Knots, Hitches, and Splices 



1419 



Hold the rope in the left hand with the loose strands up. Select as No. i 

 the strand on the left. Lay this strand across the end of the rope and 

 between the other two strands, leaving an open bight 

 projecting to the left as shown in Fig. 61. Bring the rear 

 strand, No. 2, forward and down over No. i, as indicated 

 by the arrow in Fig. 61, into the position shown in Fig. 62. 

 Strand No. 3 now goes over No. 2 and down through the 



Fig. 62 



Crowning begun 



Fig. 63 



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bight left in No. i, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 62, into the position 

 shown in Fig. 63. 

 Pull the crown 

 down tightly. 



Now pro- 

 ceed to /^ 

 splice back/ 



the loose V ^ 



ends. Each 



one is to pass over 

 the nearest strand of 

 the main rope and 

 under the one beyond 

 in a direction diago- 

 nally to the right, 

 which is approxi- 

 mately at right angles 

 to the strands of the rope. For this work procure a smooth, round, hard- 

 wood stick, pointed at one end and rounded at the other, called a marline spike 



6 



Fig. 64 



Fig. 65 

 Crowning completed 



Fig. 66 



