CHAPTER XXXVIII 

 TYING KNOTS AND' HITCHES 



377. Practice in Tying Knots. Whip the ends 

 of each piece of rope. Study each knot carefully, and 

 make the same knot several times for practice with and 

 without sketch. Be sure the knot is correctly tied before at- 

 tempting a new one. 



This knot (Fig. 374) is one of the 

 simplest for fastening two pieces of 

 rope together. It is made by taking 

 the two rope ends, placing them 

 side by side, and tying an overhand 

 knot. 



379. Square Knot (Fig. 375). This is a smooth knot 

 that is easily tied and easily untied. It is used a great deal 

 for tying packages ; also, for fastening the ends of binder twine 



378. Binder Knot. 



FIG. 374. Binder knot. 



FIG. 375. Square knot. 



when threading the binder. To make this knot, first make a 

 right-hand overhand knot, then cross the strand and tie the 

 left-hand overhand knot. This knot will not hold if the two 

 ropes are of different sizes. 



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