Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 326
thus farattempted, to wit, The True Lovers Knot.Two cuts are necessary for the explanation of this.First, tie two loose overhand knots, as at A A inFig. 13. Then pass the bight B between the twoparts of the line near A, and the bight B betweenthe two parts near A. Pull them through care-fully, and… … FIGS. 13 AND 14. TRUE LOVERS KNOT. employed in the navy to carry heavy shot, theloose ends being spliced together, forming a fourth bight, so that four men can take hold at once.The shot is placed in the central space, C.When finished for permanent use, the partsat A A A A are served with yarn so…
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