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Hemp Rope Rigging Sample
Document Type: Artifact
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ID Number: 0098
Keywords: Shipbuilding, 0098
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Description:
Sample of hemp rope rigging, used for standing rigging before wire rope came into use. It is four strand rope, which stretches less than the more common three strand. This sample has been "wormed," where the depressions between lays of the line are filled with smaller marline. This creates a smooth surface for wrapping the rope with canvas strips to make it watertight something called parcelling. The last step is wrapping the parcelling with tightly wrapped marline or serving it.
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