The Arts of the Sailor
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The Arts of the Sailor

The Arts of the Sailor

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by Hervey Garret Smith
256 pp., softcover

Covers sailors tools, basic knots, hitches, canvas work, even boat maintenance.

Table Of Contents:

  • The Anatomy of Rope & Cordage
  • Sailors' Vernacular
  • Some Sailor's Tools & Their Use
  • Basic Knots
  • Useful Hitches
  • The Art of Splicing
  • Whippings
  • Seizings
  • Belaying, Coiling & Stowing
  • The Service of Wire & Rope
  • Hand Sewing & Canvaswork
  • Decorative Knots
  • Ornamental Coverings & Nettings
  • Sennit Making
  • Chafing Gear
  • The Technique of Reefing
  • Towing Procedures
  • Some Notes on Cleats & Belaying Pins
  • The Boatswain's Chair
  • Rope-Strapped Blocks
  • On the Making of Rope Mats
  • How to Make a Proper Bucket
  • How to Make & Use a Heaving Line
  • The Sailor's Ditty Bag
  • How to Rig Deadeyes & Lanyards
  • Keeping Ahead of Trouble

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