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B. Keith
Ropemaker
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Pre-Revolutionary Ropemaking in the American Colonies
Introduction
History of Ropemaking
Ropemaking Techniques
Single Strand Rope - Yarns
Two Strand Rope
Three and Four Strand Rope
Ends of Ropes
Fiber Sources
Processing Plant Fibers
Plants for Cordage
Rope Byproducts
Life as a Ropemaker
Ropes in Literature
Bibliography
Equipment Plans
Canopy
Cranks
Crooks
Lucets
Netting Needles
Reels
Ropemaker's Bench
Rope Spinners
Sewing Palm
A Simple Table
Tent
Tent Stakes
Winders
Sightings
Handbill
Bibliography of Twist
Bibliography of Whipping
Ropemaking Videos from Around the World
What do You Call a Ropemaker?
An Abecedarium of Rope
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