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2. Eye splice - Wikipedia

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   This splice is similar to the one for double braided polyester ropes; the main difference is that one cannot take the cover back in to the core because the fibers go through the core. [ 9 ] Instructions are published in [ 9 ] Splicing Modern Ropes ( a practical handbook )

3. Rope splicing - Wikipedia

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   Tubular fids aid in splicing double-braided rope. Top fids are used to pull rope taut while separating strands of rope with a Swedish fid. Uni-fids are needed to splice braid with a parallel core. A marlinspike is a tool, usually made of steel and often part of a sailor's pocketknife, which is used to separate strands of rope from one another ...

4. Matthew Walker knot - Wikipedia

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   A Matthew Walker knot is a decorative knot that is used to keep the end of a rope from fraying. It is tied by unraveling the strands of a twisted rope, knotting the strands together, then laying up the strands together again. It may also be tied using several separate cords, in which case it keeps the cords together in a bundle.

5. List of knots - Wikipedia

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   Double figure eight (stevedore knot) – bulky stopper knot often tied near the end of a rope that is secure-when-slack; Double fisherman's knot (grapevine knot) – joins two lengths of rope; Double loop (surgeon's loop) – for making loops at the end of lines similar to the Surgeon's knot, but with a double strand

6. Chain sinnet - Wikipedia

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   Repeat steps 2–3 until the rope has been sufficiently shortened. To lock the sinnet, pass the working end through the final loop. To restore the rope to its original length, pull the end passed in the last step back through the final loop and pull on the free end. The sinnet will quickly unravel.

7. Knot - Wikipedia

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   Knot board [] on Elbe 1 (ship, 1965). A knot is an intentional complication in cordage [1] which may be practical or decorative, or both. Practical knots are classified by function, including hitches, bends, loop knots, and splices: a hitch fastens a rope to another object; a bend fastens two ends of a rope to each another; a loop knot is any knot creating a loop; and splice denotes any multi ...

8. Ropework - Wikipedia

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   Ropework or marlinespike seamanship are umbrella terms for a skillset spanning the use, maintenance, and repair of rope. Ropework is used by seafarers, climbers and military personnel. [1] Included are tying knots, splicing, making lashings, whippings, and proper use and storage of rope.

9. 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 ...