Brown's Knots and Splices

book summary

The construction of ropes. Common whipping. Knots, etc., formed by a single rope's-end. Knots, et., made on the bight of rope. Knots, etc., for uniting ropes. Knots formed on ropes by their own strands. Splices. Purchases. Purchases. Miscellaneous odds and ends. Wire rope splicing, etc. Notes on rope and ropemaking. The hand lead line. Tables showing the respective weights and strenghts of various cordage.