Camp, Walter, 1859-1925, ed · New York, P. F. Collier & son · leaf 125
as in the short 93 Sports and Games splice; then one strand of each rope {a, a, in Fig.13) is unlaid for a still further distance (abouthalf as far again). This leaves two grooves in therope, which are next filled up by neatly laying ineach of them the opposite central strands b, b. Thisbrings the… … Fig. 15. is tied in an overhand knot, and the ends are tuckedunder the alternate strands opposite as in a shortsplice. The rope is, lastly, well stretched with tackle,and the projecting ends of the divided strands are cut off. When a ropes end has to be spliced round a blockor thimble, an…
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