. Agricultural engineering; a text book for students of secondary schools of agriculture, colleges offering a general course in the subject and the general reader. Agricultural engineering. and is a good knot inasmuch as it is very secure, can be rapid- ly tied, and easily untied. This knot is tied by forming a loop with one rope end, as shown in A, Fig. 327, and then passing the other end back through this loop, as shown at B. When pulled tight the knot takes the form shown at C. The bowline knot is the best knot for forming a noose or loop which will not Fig. 328. Bowline knot. ^ when ^^ str
. Agricultural engineering; a text book for students of secondary schools of agriculture, colleges offering a general course in the subject and the general reader. Agricultural engineering. and is a good knot inasmuch as it is very secure, can be rapid- ly tied, and easily untied. This knot is tied by forming a loop with one rope end, as shown in A, Fig. 327, and then passing the other end back through this loop, as shown at B. When pulled tight the knot takes the form shown at C. The bowline knot is the best knot for forming a noose or loop which will not Fig. 328. Bowline knot. ^ when ^^ strain, and which can be easily untied. Fig. 328 shows one method of tying the bowline. In tying this knot a loop is formed in the standing parts of the rope, as shown at the left in Fig. 328; then the end of the rope is passed through this loop around the rope and back through the loop, as shown at the right. This, perhaps, is the simplest way of tying this knot, but there are several other ways. sup knot- The halter, slip, or running knot is used where it is desired that the rope shall bind, as on a post when tying a halter rope. This knot is made by bending the end of the rope over itself and carrying it around the standing part of the rope and back through the loop thus formed. Often, in tying a halter rope, it is safer to use a bight of the rope through the knot and then pass the end of the rope through the loop so formed, as shown in Fig. 330. This knot unties somewhat more Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Davidson, Jay Brownlee, 1880-1957. St. Paul, Minn. , Webb Pub. Co.
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