terman's knot.

54. Fair leader.

55. Tie, or bend to pier.

56. Simple fastening to tie.

57. Fastening by a loop. This can be tied or untied without loosening
the loop itself. It is made by following, towards the longer loop, the
direction as numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and is terminated by the loop, 6,
7, 6, finally passing it over the head of the post, A. This knot holds
itself, the turns being in opposite directions. To untie it, we slack
the turns of the cable sufficiently to again pass the loop, 6, 7, 6,
over the post, A, and turn the ends in the contrary direction to that
in which they were made (as 5, 4, 3, 2, 1).

58. Iron "shell," in two views.

59 and 60. "Wedding" knots; a b, eyelets; c d, the join; e, the
fastening.

61. Lark's-head fastening to running knot.

62. A round turn; the cord, a, is passed through the bight of the
cord, b, over the button, c, where it is secured by an ordinary knot.

63. Belaying-pin splice. The cord, b, "stops" the pin, e, its end
being spliced upon itself, and "served" with yarn; this rope, with its
pin, is passed through the spliced eye, f of the line, g.

64. Round button.

65. Joint by a spherical shell, each loop, a and b, being made by ties
and splices, and surrounding the shell, c.

66. Belaying-pin, shown separately, before being stoppered.

67. Fastening to shears.

68. Square mooring. When the cable is round the post, A, and the
piece, c, without being crossed, it lays in the section 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, and the end is fastened by tying.

69. Wooden shell in section.

70. Crossed fastening. The turns of the cable, passing in front of the
post, B, are crossed at the back of C, in the direction 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, the end, 8, being secured to the cable.

71. Wooden shell.

72. Double-chain fastening.

73. Lashing for "ram" block, or "dead-eye." The ram blocks, a and b,
are strapped by the cords, e, which hold them; the small lanyards,
d, pass through the holes to make the connection, and as they are
tightened give the requisite tension to the cordage; the ends are
fastened to the main rope. Usually one of these dead-eyes is held by
an iron strap to the point where it is required to fix and strain the
cordage, which is ordinarily a shroud.

74. Chain fastening.

1'. Simple band, showing the upper side.

2'. The same, showing the under side and the knot.

3'. Tie, with crossed ends, commenced; a turn is taken under the
strands, to h