Fig. 14.
Fig. 15.
The Bowline Knot ([Fig. 15]) is somewhat more difficult to make than any of the preceding, but if the reader diligently imitate the form of the diagram with a piece of rope or string he will soon acquire the secret.
Where an easily running noose is required, a Running Bowline ([Fig. 16]) is useful.
A rope can be quickly bent on to a spar by means of a Timber Hitch ([Fig. 17]), which does not readily slip.
A Topsail Halyard Bend ([Fig. 18]) is still less likely to slip. In this case a description may assist the diagram. Take three turns round the spar; come back round the standing part; pass under all three turns, then over the last two turns and under the first turn.
