TURK'S HEAD: - Rope Works

1 1999, Gerald L. FindleyROPE Works + T+ + TURK'S HEADTURK'S HEAD: Description ---- Threestrand braid worked in acontinuous ---- (1) As a decorativeknot around a staff orrailing. (2) Worked tightaround a checked orcracked tool handle orcanoe paddle to rein-force them. (3) As aneckerchief slide endstandingend-------------------------- ---------------Comments ---- The form of Turks head shownhere is a five crown TURK'S head, this is onlyone of a group of knots that go by the nameTurk's crown number is determined by count-ing the number of bights at the edge of the make a larger loop, increase the size of thewraps made in steps 1 - 4 and then, at step 7use three strand braiding to increase the num-ber of crowns. The number of crowns can beincreased by increments of three; so that thenumber of crowns in a larger loop can be 8,11, 14, 1999, Gerald L. FindleyROPE Works + T+ + size of the finished TURK'S Head dependson the size of the rope used and the number oftimes the strand is Names ---- Three lead by five bight Turk'shead, ordinary TURK'S ------ (For TURK'S head knotboard.)

2 (1) Start at the center of the line, by taking abight around an object (the fingers of the lefthand work well) (2) Complete the round turnand cross the running end over the standingend. (3) Take a second bight around the objectso that the running end is between the stand-ing end and the first wrap. (4) Lay the runningend across the first wrap then (5) tuck the run-ning end under the standing end. (6) lay thestanding end across the second wrap and (7)tuck it under the first wrap. (8) rotate the knotaround the object so that you are looking atthe opposite side. (9) Cross the second wrapover the first wrap. (10) Reeve the standingend through the eye formed between the twowraps. (11) Reeve the running end through theeye between the two wraps so that the ends arein opposite directions. (12) Chase, follow, thestrand of the knot two or three times. Cut offand secure the ends.[NOTE] To determine the length of line to use,wrap the line around the object four times fora single strand knot.

3 Add three and one halfwraps for each time you intend to chase theoriginal 2 or 3timesform eyecut off and secure ends.