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strand of A and B, and twist a half strand of each firmly 

 and lay these in the vacant channel until they meet 

 midway. Tie these together with a common overhand knot 

 (stage 6,) and draw snugly. This part of the rope is now 

 to be made full size by wrapping these half strands con- 

 tinuously around each other until they meet the points 

 of division, stage 7. The four half strands may then be 

 trimmed close to the rope. When the pairs C-D and E-F 



Fia. 233. Rope halter. Construction at left. Finished halter at right. (Aftei 



H. W. Riley.) 



are finished in much the same way, the rope -will have 

 the appearance shown in stage 8. Note that the pair 

 A-B was carried to the right to work; the pair C-D was 

 carried to the left to work; so the pair E-F will have to 

 finish in the center (see 4). To do this the strands 

 E and F will each be unlaid a half distance before splitting 

 the strands. 



A four-strand rope would be spliced in the same way as 

 this three-strand rope except that four finishing places would 

 need to be planned by the operator. 



Rope Halter. It is often of great value to be able to 

 make a good rope halter quickly. A study of figure 233 will 

 enable an ingenious person, who has spliced ropes, to make a 



