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  2. Rope - Wikipedia

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    Rope making using the twisted rope method on a 1928 Metters Rope Making Machine. Traditionally, a three strand laid rope is called a plain-or hawser-laid, a four strand rope is called shroud-laid, and a larger rope formed by counter-twisting three or more multi-strand ropes together is called cable-laid. [23]

  3. 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.

  4. Worm, parcel and serve - Wikipedia

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    Working steps Serving in action The standing rigging belonging to this yard (such as the black-coated lift ending at the right edge of the picture) is wormed, parcelled and served, and painted, as described below. To worm, parcel and serve a line is to apply a multi-layered protection against chafe and deterioration to standing rigging. It is a ...

  5. List of knots - Wikipedia

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    Shroud knot – a multi-strand bend knot used to join two ends of laid (or twisted) rope together; Siberian hitch – used to attach a rope to an object; Simple knot – (four-in-hand knot) a method of tying a necktie; Simple Simon over – used for joining two lines; Simple Simon under – used for joining two lines. It is more secure than the ...

  6. Rope splicing - Wikipedia

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    Rope splicing in ropework is the forming of a semi-permanent joint between two ropes or two parts of the same rope by partly untwisting and then interweaving their strands. Splices can be used to form a stopper at the end of a line, to form a loop or an eye in a rope, or for joining two ropes together. [ 1 ]

  7. Wire rope - Wikipedia

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    Steel wire rope (right hand lang lay) Wire rope is composed of as few as two solid, metal wires twisted into a helix that forms a composite rope, in a pattern known as laid rope. Larger diameter wire rope consists of multiple strands of such laid rope in a pattern known as cable laid. Manufactured using an industrial machine known as a strander ...

  8. Braid - Wikipedia

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    The simplest and most common version is a flat, solid, three-stranded structure. More complex patterns can be constructed from an arbitrary number of strands to create a wider range of structures (such as a fishtail braid, a five-stranded braid, rope braid, a French braid and a waterfall braid). The structure is usually long and narrow with ...

  9. Shroud knot - Wikipedia

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    The shroud knot is a multi-strand bend knot used to join two ends of laid (or twisted) rope together.. Shroud knots, in general, are a class of knots in which the individual strands of laid rope are knotted, but not woven, to the individual strands of another laid rope.

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