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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 wiU 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 sailor's hnot 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. 



Fig. 3, 



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

 and varnished. The weaver's hnot 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 



