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being obliged to take off the whipping entirely, 

 and in frequently having to retie the knots to 

 which it was applied. I copy from the Badmin- 

 ton the single fisherman's knot for tying strands 

 of gut. 



" The two ends of the gut A A are laid parallel 

 to each other, being held in that position between 

 the first finger and the thumb of the left hand 

 at the point and in the position in which they 

 are to be joined. A half-hitch knot BB is then 

 made by the right hand with the end of each 

 strand alternately around the strand of the other, 

 and each separately drawn tight." When the 

 knot is drawn tightly together, it forms a very 

 neat and strong union of the strands of gut, and 

 the ends may be cut off as closely as possible. 

 The double knot is perhaps even less liable to 

 slip, and is the one generally used in tying salmon 

 casts. " It is made by taking two double instead 

 of two single half-hitches, the end with which 

 each half-knot is tied is passed twice instead 

 of once around the central link, and through the 

 loop in the manner shown by the engraving." 



