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end to the right to form a bight around the long cord, and then take a 

 turn around the other side of the bight, as indicated by the arrow in 



Fig. 95 



Fig. 96 



Jam hitch ' 



Fig. 97 



Fig. 95 and as shown in Fig. 96. Pass the end upward inside the bight 

 and next to the long cord, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 96 and 



as shown in Fig. 97. Pull the hitch 

 up tightly so as to pinch the long 

 cord. It can now be slipped down to 

 tighten the loop about the package, 

 and if the cord is of the right kind 

 and size it will jam and hold. 



Crossing hitch. — The purpose of 



this hitch is to prevent sHpping at the 



twine. It is 



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Fig. 98. — Crossing hitch 



crossing point of ropes or of 



especially useful in tying up packages, and is 



so simple as to require no explanation. 



Blackw all hitch. — There are frequent occasions 

 when it is necessary to attach a rope to a hook. 

 A quick and sectu-e temporary fastening is the 

 blackwall hitch, which is simply a half hitch 

 about the shank of the hook. 



Form a bight in the rope and pass it under 

 and back of the hook, as illustrated in Fig. 99. 

 Cross the sides of the bight to form a loop 

 about the shank of the hook, passing the free end 

 between the hook and the main rope as in Fig. 100. 



Catspaw. — This method of fastening a rope to a hook provides a double 

 rope where wear comes, and permits a load to be carried on either end of 

 the rope. 



Fig. 99 



Fig. 100 



Blackwall hitch 



