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the tape can serve as a writing surface for labeling them. Or you can use
heat shrink tubing and liquid plastic dip.

When you choose a binding method, keep in mind that some serve an
additional purpose. Stiffening the end aids in threading the rope through
a decorative knot, much like the plastic tip on shoelaces helps to thread
the tip through the eyelets set in the shoes.

SEIZING

A seizing is similar in form to Square Lashing as shown in Chapter 5, but
is for lashing two ropes together. As shown previously, often an extra
Half Hitch (see Chapter 4) is put in the running end after tying a knot to
help make it secure. For increased security, a seizing can be used to
anchor the running end to the standing end. This takes a little extra time

but is very secure and can make a knotted attachment a permanent one.
In the Great Age of Sail, a hitch (or almost any knot, for that matter)

was not considered permanent unless the running end was seized.
Today, many people take pride in making a neatly wrapped coil or tying
a whipping or seizing just right. The skills of rope management both use
and complement many of the other skills of knotting with rope, and the
methods that follow will certainly help round out your skills.

COMMON WHIPPING

You can use the following whipping technique to bind a rope’s end.

STEP 1 Lay a crossing turn along the end of a rope and start making
wraps, working inward.