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Boy Scouts Sq?re or Reef Knot. The corn- False Reef or Crra?my. If the toonest knot for tying tw.o ropes ends are not crossed correctly together. Frequently used :,.n first- when making the reef knot, the a/d bandaging. Never shps or false reef or granny is the result. isms; easy to untie. This knot is always bad. Skeet Be?d or We?v- er's Knot. This knot is used in bending the sheet to the clew of a sail and in tying two rope-em?s ' to- gether. bight with Make a one rope A, B, then pass end C, of other rope up through and around the entire bight and bend it under its own standing part. Halt?, Slip, or Ru?- ?i#g Knot. A bight is first formed and an overhand k n o t made with the end around the standing part. Tke Boug/ne. A noose that neither jams n o r slips. Used in 1oweriug a person from a burn- hag building, etc. Form a small loop on the stand- ing part leaving the end long enough for the size of the noose required. Pass the end up through the bight around the standing part and down through the bight again. To tighten, hold noose in position and pull standing part. Ske?psl?a,k. Used for shortening ropes. Gather up the amount to be shortened, then make a half hitch round each of the bends as shown in the diagram.