Whipping is done by binding the end of ropes with twines to prevent it from fraying out. Principally, a whipping is used to prevent the rope from unlaying and destroying itself. Whipping is preferred to back splicing, which thickens the rope and prevents it from being reeved through block.
 

1. The Simple Whipping
 

2. The Common Whipping
 

   

3. West Country Whipping
 

   

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