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STEP 4 When you finish, you should have a rope end that looks like

this.

The Back Splice Knot is used to keep three-strand rope from fraying
and coming apart. If desired, the strands can be partially trimmed after
each tuck to taper the splice.

CROWN KNOT

The Crown Knot is very similar to the Wall Knot (see further), except the
direction of the running ends, which go down rather than up.

STEP 1 Take the three strands of the rope and tuck each one down
through the loop made by another strand.