The story of rope
- Subtitle
- The history and the modern development of rope-making
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1. Front matter2. The Story of Rope3. FOREWORD4. ILLUSTRATIONS5. THE ROPEWALK6. CHAPTER I Ancient, Mediæval and Tribal Rope-Making7. CHAPTER II Rope-Making in the Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries8. Part II9. CHAPTER I Manila Fiber10. CHAPTER II Sisal Fiber11. CHAPTER III The Hemps—American, Russian, Italian. Other Fibers12. CHAPTER IV Pine Tar13. Part III14. CHAPTER I Buying, Grading and Storing of Fiber15. CHAPTER II Preparation of Fiber for Spinning—Formation of “Sliver”16. CHAPTER III Spinning of Rope Yarn and Binder Twine17. CHAPTER IV Tarring of Rope Yarns and of Small Ropes18. CHAPTER V Forming and Laying of Ropes and Cables—Ropewalk Method19. CHAPTER VI Forming and Laying of Ropes and Cables—Factory Method, Two-Machine System20. CHAPTER VII Forming and Laying of Ropes—Factory Method, Single-Machine System