Ropework or marlinespike seamanship are umbrella terms for a skillset spanning the use, maintenance, and repair of rope. Ropework is used by seafarers...

combination to produce complex objects such as lanyards and netting. In ropework, the frayed end of a rope is held together by a type of knot called a whipping...

Mathematical Related topics Chinese knotting Density History International Guild of Knot Tyers Macramé Mizuhiki Norigae Ropework Lashing Splicing Seizing Sennit...

served as a Belfast Harbour Commissioner. He also founded the Belfast Ropeworks, served as Member of Parliament for Belfast East for 18 years and as a...

spike, marlinespike, or [archaic] marlingspike) is a tool used in marine ropework. Shaped in the form of a narrow metal cone tapered to a rounded or flattened...

developed from techniques used in climbing and caving, which applies practical ropework to allow workers to access difficult-to-reach locations without the use...

Rope splicing in ropework is the forming of a semi-permanent joint between two ropes or two parts of the same rope by partly untwisting and then interweaving...

small boat handling; operation of deck equipment, anchors and cables; ropework and line handling; communications; sailing; engines; execution of evolutions...

often associated with technical descents—those that require rappels and ropework, technical climbing or down-climbing, technical jumps, and/or technical...

Lash or Lashing may refer to: Eyelash Whiplash (disambiguation) Lashing (ropework), a form of connecting solid objects tightly using rope or cord Flagellation...

and bell rope. Cordage Institute – International trade association Fid – Ropework tool (splicing tool) Flagellation, also known as Flogging – Whipping as...

rappelled using rock climbing belay devices that are not intended for caving ropework. One of the victims had neither a helmet, headlamp, or a flashlight of...

There are multiple claims to the world's biggest ball of twine record, all within the United States. As of 2014[update], the ball of twine with the largest...

Garrett Smith (October 1990). The Arts of the Sailor: Knotting, Splicing and Ropework. Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-26440-8. Twain Braden (May 2003). The Handbook...

ends are then trimmed short. — The Ashley Book of Knots List of knots Ropework Ashley, Clifford W. (1944). The Ashley Book of Knots, p.546. Doubleday...

netting and decorative ropework as sailors and fishermen would put together motifs for girlfriends and wives at home. Decorative ropework employed on ships...

small-stuff on board ships, especially that used for decorative or fancy ropework, was made by the sailors themselves reusing materials unlaid from old and...

surfaces. Together with the ogee arch, capped with a relief ornament, and ropework reliefs, these are the most iconic characteristics of the style. Ecclesiastical...

 94–95 Ashley(1944), p. 298 Trower, Nola (1995), Helmsman Guides: Knots and Ropework, Wiltshire: Helmsman Books, pp. 31–32 Ashley(1944), p. 296 Toss, Brion...

knots Budworth, Geoffrey (1999). The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Knots & Ropework. London: Hermes House. p. 227. Ashley, Clifford W. (1944). The Ashley Book...

article does not mention the butterfly loop. Nor does Drew's 1942 book Ropework : Knots, Hitches, Splices, Halters --and presumably earlier edition 1936...

Rope bondage, also referred to as rope play, kinbaku, shibari or fesselspiele, is bondage involving the use of rope to restrict movement, wrap, suspend...

in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Marlinspike, a tool used in marine ropework Spreading marl on land Marlin (disambiguation) This disambiguation page...

organisation (fl. 1985) active in Belgium A method of tightening a lashing (ropework) by wrapping the rope around the lashing's core to help enforce it An abbreviation...

The Inca Bridge or Inka Bridge refers to one of two places related to access to Machu Picchu, in Peru. One of the two was built by the Incas as a secret...

consequences. Specific recommendations for individuals doing technical ropework are to avoid exhausting themselves so much that they end up without the...

Tarring is protecting some types of natural fibre and wire rope by coating it with tar. Hemp rope, which was typically used for standing rigging, requires...

Ashley Book of Knots Look up seize in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ropework Ashley, Clifford W. (1993) [1944], The Ashley Book of Knots, New York:...

Mathematical Related topics Chinese knotting Density History International Guild of Knot Tyers Macramé Mizuhiki Norigae Ropework Lashing Splicing Seizing Sennit...

of the leading industries for rope production, referred to as Sirocco Ropeworks. In 1988, Sirocco Works was purchased by James Howden and Co and its name...