How to Make Knots, Ties, Hitches and Bends
���The Timber Hitch, a safe and simple knot usually em- ployed in holding poles and booms. The turns in the loose end must be carefully made
���The Square or Reef Knot is one of the safest ties, but care should be taken to
��avoid a "granny"
���The Double Bow- line is used when the end cannot be used, and when a loop is desired in the bight
��The Single Bowline is one of the most important of all the hitches. It is very safe and will not slip or jam
��The Blackwell Hitch, while safe for light loads, is likely to part under heavy strains
��A "safety-first" tie, the Cat's Paw. This
hitch will sustairijheavyfloads, and is most
us d for that reason
���The Timber and Half Hitch. Much the same as the Timber Hitch with the addition of a half hitch to avoid any danger of the rope's rolling
�����When the rope is too long, it may be shortened by the use of this knot, the
��Sheepshank
���The first operation
in preventing the
dead end of a rope
from ravelling
��The Clove Hitch is a very safe knot, and may be handl- ed very quickly
��The Stopper Hitch
is used to hold the
strain in the fall
line of blocks
��The second opera- tion in preventing the dead end of a rope from ravelling
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