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in with one of the loose strands, bring the splice into the 

 form shown at B. Then tie the strands and weave the loose 



ends into the rope as 

 in the case of the 

 short splice, as shown 

 at C, finishing the 

 splice as shown at D. 

 The Side Splice. 

 The end of a rope 

 may be joined into 

 the side of the rope 

 in a similar way, as 

 is shown in Fig. 341. 

 Rope Halters. 

 Rope halters can be 

 conveniently made in a variety of forms, as shown in A, B, 

 and C, in Fig. 342. The size of these halters will depend 

 upon the size of the animals for which they are intended. 



Side splice. 



Fig-. 342. Rope halters. 



Their making does not require the use of any new princi- 

 ples other than those discussed. 



QUESTIONS 



1. To what practical use may a knowledge of knots be put? 



2. Of what materials are ropes made? 



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