P. N. HASLUCK.

La Belle Sauvage, London.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTERPAGE
I.—Introduction: Rope Formation[9]
II.—Simple and Useful Knots[15]
III.—Eye Knots, Hitches, and Bends[24]
IV.—Ring Knots and Rope Shortenings[43]
V.—Ties and Lashings[59]
VI.—Fancy Knots[66]
VII.—Rope Splicing[89]
VIII.—Working Cordage[96]
IX.—Hammock Making[125]
X.—Lashings and Ties for Scaffolding[130]
XI.—Splicing and Socketing Wire Ropes[133]
Index[156]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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1.—Overhand Knot[15]
2.—Fourfold Overhand Knot, Loose and Taut[15]
3.—Figure-of-eight Knot[16]
4.—Sailor’s Knots or Reef Knots[16]
5.—Sailor’s Reef Knot, Half-made[17]
6.—Granny or Lubber’s Knot[17]
7.—Granny Knot, Taut[18]
8.—Overhand Rosette Knot or Bow[19]
9.—Weaver’s Knot, Half-made[20]
10.—Weaver’s Knot, Closed[21]
11.—Overhand Knot Joining Two Ropes[21]
12.—Flemish Knot Joining Two Ropes[22]
13.—Fisherman’s Knot[22]
14.—Whipcord Knot[23]
15.—Running Knot[24]
16.—Fisherman’s Eye Knot[25]
17.—Openhand Eye Knot[25]
18.—Flemish Eye Knot[26]
19.—Crabber’s Eye Knot[26]
20.—Bowline Knot[27]
21.—Running Bowline on Bight[28]
22.—Running Knot with Two Ends—Loose[29]
23.—Running Knot with Two Ends—Fastened[29]
24.—Two Half Hitches[30]
25.—Builder’s Knot[31]
26.—Timber Hitch[32]
27.—Killick Hitch[33]
28.—Magnus Hitch[33]
29.—Fisherman’s Bend[34]
30.—Rolling Hitch[34]
31.—Topsail Halliard Bend[35]
32.—Racking Hitch[35]
33.—Slippery Hitch[36]
34.—Carrick Bend[36]
35.—Bending Sheet to Clew of Sail[37]
36.—More Secure Sheet Bend[38]
37.—Bending Rope to Loop[38]
38.—Blackwall Hitch[39]
39.—Midshipman’s Hitch[40]
40.—Marlinespike Hitch[40]
41.—Regulating Lashing[41]
42.—Stationer’s Knot[41]
43.—Slippery Ring Knot[43]
44.—Boat Knot[44]
45.—Lark Boat Knot[44]
46.—Lark’s Head[45]
47.—Lark’s Head Stoppered[45]
48.—Lark’s Head with Crossed Ends[46]
49.—Double Lark’s Head[46]
50.—Treble Lark’s Head[47]
51.—Backhanded Sailor’s Knot[47]
52.—Capstan Knot[48]
53.—Another Form of Sailor’s Knot[48]
54.—Gunner’s Knot[49]
55.—Beginning of Artillery Knot[50]
56.—Artillery Knot Finished[50]
57.—Bend Shortening[51]
58.—Chain Knot[51]
59.—Beginning Chain Knot[52]
60.—Twist Knot[53]
61.—Beginning Twist Knot[53]
62.—Sheepshanks[54]
63.—Sheepshanks Fastened[54]
64.—Sheepshanks Knotted[54]
65.—Sheepshanks Knotted[55]
66.—Boat Knot Shortening or Sheepshanks Toggled[56]
67.—Knot Shortening[56]
68.—Beginning Knot Shortening[57]
69.—Double Chain Knot[57]
70.—Wedding Knot[59]
71.—Chain Knot Lashed to Spar[59]
72.—Improved Chain Knot[60]
73.—Cross Lashing[60]
74.—Necklace Tie[61]
75.—Packing Knot[61]
76.—Finishing off Whipping[62]
77.—Finishing off Whipping[62]
78.—Nippering[63]
79.—West Country Whipping[63]
80.—Catspaw[64]
81.—Beginning Catspaw[64]
82.—Securing Block to Rope[65]
83.—Wall Knot[66]
84.—Stopper Knot[66]
85.—Beginning Crowning[67]
86.—Crowning Complete[67]
87.—Beginning Manrope Knot[68]
88.—Manrope Knot[68]
89.—Tack Knot[68]
90.—Matthew Walker Knot[69]
91.—Matthew Walker Knot[70]
92.—Beginning Diamond Knot[70]
93.—Diamond Knot before Hauling Taut[71]
94.—Single Diamond Knot[72]
95.—Double Diamond Knot[72]
96.—Shroud Knot[73]
97.—Beginning Turk’s Head[74]
98.—Turk’s Head[75]
99.—Single Pitcher Knot[77]
100.—Beginning Single Pitcher Knot[77]
101.—Pitcher with Rope Handle[77]
102.—Double Pitcher Knot[79]
