Knots, Splices, and Rope Work: An Illustrated Handbook by A. Hyatt Verrill

Author:A. Hyatt Verrill [Verrill, A. Hyatt]
Language: eng
Format: azw, mobi
Tags: Transportation, Reference, Knots and Splices, General, Ships & Shipbuilding, Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780486447896
Google: ddnzAQAACAAJ
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 2006-04-09T07:00:00+00:00

The result appears as in Fig. 74, and in this way the ends of the leather strap remain uncut, and t

hus much stronger and neater than they would be were three separate strips used.

Another handsome knot for shortening is the more highly ornamental "Open Chain" (Fig. 75). M

ake the first loop of the rope secure by a twist of the rope and then pass the loose end through the preceding loop, to right and left alternately, until the knot is complete.

The simplest of all shortenings consists of a loop taken in the rope with the bights seized to the standing part (Fig. 76). This is particularly well adapted to heavy rope or where a shortening must be made quickly.

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