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NOOSE

Thisisasimpleknot

whichisrarelyusedat

sea,althoughitisoften

usedonlandby

campersandhunters

tosnarebirdsandsmall

game.Thenooseisalso

usedtoputtackle

cablesunderstress.Itis

madeinsmall·diameter

ropesuchasstringand

horsehair.

Me/hod
Makea loopattheend
ofarope.thentakea
turnwiththeend
aroundthestanding
parttoforma loop(1).
Makeanoverhandknot
in itwiththeend(2)
andtightentheknotby
pullingtheend(3).

Left:

1.Noose

2.Runningbowline

3.Hangman'sknot

4.Tarbuckknot