(1) Whip the ends of 3 ropes using:
a) west country whipping;
b) sailmakers whipping;
c) simple whipping.
Know on what types of ropes each whipping is best suited.
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Simple WhippingThe simple Whipping is tied as shown in Figs 1 to 3. At the conclusion, the end is pulled approximately half-way into the whipping and the ends trimmed close. |
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West Country Whipping is perhaps the next best whipping after the Sailmaker’s Whipping, this is fairly secure, but laborious to make and certainly not as neat in appearance. It consists merely of a series of overhand knots tied on alternate sides of the rope, starting near the end and working back down the rope to finish with a Reef Knot. |
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Sailmaker’s whipping is used when a rope end “whips” in the wind, the end quickly becomes unravelled and frayed. Whipping the end prevents this and helps to preserve the rope. There are a number of different ways of whipping a rope, but of all the methods, the Sailmaker’s Whipping is by far the best and most elegant. To make it, middle a length of waxed twine, unlay the rope for two centimetres or so and put the loop round one strand, bringing both ends out at the opposite side. Lay up the strands again and take one end of the twine round and round tightly and hold it in place. Put the loop over the top of the strand that it encloses and pull the first end to draw it up tight. Take this end to the end of the rope, following the lay of the rope, and tie it to the end which finished the whipping with a Reef Knot between the strands of the rope and trim off. |
(2) Using the ropes you have whipped, tie the following knots and demonstrate their uses: bowline; sheet bend; round turn and two half hitches; figure-of-eight knot; fishermans knot; timber hitch; bowline-on-a-bight; manharness hitch; rolling hitch; running bowline; taut-line hitch; marlinspike hitch.
 | The bowline Is the most useful, and the most used way of making a fixed loop in the end of a rope. It is quick and easy to tie and to untie, it never slips or jams and it has a high braking strength. Cross the end over the standing part (9) and hook up the standing part with a twist (10) so that you arrive at the end passing up through a single turn (11). Take the end round behind the standing part and down through the turn (12) and then work up tight (13). By learning this method, you can also tie the bowline with one hand should you ever have occasion to be rescued, for example, from a cliff face and have to hold on with the other hand. |
Then under the back and around the pole Over the top and thru the eye Cinch it tight and let it lie" |
| Bowline-on-a-bight You will, on some occasions, need a knot with two loops, for example, in rescue work or when pitching a tent in doubtful soil when you fell that you would like two tent pegs on the end of each guy-line, rather than one. A Bowline-on-a-bight is an excellent knot for such purposes. To make it, fold the end of the rope back on itself for a suitable distance and, with the centre of the long, narrow loop you have made, do the first steps of the Bowline. To complete the knot, instead of taking the loop round, behind and down through the turn, open it out a little and pass the whole of the knot through it, finally working up snugly. The knot is undone in the reverse manner to how it was made. |
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| Running Bowline The knot which was universally used at sea when a noose was required. It is superior to other nooses, in that in this knot, the rope runs through a fixed loop. To tie, simply make a small Bowline in the end of the rope and pull the other end through, or, if this is not convenient, the Bowline can be made around the standing part |
| The sheet bend This my favourite bend. Be careful. With the loose end on the wrong side you have an other, weaker knot (Left-hand sheet bend). If the knot is well seized it does not matter if it is tied right or left handed. The sheet bend is the most useful and practical knot for tying (bending) two ropes together. It should only be used for ropes of similar thickness: if the ropes differ in thickness, a Double Sheet Bend is recommended. To tie, lay the end of the one rope over the other and with it hook up the second rope, taking a twist in it so that you end up with a single turn through which the first end passes. Now take this end round behind the standing part of the second rope and back down through the turn. Finally, work up firmly to make the finished knot. Note that the two ends are on the same side of the knot, which is correct. |