INDEX.

Albert Laid Rope, 147

Arm Gaskets, 97

Artificial Eye on Rope End, 98

Artilleryman’s Ring Knot, 49

Band Driving Rope, 133

“Becket,” 107

Belaying, 103

—— Cleat, 103

—— Pin, 103

Bellringer’s Knot, 88

“Bend,” 10

—— Shortening, 52

Bending Rope to Loop, 38

Bends, 34–42

Bessemer Steel Wire Rope, Safe Load on, 12

Bight of Rope, Definition of, 15, 16

Blackwall Hitch, 39

Block, Securing, to Rope, 65

——, Stropping, 107

Blood Knot, 15

Boat Fender, 104, 105

—— —— with Ropeyarn Heart, 105

—— Knot, Shortening, 57

—— Ring Knot, 43, 44, 45

Boatswain’s Chair, 131

Bow Knot, 19

Bowline on Bight, 28

—— Knot, 27

Builder’s Double Knot, 32

—— Knot, 30, 31, 47

Bulb, Preparing, on Wire Rope, 151

Bunt Gaskets, 97

Bunting Fringe, 115

Buoy Rope Knot, 74

Cable Splice, 92, 93

Cable-laid Rope, 10, 11

Calf Knot, 18

Can Sling, 80, 81

Capping Wire Rope, 150

Capstan Ring Knot, 49

Carrick Bend, 37

Catspaw, 36, 63, 65

Chain Knot for Lashing, 59, 60

—— —— Shortening, 52

—— —— Double, 58

Chain Lashings for Poles and Ledgers, 131

Chair, Boatswain’s, 132

Check Knot, 24

Chocks for Rope Ladders, 116

Clamp, Wire Rope, 148

Cleat, Belaying, 103

Clews, Hammock, 128

——, Sail, 37

Clove-Hitch, 32, 47

Cocoanut Fibre Rope, 10

Coir Rope, 10

Colliery Band Rope, 133

Cordage, Working, 96–124

Cotton Ropes, 10

—— ——, Splicing, 93

Crabber’s Eye Knot, 27

Cramp, Socket, 155

Cramped Flat Rope Socket, 155

Crane Rope, Splicing Thimble into, 141

Cross Lashing, 60

Crown Knot or Crowning, 67, 68, 111

Crucible Steel Wire Rope, Safe Load on, 12

Cut Splice, 92

Dalliance Knot, 83

Davenport Brothers’ Knot, 86–87

Delay Knot, 49

Diamond Knot, 71, 72

—— ——, Double, 72

—— ——, Single, 72

Dogshanks Shortening Knot, 54

Double Boat Ring Knot, 45

—— Chain Knot, Shortening, 58

—— Diamond Knot, 72

—— Lark’s Head Ring Knot, 47

—— Pitcher Knot, 79

End Seizing, 96

Eye, Artificial, on Rope End, 98

——, Flemish, 97

—— Knots, 24–29

——, Left-handed, Splicing, 141

—— Seizing, 96

—— Splice, 92

—— Wire Rope Splice, 134, 135

Fairleader, 103

Fancy Knots, 66–88

Fender, Boat’s, 104, 105

Fid for Rope Splicing, 91

Figure-of-Eight Knot, 16

Fisherman’s Bend, 34

—— Eye Knot, 24

—— Knot, 21

Flat Hemp Rope, Weight of, 12

—— Rope Sockets, 155

Flemish Eye, 97

—— —— Knot, 26

—— Knot, 16, 21

Four-stranded Ropes, 10

“Foxes” for Mat Making, 121

French Sennit, 97

—— Shroud Knot, 73

Fringe, Bunting, 115

Gaskets, 97

Granny Knot, 18

Grommet, Splicing, 93–95, 98

Gunner’s Ring Knot, 49

Halliard Bend, Topsail, 35

Hammer, Set, for Tightening Rope, 154

Hammock Clew, 128

—— Making, 125–129

——, Mesh Stick for Making, 125

—— Meshes, 127

——, Meshing, 126

——, Netting, 125

——, —— Needle for Making, 125

——, Slinging, 125

Hawser-laid Rope, 11

Hemp Rope, Safe Load on, 12

—— ——, Sheave on, 12

—— ——, Weight of, 12

Hermann’s Trick Knot, 18

Hide Rope, 10

“Hitch,” 10

Hitches, 30–34

Hook, Mousing, 106

Hooped Socket, Fitting, 151

—— Winding Rope Socket, 150

Jar Sling, 80, 81

Jury Knot, 79

Killick Hitch, 32

“Knittles,” 105

Knot, Artilleryman’s Ring, 49

——, Bellringer’s, 88

——, Blood, 15

——, Boat Shortening, 57

——, —— Ring, 43–45

——, Bow, 19

——, Bowline, 27

——, Builder’s, 30, 31, 47

——, —— Double, 32

——, Buoy Rope, 74

——, Calf, 18

——, Capstan Ring, 49

——, Chain Shortening, 52

——, Check, 24

——, Crabber’s Eye, 27

——, Crown, 67, 68, 111

