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have an aversion to knots as they often jam and cannot be undone. Being ex scouts our ropes have eye splices on the ends which make it eay to hang on a hook. Splicing is fairly easy to learn and there are some good Youtube teaching videos for both laid and woven ropes.
We have always done them with rope slings but I have an aversion to knots as they often jam and cannot be undone. Being ex scouts our ropes have eye splices on the ends which make it eay to hang on a hook. Splicing is fairly easy to learn and there are some good Youtube teaching videos for both laid and woven ropes. My Tow Rope also has eye splices on the endsPeter
Ahhh! There are a number that never jam. Practice the Sheet bend, Bowline , rolling hitch and prusik. Lots of skilled tuition on You tube ...(IMHO Learning how to Tie knots should be high within our the national curriculum - a skill for life ? Unfortunately today most British people seem happier to leave it to Politicians to do that for them ) Remember those olden days car roof rack disasters before clip shut cargo boxes existed ? .
Anyone see any photos of how they did it on the production line?Maybe they employed boy scouts or girl guides for tying knots in ropes
No they used Black Country boaters. As commercial carrying on Birminghams canals dwindled there was a glut of skilled rope spicers seeking alternative work as the canalfolk moved off the boats and onto the land....