. Boat sailing in fair weather and foul. — Make abight with the end of onerope, and pass the end ofthe other through the bightfrom beneath, and roundboth parts with the endunder its own standingpart. The greater thestrain, the faster will this bend jam. Magnus Hitch —Passtwo round turns withthe end of a rope overa spar, then take it be-fore the standing part,pass it again under thespar and up throughthe bight. SelvageeS T R o p—It ismade by driv-ing two nailsinto a length of plank at a distanceapart equal to the desired length of thestrop. Make fast one end of a ball ofspunyarn or knotted rope
. Boat sailing in fair weather and foul. — Make abight with the end of onerope, and pass the end ofthe other through the bightfrom beneath, and roundboth parts with the endunder its own standingpart. The greater thestrain, the faster will this bend jam. Magnus Hitch —Passtwo round turns withthe end of a rope overa spar, then take it be-fore the standing part,pass it again under thespar and up throughthe bight. SelvageeS T R o p—It ismade by driv-ing two nailsinto a length of plank at a distanceapart equal to the desired length of thestrop. Make fast one end of a ball ofspunyarn or knotted ropeyarns to oneof the nails and pass it round the other,continuing the process until the stropis as thick as required. Marl it downwith spunyarn and sew canvas or leatherround it if intended for a block. Grommet Strop — It ismade of a single strandof rope. To make it, layone end over the otherat the size required, andwith the long end follow the lay rounduntil a ring is formed with three partsof the strand all round. Finish bj^ di-.
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