——, Dalliance, 83

——, Davenport Brothers’, 86, 87

——, Delay, 49

——, Diamond, 71, 72

——, Dogshanks Shortening, 54

——, Double Boat Ring, 45

——, —— Chain Shortening, 58

——, —— Diamond, 72

——, —— Lark’s Head Ring, 47

——, —— Pitcher, 79

——, Eye, 24–29

——, Fancy, 66–88

——, Figure-of-eight, 16

——, Fisherman’s, 21

——, —— Eye, 24

——, Flemish, 16, 21

——, —— Eye, 97

——, French Shroud, 73

——, Granny, 18

——, Gunner’s Ring, 49

——, Hermann’s Trick, 18

——, Jury, 79

——, Lark Boat Ring, 44

——, Lark’s Head Ring, 45–47

——, Lubber’s, 18

——, Manharness Ring, 49

——, Manrope, 69, 112

——, Matthew Walker, 70, 71

——, Mooring, 49

——, Netter’s, 20

——, Openhand, 19

——, —— Eye, 25

——, Overhand, 15, 19, 21

——, Packing, 61

——, Pitcher, 77, 79

——, Portuguese, 61, 109

——, Puzzle, 79

——, Reef, 17

——, Ring, 43–52

——, Rosette, 19

——, Running Eye, 24

——, Sailor’s, 17, 18

—— —— Backhanded Ring, 48

——, —— Ring, 49

——, Security of, 10

——, Shamrock, 81, 83

——, Sheepshanks Shortening. 54

——, Shortening, 58

——, Shroud, 72, 73

——, Single Diamond, 72

——, —— Pitcher, 77

——, Slip Eye, 24

——, Slipper Ring, 43

——, Spritsail Sheet, 73

——, Staffordshire, 16

——, Stationer’s, 42

——, Stopper, 15, 67

——, Tack, 69, 70

——, Thumb, 20

——, Tom Fool’s, 77

——, Treble Lark’s Head Ring, 47

——, Trick, 18, 79, 83–87

——, True, 17

——, “True-Lover’s,” 79

——, Turk’s Head, 75–77

——, Twist Shortening, 53

——, Wall, 66, 69, 110, 111

——, Weaver’s, 20

——, Wedding, 59

——, Whipcord, 23

Knotting, Material for Practising, 13

Ladder Chocks, 116

—— Rope, 116–121

—— Rounds, 116

Lancashire System of Splicing Cotton Ropes, 93

Langs-laid Rope, 147

Lanyard, 104

Lark Boat Ring Knot, 44

—— Ring Knot with Crossed Ends, 46

Lark’s Head Ring Knot, 45–47

—— —— —— —— Stoppered, 45

Lashing, Chain, for Poles and Ledgers, 131

——, Cross, 60

——, Regulating, 41

——, Rope, for Poles and Ledgers, 131

Lashings and Ties, 59–65

—— for Scaffolding, 130–132

Ledger and Pole Lashings, 131

Left-handed Eye-Splicing, 141

—— Rope Splicing, 135

Link Socket, 150

Long-splicing, 91, 135, 143, 146

Loop Shortening, 52

Lovers’ Knot, True, 79

Lubber’s Knot, 18

Magnus Hitch, 33

Mainstay, 109

Mallet, Serving, used in Rope Splicing, 102, 137

Manharness Ring Knot, 49

Manilla-grass Rope, 10

Manrope Knot, 69, 112

Marlinespike for Rope Splicing, 91

—— Hitch, 39

Marling, 102

“Marrying” Wire Rope Splice, 135

Mason’s Whipping, 68

Mat Making, 121–124

——, Sword, 122

——, Thrumming, 122

Matthew Walker Knot, 70, 71

Mesh Stick used in Hammock Making, 125

Meshes, Chain of, 127

Meshing in Hammock Making, 126

Middle Seizing, 96

Midshipman’s Hitch, 39

Mooring Knot, 49

Mousing a Hook, 106

Necklace Tie, 60

Netter’s Knot, 20

Netting of Hammocks, 125

—— Needle, 125

“Nettles,” 105

Nippering, 62

Openhand Eye Knot, 25

—— Knot, 19

Overhand Knot, 15

—— Knot Joining two Ropes, 21

Packing, 62

—— Knot, 60

Parcelling, 100

Pilot Ladder, 120

Pitcher Knot, Double, 79

—— ——, Single, 77

Pin, Belaying, 103

Pointing End of Yoke Line, 112

—— Rope, 107, 108

Pole and Ledger Lashings, 131

Portuguese Knot, 61, 109

Pricker used in Rope Splicing, 91

Putlogs, Lashings for, 131

Puzzle Knot, 79

Quarter Gaskets, 97

Racking Hitch, 36

Réaumur Experiments on the Strengths of Ropes, 13

Reef Knot, 17

Regulating Lashing, 41

Right-handed Splicing, 135–140

Ring Knots, 43–52

