"JACHIN" REAL GRIP OF A FELLOW CRAFT (HANDSHAKE)

The Mason takes the fellow Mason by the right hand as in an ordinary hand shake, and presses the top of his thumb hard on the second knuckle, the fellow Mason presses his thumb against the same knuckle of the first Mason's hand.

At this point in the ritual, the instruction goes directly from the pass grip to the real grip.WM:  Will you be off or from? SD:  From. WM:  From what and to what? SD:  From the pass-grip of a Fellow Craft, to the real grip of the same. WM:  Pass.  What is that? SD:  The real grip of a Fellow Craft. WM:  Has it a name? SD:  It has. WM:  Will you give it to me? SD:  I did not so receive it; neither will I so impart it. WM:  How will you dispose of it? SD:  Letter or halve it. WM:  Letter it and begin. SD:  You begin. WM:  Begin you. SD: A  WM: J  SD: C  WM: H  SD: I  WM: N WM:  Jachin, my Brother, is the name of this grip, and should always be given in this manner, by lettering or halving it.  When lettering, always commence with the letter "A".