Kenealy, Ahmed John, 1854- [from old catalog] · New York [etc.] The Outing publishing co. · leaf 207
l ofspun yarn, another of marline and oneof roping twine, and you are equippedfor work. Splicing ropes and makingfancy knots may be made a quite pleas-ant way of spending a winters evening.It keeps one out of mischief, and the artonce learned is rarely forgotten. I thinkif you follow my directions… … The ends of all ropes,whether belonging tothe running or standingrigging, must be whip-ped with tarred ropingtwine or they will un-ravel. Take the rope in your left handand lap the twine round it very tight adozen times, taking care that the end liesunder the first turns so as to secure it.Then r…
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