Knots, Splices and Rope Work
\"ONCE YOU KNOW...
YOU CAN EASILY TIE KNOTS
AND SPLICE ROPE!\"
THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE HARD SELL PAGES THAN GOES ON
AND ON FOREVER ABOUT THE PRODUCT. KNOTS SPLICES AND ROPE WORK WAS
FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1917 AND IS AN AGE OLD CLASSIC! NO FLY BY NIGHT
BOOK HERE, IT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME AND IS BEING REVIVED TO BE
BACK IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN ONCE AGAIN. A GREAT RESOURCE FOR EVERYONE.
Knots, Splices and Rope Work, by Hyatt Verrill written in 1917
JUST THE EASIEST KNOT BOOK AROUND
HYATT INVESTED ALL OF HIS EXPERIENCE AND KNOW HOW AND WROTE THIS
SIMPLE APPROACH SO THAT WE COULD UNDERSTAND WHICH KNOT TO USE AT WHAT
TIME AND HOW TO TIE IT FOR ALMOST ANY APPLICATION.
Hyatt in his prefaces says this book gives, "complete and simple
directions for making all the most useful and arnamental knos in
common use, with Chapters on Splicing, Pointing, Seizing, Serving etc.
Adpated for the use of travellers, campers, yachtsmen, Boy Scouts, and
all others having to handle ropes for any purpose.
This is just simply the easiest and most straightforwad book on
knots, splices and rope work there is.
LETS LOOKS AT THE CONTENTS OF THIS CLASSIC BOOK...
CHAPTER 1
CORDAGE
KINDS OF ROPE
CONSTRUCTION OF ROPE
STRENGTH OF ROPE
WEIGHT OF ROPE
MATERIAL USED IN MAKING ROPES
CHAPTER 2
SIMPLE KNOTS AND BENDS
PARTS OF ROPE
WHIPPING AND SEIZING ROPE
LOOPS
CUCKOLD'S NECKS
CLINCHES
Overhand and Figure-eight Knots
SQUARE AND REEF KNOTS
GRANNY KNOTS
OPENHAND AND FISHERMEN'S KNOTS
ORDINARY KNOTS AND WEAVERS KNOTS
GARRICK BENDS AND HAWSER HITCHES
Half-hitches
CHAPTER 3
Ties and Hitches
LARK'S HEADS
SLIPPERY AND HALF-HITCHES
CLOVE HITCHES
GUNNERS'KNOTS AND TIMBER HITCHES
TWISTS
Catspaws and Blackwall Hitches
CHAIN HITCH
ROLLING AND MAGNUS HITCHES
Studding-sail and gaff-topsail Halyard Bends
ROBAND AND FISHERMAN'S HITCHES
CHAPTER 4
Nooses, Loops, and Mooring Knots
Waterman's Knot
LARKS'HEADS WITH NOOSES
CLEAT AND WHARF TIES
BOW-LINE KNOTS
Loops and Loop Knots
CHAPTER 5
Shortenings, Grommets, and Selvagees
TWO, THREE, AND FIVEFOLD SHORTENINGS
Single Plaits and Monkey Chains
TWIST BRAIDS AND BRAIDING LEATHER
Open Chains
SEIZED AND BOW SHORTENINGS
Sheepshanks and Dogshanks
GROMMETS
SELVAGEE STRAPS AND SELVAGEE BOARDS
FLEMISH AND ARTIFICIAL EYES
Throat Seaizings
LASHED SPLICES
CHAPTER 6
Lashings, Seizings, Splices, Etc.
WEDDING KNOTS AND ROSE LASHINGS
Deadeye and Loop Lashings
BELAYING-PIN SPLICE
Necklace Ties
CLOSE BANDS AND END POINTING
Ending Ropes
SHORT SPLICES
LONG SPLICES
EYE AND CUT SPLICES
CHAPTER 7
Fancy Knots and Rope Work
Single Crown Knots
Tucked Crowns
SINGLE WALL KNOTS
Common and French Shroud Knots
DOUBLE CROWN AND DOUBLE WALL KNOTS
Crowing Wall Knots
DOUBLE WALL AND CROWN
MANROPE KNOTS
Topsail-halyard Toggles
Turks' Heads and Turks' Caps
WORMING
Parcelling and Serving
Serving Mallet
HALF-HITCH WORK
Four-strand and Crown Braids
Rope Buckles and Swivels
Slinging casks and Barrels
ROPE BELTING
Now there is no need to guess if you're using the right knot
for each job you are doing !
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