WHIPPING: METHOD 1

1 1999, Gerald L. Findley 5methods to whipping . ---- Seizing: When twineis wrapped around two or more strands of ropeto hold the rope in place; the wrapping is doneusing methods similar to shear ---- The twine that is used for whippingshould be tightly spun or braided twine that isless then 1/8 the size of the rope to be made of synthetic material should beused to whip synthetic rope, if natural fibertwine is used, the capillary action along the fi-bers of the rope draw water under the whip-ping causing the whipping to remain damp, sothat rot quickly sets in. Likewise, natural fibertwine should be used to whip natural fiber rope,the poor wicking action of synthetic fibers al-lowing the whipping to trap moisture in thenatural fiber rope, causing the rope to : METHOD 1:Narration ----- (For whipping [ METHOD 1] knot-board.)

2 (1) Form a loop in a 12 inch piece oftwine so that the ends of the twine are paralleland in opposite directions. Lay the loop on theend of the rope so that the ends of the twineand the rope are all parallel and one end of thetwine is extending beyond the end of the rope.(2) While holding the twine in place betweenthe thumb and forefinger, pass the loop of twinearound the end of the rope so that the wrap iswith the lay of the rope. (3) To finish the wrap-ping, pull the twine under the thumb so thatthe twine is wrapped toward the standing partof the rope, pull the twine tight. (4) While hold-ing the last wrapping in place between thethumb and forefinger, add additional wraps bypassing the loop of twine around the end of therope and pulling the wrap tight under the thumbfor each wrap.

3 (5) Continue to add wraps untilthe length of the whipping is equal to the di-ameter of the rope. (6) While still holding thelast wrap tight between the thumb and forefin-ger, pull the loop closed by pulling on the endof the twine that is sticking out past the end ofthe rope. (7) Tighten the whipping by pullingon both ends of the twine. (8) Finish the whip-ping by cutting off the ends of the :Description ---- Twine wrapped and secured to theend of a ---- To prevent the fraying of the end of a ---- Even though " whipping " is donein several different ways, the finished "whip-pings" have similar appearance: the ends aresecured under the turns, the length of the whip-ping is equal to the diameter of the rope, andall turns are parallel.

4 Synthetic rope, rope made of plastic,should be whipped and fused to prevent therope from fraying. Fusing helps to hold thewhipping in place and the whipping helps toprevent the fused rope strands from Names ---- Serving: When a rope iswrapped with twine to prevent chafing or wear-ing; the wrapping is done using the similar 6 1999, Gerald L. Findley+ + + + whipping |<------->| >pull7.<-------------> off ends------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- ----(12 inch twine)diameterof ropepull tight 1999, Gerald L. Findley 7 whipping : METHOD 2:Narration ----- (For whipping [ METHOD 2] knot-board.)

5 (1) Form a bight in the end of a 24 inchpiece of twine and lay it parallel to the end ofthe rope so that part of the short side of thebight is extending beyond the end of the rope.(2) Take a wrap around the end of the rope;hold the bight and the wrap in place with thethumb and forefinger; pull wrap tight. (3) Whenthe length of the whipping is equal to the di-ameter of the rope, reeve the end of the twinethrough the eye of the bight. (4) Pull wrappingstight. (5) Pull on the end of the twine that isextending beyond the end of the rope until abight of the free end of the twine is pulled un-der and to the mid point of the wrappings. (6)Finish the whipping by cutting off the ends ofthe twine.+ + whipping METHOD 2------>pull of rope|----------| 8 1999, Gerald L.

6 Findley+ + tight------> to off ends+ +WHIPPINGMETHOD 3----->pull inch bight----------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ----- 1999, Gerald L. Findley 9+ +4.|-------|diameter of rope6.<------- pull ------->------> of ----(For whipping [ METHOD 3] knot-board.) (1) Form a bight in a 6 inch piece oftwine; lay the bight parallel to the end of therope with the ends of the twine extending pastthe end of the rope. (2) Lay the end of a 24inch piece of twine next to the loop with thelong end extending past the end of the rope.(3) Take a wrap around the end of the rope;hold the bight and the wrap in place with thethumb and forefinger; pull wrap tight.

7 (4) When the length of the whipping is equalto the diameter of the rope, reeve the end ofthe twine through the eye of the bight. (5) Usethe bight to pull the free end of the twine un-der the wrappings. (6) Tighten the whippingby pulling on the ends of the twine. (7) Finishthe whipping by cutting off the end of the : METHOD 3 BOUND WHIPPING: Description ---- A whipping with strands acrossthe ---- As a secure permanent ---- Bound whipping secures the wrap-ping turns by adding frapping turns to a stan-dard Names ---- Sailmaker's whipping , (usuallydone with a needle).Tying a Bound WHIPPING: STEP 1: Lay a loop formed from a 24 inch pieceof twine in one of the grooves between thestrands of the rope. The end of the twine to-ward the standing part of the rope should beabout 3 inches long.

8 10 1999, Gerald L. FindleySTEP 2: Wrap the twine around the end of therope, work toward the standing part of the 3: When the length of the whipping is equalto the diameter of the rope, close the loop bypulling on the end of the twine that extendsbeyond the end of the of rope|---------|------>pullSTEP 4: Pull on both ends of the twine to tightenthe whipping around the rope.<-------pull------>pullSTEP 5: Separate the ends of the rope strands,pull the twine between the strand to the rightof the groove that the twine was originally laidin and the other two >pull[NOTE] If synthetic rope and twine were used theends of the rope and the twine may be 6: Use a fid to lift the strand of the rope asshown in the diagram (this is the same strandthat the twine went around at the end of therope), reeve the twine under the strand; pulltwine 7: Lay the twine over the original grooveand then pull the twine between the ends ofthe rope strands so that the twine is around therope strand to the left of the original groove.

9 Pull twine tight------->STEP 8: Use a fid to lift the rope strand as shownin the diagram (this is the same strand that thetwine went around at the end of the rope); reevethe ends of the twine through the opening andtie a half knot as shown in the diagram; pulltwine 9: Reeve the ends of the twine through theopening again; tie a second half knot in theopposite direction as shown in the diagram; pulltwine tight to form a square 10: Remove the fid and trim the ends ofthe twine close to the surface of the ----------------half knot-----half knot