Cordage and Cables Captain P J Stopford R.N.
VGC Superb old book ,far less common than volumes on general knotwork.

Covers the following:- Cordage-- manafacture ,care , bends and hitches
, coils , sennit , Net making , Blocks & tackles , etc. Anchors &
Cables:- Shackles, stowage , mooring , kedging etc.

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