To attain this end, diagrams are introduced at every stage, and if followed closely step by step, in conjunction with the text referring to them, the learner should have no difficulty in following their construction.
At the same time he must remember that proficiency in what is really skilled workmanship, amounting almost to an art, can only be gained by much practice and perseverance, and should gladly avail himself of any advice or help he may be able to obtain from his more experienced ship-mates.
J. NETHERCLIFT JUTSUM.
CONTENTS.
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The Construction of Ropes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [1]
Common Whipping, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [3]
Knots, etc., formed by a Single Rope's-end--
Overhand Knot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [5] Figure of 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [5] Simple Clinch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [5] Running or Inside Clinch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [6] Outside Clinch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [7] Buntline Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [7] Bowline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [8] Running Bowline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [9] Half Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [10] Round Turn and Two Half Hitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [11] Clove Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [12] Rolling Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [13] Timber Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [14] Fisherman's Bend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [15] Topsail Halliard Bend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [16] Stun'sail Bend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [17] Blackwall Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [17] Midshipman's Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [18] Double Blackwall Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [19]
Knots, etc., made on the Bight of a Rope--
A Bowline on the Bight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [20] Marlinespike Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [21] Sheepshank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [22] Catspaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [22]
Knots, Bends, etc., for Uniting Ropes--
Reef Knot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [24] Common or Sheet Bend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [24] Single Carrick Bend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [26] Double Carrick Bend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [27] Diamond Knot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [27]
Knots formed on Ropes by their own Strands--
Wall Knot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [30-33] Double Wall Knot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [33] Crown Knot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [33] Manrope Knot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [34] Stopper Knot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [34] Single Matthew Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [35] Double Matthew Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [36] Another form of Diamond Knot (Single) . . . . . . . . . . . . [38] Double Diamond Knot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [39] Shroud Knot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [40] Spritsail Sheet Knot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [41]
Splices--
Eye Splice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [43] Short Splice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [44] Cut Splice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [45] Long Splice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [45] Grommet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [46]
Wire Splicing--
Eye Splice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [47] Long Splice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [48]
Purchases--
Single Whip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [49] Double Whip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [49] Runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [50] Gun Tackle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [50] Handy Billy or Jigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [51] Watch or Luff Tackle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [51] Double Luff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [52] Three-fold Purchase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [52] Four-fold Purchase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [53] Single Spanish Burton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [53] Double Spanish Burton (two forms) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [54] Spanish Windlass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [55]
Miscellaneous Odds and Ends--
Palm and Needle Whipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [56] West Country Whipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [56] American Whipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [57] To Point a Rope End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [57] Turk's Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [58-60] Mousing a Hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [60] Securing Lead Line to Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [61] Fitting a Flag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [61] Cringles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [61-64] Lengthening the Rope of a Sail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [64] Jury Knot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [65-66] Sling for a Barrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [67-68] Chain Knot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [68-69] Double Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [69-70] Twist or Plain Knot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [71]
Wire Rope Splicing, etc.--
How to Handle Wire Rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [72] Set of Wire Rope Splicing Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [74] Directions for Splicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [76-78] Splicing Thimbles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [78-82]
Tables showing the Respective Weights and Strengths of Various
Cordage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [83-86]
THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROPES.
Rope, the term being used in its widest construction, is made from almost every pliable material, but is generally composed of hemp, manila, coir, cotton, steel, iron, or copper wire.