No. 9. Two half hitches, or builder’s knot, or clove hitch. Used for tying ledgers to standards.
No. 10. Loop knot, used where ends of rope are not available.
No. 11. Loop knot, used where ends of pole are not available.
No. 12. Boat knot.
No. 13. Sheepshank, or dogshank, a method of shortening a rope without cutting it or reducing its strength.
PLATE IV.
Plate IV.—No. 14. Blackwall hitch, very powerful, but requires watching or may slip.
No. 15. Midshipman’s hitch, used as shown with a rounded hook.
No. 16. Catspaw is an endless loop, and is used where great power is required.