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Beforeputtinga ropeaway, therearea fewbasicthingsto bedonetokeepitin good conditionforalongtime.First ofall,checkthattheendsare ...

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stopper knots Astheirnamesuggests,stoppersareknotsmadein theendof a ropetopreventitsslippingthroughaneyeorotheraperture whenther ...

OVERHANDKNOT Asgenerallyused,theword knothasseveralmeanings andcanindicateanything froma fasteningtoa tangleof ropeorotherflexib ...

bond,asymbolwithmagic powers. Theoverhandknotisused inmanysituations:Itisused asabasisforotherknots.to holdobjectswhenthetension ...

FIGURE-EIGHT KNOT Firstmethod 30 ThisknotisknowninItalyasthe Savoyknotbecauseitappearsin thecoatofarmsoftheHouseof Savoy.Inheral ...

Thefigure-eightknotisthemost importantstopperknotusedby sailors.Itisusedontherunning riggingwheneverthelinesdonot endinwallknots ...

FIGURE-EIGHT KNOT Secondmethod Thismethodisusedwhenmaking theknotinlarge-diameterrope whichcannotbeheldin thehand becauseofitssi ...

SLIPPED FIGURE-EIGHT Theloopisusefulwhenyouwantto hangoraddanotherropetothe knot.Inthiscase,thefigure-eight knotmustbefairlytigh ...

FIGURE-EIGHT KNOTSINSERIES Makinga numberofthese knotsinsmallstuffcan producedelicatechainsand necklaces.etc. Me/hod Extendtheco ...

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HEAVINGLINE KNOT Thisknotis alsoknown astheFranciscanor monk'sknotandisboth decorativeand practical.The Franciscanfriarsuseit as ...

Method Makea long loopatthe bightofthecord. leavingtheendlong enoughtoformthe successiveturns.The endmustcrossthe standingpart(1 ...

MULTIPLE OVERHAND KNOT Themultipleoverhand knotisalsoknownas thebloodknotbecause itwastiedintotheends ofcat-c'-nine-tails.The Ca ...

hitches Hitchesareusedfortyinga ropetoanotherobject.Whenever youhavetotieone,itisadvisabletohavea lookattherope andfollowitslay. ...

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