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4

isnotsuitableforlarge-ormedium-

diameterropeand,infact,theknot

isnotasstrongastheropeitself

whenthereisgreatstrain.

Method
Laytheendsoftwocordsparallelto
oneanotherandmakeanoverhand
knotinoneendaroundtheother
cord(1).Repeatthisoperationwith
theendoftheothercord(2,3).Pull
thetwostandingpartssothatthe

twooverhandknotsslidetogether

(4).Aftertheknotismade,oneend

shouldlieabovetheknotandone

below.