Riveted Flat Rope Sockets, 155

Riveting Spikes, 155

Rolling Hitch, 35

Rope, Cable-laid, 10

—— Formation, 9

——, Four-stranded, 10

—— Ladder, 116–121

—— Making, Principle of, 12, 13

—— Materials, 10

——, Method of Measuring, 11

——, Sizes of, 11

—— Sockets, Flat, 155

—— Splicing, 89–95

——, Three-stranded, 10

——, Weight of, 12

Ropeyarn Heart, Fender with, 105

Rosette Knot, 19

Round Seizing, 96, 97

Rungs, Rope Ladder, 116, 118

Running Bowline, 28

—— Eye Knot, 24

—— Knot, 29, 30

Sailors’ Backhanded Ring Knot, 48

—— Knot, 17, 18

—— Ring Knot, 49

Sally of Bellringer’s Knot, 88

Scaffolding, Ties and Lashings for, 130–132

Seizing, 96

——, End, 96

——, Eye, 96

——, Middle, 96

——, Round, 96, 97

—— Stuff, 11

——, Throat, 96

—— Wire, 140

Selvagee, 98, 99

Sennit, 97

——, French, 97

Serving, 102

—— Mallet, 103, 137

—— Wire Rope, 136

Set-hammer for Tightening Rope, 154

Shamrock Knot, 81, 83

Shear-legs, 109

Sheave of Hemp Rope, 12

—— —— Wire Rope, 12

Sheepshanks Shortening Knot, 54–56

—— Toggled Knot Shortening, 57

Sheet Bend, 37, 38

—— Knot, Spritsail, 73

Shoeing Wire Rope, 150

“Shortenings,” 52

——, Bend, 52

——, Loop, 52

Shroud Knot, 72, 73

—— ——, French, 73

Shroud-laid Rope, 11

Single Diamond Knot, 72

—— Pitcher Knot, 77

Sizes of Ropes, 11, 13

Sling for Can or Jar, 80, 81

Slinging Hammocks, 125

—— Plank for use as Stage, 132

Slip Eye Knot, 24

Slipper Ring Knot, 43

Slippery Hitch, 37

Socket, 150

—— Cramp, 155

——, Fitting Hooped, 155

——, Flat Rope, 155

——, Hooped Winding Rope, 150

——, Link, 150

——, Solid, with Closed Ends, 154

——, ——, with Open Ends, 154

Socketing Wire Ropes, 133–155

Splice, Cable, 92, 93

——, Cut, 92

——, Eye, 92

——, Long, 91

——, Short, 89

——, Wire Rope Eye, 134, 135

——, —— —— Long, 134

——, —— —— Short, 134

Splicing, 89–95

—— Cotton Ropes, 93

—— Grommet, 93–95, 98

——, Long, 143–146

——, Method of Starting, 141, 142

—— Wire Ropes, 133–155

Spikes, Riveting, 155

—— for Splicing, 148

Spritsail Sheet Knot, 73

Staffordshire Knot, 16

Stages, Painters’, 132

Stationer’s Knot, 42

Steel Wire Rope, Safe Load on, 12

Stern Ladder, 116

Stick, Mesh, used in Hammock Making, 125

Stopper Knot, 15, 67

Stranded Ropes, 10, 11

“Strands,” 10

Stropping Block, 107

Swage, Top, 149

Sword Mat, 122

Tack Knot, 69, 70

Thimble, 106

——, Splicing, into Crane Rope, 141

——, ——, —— Trawl-warp, 141

Thread, Strength of, 13

Three-stranded Rope, 10, 11

Throat Seizing, 96

Thrumming Mats, 122

Thumb Knot, 20

Ties and Lashings, 59–65

—— for Scaffolding, 130–132

Timber Hitch, 32

Toe Chock for Rope Ladder, 116

Toggle, 104

Tom Fool’s Knot, 77

Topsail Halliard Bend, 35

Top-swage, 149

Trawl-warp, Splicing Thimble into, 141

Treble Lark’s Head Ring Knot, 47

Trick Knot, 18, 79, 83–87

True Knot, 17

True-lover’s Knot, 79

Tuckers or Spikes for Splicing, 148

Tufting of Bellringer’s Knot, 88

Turk’s Head Knot, 75–77

Twist Shortening Knot, 53

Wall Knot, 66, 69, 110, 111

Weaver’s Knot, 20

Wedding Knot, 59

Wedging Scaffold Lashings, 132

Weight of Ropes, 12

Whipping, 61, 62

——, West Country, 62, 63

Whipcord Knot, 23

Wire Rope Clamp, 149

—— ——, Safe Load on, 12

—— —— Sheave of, 12

—— —— Socketing, 149–155

—— —— Splicing, 133–149

—— ——, Weight of, 12

Worming, 99

“Yarns,”10

Yoke Lines, 109

—— ——, Fastening Off, 115

—— ——, Pointing End of, 112

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