The Splicing Handbook: Techniques for Modern and Traditional Ropes - Couverture souple

Merry, Barbara; Darwin, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0713668466 ISBN 13 : 9780713668469

Editeur : Adlard Coles Nautical, 2004

Synopsis

The Splicing Handbook is the only book devoted entirely to splicing today's rope. This edition includes step by step illustrations and explanations for the most useful and popular splices using both traditional twisted and modern braided ropes. Now also covering wire splices, rope to wire splices, core to core splices, end to end splices for semi-hollow braid, splices in Spectra and Kevlar ropes as well as splices in Dacron braid, The Splicing Handbook covers every splicing project a seafarer will ever need. A classic for the bookshelf. 'A practical guide to splicing just about any kind of rope a sailor is ever likely to encounter' The Little Ship 'This covers every splicing project a yachtsman will need' Kelvin Hughes

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Barbara Merry is a marine rope specialist with over twenty years' experience in the splicing trade. She has worked on projects for boats of all sizes, from small traditional sailing craft to commercial fishing vessels and US Coast Guard cutters. She has taught at the WoodenBoat School and written on rope and rope technology for WoodenBoat magazine. She lives in the USA. John Darwin is a rope design and engineering consultant for New England Rope.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Adlard Coles Nautical
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0713668466
• ISBN 13: 9780713668469
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible