN-STRAND SINNETS are all triangular and sym-
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I metrical. By introducing one additional strand, at each corner or
edge, the non-triangular EIGHT-STRAND SINNET becomes triangular.
By introducing extra strands where required, the six irregular NINE-
STRAND SINNETS will become regular.
3042. Five of the sinnets that may be made on six-space diagram
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, , fIi 303 5 are to be given on the next page. Except for the present sinnet,
, the outward appearances of the five are much alike, all being triangu-
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Seize together the ends of eight strands of banding; arrange them
on worktable (fli 303 7) over a paper disk (fli 3041) that is divided by
radial lines into six equal sectors. Number these sectors, one to six,
counterclockwise. and mark in each space the number of strands that
are indicated in the second column of table # 3042 (next page).
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