CONTENTS

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Introduction[9]
How to Become a Steeple-Jack[9]
The Smokestack[16]
To Rig a Stack Without a Gimblet Wire[31]
How to Change the Riggings[39]
Steel Stacks with Brick Lining[40]
Smokestacks with Ladders[42]
Steel Stacks Decay at Band[43]
Reguying[44]
Tripping the Riggings[50]
Self-supporters[55]
Knots[58]
Square Knot[60]
Bow-line Knot[62]
Half-hitches[64]
The Black Wall[66]
Tanks, Towers and Standpipes[67]
Standpipes[69]
Water Towers[71]
Church Spires[74]
The Flagstaff[78]
Tops of Poles[85]
Names of Knots, Bends, Bights and Hitches[93]