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Learn how to tie over 100
knots using clear instructions
and annotated, step-by-step
photographs
ISM HANDBOOKOF
KNOTS
к J I J EXPANDED EDITION

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Contents

USING ROPE








Stopper Knots












Plaits & Sennits


Splices & Whippings






INTRODUCTION

How TO USE THIS BOOK




USING
ROPE
and knowing fiow to keep it in good
condition are essential to the effective
application of knots. This chapter
ROPE CONSTRUCTION

Braided Rope








ROPE MATERIALS

Synthetic Rope



Natural Rope







ROPE MAINTENANCE
I be relied on to perforin effectively and safely. Caring for rope is
Binding Rope Ends







STORING ROPE

TERMS & EQUIPMENT

Terms

Equipment

KNOT-TYING TECHNIQUES
UNLAYING AND LAYING ROPE


WORKING WITH LONG LENGTHS OF ROPE





FORMING A CROSSING TURN






Working a Knot into Shape

Doubling a Knot




Finishing Off a Knot
Stopper
Knots
OVERHAND KNOT

Slipped Overhand Knot
STOPPER KNOT

SINK STOPPER


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Monkey’s fist

CROWN KNOT

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MANROPE KNOT


Diamond Knot

True lover’s Knot

Sailor's Cross

REEF KNOT

Slipped Reef Knot

Turquoise turtle
N In ,;!	I ihe Reef Knot
Ip 481 and the Surgeon's Knot (p. 511. It is the perfect knot

Packer's Knot





Timber Hitch




Turk’s Head -
Four-Lead Five-Bight



Turk’s head -
FIVE-LEAD FOUR-BIGHT










ROPE YARN KN ОТ





CARRICK BEND
Hunter's Bend
ASHLEY'S BEND

BLOOD KNOT








Hitches


ROUND TURN &
TWO HALF HITCHES









FISHERMAN'S
BEND
and 1\vo Half Hitches (p. 83). with the first

Waggoner's HITCH





Snelling a hook


CLINCH KNOT


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Improved Clinch Knot
PALOMAR KNOT
Square lashing


DIAGONAL LASHING


SHEER LASHING



Icicle Hitch
•Ц, \X/hen p,operly ',d|uslt’d this special hitch has strong
Vholding power and a much better grip than the Rolling
applied until the hitch has held.





Bowline
aneof two methods. The^irst method (below) is



BOWLINE
ON THE BIGHT
PORTUGUESE BOWLINE
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: the bight
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Blood dropper Knot




BIMINI TWIST
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Plaits &
Sennits

Five-Strand Sennit
Three-Strand Plait





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OCEAN-PLAIT MAT





OVAL MAT


Chain Sennit
Square chain sennit
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Round crown Sennit
Square
Crown Sennit




Four-strand
ROUND SENNIT
multiplait rope (p 11) can be
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Eight-Strand
Square sennit


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Splices &
Whippings
Back Splice
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the strand ends so that they tuck easily under the taid
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EVE SPLICE

At

Short Splice

Long Splice


right-angle splice
Tsquarely at right angles, perhaps to the outer rope of
▼ a cargo net. This neat splice is perfect for such occasions.
(Ж The ropes used can be of equal size, or a smaller rope can
be spliced to a large rope. It is not advisable to splice a


Grommet


COMMON WHIPPING
FRENCH WHIPPING
Marlinespike Hitch (p. 88) to pull on the short tail so


О He an Overhand
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Whipping
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Sailmaker’s Whipping



Palm & needle Whipping I


PALM & NEEDLE
WHIPPING II


WEST COUNTRY
WHIPPING


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SEIZING







Stitch & seize
g'iinW rope that has been doubled back

GLOSSARY

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INDEX