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(Sean Pound) #1
SWIVEl
HITCHES

Secondtype


Thedoubleturnthrough
theringmakesthisafixed
knot,nota slippedknot.It
iseasytomakeandvery
strong.evenunderhard
workingconditions.The
factthattheturnscanbe
doubledoreventrebled
throughtheringgivesthe
knotexceptional
resistancetojerksand
friction.

Method
Passtheendseveraltimes
throughtheringofthe
swivel(1).Itisnot
advisabletousetoomany
turns.Itismoreimportant
tomakesurethattheturns
winduniformlyandin
orderaroundthering.
Thenmakeanoverhand
knotaroundthestanding
part(2),takingoneor
moreextraturnstomakeit
moresecure(3).Tighten
theknotbypullingboth 2 3
thestandingpartandthe ...----------------...."-~l
swivel.

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