Knots, Splices and Rope Work / A Practical Treatise Giving Complete and Simple Directions for Making All the Most Useful and Ornamental Knots in Common Use, with Chapters on Splicing, Pointing, Seizing, Serving, etc.

A. Hyatt Verrill

• Essays
• Book language: English
• 52 pages

A practical manual on knots, bends, hitches, splices and rope work, with clear directions and many diagrams showing how each knot or splice is formed and how it looks when finished. Written for travellers, campers, yachtsmen, scouts and anyone else who handles rope. It is a useful, hands-on guide to a craft that rewards practice.

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