WHIPPING AND MAKING END KNOTS, SPLICES 387 



thru a pulley or a hole. It is made by forming a loop, then 

 passing the short end A of the loop over the standing part of 

 the rope B at X and bringing it back thru the loop at Y . 



FIG. 373. Stevedore knot. 



376. Stevedore Knot (Fig. 373) . This knot is the same 

 as the figure 8 knot, but instead of one turn around the stand- 

 ing part of rope, three turns are made, as shown in 1 and 2, 

 Fig. 373. 



