Common Whipping

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Whipping is a way of keeping the ends of rope from unraveling by wrapping them with thread/twine. The Common Whipping is the simplest and fastest technique, and doesn't require a needle; however it is not very secure. A good choice for cheap rope that you don't expect to use for a long time.

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    Cryptation | Dec 1st, 2015 11:40am PST #

    This one? http://www.animatedknots.com/commonwhipping/

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      Topologist | Dec 2nd, 2015 11:24am PST #

      Yep, thanks for the link!

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      NatureGuy | Apr 1st, 2019 5:41am PDT #

      The new link is https://www.animatedknots.com/common-whipping-knot

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        TrumpetRat | Apr 2nd, 2020 1:04pm PDT #

        I love this! The rope tops I have watched normally use some type of tape. This approach is much more respectful to the tradition of knot tying.

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          venusred95 | Jun 26th, 2022 8:06pm PDT #

          This actually came up at a great time. I was wondering how to finish off my rope ends after cutting it down to size. I eventually decided on a simple knotted end.

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