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slack J), continue to wind (over the end) from B towards C, 

 four turns, and draw the slack through and cut it off. 



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To Splice a Eod. — Trim off the fractured ends obliquely, 

 making a long bevel on each, and after rubbing the surfaces 

 where they are to come in contact with hard shoemaker's 

 wax, wind the splice from E to F with fine waxed twine or 

 Sadler's silk, and fasten off* with the invisible knot, as 

 described in splicing a line. 



Knots. — In the next cut, No. 1 is the angler^s single 

 knot; it is used in tying a line. No 2 is the angler^ s double 

 knot, the neatest and most secure in joining gut-lengths. The 

 ends are laid together pointing in opposite directions, and 

 are passed through twice; this knot is indispensable in 

 making leaders for Trout, and casting-lines for Salmon 

 fishing. When drawn together the knot is oblong and 

 the ends may be cut off as close as can be done with a sharp 

 knife, without a possibility of their drawing. No. 3 is a 

 water-knot; it is used mostly in attaching the drop-fly to 

 a leader in Trout-fishing ; the ends are tightened, and the 

 knot drawn together after the knotted end of the gut to 

 which the dropper is tied is passed through. The ends of 

 this knot should not be cut off too close, for fear of their 

 drawing when the gut becomes thoroughly soaked. 



