| West Country whipping | |
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| Category | Whipping |
| Related | Sailmaker's whipping |
| Typical use | Whipping |
| ABoK | #3458 |
The West Country whipping is a quick practical whipping knot, a method of using twine to secure the end of a rope to prevent it fraying. It has several advantages: it can be tied without a needle; it is simple to understand and remember; if the whipping fails, the loose ends can usually be re-tied to temporarily prevent the rope's end from fraying.
West Country whipping was the name given by Biddlecombe in 1848 to this particular practice, but most subsequent seamanship books, including the British Admiralty Manual of Seamanship, have modified the name to West County whipping...I have not seen this whipping used but it has this advantage: if any part breaks it will be a very long while before the whole whipping lets go. The break will be evident and the whipping can be replaced in time.
- ^ Ashley, Clifford W. (1944). The Ashley Book of Knots, p.548. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-04025-3.