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used, would only be drawn closer together, and the whipping 

 would act as a sort of buffer. The old knot on stout 

 salmon-gut will break at a steady pressure of from twelve 

 to fifteen pounds ; but tied with the Pennell-knot the gut 

 will break at any other place in preference to the knot, 

 which is a neat contrivance. The sailors knot is a useful 

 knot on an emergency, though not so neat as the foregoing. 

 The two ends are crossed between the left thumb and fore- 

 finger, the end pointing towards the left lying at the top of 

 the other ; it is then bent backwards to the other end 

 towards the body, until both ends meet on opposite direc- 

 tions underneath. A simple hitch is made with the two 

 ends, as shown in fig. 2. On pulling tne long pieces a 

 secure knot is made, which may be easily separated when 



Fig. 1. Fig. 2. 



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done with without injury to the gut, or it may be whipped 

 and varnished. The weaver's knot is a more secure knot 

 than the above, but more clumsy. It is thus made : The 

 ends are crossed between the thumb and forefinger of the 

 left hand, but the end pointing to the right must lay at 

 the top in this case ; the piece belonging to the opposite 

 end is then carried over the thumb at the back of the left 



