. St. Nicholas [serial]. 4. THE WRONG WAY TO TIE TWO PIECES OF STRINGTOGETHER—THE GRANNY KNOT. fectly how the knots should be tied. Those se-lected are knots that are of use in the daily lifeof almost every one. One of the simplest and most interesting of thesuggestions is that shown in the slip-knot, illus-trations 1 and 2. Every one of us use this simpleslip-knot, and we all make it in the same slipshodway. To make a slip-knot, we simply tie a singleknot around the cord or rope, with the loose end,and this makes a loop through which the cord canbe slipped and tightened. But it is like tyingo
. St. Nicholas [serial]. 4. THE WRONG WAY TO TIE TWO PIECES OF STRINGTOGETHER—THE GRANNY KNOT. fectly how the knots should be tied. Those se-lected are knots that are of use in the daily lifeof almost every one. One of the simplest and most interesting of thesuggestions is that shown in the slip-knot, illus-trations 1 and 2. Every one of us use this simpleslip-knot, and we all make it in the same slipshodway. To make a slip-knot, we simply tie a singleknot around the cord or rope, with the loose end,and this makes a loop through which the cord canbe slipped and tightened. But it is like tyingones shoe-lace with a single instead of a doubleknot. The pressure is all on the single knot, and,tighten the slip as you may, you cannot keep thecord perfectly tight, because the slip itself simple remedy is to tie the slip in a doubleknot instead of a single one, as shown in the sec-. 5. THE RIGHT WAY TO TIE TWO PIECESOF STRING TOGETHER. ond picture. Then it cannot come loose, and yetit will slip just as easily as it did before. One of the simplest and most useful hints inthe knot series is that shown in the picturemarked for tying bundles. It is the invariablerule for any amateur, wrestling with a knot for abundle or anything that is to be tied with a sim-ple double knot, to tie the first knot, and then asksome one to place a finger on the knot to hold itwhile the second one is tied. Look at the picturefor a moment. You will see that the expert knot-maker has given an extra twist to the first it stays in place, and there is no necessityfor your own thumb or that of any one elsebeing called into service to keep the first knot inplace. In tying two pieces of string together, almostevery one ties the knot shown in the fourthpicture. This knot will not stand any is a granny knot. The right way to tie it isshown in the following picture. The loop of
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