Knots, Hitches, and Splices 



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disadvantage of this method is that the knot is difficult to untie when 

 once pulled tightly. 



Square knot. — This, the most fre- 

 quently used of all knots, is secure 

 when set and may be untied without ^^^ass^s 

 difficulty. In making it, care should be F^- m-— Gmiw hinder hiot 



taken not to make a granny knot (see description below). 



Cross the ropes, placing 



the right under the left, 



wrap the end of the left 



rope around the right, and 



bend each rope back on 



itself (see Fig. 112). Note 



'^2"«''^ k^ot that ropes A and B are on 



the same side of C. Wrap A around the other rope end, producing the 



knot as shown in Fig. 113, A and B being still on the same side of C. 



Granny knot. — This is frequently tied by mistake for a square knot. 

 It tends to slip under strain 

 and is very hard to untie ^^ 



when set. The point at which 

 a granny knot may be de- 

 tected is in the position 

 shown in Fig. 114. Ropes A 

 and B are not on the same 



Fig. 112 



Fig. 113 



Fig. 115 



Fig. 114 



Granny knot 



side of C, as they should be in making a square knot, and when the 



knot is completed they are still wrong, as shown in Fig. 115. 



Surgeon's knot. — A modified form of the square knot is here described. 



In the beginning the left end is wrapped twice around the other rope, 



instead of once as for the square knot. 

 If now the rope is pulled up tightly, the 

 extra twists tend to keep the knot from 

 slipping while the second part of the tie 

 is made. In using this knot with smooth 

 cord, as in tying bundles, after the first 



wraps have been taken and the cord drawn up firmly it is necessary to 



kink the double twists into a bunch so as to jam them, by swinging the 



hands around in such a manner that the wrists cross, while still pulling. 



The knot will then hold securely while the second part of the tie is made 



and drawn up tightly. 



Weaver's knot. — This is a secure fastening, capable of being made with 



great rapidity and easily untied. It is universally used by weavers for 



tying threads and yarns. 



Fig. 116. 



Surgeon'' s knot 



