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MULTIPLE

OVERHAND

KNOT

Themultipleoverhand
knotisalsoknownas
thebloodknotbecause
itwastiedintotheends
ofcat-c'-nine-tails.The
Capuchinfriarsmake
theknotin thelengthof
thecordontheirhabits
togivethemweightand
makethemhang
properly.Thisknotis
usedbysailorsasa
weightingorstopper
knotonsmall-diameter
line.butitisnothighly
recommendedasitis
verydifficulttountie,
particularlywhenwet.

Method

Startingwithan

overhandknot(1).

makethreeorfour

additionalturnswith

theend,wrappingthem

snugly.Thisisvery

importanttothe

successoftheknot(2).

Drawtheknotupwell

bypullingbothends

withasharpjerk.Thisis

necessaryfortheturns

towindtightlytogether

andcoverthejoint,

whichthusdisappears

(3).Whentheknotis

completedonlythe

turnsarevisiblearound

thecord.

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