The naval apprentics's kedge anchor, or, Young sailor's assistant ... appertaining to the practical evolutions of seamanship, rigging, knotting, splicing blocks, purchases, running rigging, and other miscellaneous matters applicable to ships of war and others ... (1841)
Brady, William N., d. 1887 · New York : Frye & Shaw · leaf 78
e splice, snug round theblock, the ends are stuck but once, and the endsscraped down, and served over with spun yarn, youthen clap on a stout whipping about six inches fromthe splice, open the ends out, twist them into foxesand pleat them together as mentioned for gaskets, oryou may open the… … 56 Strouse Ihof thelowin<halftlwormnot tothe 61servinends (appea Is blockscrapthenthe s]and Iyouselvaofth. Ncma(Je youNG sailors assistant. 57 69. A Purchase Block. Is double strapped, having two scores in the shellfor that purpose, the strap is wormed, parcelled, andserved, and sometimes only…
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