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good rope halter of any size desired. Practice will aid much 

 in making the work more perfect. 



Form the halter over the knee while sitting down, so as to 

 get reasonable dimensions. First decide where the eye, A, is 

 to be made. At B raise the top strand of the rope and pass 

 the short end of the rope through it toward the left. Then 

 raise the top strand of the short end at A and pass the long 

 end through it towards the right. Unlay the short end to C 

 and pass the middle strand under the outer strand of the 

 main rope at D. Raise the next strand of the main rope and 

 pass the lower end through it. Now complete the splice by 

 continuously passing each of the three strands around its 

 mate in the rope. The long end of the rope is then run 

 through the eye of the halter. 



REVIEW. 



1. How would you manage a new rope to avoid kinks? 



2. How many of the knots and hitches can you make from memory? 



3. Have you learned any others not here given? What are they? 



4. What are the advantages of the short splice? 



5. When would it be advisable to make the long splice? 



6. What knots do you consider the most useful? 



References. Cornell Reading Course Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 8, Knots, 

 Hitches and Splices; Iowa Extension Bulletin 24, Rope and its Uses; 

 Minnesota Bulletin 136, Rope and Its Use on the Farm. 



