Knots and Splicing

Knots and Splicing

By Temair ingen Muiredaich, Maistreas

Background:

Knots, splicing, whipping, lashing – there are so many things to do with rope!   A rope is a length of fibres, twisted or braided together to improve strength for pulling and connecting. If you are interested in knowing more about rope history, types, etc, please see Ropes.

Knots:

Common knots 

Splicing:

Common knots

Bibliography:

 

·         Chain

·         Cordage Institute

·         Flemish (disambiguation) (coil rope on deck)

·         Flogging

·         Hanging

·         International Year of Natural Fibres 2009

·         Jump rope or rope skipping

·         Knot

·         List of spans

·         Rigging

·         Rope bondage

·         Rope bridge

·         Rope lock

·         Rope splicing

·         Ropework

·         Sheet (sailing)

·         Shibari

·         Single Rope Technique

·         Tight-rope walking

·         Twaron

·         Whipped rope

References

^ Fedec.eu

1.    ^ Small, Meredith F. (April 2002), "String theory: the tradition of spinning raw fibers dates back 28,000 years. (At The Museum).", Natural History 111.3: 14(2)

2.    ^ J.C. Turner and P. van de Griend (ed.), The History and Science of Knots (Singapore: World Scientific, 1996), 14.

3.    ^ (See http://www.madehow.com/Volume-2/Rope.html, word-for-word not sure which "plagiarized" which)

4.    ^ J. Bohr and K. Olsen (2010). "The ancient art of laying rope". arXiv:1004.0814.

5.    ^ G.S. Nares (1865), Seamanship (3rd ed.), London: James Griffin, p. 23, http://books.google.com/?id=8VoBAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA23#v=onepage&q=

 

Information

Lascaux is the setting of a complex of caves in southwestern France famous for its Paleolithic cave paintings. The original caves are located near the village of Montignac, in the department of Dordogne. They contain some of the best-known Upper Paleolithic art. These paintings are estimated to be 17,300 years old.

 

Sources

·         Gaitzsch, W. Antike Korb- und Seilerwaren, Schriften des Limesmuseums Aalen Nr. 38, 1986

·         Gubser, T. Die bäuerliche Seilerei, G. Krebs AG, Basel, 1965

·         Hearle, John W. S. & O'Hear & McKenna, N. H. A. Handbook of Fibre Rope Technology, CRC Press, 2004

·         Lane, Frederic Chapin, 1932. The Rope Factory and Hemp Trade of Venice in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries, Journal of Economic and Business History, Vol. 4 No. 4 Suppl. (August 1932).

·         Militzer-Schwenger, L.: Handwerkliche Seilherstellung, Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe, 1992

·         Nilson, A. Studier i svenskt repslageri, Stockholm, 1961

·         Pierer, H.A. Universal-Lexikon, Altenburg, 1845

·         Plymouth Cordage Company, 1931. The Story of Rope; The History and the Modern Development of Rope-Making, Plymouth Cordage Company, North Plymouth, Massachusetts

·         Sanctuary, Anthony, 1996. Rope, Twine and Net Making, Shire Publications Ltd., Cromwell House, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire.

·         Schubert, Pit. Sicherheit und Risiko in Fels und Eis, Munich, 1998

·         Smith, Bruce & Padgett, Allen, 1996. On Rope. North American Vertical Rope Techniques, National Speleological Society, Huntsville, Alabama.

·         Strunk, P.; Abels, J. Das große Abenteuer 2.Teil, Verlag Karl Wenzel, Marburg, 1986

·         Teeter, Emily, 1987. Techniques and Terminology of Rope-Making in Ancient Egypt, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 73 (1987).

·         Tyson, William, no date. Rope, a History of the Hard Fibre Cordage Industry in the United Kingdom, Wheatland Journals, Ltd., London

Further reading

·         In Bodmer, R. J., & In Bodmer, A. W. (1914). The Book of wonders: Gives plain and simple answers to the thousands of everyday questions that are asked and which all should be able to, but cannot answer. New York: Presbrey syndicate. Page 353+ (Rope information).

External links

·         Ropewalk: A Cordage Engineer's Journey Through History History of ropemaking resource and nonprofit documentary film

·         Watch How Do They Braid Rope?

·         Zaidimai