Not P but Moby-Dick (97)

[Michael Bailey]

It’s gratifying that there’s an international knot-tiers guild - and that
their website mentions hammering

https://forum.igkt.net/index.php?PHPSESSID=d06eefc1c84263ef8ee983106032fe12&action=search2

https://forum.igkt.net/index.php?action=search2


- not a sailor, I can’t elaborate - but after looking at all the results,
some seem to involve hammering to loosen a knot, and some to tighten.

Other “hammer” mentions seem tangential - they don’t seem to involve rope
or knots at all.




On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 6:03 AM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> From Chapter 121:
>
> I wonder, Flask, whether the world is anchored anywhere; if she is, she
> swings with an uncommon long cable, though. There, hammer that knot down,
> and we’ve done. So; next to touching land, lighting on deck is the most
> satisfactory.
>
> What does "hammer that knot down" mean here? Does hammering or pounding on
> a knot make it more secure?
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