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2. Fid - Wikipedia

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   In addition to holding rope open to assist the creation of a rope splice, modern push fids have markings for precise measurements in a variety of sizes of rope. The length of these fids is typically 21 or 22 times the diameter of rope to be spliced. A one-half-inch (12.7 mm) diameter rope would have any accompanying fid 10.5–11 in (266.7 ...

3. Top (tool) - Wikipedia

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   A typical Top used in rope making. A top is a hand tool with an iron loop and hook used in the creation and splicing of rope. A Top is used to simultaneously hold a piece of rope while providing a hole to separate the "lays" (or strands) of synthetic or natural rope for splicing. A variation of a Top, the gripfid, is used for ply-split braiding ...

4. Rope splicing - Wikipedia

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   Ring splice – Attached the working end of a rope to a ring or clew. [6] Chain splice – Attached the working end of a rope to a chain. [7] Figure-eight "splice" knot – A splice-like bend knot used for joining two ropes. Horseshoe splice – A cut splice where the two sides of the loop are of unequal length.

5. Figure-eight knot - Wikipedia

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   The result is two figure-eight knots, each partly inside the other and tightening its hold on the other when they are pulled in opposite directions. This can be a permanent or temporary splice. While it precludes the ropes' slipping relative to each other, it is a typical knot in having less strength than the straight ropes.

6. List of knots - Wikipedia

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   Granny knot – secures a rope or line around an object; Grief knot – (what knot) combines features of granny knot and thief knot; Gripping sailor's hitch – used to tie one rope to another, or a rope to a pole, when the pull is lengthwise along the object; Ground-line hitch – attaches a rope to an object

7. Marlinspike - Wikipedia

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   Marlinspike derives from the practice of "marling", winding small diameter twine called marline around larger ropes to form protective whippings. [1] The long-billed fish marlin is thought to be named after the marlinspike. [2] Marlin spike gets its name from the small cord called marlin, which is typically tarred and used for the serving of rope.

8. Is world’s largest tree healthy? Check in on giant sequoia in ...

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   This is the first time climbers have been up the General Sherman Tree and researchers will use the data to test whether the beetles can be detected via drone cameras and remote-sensing imagery.

9. List of knot terminology - Wikipedia

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   However, tying the knot this way does not allow putting the loop around a fixed object like a tree; to do that, the knot must be tied in a two-stage process by first tying a figure-eight knot, running the end of the rope around the fixed object, and then threading the rope back through and around the figure-8 knot to create the final figure-8 ...