Handbook of Knots and Splices – Gibson – PDF DOWNLOAD

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Handbook of Knots and Splices – Gibson – PDF DOWNLOAD

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Handbook of Knots and Splices – Gibson – PDF DOWNLOAD

Language : English
Pages : 152
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Handbook of Knots and Splices – Gibson – PDF DOWNLOAD

Foreword
PARTONE
Hempen and Synthetic Ropes
1 The construction and care of ropes
2 Hitches with a single end
3 Knots joining two ropes
4 Knots with a rope’s own strands
5 Splicing hempen ropes
6 Slinging, lashing and seizing
7 More fancy work, mats and plaits 8 Blocks and tackles
PART TWO
Steel Wire Rope
9 The construction and care of wire ropes
10 Wire splicing
Tailpiece
Index

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Handbook of Knots and Splices – Gibson – PDF DOWNLOAD

Foreword

SOME people earn their living by using ropes. They are the professionals; and whilst I hope that even they may pick up a wrinkle or two here and there, this book is not directed towards them. It is for the amateur, using that wordin its true meaning of ‘unpa’d’, not ‘unskilled’; the man, woman, boy or girl who needs to use hempen and wire ropes in order to pursue his or her hobby or recreafion; the yachts man, the climber, the scout, the ‘do-it-yourself enthusiast.

• Its aim, first and foremost, therefore, is to be practical and simple. It takes no knowledge for granted, yet even the person who already knows something about the subject, will,I think, leam more, for l have endeavorued to be as compre hensive as possible.
• But ‘all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy’ and there are considerable Opportunities for ‘play’ with ropes besides skipping Therefore, not the whole book is strictly practical; Space is Spared for some fancy knots and other forms of decorative ropework, so that after you have com pleted your work safely by using the correct hitches and splices, you can settle down to adorn your surroundings with attractive decoration in fine, clean rope.
• To achieve the best possible results in work with rope you need to know something about its structure and other qualities. Chapters 1 and 9, therefore, deal neither with knots nor splices but, respectively, with hempen and wire.

ropes as such.

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