103.—Beginning Double Pitcher Knot[79]
104.—Can or Jar in Sling[80]
105.—Beginning Can Sling[81]
106.—Shamrock Knot[82]
107.—Beginning Shamrock Knot[82]
108.—Another Way of making Shamrock Knot[83]
109.—Beginning Dalliance Knot[84]
110.—Next Stage in Dalliance Knot[85]
111.—Davenport Brothers’ Knot[86]
112.—Bellringer’s Knot[87]
113.—Beginning Short Splice[89]
114.—Marlinespike[90]
115.—Pricker[90]
116.—Long Rope Splice[91]
117.—Cut Splice[92]
118.—Beginning Cut Splice[93]
119.—Eye Splice[93]
120.—Splicing Grommet[94]
121.—Finishing off Grommet[95]
122.—Flemish Eye[96]
123.—Grommet[97]
124.—Selvagee[98]
125.—Selvagee fastening Block to Rope[99]
126.—Worming, Parcelling, and Marling[100]
127.—Serving[100]
128.—Belaying[101]
129.—Fairleader[101]
130.—Belaying Pin[102]
131.—Toggle[103]
132.—Another Form of Toggle[104]
133.—Fender on Side of Boat[104]
134.—Fender with Ropeyarn Heart[105]
135.—Thimble Side View[106]
136.—Thimble Cross Section[106]
137.—Mousing a Hook[106]
138.—Stropping a Block[107]
139.—Pointing a Rope[108]
140.—Another Method of Pointing a Rope[108]
141.—Mainstay[109]
142.—Shear-legs[110]
143.—Wall Knot[111]
144.—Crown[111]
145.—Crown Hauled Taut[111]
146.—Manrope Knot[112]
147.—Pointing End of Yoke Line[112]
148.—Fastening off Yoke Line[113]
149.—Yoke Line Complete[114]
150.—Stern Ladder[114]
151.—Round of Stern Ladder[114]
152.—Single Rope Ladder with Chocks [115]
153.—Toe Chock for Rope Ladder[116]
154.—Rope Ladder with Rungs[117]
155.—Wood Rung[118]
156.—Pilot Ladder[119]
157.—Side Piece of Pilot Ladder[120]
158.—Beginning Mat[121]
159.—Mat Making[123]
160.—Netting Needle[125]
161.—Netting Needle[125]
162.—Mesh Stick[125]
163.—Mesh Stick Cross Section[125]
164.—Loop in Meshing[126]
165.—First Stage in Meshing[126]
166.—Second Stage in Meshing[127]
167.—Third Stage in Meshing[127]
168.—Chain of Meshes[128]
169.—Beginning of Cross Netting[129]
170.—Hammock Clew[129]
171.—Rope Lashing for Poles and Ledgers[130]
172.—Chain Lashing for Poles and Ledgers[130]
173.—Rope Lashing for Putlogs[130]
174.—Poles Lashed and Wedged, with Footing[131]
175.—Slinging Plank for Use as Stage[132]
176.—Boatswain’s Chair[132]
177.—Colliery Band Rope Driving System[134]
178.—“Marrying” a Wire Rope Splice[135]
179.—Method of Serving Wire Rope[136]
180.—Partly-finished Splice[137]
181.—Wire Rope ready for Splicing[137]
182.—Right-handed Splice, First Tuck[138]
183.—Right-handed Splice, all Ends Tucked Once[139]
184.—Left-handed Splice, First Tuck[140]
185.—Left-handed Splice, all Ends Tucked Once[141]
186.—Long Splice, all Ends ready for Tucking[145]
187.—Making Round Joint[146]
188.—Half-round Top-Swage[147]
189.—Wire Rope Clamp[148]
190.—Link Socket[148]
191.—Side View of Socket[149]
192.—Socket Opened Out[149]
193.—Socket in Wire Rope[149]
194.—Hooped Winding Rope Socket[150]
195.—Preparing Bulb on Wire Rope End[151]
196.—Finished Bulb on Wire Rope End[151]
197.—Set-hammer for Tightening Hoops[152]
198.—Solid Socket with Closed Ends[152]
199.—Solid Socket with Closed Ends[152]
200.—Plan of Solid Socket with Open End[153]
201.—Elevation of a Solid Socket with Open End[153]
202.—Another Elevation of a Solid Socket with Open End[153]
203.—Riveted Flat Rope Socket[154]
204.—Cramped Flat Rope Socket[154]
205.—Socket Cramp[155]
206.—Riveting Spikes[155]
207.—Riveting Spikes[155]
208.—Rivet[155]

KNOTTING AND SPLICING ROPES AND CORDAGE.