EASY Whipping to prevent rope from fraying.
The Common Whipping knot is a way to protect a rope from fraying. But it can also be used to decorate handles of knives and axes.
When the Common Whipping is tied at the end of a rope to prevent it from fraying it's length should be roughly 1.5 times the diameter of the rope.
The Common Whipping is the simplest form of a whipping. The big advantage, beside it being easy, is that there are no tools required to tie the Common Whipping.
The Common Whipping is not in any way attached to the rope and only stays in place because of friction. So it's not recommended to use the Common Whipping on ends of rope that are often handled.
Therefore the Common Whipping is mostly used as a temporary fix or as a decoration.
Some synonyms for the Common Whipping are Plain Whipping, Wolf Whipping or Ordinary Whipping.