Brown's Knots and Splices - With Tables of Strengths of Ropes, Etc. and Wire Rigging e-bog

This vintage book contains a detailed handbook on knots and splices, being a compact and systematic list of all the most useful and important workings connected with cordage. It contains clear explanations of their various formations. Complete with detailed illustrations and a wealth of handy tips, this thorough guide will be of special utility to those looking to increase their knowledge of knots, and it would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this volume include: "e;Knots, Bends, Splices"e;, "e;Knots, Bends, and Hitches for Uniting Ropes"e;, "e;Knots Forms on Ropes by Their Own Strands"e;, "e;Splices"e;, "e;Purchases"e;, "e;Miscellaneous Odds and Ends"e;... and much more. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition - complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on rope, knots, and nets.