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FOUR·STRAND SINNET Thirdtype Thisisa marvellousexample ofawovenplat.Asthe photosshow.threeofthe strands(inthiscasewhite. red.and ...

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2 FOUR·STRAND SINNET Fourthtype Thisisa littlemore complicated,butthe effectivenessoftheresult compensatesforthepatience neededt ...

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FIVE·STRAND SINNET Thisis a veryattractiveplat thatisquiteeasytomake. Figure7 clearlyshowsthe endresult.Themethodis easy tounder ...

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SIX-STRAND SINNET Thenumberofvariations possiblewithsixstrandsis practicallylimitlessand shouldsatisfythemost imaginativerequire ...

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CROWNSINNET Thecrownsinnetcanbe madewitha variablenumber ofstrandsproducingdifferent weavesthatcanbeusedas cordsorcoverings.Figu ...

Me/hod Thissinnetisveryeasyto make.Beginwithan overhandbendmadewithall fourstrands(1).Figures 2 and3 showthepreparation fortheba ...

FIGURE-EIGHT CHAIN Thefigure-eightknot (seepp.31-35)finds yetanotherofitsmany usesinthisprettychain. Itcanbeusedasa belt orstrap ...

applied knots Knots can be used together in an infinite number of combinations,eachtimewithdifferentandoftensurprising results,a ...

LADDER Beginbyforminga figure- eightknot(seepp.31-35)in thebightoftherope:then separatetheendsandlay themparalleltodeterminethe ...

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NETIING Themeshofanet, whetherdestinedfor fishingortomakea bag orahammock,canbe madewithvarious typesofknot.The choicedependsont ...

4 5 WhanmakingIhe net,thestartingpointis theheadline,theframe rope,whichhastotake allthestrainfromthe mesh.Ithastobevery thickan ...

STAGEOR SCAFFOLD HITCH Theboatswain'schair atseaandtheswingon landarebothplanks suspendedfromtwo ropestoformhanging chairs.Wheth ...

GUIDEKNOT Thisisactuallya figure-eight knot(seepp.31-35)formed in thebightofa rope,butwe haveincludedithere,because itissopopula ...

6 Method Takearopearoundthe plankandbattenas illustratedin figures1,2, and3;thenpullthe innermostturnoverthe endoftheplank(4)to ...