THE HANGMAN'S KNOT OR HANGMAN'S

NOOSE
- IS A WELL-KNOWN KNOT MOST OFTEN
ASSOCIATED WITH ITS USE IN HANGING A
PERSON.

PROCEDURE :
1

PROCEDURE :
1. PULL OUT AT LEAST 3-4 FEET OF ROPE TO WORK WITH.
2. TAKE THE LAST TWO FEET OF ROPE (FROM THE END) AND
MAKE A SIMPLE S-SHAPE.
3. TAKE THE STANDING LINE OF THE ROPE AND PASS IT UNDER
ALL THREE SECTIONS OF THE S.
4. LOOP THE END OF THE ROPE BACK AROUND THE TOP OF THE
S-SHAPE OF ROPE AND THEN BACK UNDER.
5. CONTINUE WRAPPING THE ROPE AROUND THE S-SHAPE OF
ROPE 6 MORE TIMES.
6. PASS THE END OF THE ROPE THROUGH THE BOTTOM LOOP OF
THE NOOSE.
7. PULL ON THE NOOSE AND STANDING LINE TO TIGHTEN.

PURPOSE:
ITS USE IN HANGING A PERSON.
ITS USED IN FISHING.

JURY MAST KNOT

-IS TRADITIONALLY USED FOR JURY RIGGING A
TEMPORARY MAST ON A SAILBOAT OR SHIP
AFTER THE ORIGINAL ONE HAS BEEN LOST.

PROCEDURE :

1. CREATE 3 CROSSING TURNS, CROSSING THE WORKING END

UNDERNEATH STANDING END EACH TIME.

2. OW MOVE YOUR LEFT HAND UNDERNEATH THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FIRST CROSSING
TURN, OVER TOP OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SECONND CROSSING TURN AND GRAB
HOLD OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE THIRD CROSSING TURN.
MOVE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER TOP OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE THIRD CROSSING
TURN, UNDERNEATH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SECOND CROSSING TURN AND GRAB
HOLD OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FIRST CROSSING TURN.

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3. PULL ON THE PARTS OF ROPE YOU GRABBED IN STEP

2 UNTIL YOU HAVE CREATED 2 LOOPS ON THE OUTSIDE

OF THE KNOT.

4. DRESS THE KNOT TO CREATE A CROSS SHAPE.

PURPOSE :
USED FOR JURY RIGGING A TEMPORARY MAST ON A
SAILBOAT OR SHIP AFTER THE ORIGINAL ONE HAS
BEEN LOST.