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THE FARMERS HANDBOOK. 



•-training up the wires. Probably two or three trials will be necessary 

 before this knot can be tied correctly. The illustration should be examined 

 and carefully followed. 



Both on sea and land, the "Bowline"' (Fig. 19) is probably more in requisition 

 by those who know it than any other knot. The heavier the strain the 

 tighter the knot holds, while its most marked characteristic is the ease with 

 which it is undone. This knot should invariably be made when horses are 



Fig. 19. — The Bowline. 



tied up. If they pull back, it will not jam, a fault to which many knots are 

 liable, frequently necessitating the rope being cut. Plough reins should be 

 attached by the " Bowline," since once learnt, it is easily and rapidly made, and 



as easily undone. To 

 make it, first place 

 the rope around the 

 post, holding the 

 short end in the left 

 hand. Make a loop 

 with the right, taking 

 care that the long 

 portion of the rope 

 forms the bottom 

 portion of the loop. 

 The short end in 

 the left hand is then 

 passed up through 

 this loop, over and 

 around the main 

 rope, and back again 

 flown wards through 

 the loop (Fig. 20) y 

 so that the two ropes passing through will lie parallel. The rope in the 

 right hand is then pulled tight to finish tin- knot. 



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Fig. 20.— Making the Bowline. 



