No. 26. Butt or barrel sling when placed vertically.
No. 27. Double overhand knot.
No. 28. Running bowline.
Nos. 29 and 30. Band tie, marrying or splicing. Commence as No. 29, and after continuing the turns until near the end of the rope, take the rope twice between the poles and round the turns first laid, and finish with jamming turns. Tighten with a wedge.
Nos. 31, 32 and 33. Tying between standard and ledger. Commence with two half hitches as No. 31. Then twist ropes together as far as they will go, and place ledger in position above the hitches (No. 32). The twisted ropes are then drawn up in the front of the ledger to the left of the standard, taken round the back of the standard, brought again to the front and round ledger at the right of the standard, then cross in front of the standard and round the ledger at the left of the standard, and brought up and carried round the back of the standard. This process is repeated until the end of the rope is nearly reached, when it is given two or three turns round the ledger and fastened off with jamming turns (No. 33). To tighten, drive a wedge at back of standard.
PLATE VI.
Plate VI.—No. 34. Portuguese knot for shear legs, made by several turns of the rope round the poles, and interlaced at the ends.
No. 35. Running bow knot—inferior to No. 28.
No. 36. Bowline—inferior to No. 17.