The only handbook devoted to splicing today's ropes; now covers wire splices, rope-to-wire splices, and ropework gear for boats.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Barbara Merry is a marine rope worker with twenty years of expierence in the splicing trade. Dounder and owner of the MArlinspike Artist in Wakefield, Rhode Island, she has worked on projects for boats of all sizes, from small traditional sialing craft and working schooners to commercial fishing vessels and U.S. Coast Guard cutters. She has taught at the WooderBoat School and the Northeast Maritime Institute, and has written on rope and rope technology for WoodenBoat and Invention and Technology.
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AcknowledgmentsPreface to the Third EditionPart One: Splicing and Seizing Modern RopesChapter 1. Introduction to Splicing Chapter 2. Three-Strand Twisted Rope Chapter 3. Three-Strand Splicing Projects Chapter 4. Double-Braid Rope Chapter 5. Solid-Braid Splice Chapter 6. Braid with Three-Strand Core Chapter 7. Braid with Parallel Core Chapter 8. Hollow Braid Chapter 9. Copolymer End-to-End Splice Chapter 10. Eight-Plait Rope Chapter 11. Eight-Plait Rope-to-Chain Splice Chapter 12. Twelve-Plait Rope Chapter 13. Whipping and Seizing Chapter 14. Sew-and-Serve Splice Part Two: Splicing Wire Rope Chapter 15. Introduction to Wire Rope Chapter 16. Liverpool Wire Splice Chapter 17. Tug Boat Splice Chapter 18. Lap Splice Chapter 19. Mill Valley Splice Part Three: Ropework Projects Chapter 20. Traditional Rope Fenders Chapter 21. Dressing Up a Vinyl Fender Chapter 22. Bow Puddings Chapter 23. Baggywrinkle Chapter 24. A Cargo Net Chapter 25. Lizards Chapter 26. Making Your Own Rope Chapter 27. Quick and Easy Knots Glossary Index
