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around the rope, but should move straight up the same side. Strand 

 No. 3 is treated as was No. 2, and then No. i is in place to be laid in 

 above No. 3. This process is repeated until the end of the rope is 

 reached and it should result in the return of the rope to its original 

 condition provided the strands themselves are not too badly untwisted ; 

 in the latter event it is cheaper to cut off the rope than to try to relay it. 

 Whipping. — Binding the end of a rope with twine to prevent it from 

 untwisting is called whipping. Ropes that are to be passed through 

 pulley blocks or, like halter ropes, through small holes, should be finished 

 in this way. A method of doing this so that both ends of the twine are 

 fastened by tucking under the whipping is as follows: 



Fig. 51 



Fig. 52 Fig. 53 



Whipping the end of a rope 



Fig. 54 



Fig. 55 



Unlay one strand of the rope back to the point where the whipping is 

 to begin. Under this strand lay the twine, leaving the end eight or ten 

 inches long as shown in Fig. 51, and then relay the strand into the rope, 

 keeping it twisted up tightly and pulled hard down into its place as directed 

 for relaying. If an especially secure whipping is to be made, the twine 

 may be tied about the strand under which it is tucked; usually, however, 

 this is not necessary. Whip the long end of the twine around both the 

 rope and the short end of the twine, being careful to pull it up tightly 

 and to leave no vacant spaces between turns. When about half the de- 

 sired distance is covered, bend back the short end of the twine so as to 

 form a bight extending out beyond the end of the rope, and begin whipping 

 over both sides of the bight as shown in Fig. 5 2 . Continue whipping as far as 

 desired, and then pass the long end of the twine through the bight and pull 

 it up firmly, as in Fig. 53 . By pulling on the free end of the bight, draw the 

 long end of the twine downward underneath the whipping as far as it will go 

 (see Fig. 54). Finish the whipping by cutting off both loose ends of the 

 twine as closely as possible. The completed result is shown in Fig. 55. 

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