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Knots, Splices and Rope Work A Practical Treatise By: A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt) Verrill (1871-1954) |
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A Practical Treatise Giving Complete and Simple Directions for Making All the Most Useful
and Ornamental Knots in Common Use, with Chapters on Splicing,
Pointing, Seizing, Serving, etc. Adapted for the use of Travellers,
Campers, Yachtsmen, Boy Scouts, and All Others Having to Use or Handle
Ropes for Any Purpose. by A. HYATT VERRILL Editor Popular Science Dept., "American Boy Magazine." SECOND REVISED EDITION Illustrated with 156 Original Cuts Showing How Each Knot, Tie or
Splice is Formed and Its Appearance When Complete.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I CORDAGE Kinds of Rope. Construction of Rope. Strength of Ropes. Weight of
Ropes. Material Used in Making Ropes.
CHAPTER II SIMPLE KNOTS AND BENDS Parts of Rope. Whipping and Seizing Rope. Loops. Cuckolds' Necks.
Clinches. Overhand and Figure eight Knots. Square and Reef Knots.
Granny Knots. Open hand and Fishermen's Knots. Ordinary Knots and
Weavers' Knots. Garrick Bends and Hawser Hitches. Half hitches.
CHAPTER III TIES AND HITCHES Larks' 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 IV NOOSES, LOOPS, AND MOORING KNOTS Waterman's Knot. Larks' Heads with Nooses. Cleat and Wharf Ties.
Bow line Knots. Loops and Loop Knots.
CHAPTER V SHORTENINGS, GROMMETS, AND SELVAGEES Two , Three , and Fivefold Shortenings. Single Plaits and Monkey
Chain. 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 Seizings. Lashed
Splices.
CHAPTER VI 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 VII FANCY KNOTS AND ROPE WORK Single Crown Knots. Tucked Crowns. Single Wall Knots. Common and
French Shroud Knots. Double Crown and Double Wall Knots. Crowning Wall
Knots. Double Wall and Crown. Manrope Knots. Topsail halyard Toggles.
Matthew Walker and Stopper Knots. 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.
INDEX INTRODUCTION The history of ropes and knots is so dim and ancient that really
little is known of their origin. That earliest man used cordage of
some kind and by his ingenuity succeeded in tying the material
together, is indisputable, for the most ancient carvings and
decorations of prehistoric man show knots in several forms. Doubtless
the trailing vines and plants first suggested ropes to human beings;
and it is quite probable that these same vines, in their various
twistings and twinings, gave man his first idea of knots. Since the earliest times knots have been everywhere interwoven with
human affairs; jugglers have used them in their tricks; they have
become almost a part of many occupations and trades, while in song and
story they have become the symbol of steadfastness and strength. Few realize the importance that knots and cordage have played in the
world's history, but if it had not been for these simple and every day
things, which as a rule are given far too little consideration, the
human race could never have developed beyond savages. Indeed, I am not
sure but it would be safe to state that the real difference between
civilized and savage man consists largely in the knowledge of knots
and rope work. No cloth could be woven, no net or seine knitted, no
bow strung and no craft sailed on lake or sea without numerous knots
and proper lines or ropes; and Columbus himself would have been far
more handicapped without knots than without a compass. History abounds with mention of knots, and in the eighth book of
"Odyssey" Ulysses is represented as securing various articles of
raiment by a rope fastened in a "knot closed with Circean art"; and as
further proof of the prominence the ancients gave to knots the famous
Gordian Knot may be mentioned... Continue reading book >>
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