Knots
by Arthur F. Aldridge
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About this eBook
- Author
- Aldridge, Arthur F., 1861-1923
- Title
- Knots : A study of marlinespike seamanship which embraces bends, hitches, ties, fastenings and splices and their practical application. With chapters on cordage, matting, hammock making and wire steel work
- Original Publication
- New York: The Rudder Publishing Company, 1918.
- Credits
- deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- VM: Naval science: Naval architecture, Shipbuilding, Marine engineering
- Subject
- Knots and splices
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 78376
- Release Date
- April 6, 2026
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2.KNOTS
- 3.CONTENTS
- 4.PREFACE
- 5.HISTORY OF KNOTS
- 6.CORDAGE
- 7.ROPE AND ITS CARE
- 8.SIMPLE KNOTS AND LOOPS
- 9.KNOTS FOR UNITING ROPES
- 10.BENDS AND HITCHES
- 11.KNOTS FORMED ON ROPES BY THEIR OWN STRANDS
- 12.SHORTENINGS
- 13.TIES
- 14.PURCHASES AND SLINGS
- 15.FASTENINGS, MOORINGS AND RING KNOTS
- 16.LASHINGS, SEIZINGS, ETC.
- 17.SPLICING AND ROPE WORK
- 18.WIRE ROPE SPLICING
- 19.MATTING
- 20.HAMMOCK MAKING
- 21.STRENGTH OF ROPE, ETC. — BREAKING STRAINS, ETC. — STEEL WIRE ROPES
- 22.INDEX
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