The Marlinspike Sailor / Edition 1

by Hervey Garrett Smith

Overview

Hervey Garrett Smith was the foremost marine illustrator of the 1950s and 1960s, and his wonderful drawings of traditional ropework quickly propelled The Marlinspike Sailor to cult classic status when it was published in 1956. With the addition of a section on modern, synthetic rope in the 1970s, its popularity has continued undiminished to this day. It teaches a few basic knots—the bowline, sheet bend, and rolling hitch, among others—and splices in three-strand and braided rope. But its real business is decorative rope and canvaswork—the traditional arts of the sailor—and here it has no equal. For a rope mat, a rope ladder, a sea chest, a ditty bag, a canvas bucket, a mast boot, and the best-looking rope fenders or heaving line in the marina, this is the book of choice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780070592186
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	09/28/1993
Edition description:	List
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	1,073,500
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Hervey Garrett Smith was a self-employed marine artist and writer. A graduate of the Pratt Institute of New York, he did illustrations for many sailing magazines and National Geographic. The largest collection of his paintings is held by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

Table of Contents

(hfour)Foreword(/hfour)(hfour)Introduction(/hfour)(hfour)Making Rope Behave(/hfour)(hfour)Knot, Bend, or Hitch?(/hfour)(hfour)Anyone Can Splice(/hfour)(hfour)The Short Splice(/hfour)(hfour)The Long Splice(/hfour)(hfour)The Stowage of Rope(/hfour)(hfour)How to Lay Up a Grommet(/hfour)(hfour)Whippings(/hfour)(hfour)The Heaving Line(/hfour)(hfour)Some Notes on Seizing(/hfour)(hfour)Worming, Parcelling, and Serving(/hfour)(hfour)The Running Turk's Head(/hfour)(hfour)The Star Knot(/hfour)(hfour)The Tack Knot(/hfour)(hfour)The Lanyard Knot(/hfour)(hfour)Matthew Walker's Knot(/hfour)(hfour)A Simple Rope Mat(/hfour)(hfour)Ladder Mat and Block Mat(/hfour)(hfour)A Russian or Walled Mat(/hfour)(hfour)A Sword Mat(/hfour)(hfour)A Rope Ladder with a New Twist and Some Remarks on the Making of Baggywrinkle(/hfour)(hfour)Plaited Sennits(/hfour)(hfour)Crown Sennits(/hfour)(hfour)Rope Handles(/hfour)(hfour)Coachwhipping(/hfour)(hfour)Grafting, Pointing and Hitching(/hfour)(hfour)Cockscombing(/hfour)(hfour)The Sea Chest(/hfour)(hfour)Deadeyes and Lanyards(/hfour)(hfour)Decorative Wall Bag(/hfour)(hfour)Tom Crosby's Ditty Box(/hfour)(hfour)The Rigger's Little Helper(/hfour)(hfour)Wooden Bilge Pumps(/hfour)(hfour)Palm and Needle Practice(/hfour)(hfour)The Ditty Bag(/hfour)(hfour)The Sea Bag(/hfour)(hfour)The Bell Rope(/hfour)(hfour)Wooden Cleats(/hfour)(hfour)Rope Fenders(/hfour)(hfour)Stropped Blocks(/hfour)(hfour)Canvas Deck Bucket(/hfour)(hfour)Rigging a Jackline(/hfour)(hfour)Sail Stop Bag(/hfour)(hfour)Some Notes on the Use of "Taykles"(/hfour)(hfour)A Lanyard for a Cannon(/hfour)(hfour)The Catboat Race(/hfour)(hfour)Making a Mast Boot(/hfour)(hfour)The Water Jug(/hfour)(hfour)Registration Numbers, They Too Can Be Beautiful(/hfour)(hfour)Art and Yacht Design(/hfour)(hfour)Synthetic Fibres and Their Characteristics(/hfour)(hfour)Basic Eye Splice(/hfour)(hfour)Standard End for End(/hfour)(hfour)Back Splice(/hfour)(hfour)Index(/hfour)

Editorial Reviews

&'grave;The art of creating a 'boaty' boat. If you don't have this title, now is the time to get it.''

WoodenBoat

&'grave;[Smith's] original illustrations are a marvel of clarity and charm.''

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