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Fig. 3 and 4. Repeat the operation in the opposite 

 direction with the other two strands, C and F. 



Fig. 4. 



The ends of the strands should not be trimmed off 

 close until the rope has been thoroughly stretched by 

 work. 



The ends may be fastened by tieing, running between 

 strands, whipping with a few turns, or sewing. 



Epe Splice — In order to form a neat eye in the end of a 

 rope either empty or around a thimble — a thimble 

 being a metal ring or loop to prevent chafing the 

 outside being dished to fit the round of the rope — 

 the strands are unlaid for a distance equal to three 

 times the circumference of the rope and laid down 



