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RUNNINGBOWLINE Therunningbowlineismainly usedforhangingobjectswith ropesofdifferentdiameters. Theweightoftheobject determinesthe ...

Method Forma loopneartheendof therope(1)andthenmakea turnbymovingthetopedge oftheloopfromrighttoleft (2).Theendwhichisnow undert ...

HANGMAN'S KNOT Knownasthehangedman's orhangman'sknot,theuseof thisnooseisobviousfromits name.Itslideseasilywithout comingundone. ...

Method Closea bightintherope. leavinga longend(1).Make a secondloopontheleftside (2).Thentakea numberof turns(usuallyseven)aroun ...

TARBUCKKNOT Thisknot,developedfor climbers,isusedwhenthe ropewillbesubjecttoheavy orsuddenstrains.Itiseasyto undoanddoesnotchafe ...

shortenings Whena ropeistoolong,shorteningsareusedtoavoidcutting theropeandlosinga lotofitsvalue;asnoknotunitingtwo ropes can ha ...

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LOOPKNOT Thissimpleknotisvery importantwhenyouwantto eliminateawornsectionof rope;asthewornpartistaken upin thedeadpointofthe kn ...

SHEEPSHANK Firstmethod Thesheepshank belongstothegroupof seamen'sknots.and. likealltheotherknots thatsailorsuse.ithas certainspe ...

Method Makethefirsthalfhitch bytwistingtherope clockwisewiththelett hand(1).Thesecond andthirdhalfhitches areformedslightly over ...

SHEEPSHANK Secondmethod Whentiedin small- diameterropethis methodisdoneinhand. unlikethefirstmethod whichwasmadeona flatsurface. ...

Method Holdtheropeintheleh handandtakeupthe slackintheformofa letterS (1).Movethe righthand counterclockwiseto forma smallloop(2 ...

KNOTIED SHEEPSHANK Thisknothasthe advantageoverthe ordinarysheepshankthatit doesnotcomeundonebut thedisadvantagethatitis moredif ...

tackle Tackleisa deviceusedforliftingormovingweights;inits originalformit wasmadeupofa systemofpulleysthrough which the force ne ...

SIMPLEAND COMPLEXTACKLE A singlewhipwithonepulley (') doesnotreducetheeffort requiredtolifta weigh.A runner(2)dividesinhalfthe e ...

4 5 betweentwotacklesand offersa significantincreasein power.SimilartotheSpanish burton.itisoftenusedforthe runningriggingofanav ...

POLDOTACKLE Thisisuniversalandcanbe usedatseaandinclimbing andcamping.Poldotackleis a trulyingeniousdevice; thankstothefactthati ...

bends Bendsare usedforjoiningtworopesattheendstoforma longerrope.Theseknotsaredividedintotwogroups:those madein stringandsmallst ...

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